Becerra, Alexis
From: Annika van der Hoek <
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2025 5:48 PM
To: eComment
Subject: Advocacy for IBD
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Dear SantaAna City Council,
My nameis Annika van der Hoek, andI live in SantaAna. I was diagnosedwith Crohn's Disease, a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease ( IBD), when I was 12 years old.
I amthe vice president of the Take StepsYouth Leadership Committee, a group of high school advocatesthat are committed to creating a difference in the IBD community. Through the Take Steps Youth Leadership Committee, I' ve worked to empower other young people with IBD to sharetheir stories and advocatefor themselves. As a committee, we aim to raise awareness, fund research, and build a stronger community for thoseliving with Crohn' s diseaseand ulcerative colitis.
I would love the opportunity to attend a City Council meeting to share my personal experience and help raise awarenessabout IBD within our community. My goal is to help othersunderstandthe realities of living with this invisible illness and highlight ways Rancho Santa Margarita can support those affected.
Thank you so much for your time and for considering this request. I truly appreciatethe work you do for our city and would be honored to contribute to the conversation.
Warm regards,
Annika van der Hoek
Take StepsYouth Leadership Committee
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Becerra, Alexis
From: Victor Payan < victor@ masamedia. org>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2025 2:02 PM
To: eComment
Cc: Zurita, Bianca; Le, Tram
Subject: Arts Commission Public Comment: Media Arts SantaAna Recentand Upcoming Programs Update
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Hello, Arts Commissioners,
I' m Victor Payan, Founding Director of Media Arts Santa Ana ( MASA). We' ve been quite busy since my last visit to an Arts Commission meeting, and I wanted to update you on the success of our 16t" OC Film Fiesta and let you know about some recent programs and great events we have coming up.
First off, I am happy to announce that MASA is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year! Keep your eyes open for special 10th Anniversary programming!
In September, we partnered with VAALA to host their Youth in Motion video program.
In October, we presented the 16t" OC Film Fiesta, which continued our commitment to present films by US and international Latine, BIPOC, AAPI, and MENASA filmmakers, students, women, LGBTQ+, first- time directors and Orange County filmmakers. We had filmmakers visit from Fresno, Utah, Arizona, Mexico City and Argentina. Special guests included Chicano film legend Pepe Serna ( Scarface, Buckaroo Banzai, American Me, Car Wash), and Rossana de Leon, one of the stars of Eugenio Derbez' s Apple TV+ series Acapulco.
I wanted to share a wonderful review we received from Argentine filmmaker Sebaztian Baz, Writer/ Director/ Producer of the short film Sombras Chinas, which we screened.
OC Film Fiesta is one of those festivals that arrives without noise but stays with you forever. It' s an intimate, welcoming festival with a huge spirit and an even bigger heart. From day one, I found a team driven not only by passion but by a kind of human warmth that is rare in the festival world.
At the helm are Victor Payan and Pocha Pena, who don' t just run the festival— they build community. They make you feel welcome from the very first moment, always attentive and always present. That energy flows through the entire staff, creating an environment where filmmakers can genuinely share, learn, and connect.
The curation is exceptional: diverse, thoughtful, and deeply committed to new voices. It' s a festival that embraces originality, freshness, and perspectives that expand the cinematic language. Their selection celebrates innovation and artistic risk, making it a unique home for independent cinema.
OC Film Fiesta opens doors— to new narratives, new aesthetics, and filmmakers seeking that first space where they can be truly seen. It understands that the future of cinema lies not only in industry but in creativity, artistic honesty, and personal storytelling.
I leave deeply grateful. OC Film Fiesta won my heart — and it is definitely a festival I hope to return to.
Sebaztian Baz - Argentine Writer/ Director / Producer of Sombras Chinas 1 It' s wonderful to hear that we have this kind of positive impact on artists and community. This is what we strive and work for.
For upcoming events, tomorrow, Nov. 21 from 6pm- 10pm, we are partnering with So Cal Community Wellness to host the Noche de Musica Mutual Aid & Community event.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, we are partnering with Matt Sedillo and El Martillo Press to present the first Palabra Book Fest independent press fair, which will feature a book signing and conversation with Herbert Siguenza.
On December 12- 14, we will be holding our third Holiday Art & Craft Market.
We will also be launching a new Santa Ana MultiMedia Institute ( SAMMI) program, which is a free multi- faceted intergenerational program that teaches artists and community members how to impact positive community change via digital production skills, citizen journalism, mini- documentaries, social media commentaries, podcasts, video poems, public service announcements and innovative digital media campaigns.
