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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Diana Espinoza < Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 2:24 PM To: eComment Subject: Homeless issue City Council, We are looking to you, OUR elected officials, to dig your heels in deep and say "No More!" Irvine has set the precedent and now other cities are following suit. NO ONE wants the homeless population we have been forced to deal with for DECADES. PLEASE stop other cities from being able to come to our civic center to give hand outs and ESPECIALLY needles. I understand the rationale for a "needle exchange program" however let's call it what it is. You have to look no further than the riverbed clean up to see just HOW BAD of a program it is. An exchange program -if allowed to continue- should be just that, an exchange. We are all residents of SA. I don't need to tell you about the things we all see on a daily basis and what's worse is what our kids see and experience. The last time I dared to go to the Library I was confronted by a homeless woman yelling at my 2 and 7 year old children and they were terrified!. I now go a town over to use what should be public facilities. We are paying for them in our taxes, but they are unusable. When you discuss the "dumping" that occurs from other cities, please keep in mind it isn't literally bringing them either. Homeless are given bus passes or fare and pointed in the direction of our Civic Center. It's happening on a daily basis and is no wonder why the homeless population has exploded in recent years. An entire city is tired. But unlike many of our neighboring cities, many family providers need to go to work- sometimes 2 or 3 jobs- to provide the essentials, and can't make meetings. YOU can make the difference. NO MORE! Thank you for fighting!