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Zuniga, Diana <br /> From: Adrian Pineda < <br /> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 11:09 AM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: Comment Opposition: Grocery Self-Checkout Ordinance <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br /> Comment Opposition: Grocery Self-Checkout Ordinance <br /> Dear Mayor Amezcua and Santa Ana City Council Members, <br /> As a resident of Santa Ana, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the pending ordinance regarding <br /> supermarket self-checkout restrictions scheduled for next Tuesday's meeting. <br /> California already faces the highest grocery prices in the nation. With grocery margins averaging a slim 1.7%, adding <br /> $500,000 in machine removal costs and forced staffing ratios will inevitably be passed down to local consumers on store <br /> shelves. <br /> Furthermore, limiting self-checkout to 15 items and restricting locked merchandise creates massive friction for everyday <br /> shoppers,forces employees to police checkout lanes, and drives local business online.This ordinance creates an <br /> inconvenient shopping environment and increases the cost of living in a city that already burdens its residents with the <br /> highest sales tax in Orange County. <br /> This policy explicitly benefits special interest labor groups at the direct expense of your constituents'wallets and time. I <br /> urge you to vote NO on this ordinance. <br /> Sincerely <br /> Adrian Pineda <br /> <br /> 1 <br />