As you can see, things are really hopping at our TVGB Digital Maker Space and MasArte Gallery spaces, and we invite you to come by and see our impactful community building for yourselves! Feel free to email me at victor@masamedia. org if you' d like a tour.
Thank You,
Victor
Victor Payan
Founding Director
Media Arts Santa Ana ( MASA)
e: victor@masamedia. org
Media Arts Santa Ana ( MASA) is a project of Community Partners, a 501( c)( 3) non- profit organization.
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2 Becerra, Alexis
From: victor@unitedartistsofsantaana. com
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2025 3:03 PM
To: eComment
Cc: Zurita, Bianca; Le, Tram
Subject: Arts Commission Public Comment: CAC Cultural District Proposal / United Artists of Santa Ana
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Dear Santa Ana Arts Commissioners,
This year, Arts OC, the City of Santa Ana and United Artists of Santa Ana submitted a proposal to the California Arts Council' s Cultural Districts program to designate Historic Main Street as a California Cultural District. The proposal was selected as a semi- finalist, and a site visit was scheduled for October 23, to include a meeting with Main Street arts leaders and a tour of arts organizations.
A few days before the visit, we learned that Alicia Rojas was mobilizing people to protest the meeting and was preparing a letter to the CAC to shoot down the proposal.
My first response was to request a meeting to hear their concerns. I was told this was not an option, so the difficult decision was made to pull the proposal from competition rather than risk portraying Santa Ana in a negative light.
I have obtained a copy of this letter, which was signed mainly by Alicia' s clique of friends and family, and having read it, I want to call the Commission' s attention to the fact that it is based on numerous key inaccuracies and falsehoods.
These include:
1. The letter attacks the reputation of Arts OC and asserts that Arts OC was a partner in Downtown Inc' s famously reviled 2017 proposal to this program. The letter goes to great length to list the failures of that proposal. The problem is, it was Grand Central Art Center, not Arts OC, who was a lead partner on the 2017 proposal. To infer any relationship between the 2017 proposal and this one is nonsense. It must be noted that John Spiak, who is a signer on the letter submitted to the CAC, was director of Grand Central in 2017. It is alarming that he would put his name on a letter assigning blame to Arts OC, a highly respected organization, for a proposal that his own organization was a lead partner on. This one substantial error alone delegitimizes Ms. Rojas' letter and raises concerns about how this issue was presented to the signers for support.
2. The letter falsely misrepresents the proposal' s statement regarding UASA' s involvement with the organizations mentioned. In her letter, Ms. Rojas avows " Several organizations listed as " partners" or collaborators have never worked directly with United Artists of Santa Ana ( UASA)." This is a misrepresentation. What the proposal actually says is " United Artists of Santa Ana' s members have worked directly with numerous organizations in the district," which is true of the organizations mentioned in the proposal.
Ms. Rojas' letter contains too many inaccuracies, aspersions, falsehoods, misrepresentations and personal attacks than there is time to discuss here, but I wanted to bring this to the Commission' s attention to set the record straight and defend ourselves.
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The letter to the California Arts Council makes numerous attacks against United Artists of Santa Ana and its members, and we attest that this stems from Ms. Rojas' ongoing vendetta against UASA since she resigned from the organization and unsuccessfully tried to destroy it in 2013. Since that time, she has engaged in numerous attempts to defame the reputation of its members, including lies, smear tactics and letter campaigns such as this one. United Artists of Santa Ana members are respected in Santa Ana' s arts and culture community and contribute positively to it, despite Ms. Rojas' obsessive desire to damage our reputation and erase our contributions. This points to perhaps the real motivation behind Ms. Rojas attack of this year' s cultural district proposal, because the proposal she lambastes in her letter bears no resemblance to the proposal we submitted.
Additionally, we have already spoken to one person Ms. Rojas contacted who now understands that a supposed problem with the proposal was misrepresented to him.
It is widely- known that Ms. Rojas mobilizes her clique, whether they are friends, family or City Commissioners with a conflict of interest, to viciously attack her enemies and gushingly promote her projects for her own personal gain. We witnessed these same tactics used to divide our community when Ms. Rojas left UASA in 2013, and we recognize them at work in this situation.
As such, it is my opinion that the actual purpose of the defamatory letter to the California Arts Council was to cause reputational and financial harm to its targets.
Regardless of whether the inaccuracies and falsehoods in the letter to the CAC were intentional and designed to misrepresent the situation, or were the result of a sloppy and reckless process, the attack on the intended targets was focused and clear.
I hope this adds to your understanding of the context and possible motives for Ms. Rojas' letter and attacks on United Artists of Santa Ana and its members.
