Alcala, Abigail
From: MiaRomo <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June3, 20251:08PM
To: eComment
Subject: HireanIndependentDirectorfortheSantaAnaPoliceOversightCommission Attention: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsideofCityofSantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsorlinks.
SantaAnaCityCouncil,
SantaAnaCityCouncilandCityManagerAlvaroNuñez,
Asa concernedresidentof SantaAna, I amcallingonyoutotakeimmediateactiontorestore theintegrityof ourPoliceOversightCommissionbyhiringanIndependentDirectorwithout furtherdelay.
Thecommissionwascreatedto ensuretransparency, accountability, andjusticein policing — butfornearlyyears, it hasbeenparalyzeddueto theCity’s failuretofilltheDirectorrole. In themeantime, SantaAnapoliceofficershaveshotandkilledmultipleresidents. Withouta Director, thecommissioncannotinvestigatetheseincidentsorrespondtocommunity complaints. TheDirectorisessentialforinitiatinginvestigations, issuingsubpoenas, and producingpublicreports—corefunctionsthatempowertheCommissiontoholdthepolice departmentaccountable. Theone-yearlegaldeadlineforlaunchinginvestigationsisquickly approaching, riskingthelossof anypathtowardaccountability.
Thesedelaysarenotjustbureaucraticoversights — theyhaverealanddevastating consequences. Familiesaregrieving, communitiesaredemandingjustice, andtrustin local governmentcontinuesto erode.
I urgeyouto actnow: immediatelyappointanIndependentDirectorandensurethatfunding forthepositionispreservedin theupcomingbudget. SantaAna’s residentshavewaitedlong enough — thetimeto fulfillthepurposeof thePoliceOversightOrdinanceisnow.
MiaRomo
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