Correspondence - #21 — Santa Ana City Council, September 17, 2024

Flores, Dora
From: BulmaroVicente <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September13, 20243:19PM
To: eComment
Subject: AgendaItem21: OpposeResolutioninSupportofProp36 Attachments: ChispaLetterofOppositionItem21 - 9.17.24SantaAnaCC.docx.pdf Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

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PolicyandPoliticalDirector | Chispa
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1 September13, 2024
Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
[email protected]
Via Email
RE: OPPOSE ITEM 21: Resolution in Support of Proposition 36 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers,
Chispa urges you to vote NO on Item 21, the resolution supporting Proposition 36. Approving this resolution will have harmful consequences for the City of Santa Ana' s (City) most vulnerable communities and roll back years of progress in criminal justice reform. Proposition 36’s punitive approachwill not only lead to increasedincarceration but will disproportionately affect communities of color and perpetuateracial inequities in our justice system.

Proposition 36, which seeksto undo the gains of Proposition 47, is a misguided measurethat emphasizespunishment over prevention. Proposition 47, passedby the voters in 2014, hassaved the stateover $800 million1, reducedracial disparities2,and directed savings toward crucial services like drug treatment, mental health care, and homelessness prevention. The City has directly benefited from Proposition 47’s programs, with organizations like Project Kinship and Neutral Ground providing essential re-entry services to help residents successfully reintegrate into the community after incarceration. 3 These services are critical to reducing recidivism and supporting public safety.
3 Courtney, Leigh., Reimal, Emily., Peterson,Brynce, Urban Institute: Evaluation of Orange County’s Proposition 47 Grant-Related Services. Orange County Health Care Agency Report, Board of State and Community Corrections 2019), https://www. bscc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/Orange-County- Health-Care-Agency.pdf 2 Lofstrom, Magnus., Martin, Brandon., Raphael, Steven, Proposition 47’s Impact on Racial Disparity in Criminal Justice Outcomes. Public Policy Institute of California ( 2020), https://www. ppic.org/publication/ proposition- 47s-impact-on-racial-disparity- in-criminal- justice-outcomes/ 1 Koseff, Alexei, Prop. 47’s Impact on California’s Criminal Justice System. KQED ( 2024), https://www. kqed.org/news/11975692/prop-47s-impact-on-californias- criminal- justice-system 1 y supporting Proposition 36, the City would be endorsing policies that take us back to the failed tough on crime” era. Proposition 36 will reinstate harsh penalties, increase the prison population, and worsen racial disparities— without addressing the root causes of crime like poverty, mental health, and substanceuse.4 In the City, we’ve seenfirsthand the benefits of reform-focused policies, and we should be moving forward, not backward.

Moreover, Proposition 36’s provisions will be costly and ineffective. It will drain resourcesthat could be better spenton education, housing, job training, and other community- basedservices that prevent crime and uplift vulnerable individuals. 5 At a time when California facesbudget challenges, this proposition diverts funds from essential services, risking an increase in homelessness, recidivism, and economic instability.

As a Sanctuary City, the City should continue its tradition of protecting immigrant and refugee residents by rejecting Proposition 36. The proposition would make more immigrants vulnerable to deportation and feed more of our community membersinto the detention and deportation pipeline. Proposition 47 reclassified six felony offensesto misdemeanors,including shoplifting and simple drug possession,funneling cost savings into public safety measureslike drug and mental health treatment and victim servicescenters.Proposition 36 would not only undo these reforms but also impose new criminal penalties and sentencing enhancements, increasing the risk of deportation for immigrants and further destabilizing families. 6 The City must reject Proposition 36 and focus on solutions that promote justice and rehabilitation. We urge you to vote NO on this resolution and continue to support evidence- based policies that foster safer,healthier communities.

