2. Appendix to Minutes (06/23/26) — Anaheim City Council, August 25, 2026

Susana Barrios
From: Concerned Anaheim Residents <concernedanaheimresidents@gmail. com> Sent: Thursday, June11, 20263:29PM
To: PublicComment; Christine Nguyen
Cc: ProhousingPolicies@hcd. ca.gov; prohousingincentive@hcd. ca.gov Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Formal OPPOSITION & Public Comment: California Pro-Housing Designation Program (PDP) Application – Material Transparency Defaults Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

ToChristine Nguyen, theAnaheim CityClerk, Members oftheAnaheim CityCouncil, andtheState HCDReview Board:

TheConcernedAnaheimResidentscoalitionissubmittingthisformalwrittencommentaheadoftoday's 5:00p.m. publicdeadlinetostateourstrictoppositiontotheCityofAnaheim’sCaliforniaPro-Housing DesignationProgram (PDP) application.

Wedemand thatthestatedenyAnaheim'sself-certified sixty-one (61) localtransparency points.

Undertheoversight ofCityAttorney RobertFabela, thecityismaintaining anactive, server-wide publicrecords blackout toshieldspecial interests, directly violating stategrantrequirements.

Weenterourformalopposition ontothepermanent publicandstaterecordbased onthefollowing material merits:

1. ActiveCPRAStatutory Default & Deficient Responses: AsofMay22, 2026, thecityentered an unconditional stateofStatutory DefaultundertheCalifornia PublicRecordsAct (CPRA). The administration hasactively suppressed rawbackend lobbyistportalmetadata logsand intentionally misfiled urgent24-hourstatutory Delinquency Notices intostandard slowqueues torunoutpublicclocks.

2. Systemic Lobbyist Disclosure Fraud & Shadow Lobbying: Acompleted registry auditofCurt Pringle & Associates (2023–2026) exposes acoordinated pattern ofwide-scale, retroactive quarterly disclosure modifications executed rightalongside majorPlanning Commission and CityCouncil votedates. Furthermore, visualevidence captures unregistered shadow lobbyists operating insidecouncil chambers tomanipulate projectoutcomes, utilizing unrecorded backchannel accesstosittingCouncilmembers.

3. Calendar Omissions & Shielding ofUnsubmitted Pipelines: Thecityisutilizing thisrecords defaulttoadvance multiple unsubmitted, adjacent high-density land-usepipelines undertotal zero-disclosure thresholds. Official municipal publiccalendars maintain "flat-zero" disclosures andflat-zerolisteddeveloper meetings, actively erasing andfailingtorecorddeveloper coordination sessions evenwhilephysical project signage isbeingactively installed on-sitein thecommunity.

4. Muzzling PublicParticipation (Pre-empting the "Modernization" Defense): Toinsulate city executives frompublicscrutiny regarding thesehiddendevelopments, theCityCouncil voted onMay12, 2026, tocodifyrestrictive newmeeting rules.
1 Regardless ofwhethertheserulesareactively enforced ateverysession, themerecodification ofadiscretionary 1-minute speech capanda90-minutemeeting cutoffcreates animmediate structural barrierandadocumented chilling effectoncivicparticipation. Byvesting thepower toarbitrarily muzzle resident testimony intothesubtextofcitypolicy, thecouncilhasbuilta legalmechanism designed torestrictevidence-heavyoversight. UnderstateHCDguidelines, it isthestructural existence oftheserestrictive barriers, notthecity'spromises ofbenevolence, thatviolates thethreshold requirements foropencommunity engagement.

1. DaisCollusion & Evidence Suppression: Time-stamped visualdatacaptures asynchronized pattern ofsittingCouncilmembers utilizing devices behindthedaisimmediately adjacent to developer lobbying teamcommunications duringactive, liveprojectdeliberations. Toshield thisback-channel collusion frompublicreview, thecityhasactively suppressed publicrecords requests forthecorresponding backend communication metadata logsandhasfailedto produce thepublichallcamera footage capturing thesesequences.

2. AuditofOpen, Suppressed, andDeficient Datasets: Thecitycurrently maintains anextensive backlog ofunanswered ordeficientPublicRecordsAct (PRA) requests acrossmultiple districts, systematically shielding municipal anddeveloper liability. Thisincludes:
o Stonewalled PRAsConcealing Municipal & Lobbyist Misconduct: Thecityhasgone completely radiosilentonoutstanding PRArequests regarding cityofficialandlobbyist conduct fortheAnaheim HillsFestival Development ProjectApproval (DEV2023- 00043); deliberately withholding records thatsubstantiate allegations ofshadow lobbying, unregistered influence, andaltered disclosure timelines. o Procedural Deficiencies andDueProcessEvasion: Municipal administration failedto acknowledge multiple formaldelinquency notices, omitted criticalevidence submissions, andignored avalidBrownActCure & Correct demand. Thisincludes an entirely inadequate administrative reviewoftheproject'sappeal, wherethecity restricted publicopposition toatoken10-pageresponse againstan870-pagestructural appealpacket.
o Open, deficient PRAsregarding localneighborhood watercontamination metrics. o Suppressed CityCouncil administrative records, unredacted internal communications, anddeliberately unrecorded oraltered lobbyistdisclosure timelines. o Withholding critical investigative filesandbody-worncamera footage fromthegrieving familyofAlbertArzola.

Thefull, itemizedevidentiaryfiles, includingtime-stampedvisualdataofunregisteredshadowlobbyists andmetadataauditlogs, arebeingtransmitteddirectlytotheHCDReviewBoardandstateenforcement agenciesunderseparatecovertopreserveinvestigativeintegrity.

Respectfully submitted,
TheStakeholderAuditTeam
2 Susana Barrios
From: MariaBessem <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June17, 202611:21PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Subject: Opposition toAnaheim Pursuing Prohousing Designation and Concerns Regarding Cumulative Growth Impacts
Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

MayorandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
IamwritingtoexpressseriousconcernsregardinganyeffortbytheCityofAnaheimtopursue California'sProhousingDesignationandthepoliciesthattypicallyaccompanysuchadesignation.

WhileAnaheimhaslongsupportedhousingdevelopmentandcontinuestoapprovesignificant residentialprojectsthroughoutthecity, manyresidentsquestionwhytheCitywouldfurthercommit itselftoaframeworkthatprioritizeshousingproductionaboveothercriticalcommunityconsiderations suchastraffic, parking, infrastructure , publicsafety, andqualityoflife.

Anaheimhasalreadydemonstrated substantialhousingproduction. IftheCityismeetingorexceeding itshousingobligations, residentsdeserveaclearexplanationofwhyadditionalProhousing commitments arenecessaryandwhatpublicbenefitsjustifythepotentiallossoflocalplanning flexibility.

CitywideConcernsAcrossAnaheim,: residentsareexperiencingtheconsequencesofpoliciesthat encouragehigherdensitywhilereducingtraditionaldevelopment standards.

Oneofthemostvisibleimpactsisparking.

Stateandlocalpoliciesincreasingly supportreductionsinparkingrequirementsbasedonassumptions abouttrafficuseandchanging
transportation habits.

Therealityexperiencedbyresidentsisverydifferent. Familiescontinuetoownvehicles, visitorsrequire parking, andmanyneighborhoods alreadyfacesignificantparkingshortages. Overflowparkingspills intosurroundingresidentialstreets, creatingfrustrationandconflictamongneighbors.

TrafficcongestionhassimilarlyworsenedthroughoutAnaheim. Residentsroutinelyencounterlonger traveltimes, increasedcut-throughtraffic, andgrowingstrainonroadwaysthatwerenotdesignedto accommodate continuedpopulationgrowthwithoutcorresponding infrastructure improvements.

Manyresidentsfeelthatplanningdecisionsareincreasingly drivenbyhousingproductiontargetsrather thanbalancedconsideration ofallcommunityneeds.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHills
1 TheseconcernsaremagnifiedinEastAnaheim, wheregeography, wildfirerisk, andlimitedevacuation routescreateuniquepublicsafetychallenges.

Residentsareparticularlyconcernedthatprojectsareevaluatedindividuallywhilethereal-world impactsarecumulative.

TheproposedDeerCanyondevelopment, theapproved447-unitFestivalCenterapartmentproject, futureHousingElementsites, accessorydwellingunits, andotheranticipateddevelopmentalladd residents, vehicles, andevacuationdemandtothesameconstrainedtransportation network.

Yeteachprojectistypicallyanalyzedasastandaloneproposal.

Residentsdonotexperiencetheseprojectsindividually. Theyexperiencethemcollectively.

Thecriticalquestionisnotwhetheroneprojectcanbeaccommodated inisolation. Thequestionis whethertheentireSantaAnaCanyoncorridorcansafelyaccommodatethecumulativepopulation growththatresultsfromallapproved, proposed, andanticipatedprojectscombined.

Thisconcernisparticularlyimportantinareasaffectedbywildfirehazards.

Duringamajorwildfireevent, residentsmayhaveonlyalimitednumberofevacuationroutesavailable.

ExistingcongestionalreadyaffectsSantaAnaCanyonRoadandsurroundingcorridorsduringordinary dailyconditions.

Residentshavelegitimateconcernsregardingwhatevacuationconditionswouldlooklikeafterfull buildoutofmultiplehighdensityIresidentialprojects.

ProhousingandLocalControl
ManyresidentsviewProhousingdesignationasasignalthattheCityintendstofurtherreducebarriers todevelopmentthroughmeasures suchasreducedparkingrequirements, increaseddensity allowances, streamlinedapprovals, anddiminishedopportunities forcommunityinput.

Whilethesepoliciesmaybepromotedastoolstoincreasehousingproduction, theycanalsoweaken theCity'sabilitytoaddress
neighborhood-specificconcernsandrespondtoinfrastructure limitations.

ResidentsdeserveassurancethatAnaheim'splanningdecisionswillcontinuetoprioritizepublicsafety, infrastructure capacity, trafficmanagement, andneighborhood livability-not aprohousingdesignation , short-sightedandmotivatedbygrantmonies.

REQUEST:

BeforepursuingProhousingdesignationoradoptingadditionalpoliciesintendedtoaccelerate residentialdevelopment, werespectfullyrequestthattheCity:

Conductacomprehensive cumulativeimpactanalysisofapproved, pending, andanticipated residentialprojects.

EvaluatecumulativetrafficandevacuationimpactsthroughoutEastAnaheimandAnaheimHills.

Demonstrate consistencywithAnaheim'sadoptedSafetyElementandwildfireplanningpolicies.

Assessthecitywideimpactsofreducedparkingrequirementsonexistingneighborhoods.

Provideresidentswithmeaningfulopportunities toparticipateindecisionsthatwillpermanentlyserve Anaheim'sfuture.

Anaheim'sresponsibility isnotmerelytoapprovehousing. Itistobalancehousingwithpublicsafety, infrastructure capacity, mobility, environmental constraints, andthequalityoflifeofexistingresidents.

WeurgetheCitytorejectanyProhousing policiesthatprioritizedevelopmentincentivesoverthese equallyimportantresponsibilities.

TheissuebeforeusisnotwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. TheissueiswhetherAnaheim shouldcontinueincreasingdensitywithoutfirstprovingthatourroads, parkingsupply, infrastructure, andevacuationsystemscansafelysupportthecumulativegrowththathasalreadybeenapproved." 2 Respectfully,
MariaBessem
130NAVENIDACORDOBA
ANAHEIM, CA92808-1001
3 Susana Barrios
From: Linda <lindahurley101@gmail. com>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202610:07AM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Concerns Regarding Prohousing Designation Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

MayorandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
IrespectfullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhen seriousdeficiencieshavealreadybeenidentifiedintheCity’sownenvironmental analysesand evacuationassumptions.

ThisisnotaquestionofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. ItisaquestionofwhytheCitywould encourageevengreaterdensitybeforedemonstrating thatexistingroads, infrastructure, parking, and emergencyevacuationsystemscansafelysupportthegrowthalreadyapproved. Basedonwhat residentsexperiencedaily, andbasedonthefindingsraisedbylegalexpertsreviewingtheCity’sown documents, thereislittleevidencethattheycan.

Moreimportantly, thisisnotasituationwhereadditionalstudieshaveneverbeenperformed. TheCity hasalreadypreparedenvironmental documentsandevacuationanalyses. However, ourCEQAattorneys haveidentifiedsignificanterrorsandinconsistencies inthosestudies. Theirreviewconcludedthatthe FestivalCenterEIRreliesonassumptions thatconflictwithAnaheim’sown “KnowYourWay” evacuation mapsandimproperlyminimizesthecumulativeeffectsofnearbydevelopments thatwoulddependon thesameevacuationroutes.

TheattorneysfurtherconcludedthattheEIRunderstateswildfireandevacuationrisks, omitsimportant cumulativeimpacts, containsmisleadingassertions, andreliesoninadequateandunenforceable mitigationmeasuresthatmayviolateCEQArequirements.

Perhapsmosttroubling, theCityCouncilitselfpreviouslydeterminedthatincreaseddensityandtraffic onthesesameroadwayswouldexacerbateevacuationrisksandbedetrimentaltopublichealthand safety. TheFireChiefandCitystaffrecommended denialoftheHillsPreserveprojectbecauseofthose concerns, andtheCouncilagreed.

Residentsdonotexperienceprojectsindividually. Weexperiencethemcollectively.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsfaceuniquechallenges, includingwildfirehazards, limitedevacuation routes, andalready-congestedroadways. PursuingProhousingDesignationsendsthemessagethat development incentivesandgrantopportunitiesarebeingprioritizedoverpublicsafetyand infrastructure capacity.
1 Beforeseekingadesignation intendedtoaccelerateadditionalresidentialgrowth, theCityshouldfirst addresstheunresolveddeficiencies identifiedinitsownenvironmentalreviewsandexplaintoresidents whyitbelievesincreasingdensityisappropriatewhenseriousconcernsregardingtraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremainunresolved.

Asresidentsalreadyknow, andastheCity’sownrecordreflects, ourroadsandevacuation systemsarealreadystrained. PursuingProhousingDesignationunderthesecircumstances would beirresponsibleandcontrarytotheCity’sobligationtoprotectpublicsafetyandthequalityoflife ofexistingresidents.

Respectfully,
LindaHurley
AnaheimHillsresident
2 Susana Barrios
From: JulieFilppi <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202610:32AM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Cc: Ashleigh Aitken; RyanBalius; CarlosA. Leon; Natalie Rubalcava; NormaC. Kurtz; Kristen Maahs; Natalie Meeks
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Opposition toAnaheim Prohousing Designation Program Application Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

June20, 2026
Subject: Opposition toAnaheim Prohousing Designation Program Application DearMs. Nguyen,
Iamaresident ofAnaheim livingwithin aHighFireHazard Severity Zone andamsubmitting myopposition to theCity’sProhousing Designation Program Application.

While Iunderstand theneedtoaddress housing affordability andavailability, Iamconcerned thatthepolicies highlighted inthisapplication place astrong emphasis onaccelerating housing production, reducing discretionary review, andexpanding residential development opportunities without adequately addressing the unique public safety challenges faced byresidents inhighfireriskareas. Inaddition, itdoesnotaddress the impactful parking shortages theresidents faceinWestAnaheim. Theapplication promotes increased housing density, streamlined approvals, andreduced public hearing requirements, yetprovides littlediscussion of emergency evacuation capacity, traffic congestion during emergencies, reducing residential andcommercial parking, orthecumulative impacts onneighborhoods withlimited ingress andegress routes.

Myneighborhood already experiences limited parking andconstrained roadway access. During awildfire or other emergency, additional residential density could significantly worsen evacuation conditions forexisting andfuture residents. Asitstands today, theCityhasacknowledged thattheareawillexperience a3+ hour evacuation timeestimate. Thisisalready acritical safety issue. Before seeking aProhousing Designation, the Cityshould firstdemonstrate thatcurrent infrastructure; emergency access, evacuation planning, parking, and public safety resources canadequately support increased development throughout theCityandparticularly in fire-prone areas. Thisdesignation, asitisworded, willremove theCity’sability tochallenge future development withanyofthese issues. ItisbadforAnaheim public health andsafety.

Irequest thattheCityreconsider thisapplication or, ataminimum, include language thatprotects thesafety of existing andfuture residents. Iunderstand thattheCitywillbeawarded points, whichwilltranslate tomoney, butisitworth relinquishing evenmore control totheState forthealmighty dollar? ThisistheCityofAnaheim.

TheState needs theeconomy generated here. Youareapowerful City. Whygiveawaythepower youpossess forthisveryshort sighted Prohousing Designation Program. ItisnotagoodthingfortheWestsideortheEast sideofAnaheim.

Thank youforyourconsideration ofthese concerns.
1 Sincerely,
JulieFilppi,
Anaheim Resident since 1972
2 Susana Barrios
From: Gillian MayHung <gillianmay1850@yahoo. com>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202610:56AM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Opposition oftheProHousing designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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MayorandMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
Irespec?ullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousing Designa?onwhensignicant concerns abouttrac, parking, infrastructure, andevacua?onsafetyremainunresolved.

Thisisnotaques?onofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. Itisaques?onofwhytheCitywouldencourageeven greaterdensitybeforedemonstra?ngthatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacua?onsystemscansafely supportthegrowthalreadyapproved.

TheCityhasalreadypreparedstudies, butindependent CEQAcounsel iden?edseriousdeciencies intheCity’sown analyses, includinginconsistencies withAnaheim’sadoptedevacua?onplansandfailurestoadequately accountfor cumula?veimpacts.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacua?onisama?eroflife anddeath. Residents havealreadyexperienced thereali?esofwildreandgridlock. SeekingProhousing Designa?onand statefundingtoencourage evengreaterdensitywhiletheseunresolved safetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafety mustcomebeforedevelopment incen?ves.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
GillianMay & RichardLin
AnaheimHillsresident
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: NaomiGoodwin <nagood6099@gmail. com>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202611:07AM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Opposition toCalifornia’sProhousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

DearMayorandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
EastAnaheim andAnaheim Hillsarelocated inaVeryHighFireHazard Severity Zone, where evacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residents havealready experienced therealities ofwildfire andgridlock.

IrespectfullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhen significant concernsabouttraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremainunresolved.

ThisisnotaquestionofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. ItisaquestionofwhytheCitywould encourageevengreaterdensitybeforedemonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacuationsystemscansafelysupportthegrowthalreadyapproved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Seeking Prohousing Designation andstatefunding toencourage evengreater density whilethese unresolved safety risksremain isirresponsible. Public safety mustcomebefore development incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
NaomiGoodwin
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: TeresaP <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202611:09AM
To: PublicComment; Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Against Prohousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

MayorandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
IrespectfullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhen significant concernsabouttraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremainunresolved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopmentincentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
TeresaPloum
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: DavidWalser <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202612:08PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] California Prohousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Mayor and Members oftheAnaheim City Council,
Iamrequesting thattheCity Council members carefully consider theramifications of pursuing theProhousing Designation when anadequate fireevacuation safety planhasn't beenestablished yet. Allowing developers andtheState ofCalifornia tocontrol thelife safety oftheresidents oftheeast Anaheim isarecipe fordisaster whenthenextfire event arrives.

Thank youinadvance forconsidering this important point.

David Walser
A35year resident ofEast Anaheim
1 Susana Barrios
From: DawnDinh <dawndinhdesign@yahoo. com>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 20261:08PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] California’sProhousing Designation Anaheim Hills Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
DawnDinh
Anaheim hillsresident
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: GraceMcGee <gracemmcgee123@gmail. com>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 20261:13PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DonotpursueProHousing Designation, untilexisting infrastructure is greatly improved!
Warning: Thisemailoriginated fromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropena?achments unlessyou recognize thesenderandareexpec?ngthemessage.

PleasedonotpursuetheProhousingDesigna?on, un?levacua?oninfrastructure isgreatlyimproved ineastAnaheim Hills. Itisdangerous andirresponsible todothis, knowing italreadytakes3hourstogo2mileswestfromWeirto Imperialduringanevacua?on, especiallywhen400+ moreunits, with1,200morecars!!!, wereapproved forthe Fes?valCenter, plusallthenewcemetery tracwewillhave.

Pleasemakeexis?ngci?zensafetyyourtoppriority. Please!!! Sincerely,
GraceMcGee
Weir/Serranohomeowner
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: Elizabeth Henry <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 20262:26PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] California Housing
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Asanalstatement, Ihaveahard ?meunderstanding whyyouwouldrisklives? Mylife, myfamilies, myneighbors. Isat onSerranoduringtheCanyon2Fire. Itwasterrifying! Ittookme2hourstogettomyMomattheMeridian. Canyou explaintomehowyouwouldfeelaboutpeoplelosingtheirlivesforthesakeofgreed? Respec?ully,
ElizabethHenry
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: Adrianna Gutierrez <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 20263:22PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Anaheim Hills
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopmentincentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
AdriannaGutierrez
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: AnitaYacoub <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 20269:45PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
Dr. AnitaYacoub
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: EktaParikh <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202610:35PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Comments regarding theProHousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Mayor andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
Irespectfully asktheCity toexplain whyitwould pursue California’sProhousing Designation when significant concerns about traffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuation safety remain unresolved.

Thisisnotaquestion ofwhether Anaheim should buildhousing. Itisaquestion ofwhytheCitywould encourage evengreater density before demonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacuation systems cansafely support thegrowth already approved.

TheCityhasalready prepared studies, butindependent CEQAcounsel identified serious deficiencies inthe City’sownanalyses, including inconsistencies withAnaheim’sadopted evacuation plans andfailures to adequately account forcumulative impacts.

Even more concerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChief previously concluded thatadditional density onthese same roadways would increase evacuation risksandthreaten public safety.

EastAnaheim andAnaheim Hillsarelocated inaVeryHighFireHazard Severity Zone, where evacuation isa matter oflifeanddeath. Residents havealready experienced therealities ofwildfire andgridlock. Seeking Prohousing Designation andstatefunding toencourage evengreater density whilethese unresolved safety risks remain isirresponsible. Public safety must come before development incentives.

Anaheim should notbeseeking stateincentives toencourage additional density when ithasyetto demonstrate thatthegrowth already approved canbesafely accommodated.

Respectfully,
EktaParikh
1 Susana Barrios
From: Adriana Sung <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June20, 202611:17PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
AdrianaSung
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: Michael Wakely <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20262:50PM
To: [email protected]; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] FW: Anaheim development update / calltoaction Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

DearMayorAitkenandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
IsupportresponsiblehousingdevelopmentinAnaheim, butIamaskingyoutoopposetheCity’s ProhousingDesignationapplication.

Anaheimneedshousing, andIunderstandtheimportanceofcreatingopportunitiesfornewhomes.

However, supportinghousingdoesnotmeanthecityshouldgiveuplocalcontroloragreetopoliciesthat limitAnaheim’sabilitytorespondtoreal-worldproblems.

Everyprojectisdifferent. Somemaybeappropriate, whileothersmaycreateseriousconcernswith traffic, parking, infrastructure, publicsafety, wildfireevacuation, orneighborhood compatibility. TheCity Councilneedstopreserveitsabilitytoevaluateeachprojectonitsownmeritsandrequirechanges whennecessary.

IamespeciallyconcernedthatthisdesignationdoesnotappeartoclearlyprotectAnaheim’sabilityto addresswildfireevacuationissuesorothersafetyconcerns. Housingproductionshouldnotcomeatthe expenseofpublicsafety.

IamalsoconcernedthattheProhousingframeworkrewardsreducedorinadequateparking. Good housingpolicyshouldcreatelivablecommunities, notshiftparkingproblemsontonearbyresidents, businesses, andneighborhoods.

Anaheimalsoneedsflexibilityinrespondingtohomelessness. Thecityshouldnotlockitselfintoapolicy frameworkthatcouldlimitfutureoptionsforshelter, services, enforcement, publicsafety, or neighborhood protection.

ThisisbadforallofAnaheim. Wecansupportresponsible developmentwithoutacceptingadesignation thatweakenslocaldecision-making.

PleaseopposetheProhousingDesignationapplicationandkeepAnaheim’shousingdecisionslocal, balanced, andaccountable.

Sincerely,
1 Thanks,
Mike
Michael R. Wakely
Commercial Management InsuranceServices, Inc.
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2 Susana Barrios
From: MarlaChapman <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20262:56PM
To: ChristineNguyen <[email protected]>; PublicComment <publiccomment@anaheim. net>; publiccomments@anaheim. net
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Opposing theProhousing Designation application Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: This email originated from outside theCityofAnaheim. Donotclick links oropen attachments unless you recognize thesender andareexpecting themessage.

DearMayorAitken andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
Isupportresponsible housing development inAnaheim, butIamasking youtooppose theCity's Prohousing Designation application.

Anaheim needs housing, andIunderstand theimportance ofcreating opportunities fornewhomes.

However, supporting housing doesnotmeanthecityshould giveuplocalcontrol oragreetopolicies thatlimitAnaheim'sability torespond toreal-worldproblems.

Everyproject isdifferent. Somemaybeappropriate, whileothers maycreate serious concerns with traffic, parking, infrastructure, public safety, wildfire evacuation, orneighborhood compatibility. The CityCouncil needs topreserve itsabilitytoevaluate eachprojectonitsownmeritsandrequire changes whennecessary.

Iamespecially concerned thatthisdesignation doesnotappeartoclearly protectAnaheim'sability to address wildfire evacuation issuesorothersafety concerns. Housing production shouldnotcomeat theexpense ofpublic safety.