Finally, I wanted to let you know that we have formed a Historic Main Street Cultural District Steering Committee, and we look forward to interfacing with the City and the Arts Commission as we proceed with the important work of creating a Historic Main Street Cultural District that serves the needs of the diverse artists, organizations and businesses on Historic Main Street.
Thank You,
Victor Payan
Co- Founder and Current Member, United Artists
2 From: Jackie Angel Investor
To: City Clerk; eComment
Cc: dtorresCablaist. com
Subject: Fw: This is an employee complaint lodged against Alvaro Nunez, city manager and politician David Penaloza Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 8: 56: 23 AM
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Dear Jennifer L. Hall. City Clerk, for the record, this is one of several employee complaints lodged against Alvaro Nunez, filed with City of Santa Ana Human Resources Dept. 9/ 2/ 25. In Public Records Request 25- 2805 you are mistaken when you state no records exist in this matter.
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12: 32: 38 PM
To: eComment< ecomment@santa- ana. org>; ddurham@santa- ana. org< ddurham@santa- ana. org> Cc: Vazquez, Benjamin < bvazquez@santa- ana. org>; Ryberg, Erinn < erinn. ryberg@asm. ca. gov> Subject: This is an employee complaint lodged against Alvaro Nunez, city manager and politician David Penaloza
Dear City of Santa Ana,
This is an employee complaint lodged against Alvaro Nunez, city manager and politician David Penaloza.
For the loss of a $ 7 million youth grant
For not informing the city about the loss of a $ 7 million youth grant For withholding cannabis funds
For taking politicians whose political PAC money is from Santa Ana Police and Orange County Sheriff
For behind the back dealings
For bearing false witness
For siccing your police on us in riot gear and tanks and bombs and guns multiple times do you harm us Alvaro Nunez
For not protecting us against masked ICE kidnappers
We are not safe with Lou Correa and Alvaro Nunez. David Penaloza cannot get the job done.
Santa Ana California
Department assignment
Added: City Clerk' s Office.
https:// cityofsantaanaca. nextrequest. com/ requests/ 25- 2805 Request closed
The City has no disclosable records responsive to your request.
November 24, 2025, 5:43pm by Norma Orozco, Sr. Deputy City Clerk (Staff) All allegations of misconduct, including but not limited to Human Resources complaints, and investigation reports of alleged misconduct against Alvaro Nunez (" Nunez') — who currently is city manager — regarding dating or romantic relationship( s) he had (or was alleged to have) with a subordinate or subordinates
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 7:03 AM
To: dtorres@laist. com < dtorres@laist. com>
Subject: Fw: This is an employee complaint lodged against Alvaro Nunez, city manager and politician David Penaloza
Hi Destiny Torres,
Below please find record of the employee complaint I filed with City of Santa Ana human resources against Alvaro Nunez.
Thank you for your work over the years for our Community.
Jackie Cordova
Santa Ana
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 12:32:38 PM
To: eComment< ecomment@santa- ana. org>; [email protected]< [email protected]> Cc: Vazquez, Benjamin< bvazquez@santa- ana. org>; Ryberg, Erinn< erinn. ryberg0a asm.ca.gov> Subject: This is an employee complaint lodged against Alvaro Nunez, city manager and politician David Penaloza
Dear City of Santa Ana,
This is an employee complaint lodged against Alvaro Nunez, city manager and politician David Penaloza.
For the loss of a $ 7 million youth grant
For not informing the city about the loss of a $ 7 million youth grant For withholding cannabis funds
For taking politicians whose political PAC money is from Santa Ana Police and Orange County Sheriff
For behind the back dealings
For bearing false witness
For siccing your police on us in riot gear and tanks and bombs and guns multiple times do you harm us Alvaro Nunez
For not protecting us against masked ICE kidnappers
We are not safe with Lou Correa and Alvaro Nunez. David Penaloza cannot get the job done.
Santa Ana California
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 11:28:30 AM
To: eComment< ecomment( asanta- ana. org>; Penaloza, David< dpenaloza(a,santa-ana.org> Cc: Vazquez, Benjamin< bvazquez( a, santa- ana. org>; Ryberg, Erinn< erinn. ryberg( a)asm.ca.gov> Subject: WE DEMAND A FULL REFUND DAVID PENALOZA
WE DEMAND A FULL REFUND DAVID PENALOZA
7 MILLION for starters
Shame on Santa Ana officials returned a $ 7 million state grant for youth programs @CityofSantaAna all outside the public eye
The move now is raising questions on why the city gave up on the much- needed funding for its youth.