Sincerely,
Bulmaro Vicente
Policy and Political Director
CC: vamezcua@santa- ana.org
[email protected]
TPhan@santa- ana.org
[email protected]
JessieLopez@santa- ana.org
[email protected]
bvazquez@santa- ana.org
6 Vera Institute of Justice, Prop 36 Explained ( 2024). 5 Title and Summary: Initiative 23-0017A1. California Attorney General (2023), https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/ initiatives/ pdfs/Title% 20and%20Summary%20%2823-0017A1% 29.pdf 4 Prop 36: California’s Ballot Proposition to Recall Prop 47 Explained. Vera Institute of Justice (2024), https://www. vera.org/explainers/prop-36-californias- ballot- proposition- to-recall-prop-47-explained 2 Flores, Dora
From: MichaelDiaz <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20249:58AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

SantaAnaCityCouncil,
DearMayorAmezcuaandtheSantaAnaCityCouncil,
Asa residentof SantaAna, I urgeyouto voteNOontheproposedresolutionsupporting Proposition36. SupportingProposition36wouldhavenegativeconsequencesforSanta Ana’s mostvulnerableresidentsandundoyearsof progressincriminaljusticereform. This measure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldleadto higherincarcerationrates, especially affectingcommunitiesof color, worseningracialinequities.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36wouldreturnustothefailed “toughoncrime” policies, increasing theprisonpopulationandracialdisparitieswithoutaddressingrootcausesof crimelike povertyandsubstanceuse. Proposition36wouldalsodivertcriticalfundsfromeducation, housing, andjobtraining, worseninghomelessnessandeconomicinstabilityin theCity.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

MichaelDiaz
1 CostaMesa, California92627
2 Flores, Dora
From: BryanZamudio <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:08AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

BryanZamudio
3 SantaAna , California92701
4 Flores, Dora
From: NoelPalacios <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:10AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

Proposition36couldincreasedeportationsandfamilyseparations, disproportionately harmingimmigrantcommunities. Insteadof supportingthiscostlyandineffectivemeasure, weurgetheCitytocontinuefocusingonjusticeandrehabilitation. PleasevoteNOonthe proposedresolutionsupportingProposition36andsupportevidence-basedsolutionsfor safer, healthiercommunities.
5 SantaAna, California92702
6 Flores, Dora
From: VeronicaPalacios <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:10AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

VeronicaPalacios
7 SantaAna, California92701
8 Flores, Dora
From: IvyHang <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:15AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

IvyHang
9 SantaAna, California92704
10 Flores, Dora
From: ChristinaRuiz <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:21AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

ChristinaRuiz
11 SantaAna, California92704
12 Flores, Dora
From: CynthiaCambero <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:41AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

CynthiaCambero
13 SantaAna , California92706
14 Flores, Dora
From: AshleyVu <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:42AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

AshleyVu
15 SantaAna, California92704
16 Flores, Dora
From: TanyaNavarro <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:46AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

TanyaNavarro
17 SantaAna , California92707
18 Flores, Dora
From: RaniaKhater <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:46AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

RaniaKhater
19 Irvine, California92602
20 Flores, Dora
From: WalterAfable <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202410:49AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

WalterAfable
21 SantaAna, California92705
22 Flores, Dora
From: RachelPozos <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202411:18AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

RachelPozos
1 SantaAna, California92701
2 Flores, Dora
From: ChelseaBarona <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202411:18AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

ChelseaBarona
3 SantaAna, California92701
4 Flores, Dora
From: MariaCeja <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202411:33AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

MariaCeja
5 SantaAna , California92706
6 Flores, Dora
From: KatieNewman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202411:47AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

SantaAnaCityCouncil,
DearMayorAmezcuaandtheSantaAnaCityCouncil,
Asa residentandhomeownerof Ward4 in SantaAna, I urgeyouto voteNOonthe proposedresolutionsupportingProposition36. SupportingProposition36wouldhave negativeconsequencesforSantaAna’s mostvulnerableresidentsandundoyearsof progressin criminaljusticereform. Thismeasure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldlead to higherincarcerationrates, especiallyaffectingcommunitiesof color, worseningracial inequities.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36wouldreturnusto thefailed “toughoncrime” policies, increasing theprisonpopulationandracialdisparitieswithoutaddressingrootcausesof crimelike povertyandsubstanceuse. Proposition36wouldalsodivertcriticalfundsfromeducation, housing, andjobtraining, worseninghomelessnessandeconomicinstabilityin theCity.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

