HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - Non-AgendaMONTHLY REPORT:
July
Monthly Year to Date (YTD)County Monthly County YTD
OPERATIONS
Service Requests Completed:32 122 361 1,617
Mosquitoes:29 101 309 1,275
Rats:2 9 35 187
Rifa:1 10 16 140
Number of Swimming Pools Treated/Inspected:70 637 694 5,575
Hours Spent Treating/Inspecting Gutters 83 331.25 811.44 2,538.7
Undergrounds Treated:359 955 4,074 12,606
Acres of Flood Channels Treated:12.17 32.17 156.16 362.07678
Acres of RIFA Treated/Inspected:726.5 1,489 9,408 33,933
Number of Inspection Treatments:179 1,144 1,559 10,789
LABORATORY
Adult Mosquitoes Collected:3,169 21,431 65,154 212,389
Collected From Trustee Home:0 0 0 0
Invasive Aedes 78 93 321 402
Mosquito Pools (Samples) Tested:106 409 786 2,806
WNV Positive Samples:1 1 2 2
WNV Positive Birds:0 0 0 0
Number of Human Infections/Deaths:0 0 0 0
Fleas, Ticks, and Others Tested:---196
COMMUNICATIONS
Outreach Events Attended:1 3 7 31
General Presentations:0 1 2 35
Educational Program Presentations:0 37 0 115
Calls Received --353 1,729
F02 Santa Ana Gardens
TOTAL 10
AVERAGE 2.50
Santa Ana
PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH OCMVCD
COUNTY RESPONSE LEVEL / AVERAGE RATING:
Normal Season (1.0 to 2.5)
Elevated Risk (2.6 to 4.0)
High Risk (4.1 to 5.0)
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Hall, Jennifer
From:Craig A Durfey <cadurfey@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, October
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Subject:Fwd: Survey: Lack of sleep, mental health, screen time are some of the top challenges
faced by Utah youth
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To whom it may concern.
Survey: Lack of sleep, mental health,
screen time are some of the top
challenges faced by Utah youth.
ST. GEORGE — Building supportive and protective environments at home,
school and in communities are proven ways Utah youth can be protected from
harmful outcomes, according to results of the 2023 Student Health and Risk
Prevention survey.
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The SHARP survey is voluntary and both parents and students must give consent
to participate. Nearly 52,000 Utah students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 participated
in the 2023 survey, which has been conducted every other year for the last 20
years.
“The intersection of sleep, mental health, and screen time is a critical issue
parents need to be aware of,” said Carol Ruddell with the DHHS Office of
Substance Use and Mental Health in a news release. ”When kids aren’t getting
the sleep their bodies and brains need, they are at a greater risk of not only
mental health problems but academic struggles too. Increased screen time can
lead to social isolation which can also make mental health problems worse.”
Survey says …?
Notable data involving screen time, sleep and family meals revealed the
following:
There was a strong relationship between screen time and lack of
sleep, thoughts of suicide and substance use.
Only 38.4% of youth got eight or more hours of sleep on an average
school night.
More youth are spending time on their electronic devices than ever.
Nearly 80% (79.8%) of youth spend two or more hours per school day
playing Xbox, PlayStation, texting, or time on YouTube, Instagram,
Facebook, etc. (not counting school work).
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Having regular family meals can help prevent suicidal thoughts and
substance use. In a typical week, 56.5% of youth eat at least one meal
with their family 5 or more times. This is a slight drop from 60.9% in
2021.
Click here to view results from the Southwest District, which includes
Washington, Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties.
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to
students at Desert Hills High School, St. George, Utah, April 4, 2023 | Photo by
Chris Reed, St. George News
“The SHARP survey is the most comprehensive source of information on the
challenges and opportunities our youth face—because the information comes
from youth themselves,” said Gov. Spencer J. Cox in a Department of Health and
Human Services news release. “Good data helps us identify risks and develop
policies and interventions that help all Utah families and youth feel supported,
safe, and able to thrive. We appreciate having parents and school districts
actively involved in this survey.”
Data from the SHARP survey has been used to:
Educate parents about the harms of social media on youth.
