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We demand a Santa Ana in which the basic needs of all are met and the dignity <br />of every resident, no matter who they are, where they sleep, or where they live, <br />is respected and protected by elected and public officials. <br />Arresting, processing and jailing people will not magically create enough <br />affordable housing and services to meet the need. In fact, this practice actually <br />prevents many from qualifying for housing and sentences them to remain <br />living on the streets as a result of being criminalized for being poor. <br />Rather than criminalizing unhoused neighbors, our strong recommendation is <br />for the city to invest in housing and care —not jail and one-way tickets out of <br />town. These positive and much needed community investments will put Santa <br />Ana on a path to being recognized as a model city in which all residents have <br />the opportunity to participate as equals and to flourish —a community everyone <br />can be proud of. <br />Chelsea Boyle (they/them) <br />Sent from my Whone <br />3 <br />