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<br />Alcala, Abigail <br />From:Mia Romo <noreply@adv.actionnetwork.org> <br />Sent:Tuesday, June 3, 2025 1:08 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Hire an Independent Director for the Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br />Santa Ana City Council, <br />Santa Ana City Council and City Manager Alvaro Nuñez, <br />As a concerned resident of Santa Ana, I am calling on you to take immediate action to restore <br />the integrity of our Police Oversight Commission by hiring an Independent Director without <br />further delay. <br />The commission was created to ensure transparency, accountability, and justice in policing — <br />but for nearly years, it has been paralyzed due to the City’s failure to fill the Director role. In <br />the meantime, Santa Ana police officers have shot and killed multiple residents. Without a <br />Director, the commission cannot investigate these incidents or respond to community <br />complaints. The Director is essential for initiating investigations, issuing subpoenas, and <br />producing public reports—core functions that empower the Commission to hold the police <br />department accountable. The one-year legal deadline for launching investigations is quickly <br />approaching, risking the loss of any path toward accountability. <br />These delays are not just bureaucratic oversights — they have real and devastating <br />consequences. Families are grieving, communities are demanding justice, and trust in local <br />government continues to erode. <br />I urge you to act now: immediately appoint an Independent Director and ensure that funding <br />for the position is preserved in the upcoming budget. Santa Ana’s residents have waited long <br />enough — the time to fulfill the purpose of the Police Oversight Ordinance is now. <br />Mia Romo <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />