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Dear Council Members, <br />I write to you in concern about the recent mentions of the incarceration of the unhoused in Santa Ana. Mentions of Orange <br />County, Santa Ana "becoming Los Angels" is something that has been on the rise for awhile now. The "Homelessness issue" is <br />also a strong, dynamic conversation that we, "the middle class" have had to discuss about for years and year on end. Concerns <br />of safety have been raised for people that are around un-housed individuals. That the notion that people who are addicted to a <br />substance are always a danger. Some valid concerns can be made, but violent policing is a huge target that can cause more <br />harm then good. Addiction is a slow poison, epidemic that anyone, unfortunately can fall under. Americans are just one disaster <br />away from falling into poverty, and the lack of public resources only adds to the burden of these issues. Someones family, friend, <br />a loved one, will be sleeping on the streets tonight. Arresting will only put a small bandaid, on a large open wound that needs <br />time, and care to heal. <br />