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<br />Flores, Dora <br />From:Lisa Tran <lisat65@sbcglobal.net> <br />Sent:Tuesday, PM <br />To:eComment <br />Cc:Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Vazquez, Benjamin; Lopez, <br />Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Portugal, Yvette; Nunez, Alvaro; Pezeshkpour, Ali; !City <br />Clerk <br />Subject:Subject: Support for Agenda Item 41 – Moratorium on New Smoke Shops <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Council Members, <br /> <br />My name is Lisa Tran, and I am a resident of the Memorial Park Neighborhood within Ward Six. I am writing <br />to express my strong support for Agenda Item 41, the proposed moratorium on new smoke shops in Santa Ana. <br /> <br />As of last week, there are 41 smoke shops in our city. I ask: how many smoke shops do we really need? There <br />should be clear rules about how close these businesses can operate near schools to protect our children and <br />impressionable teenagers. <br /> <br />I am particularly concerned about a new smoke shop directly across from Lathrop Intermediate School, on the <br />opposite corner from another existing smoke shop. This combined smoke and beauty shop blurs the lines <br />between who may enter and what they may purchase. <br /> <br />This raises serious concerns, including: <br /> <br /> Can children safely enter with their parents? <br /> Can teenage girls enter if they only intend to buy beauty products? <br /> Easy access for youth to addictive or illegal products, including Kratom, CBD, and nitrous oxide, which <br />is illegal but has been sold behind the counter in some smoke shops. <br /> <br />I am also concerned about public safety. Several smoke shops have become gathering spots for groups of men <br />who congregate and sometimes use drugs in front of these businesses, negatively affecting neighborhood <br />quality of life. <br /> <br />Santa Ana residents deserve safer, healthier communities, and our children and teenagers deserve protection <br />from the aggressive marketing and easy accessibility of addictive substances. I strongly support the proposed <br />moratorium and urge the Council to approve Agenda Item 41. <br /> <br />Thank you for your time and consideration. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br />Lisa Tran <br />Resident, Memorial Park Neighborhood, Ward Six <br />Sent from my iPhone <br />1 <br />