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AGUIRRE & SEVERSON, LLP <br /> ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br /> Michael J.Aguirre,Esq. 501 West Broadway,Suite 1050 <br /> maguirre@amslawvers.com San Diego,CA 92101 <br /> Maria C.Severson,Esq. Telephone(619)876-5364 <br /> mseverson@amslawyers.com Facsimile(619)876-5368 <br /> Alexander M.Gutterud,Esq. <br /> aeutterud@amslawyers.com <br /> Via Email scarvalho(a,santa-ana.or� <br /> June 2, 2026 <br /> Sonia R. Carvahlo, Esq. <br /> Santa Ana City Attorney <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Re: Comment for June 3,2026,Public Open Meeting <br /> Demand to Retract/Cure and Correct Statements, and <br /> Notice of Violation of California Gov. Code, § 54954.2 <br /> Dear Ms. Carvahlo: <br /> This law firm represents Kingsley Management Company ("Kingsley" or"KMC")relating to the <br /> matters stated herein. <br /> I am following up on the letter written to you by Kingsley's General Counsel, Sue Loftin, on <br /> May 1, 2026, to which no response was received. In that letter, Kingsley sincerely expressed its <br /> desire to work with local officials on issues that appropriately come before the City of Santa <br /> Ana. While it leaves open its invitation to do so, it cannot let stand comments made that were <br /> both defamatory in nature, misstated facts, and went beyond that permitted under the <br /> Government Code as pertains to a matter not noticed on the public agenda. <br /> Background: <br /> To limit duplication, attached is a copy of the May 1, 2026 letter. The letter sets out the facts as <br /> to your comments about its practices after hearing from a few residents of its mobilehome park <br /> in non-agenda,public comment on April 21, 2026. <br /> California Government Code § 54954.2(a)provides, in pertinent part: <br /> (3)No action or discussion shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, <br /> except that members of a legislative body or its staff may briefly respond to statements made or <br /> questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights under Section 54954.3. In <br /> addition, on their own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of a <br /> legislative body or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or <br /> make a brief report on their own activities. Furthermore, a member of a legislative body, or the <br /> I <br />