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quarters and we headed to Jerome Park. As we entered the pool, the staff member refused to take our quarters and stated that he can only accept dollar bills. I explained that we did not know of this policy and it was not noted on the website and if he could please accept the four quarters as payment – he refused and so did his supervisor. I was in disbelief – I could not go home to get dollar bills since it would take almost 45 minutes to go home and back. I ended up approaching incoming patrons – literally pleading for dollar bills in exchange for our quarters – unbelievable. Mind you, I coach TBall at this same park. So you can only imagine when I hear of $20,000.00 being paid for a councilmember to attend a Harvard Class. Or when I visually see $49,000.00 being paid for a mural in downtown Santa Ana – the Sahuayo Sister City Mural project – a four artist commission with two artists not from California and two artists not from the United States. Let me be clear, Sahuayo is not my sister city. How and why this concept baffles me. I know that I have not been too involved in my civic responsibilities and when I mention this to my fellow Santaneros many don’t know when this Mexican City became our sister and for what purpose. This is a different discussion which will be addressed under separate via. With respects for a new pitching machine, I have literally attended the past few months or rather when a forum is available the Parks and Recreation Council meetings and emphasized the need for a new pitching machine. It has been long overdue for a few years now but to no avail. Our baseball season has started at Jerome with close to or over 500 participants – Santa Ana children – our future and yet you have told them they are not worthy of a new pitching machine. Nor are they worthy of an updated Diamond #4 respectively. The staff at Jerome do the best they can with what is given but the issue remains at bay - there should be no reason why a new pitching machine cannot be provided or a new diamond for these kids. But yet, you milk me for $1.00 in quarters to enter our city pool. No new pitching machine for our baseball season, no concerts in the park for all of us to enjoy, no city pools open 1.5 hours per day Monday through Friday, no Christmas tree lighting, and us the residents of Santa Ana, feel the cutback. Your priority is authorizing:  $20,000.00 for a Harvard Class  $49,000.00 for a mural for artists who do not live in California nor our country. And you still want to give $100,000.00 for “illegal” immigrants? Why? Your priority should be in providing services for us the residents – who stand behind you – who voted for you – those of us who truly care about Santa Ana and not have an arrogance of entitlement. In closing, let us keep on the forefront, that it was the Latino vote which put Trump in office. As of this writing, the polls state that the majority of Latino’s still stand behind Trump. Until this narrative has changed, the deportations will continue to increase. What then, do we continue to put our tax dollar monies into this fund? When does it end? Thank you, Gay Olivos Ward 5 5