Becerra, Alexis
From: Heather Sutherland < [email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 3:21 PM
To: eComment; Amezcua, Valerie; Vazquez, Benjamin; tvietphan@santa- ana.org; Lopez, Jorge ( SAPD); Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Penaloza, David Subject: Letter in Support of Resolution Re: Proposition 50; Agenda Item 23 — 10/ 7/ 25 Attachments: 10. 01. 25 - Letter of Support - PenalozaResolution.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links.
Please see the attached. Thank you.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO
CHARLES BARFIELD, GENERAL MANAGER
ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
direct: 714- 564- 3236 office: 714- 835- 3355 www. ocea. org 1 OCEA1
ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
830 N. ROSS ST., SANTA ANA, CA 92701 ( 714) 835- 3355 ( 714) 835- 7654 FAX OCEA. ORG October 1, 2025
Mayor Valerie Amezcua
Mayor Pro Tern Benjamin Vazquez
Councilmember Thai Viet Phan
Councilmember Jessie Lopez
Councilmember Phil Bacerra
Councilmember Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Councilmember David Penaloza
Office of the City Clerk( eComment@santa- ana.org)
RE: Letter in Support of Resolution Re: Proposition 50
Agenda Item 23— 10/ 7/ 25
Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers:
The Orange County Employees Association has endorsed passage of Proposition 50 on the November 4, 2025, special election ballot. We strongly urge this Council to join hands with OCEA's 18,000 members and adopt the resolution before you in support of Proposition 50.
Proposition 50 is a simple and common- sense response to the efforts of President Trump and his misguided supporters to rig Congressional elections. They want to steal and seal the outcome of 2026 elections so they can continue to impose anti- worker, anti- immigrant, anti- middle class values on the rest of us without the inconvenience of holding free and fair elections. Those efforts seek to undermine our democracy and they must be stopped.
That' s what Proposition 50 helps accomplish. Proposition 50 temporarily rebalances electoral scales over the next few elections. It accomplishes that simple objective and then expires.
That makes support of Proposition 50 a no- brainer. Please join OCEA and organized labor across the entire state and adopt a resolution in support of Proposition 50.
Sincerely,
ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
Charles G. Barfield
General Manager
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Becerra, Alexis
From: Claudio Bornancini <
Sent: Friday, October 3, 2025 2:40 PM
To: Penaloza, David; Bacerra, Phil; Vazquez, Benjamin; Lopez, Jessie; Amezcua, Valerie; Phan, Thai; Hernandez, Johnathan; eComment
Subject: NO to item 23. Prop 50 makes Congressional Representation anti-democratic.
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Good afternoon,
I was surprised to see in the next Council meeting an item supporting Proposition 50. Considering that the city has not been very proactive nor vocal about statal measures and laws that either affect our quality of life or our pockets, I find it interesting the will to support a proposition that is morally wrong ( stated by our Governor), and completely unfair.
On the last elections 39. 3% of California voter' s picked the Republican candidate, while only 17. 3% of the US House seats are hold by Republican members of California. How can an already heavily Gerrymandered Congressional District map redrawn by Democrats make the Congressional Representation more just? Prop 50 will only make Congressional representation completely anti- democratic.
Do we really want to become more IikeTexas, Mr Penaloza? Let' s promote and support the 2nd Amendment ( and let' s see if ICE will come back the way they did a few months ago). Let' s put taxpayers needs above non- taxpayers. Let' s remove cornography from Libraries and Schools' books. Let' s give parents more rights over their own kids. Let' s ask for I D to vote...
There is quite a lot of things we can copy from Texas. Redistricting for political gain is not something we want to copy from them.
Let' s be honest, there are a lot of things we hate about the current administration. But we cannot blame Trump for everything.
The homeless population surged thanks to Newsom and his policies, the ridiculous high energy prices is also thanks to Newsom and his policies, the housing unaffordability is thanks to Newsom and his policies, the stupid gas price is, again, thanks to Newsom and his policies... We should start shifting away from Newsom and his policies because it is evident that his ideas are not good for the common people of California ( they are only good for its politicians).
As you can see, I am completely opposed to Proposition 50.
DON' T VENEZUELA OUR ELECTIONS AND KEEP THEM FAIR( ish).