Proposition36couldincreasedeportationsandfamilyseparations, disproportionately harmingimmigrantcommunities. Insteadof supportingthiscostlyandineffectivemeasure, weurgetheCitytocontinuefocusingonjusticeandrehabilitation. PleasevoteNOonthe proposedresolutionsupportingProposition36andsupportevidence-basedsolutionsfor safer, healthiercommunities.
1 KatieNewman
SantaAna, California92704
2 Flores, Dora
From: PenelopeLopez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202411:50AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

PenelopeLopez
3 Anaheim, California92804
4 Flores, Dora
From: SandraDeAnda <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202412:26PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

SandraDeAnda
1 SantaAna, California92707
2 Flores, Dora
From: JenniferVasquez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202412:34PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

JenniferVasquez
3 NorthHollywood , California91601
4 Flores, Dora
From: PatriciaBoe <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202412:46PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa gunviolencepreventionadvocate, I knowthatpublicsafetyoutcomesdependsomuch onsupportservicesandNOTonincarceration. Massincarcerationprogramshavenever workedin thepastandwon’t worknow.

EndorsingProposition36wouldreturnusto thefailed “toughoncrime” policies, increasing theprisonpopulationandracialdisparitieswithoutaddressingrootcausesof crimelike povertyandsubstanceuse. Proposition36wouldalsodivertcriticalfundsfromeducation, housing, andjobtraining, worseninghomelessnessandeconomicinstabilityin theCity.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

PatriciaBoe
SANTAANA, California92706
6 Flores, Dora
From: PaolaRuiz <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 202412:52PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

PaolaRuiz
7 GardenGrove, California92843
8 Flores, Dora
From: KarenHernandez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20241:10PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

SantaAnaCityCouncil,
DearMayorAmezcuaandtheSantaAnaCityCouncil,
MynameisKarenHernández, andasa personwhoworksin SantaAna, I urgeyouto vote NOontheproposedresolutionsupportingProposition36. SupportingProposition36would havenegativeconsequencesforSantaAna’s mostvulnerableresidentsandundoyearsof progressin criminaljusticereform. Thismeasure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldlead to higherincarcerationrates, especiallyaffectingcommunitiesof color, worseningracial inequities.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36wouldreturnusto thefailed “toughoncrime” policies, increasing theprisonpopulationandracialdisparitieswithoutaddressingrootcausesof crimelike povertyandsubstanceuse. Proposition36wouldalsodivertcriticalfundsfromeducation, housing, andjobtraining, worseninghomelessnessandeconomicinstabilityin theCity.

Weallwanttoliveinsafeandstableneighborhoods. Butinsteadof fixinghomelessness, druguse, andcrime, Prop36willmaketheseissuesworsebyeliminatingprogramsprovento turnpeople’s livesaroundandwastingmillionsof dollarsonmassincarcerationinstead.

Thebigcorporations, prisonlobby, andright-winginterestsbehindProp36areputtingprofit overthehealthof SantaAna's andCalifornia’s communities. Santanerxsdeservereal solutionsthatpreventcrimeandimproveeveryone's qualityof life— likeaffordablehousing, goodjobs, andaccessto mentalhealthanddrugtreatment. Don’t fallforProp36’s false 9 promises. Let's getontherighttrackbyvotingnoonProp36andinvestingourtaxdollarsin realsolutionsforhealth, safety, andstabilityinstead.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

KarenHernandez
Anaheim, California92805
10 Flores, Dora
From: GilbertSanchez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20241:26PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

GilbertSanchez
11 Santaana, California92703
12 Flores, Dora
From: FlorTena <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20241:28PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

FlorTena
13 SantaAna , California92706
14 Flores, Dora
From: MariaValencia <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20241:38PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

MariaValencia
15 SantaAna , California92701
16 Flores, Dora
From: SusanaVentura <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20241:41PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

SusanaVentura
17 SantaAna, California92704
18 Flores, Dora
From: JohannaPerez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20241:44PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

JohannaPerez
19 ANAHEIM, California92805
20 Flores, Dora
From: EvelynGarcia <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20242:12PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

EvelynGarcia
21 ANAHEIM, California92801
22 Flores, Dora
From: JosephSaladino <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20242:20PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

JosephSaladino
1 SantaAna, California92706
2 Flores, Dora
From: LaurenHeidbrink <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20242:43PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