Iamalsoconcerned thattheProhousing framework rewards reduced orinadequate parking. Good housing policy should createlivable communities, notshiftparking problems ontonearby residents, businesses, andneighborhoods.

Anaheim alsoneeds flexibility inresponding tohomelessness. Thecityshould notlockitselfintoa policy framework thatcouldlimitfutureoptions forshelter, services, enforcement, public safety, or neighborhood protection.

ThisisbadforallofAnaheim.

Wecansupport responsible development without accepting adesignation thatweakens local decision-making.

Please oppose theProhousing Designation application andkeepAnaheim'shousing decisions local, balanced, andaccountable.

Warmly,
MarlaChapman
780SQuailCircle
Anaheim, CA92807 1
Susana Barrios
From: BettyFarnsworth <bettypfarnsworth@gmail. com>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20268:48AM
To: [email protected]; Ashleigh Aitken; CarlosA. Leon; Natalie Rubalcava; Kristen Maahs; Norma C. Kurtz; RyanBalius; Natalie Meeks
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
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Mayor andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
Iunderstand thecityisconsidering submitting forProhousing designation.

Please takethenecessary timetoreview theparameters ofthis designation carefully.

California’sProhousing Designation Program incentivizes local governments tostreamline development. However, critics andpolicy experts highlight notable drawbacks: itcanbypass vitallocal inputandsafety reviews, failstodirectly forcephysical construction, andawards points for loosely related criteria thatdon'talways accelerate housing supply.

Hereisabreakdown ofthemaincriticisms:

1. WeakDirect Impact onActual Housing
Thedesignation provides statefunding preferences andpriority processing, butitdoesnotactually buildunitsorforceprivate developers tobreak ground. Apolicy analysis fromtheTerner Center notes thatsome jurisdictions struggle withmarket-ratelaborandmaterial costs, making thedesignation ineffective attrulyboosting housing supply without deepsubsidies.

2. Bypass ofCommunity Input & Safety Reviews
Formany residents, particularly inhazard-prone areas likeAnaheim Hills, thebiggest negative isthat "prohousing" policies oftenforce cities to fast-track dense development inzones facing severe wildfire risksor traffic bottlenecks. Critics argue these top-downstatepushes disregard vitalresident feedback andcommunity-specific safety constraints.

3. Flawed PointandScoring Systems
1 TheCalifornia Department ofHousing andCommunity Development ( HCD) scores jurisdictions across various policy categories tograntthestatus.

However, theTerner Center'sevaluation concluded thatseveral qualifying criteria (suchasadopting universal design ordinances, reducing alternative transportation barriers, orcounting ADUpolicies twice) do notexplicitly ordirectly increase acity'shousing production.

4. Financial Strain onMunicipal Budgets
Some localmunicipalities andadvocacy groups havepushed backbecause adding largevolumes ofrental housing oraffordable units doesn't inherently expand acity'slocalproperty taxbase. Because new residential unitsbringincreased infrastructural demands ( schools, roads, utilities) butgenerate lessrevenue, existing homeowners oftenworry they willshoulder theburden ofrising municipal expenses down theroad.

Irespectfully asktheCitytoexplain whyitwould pursue California’s Prohousing Designation when significant concerns about traffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuation safety remain unresolved.

Thisisnotaquestion ofwhether Anaheim should buildhousing. Itisa question ofwhytheCitywould encourage evengreater density before demonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacuation systems cansafely support thegrowth already approved.

TheCityhasalready prepared studies, butindependent CEQA counsel identified serious deficiencies intheCity’sownanalyses, including inconsistencies withAnaheim’sadopted evacuation plans andfailures to adequately account forcumulative impacts.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChief previously concluded thatadditional density onthese same roadways would increase evacuation risksandthreaten public safety.

EastAnaheim andAnaheim Hillsarelocated inaVeryHighFireHazard Severity Zone, where evacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residents havealready experienced therealities ofwildfire andgridlock. Seeking Prohousing Designation andstatefunding toencourage evengreater density whiletheseunresolved safety risksremain isirresponsible. Public safety must come before development incentives.

Anaheim should notbeseeking stateincentives toencourage additional density when ithasyettodemonstrate thatthegrowth already approved canbesafely accommodated.

Please donotsubmit forthisdesignation, retain yourpower andsupport yourconstituents.

Respectfully,
Anaheim Resident
BettyFarnsworth
2 Susana Barrios
From: Katherine Novich <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 202610:59AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: PublicComment; Katherine Novich
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation Application - Oppose Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

GoodMorning,
I'mopposedtotheProhousingDesignationApplication, IrespectfullyasktheAnaheimCityCouncil toopposeandwithdrawtheProhousingDesignationapplication. Bydoingso, itpreserves Anaheim'sabilitytomakelocaldecisions,protectresidents, businessesandneighborhoods, and publicsafety.

ThispolicyisdetrimentaltoallAnaheimasitisaone-size-fitsallSTATEhousingpolicyandtakes thecontrolawayfromourCityCouncil, whoknowsourcity, theresidents, andourneeds. The STATEdoesnot.

Regards,
KatherineNovich (Anaheimresidentforover60years)
1 Susana Barrios
From: Christel Andersson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 202610:47AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Comments onproposed prohousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheim HillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacua?onisama?eroflife anddeath. Residents havealreadyexperienced thereali?esofwildreandgridlock. SeekingProhousing Designa?onand statefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhiletheseunresolved safetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafety mustcomebeforedevelopment incen?ves.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
Christel & KentAndersson
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: KathyNunley <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20263:38PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

IamwritingtoexpressmyoppositiontotheProhousing Designation. Whoaskedthe citystafftocreatethisapplication? Whichcouncilmembershaveprojectscurrently needinggrantmoney? IftheCityofAnaheimhasalreadyexceededthecriteriafor membership, whywouldtheythenneedtosignapledgeofanytype? TheStateofCaliforniaisacesspooloffraud. Whywouldourcityenterintoanopenendedpledgeofanytypewiththestate? Ifourmayorandcouncilmembersthinkthatthiswillbeafeatherintheircaps, somethingtomakethemlookgood, theyneedtoexplainthemselves. Holdatownhall meeting! GetoutwiththecitizensofAnaheimandtelluswhyweneedthis designation. Theywon'tbecausetheyknowthesupportfromconstituents isn't there. Thatshouldbeenoughforthemtosquashthis. Lookathowwehavealready paidthepricebecauseoftheirquesttobesomesortofbeacon; theshiningcityontop ofthehill. LookathowwehavealreadybeenblindsidedbythedecisionsAiken, Meeks andallthecouncilhavemadebehindcloseddoors. Idon'ttrustasingleoneof them. NotmanycitizensofAnaheimHillsdo.

HowmuchexcesstaxincomedoestheCityofAnaheimgetannuallyfrom Disneyland? Howdoesthatplayintoallofthis?
We, thegoodcitizensofAnaheimHills, donotwant "homes" stuckintoeverynookand crannyinourcity. Thisisnotwhatwesignedupfor. Wedon'thavethe infrastructure. Wedon'thaveanymoreroom. Safetyisalsoanissue. WEDONOT

WANTTHISTYPEOFDECISIONTAKENOUTOFOURHANDSANDINTOTHEHANDSOF THECORRUPTSTATEOFCALIFORNIA.

KathyNunley
1 Susana Barrios
From: AlliValdivia <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:12PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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Iunderstand thecityisconsidering submi?ngforProhousing designa?on.

Pleasetakethenecessary ?metoreviewtheparameters ofthisdesigna?oncarefully.

California’sProhousing Designa?onProgram
h?ps://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-research/prohousing) incen?vizeslocalgovernments tostreamlinedevelopment.

However, cri?csandpolicyexpertshighlightnotabledrawbacks: itcanbypass vitallocalinputandsafetyreviews, failsto directlyforcephysicalconstruc?on, andawardspointsforlooselyrelatedcriteriathatdon'talwaysaccelerate housing supply.

Hereisabreakdown ofthemaincri?cisms:

1. WeakDirectImpactonActualHousing
Thedesigna?onprovides statefundingpreferences andpriorityprocessing, butitdoesnotactuallybuildunitsorforce privatedevelopers tobreakground. ApolicyanalysisfromtheTernerCenternotesthatsomejurisdic?onsstrugglewith market-ratelaborandmaterialcosts, makingthedesigna?onineec?veattrulyboos?nghousingsupplywithoutdeep subsidies.

2. BypassofCommunity Input & SafetyReviewsFormanyresidents, par?cularlyinhazard-proneareaslikeAnaheim Hills,thebiggestnega?veisthat "prohousing" policieso?enforceci?estofast-trackdensedevelopment inzonesfacing severewildrerisksortracbo?lenecks. Cri?csarguethesetop-downstatepushesdisregard vitalresidentfeedback andcommunity-specicsafetyconstraints.

3. FlawedPointandScoringSystems
TheCaliforniaDepartment ofHousingandCommunity Development scoresjurisdic?onsacrossvariouspolicycategories tograntthestatus.

However, theTernerCenter'sevalua?onconcluded thatseveralqualifying criteria (suchasadop?nguniversaldesign ordinances, reducingalterna?vetransporta?onbarriers, orcoun?ngADUpolicies twice) donotexplicitlyordirectlyincrease acity'shousing produc?on.

4. FinancialStrainonMunicipalBudgetsSomelocalmunicipali?esandadvocacygroupshavepushedbackbecause addinglargevolumesofrentalhousingoraordableunitsdoesn'tinherently expandacity'slocalproperty taxbase.

Irespec?ullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousing Designa?onwhensignicant concerns abouttrac, parking, infrastructure, andevacua?onsafetyremainunresolved. 1 Thisisnotaques?onofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. Itisaques?onofwhytheCitywouldencourageeven greaterdensitybeforedemonstra?ngthatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacua?onsystemscansafely supportthegrowthalreadyapproved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incen?ves.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Pleasedonotsubmitforthisdesigna?on, retainyourpowerandsupportyourcons?tuents.

Respec?ully,
AnaheimResident
AllisonValdivia
2 Susana Barrios
From: Jennifer Hillyer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:27PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Objection toCalifornia Prohousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopmentincentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
JenniferHillyer
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: Alli <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:30PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
Warning: Thisemailoriginated fromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropena?achments unlessyou recognize thesenderandareexpec?ngthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
JuanValdivia
AnaheimHillsresident
Sentfrommywife'siPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: Danielle Gorsha <daniellegorsha@yahoo. com>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:54PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Feedback: California’sProhousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

HelloMayorandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
IrespectfullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhensignificantconcerns abouttraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuation safetyremainunresolved.

ThisisnotaquestionofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. ItisaquestionofwhytheCitywouldencourageeven greaterdensitybeforedemonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergencyevacuationsystemscansafely supportthegrowthalreadyapproved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthatadditionaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety. EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsare locatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuationisamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealready experiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock. SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourage even greaterdensitywhiletheseunresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
DanielleGorsha
SmallBusinessownerandAnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: WENDY SOWSKI <wendysowski@sbcglobal. net>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20267:56PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Re: Prohousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
Warning: Thisemailoriginated fromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropena?achments unlessyou recognize thesenderandareexpec?ngthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacua?onisama?eroflife anddeath. Residents havealreadyexperienced thereali?esofwildreandgridlock. SeekingProhousing Designa?onand statefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhiletheseunresolved safetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafety mustcomebeforedevelopment incen?ves.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
WendySowski
AnaheimHills
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: PattyFitzjerrells <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20268:08PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Anaheim HillsOpposes ProHousing Designation DuetoSafetyConcerns Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
Warning: Thisemailoriginated fromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropena?achments unlessyou recognize thesenderandareexpec?ngthemessage.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
PatriciaFitzjerrells
AnaheimHillsresidentof30+ years
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: LoriHughes <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20268:44PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Fwd: California’sProhousing Designation Concerns forAnaheim Hills Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Forwardedmessage ---------
From: LoriHughes <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, Jun22, 2026at8:43PM
Subject: California’sProhousingDesignationConcernsforAnaheimHills To: <[email protected]>
MayorandMembersoftheAnaheimcityCouncil,
IrespectfullyasktheCityexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhen significant concernsabouttraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremainunresolved.

ThisisnotaquestionofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing, itisaquestionofwhytheCitywould encourageevengreaterdensitybeforedemonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacuationsystemscansafelysupportthegrowthalreadyapproved.

TheCityhasalreadypreparedstudies, butindependent CEQAcounselidentifiedseriousdeficiencies in theCity’sownanalysis, includinginconsistencieswithAnaheim’sadoptedevacuationplans, and failurestoadequatelyaccountforthecumulativeimpacts.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardZone, whereevacuationisa matteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireand gridlock. SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhile thesesafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopmentincentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respect,
LoriHughes
ConcernedResident
1 Susana Barrios
From: AllyGorsha <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20269:15AM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Re: California’sProhousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

DearMayor andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
Irespectfully asktheCitytoexplain whyitwouldpursue California’sProhousing Designation when significant concerns abouttraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuation safetyremain unresolved.

Thisisnotaquestion ofwhether Anaheim shouldbuildhousing. Itisaquestion ofwhytheCitywould encourage evengreater density before demonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergency evacuation systems cansafely support thegrowth already approved.

TheCityhasalready prepared studies, butindependent CEQAcounsel identified serious deficiencies intheCity’sownanalyses, including inconsistencies withAnaheim’sadopted evacuation plansand failures toadequately account forcumulative impacts.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded that additional densityonthesesameroadways wouldincrease evacuation risksandthreaten public safety. EastAnaheim andAnaheim Hillsarelocated inaVeryHighFireHazard Severity Zone, where evacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residents havealready experienced therealities of wildfire andgridlock. Seeking Prohousing Designation andstatefunding toencourage evengreater density whiletheseunresolved safety risksremain isirresponsible. Public safetymustcomebefore development incentives.

Anaheim should notbeseeking stateincentives toencourage additional density whenithasyetto demonstrate thatthegrowth already approved canbesafely accommodated.

Respectfully,
Alexandra Gorsha
Anaheim Hillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: Andrea Phelps <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 202610:39AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Public comment-prohousing designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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MayorandMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
IurgeyounottoseekCalifornia’sProhousing Designa?onforthecityofAnaheim. Asweareallaware, Sacramento has veryaggressively beenstrippinglocalgovernments oftheirabilitytooverseewhathousingprojectsareconstructed in theirrespec?veci?esandtowns.

Blanketincen?ves, variances andregula?onscanhaveextremely nega?veconsequences foralargeanddiversecitysuch asAnaheim. Thesenega?veconsequences, includingnoparkingfornewprojects, wallsandbuildings closertogether andclosertostreetsandhighwaysandsmallerunitsizessubstan?allynega?velyaectresidentsdayinanddayoutand outweighanynancialbenetaprohousingdesigna?onwouldbring.

TheneedsforthedierentdistrictsofAnaheimvarygreatly. Placingblankethousingpolicyonallthedistrictswilltake awaythecouncilsabilitytoprotectandmakedecisions thatareappropriate forallofthedistrictsofAnaheim. Please retainthesmallamounttolocalcontroloverhousingthatAnaheimcurrentlyhas. Developers ul?matelydonotcare aboutresidents, moneyistheironlymo?va?ngfactor. Anyamountofdecisionmakingandoversightthatcanbe retainedwillul?matelybenetthecityofAnaheimasawhole.

Respec?ully,
AndreaandEnglerPhelps
AnaheimResidents
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: Jackie <bizzeemom3@yahoo. com>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20261:41PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Proposed ProHousing Designation
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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Itisconcerning thattheCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityonour roadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incen?ves.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
JackieArch
30+ yearAnaheimHillsresident
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: Danielle Gorsha <daniellegorsha@yahoo. com>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20266:56PM
To: PublicComment; Ashleigh Aitken; CarlosA. Leon; RyanBalius; Natalie Rubalcava; Norma C. Kurtz; Kristen Maahs; Natalie Meeks
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Anaheim HillsTrafficGridlock: Potential Solutions andConcerns Attachments: Friday traffic-Anaheim-Hills.png; Saturday traffic-anaheim-hills.png Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

DearCouncilandTrafficDepartment,
I'ma26-yearAnaheim Hillsresident andsmallbusiness owner. MyteamandIdrivethroughout Anaheim for myrentalbusiness, andinfact, wehavedriven88,028milesthroughout thecityfrom2023tothepresent. We spendmostofourtimewithinsixmilesofDisneyland, servicing themillionsoftourists staying inhotelsand Airbnbs, butwedrivethroughout thecitydailyfrom6a.m. tomidnight. Suffice ittosay, Iknowthestreetsand trafficpatterns ofAnaheim.

I'malways impressed withthetrafficflowthroughout theresortarea. Ialsonoticethatpolice teamsdirecttraffic duringlargeconventions attheConvention CenteraswellaseventsattheHondaCenter, AngelStadium and busydaysattheDisneyland parkingstructures. Irarelyexperience longtrafficdelays, evenduringthebusiest times.

The same cannot besaid forAnaheim Hills. Thereisgridlock sevendaysaweekonImperial, WeirCanyon, Serrano, andNohlRanch. Myfreeway exitisImperial Highway, butGoogleMaps almostalways recommends I exitateither Lakeview orLincoln/NohlRanch. WhenIdoexitatImperial, Icanrarelygetoverintooneofthe twoleft-turnlanesontoSantaAnaCanyon. TripstoCostco, Targetandnearbyrestaurants arenotconsidered between 4and7pm. Thecongestion isnolongerlimitedtoFridaysat5p.m. Thegridlock nowoccursevery daystarting around noon. Thefreeway intersections areamess, androadrageisbecoming increasingly common.

Itisnowonder theCouncil receives somuch pushback from residents when evaluating new developments that willadd thousands ofadditional vehicle trips tothearea.

Weallknowthatcongestion onthe91freeway andtheassociated cut-through trafficarethemajorissues.

Thistrafficisnotonlyovercrowding ourstreets, butitisalsocreating significant wearandtearonlocalroads.

Inaddition, veryfewofthesecommuters contribute toourlocaleconomy bystopping atourstoresor restaurants.

IaskedAItoidentify solutions thatothercitiesandcountries haveusedtoaddress similar problems, andthe listisbelow. Iwouldliketoknowwhether anyofthesestrategies arebeingconsidered forEastAnaheim.

From AI
Insight:

Anaheim Hillsisparticularly vulnerable because congestion onthe91freeway pushes commuters intolocal neighborhoods, creating exactlythetypeof "rat-running" orcut-through trafficproblem thattransportation 1 planners study. Theissueiswelldocumented, andmanycitieshaveaddressed itthrough targeted neighborhood trafficprograms.

Below aresomeofthemostrelevant solutions usedbycities, including several thatcouldrealistically applyto Anaheim Hills.

1. ChargingDriverstoEnterCertainAreas (CongestionPricing) Citiesinstallcameras orelectronic tollpointsandcharge drivers duringpeakhours.

Examples:

Stockholm andGothenburg, Sweden, charge vehicles entering thecitycenterduringbusyhours.

Traffic volumes dropped byapproximately 10% duringcharged periods afterimplementation.

Singapore, London, andpartsofChilealsouseelectronic tollingsystems toreducecongestion.

HowthiscouldapplytoAnaheim Hills:

Charge vehicles entering specificneighborhood zones
Onlycharge duringpeakhours (forexample, 3–7p.m.)
Exempt localresidents through license plateregistration Thisconcept issometimes calleda "LowTrafficZone" orcongestion zone.

2. RestrictingTurnsDuringRushHour
Thisapproach isalready usedinmanyU.S. cities.

Examples:

Noleftturnsfrom3–7p.m.

Nothrough trafficexceptforresidents
Right-turn-onlyintersections
Theserestrictions canreduce theabilityofcommuters toshortcut throughneighborhoods.

3. " LocalTrafficOnly" StreetsWithCameraEnforcement
Somecitiesuselicense-platecameras tocreatelocaltrafficzones.

Thesesystems:

Allowresidents, deliveries, andemergency vehicles
Automatically finevehicles usingstreetsasshortcuts
Reduce through trafficwhilemaintaining neighborhood access

4. PhysicalBarriersThatPreventCut-ThroughRoutes
Examples include:

Diagonal diverters
Partial streetclosures
Median barriers
Dead-endconversions
2 CitiessuchasBerkeley, California, haveimplemented thesemeasures specifically toreduce cut-through traffic.

5. TrafficCalmingMeasures
Examples include:

Speedhumps
Minitrafficcircles
Narrowed lanes
Raised crosswalks
Curbextensions
Thesemeasures donotblockvehiclesbutmakeneighborhood streets lessattractive ascommuter routes.

6. License-PlateDrivingRestrictions
Somecities restrict vehicle accessbased onlicense platenumbers toreduce trafficandpollution.

Whilemoreextreme, similar concepts havebeenusedduringmajoreventsandperiodsofhighcongestion.

7. SmartNavigationBlocking
SomecitiesnowworkdirectlywithGoogleMapsandWaze todiscourage routing throughneighborhoods.

Strategies include:

Changing street classifications
Adding turnrestrictions
Creating trafficpatterns thatmake routing algorithms avoidresidential streets Realistic Solutions forAnaheim Hills
High-impactideas:

Rush-hourturnrestrictions
Local-traffic-onlyzoneswithcamera enforcement
Streetdiverters thatbreakcut-through routes
Medium-impactideas:

Traffic calming measures
One-waystreetconversions
Moredifficultbutpotentially effective:

Congestion pricingforentering certain zones
Freeway rampmetering combined withneighborhood restrictions AStrategy That Works Best
Manysuccessful citiescombine:

Turnrestrictions
Physical diverters
Traffic calming measures
3 Together, thesestrategies makeneighborhood routes slower andlessconvenient thanremaining onthe freeway.

Thank youforyourtime. Iwouldappreciate understanding whether anyofthesestrategies arebeing considered andhowresidents cancontinue thisconversation withtheCity. Mostimportantly, residents need confidence thatthisissueisbeingactively addressed.

Danielle Gorsha
4 Susana Barrios
From: Sarah Hughes <swatkinshughes@hotmail. com>
Sent: Friday, June19, 20264:01PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Anaheim ‘sProhousing Designation
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IamwritingtoexpressmyconcernthatAnaheimisconsideringaProhousingDesignationapplication andamhopingAnaheimwilleitheropposethisorwithdrawtheapplication.

Themainconcernisthewayitseemstotakeawaylocalcontroloverhousingandcouldlimitthecity's abilitytorespondtolocalproblemsacrossthewholecity.

Anaheimisalargecitywithdifferentneighborhoods whichhavedifferentneedsinrespecttotraffic, parking, theunhoused, andpublicsafetywhichthecityshouldbeabletodecidethemselves.

Hopingyouwillseetheneedtonotgoaheadwiththisdesignationasitaffectseachdistrictinourcity.

Sincerely
SarahHughes
GetOutlookforiOS
1 Susana Barrios
From: LoriHughes <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20268:44PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] California’sProhousing Designation Concerns forAnaheim Hills Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

MayorandMembersoftheAnaheimcityCouncil,
IrespectfullyasktheCityexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhen significant concernsabouttraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremainunresolved.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respect,
LoriHughes
ConcernedResident
1 Susana Barrios
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Sent: Monday, June22, 20268:22PM
To: ChristineNguyen <[email protected]>
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1 Susana Barrios
From: LeidaErickson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20263:49PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] CITYOFANAHEIM REPROHOUSING DESIGNATION Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

HonorableMayorandCityCouncil,
AccordingtoAItoday:

Overthepastdecade (roughly 2016to2026), thepopulation ofAnaheim hasexperienced aslight overall decline andstabilization, contrasting withitsrapidgrowth inearlier decades.

Hereishowthetrendbreaks down:

Mid-2010sPeak: Around 2016to2017, Anaheim'spopulation peaked atroughly 350,000to 352,000residents.

The2020Census: Bytheofficial2020Census, thepopulation wasrecorded at346,824.

RecentYears: Following 2020, thepopulation experienced aminordownward trendand leveled off. Asofrecent 2024–2026dataandestimates, thepopulation standsat approximately 340,000to344,500.

Overall, Anaheim'spopulation hasdecreased byroughly2% to3% overthelast10years, shifting fromaperiod ofsteady growth intoaphase ofmodest decline andstabilization.

Inmyopinion, theStateofCaliforniahasgonetoofarinusurpingthepoweroflocalgovernment. I stronglyurgeyoutostandyourgroundforthebettermentofAnaheim'scommunitiesandnotbe influencedbypromisesofStategrantmoniesbypassingtheProhousingDesignationagreementJuly14.

IbelieveAnaheimresidentswillexperienceadeclineinpublicsafetyandpoorerqualityoflifeifAnaheim commitstothisagreement.

Instead, beproactiveandconsider:

AlreadyapprovedaffordablehousingprojectsthatmeettheState'sgoalsforcities.

Theeffectsofthoseprojectswithreduced, nonexistentparkingspacerequirementsonqualityof lifeforeveryone.

Increasedtrafficthatreducesqualityoflifeforeveryone.

Housingdensitythatputsallresidentsindangerforanuntested "Know:YourWay" Evacuation plan, especiallyin "VeryHighFireRisk" areas. Wedon'twanttobethenextPacificPalisades, Altadena, orParadisecasualties (orCypress' HazardousWasteevacuationscare). 1 elooktoourlocalleaders, whoknowandappreciateAnaheimaswedo, toputtheneedsand concernsofAnaheim'scurrentresidentsaheadofSacramento'sgoals.

