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Flores, Dora
From:Allegra Ringo <allegraringo@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 01, 2020 10:35 AM
To:Villegas, Juan; eComment; Pulido, Miguel
Subject:Public comments for 9/1 City Council meeting: items 11C, 20A, 85A, 85C, 85D
Hello Mayor Mulido and City Council,
My name is Allegra Ringo, and I'm a resident of Ward 5 in Santa Ana.
I'd like to comment on the following items for the meeting today, Sept. 1st:
Item 11C: NO: We need affordable housing more than ever, and this proposed change to the HOO would make
it easier for developers to avoid building their required number of affordable units. As rental prices skyrocket
and people lose their housing during a pandemic, this is absolutely not what we need.
Item 20A: NO: The public has been demanding LESS police funding. They are already way overfunded, they
do not need money for their gym.
Item 85A: NO: Proposition 20 is regressive and undoes years of progressive work. Every "tougher on crime"
law that has passed in the last two decades has consistently made things worse. You represent a predominantly
Latinx city, a population that is disproportionately impacted by racist incarceration laws. Do not approve this.
Item 85C: NO: During a national pandemic, the last thing we need is harsher enforcement of laws
criminalizing homelessness and poverty. Furthermore, these laws do not work and we have seen that time and
again.
Item 85D: NO: Needle exchange programs have been proven to keep people with drug dependency safer.
Prohibiting these programs is the opposite of what is needed. This item is absolutely ridiculous.
These items are especially offensive this week. These are extremely regressive ideas and are literally the
opposite of what the people have been asking for. Please listen to your constituents. We are eager to vote you
out if you don't.
Allegra Ringo
Ward 5
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Flores, Dora
From:Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 01, 2020 11:27 AM
To:eComment
Subject:item 20a
Mayor and City Council,
I am not in favor of item 20a. I believe this money should be redirected to library services, given that this
location once was a local library. What children need is technical assistance with school, especially as we
continue with remote learning. The police truly does not make a sustainable difference in a child's life, libraries
do. I know this because I am living proof of the wellness offered by the Santa Ana library system.
Thank you,
Maria Ceja
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Flores, Dora
From:Karla Navarro <karma_karla@icloud.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 01, 2020 4:00 PM
To:eComment
Subject:Agenda 20A,11C, 85A
My name is Karla Navarro, and I am a lifelong resident of Santa Ana Once again we are urging you to defund police and
the militarization of our city. I am against item 20A Can that money be used for ANYTHING else ? ? Why will their
fitness center be in a residential area, this further more endangers our community.
I am against the approval of 11c
I am against the approval of 85 A
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