LaurenHeidbrink
3 Santaana, California92705
4 Flores, Dora
From: ChetkagnchanaKeo <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20244:15PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

ChetkagnchanaKeo
1 SantaAna , California92701
2 Flores, Dora
From: PatDavis <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20245:02PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

SantaAnaCityCouncil,
DearMayorAmezcuaandtheSantaAnaCityCouncil,
Asa residentof OrangeCountyanda frequentshopperinSantaAna, ourcountyseat, I urge youtovoteNOontheproposedresolutionsupportingProposition36. SupportingProposition 36wouldhavenegativeconsequencesforSantaAna’s mostvulnerableresidentsandundo yearsof progressin criminaljusticereform. Thismeasure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldleadto higherincarcerationrates, especiallyaffectingcommunitiesof color, worsening racialinequities. Asa leaderinourcounty, yourapprovalcity's approvalof suchisalsoNOT a goodexampleforothercitiesin ourcounty.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36wouldreturnusto thefailed “toughoncrime” policies, increasing theprisonpopulationandracialdisparitieswithoutaddressingrootcausesof crimelike povertyandsubstanceuse. Proposition36wouldalsodivertcriticalfundsfromeducation, housing, andjobtraining, worseninghomelessnessandeconomicinstabilityin theCity.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

Proposition36couldincreasedeportationsandfamilyseparations, disproportionately harmingimmigrantcommunities. Insteadof supportingthiscostlyandineffectivemeasure, weurgetheCitytocontinuefocusingonjusticeandrehabilitation. PleasevoteNOonthe proposedresolutionsupportingProposition36andsupportevidence-basedsolutionsfor safer, healthiercommunities.
3 PatDavis
Anaheim, California92801
4 Flores, Dora
From: JenniferLopez <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20245:39PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

JenniferLopez
5 GardenGrove , California92843
6 Flores, Dora
From: MiaVerdin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20245:42PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

MiaVerdin
7 SantaAna, California92705
8 Flores, Dora
From: KelliCorona <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20247:02PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

KelliCorona
9 SantaAna , California92701
10 Flores, Dora
From: RoxzelSoto <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20247:55PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

RoxzelSoto
11 Santaana, California92705
12 Flores, Dora
From: AlexisSerrato <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20248:06PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

AlexisSerrato
13 SantaAna, California92703
14 Flores, Dora
From: BulmaroVicente <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September16, 20249:25PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

BulmaroVicente
15 SantaAna , California92707
16 Flores, Dora
From: FelicityFigueroa <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 202412:35AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

FelicityFigueroa
17 Irvine, California92604
18 Flores, Dora
From: TiffanyBakthy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 20241:11AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

TiffanyBakthy
19 SantaAna , California92704
20 Flores, Dora
From: AntaresRahman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 20242:08AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

AntaresRahman
21 SantaAna, California92706
22 Flores, Dora
From: GreciaRomero <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 20246:14AM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, hassavedover $800millionandreducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfundsto essentialserviceslikementalhealthcareandhomelessnessprevention.

ProgramssuchasProjectKinshipandNeutralGroundhavehelpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismandpromotingpublicsafety.

Asa sanctuarycity, SantaAnamustprotectitsimmigrantandrefugeepopulations.

GreciaRomero
23 SantaAna , California92706
24 Flores, Dora
From: KarenHernández <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September
To: eComment
Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin
Subject: AgendaItem21: OpposeResolutioninSupportofProp36 Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

September16, 2024
MayorAmezcuaand CityCouncilmembers
20 CivicCenterPlaza
SantaAna, CA92701
[email protected]
Via Email
RE: OPPOSEITEM21: Resolutionin Supportof Proposition36 DearMayorAmezcuaandCityCouncilmembers,
DecarcerateOrange County (formerly Transforming Justice Orange County) urgesyouto voteNOon Item 21, theresolutionsupportingProposition36. DecarcerateOrangeCountyis committedto reimagining justice, safety, andaccountability, throughendingindividual, collective, andsystemicoppressionby carceral systems. Ourworkis centeredaroundrightingthesocialwrongscarriedoutby the carceralsystemthrough social-systemictransformation, whileat the sametimeworkingto meettheimmediateneedsof incarcerated andsystem-impactedindividualsandcommunities. We do thisby workinglocallyto buildalternativesthrough communityengagementandmobilization; publiceducation; publicadvocacy; andleadershipdevelopment.

