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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Lisa Tran <lisat65@sbcglobal.net> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, December 21, 2021 3:24 PM <br />To: <br />eComment; Sarmiento, Vicente; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Lopez, <br />Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Mendoza, Nelida <br />Cc: <br />Kim Nguyen; Susana C. Sandoval; Irma Jauregui <br />Subject: <br />Public Comments Item #43 All Fireworks Ban <br />Mayor Sarmiento and Council, <br />I respectfully request and strongly urge you to vote YES on Item 43. <br />I enjoy watching a fireworks show on Independence Day, but while the city allows the sale of Safe and Sane <br />fireworks, one only has to drive through Santa Ana on July 4 to see that the majority of fireworks being set off <br />are NEITHER SAFE OR SANE. <br />Ask any resident of Santa Ana and they will likely tell you the illegal fireworks seem to get more prolific and <br />dangerous with each passing year. As you may be aware, the illegal fireworks go off all year long, at all hours <br />of the day, not just on major holidays. On July 4, in the Memorial Park neighborhood the fireworks go off <br />incessantly for a good 4 to 5 hours, and continue randomly until dawn. No one wants to leave their homes to <br />escape the noise for fear of their house catching fire from one of the many illegal fireworks. The loud booming <br />fireworks M80 and M1000, which I've heard can blow off fingers and sometimes hands, are particularly <br />distressing, especially when you are awoken from a deep sleep by the booming and window rattling effect of it. <br />While Safe and Sane fireworks in Santa Ana used to be an enjoyable, and a somewhat orderly patriotic pastime, <br />it is not any longer. I and many others believe the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks only encourages and <br />increases the use of the illegal and more dangerous fireworks. <br />I will close by reminding you of the recent illegal fireworks detonation where 17 persons, among them nine <br />police officers were injured (link to article attached). The individual enjoyment of front yard firework <br />shows, the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks and the fundraising revenue it generates is not worth the risk <br />to lives, safety and property of our residents (especially children), our police officers and firemen, etc. <br />17 Injured AfterPlanned Detonation Of Seized Illegal Fireworks....... <br />https://Iosangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/01/los-angeles-fireworks-explosion/ <br />Most sincerely, <br />Lisa Tran <br />Memorial Park resident <br />Sent from my iPhone <br />