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vulnerable housing crisis and at risk of becoming unhoused but will also lead many families to <br />acquire more financial hardships beyond the financial challenges they experienced due to the <br />COVID-19 pandemic and vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. As the COVID-19 infection <br />continues to rise once again in Santa Ana, we urge you to protect tenants from being unjustly <br />evicted and from predatory rent increase. <br />The need is much greater as the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated needs that were already <br />existing in our communities. Housing costs in Santa Ana have been out of reach and will <br />continue to be out of reach in this current economic climate. Households in Santa Ana must earn <br />$44.83 an hour to afford two -bedroom housing. The proposed ordinance protects tenants from <br />rising rents that are already not affordable to the majority of the City's residents. <br />We urge you to support the proposed Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' <br />Rights Act. The city council must prioritize the City of Santa Ana Community Preservation, Rent <br />Stabilization, and Tenant Rights Act over any other ordinance to ensure a more equitable and <br />affordable Santa Ana. Santa Ana tenants deserve to be protected from further harm and suffering <br />due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the housing affordability crisis. <br />Sincerely, <br />Cesar Covarrubias <br />Executive Director <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />