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City Council Meeting Correspondence
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RECEIVE AND FILE HOMELESS SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2018 THROUGH
APRIL 2018
19E
Date of Name
Correspondence
1 4/22/2018 Jennifer Duran
2 5/2/2018 Darla McBee
*RA - Recommended Action
Monday, May 14, 2018
Representative of
Santa Ana Resident
Santa Ana Resident
In Favor In Opposition
of RA*. of RA.*
TOTAL: 2
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Orozco, Norma
From:
jennifer ochoa <
Sent:
Sunday, April 22, 2018 11:06 PM
To:
eComment
Subject:
Homeless now in our neighborhood
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Hello,
The decision was finally made to clear the civic center of the homeless people.
But where did they go? They have gone into the neighborhoods. I live at the
corner home off Edinger and Olive St. And for the past week, there is now a
small encampment of 4-6 homeless people right across the street from my
home, and next to someone's house. Today as my husband, and I were
cleaning, and organizing our garage, a homeless lady came up to our home,
and asked for help. My 17 month, and 4 year old daughters were with us. I do
not want to be walking out of my door, and looking on to an encampment of
people. I don't want homeless people approaching my house, my family, or
me. This is unacceptable, the fact that I don't feel comfortable in my own
home. We own our home, and pay taxes, so it's not as easy to pick up and
leave. I am sure if there was an encampment in front of the mayor's home, or
city council member, this would not be accepted. They would be moved.
Please take a hard look where these people are ending up when they are
cleared from civic center. This encampment is on Edinger and Flower, under a
tree, next to the 711, where the recycling center is at.
Thank you,
Jennifer Duran
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Orozco, Norma
From: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 10:52 AM
To: Orozco, Norma
Subject: FW: Santa Ana Needle Exchange -
From: Darla McBee[mailto:
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 6:56 PM
To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org>; City Council <CityCouncil@santa-ana.org>;
DOC_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov
Subject: Re: Santa Ana Needle Exchange -
To whom it may concern,
I am a Santa Ana resident of over 8 years.
While I do not have a problem with the needle exchange program to mitigate public health concerns we
cannot be the only city across the county (or one of very few) to house this program. When you place a
program like this in one spot, the people who utilize this will migrate to the place housing the
exchange. Given these people are homeless or have substance abuse or mental health issues, they will plant
themselves near the needle exchange obviously since they do not have means to come and go. This means,
how are we even to spread this problem across the entire OC when we do not also place these needle
exchange programs all over the county as well?
I am thankful that Santa Ana is taking legal action against the country on the homeless but we need to also
consider placing any and all programs the homeless will gravitate homeless to over the country. Santa Ana
has done it's fair share for homeless and needled exchange and it ruined our city. It is time to spread every
aspect of dealing with the homeless across the country - including needle exchange.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Darla McBee
Wilshire Square
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