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Zuniga, Diana <br /> From: Jennifer Rojas <noreply@adv.actionnetwork.org> <br /> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 12:08 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: Hire an Independent Director for the Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br /> Santa Ana City Council, <br /> Santa Ana City Council and City Manager Alvaro Nunez, <br /> As a concerned person who works in the City of Santa Ana, I am calling on you to take <br /> immediate action to restore the integrity of our Police Oversight Commission by hiring an <br /> Independent Director without further delay. <br /> The commission was created to ensure transparency, accountability, and justice in policing but for nearly 3 years, it has been paralyzed due to the City's failure to fill the Director role. In <br /> the meantime, Santa Ana police officers have shot and killed multiple residents. Without a <br /> Director, the commission cannot investigate these incidents or respond to community <br /> complaints. The Director is essential for initiating investigations, issuing subpoenas, and <br /> producing public reports—core functions that empower the Commission to hold the police <br /> department accountable. The one-year legal deadline for launching investigations is quickly <br /> approaching, risking the loss of any path toward accountability. <br /> These delays are not just bureaucratic oversights—they have real and devastating <br /> consequences. Families are grieving, communities are demanding justice, and trust in local <br /> government continues to erode. <br /> I urge you to act now: immediately appoint an Independent Director and ensure that funding <br /> for the position is preserved in the upcoming budget. Santa Ana's residents have waited long <br /> enough —the time to fulfill the purpose of the Police Oversight Ordinance is now. <br /> Jennifer Rojas <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> i <br />