Expand access to mental health services and resources.
Create the Parents Empowered campaign which encourages
parents to talk to their children about the dangers of underage
drinking.
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Create the Know Your Script Campaign which empowers Utahns to
make smart decisions and ask the right questions regarding
prescription drug use.
Develop the SafeUT mobile app and Live On suicide prevention
campaign.
Create a program that pairs kids struggling with school with the
Foster Grandparents Program in a local community to help build
connections and resilience.
Pass legislation that restricts the places where flavored vaping
products that appeal to children can be sold.
Mental health and suicide
42.7% of youth who felt sad, hopeless or suicidal did not talk to
anyone about it, even though the majority of youth felt it was OK to
get professional help if needed.
17.6% of youth seriously considered attempting suicide. It’s
important to note that youth have the lowest rates of suicide among
all ages. Youth are resilient and can overcome mental health struggles
with the right support, treatment, and resources.
Healthy relationships and connections in the school, home and
community are important protective factors and supports for youth.
Using a combined score for four different social isolation questions,
about 21.6% of students in grades 8, 10 and 12 felt lonely and isolated
often. This is a significant increase from the 2019 survey, but a slight
improvement from the 2021 survey.
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Substance use (alcohol, vaping, cigarettes, marijuana, drugs)
Alcohol use continues to decline, with only 3.4% of students
reporting they’d used alcohol in the last 30 days.
While youth are still experimenting with alcohol, more older
students are choosing to regularly use marijuana.
Utah youth are far less likely to misuse prescription drugs
compared to adults. Only 1.5% of students said they had taken a
prescription drug without a doctor telling them to take it.
7.4% of students in grades 8, 10 and 12 used vape products that
contained either nicotine or marijuana or both. About 45% of youth
who vape use both nicotine and marijuana in their vapes. Of those who
don’t vape both substances, about two-thirds vape nicotine and one-
third vape marijuana only.
“Vaping continues to be a concern. Evidence both nationally and in Utah suggests
students are beginning to vape THC/marijuana in addition to nicotine. Both
substances are harmful for the developing adolescent brain and can lead to
lifelong addiction issues. The SHARP survey will continue to be a valuable tool for
understanding this emerging threat to the health and well-being of Utah youth,”
said Braden Ainsworth with the DHHS Tobacco Prevention and Control Program.
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News
Safety and bullying
Feeling connected to and involved in school is an important
protective factor for youth. The majority of students feel there are
chances to get involved with school activities, talk with a teacher one-
on-one, and be part of classroom discussions or activities.
84.9% of students feel safe at school. However, 41.6% of students
worry about gun violence or an active shooter at school.
26.6% of youth said they were somewhat or very worried about
getting bullied and 27.2% said they were threatened or harassed via
the internet, e-mail, or cell phone.
“We know parents make the best decisions for their children if they have the
information they need,” said Heidi Dutson with the DHHS Office of Substance Use
and Mental Health. “Parents need to know what types of things are happening in
their child’s school and in their community. The SHARP survey helps parents
know what to talk about, so they can help their child navigate adolescence. The
knowledge we’ve gained from the SHARP survey is invaluable— because it tells
us where to look for problems—and solutions.”
Click here to access SHARP data. In the coming weeks, the 2023 data will also
be available to query on the Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health
or IBIS-PH website (under the “Utah Prevention Needs Assessment” or “Youth
Risk Behavior Survey” data query tab).
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Survey: Lack of sleep, mental health, screen time are some of the top challenges
faced by Utah youth – Cedar City News (cedarcityutah.com)
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Hall, Jennifer
From:Maite Sbabo <m.sbabo@icloud.com>
Sent:Saturday,
To:eComment
Subject:Item#17 Deny the Appeal
Hello,
Save our children! The community does not need a gas station in this specific location. The vapors and storage of
gasoline adjacent to a children’s day care is horrific. Please not here.
