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Latino Health Access LATINO 450 W. Fourth Street, Suite 130 HEALTH Santa Ana, CA 92701 ACCESS WN 714-542-7792 www.latinohealthaccess.org mobile home parks, and shared environmental justice concerns in District D, and low-income, mixed immigration status households facing environmental justice issues in District F. District D keeps the Sullivan Community and District F keeps the Delhi neighborhood intact. The configuration of SARC la and SARC 2a do differ when it comes to District E and C. In SARC la, the Central, Mid-City, and Pico-Lowell communities are kept together in District E, where the majority of residents in those communities are Low-income monolingual Spanish speakers. In SARC la, the SARC drew a configuration to uphold the input of residents in the southern district in Santa Ana, which tends to be affluent residents. District C and E in the SARC 2a configuration were primarily drawn in an effort to maintain contiguity and compact districts. The proposed maps by the SARC accurately represent and thoughtfully consider the needs, concerns, and demands of low-income communities of color and working families, the heart of Santa Ana. On the other hand, the submitted Plan F and Plan K go against the culmination and collective effort of 6 months of engagement by community residents throughout the City of Santa Ana. Plan F and Plan K fail to acknowledge and respect the communities of interest of low-income communities of color and working families. Instead, Plan F and Plan K uphold the interest and demands of affluent families in southern and northern Santa Ana neighborhoods. Both plans divide the Sullivan community, divide the environmental justice corridor East of Main Street, and place the Delhi Community with the South Coast Metro area, diluting the voting power of low-income residents. Many residents from the southern Santa Ana neighborhoods have expressed their interest in maintaining a southern district, and to respect that, SARC la maintains a southern district, without sacrificing other neighborhoods and communities of interest like Plan F and K do. The effects of the map that is adopted will be felt by our city's residents for the next ten years. In order to uphold the City's value of equity and make certain that residents that have been suffering the consequences of political disinvestment are represented, we urge you to not consider Plan F and Plan K and instead consider one of the two maps proposed by the Santa Ana Redistricting Coalition. Sincerely, Nancy Mejia, MPH, MSW Chief Program Officer nmejia2latinohealthaccess.org PREVENTION EDUCATION ACTION