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Correspondence for Item 75A
2016 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT
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Dave Hoen
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December 15, 2015
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Cavazos, David
City Council Meeting Agenda Item 75A, December 15, 2015
DONE, Correspondence
City of Santa Ana Mayor and Councilmembers
Via email: eComment@santa-ana.ore
RE: City Council Meeting Agenda Item 75A, December 15, 2015 [2016 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT]
Dear Mayor Pulido and Councilmembers:
I attended the Plaza Navidena event in downtown Santa Ana on December 12`". It started off as a really nice
event. It was well organized, there was good lighting, a good sound system, well attended, nice music and
entertainment. The lines for the refreshments were too long for me, but it appeared that folks were enjoying the
refreshments and the event.
Then the Santa Ana Business Council portion of the evening began. The evening went downhill from there
when speaker after speaker after speaker droned on in Spanish only, for over thirty minutes without any English
translation.
At this point, it was not in any way an all-inclusive event welcoming to the entire community. If I were a
downtown business owner, regardless of race, I would have been furious! If I were one of the Hispanic folks in
attendance I would have been ashamed. As it was, I was embarrassed for our City.
Sam Romero, one of the speakers and board members of the Santa Ana Business Council used to have a sign in
his shop that read, "No Anglo's". That is the same sign that should have been hanging over the Plaza Navidena
event Saturday night. English translation complete.
Sincerely,
Dave Hoen