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Zuniga, Diana <br />From: Rachel Kraus -Lee < <br />Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 2:14 PM <br />To: eComment; Amezcua, Valerie; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Vazquez, Benjamin; <br />Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan <br />Subject: Item 29 <br />Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br />Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, <br />I am writing to voice my strong concern and firm opposition to the proposed changes to the Police Oversight <br />Commission. These amendments threaten to significantly erode the Commission's ability to ensure meaningful <br />accountability within our police force, weakening the structure that so many in our community have fought tirelessly to <br />establish. <br />The Commission's formation was not just another administrative measure —it represented the culmination of years of <br />community effort, advocacy, and a shared demand for greater transparency and fairness in how policing is overseen in <br />our city. To now roll back its authority would not only undo that hard-won progress but also betray the trust and <br />dedication of the residents who championed real reform. <br />What we need is not a symbolic body, but one that has the clear, enforceable capacity to investigate complaints, review <br />incidents thoroughly, and, when warranted, push for appropriate disciplinary measures. Gutting the Commission's <br />power would render it largely ineffective and convey a disheartening message to the public —that their calls for justice <br />can be sidelined once attention shifts elsewhere. <br />I strongly urge you to reject any efforts that would reduce the independence, strength, or transparency of the Police <br />Oversight Commission. Our city deserves more than hollow and performative gestures. It deserves a system rooted in <br />integrity, accountability, and the public's right to be heard and protected. <br />Please honor your words to stand with the community, not against it. Talk is cheap. Don't tell us what you stand for, <br />show us. <br />Rachel Kraus -Lee <br />Ward 6 <br />