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Orozco, Norma <br />From:Felicity <felicitynf@aol.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Comment on Agenda Item #14, the proposed Public Intoxication and Substance <br />Abuse Enforcement Policy <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council Members: <br /> <br />I have some comments on the proposed Public Intoxication and Substance Abuse Enforcement <br />Policy. <br /> <br />All people who reside in Santa Ana – whether housed or unhoused – are your constituents and <br />deserve the same level of respect and concern. <br />Instead of criminalizing people on the street, why not do what you can to deal with the real issue here: <br />the tremendous and overwhelming shortage of affordable housing? <br />Instead of othering people on the street, give them housing choice vouchers that they can actually <br />use and provide free and accessible mental health and substance abuse treatment options and <br />services that aid in recovery without demonizing people but rather recognizing these societal <br />problems as public health issues. <br />We all want our cities to provide basic needs for its residents. So, we ask that you invest in housing <br />and community services rather than over-policing and detention. <br /> <br />Thank you -- <br /> <br />Felicity Figueroa <br /> <br />5 <br />