Sincerely,
LeidaErickson
205S. OwensDr.

Anaheim, CA92808
714271-4381
2 Susana Barrios
From: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20263:20PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: publiccomments@anaheim. net
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] City'sPro-housing Designation Application Opposition Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

DearMayorAitken andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil:

LetmebeginandstatethatIsupportresponsiblehousingdevelopmentinAnaheimandrecognize theneedtocreateopportunitiesforadditionalhousing. However, Istronglyurgeyoutoopposethe City'sPro-housingDesignationapplication.

WhileAnaheimmustcontinuetoaddresshousingneeds, itshouldnotdosobyacceptinga statedesignation" thatmaydiminishlocalcontrolandlimittheCity'sabilitytorespondto legitimatecommunityconcerns. Housingpolicyshouldempowerlocaldecision-makers, not constrainthem.

Everydevelopmentproposalpresentsuniquechallengesandimpacts. Someprojectsmaybe appropriateandbeneficial, whileothersmaycreatesignificantconcernsrelatedtotraffic congestion, parkingshortages, infrastructuredemands, publicsafety, wildfireevacuation, environmentalimpacts, andneighborhoodcompatibility. TheAnaheimCityCouncilmustretain theauthoritytocarefullyevaluateeachproposal, requirenecessarymodifications, andreject projectsthatarenotinthebestinterestsofresidents.

IamparticularlytroubledthatthePro-housingDesignationdoesnotclearlyprotectAnaheim's abilitytoaddresswildfireevacuationrequirementsandothercriticalpublicsafetyconcerns.

Californiahasrepeatedlywitnessedthedevastatingconsequencesofinadequateemergency planning. Anypolicythatencouragesincreaseddensitywithoutfullyaddressingevacuation capacityandemergencyresponseimpactsplacesresidentsatunnecessaryrisk. Publicsafety mustremaintheCity'shighestpriority.

IamalsodisturbedthatthePro-housingframeworkrewardsreductionsinparking requirements. Whilereducedparkingmayappearbeneficialonpaper, therealityisoften increasedcongestion, overcrowdedstreets, spilloverparkinginsurroundingneighborhoods, and negativeimpactsonlocalbusinesses. Successfulhousingpolicyshouldcreatecompleteand 1 livablecommunitiesratherthantransferringtheburdenofinadequateplanningontoexisting residents.

Inaddition, Anaheimmustpreserveitsflexibilitytoaddresshomelessnessandrelatedpublic safetychallengesinwaysthatbestservethecommunity. TheCityshouldnotcommititselftoa policyframeworkthatcouldrestrictfutureoptionsregardingshelterplacement, supportive services, enforcementstrategies, neighborhoodprotection, orotherlocallydetermined solutions.

Anaheimcanandshouldsupportresponsiblehousingdevelopment. However, responsiblegrowth requiresbalance, accountability, andlocaloversight. Housingproductionshouldnotcomeatthe expenseofpublicsafety, infrastructurecapacity, neighborhoodqualityoflife, ortheCity's abilitytomakedecisionsthatreflecttheuniqueneedsofitsresidents.

Forthesereasons, IrespectfullyrequestthatyouandthecitycouncilopposethePro-housing DesignationapplicationandpreserveAnaheim'sauthoritytomakehousingdecisionslocally. The Citymustretaintheflexibilitytopursuehousingsolutionsthatareresponsible, sustainable, and accountabletothepeoplewholive, work, andinvestinAnaheim. Thankyou.

BobWolkowicz
AnaheimHillsResident
2 Susana Barrios
From: marlene manzak <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20268:27AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Cc: publicxomment@anaheim. net
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Housing Project
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Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Respec?ully,
Name
MarleneManzak
SentfrommyiPhone
1 Susana Barrios
From: thill <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20269:08PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Oppose theProhousing Designation
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Christine,
IamaresidentofAnaheimwritingtoexpressmystrongoppositiontotheProhousingDesignation proposal. Afterreviewingthedocument, itisclearthatthisproposalfunctionsasa "payforplay" arrangementbetweenthestateandlocalmunicipalities. Byacceptingone-timegrantfunding, theCityof Anaheimwouldeffectivelysurrenderitslong-termrighttogovernandsupportitsconstituents.

Myspecificconcernsinclude:

LossofLocalSovereignty: Anaheimhasalreadyexceededitsstate-mandatedbuildingquotas. Thereis nojustificationfortheCityCounciltorelinquishitsauthorityorthevotingrightsofitsresidentstothe state.

BypassingPublicOversight (Section2E): Thissectionwouldeliminatediscretionary reviewsandpublic hearings, allowingallprojectstobeadministered solelybystaffwithoutcommunityinput.

AcceleratedAdministrativeTimelines (Section2G): Theproposalestablishesareviewtimelinefor administrative applicationsofonlytwenty-nine (29) days, whichisinsufficientforthoroughevaluation.

DeveloperIncentives (Section3I): Thissectionoutlinesprogramstoreduceconstructionand infrastructure costsfordevelopers. Itappearsthecityisprioritizingdeveloperprofitsoverresident approvalandestablishedzoninglaws.

Thisproposalremovestheessentialvotingrightsofresidentsandprioritizesthefinancialinterestsofthe stateandprivatedevelopers. IftheCityCouncilcedesitspowertorepresentitsconstituency inthis manner, itcallsintoquestiontheverynecessityofourlocalelectedleadership.

Sincerely,
TamaraHill
148S. EucalyptusDrive
Anaheim, CA92808
1 Susana Barrios
From: Christa Luther <christakluther@gmail. com>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20269:33AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Opposition toAdditional High-Density Development andProhousing Designation inEastAnaheim / Anaheim Hills
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DearMs. Nguyen,
IamwritingasaresidentofAnaheimHillstoexpressmyoppositiontoanyadditionallarge-scale residentialdevelopmentandtotheCity’spursuitofaProhousingDesignationthatcouldfurtherreduce localcontroloverplanningdecisions.

WhileIunderstand theneedforhousing, IdonotbelieveEastAnaheimcancontinuetoabsorb significantadditionalgrowthwithoutseriousconsequences totraffic, publicsafety, infrastructure, and qualityoflife.

TrafficcongestioninAnaheimHillshasalreadyreachedunacceptable levels. Onmanydays, Iamunable toleavemyneighborhood inareasonableamountoftimebecausecommutersfromtheInlandEmpire arereroutedthroughourlocalstreetstoavoidcongestiononthe91Freeway. Duringpeakperiods, traffic backsupthroughoutthecanyonarea, anditisnotuncommonformetospend30minutestravelingless thanonemile. Residentsexperiencetheseconditionseveryday, andadditionaldevelopmentwillonly makethemworse.

Iamalsodeeplyconcernedaboutwildfireevacuationandpublicsafety. AnaheimHillsandtheSanta AnaCanyoncorridorhavelimitedevacuationroutes. Existingtrafficcongestionalreadystrainsthese roadwaysduringnormalconditions. Beforeapprovingadditionalhigh-densityhousingprojects, theCity shouldthoroughlyevaluatethecumulativeimpactthatcurrent, approved, proposed, andfuture developments willhaveonevacuationtimesandemergencyresponsecapabilities.

Myconcernisnotwithanyoneprojectinisolation. Rather, itisthecombinedimpactofmultiple developments, accessorydwellingunits, futurehousingsites, andongoingpopulationgrowthona transportation networkthatisalreadyoverburdened. Residentsexperiencetheseimpactscollectively, andplanningdecisionsshouldreflectthatreality.

Irespectfully requestthattheCity:

Conductacomprehensive cumulativeimpactanalysisofallapproved, pending, andanticipated residentialprojectsinEastAnaheim.

Evaluatethelong-termeffectsontrafficcongestion, evacuationcapacity, andpublicsafety.

Considerinfrastructure limitationsbeforeapprovingadditionaldensity. 1 Preservemeaningfulopportunities forcommunityinputandlocaldecision-making.

Prioritizepublicsafety, infrastructure capacity, andneighborhood livabilityoverincentives tiedto Prohousingdesignation.

Anaheim’sresponsibility isnotsimplytoapprovemorehousing. Itistoensurethatgrowthisbalanced withthesafetyand
OppositiontoAdditionalHigh-DensityDevelopmentandProhousingDesignationinEastAnaheim. Iurge theCityCounciltorejectpoliciesthatwouldencourageadditionallarge-scaledevelopment inEast Anaheimuntilthecumulativeimpactsontraffic, infrastructure, andemergencyevacuationhave beenfullyevaluatedandaddressed.

Thankyouforyourconsideration.

Sincerely,
ChristaLuther
AnaheimHillsDistrict6Resident
2 Susana Barrios
From: noreen francis <noreenjfrancis@yahoo. com>
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20263:21PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Opposition toAnaheim Pursuing Prohousing Designation.

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MayorandmembersoftheAnaheimcityCouncil, Iamwri?ngtoexpressseriousconcerns regarding anyeortbythe cityofAnaheimtopursueCalifornia’sPro, housing, designa?on, andpoliciesthattypicallyaccompany sucha designa?on.WhileAnaheimhaslongsupported housingdevelopment, andcon?nuestoapprove signicantresiden?al projectsthroughout thecity, manyresidentsques?onwhythecitywouldfurthercommititselftoaframework that priori?zeshousing produc?onaboveothercri?calcommunity considera?onssuchastrac, parkinginfrastructure, publicsafety, andqualityoflife.

Ifthecityismee?ngorexceeding, it’shousingobliga?onsresidence deserveaclearexplana?onofwhyaddi?onalPro housingcommitments arenecessary, andwhatpublicbenetsjus?fythepoten?allossoflocalplanningexibility.

Residence areexperiencing theconsequences ofpolicies thatencourage higherdensitywhilereducingtradi?onal development standards. Oneofthemostvisibleimpactsisparking. Stateandlocalpoliciesincreasingly support reduc?onsinparkingrequirements basedonassump?onsabouttracuseandchanging transporta?onhabitsthe realityexperienced byresidence isverydierent. Families con?nuetoownvehicles, visitorsrequireparkingandmany neighborhoods alreadyfacesignicant parkingshortagesoverowparkingspillsintosurrounding residen?alstreets, crea?ngfrustra?onandconictamongneighbors. Tracconges?onhassimilarlyworsened throughout Anaheim.

Residents rou?nelyencounterlongertravel ?mesincreased cutthroughtracandgrowingstrainonroadways thatwere notdesignedtoaccommodate con?nuedpopula?ongrowthwithoutcorresponding infrastructure improvements. These concerns aremagniedinEastAnaheim, wheregeography, wildreriskandlimitedevacua?onroutescreateunique, publicsafetychallenges. Residence arepar?cularlyconcerned thatprojectsareevaluatedindividually whilethereal worldimpactsarecumula?ve.

Theproposed deerCanyondevelopment theapproved for477-unitfes?valcenterapartmentproject, futurehousing elementsite, accessory dwelling unitsandotheran?cipateddevelopment alladdResidents vehiclesandevacua?on demandtothesameconstrained transporta?onnetworkyeteachprojectistypicallyanalyzedasastandalone proposal. resiresidence donotexperience theseprojects individually. Theyexperienced themcollec?vely.

Thecri?calques?onisnotwhetheroneprojectcanbeaccommodated inisola?on. Theques?oniswhethertheen?re SantaAnaCanyon corridorcansafelyaccommodate theaccumula?vepopula?ongrowththatresultsfromallapproved proposed andan?cipatedprojectscombined. Theconcernispar?cularlyimportant inareasaectedbywildrehazards.

BeforepursuingProhousingdesigna?onoradop?ngaddi?onalpoliciesintendedtoaccelerateresiden?aldevelopment werespec?ullyrequestthatthecity1-evaluatecumula?vetracandevacua?onimpactsthroughout eastAnaheimand AnaheimHills2-demonstrate consistency withAnaheim, safetyelementandwildreplanningpolicies3-provide residencewithmeaningful opportuni?estopar?cipateindecisions thatwillpermanently serveAnaheim‘sfuture Anaheimresponsibility isnotmerelytoapprove housing. Itistobalancehousingwithpublicsafety, infrastructure, capacitymobility, environmental constraints, andthequalityoflifeofexis?ngresidence.

WeurgethecitytorejectanyProhousingpoliciesthatpriori?zedevelopment incen?vesovertheseequallyimportant responsibili?es.

Respec?ully
NoreenjFrancis
1 Susana Barrios
From: Alli <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:33PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing designation
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Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
JuanValdivia
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: Armida Lansner <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20269:49PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
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Mayor andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil
Iamwriting toexpress serious concerns regarding anyeffortbytheCityofAnaheim topursue California'sProhousing Designation andthepolicies thattypically accompany suchadesignation.

WhileAnaheim haslongsupported housing development andcontinues toapprove significant residential projects throughout thecity, manyofyour constituents question whyourCityleaders wouldfurther commit ourcityanditsresidents toastatedictated framework thatprioritizes housing production above othercritical community considerations suchastraffic, parking, infrastructure , public safety, andqualityoflife. Anaheim hasalready demonstrated substantial housing production. IftheCityismeeting orexceeding itshousing obligations, residents deserve aclear explanation ofwhyadditional Prohousing commitments arenecessary andwhatpublicbenefits justify thepotential lossoflocalplanning flexibility.

CitywideConcernsAcrossAnaheim: residents areexperiencing theconsequences ofpolicies that encourage higher density whilereducing traditional development standards. Oneofthemost visible impacts isparking. Stateandlocalpolicies increasingly support reductions inparking requirements based onassumptions abouttrafficuseandchanging transportation habits. Thereality experienced byresidents isverydifferent. Families continue toownvehicles, visitors require parking, andmany neighborhoods already facesignificant parking shortages. Overflow parking spillsintosurrounding residential streets, creating frustration andconflict among neighbors. Traffic congestion hassimilarly worsened throughout ourCity. Residents routinely encounter longertraveltimes, increased cutthrough traffic, andgrowing strainonroadways thatwerenotdesigned toaccommodate continued population growthwithout corresponding infrastructure improvements. Many residents feelthat planning decisions areincreasingly driven byhousing production targets ratherthanbalanced consideration ofallcommunity needs.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHills: These concerns aremagnified inEastAnaheim, where geography, wildfire risk, andlimited evacuation routes create unique publicsafety challenges.

Residents areparticularly concerned thatprojects areevaluated independently whilethereal-world impacts arecumulative. Theproposed DeerCanyon development, theapproved 447-unitFestival Center apartment project, futureHousing Element sites, accessory dwelling units, andother anticipated development alladdresidents, vehicles, andevacuation demand tothesameconstrained transportation network. Yeteachproject istypically analyzed asastandalone proposal. Residents do notexperience theseprojects individually. Theyexperience themcollectively. Thecritical question is notwhether oneproject canbeaccommodated inisolation. Thequestion iswhether theentireSanta AnaCanyon corridor cansafely accommodate thecumulative population growth thatresults fromall 1 pproved, proposed, andanticipated projects combined. Thisconcern isparticularly important in areasaffected bywildfire hazards. Duringamajorwildfire event, residents willhaveonlyalimited number ofevacuation routes available. Existing congestion already affectsSantaAnaCanyon Road andsurrounding corridors during ordinary dailyconditions. Safeandtimely evacuation under conditions similartothePalisades orAltadena firesisathighriskunder current density conditions. Livesareatrisknow. Residents havelegitimate concerns regarding whatevacuation conditions wouldlooklikeafterfullbuild-outofmultiple highdensity Iresidential projects.

ProhousingandLocalControl: Manyresidents viewProhousing designation asasignal thatthe Cityintends tofurtherreduce barriers todevelopment through measures suchasreduced parking requirements, increased density allowances, streamlined approvals, anddiminished opportunities for community input. Whilethesepolicies maybepromoted astoolstoincrease housing production, they canalsoweaken theCity'sability toaddress neighborhood-specific concerns andrespond to infrastructure limitations. Residents deserve assurance thatAnaheim'splanning decisions will continue toprioritize public safety, infrastructure capacity, trafficmanagement, andneighborhood livability-notaprohousing designation, short-sighted andmotivated bygrantmonies.

REQUEST: Before pursuing Prohousing designation oradopting additional policies intended to accelerate residential development, Irespectfully request thattheCity:

Conduct acomprehensive cumulative impactanalysis ofapproved, pending, andanticipated residential projects.

Evaluate cumulative trafficandevacuation impacts throughout EastAnaheim andAnaheim Hills.

Demonstrate consistency withAnaheim'sadopted SafetyElement andwildfire planning policies.

Assess thecitywide impacts ofreduced parking requirements onexisting neighborhoods.

Provide residents withmeaningful opportunities toparticipate indecisions thatwillpermanently serveAnaheim'sfuture. Anaheim'sresponsibility isnotmerely toapprove housing. Itistobalance housing withpublicsafety, infrastructure capacity, mobility, environmental constraints, andthequality oflifeofexisting residents. WeurgetheCitytorejectanyProhousing policies thatprioritize development incentives overtheseequally important responsibilities. "Theissuebefore usisnot whether Anaheim should buildhousing. Theissueiswhether Anaheim should continue increasing density without firstproving thatourroads, parking supply, infrastructure, andevacuation systems cansafely support thecumulative growth thathasalready beenapproved." Respectfully,
Armida Lansner
935SHarvard Circle
92807
2 Susana Barrios
From: lindaschryver710@gmail. com
Sent: Monday, June22, 20261:04AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
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PleasevoteagainsttheProhousingDesignationinourareaofAnaheimHills. Thetrafficonthe91to CoronaandthecarsusingWazetocomethroughourneighborhood dailyoffthe241hasmadeitso congestedinoursmallareahereinthehills. Withourhighfiredangerwejustcannothandleanymore vehiclesonthefewroadswehaveinandoutofourarea. Pleasevotetokeepourareaandthepeople safe. Thankyou.

Sincerely,
LindaSchryver
8301EStarcrestWay
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From: AlliValdivia <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:14PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
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MayorandMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil,
Iunderstand thecityisconsidering submi?ngforProhousing designa?on.

Pleasetakethenecessary ?metoreviewtheparameters ofthisdesigna?oncarefully.

California’sProhousing Designa?onProgram
h?ps://www.hcd.ca.gov/planning-and-research/prohousing) incen?vizeslocalgovernments tostreamlinedevelopment.

Hereisabreakdown ofthemaincri?cisms:

3. FlawedPointandScoringSystems
TheCaliforniaDepartment ofHousingandCommunity Development scoresjurisdic?onsacrossvariouspolicycategories tograntthestatus.

4. FinancialStrainonMunicipalBudgetsSomelocalmunicipali?esandadvocacygroupshavepushedbackbecause addinglargevolumesofrentalhousingoraordableunitsdoesn'tinherently expandacity'slocalpropertytaxbase.

Becausenewresiden?alunitsbringincreasedinfrastructural demands (schools, roads, u?li?es) butgenerateless revenue, exis?nghomeowners o?enworrytheywillshouldertheburdenofrisingmunicipal expensesdowntheroad. 1 Irespec?ullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousing Designa?onwhensignicant concerns abouttrac, parking, infrastructure, andevacua?onsafetyremainunresolved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citysta, andtheFireChiefpreviously concluded thataddi?onaldensityon thesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacua?onrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheim HillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacua?onisama?eroflife anddeath. Residents havealreadyexperienced thereali?esofwildreandgridlock. SeekingProhousing Designa?onand statefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhiletheseunresolved safetyrisksremainisirresponsible.

Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incen?ves.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincen?vestoencourageaddi?onaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstrate thatthe growthalreadyapproved canbesafelyaccommodated.

Pleasedonotsubmitforthisdesigna?on, retainyourpowerandsupportyourcons?tuents.

Respec?ully
AnahimResident
AllilsonValdivia
2 Susana Barrios
From: FrankLansner
Sent: Sunday, June21, 20269:44PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousing Designation
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EastAnaheimandAnaheimHills: These concerns aremagnified inEastAnaheim, where geography, wildfire risk, andlimited evacuation routes create unique publicsafety challenges.

REQUEST: Before pursuing Prohousing designation oradopting additional policies intended to accelerate residential development, Irespectfully request thattheCity:

Conduct acomprehensive cumulative impactanalysis ofapproved, pending, andanticipated residential projects.

Evaluate cumulative trafficandevacuation impacts throughout EastAnaheim andAnaheim Hills.

Demonstrate consistency withAnaheim'sadopted SafetyElement andwildfire planning policies.

Assess thecitywide impacts ofreduced parking requirements onexisting neighborhoods.

Provide residents withmeaningful opportunities toparticipate indecisions thatwillpermanently serveAnaheim'sfuture. Anaheim'sresponsibility isnotmerely toapprove housing. Itistobalance housing withpublicsafety, infrastructure capacity, mobility, environmental constraints, andthequality oflifeofexisting residents. WeurgetheCitytorejectanyProhousing policies thatprioritize development incentives overtheseequally important responsibilities. "Theissuebefore usisnot whether Anaheim should buildhousing. Theissueiswhether Anaheim should continue increasing density without firstproving thatourroads, parking supply, infrastructure, andevacuation systems cansafely support thecumulative growth thathasalready beenapproved." Respectfully,
FrankLansner
935SHarvard Circle
92807
2 Susana Barrios
From: TannisSoto <tannissoto@sbcglobal. net>
Sent: Monday, June22, 202611:28AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Proposed Prohousing Designation inAnaheim Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

DearChristine Nguyen,
Ifirstheard theCityofAnaheim iscurrently considering obtaining aProhousing Designation bytheStateof California lastweek. Iamconcerned about whattheramifications areiftheCityofAnaheim were toobtain suchadesignation. While Iamallformaking housing more affordable inAnaheim, Iamextremely concerned ifbyagreeing tosuchadesignation Anaheim would begiving upauthority tothestatethatshould staylocal. I haveread alistofthebenefits ofsuch adesignation Iamconcerned aboutrequirements thatmay force additional housing inareas thatarehighfireareas. Iamaresident ofAnaheim Hillsandbelieve thatany additional housing incertain areasofAnaheim Hillsneeds tobeprefaced bytaking steps toensure thatthere is sufficient infrastructure andaccess andegress toallowforsafeevacuation intheeventoffire. Currently the infratucture andaccess andegress issorely lacking. Inaddition, Ibelieve thatthere should bemore education/information provided tothepublic onthistopicbefore anything isdecided.

Thank youforyourconsideration.

Peace,
Tannis Dunbar-Soto
Resident ofAnaheim
1 Susana Barrios
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, June22, 20269:32AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] publiccomment@anaheim. net
Attachments: Letterinopposition toProHousing designation MLT.pdf Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

June22, 2026
Mayor andCouncil Members,
Iamaresident ofAnaheim Iamasking theCityleadership toconsider whyyouwouldpursue California'sProhousing Designation toessentially abdicate yourresponsibility toprotect thecitizens ofeastAnaheim andAnaheim hills. Critical issues related totraffic, evacuation, andinfrastructure remain unresolved andengaging infurther development inhighly congested areas withveryminimal evacuation routes isirresponsible government.

Proposed developments fallingunderthisProhousing designation include senior housing forsomeof ourmostvulnerable adults. WhileAnaheim Hillshasnumerous senior housing options, theaddition of morehigh-density housing inareaswithout appropriate safety infrastructure isarecipe fortragedy whenthenextwildfire hitsourcommunity. Asamedical professional working inalargehospital inLA Iamalltooaware ofthechallenges facedbycommunities tryingtoevacuate theirmostvulnerable populations. Oftentheybecome thelastpriority, andthesetragedies willbeyourultimate responsibility. Thisisnotopposition tohousing. Thisisopposition topursuing incentives forgreater density before demonstrating thatourroads andemergency systems cansafelyhandle thegrowth already approved.

Thefactsareveryclearandserious. Anindependent CEQA analysis identified significant deficiencies intheCity'sownreview — including inconsistencies withAnaheim'sadopted evacuation plansand failure toaccount forcumulative impacts. TheCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefhaveall previously concluded thatadditional density onthesenarrow roadswouldincrease evacuation risk andthreaten lives.

EastAnaheim andAnaheim HillsarealreadyaVeryHighFireHazard Severity Zone. Residents here havelivedthrough wildfire andgridlock. Evacuation isnotaplanning abstraction — itisamatterof lifeanddeath.

Please donotabdicate yourresponsibility tothesafetyofallofyourconstituents inAnaheim. Seeking statefunding toencourage moredensity before thesesafetyfailures areresolved isirresponsible.

Public safety mustcome before development incentives. Anaheim should notbepursuing Prohousing Designation until itcandemonstrate thatthegrowth already approved canbesafely accommodated. 1 Please findattached ahardcopyversion ofthismessage.

Sincerely,
Dr. MaryL, Thompson
Anaheim Hillsresident
2 June 22, 2026
Mayor and Council Members,
I am a resident of Anaheim I am asking the City leadership to consider why you would pursue California' s Prohousing Designation to essentially abdicate your responsibility to protect the citizens of east Anaheim and Anaheim hills. Critical issues related to traffic, evacuation, and infrastructure remain unresolved and engaging in further development in highly congested areas with very minimal evacuation routes is irresponsible government.

Proposed developments falling under this Prohousing designation include senior housing for some of our most vulnerable adults. While Anaheim Hills has numerous senior housing options, the addition of more high-density housing in areas without appropriate safety infrastructure is a recipe for tragedy when the next wildfire hits our community. As a medical professional working in a large hospital in LA I am all too aware of the challenges faced by communities trying to evacuate their most vulnerable populations. Often they become the last priority, and these tragedies will be your ultimate responsibility. This is not opposition to housing. This is opposition to pursuing incentives for greater density before demonstrating that our roads and emergency systems can safely handle the growth already approved.

The facts are very clear and serious. An independent CEQA analysis identified significant deficiencies in the City's own review — including inconsistencies with Anaheim's adopted evacuation plans and failure to account for cumulative impacts. The City Council, City staff, and the Fire Chief have all previously concluded that additional density on these narrow roads would increase evacuation risk and threaten lives.

East Anaheim and Anaheim Hills are already a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Residents here have lived through wildfire and gridlock. Evacuation is not a planning abstraction — it is a matter of life and death.

Please do not abdicate your responsibility to the safety of all of your constituents in Anaheim.

Seeking state funding to encourage more density before these safety failures are resolved is irresponsible. Public safety must come before development incentives. Anaheim should not be pursuing Prohousing Designation until it can demonstrate that the growth already approved can be safely accommodated.

Sincerely,
Dr. Mary L, Thompson
Anaheim Hills resident
Susana Barrios
From: BillErickson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20264:43PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] regarding theCityCouncil voting onaProhousing designation.

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Dear Mayor, and City Council Members:

My name isBill Erickson. My wife and Ilive at 205 S. Owens Drive inthe Mohler Loop area ofAnaheim Hills. This area isdesignated toallow lot sizes of one half acres and larger.

We moved here from atract size lot inPlacentia in1979, because we wanted a “country feel”, and less housing density.

We bought aseven tenths acre lot onOwens Drive. We built our “Dream Home” in1979.

We almost lost our home inOctober 1982 when there asamassive wildfire inDeer Canyon YES: THAT DEER CANYON) which isabout 500 feet East ofour home, Thank you City ofAnaheim for periodically hiring goats toclear the brush inthe canyon! Since then there have been several wildfires inthe area! There isonly one way out ofthe Mohler Loop, which isdown Mohler Drive toSanta Ana Canyon Road.

We are TRAPPED inhere.

To further aggravate the problem, when we get toSanta Ana Canyon Road we can only goEast to Weir Canyon Road OR West toImperial Highway.

On weekdays, especially Fridays, Santa Ana Canyon Road isJAMMED with cars, especially east bound. The City’s “Find Your Way” isaJOKE! ItisWORTHLESS! When we bought our lotin1978 Inoted that there was adirt ramp extending North from the Fairmont and Santa Ana Canyon intersection that was obviously intended tolead up toabridge over the 91Fwy.

WHY HAS THAT NOT BEEN BUILT IN THE LAST 48 YEARS? This would add athird escape route for YOUR residents.

Iwas APPALLED when the City Council approved the 447 unit Festival Center apartment Project. The last thing we need ismore high density housing, with the associated additional cars trying toevacuate inthe next firestorm!
The city ofAnaheim iscurrently at 159% oftheir build out expectations forthe current time period for the city, including district 6.

WHY TAKE ABEAUTIFUL SCENIC AREA AND RUIN ITWITH HIGH DENSITY HOUSING? Mayor and Members ofthe Anaheim City Council, Iam writing toexpress serious concerns regarding any effort by the City ofAnaheim topursue California' sProhousing Designation and the policies that 1 ypically accompany such adesignation. While Anaheim has long supported housing development and continues toapprove significant residential projects throughout the city, many residents question why The City would further commit itself toaframework that prioritizes housing production above other critical community considerations such as traffic, parking, infrastructure , PUBLIC SAFETY, and quality oflife.Anaheim has already demonstrated substantial housing production. Ifthe City ismeeting or exceeding its housing obligations, residents deserve aclear explanation ofwhy additional Prohousing commitments are necessary and what public benefits justify the potential loss oflocal planning flexibility.

Respectfully,
Bill Erickson
205 S. Owens Drive, Anaheim 92808
714) 269-9938
2 Susana Barrios
From: HermRittner <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 20265:33PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Regarding theCityCouncil voting onaProhousing designation.

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DearMayor, andCityCouncil Members:

Myname isHerm Rittner Mywife andIliveat224S. Owens Drive intheMohler Loop areaofAnaheim Hills. Thisareaisdesignated toallow lotsizesofonehalf acres andlarger. Wemoved herefrom atract sizelotinHuntington Beach in1982, because wewanted a “country feel”, andlesshousing density.

Webought a .5acrelotonOwens Drive. Webuilt our “Dream Home” in1982.Wealmost lostourhome inOctober 1982whenthere asamassive wildfire inDeer Canyon. YES: THAT DEER CANYON) which isabout 500feetEastofourhome, Thank youCityofAnaheim forperiodically hiring goats toclear thebrush inthecanyon! Since thenthere have beenseveral wildfires inthearea! There isonly onewayoutoftheMohler Loop, which isdown Mohler Drive toSanta Ana Canyon Road.

WeareTRAPPED inhere.

Tofurther aggravate theproblem, when wegettoSanta AnaCanyon Road wecanonlygoEasttoWeirCanyon Road ORWest toImperial Highway. On weekdays, especially Fridays, Santa AnaCanyon Road isJAMMED withcars, especially eastbound. TheCity’s “FindYour Way” isaJOKE! ItisWORTHLESS! When webought ourlotin1978 Inoted thattherewasadirtramp extending North fromtheFairmont andSanta AnaCanyon intersection thatwasobviously intended toleaduptoabridge overthe91FwyWHY HASTHAT NOTBEEN BUILT INTHELAST 48YEARS? Thiswould add athirdescape route forYOUR residents.

IwasAPPALLED when theCityCouncil approved the447unitFestival Center apartment Project. Thelastthingweneed ismore highdensity housing, with the associated additional carstrying toevacuate inthenextfirestorm! ThecityofAnaheim iscurrently at159% oftheirbuild outexpectations forthecurrent time period forthecity, including district 6.

WHYTAKE ABEAUTIFUL SCENIC AREA AND RUIN ITWITH HIGHDENSITY HOUSING? Mayor andMembers oftheAnaheim CityCouncil, Iamwriting toexpress serious concerns regarding anyeffort bytheCityofAnaheim topursue California's Prohousing Designation andthepolicies thattypically accompany such adesignation. While Anaheim haslongsupported housing development and continues toapprove significant residential projects throughout thecity, many residents question whyTheCitywould further commit itselftoaframework thatprioritizes housing production above othercritical community considerations such astraffic, parking, infrastructure , PUBLIC SAFETY, andqualityoflife.Anaheim has already demonstrated substantial housing production. IftheCity ismeeting orexceeding itshousing obligations, residents deserve aclear explanation ofwhy additional Prohousing commitments arenecessary andwhatpublic benefits justify thepotential lossoflocal planning flexibility.

Respectfully,
Hermann Rittner
224S. Owens Drive, Anaheim 92808
714) 227-6696
1 Susana Barrios
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, June22, 20267:19PM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] SaveAnaheim Hills
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Hello,
IboughtmyhouseinAnaheimHillsbackin1993. IwassothrilledtobeabletoaordahomehereespeciallysinceIwas asinglemomwithadisableddaughter. Livinghere, Ialwaysfeltsafeandcomfortable. Butastheyearswentby, I no?cedthatthisareaismorecongestedandthetracisge?ngworse. Ibelieveinprogressbutnotifitjeopardizes the safetyoftheresidents livinghereinthisarea. Itisatragedywai?ngtohappenwheneverthere’sareandtheSantaAna windsareup. Knowingthatthere’sapushtobuildsomanynewhousingsreallyfrightensmebecausethatmeansthe safetyofthisneighborhood isbeingdisregarded andtheresidents’ voicesneedtobeheard. Pleaserepresentourvoices andstopthisexpansionofnewhousings.

Sincerely,
RebeccaCandelaria
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1 Susana Barrios
From: GeraldOhta <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June22, 202611:11AM
To: Christine Nguyen
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Traffic congestion atSerrano andWeirCynRoad Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportantat h?ps://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIden?ca?on \]
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SentfrommyiPhoneEveryyeartheconges?ongetworseandworse. Theproblemisthatthereissomuchtracgoing downfromSerrano that ?esuptheintersec?onandtheproblem getsworseatWeirCanyonandSantaAnaCynRd 1 Susana Barrios
From: Linda <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20262:55PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Anaheim Hills, NotoCalifornia’sProhousing Designation Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

IhighlyconcernedandrespectfullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousing DesignationwhensignificantconcernswithCURRENTdailyimpacttotheresidentstodayregarding traffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremainunresolved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

WeareALLyourconstituents andyourneighbors. PleasestopdividingusfromAnaheimandrespectand hearourlegitimateconcernsforoursafetybasedonwildfiresandtrafficproblemsthathaveandare impactingourcommunity.

Respectfully,
1 ame
LindaLoveng
8107EastOakRidgeCircle
AnaheimCA
2 Susana Barrios
From: Concerned Anaheim Residents <concernedanaheimresidents@gmail. com> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20263:46PM
To: Christine Nguyen; Public Comment; CityClerk
Cc: Robert Fabela; Gregory Garcia; prohousingpolicies@hcd. ca.gov; compliancereview@hcd. ca.gov; whistleblower@auditor. ca.gov; info@firstamendmentcoalition. org; [email protected] Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] URGENT NOTICE: Re-Submission ofFormal Opposition toAnaheim ProHousing (PDP) Application (Original Transmission: 6/11/26) Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

ToChristine Nguyen, theAnaheim CityClerk, Members oftheAnaheim CityCouncil, andtheState HCDReview Board:

TheConcernedAnaheimResidentscoalitionisre-submittingthisformalwrittencomment, originally transmittedon6-11-26, beforethe5:00p.m. publicdeadlinetostateourstrictoppositiontotheCityof Anaheim’sCaliforniaPro-HousingDesignationProgram (PDP) application. Duetolackofconfirmation ofourpreviouscorrespondence, thisemailisbeingre-submittedtoensurethatitisincludedinthe listofpubliccommentsreceivedfortheHCDReviewBoard.

Wedemand thatthestatedenyAnaheim'sself-certified sixty-one (61) localtransparency points.

Undertheoversight ofCityAttorney RobertFabela, thecityismaintaining anactive, server-wide publicrecords blackout toshieldspecial interests, directly violating stategrantrequirements.

Weenterourformalopposition ontothepermanent publicandstaterecordbased onthefollowing material merits:

1. ActiveCPRAStatutory Default & Deficient Responses: AsofMay22, 2026, thecityentered a documented stateofstatutory non-compliance andsystematic determination delinquency perCalifornia PublicRecordsAct (CPRA) guidelines. Theadministration hasactively suppressed rawbackend lobbyist portalmetadata logsandintentionally misfiled urgent24- hourstatutory Delinquency Notices intostandard slowqueues torunoutpublicclocks.

3. Calendar Omissions & Shielding ofUnsubmitted Pipelines: Thecityisutilizing thisrecords defaulttoadvance multiple unsubmitted, adjacent high-density land-usepipelines undertotal zero-disclosure thresholds. Official municipal publiccalendars maintain "flat-zero" disclosures andflat-zerolisteddeveloper meetings, actively erasing andfailingtorecorddeveloper 1 coordination sessions evenwhilephysical project signage isbeingactively installed on-sitein thecommunity.

Regardless ofwhethertheserulesareactively enforced ateverysession, themerecodification ofadiscretionary 1-minute speech capanda90-minutemeeting cutoffcreatesan immediate structural barrierandadocumented chilling effectoncivicparticipation. Byvesting thepowertoarbitrarily muzzle resident testimony intothesubtextofcitypolicy, thecouncilhas builtalegalmechanism designed torestrictevidence-heavyoversight. UnderstateHCD guidelines, itisthestructural existence oftheserestrictive barriers, notthecity'spromises of benevolence, thatviolates thethreshold requirements foropencommunity engagement and stateAFFHmandates.

Stonewalled PRAsConcealing Municipal & Lobbyist Misconduct: Thecityhasgone completely radiosilentonoutstanding PRArequests regarding cityofficialandlobbyist conduct fortheAnaheim HillsFestival Development ProjectApproval (DEV2023- 00043); deliberately withholding records thatsubstantiate allegations ofshadow lobbying, unregistered influence, andaltereddisclosure timelines.

Procedural Deficiencies andDueProcessEvasion: Municipal administration failedto acknowledge multiple formaldelinquency notices, omitted criticalevidence submissions, and ignored avalidBrownActCure & Correct demand. Thisincludesanentirely inadequate administrative reviewoftheproject'sappeal, wherethecityrestricted publicopposition toa token10-pageresponse againstan870-pagestructural appealpacket.

Open, deficient PRAsregarding localneighborhood watercontamination metrics.

Suppressed CityCouncil administrative records, unredacted internal communications, and deliberately unrecorded oraltered lobbyist disclosure timelines.

Withholding critical investigative filesandbody-worncamera footage fromthegrieving family ofAlbertArzola.

Amunicipality cannotlegallypocket millions instateinfrastructure fundsundertheguiseof "local transparency" whileactively operating astateofrecords defaultonitsownservers tomuzzle its residents andshielddeveloper liabilities. Werequest thattheHCDReview Board placeanimmediate administrative holdonAnaheim'sdesignation.
2 heitemizedevidentiaryfiles, includingtime-stampedvisualdataofunregisteredshadowlobbyingand metadataauditlogs, arecurrently beingfinalized forinvestigative integrity andwillbetransmitted directly totheHCDReview Boardandstateenforcement agencies underseparate cover.

Pleaseimmediately confirmreceiptofthismessage. AnyfailurebytheCitytoacknowledge andlog thisformaloppositionwillbereporteddirectlytotheCaliforniaDepartmentofHousingand CommunityDevelopment (HCD) asastructuralfailureoflocaltransparencyandadeliberate attempttoobscurepublicoppositiontothePro-HousingDesignationProgram (PDPFunding).

Respectfully submitted,
TheStakeholderAuditTeam
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From: ConcernedAnaheimResidents <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jun11, 2026at3:29PM
Subject: FormalOPPOSITION & PublicComment: CaliforniaPro-HousingDesignationProgram (PDP) Application – MaterialTransparencyDefaults
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> ToChristine Nguyen, theAnaheim CityClerk, Members oftheAnaheim CityCouncil, andtheState HCDReview Board:

Wedemand thatthestatedenyAnaheim'sself-certified sixty-one (61) localtransparency points.

Undertheoversight ofCityAttorney RobertFabela, thecityismaintaining anactive, server-wide publicrecords blackout toshieldspecial interests, directly violating stategrantrequirements.

Weenterourformalopposition ontothepermanent publicandstaterecordbased onthefollowing material merits:

3. Calendar Omissions & Shielding ofUnsubmitted Pipelines: Thecityisutilizing thisrecords defaulttoadvance multiple unsubmitted, adjacent high-density land-usepipelines undertotal zero-disclosure thresholds. Official municipal publiccalendars maintain "flat-zero" disclosures andflat-zerolisteddeveloper meetings, actively erasing andfailingtorecorddeveloper 3 coordination sessions evenwhilephysical project signage isbeingactively installed on-sitein thecommunity.

Regardless ofwhethertheserulesareactively enforced ateverysession, themerecodification ofadiscretionary 1-minute speech capanda90-minutemeeting cutoffcreates animmediate structural barrierandadocumented chilling effectoncivicparticipation. Byvesting thepower toarbitrarily muzzle resident testimony intothesubtextofcitypolicy, thecouncilhasbuilta legalmechanism designed torestrictevidence-heavyoversight. UnderstateHCDguidelines, it isthestructural existence oftheserestrictive barriers, notthecity'spromises ofbenevolence, thatviolates thethreshold requirements foropencommunity engagement.

Amunicipality cannotlegallypocket millions instateinfrastructure fundsundertheguiseof "local transparency" whileactively operating astateofrecords defaultonitsownservers tomuzzle its residents andshielddeveloper liabilities. Werequest thattheHCDReview Board placeanimmediate administrative holdonAnaheim'sdesignation.
4 Thefull, itemizedevidentiaryfiles, includingtime-stampedvisualdataofunregisteredshadowlobbyists andmetadataauditlogs, arebeingtransmitteddirectlytotheHCDReviewBoardandstateenforcement agenciesunderseparatecovertopreserveinvestigativeintegrity.

Respectfully submitted,
TheStakeholderAuditTeam
5 Susana Barrios
From: el <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20264:36PM
To: Christine Nguyen; PublicComment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] NotoCalifornia'sProhousing Designation Somepeoplewhoreceivedthismessagedon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

I'mhighlyconcerned. IrespectfullyasktheCitytoexplainwhyitwouldpursueCalifornia’sProhousingDesignationwhensignificant concernswithCURRENTdailyimpacttotheresidentstodayregardingtraffic, parking, infrastructure, andevacuationsafetyremain unresolved.

ThisisnotaquestionofwhetherAnaheimshouldbuildhousing. ItisaquestionofwhytheCitywouldencourageevengreaterdensity beforedemonstrating thatourroads, infrastructure, andemergencyevacuationsystemscansafelysupportthegrowthalready approved.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthatadditionaldensityonthesesame roadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuationisamatteroflifeanddeath.

Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock. SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingto encourageevengreaterdensitywhiletheseunresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebefore developmentincentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyettodemonstratethatthegrowth alreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Seekingtobuildadditionalhousinginaknownwildfireareawithrecentwildfirehomelossesanddailyinfrastructureproblems creatingtrafficissuesbadenoughthatwecannotconductdailyactivityisirresponsible. Aswell, EastAnaheimhomeownersare beingcancelledbyinsurancecarrierswhoacknowledgethedangerousconditionsbutleaveexistinghomeownerswhoarebothtax payersandconstituentswithnochoicesforinsuranceontheirhomes. PleasedotherightthingforEastAnaheim. WeareALLyour constituentsandyourneighbors. PleasestopdividingusfromAnaheimandrespectandhearourlegitimateconcernsforoursafety basedonwildfiresandtrafficproblemsthathaveandareimpactingourcommunity.

Respectfully,
EricLoveng
8107EastOakRidgeCircle
AnaheimCA92808
1 Susana Barrios
From: Brenda Neel <royaloakbrenda@yahoo. com>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20268:05PM
To: PublicComment; [email protected]
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Prohousibg designation disaster
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TheCityhasalreadypreparedstudies, butindependent CEQAcounselidentifiedseriousdeficiencies in theCity’sownanalyses, includinginconsistencies withAnaheim’sadoptedevacuationplansand failurestoadequatelyaccountforcumulativeimpacts. Theseinconsistency’swillknowinglyputthe residentsindangerandpotentiallydevastatingorfataloutcomes.

Evenmoreconcerning, theCityCouncil, Citystaff, andtheFireChiefpreviouslyconcludedthat additionaldensityonthesesameroadwayswouldincreaseevacuationrisksandthreatenpublicsafety.

EastAnaheimandAnaheimHillsarelocatedinaVeryHighFireHazardSeverityZone, whereevacuation isamatteroflifeanddeath. Residentshavealreadyexperiencedtherealitiesofwildfireandgridlock.

SeekingProhousingDesignationandstatefundingtoencourageevengreaterdensitywhilethese unresolvedsafetyrisksremainisirresponsible. Publicsafetymustcomebeforedevelopment incentives.

Anaheimshouldnotbeseekingstateincentivestoencourageadditionaldensitywhenithasyetto demonstratethatthegrowthalreadyapprovedcanbesafelyaccommodated.

Respectfully,
BrendaNeel
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Proposed Fee Increase for Solid Waste and Wastewater Rats Ti NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 5 p.m., or as soon liq.lafter a " ht a mattepay be heard, a public hearing to consider a proposed increase for solid waste fees and wastewater, with eropordeffective date of July 1, 2026, will be held for all interested parties in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 S. An eim Bin.,Anaheim, CA 92805.

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENT as the matter may be heard. If mailed, they must be sent to California State Law requires the mailing of notices( no less the City Clerk, P.O. Box 3222, Anaheim, CA 92803, or, if than 45 days in advance of a hearing) of proposed increases hand delivered: City Clerk, City Hall, 200 South Anaheim for water, solid waste and wastewater rates/ fees. Blvd., 2nd floor, Anaheim, CA 92805. Each written protest must identify the affected property ( by assessor' s parcel EXPLANATION OF RATE INCREASES number or street address), indicate whether it is the solid The City of Anaheim ( the " City") levies monthly and waste and/ or wastewater rate increase that is being protested, bi-monthly fees for solid waste collection and disposal and include the signature of the record property owner or services provided to its customers. These fees reflect the cost tenant, as applicable. Protests received by telephone, of providing solid waste collection, disposal, recycling, and electronic mail( e- mail), or Anaheim Anytime will NOT be organics service to customers, including the cost of: ( 1) an accepted. All interested parties are invited to attend the annual CPI adjustment to the City' s waste hauler as required public hearing and present written protests and/ or written by the solid waste franchise agreement; ( 2) contractual and/ or oral comments on the proposed rate increases. payments to the City' s waste hauler for collection, However, oral comments made at the public hearing will not processing, transfer, and disposal services of refuse qualify as a formal protest of the rate increases unless citywide; ( 3) tipping fees at the County of Orange owned accompanied by a written protest setting forth the required and operated landfills and independently owned transfer information. If written protests are received from a majority stations;( 4) collection and disposal of solid waste in City' s of the affected parcels, the proposed rates will not be right-of-way;( 5) cost to implement and comply with State implemented. mandates, and( 6) labor and administrative costs.

The City of Anaheim wishes to make all of its public
The City levies monthly and bi-monthly fees for wastewater meetings and hearings accessible to all members of the collection and disposal services provided to its customers. public. Ifrequested, the Notice and supporting materials will These fees reflect the cost to the City for providing be made available in appropriate alternative formats to wastewater collection and disposal service to customers, persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the including the cost of: ( 1) operations and maintenance; ( 2) Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990( 42 U.S. C. Section inspection, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of 12132), and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in wastewater facilities to maintain compliance with the State implementation thereof. Any person who requires a Sewer Waste Discharge Requirements; ( 3) compliance disability- related modification or accommodation, including with State stormwater regulations; ( 4) acquisition of auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public appurtenant equipment, materials, and supplies; ( 5)- Ta"6or meeting may request such modification, accommodation, and administrative costs; and ( 6) meeting ongoing debt aid or service by contacting the Public Works Operations and service obligations. Properly funded, the City will continue Maintenance Division either in person at 400 East Vermont to improve the condition of the wastewater collection Avenue, Anaheim, CA, or by telephone at 714- 765- 6883, no system, ensure that it will not have a negative impact on later than 10: 00 a.m. on the day preceding the scheduled the environment, endanger wildlife, or pose a public health public hearing. concern.

If you have any questions regarding the proposed increases The proposed Solid Waste Collection Fees and Wastewater to solid waste rates or have questions on how to submit a Maintenance Fees for said services are on the reverse side of written protest, please contact 714- 765- 6883. this Notice.

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Subject: Opposition to Proposed Utility Fee Increases ( Solid Waste and Wastewater) Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed increases in utility fees, specifically those related to solid waste and wastewater services in the City of Anaheim.

While I understand the City' s responsibility to maintain infrastructure and provide reliable services, these proposed rate increases come at' a time when many residents are already facing significant financial strain. The rising cost of housing, food, and other essentials has made it increasingly difficult for households to stay afloat, and additional increases in essential utility services will only add to that burden.

Solid waste and wastewater services are fundamental to public health and daily living. Increasing these rates disproportionately affects working families, seniors on fixed incomes, and individuals who have little flexibility in managing these unavoidable expenses. Unlike discretionary spending, these costs cannot be reduced or avoided, making any increase particularly impactful.

As a resident of Anaheim, I am also concerned about the broader ripple effects of these increases.

Higher utility costs can place added pressure on property owners and small landlords, often Leading to higher housing costs for renters. In addition, small businesses —many of which are still navigating economic recovery — may struggle to absorb these added expenses, potentially impacting their ability to operate and serve the community.

Transparency and community engagement are also essential. Residents deserve clear information about why these increases are necessary and how the additional revenue will be used to directly benefit the community.

Anaheim is strongest when its residents are supported, not further strained. I ask that you carefully consider the real impact these increases will have and pursue solutions that are more equitable and sustainable for our community.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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DearCityCouncilMembersandAll:

IamwritingtoformallynotifytheCityofAnaheimofanongoingandseriouspublicsafetyissueinvolving aggressivecoyotesintheAnaheimHillsarea.

Overthepastseveralmonths, residentsinourneighborhood haveexperiencedmultiplealarming incidentsinvolvingcoyotesexhibitingunusuallyboldandaggressivebehaviortowardbothpetsand people. Theseincidentsinclude:

Acoyoteattackthatresultedinthedeathofaneighbor'scat.

Acoyotestalkingandapproachinganadultresidentwhileshewasseatedonherfrontporchmakinga phonecall.

Acoyoteattackinmybackyardthatresultedinthedeathofmydog.

Repeatedinstancesofcoyotesapproaching residentswithoutdisplayingthenormalfearofhumans expectedofwildanimals.

Traffic-relatedincidentsinvolvingcoyotesthatcreatearoadwayhazardandrisktomotorists.

Theseeventsdemonstrateapatternofbehaviorsuggestingthatthecoyotesinthisareahavebecome habituatedtohumanpresenceandposeanincreasingrisktopublicsafety. Thesituationisespecially concerninggiventhenumberofchildrenwhoregularlyplayandwalkthroughouttheneighborhood.

ThepurposeofthisletteristoplacetheCityonformalnoticethatvariousresidentshavesignificant concernsanddisdainregardingthepresenceandbehavioroftheseanimals. Werespectfullyrequest thattheCitypromptlyinvestigatetheseincidents, andimmediately takeactionpursuanttothecoyote managementplan, whichincludestheutilizationoflethalforceifnecessary.

WefurtherrequestawrittenresponseoutliningtheCity'sassessmentofthesituation, theagencies responsible foraddressingaggressivewildlifeencounters, andanyplannedactionsintendedtoprotect residents, pets, andvisitors.

Giventhedocumentedattacksandrepeatedencounters, webelieveimmediateattentioniswarranted beforeadditionalinjuriesorfatalitiesoccur.
1 Thankyouforyourpromptconsiderationofthisseriouspublicsafetymatter.

MyneighborsandIurgentlyawaityourresponseonthismatter,
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From: Rep. LouCorrea <[email protected]. gov> Sent: Friday, June12, 20261:35PM
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Dear Neighbor,
Thisweek inWashington Ifought torepresent allwhocallOrange County home. Ivoted against an unacceptable Republican spending billthat provides another $70billion totheDepartment of Homeland Security, discussed what Congress candotoprevent sports fans from being overcharged forwatching theirfavorite teams, andworked across theaisleonbipartisan bills todeliver forOrange County.

OPPOSING ANOTHER BLANKCHECKFORICE
Thisweek, Ivoted against theRepublican reconciliation bill, which provides another $70billion forthe U.S. Department ofHomeland Security (DHS)—including $38.5billion forImmigration andCustoms Enforcement (ICE) and $26billion forCustoms andBorder Protection. Before casting myvote, I submitted three common-sense amendments toprevent DHSandICEfrom harming ourpublic safety andtargeting contributing members ofourcommunity. However, Republicans struck down allthree ofthese amendments.

These amendments would have protected contributing members ofourcommunity from immigration enforcement, including veterans, people who witness orreportacrime, andVietnamese refugees 1 whocame totheU.S. before 1995 and haveearned therighttocallAmerica home. People who strengthen ourcommunity andmake itbetter should nothave tofeardeportation.

Click HEREtoviewmytestimony infrontoftheHouse Rules Committee.

Congressman Correa testifies before theHouse Rules Committee

PROTECTING OURCIVILLIBERTIES
Thisweek, Ijoined myDemocratic colleagues ontheHomeland Security Committee ataforum examining howthisadministration hasexpanded government surveillance ofU.S. citizens. Weinthis country have longvalued ourfreedom andprivacy, unlike anyother country intheworld, butweno longer havethat. Iwillcontinue tofightforsafeguards toprotect ourcivil liberties.

Theforum canbeviewed HERE.
2 Congressman Correa speaks atforum onsurveillance and privacy rights

WORKING ACROSS THEAISLE
This week, Iworked withmycolleagues across thepolitical spectrum todeliver real solutions for everyday Americans. Iintroduced theBuild American Efficiency Act, which willhelpspeed upthe building ofnew homes bycutting redtapeandmaking iteasier forbuilders tocomply withfederal requirements.

Ialsojoined mycolleagues inintroducing theGreatAmerican Outdoors Act250, which willmake improvements toournational parks andpublic lands somore people canbenefit from thebeautiful lands ournation has tooffer.

Iremain committed toworking withmycolleagues across theaisle todeliver realresults forOrange County and therestofthecountry.

HONORING OURSERVICE MEMBERS
Aswecelebrate America’s250thBirthday, wehonor theenduring sacrifices ofourservice members who made ourfreedom possible. Please share aphoto andtribute ofaloved onewhohasserved our nation HERE. These special commemorations willbeshared onmysocial media pages.

The deadline tosubmit nominations isFriday, June26, 2026. 3 IMPROVING SPORTSBROADCASTING
Thisweek, Ispoke withwitnesses atahearing ontheSports Broadcasting Actof1961and itseffects onthemodern broadcast market formajor sports leagues. Iworked closely withthecommittee to guarantee thataftertoday, wewillbeonestepcloser tomaking suresports fanscanwatch their favorite teams atareasonable price.

Click HEREtoviewmyquestioning.
4 Congressman Correa questions witnesses atJudiciary Committee hearing onSports Broadcasting Act Asalways, Iamcommitted toserving you, advocating forissues thatmatter toourcommunity, and connecting youtoimportant resources. Ifyouareexperiencing anyissues withafederal agency, my office ishere tohelp. Give usacallat (714) 559-6190.

Sincerely,
Rep. LouCorrea
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Dear Neighbor,
What motivates meevery daytowork hardforourdistrict issimple: community. The people of Orange County arethereason Icontinue topush forward, andit’syour support andtrustthatdrive everything Ido.

Thisweek, Iamproud toshare moments thatreflect thestrength ofourcommunity – from uplifting thenext generation whowillshape ourfuture, tohonoring theresidents whose lifelong contributions continue toinspire us. Together, these connections arewhat make ourdistrict sospecial!

SENIORAPPRECIATION EVENT
Inhonor oftheolder adults inthe46thCongressional District, Iwasproud tohostaSenior Appreciation Event. Wehadawonderful timecelebrating ouramazing community, connecting with residents, andlistening totheir concerns.

Iwas joined bytheCouncil onAging Southern California, whoshared helpful resources tokeep our seniors informed andsupported. Wealsoenjoyed activities together intheCenter Greens Butterfly Garden.
1 Congressman Correa celebrating theolderresidents ofthe46thDistrict attheSenior Appreciation Day Event

BIGCHECKFORABIGGER FUTURE
Iwasproud tosecure $1,031,000infederal funding forSanta AnaCollege’sCriminal Justice Academies. This funding willimprove regional training programs andupgrade facilities, ensuring we arepreparing forthenext generation ofcorrectional andpeace officers inOrange County.

Mycommitment tostrong lawenforcement training, public safety education, andstudent success willnotstophere. Bysupporting ourstudents today, wearehelping build safer communities for tomorrow.
2 Congressman Correa presents acheck forfederal funding toSanta AnaCollege

CHANGES TOCALFRESH
Ifyoureceive CalFresh benefits, newchanges caused byH.R. 1could affect your eligibility. Now, adults ages18-64must complete 20hours ofqualifying workperweek OR80hours permonth to keep benefits, but several exemptions apply. Thismeans thatifyoudonotmeet thenewwork and/or community engagement requirements, itwilldirectly impact your ability toreceive benefits.

Click heretoseemore information onthenewpolicies and eligibility. Ifyouhave questions orneed assistance, please callmyoffice at714-559-6190.

The deadline tosubmit nominations isFriday, June26, 2026. 3 Asalways, Iamcommitted toserving you, advocating forissues thatmatter toourcommunity, and connecting youtoimportant resources. Ifyouareexperiencing anyissues withafederal agency, my office ishere tohelp. Give usacallat (714) 559-6190.

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U.S. Congressional Legislation onE-Sports andGambling Addictions inSchools There isnocurrent federal lawintheU.S. Congress thatspecifically addresses e-sports addiction inschools. Thelegislative focus inrecent yearshasbeenon problem gambling, especially inthecontext oflegalized sports betting, rather thanone-sports orgaming addiction ineducational settings.

Related Federal Gambling Addiction Bills
Several billsintroduced inCongress aimtoaddress thebroader public health crisisofgambling addiction, whichcould indirectly affect youthexposed to gambling through e-sports orotherplatforms:

SAFEBetAct (H.R. 9590) – Introduced inSeptember 2024, thisisthefirst comprehensive federal billtoset “minimum federal standards” forstates offering sports betting. Itwould require states tomeetfederal standards onadvertising, 2 affordability, andAIuse, andcouldapply toonline betting platforms thatmightbe linked toe-sports betting gamblingharm.org.

GRITAct (S. 3579 / H.R. 6982) – Introduced bySen. Blumenthal andRep. Salinas, thisbillwould dedicate 50% ofthefederal sports excise taxtogambling addiction treatment andresearch, with75% goingtostates and25% tothe National Institute onDrugAbuse. Itdoesnotraisetaxes butwould fund prevention, treatment, andresearch forproblem gambling National Council on Problem Gambling+1.

POINTS Act (H.R. 1000) – Introduced inMarch 2026, thisbipartisan billwould redirect ashare ofexisting sports wagering taxrevenue toward prevention, screening, intervention, andtreatment programs forgambling addiction, without creating newtaxesReadWrite.

WhyE-SportsAddictions AreNotaCurrent Legislative Priority While e-sports andgaming aregrowing, U.S. federal policy hasnotyettargeted gaming addiction” inschools. Thefocushasbeen onproblem gambling because:

Legalized sports betting iswidespread (30+ states allowonline betting) gamblingharm.org.

Gambling addiction rates arehighamong bettors, with40–50% experiencing problems gamblingharm.org.

Federal excise taxrevenue fromsports wagering issubstantial, creating a funding stream fortreatment National Council onProblem Gambling.

Possible Legislative Pathways
3 Ife-sports addiction inschools becomes amorepressing public healthconcern, lawmakers could:

Adapt existing gambling addiction frameworks toinclude videogame and e-sports use.

Introduce school-specific provisions ineducation orpublic health bills.

Partner withstateandlocalgovernments toaddress youthgaming habits.

Insummary: Asofnow, U.S. Congress hasnolawone-sports addiction in schools, butrelated gambling addiction billsliketheSAFEBetAct, GRITAct, and POINTS Actcouldbeadapted toaddress broader gaming ande-sports risksif public healthconcerns growgamblingharm.org+3.

WhyE-SportsAreNotRegulated asGambling
E-sports aregenerally considered competitive videogaming ratherthangambling, sotheyfalloutside thescope ofexisting problem gambling laws. However, if e-sports weretobecommercialized (e.g., betting onmatches), stateswith responsible gaming frameworks couldapply similar safeguards.

Possible Legislative Directions
While nostatehasyetaddressed e-sports addictions inschools, lawmakers could drawfrom:
4 Problem gambling prevention statutes (e.g., Massachusetts, NewJersey, New York) thatrequire operators toprovide self-exclusion options andeducational materials.

School-based mental health andtechnology usepolicies thataddress screen time, online behavior, andaddiction risks.

Federal guidance fromtheSubstance Abuse andMental HealthServices Administration (SAMHSA) ondigital addiction prevention.

Bottom Line
Asofnow, noU.S. statehaspassed legislation specifically targeting e-sports addictions inschools. Current laws focusongambling andproblem-gambling prevention, note-sports. Anyfuture regulation would likelyemerge frombroader mental health, technology use, orgambling prevention frameworks, ratherthana dedicated e-sports addiction law.

TheAmerican Psychiatric Association classifies compulsive gaming under Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) intheDSM-5, categorizing itasa "condition for further study" ratherthanastandalone official diagnosis. TheLosAngeles Times hascovered thistopicmultiple times, discussing boththepsychiatric debate and thegaming industry'spushback. \[1, 2\]
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TheClinical Debate: When theWorld Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized "gaming disorder" asamental health condition, theLATimes Compulsive video-game playing couldbemental health... detailed the international milestone andtheimplications forbehavioral health. \[1, 2, 3, 4, 5\]
Academic Pushback: TheLATimes reported onbacklash fromlocal researchers, including scholars atUCIrvine, whoobjected tocategorizing gaming asanillness, arguing itcouldunfairly pathologize normal hobbyist 5 behavior UCIrvineobjects toWHO’splantoclassify ‘gaming disorder’ as a.... \[ 1, 2\]
Industry Stance: EarlyLATimes reporting ontheAPA'sinitial inclusion of thecondition highlighted howtradegroups andthevideogame industry Gaming junkies getnodiagnosis - LosAngeles Times warned against prematurely labeling gaming habits asanaddiction. \[1\] Forfurther guidance, couldyoutellmewhatspecific aspect oftheDSM-5criteria oresports culture interests you (e.g., diagnosis symptoms, competitive stress vs. addiction)? Icanhelpfindmorefocused information foryou. 8sites
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SouthKorea isgrappling withmultiple “inability tounplug” challenges — from beingtethered tofossilfuelsinitsenergy system topolitical gridlock andasurge insocially withdrawn youth.

Political polarization andgovernance paralysis
Inlate2024, President YoonSuk-yeol’sattempted martial lawandsubsequent impeachment exposed deepsocietal divisions. Thecrisis revealed apolitical system wherecentralization ofpower andfactionalism persist, evenascivil society mobilizes. Thisinstability hasdelayed policy reforms, including those needed todiversify energy sources andaddress social issuesEastAsiaForum+1.

Social isolation among youth
Parallel topolitical andenergy struggles, SouthKorea isfacing a “silent crisis” of extreme socialwithdrawal. Around 540,000young people aged 19–34aresocially andeconomically inactive, oftenconfined totheirhomes foryears. Causes are varied — fromchildhood trauma anddepression tounemployment and “justtaking abreak” — with45.6% citing “other” reasons TheKorea Times. This phenomenon, akintoJapan’shikikomori, reflects abroader societal inability to unplug” fromisolation, mirroring theenergy sector’sinability todisconnect from fossilfueldependence.

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Cc: [email protected]; CityManager <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; NatalieRubalcava <[email protected]> Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Re: PublicComment forCityCouncilRecord -FlagDisplayConcern Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: This email originated from outside theCityofAnaheim. Donotclick links oropen attachments unless you recognize thesender andareexpecting themessage.

DearCityCouncilMembersandCityClerk,
Iamwritingtofollowuponthecorrespondence IpreviouslysubmittedregardingthedisplayofthePride flagoncityproperty.

Iwouldappreciateconfirmationthatmyletterwasreceivedandenteredintothepublicrecord. Ifthereis acitypolicy, agendaitem, orpublicprocessgoverningdecisionsregardingflagdisplays, Iwouldalso appreciateinformationonwhereImayreviewit.

Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.

Sincerely,
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TotheCityCouncil / CityofAnaheim,
Iamwriting tosharemypersonal perspective regarding thedisplay ofthePrideflagoncityproperty oraspartofofficial cityflagarrangements.

While Irespect thatmany individuals andgroups holddeeply meaningful beliefs andidentities, Ido notsupport theuseofgovernment orcitydisplay spaces forideological orsymbolic flagsthatdonot represent thecommunity asawhole inaneutral way.

Inmyview, cityspaces should remain inclusive andrepresentative ofallresidents equally without endorsing specific socialorpolitical messages through official symbols. Maintaining neutrality helps ensure thatpublic institutions remain welcoming toeveryone regardless ofpersonal beliefs.

Iwanttoshare thatthisisdisappointing tomepersonally, asItakeprideinmycityandappreciate its commitment toserving andrespecting allpeople. However, Idonotbelieve thatofficial symbolic displays thatrepresent specific viewpoints reflect thatgoalofequalrepresentation. Inmyview, such displays movebeyond inclusion andintoendorsement, which many residents maynotfeel represents them.
1 Thepresence oftheprideflagmaybeconsidered tobeinclusive whileitoutright excludes others andisamisuse oftheroleofthecity’sgovernment.

Public institutions servetheentire community, andIbelieve official displays should reflect shared civicidentity ratherthanselected symbolic messages. Irespectfully encourage thecitytomaintain consistent standards forflagdisplays thatuphold equalrepresentation forallmembers ofthe community.

Iappreciate thecity’sservice toallresidents andencourage continued focusonunity, shared civic values, andfairness inpublic representation.

Thank youforyourtimeandconsideration.

Sincerely,
GraceTamayo Holiday
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Thereportsforthisprojectsaythataddingthesecarswill "only" addabout7minutestotheevacuation time. Butwhenyou'realreadystuckforthreehoursandthefireismovingtowardyou, 7minutesisa lifetime. Wedon'thaveextraroadsor "secret" waysoutoftheHills; weallenduponthesamefewlanes.

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mental injury isdefined as: Harmtoachild'spsychological orintellectual functioning. Exhibited bysevere anxiety, depression, withdrawal, oroutward aggressive behavior. Demonstrated byachange inbehavior, emotional response, orcognition withchildren harmfromscreentime, CASCR73bluelight2019 mental healthinternational crises, U.S. Congress attempting address various bills however therule230impeding toholdindustry holdaccountable. AsinCAState theprotection islimited duetoawareness byCAstateunderstanding frombrain injuryaddictions, consideration executive orderproclaiming social mediacrises Asexample Thestatesuperintendent haslimited authority overschool districts, which arelocally managed. Theofficeholder instead manages theCalifornia Department ofEducation. Thisagency guides localschool districts andalso provides partial oversight. Thestatesuperintendent alsotypically takes advantage ofthebullypulpitoneducation issues. ShawandBarrera advance to run-offforstateschools superintend withParents aretypically asked tosign paperwork atenrollment granting consent fortheschools togivetheir kids laptops. NickiPetrossi saidwhensheinitially refused tosignitin2024, the school district inFullerton, California, toldherthatshewaslegally barred from doingso. According toaletterthedistrict provided her, reviewed byNBCNews, 3 administrators argued staterulesrequire children tousecomputers ifthat’show theschool isteaching acurriculum. Parents areoptingkidsoutofschool laptops, returning themto
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P.18Ihadevenbeen contacted bytheU.S. military todotraining forthe Department ofdefense (DoD) mental health providers onhowtoassess andtreat videogame addiction. Gaming issosevere inthemilitary thatTherehavebeen several documented andsocking casesofmilitary babies dying inthecribfrom parent neglect astheirfather played marathon videogame sessions. Theproblem became sosignificant thatthe (DoD) mental hadtocreate anewcause ofdeath fortheinfant deathcertificates: ”Death duetoElectric Distraction.” WithVideo GameAddiction: ScreenStrong'sFounding Story (#113)
4 Esports, shortforelectronic sports, refers toorganized, competitive videogaming where individuals orteams compete invarious game titlesacross genres suchas strategy, first-person shooter, sports simulations, andmultiplayer online battle arenas \[1\]. These competitions range fromamateur toprofessional levelsandare oftenbroadcast livetoaudiences online orinarenas, withplayers andteams frequently sponsored andcompeting forsignificant prizepools.

Esports hasevolved intoaglobal phenomenon, blending elements oftraditional sports, entertainment, anddigital culture. Frontiers | Promoting mental healthin esportsAUSsurvey ofgambling among adolescents andyoung adults reported thatgambling iswidespread among USyouths, which isacause ofconcern \[30\].

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11396010/ Thedevastating effects of videogame addiction onchildren | 60Minutes Australia.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/the-devastating-effects-of-videogame-addiction-on-children-%7C-60WhyThereAreTreatment Centers forGaming Addiction—AndWhatThatShould TellEveryParent withDr. Hilarie Cashhttps:// https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/why-there-aretreatment-centers-for-gaming-addiction%E2%80%94and-what-thawithNASEF | FreeMiddleSchool & HighSchool Esports ClubsWhatHappens WhenYouTake YourTeen’sPhone Away: Understanding Screen Addiction & Withdrawal (#262) WhatHappensWhenYouTakeYourTeen’sPhoneAway: UnderstandingScreenAddiction & Withdrawal (#262)
Video game addiction (internet gaming disorder) ischaracterized byseverely reduced control overgaming habits, resulting innegative impacts ondaily functioning, including personal, social, educational andoccupational responsibilities. While millions ofpeople playvideogames, onlyasmall percentage develop videogame addiction. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blogpost-1/f/the-dark-side-of-gaming-%7C-documentary withBLOGPOST Video game addiction, alsocalled internet gaming disorder, isacondition characterized byseverely reduced control overgaming habits, resulting in negative consequences inmanyaspects ofyourlife, including self-care, relationships, school andwork. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/thebasement-generation-we-know-the-harms-of-social-media-for-gir Middle- andhigh-school students across thecountry arechugging energy drinks likewater. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/is-video-game-addictionreally-an-addiction 5 Teens oftenbeginthedaywithacanafter staying uplatestudying, gaming or texting, teachers andprincipals say. Theydrinkmorethroughout thedaytostay alertinclass, andstillmoreintheevening togrindthrough homework. When schools banthedrinks, students oftenpound them before classorhidethemin other containers.

Itcanhinderlearning, disrupt classand, insomecases, cause seizures. Students regularly visittheschool nurse’soffice, complaining ofrapidheartratesand anxiety attacks afterconsuming several energy drinks, administrators say.

Caffeine consumption islinked toheightened feelings ofanxiety anddepression, which areontheriseamong adolescents.

Ithinkevery single kidisdrinking someformofenergy drinkatmyschool,” says Jefferson City, Mo., 17-year-oldJacqueline Rogers. Herself included. “Weuse caffeine because weoverwork ourselves withactivities andclasses.” https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/teens%E2%80%99-energy-drinkhabit-is-amping-anxiety-disrupting-class-and Reclaim Vacation: 8Reasons toLeaveVideoGames atHome Don’tletscreens stealyourfamily’sbestmoments—here’swhyagame-freevacation isthebest giftyoucangive. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/reclaim-vacation8-reasons-to-leave-video-games-at-home Thislawsuit isrooted inthefailure ofvideogame companies towarnminors about therisksofvideogame addiction. Weaimtoholdthesecorporations accountable fornegligence anditsimpact onthelivesofyoung gamers. Ifyou've suffered duetoexcessive gaming, yourstorymatters, andjustice canbesought.

Yourjourney fromgaming addiction torecovery matters. Letyourvoicebeheard, andlet'sworktogether toensure future generations ofgamers don'tfacethe samechallenges. Joinusinthispivotal movement forjustice andaccountability inthegaming industry. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/video-gameaddiction-lawsuit KileyHolds Hearing onScreentime inSchools
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/kiley-holds-hearing-on-screentimein-schools Hearing: "Screentime inSchools" EarlyChildhood, Elementary, and https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/hearing-screentime-in-schoolsearly-childhood-elementary-and 6 TheImportance ofChildProtection inesports
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/the-importance-of-child-protectionin-esports Stopthegaming addiction before youthrowawaycollege tuition.

DIDYOUKNOW thattheaverage college student addicted togaming spends between 5-8hoursperdayongaming, withaminimum of31hoursperweek? And thatnearly halfofallcollege students feelthatgaming hasgotten inthewayof theiracademic performance.

It’strue. Inthecollege world, videogames aredefinitely notallfunandgames.

Oneofthetopreasons forcollege dropouts intheU.S. isonline gaming addiction,” saidFederal Communications Commissioner Deborah Taylor. Studies showthat85% ofcollege boysaregamers, andoneineightdevelops addiction patterns. Inacollege of20,000students (assuming halfareboys), 8,500arevideo game players. Thatmeans 1,063students areatriskofdropping out. More than that, theresearch hasshown anegative correlation between gaming addiction andexpected college engagement, GPA, anddrugandalcohol violations that occur during thefirstyearincollege. WillYourGamerSurvive College ThisFall? EXCLUSIVE: American children have quietly become hooked onvideogame supplements thathaveDOUBLE thecaffeine ofRedBullandmaystunttheir growth andwarptheirbrains, experts warn
Energy drinkGFUEL hasrocketed topopularity inrecent yearswithsales doubling from2019to2021
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American teenagers havebecome hooked onultra-caffeinated videogame supplements thatarefueling asleepdeprivation crisisamong thecountry's youth, experts havewarned.
7 Itisnotuncommon forchildren todouble ortriplescoop theproduct, withvideos onplatforms likeTikTokandYouTube goingviralglorifying such. Atriple-shotof GFUEL couldinclude upto420mg ofcaffeine.

Itbecomes easierforakidtoconsume farmorethantheyattempt,' DrEllen Rome, headoftheCenterforAdolescent Medicine attheCleveland Clinic told DailyMail.com, comparing GFUEL tocaffeine-packed drinksatStarbucks where thereisaninherent pricebarriertogetting thatmuchofthestimulant.

Children undertheageof12arenotrecommended bythetheAmerican Association ofPediatrics (AAP) toconsume caffeine foranyreason. Ateenager is nottogetmorethan100mg eachday.

Caffeine canbeharmful toadeveloping body. Thestimulant ishighly addicting andconsumption inadolescence hasbeenlinked toattention issues, anxiety and canbelife-threatening forchildren suffering fromachronic heart condition or highblood pressure. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/americanchildren-have-quietly-become-hooked-on-video-game-supple-1 Ihavewritten lengthy reports about esports beingextremely harmful tochild's mental health thatfallsunder childabuse laws, yetwecontinue goblindwith algorithms, visual violence, gambling, can'tsleep, usingredbulltoawake the effects thehealth physically etc. Esports atthirdgrade playing Minecraft goes against theU.S. Surgeon General REPORT.

Esports programs expand across grade levels. Classroom
MoreK–12Schools Expand Esports toMiddle andYounger Grades Forjuniorhighstudents, gaming canbeapipeline tovarsity competition, scholarships andcareers.

School districts likeModesto CitySchools andPalmSprings Unified inCalifornia areexpanding esports programs across grade levels toengage students in teamwork, social-emotional learning andcareer exploration infields likegame design andvideoproduction. Districts arealsoincorporating esports intomiddle school programs andcareer andtechnical education pathways tofoster skills thatextend beyond gaming. FullStory: EdTech Magazine (10/8) https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/esports-programs-expand-acrossgrade-levels 8 Study findslittleevidence linking violent videogames toincreased aggression in adolescents.

Alongitudinal studyofalargenumber ofCzech adolescents found that individuals scoring higher onphysical aggression tended toplayvideogames that areabitmoreviolent. Thiswasparticularly thecaseamong younger participants.

