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Zuniga, Diana <br />From: Briana Mancilla <noreply@adv.actionnetwork.org> <br />Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 5:41 AM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Vote No on Item 29: Defend 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 />Dear Mayor Amezcua and the Santa Ana City Council, <br />I am writing to strongly oppose item 29, the proposed amendments to the Police Oversight <br />Commission ordinance being considered at your July 1st meeting. <br />The original vision behind the Commission was to ensure that our city had independent <br />oversight of police conduct, something the people of Santa Ana have long demanded. But <br />these amendments would undermine that goal by: <br />- Stripping the Commission of its power to conduct independent investigations. <br />- Limiting its review powers to only certain types of complaints, and only after SAPID has <br />already completed its own Internal Affairs review. <br />- Eliminating the Commission's ability to make disciplinary recommendations. <br />- Cutting off communication between the Commission and City leadership. <br />- Blocking the Commission from engaging with the public. <br />- Requiring Commissioners to undergo police -led trainings instead of independent ones. <br />These are not minor adjustments, they are deliberate efforts to weaken accountability and <br />transparency. If passed, these changes will turn the Commission into a symbolic body with no <br />real power to protect the public or prevent harm. <br />