We, alongwithourcommunitymembers, stronglybelievethatapprovingthisresolutionwillhaveharmful consequencesfor theCityof SantaAna's (City) mostvulnerablecommunitiesandrollbackyearsof progress in criminaljusticereform. Proposition36’s punitiveapproachwillnot onlyleadto increasedincarcerationbut willdisproportionatelyaffectcommunitiesof colorandperpetuateracialinequitiesin ourjusticesystem.

By supportingProposition36, the Citywouldbe endorsingpoliciesthattakeus backto thefailed “toughon crime” era. Proposition36 willreinstateharshpenalties, increasethe prisonpopulation, andworsenracial disparities—withoutaddressingtherootcausesof crimelikepoverty, mentalhealth, andsubstanceuse. Inthe City, we’ve seenfirsthandthe benefitsof reform-focusedpolicies, andweshouldbe movingforward, not backward.

Moreover, Proposition36’s provisionswillbe costlyandineffective. It willdrainresourcesthatcouldbe better spenton education, housing, job training, andothercommunity-basedservicesthatpreventcrimeanduplift4 ulnerable individuals. At a timewhenCaliforniafacesbudgetchallenges, thispropositiondivertsfundsfrom essentialservices, riskingan increasein homelessness, recidivism, andeconomicinstability. Additionally, we welcomeyouto readCaliforniaBudgetandPolicyCenter’s reporton WhyProp. 36 FailsCalifornians:

EscalatingCosts, DeepeningDisparities, andIneffectiveSolutions.

TheCitymustrejectProposition36 andfocuson solutionsthatpromotejusticeandrehabilitation. We urgeyou to voteNOon thisresolutionandcontinueto supportevidence-basedpoliciesthatfostersafer, healthier communities.

Sincerely,
KarenG. Hernández
Member, DecarcerateOrangeCounty
CC: [email protected]
[email protected]
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[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
5 Flores, Dora
From: OCRapidResponseNetwork <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September17, 202410:52AM
To: eComment
Cc: Amezcua, Valerie; Bacerra, Phil; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin
Subject: RE: AgendaItem21 - OppositiontoProp36
Attachments: Prop36OppositionLetter .docx.pdf
Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

GoodmorningMayorAmezcuaand City Councilmembers,
I haveattachedmyorganization's oppositionletterto the Prop36 resolution.

Best,
SandraDeAnda
NetworkCoordinator
Pronouns: (She/Her/Hers)
OrangeCountyRapidResponseNetwork
3 September 17th, 2024
Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
[email protected]
Via Email
RE: OPPOSE ITEM 21: Resolution in Support of Proposition 36 Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers,
The Orange County Rapid Response Network urges you to vote NO on Item 21, the resolution supporting Proposition 36. Approving this resolution will have harmful consequences for the City of SantaAna's (City) most vulnerable communities and roll back yearsof progressin criminal justice reform. Proposition 36’s punitive approachwill not only lead to increasedincarceration but will disproportionately affect communities of color and perpetuateracial inequities in our justice system.

Proposition 36, which seeks to undo the gains of Proposition 47, is a misguided measure that emphasizes punishment over prevention. Proposition 47, passed by the voters in 2014, has saved the state over $ 800 million1, reduced racial disparities2,and directed savings toward crucial services like drug treatment, mental health care, and homelessness prevention. The City has directly benefited from Proposition 47’s programs, with organizations like Project Kinship and Neutral Ground providing essentialre-entry servicesto help residentssuccessfully reintegrate into the community after incarceration.3 Theseservicesare critical to reducing recidivism and supporting public safety.
3 Courtney, Leigh., Reimal, Emily., Peterson,Brynce, Urban Institute: Evaluation of Orange County’s Proposition 47 Grant-Related Services. Orange County Health Care Agency Report, Board of State and Community Corrections 2019), https://www. bscc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/Orange-County-Health-Care-Agency.pdf 2 Lofstrom, Magnus., Martin, Brandon., Raphael, Steven, Proposition 47’s Impact on Racial Disparity in Criminal Justice Outcomes. Public Policy Institute of California ( 2020), https://www. ppic.org/publication/ proposition- 47s-impact-on-racial-disparity- in-criminal- justice-outcomes/ 1 Koseff, Alexei, Prop. 47’s Impact on California’s Criminal Justice System. KQED ( 2024), https://www. kqed.org/news/11975692/prop-47s-impact-on-californias- criminal- justice-system y supporting Proposition 36, the City would be endorsing policies that take us back to the failed tough on crime” era. Proposition 36 will reinstate harsh penalties, increase the prison population, and worsen racial disparities— without addressing the root causes of crime like poverty, mental health, and substanceuse.4 In the City, we’ve seenfirsthand the benefits of reform-focused policies, and we should be moving forward, not backward.