However, thestudydidnotfindanyevidence thatchanges inhowmuchone plays violent videogames hadanimpact onfuture physical aggression. The research waspublished inComputers inHuman Behavior.

Video games have become oneofthemostpopular formsofentertainment worldwide. Overthepastfewdecades, theyhave evolved fromsimple, pixelated programs intoimmersive, lifelike experiences, spanning awidevarietyofgenres.

Today, nearly3billion people around theglobe areactive videogame players. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/study-finds-little-evidence-linkingviolent-video-games-to-increa Next-GenEducation isBringing Gaming totheClassroom.

Longshunned byeducators, gaming isincreasingly beingintegrated into education, withgames likeLeague ofLegends, Overwatch, Rocket League, and Fortnite beingintroduced toeducational settings. Infact, establishing anesportscentered community inschools canhelpstudents aligntheirpassion withtheir academic andpersonal aspirations, fostering anenvironment where theycan learn, grow, andembrace various facetsofesports.

Parents andeducators oftenattribute theriseofviolence andanti-social behavior toexcessive gaming. Ina2020MottPollReport intheUS, itwasreported that86 percent ofparents thinktheir childwastes toomuch timeplaying video games. A recent studyontheimpact ofgaming onchildren andadolescents intheArab worldfound longer game timecorrelated withahigherriskofphysical aggression andhostile behavior. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/next-geneducation-is-bringing-gaming-to-the-classroom Does violence invideogames impact aggression andempathy? Alongitudinal studyofCzech adolescents todifferentiate within- andbetween-person effects.

Theassociations between exposure toviolent videogames (VVG) and aggression/empathy havebeenextensively studied. VVGareoftendepicted as triggers forincreased aggression anddecreased empathy inlinewiththeGeneral Aggression Model. However, longitudinal evidence thatdistinguishes within- and between-person effects andfocuses onvarious dimensions of aggression/empathy remains scarce. Drawing onrepresentative sample of3010 9 Czech adolescents (aged13–17), datawerecollected overfourwaves tomeasure physical andverbal aggression, andcognitive andaffective empathy. VVGwas evaluated basedonopen-ended responses. Arandom-intercept cross-lagged panelmodel wasemployed todifferentiate within- andbetween-person associations. VVGpositively correlated withcognitive empathy, verbal aggression, andphysical aggression atthebetween-person level. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/does-violence-in-video-gamesimpact-aggression-and-empathy-a-lon-1 Thepublishers ofvideogamessuchgamesasDoomandGrandTheft
AutojoinedPresident TrumpThursday inaWhiteHouseroundtable discussion aboutviolentvideogamesandwhethertheyplayapartin desensitizing someplayersandcontribute tothelikelihood theymight commit violence. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/these-are-thevideo-games-the-white-house-played-in-its-meeting-o Thefollowing contentmaycontainstoriesandreferences to
predation andchildabuse. Somereadersmayfindthiscontent
triggering.

Webelieve thatparents arebest-equipped toprotect theirchildren whentheyare aware ofthepotential risks children mayfaceinonline spaces.

According totheFBI, asmanyas500,000predators areactive online everyday targeting kidsages12to15. Theirintentions include procuring sexual images fromchildren andsometimes making physical contact withtheir victims.

Video gaming platforms offerpredators anopportune placetolurechildren. Kids mayhave theirguard downwhen playing games, while predators makeovertures of “friendship,” sometimes pretending tobesomeone theyarenot.

Anygamewhere children cancommunicate withstrangers presents risks.

Predators cancontact children inchatrooms (sometimes called lobbies) through written, verbal, orvideomeans before orduring agame.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/5-video-games-where-predatorstarget-kids BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Sexoffenders areusingpopulargames like FortniteorMinecraft toseducechildren. It’sbecome aserious 10 problem especially sincegamingusagehasskyrocketed duringthe pandemic.

Justthismonth, Kentucky StatePolice arrested amanusingPlayStation to solicit sexactsfromchildren prompting News40toinvestigate.

Observer Research Foundation datashows thatsincethepandemic began, online sexual abuse andexploitation ofchildren hasrisenglobally, incertain countries, upto400percent.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/online-child-abuse-triples-overpandemic-pedophiles-using-gaming Online games areverypopular, atleastoneperson plays videogames intwothirdsofAmerican households, according totheEntertainment Software Association. Roughly 160millionAmerican adults playinternet-based games, one recent studyestimates. Thegames canbeveryentertaining, anditmaybeeasy togetabsorbed inthecompetition, butcantheybeaddictive? Thatisaquestion stillbeingdebated among researchers andhealth professionals, butearly evidence suggests thatvideogames areoneofthemostaddicting technologies around. Infact, newresearch shows thatthere areplentyofsafeandeffective treatments forvideogame addiction already inuse.

Internet Gaming inDSM-5
Addiction togaming isdescribed intheAmerican Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic andStatistical Manual ofMental Disorders (DSM-5-TR), which isused bymental health professionals todiagnose mental disorders. IntheDSM-5-TR, thecondition isreferred toasInternet Gaming Disorder (IGD)(1). IGDisincluded inthesection recommending conditions forfurther research, alongwithcaffeine usedisorder andotherconditions. Internet Gaming Esports FBI’s "BeSmartWithYourKids' Smartphone" program, which aimstohelp parents andeducators understand potential threats thataccompany cellphones andhowtoprevent online sexual predators andviolent extremists fromengaging theirkidsonline. TheJacksonville FieldOffice’sChildExploitation TaskForce andCommunity Outreach Unitstarted theoutreach effort in2018andpartner withlocalschool districts toholdthesepublic forums.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/child-sexual-abuse-material-in-theworld-dhs%E2%80%99s-campaign-to-help U.S. SurgeonGeneralWantsToTreatSocialMediaLikeCigarettes By AddingWarning Labels.
11 Social media seemed poised topermanently alterthewayhumans communicate whenitstarted togainsteam acouple ofdecades ago, andwhileit’sdefinitely liveduptothatpromise, whether ornotit’schanged theworld forthebetterisa topicthatisverymuch upfordebate. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post1/f/us-surgeon-general-wants-to-treat-social-media-like-cigarettes America’sTopDoctoronWhyHeWantsWarningLabelsonSocial
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https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/us-surgeon-general-wants-to-treatsocial-media-like-cigarettes WhatisVideoGamingAddiction? AndHowtoPreventit?
Video game addiction emerges asacompelling topicintherealm of psychological studies andpublic discourse. Recognized bytheWorldHealth Organization as “Gaming Disorder,” thisbehavioral addiction manifests through persistent orrecurrent gaming behavior, bothonline andoffline. Theindividual exhibits impaired control overgaming activities, prioritizes gaming overotherlife interests anddailyactivities, andcontinues gaming despite theoccurrence of negative consequences. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/ussurgeon-general-wants-to-treat-social-media-like-cigarettes FromLittleGamers toCollegeGamers: Reversing theLong-Term Consequences ofEarlyGamingDependency
Intoday'sepisode, joinMelanie Hempe asshereviews anoften-overlooked longtermconsequence ofchildhood gaming dependency: failure tothriveincollege.

Melanie shares warning signsandoffers practical tipsforbothparents and teenagers toaddress andreverse these issues effectively. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/from-little-gamers-to-collegegamers-reversing-the-long-term-con Today, MelanieisjoinedbyGlowKidsauthorNicholasKardaras to discusshisexperience withtreatingvideogameaddiction & social mediadependency, aswellasdiscussing childhood braindevelopment.

Check outDr. Kardaras'sNEWbook 'Digital Madness: HowSocial MediaIsDriving OurMental Health Crisis—andHowtoRestore Our
12 Sanity.' https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/from-little-gamers-tocollege-gamers-reversing-the-long-term-con VideoGameAddiction: ScreenStrong'sFoundingStory (#113)
VideoGameAddiction: Founding Story
Today, Melanie isjoinedbyDr. BrettKennedy, co-directorofthe DigitalMediaTreatment & Education CenterandaLicensed Clinical Psychologist withover20yearsofexperience workingwith
adolescents, adults, andcouples. Dr. Kennedy andMelanie discuss thehistory ofvideogames, howvideogames specifically meetboys' needs, andtipsfor helping yoursonthrough avideogamedetox.

VideoGameAddiction & Treatment withDr. BrettKennedy
Everyorganization hasafounding story, andScreenStrong isno different. TodaywewillhearMelaniegiveadetailedaccountofher family'sstrugglewithvideogameaddiction—intheformofheroldest son, Adam. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/video-game-addictionscreen-strongs-founding-story Thepublishers ofvideogames suchgames asDoom andGrandTheftAutojoined President Trump Thursday inaWhite House roundtable discussion about violent videogames andwhether theyplayapartindesensitizing someplayers and contribute tothelikelihood theymight commit violence.

Thursday'smeeting waspartofthepresident'sresponse tolastmonth'sshooting atMarjory Stoneman Douglas HighSchool inParkland, Fla., inwhich 17were killed. Trump hasmade arange ofremarks asDemocratic andsomeRepublican lawmakers callformoreguncontrol, suggesting hewould takegunsawayfrom mentally illpeople — withorwithout acourtorder — andsupported arming teachers. Healsocriticized violence invideogames, aswellasinmovies and online.

I’mhearing moreandmorepeople saythelevelofviolence onvideogames is really shaping young people’sthoughts," hesaidduring ameeting about school safetywithlocalandstateofficials.

Inthemeeting Thursday afternoon, thepresident saidsomestudies have indicated shown acorrelation between videogame violence andrealviolence, theWhite House saidThursday. Noreporters wereallowed inthemeeting. 13 https://www.google.com/search?q=Doom+and+Grand+Theft+Auto+joined+Preside nt+Trump+Thursday+in+a+White+House+roundtable+discussion+about+violent+vi deo+games&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1178US1178& oq=Doom+and+Grand+Theft+Auto+ joined+President+Trump+Thursday+in+a+White+House+roundtable+discussion+ab out+violent+video+games&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDE0OTdqMGo 3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
During themeeting, ashort videowasplayed showing someviolent imagery from videogames suchasCallofDuty, Fallout andWolfenstein. Theclips, since posted ontheWhite House YouTube channel, "appear toberipped from YouTubers’ footage ofthegame aswellasfromthegaming outletGiantBomb," reported videogame news siteKotaku.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/risks-of-childrens-addiction-toelectronic-games-from-a-social TheU.K. maybansalesofenergydrinkstokidsunder16. Manywant theU.S. todothesame.

Aspurchases ofenergy drinks have skyrocketed, sohaveconcerns about their possible health effects, particularly onchildren.

TheU.K. maybansalesofenergy drinks tokidsunder16. Manywa https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/surgeons-are-telling-men-to-quitenergy-drinks%E2%80%A6-because-studies-s Childgamersarebeingfloggedpowerful stimulants withmorethan twotimestheamountofcaffeineasacanofRedBull.

Thesupplements promise 'laserfocus' during marathon all-nightgaming sessions andarehugely popular withyoung teenagers.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/children-are-fueling-marathongaming-sessions-with-dangerous-st Energydrinkssoldtounder-16sdespitesupermarket ban.

High-caffeine canned energy drinks arebeingsoldinsupermarkets despite aban, aBBCinvestigation hasfound
Salesofthedrinks tochildren under16havebeenvoluntarily banned bymost majorUKstores sinceMarch.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/children-are-fueling-marathongaming-sessions-with-dangerous-st Areesportsbettorsanewgeneration ofharmedgamblers?
14 Being anesports bettor significantly predicted greater problem gambling severity andgambling-related harms. Morefrequent esports skinbetting andskin gambling (ongames ofchance) weresignificant predictors ofgambling problems amongst esports bettors. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/areesports-bettors-a-new-generation-of-harmed-gamblers-a-compar TheUnitedStatesSurgeonGeneral, Dr. C. EverettKoop, saidtoday thatvideogamesmightbehazardous tothehealthofyoungpeople, who, hesaid, arebecoming addicted tothemachines ''bodyand soul.''
Dr. Koop, formerlyaPhiladelphia pediatric surgeon, saidthat ''more andmorepeoplearebeginning tounderstand'' theadversemental andphysicaleffectsofvideogames.

AttheWesternPsychiatric InstituteandClinic, Dr. Koopsaidhehad noscientific evidence ontheeffectofvideogamesonchildren, buthe predicted statistical evidence wouldbeforthcoming soonfromthe healthcarefields. https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/around-thenation-surgeon-general-sees-danger-in-video-games https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/10/us/around-the-nation-surgeon-general-seesdanger-in-video-games.html Esports isnotasportcreatesaddiction, mental illness, school introduces thisintheirdistrictswithout sounddutyofcarethuscan generate violence, ect.
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Thechildissuffering serious emotional damage, orisatsubstantial riskof suffering serious emotional damage, evidenced bysevere anxiety, depression, withdrawal, oruntoward aggressive behavior toward selforothers, asaresult of theconduct oftheparent orguardian orwhohasnoparent orguardian capable ofproviding appropriate care. Achildshallnotbefound tobeaperson described bythissubdivision ifthewillful failure oftheparentorguardian toprovide adequate mental health treatment isbased onasincerely heldreligious belief andifalessintrusive judicial intervention isavailable.
https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/ca-welf-inst-code-section-300 15 https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/risks-of-childrens-addiction-toelectronic-games-from-a-social https://socialemotionalpaws. com/blog-post-1/f/esports-brings-violence-schoolshave-as-education-screentimecd Thiscondition canincludegamingontheinternetoranyelectronic device, butmostpeoplewhodevelopsignificant gamingissuesmainly playontheinternet.

Whether internet andvideogaming addiction should beclassified asanaddiction ormental illness isdebated among researchers. Many researchers consider video game addiction abehavioral addiction similartogambling disorder, inwhich the rushofwinning becomes oneofthemainreasons forplaying.

Others thinkthiscomparison togambling isflawed because theremaynotbe financial ormaterial losses involved withplaying videogames. Inaddition, winning avideogamemayrequire cognitive skillsandsharpreflexes, while winning atgambling ismainly amatterofchance.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23124-video-game-addiction Whodoesvideogameaddiction affect?
Video game addiction canaffect children, teensandadults, although adults are mostlikely tohavethiscondition.

Howcommon isvideogame addiction?
Researchers estimate thatvideo game addiction affects between 1.7% and10% oftheU.S. population. Theestimated range islargebecause many researchers disagree onthediagnostic criteria forinternet gaming disorder. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23124-video-game-addiction Australia asksRoblox, Minecraft todetail childsafety measures Thestatesuperintendent haslimited authority over school districts, which are locally managed. Theofficeholder instead manages theCalifornia Department of Education. Thisagency guides localschool districts andalsoprovides partial oversight. Thestatesuperintendent alsotypically takes advantage ofthebully pulpitoneducation issues.
16 Theofficehasanuncertain future because Gov. Gavin Newsom ispushing a proposal toreimagine theofficeandredistribute someofitsduties.

ShawandBarrera advance torun-offforstateschools superintend Mentalhealthandwell-beinginesports: Ascopingreview
2) synthesise findings onmental health andwell-beingoutcomes and (3) identify gapstoguidefuture research andpractice. Asystematic search identified 10,348records, ofwhich 89studies mettheinclusion criteria. Results revealanuanced picture inwhich indicators ofmental well-being, suchas intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy andpsychosocial skills, cancoexist withmental ill-health symptoms, including anxiety andgaming addiction. Prevalence estimates varied widely, withanxiety reported in38%–82% ofplayers and depressive symptoms in25%–37%. These outcomes appear tovarydepending on factors suchasplayer experience, coping strategies andthecompetitive environment, highlighting howindicators ofwell-being (e.g., motivation and confidence) canco-occurwithsymptoms ofdistress (e.g., anxiety), reflecting the dynamic nature ofmental health inesports. https://iaapjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apps.70055 Mentalhealthandwell-beinginesports: Ascopingreview
Gambling addiction isoneofthebehavioral andconduct-based dependencies included intheDSM-5andisrecognized asaglobal challenge \[4\]. Gambling and games suchasdiceandplaying cardsareconsidered tohaveacloserelationship 29\].

4.1. Gaming Disorder andSymptoms Recognized bytheWHOandAPA TheMHLW Japan defines dependency as “Astateofbeingcaptivated by something specific andwanting toquit, butnotbeingableto.” Dependency is classified intotwocategories (Figure 5). Thefirsttypeofaddiction isastateof beinginasituation where things cannot beconsumed orexperienced in moderation andisrelated tosubstance use. Thesecond typeofaddiction isa stateofbeingtooabsorbed inaparticular actorprocess andfalling intoa situation where nothing elsecanbecarried out. Gaming disorder isanaddiction owing totheactofimmersing oneself inthegame andfallsunderthesecond typeofaddiction. Withthepopularization oftheinternet andsmartphones, internet andgaming addiction havebecome significant problems \[4\]. Therefore, countermeasures fromthemedical fieldarerequired.
17 U.S. Congressional Legislation onE-SportsandGamblingAddictions inSchools
There isnocurrent federal lawintheU.S. Congress thatspecifically addresses e-sports addiction inschools. Thelegislative focus inrecent yearshasbeenon problem gambling, especially inthecontext oflegalized sports betting, rather thanone-sports orgaming addiction ineducational settings.

SAFEBetAct (H.R. 9590) – Introduced inSeptember 2024, thisisthefirst comprehensive federal billtoset “minimum federal standards” forstates offering sports betting. Itwould require states tomeetfederal standards onadvertising, affordability, andAIuse, andcouldapply toonline betting platforms thatmightbe linked toe-sports betting gamblingharm.org.

Legalized sports betting iswidespread (30+ states allowonline betting) gamblingharm.org.

Gambling addiction rates arehighamong bettors, with40–50% experiencing problems gamblingharm.org.
18 Federal excise taxrevenue fromsports wagering issubstantial, creating a funding stream fortreatment National Council onProblem Gambling.

Possible Legislative Pathways
Ife-sports addiction inschools becomes amorepressing public health concern, lawmakers could:

Adapt existing gambling addiction frameworks toinclude videogame and e-sports use.

Introduce school-specific provisions ineducation orpublic health bills.

Partner withstateandlocalgovernments toaddress youthgaming habits.

Possible Legislative Directions
While nostatehasyetaddressed e-sports addictions inschools, lawmakers could drawfrom:

Problem gambling prevention statutes (e.g., Massachusetts, NewJersey, New York) thatrequire operators toprovide self-exclusion options andeducational materials.

School-based mental health andtechnology usepolicies thataddress screen time, online behavior, andaddiction risks.

Federal guidance fromtheSubstance Abuse andMental HealthServices Administration (SAMHSA) ondigital addiction prevention.

Bottom Line
19 Asofnow, noU.S. statehaspassed legislation specifically targeting e-sports addictions inschools. Current laws focusongambling andproblem-gambling prevention, note-sports. Anyfuture regulation wouldlikelyemerge frombroader mental health, technology use, orgambling prevention frameworks, ratherthana dedicated e-sports addiction law.

TheClinical Debate: When theWorld Health Organization (WHO) officially recognized "gaming disorder" asamental health condition, theLATimes Compulsive video-game playing couldbemental health... detailed the international milestone andtheimplications forbehavioral health. \[1, 2, 3, 4, 5\]
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Industry Stance: EarlyLATimes reporting ontheAPA'sinitial inclusion of thecondition highlighted howtradegroups andthevideogame industry Gaming junkies getnodiagnosis - LosAngeles Times warned against prematurely labeling gaming habits asanaddiction. \[1\] Forfurther guidance, couldyoutellmewhatspecific aspect oftheDSM-5criteria oresports culture interests you (e.g., diagnosis symptoms, competitive stress vs. addiction)? Icanhelpfindmorefocused information foryou. 8sites
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SouthKorea’sStruggleto “Unplug” — Energy, Politics, andSocial Isolation
SouthKorea isgrappling withmultiple “inability tounplug” challenges — from beingtethered tofossilfuelsinitsenergy system topolitical gridlock andasurge insocially withdrawn youth.

Energy dependency andthe “powertrilemma”
Thecountry’sheavy reliance onfossilfuels — 58.5% ofitspower mixin2023, with26.8% fromLNG — hasleftitvulnerable toglobal priceshocks. TheRussia– Ukraine warin2022spiked LNGcosts, pushing upwholesale electricity prices andforcing state-runutilityKEPCO tosellatregulated rates thatdidn’tcoverfuel costs. Thiscreated a “vicious cycle” ofdebt, bondissuance, andpolitical pressure tokeep tariffs low, whileslowrenewable adoption missed opportunities tocutpricesandreduce environmental costs ieefa.org. Theresult isapower tarifftrilemma: balancing energy security, competitiveness, andsustainability. 21 Political polarization andgovernance paralysis
Inlate2024, President YoonSuk-yeol’sattempted martial lawandsubsequent impeachment exposed deepsocietal divisions. Thecrisis revealed apolitical system wherecentralization ofpower andfactionalism persist, evenascivil society mobilizes. Thisinstability hasdelayed policy reforms, including those needed todiversify energy sources andaddress social issues EastAsiaForum+1.

Interconnected challenges
These issues arelinked: economic stress fromhighenergy costsandpolitical instability canexacerbate youthunemployment andmental health struggles, whilesocial withdrawal may further erode civicengagement andpolitical participation. Addressing themrequires coordinated action — diversifying energy sources, reforming regulated markets, andexpanding support forreintegration programs — tohelpSouthKorea “unplug” fromitscurrent constraints andbuilda moreresilient, inclusive society. SouthKorea wrestles withinability tounplug - Search
Thegrowing popularity ofesports hassparked interest inunderstanding how esports participation might poseunique mental health challenges and opportunities forplayers. Toaddress this, thisscoping review aimed to systematically mapmental health andwell-being research inesports.

Specifically, wesought to (1) describe themethodological characteristics of existing studies, (2) synthesise findings onmental health andwell-being outcomes and (3) identify gaps toguide future research andpractice. A systematic search identified 10,348records, ofwhich 89studies metthe inclusion criteria. Results revealanuanced picture inwhich indicators ofmental well-being, suchasintrinsic motivation, self-efficacy andpsychosocial skills, can coexist withmental ill-health symptoms, including anxiety andgaming addiction. 22 Prevalence estimates varied widely, withanxiety reported in38%–82% ofplayers anddepressive symptoms in25%–37%. These outcomes appear tovary depending onfactors suchasplayer experience, coping strategies andthe competitive environment, highlighting howindicators ofwell-being (e.g., motivation andconfidence) canco-occur withsymptoms ofdistress (e.g., anxiety), reflecting thedynamic nature ofmental health inesports.

While research inthisareahasrecently proliferated, themajority ofstudies were cross-sectional (56.2%), withonly6.7% longitudinal and4.5% intervention based.

Significant gapsremain, including methodological inconsistencies, alackof longitudinal andintervention studies andlimited inclusion ofdiverse populations e.g., various genders, geographical location andcompetitive settings). This review underscores theneed forstandardised measurement tools toaccurately ascertain theprevalence, severity andnature ofmental health challenges in esports. There isalsoaneedforgender-balanced samples andtailored mental health frameworks thatreflect theunique pressures ofthispopulation, suchas performance demands, digitaltoxicity andirregular schedules. Future research should develop andevaluate evidence-based interventions andorganisational policies aimed atsafeguarding player well-being.

IUsedtoLetMyKidsPlayVideoGames Freely, ButThese 15FactsMadeMe Rethink
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I'lladmitit. I'maparent whousedtoletmychildren spend theirlivesinfrontof theTV. Yes, Iusedtoletmykidsplayvideo games freely, andforawhile, everything seemed tobeokay, butthenIstarted todosome research. Ibegan to realize thattherearemany downsides tolonggaming sessions, especially ifthey happen dayafterday.

Inthisarticle, youwillseethemanynegative sideeffects thatcanoccurwhen yourchildisaddicted tovideogames. Manyofthesefactswillbestartling, but that'sthepoint. Asaparent, youneed toknowhowtokeepyourkidssafein everyway, evenwhen they'rehaving fun. Heedthese tipsforawell-rounded child.

YourStudent MayHave Issues inSchool
23 According toresearch, yourchildcouldperform poorly inschool iftheyspend an excessive amount oftimeinfrontofthescreen playing games.Inthisstudy, they found thatlessscreen timeresulted inbetter scores inmath. Also, moretime spentoutside playing meantthatthekidsdidbetteringymand otherphysical classes. Keepthatinmind. Asolution maybetoallowvideogames onlyduring theweekend.

TheyCould LearnToxicBehavior
During the1990s, itwaspopular forpoliticians totalkabouthowdangerous video games werebecause theywouldmakekidsactoutviolently. While thejuryisstill outonthat, thereisthepossibility thatkidscouldbeexposed totoxic environments. Some videogames, likeGrandTheftAuto, arefullofviolence, language, andtough characters. Itispossible thatyourchildcouldmodel their behavior afterthosecharacters. Justbewatchful.
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TheWorldHealth Organization recently recognized “gaming disorder” asa diagnosable condition. Excessive gaming andfocusonsocial media cancause psychological effects suchasirritability, depression, isolation andanxiety.

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https://tv.iusd.org/search?keyword=video%20games&fields=tags&pageContext=etag-search Thestatesuperintendent haslimited authority over school districts, which are locally managed. Theofficeholder instead manages theCalifornia Department of Education. Thisagency guides localschool districts andalsoprovides partial oversight. Thestatesuperintendent alsotypically takes advantage ofthebully pulpitoneducation issues.