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Becerra, Alexis
From: Nathaly Teran <
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 9:16 AM
To: eComment; Flores, Gaston
Subject: Agenda Item 23 - October 7 Meeting
Attachments: SantaAna- Prop. 50 Support.pdf
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Good morning,
Please find attached letter in regards to item 23.
Thank you.
1 October 6, 2025
SantaAna City Council
22 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
RE: SUPPORT Item 23 " Election Rigging Response Act"
Dear SantaAna City Council Members:
I write in strong support of agenda item 23, related to Proposition 50, the " Election Rigging ResponseAct" which is before the Council on Tuesday, October 7. Specifically, I encouragethe Council to formally support Proposition 50.
In the eight months since President Donald Trump has been in office, he and his administration have presentedan existential threat to democracy and devastatedthe communities we represent.
Family membershave disappearedby maskedagents, our higher education institutions have been stripped of their research grants, and our economy is deteriorating becauseof the chaotic and unnecessarytariffs placedon everyday goods.Indeed, asI write this letter, the FederalGovernment remains shut down because Republicans in power refuse to negotiate about American' s health care.
President Trump is now threatening our democracy, the bedrock of our country. He knows his policies are largely unpopular and has asked Texas leaders to gerrymander their congressional districts to boast his power in office for the midterm elections and weaken the will of the voters.
Prop. 50 would prevent that unprecedentedoverreachby allowing California voters to temporarily approve new congressional maps. Prop. 50 would give voters the ultimate approval power and would reinstatethe independentredistricting commission for the 2032 election.
Our democracyhasneverbeen more vulnerable. By supporting Prop. 50, our city can demonstrate that democracy and our communities are not expendable, and we will not turn a blind eye while our core values are challenged.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
In Service,
AVELINO VALENCIA
Candidate, California Senate District 34
Becerra, Alexis
From: Bulmaro Vicente < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 1:01 PM
To: eComment
Subject: 10/ 07 SA Public Comment: Item 23
Attachments: Chispa Item 23 Letter 10.07.25 SantaAna CC.docx.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links.
Hi,
Please find Chispa' s attached letter of support for Item 23 In Solidarity,
Boomer
Policy and Political Director I Chispa
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October 7, 2025
Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
ecomment( a) santa- ana. org
Via Email
RE: ITEM 23 - Resolution to Support Prop 50 " Election Rigging Response" Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers,
On behalf of Chispa, I write to express our strong support for Item 23, a resolution in favor of Proposition 50, The Election Rigging Response Act, on the November 4, 2025, statewide ballot.
This measureis essentialto protecting democracy, defending our communities from authoritarian attacks, and ensuring fair representation for Californians in the upcoming congressional elections.
As an organization rooted in Santa Ana, Chispa is a membership- based movement of young Latinxs committed to uprooting systemsof oppressionand building structuresgroundedin community accountability, solidarity, and self-determination. We support Proposition 50 because our members— and the residents of Santa Ana— are directly impacted by policies shapedby redistricting. The mapswe vote on this November will shaperepresentationand the balanceof power not just in California, but nationally.
Proposition 50, The Election Rigging Response Act:
Levels the playing field by ensuring the 2026 mid-term elections are not tilted by partisan manipulation.
Commits to fair redistricting by reaffirming California' s commitment to independent redistricting and calling on other statesto follow suit. 1 Puts the power in the hands of voters by giving Californians the authority to approve emergency congressional maps.
Is temporary and proportional, expiring in 2030 when the California Redistricting Commission resumes its full authority after the next census.
A" YES" on Proposition 50 is a stand against Trump' s authoritarian power- grabs, cuts to Medi- Cal, inhumane detention camps, increased healthcare costs, and corporate handouts at the expenseof working families. It is also a standfor communities of color acrossthe country whose voices are silencedby gerrymandering, and for Californians who demandfree and fair elections.
California haslong beena leader in advancing democratic reforms. By supporting Proposition 50, SantaAna canjoin the effort to reaffirm the people's power in the face of national threatsto our democracy.
We urge the Council to adopt this resolution and send a clear message that Santa Ana stands for fairness,justice, and democracy. On November 4, 2025, Californians havethe chanceto make history— and to protect our collective future— by voting YES on Proposition 50.
Sincerely,
Bulmaro Vicente
Policy and Political Director
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