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Orozco, !Norma From: Mac Alaniz < Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:53 PM To: eComment Cc: City Council; doc_chambers@uscourts.gov Subject: Support of Legal Action Against the County of Orange To Whom it May Concern: I am a life long resident of Santa Ana for 40+ years and have seen the city through its high times and its currently lows. The current state of affairs with the homeless numbers increasing daily and encampments has hit critical mass here in Santa Ana. The city has always had its fair share of problems with Gangs and other issues and the men and women of the Santa Ana Police Department have done the utmost possible to protect its residents, but recently it seems that there is not enough police and protection against the amount of homeless who are either on the influence of drugs or are mentally unstable. Where we currently reside, there is a break in and theft nightly of vehicles in our neighborhood, I have personally have had my vehicle broken into twice in the past 6 months. Less than 3 miles from my residents on Feb 21st Amy Martinez was almost abducted by a Claudia Hernandez Diaz a vagrant who was on the influence of Narcotics and mental unstable. On March 12th one person was murdered and another critically injured at the homeless encampment at civic center plaza. How much more do we residence have to endure before action is taken? U.S. District Judge David Carter demanded on Feb 14th that the county needs to take action and city designated to have homeless encampments. Its residence from each of these city pushed back. They cried, "That the homeless encampment is less than 3 blocks form my kids school." "They felt unsafe". "my children shouldn't have to feel like they can't play outside". "We shouldn't be force to take them" "they are a burden on our city and resources'. How fair is it to us residents of Santa Ana, my family and my children. Because I reside in Santa are is the safety and the welfare of my children valued less than that of a family in Irvine, Huntington beach and the other city designated for encampment? Is it fair to expect our resources to be stretched and us residents of Santa ana to foot the bill for this. To those who complained saying that the encampment is less than three blocks from your kids school, In Santa Ana the encampment is on the bike trail and behind my sons playground fence. These vagrants only need to reach through the fence or hop over to reach my son. To those who complained and say they felt unsafe. Try having your car broken into two times and less than 6 months. Because theft leaves you feeling violated and once you feel better you get violated again. To those who complained and said, "My child shouldn't have to feel like he can't play outside". I say speak to the Mother of Amy Martinez who if it wasn't for a good samaritan and interceded between Amy and Claudia Diaz the vagrant high on narcotics. You don't know what that truly feels and to the ones who say they shouldn't be subjected or force to take them because they don't want to see this. You haven't seen nothing yet until you see one of these homeless person defecating on the street. As I stated before, this Homeless crisis has hit critical mass and its not fair that all other city feel that its ok or right to push them all on us. I am calling for action I am calling for legal action against the county of orange and demand action. enough is enough Mac A.