Theofficehasanuncertain future because Gov. Gavin Newsom ispushing a proposal toreimagine theofficeandredistribute someofitsduties.

ShawandBarrera advance torun-offforstateschools superintend Parents aretypically asked tosignpaperwork atenrollment granting consent for theschools togivetheirkidslaptops. NickiPetrossi saidwhensheinitially refused tosignitin2024, theschool district inFullerton, California, toldherthat 24 shewaslegally barred fromdoing so. According toaletterthedistrict provided her, reviewed byNBCNews, administrators argued staterulesrequire children to usecomputers ifthat’showtheschool isteaching acurriculum.

Aspokesperson fortheCalifornia Department ofEducation said “howadistrict implements thestate-adopted standards isuptothedistrict.” Thedistrict didnot respond toarequest forcomment.

ButPetrossi wascertain sheneeded togetherchildren backonananalog education,
Parents areoptingkidsoutofschool laptops, returning them to IhadnoideathisFortnite lawsuit waseven athing…
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/808854095491870/?fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e TheU.S. Department ofHealth andHuman Services (HHS) andtheOffice ofthe Surgeon General issued anadvisory warning thatexcessive screen time—ranging fromsocial media scrolling togaming—isasevere public health concern linked to poorsleep, mental health challenges, andweakened in-person relationships.

Recommended Screen Time Limits Health officials outline specific age-based guidelines toprotect cognitive andphysical health: Under 18months: Zero screen time (except forvideochatting).Agesunder6: Less than1hourperday.

Ages6to18: Maximum of2hoursofrecreational screen timeperday. The "5Ds" Framework Theadvisory introduces fivepractical strategies forparents and youthtomanage technology use: Discuss: Talkopenly about therisksand benefits ofdigital media. Do: Establish boundaries likescreen-freemeals and device-freebedrooms. Delay:

Postpone access tosocial mediaandpersonal devices whenpossible. Divert:

Encourage offline hobbies, extracurriculars, andoutdoor activities. Disconnect:

Power offdevices toensure uninterrupted sleep. Toreadthefull43-pagefederal document, review theHHSSurgeon General'sAdvisory. Ifyouwanttocreate a tailored planforyourfamily, tellme: Whatagesareyour children? About how manyhoursadaydotheycurrently usescreens? Isitmostly forsocial media, gaming, orvideos? Icanhelpsuggest specific strategies toscalebacktheir usage
25 Health officials intheTrump administration haveissued anadvisory about children andadolescents’ excessive screen time, warning thatnegative impacts onsleepandmental functioning have “become apublic health concern”.

Theadvisory fromtheDepartment ofHealth andHumanServices (HHS) notes thattheamount ofscreen timereaches anaverage offourormorehours perday bythetimeachildbecomes ateenager andcanbelinkedtopoorsleep, decreased functioning inschool, lessphysical activity andweakened in-person relationships.

Aconcern atallstages oflife, andaparticularly important onearound children’s screen exposure, isitspotential todisrupt healthy sleep, which isfundamental to learning, mood, behavior, physical health, andoverall development,” thereport says.

Trump health officials issueadvisory onchildren andteens’ excessive screen time | Trump administration | TheGuardian
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Elementary-, middle-school esports teams helpcontractor withrenovation Students fromAthens-Chilesburg Elementary andLeestown MiddleSchool in Kentucky participated in "LEXtreme Makeover," aseriesofbuildchallenges in Minecraft Education, through apartnership between BooneContracting andthe district'sesports program. Thefinalchallenge, "Rickhouse toPenthouse," involved transforming ahistoric distillery intoanaccessible apartment complex.

Boone Contracting funded custom trophies forstudents andprovided feedback on theirdesigns. TellaFriend | SmartBrief
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Southern U. program guides students toesports careers
Southern University haslaunched theEsports andDigitalGaming Ecosystem program toprepare students forcareers ingame development, production, broadcasting, content creation andemerging technologies inresponse tothe growth ofthegaming industry. Theprogram aimstoaddress therepresentation gapinthegaming andtechworkforce, whereAfrican Americans makeuponly4% to5% despite being12% ofvideogame players.

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26 Ga. Teacher oftheYearfinalist isalsoanesports coach
High-school mathteacher Amanda Dillard, atop10finalist forGeorgia'sTeacher oftheYear, isdedicated tostudents intheclassroom andtheesports arena, where sheserves astheteam'scoach. Students describe heraskind, supportive andalways ready tohelp, noting thatshetransforms timidfreshmen into confident seniors.

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Inside theclassroom withCobbCounty School District'sTeacher oftheYear Amanda Dillard
When youwalkthrough thehallways ofPopeHighSchool, itwon'ttakelongto realize thatmath teacher Amanda Dillard isabeloved fixture. Infact, around school, sheisknown as "kindofabigDill."
Herreputation asanacademic codebreaker, amaster ofpatience, anda champion ofstudent potential isamajorreason shewasrecently named the CobbCounty School District'sTeacher oftheYear. Shewasalsorecognized on thestatelevelasatoptenfinalist forGeorgia'sTeacher oftheYear.

Dillard isaninterrelated special education teacher; thesecret tohersuccess comes down toflexibility andafewgood "hacks."
Herstudents, including Ashley Rueckel andAlyssa Cain, sayDillard hasan incredible knack forhelping themgrasp complex curriculum. Rueckel andCain noted thatifastudent doesnotunderstand theoriginal lesson plan, Dillard steps inwithalternative teaching methods andclever ways tomaketheconcepts stick.
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Negative parenting raises gaming disorder inkidswithADHD Children ages9to12withattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder hada20% higherriskofinternet gaming disorder, compared withyounger children, ifthey wereexposed tonegative parenting behaviors, according toastudy presented at 27 thePediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. Datashowed boyshadtwice theriskofgirlsofdeveloping agaming disorder.

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Study linksnegative parenting behaviors togaming disorder inkidswithADHD Children withADHD have agreater riskfordeveloping internet gaming disorder.

Highratesofnegative parenting behaviors increased theirriskforinternet gaming disorder bynearly3times.

BOSTON — Negative parenting behaviors mayincrease thelikelihood that children withADHD willdevelop internet gaming disorder, according toastudy presented atthePediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

Perspective fromSerena M. King, PhD
Anestimated 80% to90% ofchildren intheUnitedStates playvideogames, many starting intoddlerhood, according toEmilyWassmer, MD, IBCLC, adevelopmental andbehavioral pediatrics fellowatChildren’sHospital ofPhiladelphia. Inaddition, shesaiddatasuggest that3% to8% ofchildren meetthecriteria forinternet gaming disorder.

Study linksnegative parenting behaviors togaming disorder inkidswithADHD Arenas, Programs, Coaches & Conferences
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Extron techsupports newuniversity esports facility - Installation 28 Yes, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. VivekMurthy hasexplicitly statedthat13istoo young forchildren tobeonsocial mediaplatforms. Whilemostplatforms currently allowchildren tocreate accounts atthisage, hisSocial Media and Youth Mental HealthAdvisory warns thatearlyadolescents arestilldeveloping theiridentity andself-worth, making themhighly vulnerable tothedistorted environment ofsocial media. TheSurgeon General’sguidance andbroader recommendations focus onminimizing theserisks: Developmental Vulnerability:

Braindevelopment continues well intoyoung adulthood, andthecritical period of earlyadolescence makes 13-year-oldshighly susceptible topeerpressure, social comparison, andexposure toextreme orharmful content. Mental Health Risks:

Excessive useandexposure havebeen tiedtobody dissatisfaction, disordered eating behaviors, andlowself-esteem. CallforAction: TheSurgeon General has urged lawmakers andtechcompanies toenforce stricter agelimits, implement robust safety features, andprovide parents withbettertoolstoprotect their children. Youcanreview thefullU.S. Surgeon General'sAdvisory foracomplete lookatthescientific evidence andrecommendations regarding youthwell-being.

Would youliketoknowmoreabout: Tipsforsetting healthy screen timelimits for yourchildren? Howtotalktoyourkidsabout therisksassociated withsocial media? Age-appropriate alternatives ormonitored digital spaces? Social MediaandYouthMental Health: TheU.S. Surgeon General’sAdvisory Internet\]
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Social media usebyyouthisnearly universal. Upto95% ofyouthages13–17 report usingasocial media platform, withmorethanathirdsaying theyuse social media “almost constantly.” Although age13iscommonly therequired minimum ageusedbysocial media platforms intheU.S., nearly 40% ofchildren ages8–12usesocial media. Despite thiswidespread useamong children and adolescents, robust independent safety analyses ontheimpact ofsocial media onyouthhavenotyetbeenconducted. There areincreasing concerns among researchers, parents andcaregivers, young people, healthcare experts, and others about theimpact ofsocial mediaonyouth mental health. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37721985/
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Ten-year-oldgamers flaggedtoanti-terrorpolice
Children asyoung as10areintheGovernment’scounter-terror scheme Prevent, oneoftheUK’smost senior police officers hasdisclosed.

Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, Britain’sheadofcounter-terrorism, warned thatyoung people areincreasingly being targeted byextremists on gaming platforms online, where theycanbegroomed andradicalised. During a meeting oftheFiveEyes intelligence-sharing alliance, MrTaylorrevealed that some20percentofterror suspects arrested intheUKwerechildren.

MrTaylor saidtheagesofcriminals committing violent, terrorist orsexual offences weregetting younger andyounger.“Wearrested 40children forterrorism related offences intheUK. Thatisoneinfiveofourarrests. Tenyearsagothat wasonein20,” MrTaylortoldhiscounterparts fromtheUnitedStates, Canada, Australia andNewZealand.“Wehave10-year-oldsinourPrevent programme.

There aresomereallyworrying statistics anditisincumbent onallofus – andit isnotunique totheUnitedKingdom – todoeverything wecantotacklethat.” Nearly3,000ofthosereferred toPrevent saidtheyhadbeenradicalised by terrorists whileplaying videogames online, MrTaylor said.Nihilist terror organisations suchas764, asatanic online groupwhose members preyon vulnerable children online andblackmail them intosending explicit pictures or self-harm, arealsoontherise, thealliance warned.
31 Graeme Biggar, thedirector-general oftheNational CrimeAgency (NCA), saidthe UK’simpending social media banaimstoreduce childabuse, buttechcompanies musttighten theirageverification requirements.

Atthemeeting, MrBiggar added thatpedophiles areincreasingly usingtheopen webratherthanthedarkwebtoabusechildren, because itaffords themgreater anonymity. According toNCAstatistics, approximately 1,000suspected pedophiles’ arearrested everymonth byUKpolice.

MrBiggar said: “Weareseeing children appear inourcasework atyounger and younger ages. Wehadacasecomeacross ourdeskthisweekof8-year-olds beinggroomed online through gaming platforms. Sadly, thatisnotunusual.

Wehadtoarrest, sadly, a15-year-oldafewweeks agoforattempting toimporta firearm. Wehavetrialsunderway, orstarting soon, intopeople whoarealleged tohavecommitted cyber offences whowereteenagers whentheyweredoingit.

Thevastmajority ofthetimethisischildren asvictims, butwearealsoseeing it asperpetrators, andthoseagesaregetting younger andyounger andwehave multiple examples ofthathappening.”
Gangs intheUKarealsoincreasingly usingchildren tocarryoutextreme violence, amethod known inpolicecircles as “violence asaservice”. Itiswidely usedbycrimesyndicates intheNetherlands, Belgium andSweden for assassinations. Giving children smartphones islikehanding themgrenades Andrew Bailey, theco-deputy director oftheFBI, pointed tothe “supercharged” effectofAIoncybercrime.

Scam compounds inSouth-eastAsia, which usehuman slaves todefraud victims across theWestern world, arepresenting anunparalleled threat, hesaid.

ThatisanareawhereAIisleveraged bythecriminals toripoffpeople tothe tuneoftensofbillion dollarsayear,” MrBailey said.

Thisisfraudonanindustrial scale. Themafiaofthe1970s and1980s would haveenvied thelevelofinfrastructure thatthese enterprises have.” KrissyBarrett, thecommissioner oftheAustralian Federal Police, whose country recently banned socialmedia forunder-16s, described online harms against children asan “epidemic”.

Ourkidsareatacrossroads, andthetechcompanies canbethedigital penicillin ofourtime,” shesaid. “Thisisanepidemic – let’snotsugarcoat it.” Ten-year-oldgamers flagged toanti-terrorpolice
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32 Senior UKcounter-terrorism officials haverevealed thatchildren asyoungas10 arebeingflagged tothegovernment’sPrevent programme afterbeingtargeted by extremists ongaming platforms TheTelegraph.

Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, headofcounter-terrorism, told counterparts fromtheUS, Canada, Australia, andNewZealand thataround 20% ofterror suspects arrested intheUKarechildren, upfromonein20adecade ago. HesaidUKpolice havearrested 40children forterrorism-related offences — oneinfiveofallarrests — andthat10-year-oldsarenowpartofthePrevent programme TheTelegraph.

Taylor warned thatyoung people areincreasingly beinggroomed andradicalised online, particularly through videogames. Nearly3,000people referred to Prevent saidtheyhadbeenradicalised byterrorists whileplaying online games TheTelegraph. Hecitedtheriseofnihilist terror groups suchasthesatanic online network 764, which preysonvulnerable children, blackmails them, and pressures them intosending explicit images orengaging inself-harm TheTelegraph.

Graeme Biggar, director-general oftheUK’sNational CrimeAgency, saidthe government’splanned social media banaimstoreduce childabuse, buttech companies musttighten ageverification. Healsonoted thatpaedophiles are increasingly using theopenwebratherthanthedarkwebtoabuse children, exploiting greater anonymity TheTelegraph.

According toNCAstatistics, about1,000suspected paedophiles arearrested monthly intheUK, andcases arebeingreported atyounger andyounger ages — including an8-year-oldgroomed online through gaming platforms TheTelegraph.

TheUK’sFiveEyes intelligence partners areurging allmember countries todo moretotackleonline radicalisation among children, especially ingaming communities, where extremist content andgrooming canspread quickly. The Telegraph
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Warning ontheHarms ofScreen Use, AnAdvisory andToolkit onHowtoProtect Children andAdolescents (2026),
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usedataschool orlibrary. Werecognize thatthereareotherformsofscreen timesuchasTV, gaming devices,
smartwatches, voiceactivated assistants, andartificial intelligence chatbots thatareincorporated intotheresearch
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Going theotherdirection, certain internet habits predicted future social isolation.

Participants whoinitially struggled withobsessive videogaming orendless online health searches reported higherlevels ofisolation atthesix-month mark. A person whospends alltheirfreetimeplaying multiplayer games might neglect theirreal-worldfriendships, gradually increasing theirsense ofbeingalone.

Similarly, endlessly searching forhealth information mightincrease anxiety about potential illnesses, prompting aperson toavoidsocial events.

Thestatistical models alsoidentified whichhabits actasthebiggest drivers of otherpsychological problems. Obsessive videogaming andonline shopping held thestrongest forward-looking influence inthenetwork. Aperson struggling to control theirgaming orshopping washighly likely todevelop additional digital 34 obsessions. These specific activities seemtoactasgateway behaviors, establishing apattern ofscreen-based coping thatspills overintootheraspects ofdigital life.

Other behaviors appeared tobetheendresultofunderlying psychological distress, including isolation andanxiety. Obsessive useofsocial medianetworks anduncontrollable pornography consumption weremostly driven byother preceding factors. Thefeeling ofsocial isolation itselfproved tobehighly stable overtheduration ofthestudy. Ifaperson feltaloneatthestartofthestudy, they werehighly likely toreport theexact samefeeling sixmonths later.

Young adults whoexperience intense loneliness aremorelikely todevelop certain specialized internet habits, suchasuncontrollable viewing ofonline pornography, whileobsessive digital gaming orendless health searches online oftenpredict future social isolation. These patterns suggest thattreating social disconnection couldhelpprevent various virtual addictions fromtaking root. The research wasrecently published inthejournal Comprehensive Psychiatry. Which online habits actually predict future social isolation? Digital Madness: HowSocial Media IsDriving OurMental Health Crisis--andHow toRestore OurSanity
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Fromtheauthor oftheprovocative andinfluential GlowKids, Digital Madness explores howwe’vebecome madforourdevices asourdevices aredriving us mad, asrevolutionary research reveals technology'sdamaging effect onmental illness andsuicide rates andoffersawayout.

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras isattheforefront ofpsychologists sounding thealarm about theimpact ofexcessive technology onyounger brains. InGlowKids, he described whatscreen timedoestochildren, calling it “digital heroin”. Now, in Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras turnshisattention toourteensandyoung adults andlooksatthemental health impact oftechaddiction andcorrosive social media.

InDigital Madness, Dr. Kardaras answers thequestion ofwhyyoung people’s mental health isdeteriorating aswebecome amoretechnologically advanced society. While enthralled withshinydevices andimmersed inInstagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook andSnapchat, ouryoung people arestruggling withrecord ratesofdepression, loneliness, anxiety, overdoses andsuicide. What’sdriving thismental health epidemic? Ourimmersion intoxicsocial mediahascreated 35 polarizing extremes ofemotion andaddictive dependency, whilealsoacting asa toxic "digital social contagion”, spreading avariety ofpsychiatric disorders.

Thealgorithm-fueled polarity ofsocialmedia alsoshapes thebrain'sarchitecture intoinherently pathological andreactive "blackandwhite" thinking toxicfor politics andsociety, butalsosymptomatic ofseveral mental disorders. Digital Madness alsoexamines howtheprofit-driven titansofBigTechhavecreated our unhealthy tech-dependent lifestyle: sedentary, screen-staring, addicted, depressed, isolated andempty allinthepursuit ofincreased engagement, data mining andmonetization.

Butthereisasolution. Dr. Kardaras offersapathoutofourcrisis, using examples fromclassical philosophy thatencourage resilience, critical thinking andthepursuit ofsanity-sustaining purpose inpeople’slives. Digital Madness isa crucial bookforparents, educators, therapists, public health professionals, and policymakers whoaresearching forways torestore ouryoung people’smental andphysical health.

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Ihadeven beencontacted bytheU.S. military todotraining fortheDepartment ofdefense (DoD) mental health providers onhowtoassess andtreat videogame addiction. Gaming issosevere inthemilitary thatThere havebeenseveral documented andsocking casesofmilitary babies dyinginthecribfromparent neglect astheirfather played marathon videogame sessions. Theproblem became sosignificant thatthe (DoD) mental hadtocreate anewcause ofdeath fortheinfant death certificates: ”DeathduetoElectric Distraction.” Whichonlinehabitsactuallypredictfuturesocialisolation?
Young adults whoexperience intense loneliness aremorelikely todevelop certain specialized internet habits, suchasuncontrollable viewing ofonline pornography, whileobsessive digital gaming orendless health searches online oftenpredict future social isolation. These patterns suggest thattreating social disconnection couldhelpprevent various virtual addictions fromtaking root. The research wasrecently published inthejournal Comprehensive Psychiatry.

Which online habits actually predict future social isolation? Mr. President thisletteristoillustrate withfactshowweembraced socialmedia aseducational marvel, whenthosewhodeveloped itsuchBillGatesorSteve Jobsnewtheharmbynothaveintheirhome orprivate schools tobeprotected thefederal 230rulethough itshown tobechildabuse when screentime medical recommendations arenotbeingpractice byadministrator ingeneral aswith 36 Esports whichisnoteducation sportwhich hascrossing theUSA. Thepublishers ofvideogames suchgames asDoom andGrandTheftAutojoinedPresident Trump Thursday inaWhite House roundtable discussion about violent video games andwhether theyplayapartindesensitizing some players andcontribute tothelikelihood theymight commit violence.

Schools asinCalifornia manyarenotequipped toprevent brainrotevenunder age13suchasE-sports fromPRAinOrange Couty CAtheydon’tunderstand screentime vstimetheyspend reading books.

Thestatesuperintendent haslimited authority over school districts, which are locally managed. Theofficeholder instead manages theCalifornia Department of Education. Thisagency guides localschool districts andalsoprovides partial oversight.

Parents aretypically asked tosignpaperwork atenrollment granting consent for theschools togivetheirkidslaptops. NickiPetrossi saidwhensheinitially refused tosignitin2024, theschool district inFullerton, California, toldherthat shewaslegally barred fromdoingso. According toaletterthedistrict provided her, reviewed byNBCNews, administrators argued staterulesrequire children to usecomputers ifthat’showtheschool isteaching acurriculum. Aspokesperson fortheCalifornia Department ofEducation said “howadistrict implements the state-adopted standards isuptothedistrict.” Thedistrict didnotrespond toa request forcomment. BLOG POST
Mr. President theentrenchment oftheeducation system hasprevented to address aninternational mental healthcrisis inourcountry withlocal government tonotresponding suchastheOrange County Board ofEducation nor theBoard ofSupervisor, family fivecommissions withprofessional standards across theboard.

Mr. President, wedon'thaverealoversight tostoptheabuse ofschool'sdistricts screen time, SCR73bluelight2019withanawareness campaign toprevent parents unaware howmuchachildneeds screentime permitted perday.

ThankYou
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Iamreachingoutasalong-timeAnaheimresidentandlocalanimalrescuevolunteertodiscussan urgentissue: ourcity'scommunitycatoverpopulation andtheneedlesssufferingofthousandsofkittens thatresultfromit.

Thecurrentsituationisunsustainable. Localrescuesarecompletelyoverwhelmed, sheltersresortto euthanizinginnocentlivesduetoovercrowding, andresidentsarelefttodealwiththeheartbreakofstray kittensdyingintheirneighborhoods everyday. Tofixthis, weneedtoshiftourfocusfromreactiverescue toproactiveprevention.

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Itisnowonder theCouncil receives somuch pushback from residents when evaluating new developments that willadd thousands ofadditional vehicle trips tothearea.

Weallknowthatcongestion onthe91freeway andtheassociated cut-through trafficarethemajorissues.

Thistrafficisnotonlyovercrowding ourstreets, butitisalsocreating significant wearandtearonlocalroads.

Inaddition, veryfewofthesecommuters contribute toourlocaleconomy bystopping atourstoresor restaurants.

IaskedAItoidentify solutions thatothercitiesandcountries haveusedtoaddress similar problems, andthe listisbelow. Iwouldliketoknowwhether anyofthesestrategies arebeingconsidered forEastAnaheim.

From AI
Insight:

Below aresomeofthemostrelevant solutions usedbycities, including several thatcouldrealistically applyto Anaheim Hills.

1. ChargingDriverstoEnterCertainAreas (CongestionPricing) Citiesinstallcameras orelectronic tollpointsandcharge drivers duringpeakhours.

Examples:

Stockholm andGothenburg, Sweden, charge vehicles entering thecitycenterduringbusyhours.

Traffic volumes dropped byapproximately 10% duringcharged periods afterimplementation.

Singapore, London, andpartsofChilealsouseelectronic tollingsystems toreducecongestion.

HowthiscouldapplytoAnaheim Hills:

2. RestrictingTurnsDuringRushHour
Thisapproach isalready usedinmanyU.S. cities.

Examples:

Noleftturnsfrom3–7p.m.

Nothrough trafficexceptforresidents
Right-turn-onlyintersections
Theserestrictions canreduce theabilityofcommuters toshortcut throughneighborhoods.

3. " LocalTrafficOnly" StreetsWithCameraEnforcement
Somecitiesuselicense-platecameras tocreatelocaltrafficzones.

Thesesystems:

Allowresidents, deliveries, andemergency vehicles
Automatically finevehicles usingstreetsasshortcuts
Reduce through trafficwhilemaintaining neighborhood access

4. PhysicalBarriersThatPreventCut-ThroughRoutes
Examples include:

Diagonal diverters
Partial streetclosures
Median barriers
Dead-endconversions
2 CitiessuchasBerkeley, California, haveimplemented thesemeasures specifically toreduce cut-through traffic.

5. TrafficCalmingMeasures
Examples include:

Speedhumps
Minitrafficcircles
Narrowed lanes
Raised crosswalks
Curbextensions
Thesemeasures donotblockvehiclesbutmakeneighborhood streets lessattractive ascommuter routes.

6. License-PlateDrivingRestrictions
Somecities restrict vehicle accessbased onlicense platenumbers toreduce trafficandpollution.

Whilemoreextreme, similar concepts havebeenusedduringmajoreventsandperiodsofhighcongestion.

7. SmartNavigationBlocking
SomecitiesnowworkdirectlywithGoogleMapsandWaze todiscourage routing throughneighborhoods.

Strategies include:

Changing street classifications
Adding turnrestrictions
Creating trafficpatterns thatmake routing algorithms avoidresidential streets Realistic Solutions forAnaheim Hills
High-impactideas:

Rush-hourturnrestrictions
Local-traffic-onlyzoneswithcamera enforcement
Streetdiverters thatbreakcut-through routes
Medium-impactideas:

Traffic calming measures
One-waystreetconversions
Moredifficultbutpotentially effective:

Congestion pricingforentering certain zones
Freeway rampmetering combined withneighborhood restrictions AStrategy That Works Best
Manysuccessful citiescombine:

Turnrestrictions
Physical diverters
Traffic calming measures
3 Together, thesestrategies makeneighborhood routes slower andlessconvenient thanremaining onthe freeway.