Maite Sbabo
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Hall, Jennifer
From:Timothy Rush <timrush1408@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, October
To:eComment
Subject:Standing with Israel, Blue and White lights on the Watertower
Honorable Mayor & Councilmembers;
On behalf of our G7 Board we wish to implore you to turn on Blue and White lighting on our landmark Water
Tower to let the world know that SNA stands with Israel and is praying for peace in the Middle East and
beyond. We did it for Ukraine and it is time to do it for Israel. Especially when we consider that the US has
been a staunch ally of Israel since its founding. In addition they were not the aggressors in this situation.
Let us send a message to the greater Orange County community that Santa Ana the Golden City stands with our
brothers and sisters in Israel.
Thank you for your consideration,
Tim Rush
Chairman
The G-7 Neighborhood Leaders Alliance
"Leaders Leading The Way to a Better Santa Ana"
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Alcala, Abigail
From:Timothy Rush <timrush1408@gmail.com>
Sent:Saturday, October
To:eComment
Subject:Adoption of a Proclamation in favor of Israel and the Jewish people
Honorable Mayor & Council;
On behalf of the G-7 Neighborhood Leaders Alliance we wish to ask that you please pass a
resolution/proclamation to declare our support of the people of Israel and the Jewish community at large both
here locally and around the world. In addition denouncing the senseless killing of innocent people in Israel by
Hamas and others who wish harm upon the Jewish state of Israel.
We must fight evil with the sword of justice, I hope this council will not remain silent.
Tim Rush
Chairman
The G-7 Neighborhood Leaders Alliance
"Leaders Leading The Way to a Better Santa Ana"
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Alcala, Abigail
From:Ryan Chase <ryanlylechase@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:eComment
Subject:Hotel Visitors Tax
Attachments:TMD.docx
See attached, please share with Council, thanks!
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Ryan Chase
S & A Management
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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S&A Management
Costa Mesa CA 92627
October 16, 2023
Mayor & Council
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Alcala, Abigail
From:Dave Elliott <delliott@santaanachamber.com>
Sent:Monday,
To:eComment
Subject:Santa Ana Hoteliers Request
Madam Mayor and Members of the City Council
As president/CEO of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce I would like to draw your attention to the work and
needs of our hotel industry. Our hotels contribute 11% of a Hotel Visitors tax d generating over 8 million
dollars annually to our general fund. This could be more if we would listen to our hoteliers needs to be more
attractive to our visitors and potential visitors to the awesome city of Santa Ana.
This tax funds arts& culture, parks & recreation, public safety, neighborhood services and public infrastructure.
We compete with surrounding cities for the visitor business that seem to offer more as we deal with
homelessness (they do too but seems we have more), drug use, encampments and safety issues.
The far majority of those employed by our hotels are Santa Ana Residents. Without these visitors we would
face a higher number of unemployed residents. We as a City need to work with our hotels to make Santa Ana
more attractive.
My ask is simple please listen and consider what our hotels are concerned about and help to support them
Thanks
David l. Elliott
President/CEO
Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
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Alcala, Abigail
From:Quinn Su <Quinn.Su@hilton.com>
Sent:Monday,
To:eComment
Subject:Public Comment by Santa Ana hotelier for City Council Meeting 10.17.23
Attachments:SA Comment 10.17.pdf
Sincerely,
Quinn Su
General Manager
Direct (714) 540-9452|Tel (714) 751-2400|Fax (714) 540-9552
DoubleTree by Hilton Orange County Airport
7 Hutton Centre Dr, Santa Ana, CA 92707
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October 16,2023
Santa Ana City Council,
As one of the Santa Ana hotel properties that contribute more than $8 MILLIONin Hotel Visitors Tax to
want to express my concern regarding the unacceptable levels of crime, drug
activity and homeless issues my property is experiencing.
Weconsistentlyhave our guest cars broken into leaving their cars with shattered windows and stolen
belongings. We have increased our securitypatrols, but continue to have difficultiesmanaging the safety of
our guest cars.Wealso, recently had a forklift stolen from our parking lot and itwas driven down
McArthurBlvd.
Everyday seems to be a battle of homeless people entering our lobby to try to use our lobby restrooms.We
have installed locks on these doorsto help keep them away from the hotel, but itis now aninconvenience
for our guests.Since the installation of locks on our restrooms, we are now often finding human feces and
urine underneath our emergency stairwell exits.