We urge you to vote NO on this resolution and continue to support evidence- based policies that foster safer,healthier communities.

Sincerely,
Sandra De Anda
Network Coordinator
6 Vera Institute of Justice, Prop 36 Explained ( 2024). 5 Title and Summary: Initiative 23-0017A1. California Attorney General (2023), https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/ initiatives/ pdfs/Title% 20and%20Summary%20%2823-0017A1% 29.pdf 4 Prop 36: California’s Ballot Proposition to Recall Prop 47 Explained. Vera Institute of Justice (2024), https://www. vera.org/explainers/prop-36-californias- ballot- proposition- to-recall-prop-47-explained Ibarra, Evelyn
From: AnitaMercado <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 202412:16PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideof Cityof SantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Santa Ana City Council,
Dear MayorAmezcuaand the Santa Ana City Council,
As a residentof SantaAna, I urge you to vote NO on the proposedresolutionsupporting Proposition36. SupportingProposition36 wouldhavenegativeconsequencesfor Santa Ana’s most vulnerableresidentsand undo yearsof progressin criminaljusticereform. This measure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldlead to higherincarcerationrates, especially affectingcommunitiesof color, worseningracial inequities.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, has savedover $800 millionand reducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfunds to essentialserviceslike mentalhealthcare and homelessnessprevention.

Programssuch as ProjectKinshipand NeutralGroundhave helpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismand promotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36 wouldreturnus to the failed “tough on crime” policies, increasing the prisonpopulationand racial disparitieswithoutaddressingroot causesof crime like povertyand substanceuse. Proposition36 wouldalso divertcriticalfunds from education, housing, and job training, worseninghomelessnessand economicinstabilityin the City.

As a sanctuarycity, SantaAna must protectits immigrantand refugeepopulations.

Anita Mercado
1 2
Ibarra, Evelyn
From: RamonCampos <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 202412:32PM
To: eComment
Subject: AgendaItem21: AResolutioninSupportofProposition36 Attachments: LetterOfOppositionAgendaItem21_ AResolutioninSupportofProposition

36.docx-2.pdf
Attention: Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideof Cityof SantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Hello,
Iamsubmittingthisfortoday'sCityCouncilmeeting.

Thankyou
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OrangeCa, 92868
C: 714-867-3338
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From: AnaCharco <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 20242:08PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideof Cityof SantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Santa Ana City Council,
Dear MayorAmezcuaand the Santa Ana City Council,
As a residentof SantaAna, I urge you to vote NO on the proposedresolutionsupporting Proposition36. SupportingProposition36 wouldhavenegativeconsequencesfor Santa Ana’s most vulnerableresidentsand undo yearsof progressin criminaljusticereform. This measure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldlead to higherincarcerationrates, especially affectingcommunitiesof color, worseningracial inequities.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, has savedover $800 millionand reducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfunds to essentialserviceslike mentalhealthcare and homelessnessprevention.

Programssuch as ProjectKinshipand NeutralGroundhave helpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismand promotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36 wouldreturnus to the failed “tough on crime” policies, increasing the prisonpopulationand racial disparitieswithoutaddressingroot causesof crime like povertyand substanceuse. Proposition36 wouldalso divertcriticalfunds from education, housing, and job training, worseninghomelessnessand economicinstabilityin the City.

As a sanctuarycity, SantaAna must protectits immigrantand refugeepopulations.

