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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Katie Newman <katiemarienewman@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 5:33 PM <br />To: eComment, Sarmiento, Vicente; Solorio, Jose; Villegas, Juan; Penaloza, David; Bacerra, <br />Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Pulido, Miguel <br />Cc: BudgetOffice <br />Subject: Fwd: 6-16-20 Public Comment for Santa Ana City Council <br />Attachments: Katie Newman -Public Comment Attachments 07-06-20.pdf <br />My name is Katie Newman. I am a proud homeowner and resident of Santa Ana within the Thorton <br />Park neighborhood of Ward 4. <br />Along with hundreds of fellow Santa Ana residents I am deeply concerned for the public safety our <br />city. Santa Ana remains among the 8 of the largest Police Departments in the country that "kill <br />black men at a higher rates than the US murder rate."(www.mapping police violence.org) and our <br />SAPD still has an F rating from Campaign Zero (bqs://policescorecard.or /g ?city=santa-ana) On <br />Tuesday June 23 in front of the Board of Supervisors meeting SAPD officers stood by while <br />several peaceful activisits waiting to make public comment were assaulted by anti -mask, all lives <br />matter, trump supporters. Several of whom are known white supremacists, and entered the plaza <br />flashing "white power" hand gestures. <br />The Police department is alotted a mar ority of public safety funding and responsibility to protect <br />and serve our city yet our department is failing us. A department with an F rating is more of a <br />detriment to our safety than an asset. This performance has not changed since you approved the <br />City Budget for the second reading tomorrow night. Police brutality and fatal voilence remain a <br />pervasive issue in our city and accross our country. <br />Our complicity in police funding is complicity in violence. Lets change this together. <br />During Item 1 of your closed session - the confernce with the city's HR Executive Direct Mr. <br />Steven Pham and the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (POA) you must begin holding <br />our police department accountable, and seeking ways to divest funding into community <br />programming that has a proven track record to improve public safety. <br />Item 65D - Vote NO on the 2nd Reading of the City Budget Ordinance. Again - you MUST <br />deeply examine ALL police spending and reallocate funds to comprehensive community <br />programs that acutally improve public safety: <br />• community services <br />• healthcare <br />• youth programs <br />• increased mental health services <br />• neighborhood infrastructures <br />• childcare <br />