Fromtime to time we have homeless people climbing over our pool fenceto bathein our pooland spa.
Often times, they are also taking our pool towels and vandalizing our pool area. Tominimize the loss of
hotelproperty and in an attempt to keep them away, we have removed towelsfrom our pool area causing
more of an inconvenience for our guests.
As local businesses, we ask that Santa Ana City Council recognize the issues we are struggling with and
make an effort to resolve them by delivering actionable and measurable solutions to help mitigate the
economic losses that, not only our property incurs, but the City of Santa Ana incurs due to the loss of Hotel
Visitors Tax. We need the City of Santa Ana to work with us to make the areas surrounding ourproperties
safer for our associates and guests.
Sincerely,
Quinn Su
General Manager
DoubleTree Orange County Airport
Doubletree by Hilton Orange County Airport|7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Alcala, Abigail
From:Marisela Guzman <mari.g.9783@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October
To:eComment; Valerie Amezcua; Bacerra, Phil
Subject:Crossing Guards - SAUSD
Hello Madam Mayor Amezcua and Esteemed Council Members,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Marisela Guzman, I am a 40 year resident of Ward 4. I am
writing to you as both a concerned parent and as a dedicated citizen of the city of Santa Ana. I wish to address
an issue of paramount importance to the safety of our children and the community as a whole - the provision of
crossing guards at our schools.
As you all recall, several months ago, a group of parents, including taxpayers like myself, diligently lobbied fr a
crossing guard to be adddinged at Jefferson Elementary School. This effort was in response to the safety
concerns of our children and all students at Jefferson. We understand that the construction work taking place at
our school increased the hazards during drop-off and pick up times. We understood that this situation was
temporary and were assured that the need for a crossing guard would be re-evaluated once the construction was
completed.
However, it has come to our attention that the promised reassessment never took place. Instead, we were
informed that our location, along with several other schools, would not receive crossing guards. This news is
deeply concerning, as the safety of our children should be a top priority for our community.
I invite each of you to visit Jefferson Elementary during the morning drop-off period between 7:45 and
8:00am. By doing so, you will witness firsthand the chaotic and hazardous conditions that our children, parents
and community members face. It is crucial to recognize the urgency of this matter, as our children;s safety is at
risk every day
Furthermore, I cannot help but think that your unique perspective, Mayor Amezcua, as an ex-board member of
SAUSD, could serve as a valuable bridge to enhance collaboration between the City of Santa Ana and the
school district. The safety of our most vulnerable residents- our children- is at stake, and your influence could
make a significant difference in ensuring their protection.
I understand that budget constraints have led to a need to collaborate with SAUSD to share the costs of crossing
guards. While I appreciate the desire to find cost-effective solutions, I firmly believe that, as a taxpayer, my
hard earned money should be used to fund essential services such as crossing guards in my city. We should not
compromise on the safety of our children.
Moreover, I am deeply concerned that all joint meetings with SAUSD have been canceled this school year. It is
imperative that we establish open lines of communication and cooperation between our city and the school
district to address these safety concerns effectively. Collaboration between the City of Santa Ana and SAUSD
is vital in finding a solution that safeguards our children and maintains the integrity of our community.
This school year alone, I have personally witnessed two near-accidents involving my own children. These
incidents have shaken me to the core and have compelled me to advocate for change. We cannot afford to wait
for a tragic event to occur before taking action.
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I respectfully urge you to reconsider the decision regarding guard as our schools , specifically at Jefferson
Elementary. If the situation is not being reassessed I implore you to consider alternative solutions(not a
volunteer program), such as redesignating our crossing zones or establishing additional crossing points,
particularly on West Adams st and South Rene Dr.
The safety of our children should be a non -negotiable priority. Let us work together to find a solution that
ensures a safe passage for our students and peace of mind for their families.
Thank you for your attention to this critical matter, and I look forward to your swift and positive response.