Ana Charco
1 2
Ibarra, Evelyn
From: ArceliaGutierrez <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 20242:13PM
To: eComment
Subject: FocusonPrevention & Rehabilitation, NotPunishment! OpposeProposition36! Attention: Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideof Cityof SantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Santa Ana City Council,
Dear MayorAmezcuaand the Santa Ana City Council,
As a residentof SantaAna, I urge you to vote NO on the proposedresolutionsupporting Proposition36. SupportingProposition36 wouldhavenegativeconsequencesfor Santa Ana’s most vulnerableresidentsand undo yearsof progressin criminaljusticereform. This measure, whichemphasizespunishment, wouldlead to higherincarcerationrates, especially affectingcommunitiesof color, worseningracial inequities.

Proposition47, passedin 2014, has savedover $800 millionand reducedracialdisparitiesby redirectingfunds to essentialserviceslike mentalhealthcare and homelessnessprevention.

Programssuch as ProjectKinshipand NeutralGroundhave helpedresidentsreintegrate post-incarceration, reducingrecidivismand promotingpublicsafety.

EndorsingProposition36 wouldreturnus to the failed “tough on crime” policies, increasing the prisonpopulationand racial disparitieswithoutaddressingroot causesof crime like povertyand substanceuse. Proposition36 wouldalso divertcriticalfunds from education, housing, and job training, worseninghomelessnessand economicinstabilityin the City.

As a sanctuarycity, SantaAna must protectits immigrantand refugeepopulations.

Proposition36 couldincreasedeportationsand familyseparations, disproportionately harmingimmigrantcommunities. Insteadof supportingthis costlyand ineffectivemeasure, we urge the City to continuefocusingon justiceand rehabilitation. Pleasevote NO on the proposedresolutionsupportingProposition36 and supportevidence-basedsolutionsfor safer, healthiercommunities.
1 Sincerely,
ArceliaGutierrez
ArceliaGutierrez
2 Ibarra, Evelyn
From: JacobReisberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September17, 20242:14PM
To: eComment
Cc: JessicaFarris
Subject: AgendaItem21
Attachments: SantaAnaCityCouncilProp36OppositionComment.9.17.24.pdf Attention: Thisemailoriginatedfromoutsideof Cityof SantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.

Pleasend a?achedacommentopposingAgendaItem21.

Sincerely,
Jacob
JacobReisberg, SeniorPolicyCounsel
ACLUof SouthernCalifornia
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Membersof the CityCouncil
Re:AgendaItem2-
HonorableMembersof the CityCouncil:

ACLUofSouthernCaliforniaurgesyoutoopposetheto support Proposition36, the massincarcerationmeasurethatwill appearontheCaliforniaBallotin November.

Proposition36is wrongfor thecity of , andharmfulto thestateof California.It isan extrememeasurethatwill divertfundsfromcrimevictims, schools, anddrugtreatmentprograms straightto Californiaprisons. Disguisedasaretailtheftmeasure, theprisonspendinginitiative wouldimposedraconiancriminalpenalties, includingpossibleprisontime, for low-leveldrug- relatedoffenses returning California to an era of costly massincarceration and dangerouslyovercrowdedprisons.

Perhapsmostimportantly,Proposition36will notsolvetheproblemit claimstoaddress.

SantaClaraCountyDistrict
AttorneyJeffRosen.AsthisVeraInstituteanalysisexplains, Proposition36willrollback Proposition47,whichin10yearshasbeenwildly successfulbyanymeasureat bothreducing incarcerationwhilealsoreducingcrime. Proposition36will
Forall thesereasonsandmore, Proposition36is opposedbyGovernorNewsom, theCalifornia DemocraticParty, Leagueof WomenVoters, SpeakerRobertRivas, SenateProTemMike McGuire, CaliforniaNursesAssociation, CaliforniaTeachersAssociation, NationalUnionof HealthcareWorkers, DisabilityRightsCalifornia, SEIU, andSmartJusticeCA.

Ourcommunitiesarefacingveryrealchallengesthatdeserverealsolutions. ButProposition36is notthatsolution.

Sincerely,

Santa Ana City CouncilSeptember 17, 2024

Santa Ana City Council
September 17, 2024