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Zuniga, Diana <br /> From: Debra Russell < <br /> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 2:36 PM <br /> To: eComment; Lopez, Jessie; Penaloza, David <br /> Subject: Re: Agenda Item 32: Require ALL Law Enforcement Officers to Wear Visible ID and <br /> Prohibit Face Covering <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 stand in strong support of item #32 on the Council agenda for Tuesday, July 1, as a lifelong resident and <br /> voter here in the city of Santa Ana. <br /> It is alarming to see the constant media footage of local residents being chased and captured by individuals <br /> who purport to be working as part of immigration enforcement but fail to make their identities and <br /> authority to act known. As an educator, I can attest to the intense traumas that our very own SAUSD <br /> students have experienced, leaving them with deep psychological damage that endures throughout <br /> their youth and beyond. I can also attest as a neighbor and family friend to the sense of terror that has been <br /> instilled in the hearts and minds of families across our city because of these raids. Allowing these officers to <br /> proceed without a modicum of transparency about who they are and even their authorization to conduct <br /> such operations threaten the sense of safety for us all in Santa Ana, lowering our quality of life and our trust <br /> in government to act lawfully. <br /> Agenda item 32 is also in line with actions being taken at the federal level, co-authored by our own <br /> Congressman Lou Correa, to demand more lawful accountability called the No Secret Police Act. And our <br /> state lawmakers have proposed related legislation with SB 805 and SB 627. It is clear that laying low is no <br /> longer a viable option and that direct actions must be taken to preserve our basic rights before they are <br /> violated even further. <br /> You were elected to lead by our residents, and I urge you to take action that demonstrates that leadership <br /> tonight. Move forward to demand that all law enforcement wear visible identification and a ban on wearing <br /> masks that conceal their identities when engaged with the public. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Debra Russell <br /> <br /> Proud Resident, Parent, Educator, & Santa Ana Commissioner <br /> i <br />