Sincerely,
Marisela Guzman
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~Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.~
-Eleanor Roosevelt-
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Alcala, Abigail
From:Aaron Saliba <Aaron.Saliba@doubletreeocairport.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 17, 2023 1:56 PM
To:eComment
Subject:Public Comment by Santa Ana hotelier for City Council Meeting 10.17.23
Santa Ana City Council,
As one of the Santa Ana hotel proper?es that contribute more than $8 MILLION in Hotel Visitors Tax to the City’s general
fund, I want to express my concern regarding the unacceptable levels of crime, drug ac?vity, and homeless issues my
property is experiencing.
We are very concerned about the level of homelessness in our area. The frequent incidents of homelessness in
our vicinity makes our guests and Team Members feel unsafe. This hurts our business, which impacts tax
revenue for the City, and it makes our Team Members, most of whom live in Santa Ana, feel stress and anxiety.
We see daily panhandling on MacArthur Blvd., par?cularly near the 55 Freeway on-ramps. This makes Santa
Ana look unappealing and unsafe to our poten?al guests and clients. Our area is star?ng to a?ract some new
businesses, and we hope this will con?nue. We feel it is important that our area feel safe and welcoming in
order to increase the amount of ac?ve businesses in our area, which will be good for everyone.
Our property is locally owned and operated. We have implemented a number of new measures to make sure
that our property is safe and secure. We have added new security gates for our parking garage, installed new
cameras throughout the property, and have third-party security nearly every day. We appreciate the
partnership and hard work of the Santa Ana Police Department. We feel that we have many important
investments to keep our property secure, and ask for your help to make things be?er, please.
As local businesses, we ask that Santa Ana City Council recognize the issues we are struggling with and make an effort to
resolve them by delivering ac?onable and measurable solu?ons to help mi?gate the economic losses that, not only our
property incurs, but the City of Santa Ana incurs due to the loss of Hotel Visitors Tax. We need the City of Santa Ana to
work with us to make the areas surrounding our proper?es safer for our associates and guests.
Sincerely,
Aaron Saliba
General Manager
714.442.1908 Direct | 714.825.3333 Hotel | 714.825.3320 Fax
DoubleTree by Hilton Santa Ana/Orange County Airport
201 E. MacArthur Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92707
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Alcala, Abigail
From:Hall, Jennifer
Sent:Monday, October 23, 2023 8:42 AM
To:eComment
Subject:FW: Asking for Assistance with a Legal and Democracy Concern
From: Benjamin Stein <
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2023 1:43 PM
To: !City Clerk <CityClerk@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Asking for Assistance with a Legal and Democracy Concern
Hello Santa Ana City Clerk,
My name is Benjamin, I was attacked while attending a University in Northern California. I was stalked for a
year and then attacked. The first injuries with this were in October 2020. Something from research was used for
this and I am trying to track this down. I have submitted reports to the Berkeley Police Department, UCPD at
Berkeley, the San Francisco Police Department, City of Oakland Police Department, and I finally have an
Incident Report Number from the San Diego Police Department. I have spoken at City Council meetings in both
Berkeley and San Diego. I was attacked by a group of people after being followed for a year. There was no
notification, no conversation, just stalking, intrusion, and then attack. It was very very vicious. I was followed
during a move where I had first tried to get away from some of this. This was in the middle of September 2020.
