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STATE CAPITOL, ROOM 5097 <br />SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 <br />1916,651-4034 <br />DISTRICT OFFICE <br />I OOO E. SANTA ANA BLVD.. STE. 220E <br />SANTA ANA. CA 92701 <br />714)558-3785 <br />WWW. SENATE.CA.GO V lU MHERG <br />SENATOR. UMBERG@SENATE,CA.GOV <br />January 12, 2021 <br />Mayor and Councilmembers <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Drive <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />VLalif ornin i§tate -Itte <br />SENATOR <br />THOMAS J. UMBERG <br />THIRTY-FOURTH SENATE DISTRICT <br />a <br />STANDING COMMITTEES <br />JUDICIARYCHAIR <br />HOUSING <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />MILITARY & VETERAN AFFAIRS <br />SELECT COMMITTEES <br />GROWING IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL <br />INTELLIGENCE IN CALIFORNIA <br />JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON <br />THE 2020 US CENSUS <br />CO-CHAIR <br />AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE <br />ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AFFAIRS <br />MANUFACTURFD HOME COMMUNITIES <br />RULES <br />Re: Agenda Item 1 of the January 12, 2021 special meeting of the Santa Ana City Council <br />Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, <br />I write in support of Item 1, a resolution condemning recent attacks on our democracy. <br />On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the world witnessed the appalling attack at the U.S. Capitol, which <br />delayed official certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election - a long standing democratic <br />tradition cemented in our nation's commitment to a peaceful transition of power. What we all saw was <br />an attempted erosion of that commitment. The destruction at the Capitol was the result of domestic <br />terrorism and reflected our nation's vulnerable and divided civil society. <br />Our democracy is our nation's best asset aboard and by far our most important weapon in promoting <br />freedom across the world. As a retired Colonel in the United States Army, I fought in defense and <br />promotion of those values. I am saddened to have witnessed not only this ideal being desecrated, but <br />also by the needless loss of life of five Americans, two of which served in the United States military. <br />I encourage the members of the Santa Ana City Council to denounce violence and strongly support this <br />resolution. <br />Sincerely, <br />Thomas J. Umberg <br />State Senator, California District 34 <br />Colonel, United States Army (ret.)