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DearMayorAshleighAitkenandMembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil, Iamwri?ngtorespec?ullyurgetheCityofAnaheimtoenactacompletebanontheuseandsaleofconsumerreworks withincitylimits, year-round.

Anaheimcurrentlypermits "safeandsane" reworksonlyaroundIndependence Day. Unfortunately, thispolicyisdicult toenforceinprac?ce. Fireworksareregularly litduringthedaysandweeksleadinguptoandfollowingJuly4th, aswell asatother ?mesoftheyear, posingrealriskstoresidents, wildlife, andtheenvironment.

I'dalsolikeyoutoknowthisisn'tanisolatedrequest -- I'msendingthissamele?ertotheOrangeCountyBoardof Supervisors andtoeachoftheothernineOCci?esthatcurrentlypermitresiden?alreworkssales, urgingacoordinated, county-wideapproach. Asinglecitybanningreworkswhileitsneighbors s?llallowthemsimplypushestheproblem acrossthecityline; aregionally consistentrulewouldbefareasierforresidentsandlawenforcement tounderstand and enforcethanthecurrentpatchwork ofdieringlocalordinances.

WHYAFULL, YEAR-ROUNDBAN -- NOTAPARTIALORSEASONAL ONE
Thecurrentapproach, whereonlycertain "safeandsane" reworksareallowedduringanarrowwindow, creates confusion thatundermines enforcement:

Residentso?encan'teasilytellwhichreworksarelegal "safeandsane" versusillegal, sincebotharesoldandusedin thesameneighborhoods duringthesameweek.

Fireworksarerou?nelysetoforweeksbeforeanda?ertheocialwindow, andonotherholidays, usingproduct stockpiled duringthelegalsalesperiod.

Illegal, high-poweredreworksareusedalongside legalonesandarediculttodis?nguishorciteinthemoment, especiallyatnightandfrommul?pleloca?ons -- makingthe "safeandsane" policylargelyunenforceable inprac?ce.

SUPPORTING REASONSFORAFULLBAN

1. Safetyrisk. Even "safeandsane" reworkscauseseriousinjuriesandreseveryyear. OnJuly2, 2025, areworks warehouse explosioninCalifornia le? mul?plepeoplemissingandignitedawildre -- astarkreminderoftherisks involvedevenwithlegallymanufactured andstoredproduct.
1 2. Publiccost. Fireworksseasondrivesaspikeinre, police, andemergency medicalcalls, allfundedbytaxpayers -- costs thatarelargelyavoidable.

3. Insurance andriskexposure. Elevatedregionalreriskfromreworksusecanbereectedinhomeowners' insurance costs.

4. Wildrerisk. Fireworkswereiden?edasacontribu?ngfactorintheLachmanFire, whichpreceded thelarger PalisadesFireinLosAngeles -- acau?onaryexampleofhowlocalized reworksusecancascadeintomajordisaster, especially duringdry, windycondi?onsincreasingly common acrossSouthern California.

5. Environmental andwildlifeharm. Fireworksaredocumented todisturbandkillmigratorybirds, andtheyleavebehind heavymetals, microplas?cs, andtoxicresiduethatwashintostormdrainsandwaterways.

6. Airquality. Fireworks smokecontributes toelevatedPM2.5andtoxicpar?culatelevelsforhoursandevendays a?erward, dispropor?onatelyaec?ngchildren, theelderly, andpeoplewithrespiratory condi?ons.

7. Noiseandqualityoflife. Unpredictable, late-nightreworksnoisedisruptssleepforweeksatastretch, with dispropor?onateimpactonveteranswithPTSD, infants, andpets -- madeworseinsummerwhenresidentsmustkeep windowsopentocopewithheat.

LEGALANDLIABILITYEXPOSURE FORTHECITY
Beyondthepublic-safetycase, con?nuingtopermitresiden?alreworkssalescarriesreallegalandnancialexposure fortheCityitself, separatefromanyliabilitybornebyindividualresidents:

Permi?ngisanarma?veact, notpassiveinac?on. California publicen??esgenerallyhavebroadimmunity forsimply failingtobanorenforceagainstahazard (Gov. CodeSec?ons818.2, 821). Butbyac?velylicensing reworksstands, se?ngdesignated salesanddischargewindows, andrunningalo?eryforvendorpermits, theCityistakingarma?ve regulatoryac?on -- whichisameaningfully dierentlegalposturethandoingnothing. Arma?vepermi?ngschemes aremoreexposedto "dangerous condi?onofpublicproperty" theories (Gov. CodeSec?on835) thanacitythathas simplyneveraddressed theissue.

Inversecondemna?onisaliveandac?vedoctrineinCalifornia reli?ga?onrightnow. Following the2025LosAngelesareares, government en??es -- notjustu?li?es -- arebeingnamedasdefendants underCalifornia'sinverse condemna?onframework, whichcanholdpublicen??esliableforproperty damageconnected totheirac?onsor infrastructure decisionsevenwithoutashowingofordinarynegligence. Amunicipality thatknowingly con?nuesa permi?ngscheme ?edtoaforeseeable igni?onsource, a?erbeingplacedonno?ceofthatrisk, isinadierentposi?on thanonethatneverlicensedtheac?vityintherstplace.

Li?ga?onanddefensecostsarerealevenwhentheCityul?matelyprevails. Immunity defenses typicallyhavetobe li?gated, notassumed -- meaningtheCitycanfacesignicantlegalcosts, sta ?me, andreputa?onalexposure responding toclaimsevenincasesit'slikelytowinongovernmental immunitygrounds.

Insurance andrisk-poolcosts. ManyCalifornia ci?espoolliabilityandpropertycoveragethroughjointpowers authori?es, andinsurersandriskpoolsincreasingly priceinwildre-urban-interfaceexposure whense?ngpremiums for memberci?es. Adocumented pa?ernofreworks-relatedreincidents ?edtoaCity-permi?edac?vityisthekindof claimshistorythatcanaectfuturepremium costsfortheCityitself, notjustresidents' homeowner'sinsurance.

Heightened scru?nya?eramajorincident. Ifareworks-sparkedrecauses signicantpropertylossorlossoflifein Anaheim -- something thathasalreadyhappened elsewhere intheCountyandstate -- theCity'spermi?ngdecisions, 2 enforcement history, andanypriorno?ceofrisk (includingresidentcorrespondence likethisle?er) becomepartofthe publicrecordandafocalpointforanyresul?ngli?ga?onorstate/legisla?veinquiry.

NoneofthismeanstheCityispresently liableforredamage causedbyresidents' reworks -- California'sgovernmental immunity framework isrealandsubstan?al. Butitdoesmeanthatcon?nuinganarma?ve, City-runpermi?ngand salesschemecarriesadierent (andarguablygrowing) riskprolethantransi?oningtoafullyCity-managed, professionally rundisplaymodel, whichremoves theCityfromthepermi?ngchainforresiden?alusealtogether.

MODELSTHATALREADYWORK
AnumberofOrangeCountyci?esshowthiscanbedonewithoutlosingthecelebra?on:

Cypresshostsafree, professionally managed "SalutetoAmerica" reworksdisplay, withnoresiden?alsalesoruse permi?edatall.

Irvinebansallpersonal/residen?alreworkscitywide, whiles?lloeringalargepublicIndependence Dayshowwith reworksatGreatPark -- drawingbigger, safercrowdstoasinglewell-managed eventratherthansca?eringriskacross neighborhoods.

MissionViejobansresiden?alreworksbuthostsafree, city-runJuly4thStreetFaireandFireworksSpectacular, completewithshu?leservice, thatresidents cana?endwithoutanyoneneedingtosetotheirown.

LagunaBeachandNewportBeachlikewise prohibitallpersonalreworkswhiles?llsuppor?ngpublicIndependence Day events.

Theseci?esprovethatafullbandoesn'tmeantheendofFourthofJulyreworksinthecommunity -- itjustmeans movingthemfromfrontyardsanddriveways toasingle, professionally run, muchsafershowthateveryone canenjoy together.

MYREQUEST
ThattheAnaheimCityCounciladoptafull, year-roundbanonresiden?alreworkssalesanduse, redirec?ng Independence Daycelebra?onstowardaprofessionally managed, city-sponsored displaysimilartothoseinCypress, Irvine, andMissionViejo.

I'dwelcome theopportunity todiscussthisfurtherorassistinanywayIcan. Thankyouforyour ?meandconsidera?on.

Sincerely,
Roark
3 Susana Barrios
From: BobbyOlea <boleajuly2022@gmail. com>
Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20265:52PM
To: PublicComment; Natalie Rubalcava; Ashleigh Aitken; RyanBalius; NormaC. Kurtz; Kristen Maahs; CarlosA. Leon; Natalie Meeks; [email protected] Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\]
Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

GoodeveningMayorandcitycouncil. IjustfoundouttodayYourbelovedgeneralmanagerforPublic UtilitiesisretiringattheendofJulyifit’strueit’sabiglosstothiscityIwishhimgoodluckinhis retirement, Mr. Lee
1 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:29PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofTomFielder, District1, Councilmember RyanBalius Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Forpublic comment onJune23, 2026:

Iwanttodirect yourattention toAnaheim'sAnnual WaterQuality Reportemailed toresidents onJune 19, 2026.

Buried onpage10ofthereportisawarning specifically forpeople withcompromised immune systems. Itstates thatsomepeople maybemorevulnerable tocontaminants indrinking waterthan thegeneral population, including individuals undergoing chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients, people livingwithHIV/AIDS, olderadults, infants, andotherswithweakened immune systems.

Myquestion issimple: howmany timeshastheCitypublicly discussed thiswarning toAnaheim’s mostvulnerable residents?
Weknowresidents wereexposed toPFAS-contaminated waterfromWell51. Ifthewaterfromthat wellwasnotaconcern, thewellwouldstillbeoperating today. Butitisn'tinoperation, BECAUSEof thePFASchemicals.

DidtheCitywarnresidents whenWell51distributed PFASchemicals throughout ourdrinking water supply for74daysintheAnnual Water Quality Report?
No, theCitydidnot. Thereisnomention ofWell51. Wasthatintentional? WhatCityemployees decided thatimportant information should notbeshared withtheAnaheim community? Who lied? Whocovered itup?
Youarethegoverning bodyofthisCity. Yourresponsibility extends farbeyond ribboncuttings, photo opportunities, andceremonial proclamations. Itmeans asking difficult questions, demanding accountability, andensuring thehealthandsafetyoftheresidents youwereelected toserve.

WeDEMAND toknow: Whyhasn’ttheCityCouncil launched animmediate independent audit investigation intothisfailure? YouhaveanauditteamattheCity. Youliterally haveauditors planted attheLenainWaterTreatment every singleday.

Theaudacity ofthisCityCouncil toremain silentratherthanfindoutwhyAnaheim residents were subjected toPFASinourdrinking waterisanall-timelowforthisCouncil.

Foratleast74days, peopledrank thatwater. Familiesdrank thatwater. Childrendrank thatwater.

Seniorsdrank thatwater. Individualswithcancerandcompromisedimmunesystemsdrank that water.

Everyunanswered question, every refusal toinvestigate, andevery uncomfortable factignored by thisCouncil becomes partofthepublicrecord.

Youmaybecomfortable withsilence. Theresidents ofAnaheim arenot. 1 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:32PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofMarcHerbert
Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

ForpubliccommentonJune23, 2026:

Ireadarecentarticle intheLATimes discussing thevalueofrestoring theAnaheim nametothe Angels. Ifinditconcerning thatCityHallcontinues tobedistracted bynostalgia whileresidents are demanding accountability.

We'retalking aboutabaseball logoandateamnameasifthatsomehow defines Anaheim.

Itdoesn't.

Meanwhile, thisCityhasadocumented history ofdisastrous stadium decisions, failednegotiations, insider dealing, andscandals thathaveembarrassed Anaheim nationally. Yet, instead of demonstrating thatlessons havebeenlearned, we'reonceagainhearing discussions about development dealsworthhundreds ofmillions ofdollars.

Thequestion isn'twhethertheteamshould becalledtheAnaheim Angels.

Thequestion is: whyshouldresidentstrustthisCitytonegotiateanothermajorstadiumdealwhenthe sameculturethatcreatedthelastmessappearstostillbealiveandwell? Thecover-upculture hasn'tdisappeared.

Theselective transparency hasn'tdisappeared.

Therefusal toanswer difficult questions hasn'tdisappeared.

Wecontinue toseeinformation withheld, concerns dismissed, andaccountability delayed until someone forces theissueintopublic view.

Residents don'twakeupinthemorning worried aboutwhere theword "Anaheim" appears ona baseball jersey.

They'reworried aboutthesafetyoftheirdrinking water.

They'reworried about homelessness.

They'reworried about crime, public safety, traffic, housing costs, andwhether smallbusinesses can survive inthiscity.

They'reworried aboutwhether CityHallisbeinghonest withthem.

Anaheim'sreputation willnotberestored byputting ourname onabaseball team.

Iwouldrespectfully suggest thatthisCouncil stopobsessing overmarketing theAnaheim nameand startfocusing ongoverning Anaheim, because, sofar, youarestrikingout. 1 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:36PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofMikeRobbins, District2, Councilmember Carlos Leon Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

ForpubliccommentonJune23, 2026:

LenainWaterTreatmentPlant, excessiveflushing, andaccountability.

KeithMcDonald, theformerWaterOperationsManagerwhowastransferredonJune9tomanagelab testing, orderedtheopeningofavalveinSeptember2025thathadbeenclosedforalmostayear. When thatvalvewasopened, itreleasedorganicmaterialintothetreatmentprocess.

Whenyouheartheword “organic,” youthinkofsomethinghealthy. Organicfruits. Organicvegetables.

Organicfood.

Atawatertreatmentplant, “organicmaterial” meansdecomposing vegetation, algae, sediment, decomposing fish, andotherdeadanimals. ThatiswhatcausedthewatertoturnbrowninSeptember 2025.

DidAlertAnaheimemployeesrequestthatthevalvebeclosedtostoptherot? Yes. Yes, theydid. Was thevalveclosed? No. No, itwasnot.

KeithMcDonaldcontinuedorderingthevalveopenedfurther — allthewayto100%.

KeithMcDonald, RichardSalas, andEleanorBusitosawtherottingwaterfirsthand. Thosesame individualswereinvolvedinprovidinginformationfortheWaterQualityReport.

Sowhywasthissignificanteventomittedfromthereport? Insteadofaddressingthecause, additional chlorinewasadded, whichdidnotsolvetheproblem, butitdidincreaseTHMlevels - disinfectant byproducts youshouldnotbreatheorshowerin.

TheStaterequirestestingforTHMlevels. IfTHMlevelsarehigh, theCityhasaproblem.

Whathappenednext? ExcessiveflushingwasorderedbyKeithMcDonald, RichardSalas, andEleanor Busito.

HoursofflushingbeforeStatecompliancetesting — flushingtomanipulatesamplingresults.

Whenresidentsbeganspeakingaboutdrinkingwaterconcerns, ratherthantakingthoseconcerns seriously, yourequestedastaffpresentation.
1 Youthoughtresidentsneededtobeeducatedaboutthewater. Doesitsoundlikeweneedtobe educated?
Weneedourelectedofficialstoinvestigatetheseallegations. Foryou, yourfamily, andneighbors.

Launchanindependentinvestigation. Followthefactswherevertheylead. Releasethefindingstothe public.

AnythinglessthananindependentinvestigationconstitutesaderelictionofthisCouncil'sdutytoprovide oversightandprotecttheinterestsoftheresidentsitwaselectedtoserve. 2 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:39PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofGeorgia Price, District6, Councilmember Natalie Meeks Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

ForpubliccommentonJune23, 2026:

Integritystartsatthetop.

Leaderssetthestandard. Everyactionyoutake—orrefusetotake—sendsamessageaboutwhatis acceptable, whatisrewarded, andwhatisexpected.

Ifyouwantintegrity, youmustdemonstrate integrity. Ifyouwantaccountability, youmustdemand accountability. Andifyouwantemployeestodotherightthing, youcannotpunishthemwhentheydo.

Becauseleadershipbyexampleisnotoptional. Itisthefoundationofeveryorganization'sculture.

Butthatcan’thappeniftheCity’sleadersaren’tsettingtherightexample. Employeeswhoraise concerns, askquestions, orchallengequestionabledecisionsaremarginalized, ignored, orretaliated against.

Meanwhile, thosewhomakebaddecisionsreceiveapplause, promotions, andpayraises.

Let'srecap.

FormerCityManagerJimVanderpoolmisledthisCouncilregardingtheHavasutripwithformerAnaheim ChamberCEOToddAment, thecentralfigureinoneofthelargestcorruptionscandalsinAnaheim’s history. Whenthattripbecamepublic, residentsdeservedanswers.

WiththeexceptionofMayorAitken, notonememberofthisCouncilwaswillingtoconfrontit. Your failuretoopenlyaddressVanderpool'sconductwasdeplorable.

Moreimportantly, itestablishedaprecedent. Itreinforcedaculturewheremisconductisignoredand difficultquestionsaretreatedasinconveniences ratherthanresponsibilities.

WhenthisCouncilrefusedtoaddressunethicalbehaviorbytheCity’stopmanager, didyoueverstopto thinkaboutwhattypeofmessagethatsenttothe3,000employeeswhoworkforthisCity? Youareclearlytellingemployeesthataccountability dependsonwhoyouare.

AfterallofthescandalsthisCityhasendured, afteralloftheembarrassment andpublicdistrustcaused 1 bydishonestyandcorruption, yourrefusaltoproperlyinvestigatedrinkingwaterconcerns, DigAlert violations, fireworkcontamination, andothercover-upsthatcontinuetosurfaceatCityHallsendsa messagethatiscrystalclear: doingtherightthingisnotvaluedatCityHall.

Sothequestionissimple: whenAnaheimneededleaders, willthisCouncilberememberedforits courage—orforitscontinuedsilence?
2 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:42PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofJeanine Robbins, District2, Councilmember Carlos Leon Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

ForpubliccommentonJune23, 2026:

Everymonth, theCitypostsprofessional servicesagreementsandothercontractsthatfallundertheCity Manager'sauthority.

Andwhydoyoupostthesecontracts? Letmeenlightenyouastothereasoning:

BecauseaftertheHarrySidhucorruptionscandalandtheAngelStadiumdebacle, residentsdemanded greatertransparencyandaccountabilityoverhowCityHallspendstaxpayermoney.

SonowtheCitypoststhecontracts, labelsit “transparency,” andcongratulates itselfforpostingthe contractsonline.

Whoisevaluatingwhetherthosecontractsdeliveredvaluetotaxpayers? Whoismakingsurethesecontractswerenotawardedtofamilymembersorfriendsorevencampaign donors?
Whoismeasuringperformance?
Whoisreviewingwhethertheworkwascompletedaspromised?
Whoisaskingwhetherthescopewasjustified, thespendingwasreasonable, andthedeliverableswere actuallydelivered?
IstheCityjusthavingDebbieMorenoblindlypayinvoices?
Isthistypeoflaissez-faireapproachtocontractstheCity’sideaofgoodgovernance? WhichbringsusbacktotheLenainWaterTreatmentPlant. TheCityCouncilapprovedBrownand Caldwelltoaudittheplantoperations. Theseauditorsarethereeverysingleday. Itisourunderstanding thatthese “auditors” arereceivingoperationaltraining, shadowingstaff, andalsosleepingintheircars.

Whatexactlyaretaxpayerspayingfor?
Howdoyouauditawatertreatmentplantandnotfocusonlaboratorydata, treatmentperformance, operationaldecisions, andcompliance practices? Howdoyouignoretheinformationbeingprovidedto thepublicthatclearlycontradictswhatishappeningattheplant? 1 Iftheseauditorsareauditingwateroperations, howdidtheymissoneofthebiggestissuesraisedby residents: Theextensiveflushingthatoccurredbeforecompliancesampling? Theseseemlikeprettybasicthingstoaudit. Andyettheywereignored. Andarestillbeingignored.

ThisCityneverhesitatestospendmoney. Butwhenitcomestimetoaskwhetherthemoneywaswell spent, suddenlynobodyseemsinterested.

Responsible governmentisn'tknowinghowmuchmoneywasspent. Responsiblegovernmentisknowing whyitwasspent, whetherthejustificationwassound, whetherthedeliverableswerereceived, and whetherAnaheimtaxpayersgotareturnontheirinvestment.

Ifyou'renotaskingthosequestions, thenyou'renotprovidingoversight—you'resimplyprovidingarubber stamp. Itistimetochangethewayyouaredoingbusiness.
2 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:45PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofStephanie Mercadante, District4, Councilmember Norma Campos Kurtz
Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Forpublic comment onJune23, 2026:

Let'sstoppretending thatfamilyandothercloserelationships between Council Members andCity employees don'tcreate pressure.

Because theydo.

Nomatter whatanyone sayspublicly, everyemployee inthisorganization understands thereality. Ifa family member ofaCouncil Member becomes thesubject ofdiscipline, scrutiny, oraninvestigation, thereispressure.

Pressure onsupervisors. Pressure ondepartment heads. Pressure ontheCityManager'sOffice.

Pressure tolooktheotherway. Andeveryone knows it.

Theissueisn'twhether aCouncil Member hasdirect authority overCityemployees. Weallknowthey don't.

Theissueisinfluence.

Theissueiswhether people making personnel decisions believe therecouldbeconsequences for holding certain individuals accountable.

Because oncethatperception exists, thedamage isalready done.

Employees begintowonder whether everyone isbeingheldtothesamestandard.

Theybegin towonder whether accountability depends onperformance orproximity topower.

Andtheybegintowonder whether somepeople aresimply untouchable.

Influence doesn'talways comeintheformofadirectorder. Sometimes it'saphone call. Sometimes it'saconversation. Sometimes it'ssimply theunderstanding thatmaking acertaindecision willcreate problems foryoulater.

That'showpressure works.

AndCityleadership knows it. Theyhaveexperienced it. Theyunderstand exactly whatI'mtalking about.

IfthisCouncil trulywantsaculture ofintegrity andaccountability, thenitmustacknowledge the obvious: relationships matter, influence matters, andpublic confidence isdamaged whenever employees believe different rulesapplytodifferent people.

Themoment employees believe somepeople areprotected because ofwhotheyknoworwhothey're related to, theCity'scredibility isgone.

Andoncecredibility isgone, noamount ofpublicrelations orcarefully crafted statements willbringit back.
1 Susana Barrios
From: Stephanie Mercadante <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June23, 20266:48PM
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] OnBehalfofDaveDuran, District1, Councilmember RyanBalius Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Forpublic comment onJune23, 2026:

Lastyear, underthismayor andCityCouncil, Anaheim facedabudgetdeficit ofapproximately $60 million. Thisyear, we'refacing another deficitofroughly $40million.

That'snearly $100millioninbudget shortfalls overjusttwoyears.

Yetsomehow, Debbie Moreno—theperson responsible foroverseeing theCity'sfinances—received araise. Notduring aperiod offiscalstability, andnotaftereliminating astructural deficit. But, instead, whileAnaheim wasfacing itssecond consecutive yearofmassive budget shortfalls.

Andthiswasn'tannounced tothepublicwithanyfanfare, discussion, oropenly debated. Itwas maliciously buriedinpersonnel documents presented byHuman Resources Director LindaAndaland approved bythisCouncil onApril21, making itdifficult forthepublic toseeandeasierforthepublic tomissunless theyhappened todigthrough thesupporting materials themselves.

In2012, theposition Debbie Moreno nowholdswasapproved atanannual salaryofapproximately 182,000. Today, themaximum compensation forthatsameposition exceeds $314,000—a73% increase.

LindaandDebbie areclaiming thisraiseisduetoherperforming bothFinance Director and Treasurer roles- buthere'sthetruth - shewasalready givena10% raiseforthatyearsago. Another example ofhowthemayor andcouncil havefailedtobegoodfiduciaries ofpublic funds. Howdoes thisincrease make anysense?
Lastyear, theCitybalanced itsbudgetbyrelyingonone-timefunding sources. Thisyear, we'reonce againfacing amajorbudget gap. Thequestion isn'twhether thebudget canbebalanced onpaper.

Thequestion iswhether Anaheim hasalong-termfinancial strategy orwhether we'recontinuing to relyontemporary fixeswhileoperating withastructural deficit.

Sowhatexactly istheCityrewarding?
Andwhilewe'rediscussing financial responsibility andoversight, let'stalkabouttheCity'spurchasingcardprogram. According topublic reporting, Anaheim employees charged approximately $17 milliononCitypurchasing cardsbetween 2023and2025.

Former CityManager JimVanderpool andPublic Information Officer MikeLyster publicly stated that credit-cardauditshadalready beenconducted. Thecitywebsite statesthatMayorAitkenledaseries 1 oftransparency reforms atCityHallin2023. Yetresidents stillhavenotbeeninformed aboutthe resultsofthoseauditsorwhether anymeaningful oversight hasoccurred.

Iftransparency reform isactually true…Wherearetheaudits? Whyhaven'ttheybeenpresented tothisCouncil? Whyhaven'ttheybeenreleasedtothepublic?
Residents deserve answers.

Atsome point, thismayor andcouncil needtoaskasimple question: Whatperformance metrics justify theseraises? Because iftaxpayers areexpected tolivewithintheirmeans, CityHallshould be expected todothesame.

Maybe theproblem isn'tthebudget.

Perhaps theproblem istheremarkably lowstandard bywhich thismayor andcouncil measure performance andaccountability.
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