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Middleton, Samuel <br /> From: Nadin Said <nadinsaid@yahoo.com> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 12:41 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: Agenda Item 4 - Homelessness Update <br /> Hello, <br /> I am a resident of Santa Ana who lives at Vantage Town Homes off Main and <br /> Macarthur. This area has become a homeless encampment, in addition to street <br /> vendors selling food on the sidewalk. When I first moved in 2020, we did not have <br /> this issue. Instead, we had drag racing on Columbine and Main, where I called the <br /> police and they responded and stopped the racing. Now, when I report street vendors, <br /> panhandlers, or the encampment that has been established on the ramp of pinnacle <br /> apartments, the City and its officers do not respond. The City says call the police. <br /> However, the police are understaffed and do not have the support they need to arrest <br /> an unhoused person for trespassing, doing drugs on the street, etc. Homelessness <br /> is also a problem the City must address and not leave to police officers to handle on <br /> their own. <br /> As a young woman, I have confronted the unhoused individuals when they are <br /> trespassing. However, my presence alone will not end their trespass. In addition, <br /> the panhandlers disregard traffic laws. For example, I was stopped at a red light which <br /> phased to green. Out of nowhere, two unhoused individuals crossed against the signal <br /> in front of my moving truck. <br /> Please help us make the city a safe, clean place to live. Santa Ana has a lot of <br /> potential. But it is discouraging to see police officers drive by the problem and not <br /> respond, or have to wait an hour and call the police dept several times to force a <br /> response. Please provide more police officers to patrol and hopefully end this issue. <br /> The residents of Santa Ana pay a high tax and deserve to feel safe,just as our <br /> neighboring OC cities feel. <br /> Thank you. <br /> Nay Said <br /> i <br />