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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA SENATE BILLS 627 (WIENER, PEREZ, ARREGUIN) AND 805 (PEREZ, WIENER) AND H.R. 4176 (CORREA), TO PROMOTE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is committed to fostering public trust, transparency, and accountability in law enforcement, particularly during public interactions, immigration enforcement actions, and peaceful assemblies; and WHEREAS, numerous recent incidents have involved unidentified and masked officers operating in Santa Ana, raising concerns about officer impersonation, lack of accountability, and the chilling effect on civic participation, especially among immigrant communities; and WHEREAS, California Senate Bill 627 (Wiener, Perez, Arreguin) would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties, except under narrowly defined circumstances and with an exemption for undercover officers; and WHEREAS, California Senate Bill 805 (Perez, Wiener) would require personnel of a law enforcement agency operating in California to visibly display identification that includes either a name or badge number to the public when performing their duties with exceptions for undercover officers and allows an employee of a law enforcement agency to request an alleged law enforcement employee present identification when there is probable cause of reasonable suspicion of a crime, including, but not limited to, impersonating a peace officer, or when there is a legitimate safety concern. SB 805 will address widespread concerns about public confusion and abuse; and WHEREAS, at the federal level, H.R. 4176 (Correa), the No Secret Police Act, would require law enforcement officers and agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security engaged in border security or immigration enforcement to provide an individual detained or arrested with an identification of the agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that employs such officer or agent and display or wear the official insignia or uniform of such officer or agent in a manner this is visible to individuals other than the officer or agent. This legislation also prohibits the officer or agent from wearing a face covering or any other item that conceals their face. This legislation responds to the increasing use of masked, unmarked agents in communities like Santa Ana and reinforces constitutional protections; and WHEREAS, these legislative proposals are in line with the public accountability provisions in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act; and Resolution No. 2025-XXX Page 1 of 3 City Council 14 — 3 7/15/2025