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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Summer Myers < <br />Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 1:56 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Item 14: Public Intoxication and Substance Abuse Enforcement Informational Report <br />Mayor, City Council and Staff - <br />I'm writing today in support of Item 14: Enforcement of Public Intoxication and Substance <br />Abuse. I'm a life long resident and I must support enforcement, NOW. I have two <br />daughters who have lived in the city as well and have both commented about how unsafe <br />they feel in and around Santa Ana. My biggest concern is the open drug use that is <br />rampantly happening within the city, there seems to be no consequences so everyone is <br />freely using drugs on our streets. Driving down 1st Street is shocking to say the least. My <br />7 yr old has asked me if the homeless and addicted were "zombies". Is this what we want <br />our city to represent? Is this what we want our small children to think is normal? Zombies <br />walking among us. I refuse to handle any personal business in Santa Ana as I fear that <br />something beyond my control with me or my children will happen. I have to repeatedly tell <br />my girls to always watch their surroundings, don't engage, always walk beside me. I grew <br />up in Santa Ana and I never experienced the type of disregard for the laws as I have seen in <br />the last few years. Certain City Council members must be held accountable, not to outside <br />parties but to us, the residents. We deserve to feel safe in the city we reside in. We deserve <br />to have clean streets. We deserve to have law enforcement step in and arrest those not <br />obeying the laws. <br />You must support your tax paying residents, we deserve a safe, clean and policed <br />city. Enough is enough. Our quality of life has diminished greatly within the last few <br />years. We the residents of Santa Ana should always be your priority. <br />Summer Myers <br />Resident of Ward 3 <br />1 <br />