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Middleton, Samuel <br /> From: marcela prado < <br /> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 2:40 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: OC PARADE <br /> Good afternoon Mayor and council members .We are here as a group of merchants in downtown Santa Ana expressing a serious <br /> matter. We have fine a very brief survey and it seems more than 80%of us,the merchants on 4 th street have not agreed to this <br /> parade and street closure,so we are wondering why after we didn't sign and too many times that we have told the city authorities that <br /> we don't want,with the exception of cinco de mayo, fiestas patrias,and noche de altar,the street to be closed,why still the city has <br /> issued the permit for this event and why we should suffer financially for almost 3 days with street closures? <br /> If this parada is called OC PRIDE and in fact is so popular and profitable,why down town Orange or Anaheim,or any other city fight <br /> for it and take it,and if this is Santa Ana event why isn't moved to Bristol, South Main, south coast plaza?Why we must suffer all <br /> the time after even we rejected the proposal?! <br /> This is part of gentrification of downtown Santa Ana plan to get rid of Latino families and it must stop . <br /> We appreciate your urgent help in this matter,please let us know what as a group of merchants we can do to assist you. <br /> Thank you <br /> Downtown Merchant Group <br /> 1 <br />