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Manna Montano <br /> <br />Santa Ana, CA 92703 <br />]Cute'. March 7, 2025 <br />The Honorable Valerie Arnezcua <br />20 Civic Center: Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Dear Grange County District Attorney: <br />My name is Danna Montano, and I am a Laos Amigos High School student. I am writing <br />this letter concerning the homelessness in. Santa And. I moved from Anaheim to Santa <br />Ana in 2020, when homelessness was not very prominent. However, as the years have <br />gone by and I have explored Santa Ana, I have observed how homelessness has expanded <br />rapidly. I would like if the homeless community were able to receive more support to <br />contradict the backlash the Santa Ana community feels when it comes to the overall <br />wellbeing of their safety. <br />Homelessness has increased by 44.2% in Santa Ana since 2022. This goes to show how <br />as the years go by homelessness increases. When people think about Santa Ana they <br />think of "ghetto" and "homelessness" As someone who lives in Santa Ana I believe that <br />we should change that stereotype by taking, action and supporting the homeless. <br />According to voiceofoc.org, 1428 people are homeless in Santa Ana and 871 of them <br />dont have a shelter to stay at or support. This causes citizens to worry about their safety <br />when walking from place to place in Santa Ana. From the topic of homelessness in Santa <br />Ana :i have came to learn that with homelessness gradually increasing and becoming a <br />greater concern in the community, multiple people agree that hom , elessness needs to be <br />eradicated. The facts I have learned from homelessness have affected my opinion on this <br />topic by educating me and coming the conclusion that to further improve the <br />homelessness we have to do something now. <br />I believe that we can fix the issue of homelessness by taking inspiration from Japan. In <br />Japan homelessness is not an issue due to multiple procedures Japan takes for example, <br />capsule hotels. Capsule hotels are small individual sleeping rooms that are like <br />"capsules" thus, the name capsule hotels. This offers a unique experience that gives <br />