I was followed during the move and it is my understanding that someone had then broken into my new
apartment. Injuries began to happen there once I was isolated and by myself. I know for certain that a number of
other students were involved with this, as well as a number of adults within the area. This was not any form of
normal or acceptable thing. They tried to plan a murder and then make it look good for them in public. This was
their actual strategy. From this I have very bad wounds, enduring this for multiple years, instead of my normal,
peaceful, very un-abrasive University enrollment, where I was setting myself up for very un-abrasive things in
life. This was as part of my life plan and my life goals. It is my right to not be injured in any manner, and more
specifically to not endure the list of things involved in this. It is my right to have this held accountable, and to
expect this to be something which must be held accountable. I do need this as a person even more than the
obligation for this by the law. This is a need for me. I need this to be respected on a deeper, human level. For
the endurance of something like this, alongside the associated suffering, and loss, real wounds, and real injury,
there is a very great amount of damage to my life, it is my right to have arrests, and there is an active
expectation for compensation. There are regions of my brain which are no longer fully there. This is from
intentional damage. For this I have cited the need for the prosecution of Torture as a crime. This is alongside the
need for prosecution for both the conspiracy, premeditated as a group, attempt at murder / manslaughter, and the
attempt at murder / manslaughter itself, with injuries that could have lead to death, if my ability to be resilient
was not as it was at certain moments. I think that the intent was for me to die. This must be taken very seriously
and this cannot be something that loses seriousness within the country. Neither of these terms are something
that can lose seriousness within the country. It is my right to have arrests for this and there is an expectation for
compensation. I have injuries instead of diploma. This is my pathway for career. Life is built upon this. There is
policy if there is a concern, no-one gets to plan a murder. This is a simple and clean expectation for personal
justice. I am asking to have this brought up to the local City Council. I need to have arrests for what I have
endured. My life will never be the same; I will never be the same, and I will wake up every morning knowing
this. For this I need to have a full sense of justice. Anyone associated with employment at a University cannot
be associated with physical violence towards a student at the University. This should also be seen as a very
clean and simple thing. This is the same for any students involved, and then any person in general is in general
subject to the law. There is very heavy law associated with this. An angry prosecutor could push for life
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sentences. This is stated within the charges involved. I need to have this taken very seriously. If this is available
as a charge, then this must be taken very seriously, and there is an obligation to have this addressed. I as a
person and the victim do need to have this addressed. Further than the Country, the state of California has very
strong rights for individuals. This is a moment where those rights must be upheld. I need to have arrests, and I
need to have general support for adequate compensation. I was continually followed and repeatedly injured for
multiple years. There was no rest from this, and no peace. The intent was for permanent suffering. For each day
that I have injuries or damage from this, each participant should be spending time in jail. This must be fairly
prosecuted. I have hurt no person at any point in time, and no charges can be placed upon me. This is a one-
sided attempt to murder me as a college student, and to make it funny and self-righteous. There is nothing self-
righteous in the breaking of the law. This is also a clean and simple thing, and must always be so. That area,
Berkeley, already has a history of rejecting things which do not make sense to them. Policy and law matter
more, and must always matter more. With this it is my right to expect arrests for incredible injury and incredible
mistreatment. Any form of newer or emerging technology involved must also be addressed, and made fully able
to be addressed. If students can abuse this in the coordination of an assault, then this is now at a place where this
must be able to be addressed. I am asking to have help with all of this together from the City of Santa Ana.
I had posted longer type-ups on my social media:
1. https://x.com/bnstn/status/1677769352421179392?s=46&t=rVB04vc6K5Qn2kpgl0YSRg
2. https://x.com/bnstn/status/1715786063346876536?s=46&t=rVB04vc6K5Qn2kpgl0YSRg
3. https://x.com/bnstn/status/1715786150630379708?s=46&t=rVB04vc6K5Qn2kpgl0YSRg
4. https://x.com/bnstn/status/1715786249699824082?s=46&t=rVB04vc6K5Qn2kpgl0YSRg
All help with this would be very greatly appreciated. As noted in number 4. I had also sent a letter to Rob
Bonta, he is the Attorney General for the state of California. The direction, and protection, of law with this must
be very clear to anyone. This does apply to everyone. There should be discomfort in any resistance to arrests. It
must be safe for everyone. No exception can be made for this. This leads to very bad precedent.
To do this, and to be able to do this, is part of the rationale, and importance, of the 1st Amendment to the United
States Constitution, and is an associated Right. This is for both Freedom of Speech and to Petition the
Government. The Government must be protective of the people. This is part of the purpose of the Government.
This is for all people in the country. This is part of why there is a Government.
There should be no comfort in this happening, nor with the intent with this.
It is always right to expect money for something like this. There is too much damage to my life, and more so
with the type of physical injuries involved. It is my right to expect justice with this. As a part of this, not only do
I need to have arrests, but there must be compensation. The intent was for permanent wounding. This is not a
normal type of violence.
Sincerely,
-Benjamin Andrew Stein
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