Item 26 - Adoption of the City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan

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City of Santa Ana Emergency Operations Plan Part I Basic Plan several freeways were closed. Assaults, arsons and looting, as well as business owners shooting at looters, were broadcast live on television. Police forces were widely criticized for responding too slowly and deploying too few resources. Eventually, thousands of police officers were supplemented by deployment of the California National Guard, the 7' US Army Infantry Division and the Vt US Marine Corps Division to bring the situation under control. Over 11,000 offenders were arrested during the rioting and looting, but almost a third of these were released without charges due to the inability to distinguish who committed which offenses. In total, 58 people were killed, approximately 2,000 were injured, 3,600 fires were set and 1,100 buildings were destroyed, and financial losses were estimated at between $800 million and $1 billion dollars. On May 25, 2021, Minneapolis Police in Minneapolis, Minnesota arrested George Floyd. A citizen utilizing a cell phone captured the arrest on video, which depicts an officer placing his knee on the neck of Floyd while other officers knelt on or restrained other parts of his body. This use of force resulted in the asphyxiation death of Floyd, which prompted nationwide protest, demanding the arrest and prosecution of the officers involved. As the video of Floyd's death circulated, nationwide protests began to occur. On May 27, the City of Los Angeles experienced there first of many protests, which would continue into June of 2020. On May 30, 2020 the City of Santa Ana would experience its' first of many protests which turned violent, taxed resources and significantly affected City operations. 83