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November 17, 2019 <br />Mayor and City Council <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Councilmembers— <br />The undersigned former City Councilmembers collectively possess over 50 <br />of -years of service and all continue to live in Santa Ana. We understand <br />and appreciate the challenges of leadership and the difficult decisions you <br />must make for the overall city. Although you may not see us at your <br />meetings, we have each observed the more than two-year process of the <br />2525 N. Main Street project. <br />In our experience, the number of development issues that have had this <br />level of opposition and consistent advocacy over the past 30 years can be <br />numbered on perhaps one hand. <br />This is one of those watershed moments for our City and its civic culture <br />where your decision will put on full display the importance of developers <br />and their money when spent in campaigns now and in the future against <br />the interests of dedicated residents and their neighborhoods. <br />The advocacy on this project has led hundreds of residents to attend <br />dozens of public meetings to oppose rezoning 2525 N. Main <br />Street. Should you decide to approve an unwanted project after all that has <br />transpired over two years, it is a clear indication that the engaged and <br />dedicated voices of your constituents have lost all meaning. <br />The larger consequence of putting the corrupting campaign money ahead <br />of the quality of our neighborhoods is significant. We can wonder whether <br />any neighborhoods will be able to muster the sustained effort needed to <br />fight off an unwanted project that lacks community support. <br />Who among you will stand up for Logan, Sandpointe, Santa Anita, Wilshire <br />Square, French Park, Saddleback View, Memorial Park, Washington <br />Square or any other neighborhood you could name when their turn comes <br />