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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: rebecca clifford < Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:21 PM To: eComment; Martinez, Michele; Solorio, Jose; Tinajero, Sal; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Sarmiento, Vicente Subject: Furious over other cities refusing to do their part to help the homeless. Dear City Counsel Members, I have lived in Santa Ana for 31 years and have been a homeowner here for 6 years. I know full well the challenges that our city deals with. But I also know and love the many wonderful neighbors I have of all walks and races. I love how close and convenient it is to everything in the OC, and I love how close it is to my husband's work and my kids' school. But the issue with the homeless has gone too far. We live near the riverbed, and before it was cleared, we were being suffocated with the issues that go along with having so many homeless literally in our backyard. No wholesome parks to play, needles in bathrooms and along the road, getting shouted at and chased down the road by panhandlers who did not get money from me (we have none to spare), people digging in our dumpsters constantly and sleeping in our bushes, people clearly high on something making crazy gestures and doing things that are alarming to me and my children, and trash, feces and filth left everywhere- INCLUDING the child abduction that a homeless person attempted just down the street from my house. Our city has ENOUGH to deal with- the crime, stabbing, and shooting that seem to happen multiple times a day, and whatever the burdens may be supporting individuals who may be living here illegally (I get that these people are in a difficult situation and wish that there was a path to citizenship for those who have no criminal record), but clearly, we have trouble enough as it is. We must first take care of those who are here legally, using ALL resources to make it loud and clear that we will not provide one more temporary shelter bed. Other cities must step up. They must take responsibility for all those years of saying "go to jail, or go to Santa Ana." There have to be police records for other cities of homeless being dropped off that can be subpoenaed, if necessary. The many people being released from the motels must go somewhere, and without direction or options, they will simply trickle into the streets/neighborhoods that are closest, which are ours... destroying and endangering all things in their wake. If you do not press, your votes will all be in danger, coming next voting season. The OC Board of Supervisors are fully aware of what happens to liars who do not do what they were called upon to do, managing our city well and keeping it as safe as possible. I hope that the decisions you make on this very serious matter, reflect the force of voters expressing concern here in Santa Ana. Thank you for your time. Rebecca Clifford 2163 North Fairview St.