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Becerra, Alexis
From: Nathaniel Greensides <
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2025 4:33 PM
To: eComment
Subject: Motorized bike park
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I've noticed a marked increase of electric bikes and small motorized gas bikes on the streets and grassy areas of our public parks. It would be great to see messaging around town about safe and legal riding. It would also be great long term if either of the two golf courses along the Santa Ana River were turned into or some of the space converted into a public space (with paid entrance fees like with the current golf courses) for dirt bikes and other motorized cycles.
Sincerely,
Nathaniel Gree sides
Ward 5 Resident
1 From: Jackie Anoel Investor
To: eComment
Cc: Durham. Daniel; ! City Clerk
Subject: Santa Ana activists demand community control of police; fired city attorney 10/8/ 24 FYI Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025 11: 48: 02 AM
Attachments: Formal Complaint. Ddf
SANTA ANA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION( SAMA)- Laserfiche WebLink. txt Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links.
Santa Ana activists demand community control of police
Santa Ana, CA — On November 22, Santa Ana community members rallied in front of the city attorney' s office to defend the powers of the Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission. The city has been trying to gut its powers, despite incidents pointing to the need for more oversight of the police and other agencies." https:// fightbacknews. org/ articles/ santa- ana- activists- demand- community- control- of- oplice
Request 25- 2969:
https:// cityofsantaanaca. nextrequest. com/ reQuests/ 25- 2969 Dear Daniel Durham @ City of Santa Ana Human Resources, Please provide records of investigations into employee complaints I have filed with your office on 10/8/24, as per attached record. Thank you From: Jackie Angel Investor <
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11.30.39 AM
To: scarvalho@santa- ana. org < scarvalho@santa- ana. org>; anunez@santa- ana. org anunez@santa- ana. org>
Cc: Ryberg, Erinn < Erinn. Ryberg@asm. ca. gov>; eComment < eComment@santa- ana. org>
Subject: City of Santa Ana, Formal Complaint Filed - City Attorney Notice Sonia R. Carvalho,
As general counsel to the City
Today I was assured you would never be of service to me. After all these years, you offer me nothing, not even a return phone call. As our City Attorney, you can't be bothered.
You are hereby put on notice. You are no longer my city attorney.
Never did you represent me. { We The People}
Never did you provide services for me<.
Never did you counsel me or guide me in matters regarding the City of Santa Ana.
This is the acknowledgement."
Fw: City of Santa Ana, Formal Complaint
Filed - City Attorney Notice
From: Jackie Angel
To: IdurhamCc santa- ana. org ddurham@santa- ana. org
Cc: Ryberg, Erinn Erinn. Ryberg@asm. ca. gov
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 2: 16 PM
Dear Daniel,
Thankyou for taking my call today and assisting me in
filing my formal complaint with the employees of the
City of Santa Ana regarding non- responsiveness,
subpar service, lack of safety and support, abuse of
the public, police brutality, violent attacks against our children.
This motion is filed against:
Tom Hatch, Acting as ( prior) City Manager
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Gerry Serrano, SAPD POA
Santa Ana Police Department
Valerie Amezcua, as Mayor and School Board
President
Also please include in this child abuse complaint, the
following outside entities:
Miguel Pulido
Janet Nguyen
Lou Correa
Tom Umberg
Gracey Van Der Mark, Mayor of Huntington Beach
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff Don Barnes
Todd Spitzer
Frank Kim ( prior CEO)
Bob Page, Registrar of Voters
Lupe Moreno and Arthur Schaper- 3rd party outside
contractors, contracted for History Walk at Centennial
Park through Parks & Recs ( prior event)
These corrupt outside entities should be barred from
stepping foot into our city. They are criminal
trespassers.
Thank you for taking my call. Below please find proofs.
Jackie Cordova
Santa Ana California
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11: 30: 39 AM
To: scarvalho@santa- ana. org< scarvalho@santa- ana. org>; anunez@santa- ana. org< anunez@santa- ana. org>
Cc: Ryberg, Erinn < Erinn. Ryberg@asm. ca. gov>; eComment eComment@santa- ana. org>
Subject: City of Santa Ana, Formal Complaint Filed - City Attorney Notice
Sonia R. Carvalho,
As general counsel to the City
Today I was assured you would never be of service to me.
After all these years, you offer me nothing, not even a return phone call. As our City Attorney, you can't be
bothered.
You are hereby put on notice. You are no longer my city attorney.
Never did you represent me. { We The People}
Never did you provide services for me<.
Never did you counsel me or guide me in matters
regarding the City of Santa Ana.
This is the acknowledgement.
This morning I showed up to your front desk to get a
meeting with you. They at the front desk assured me their protocol is I would never get a meeting with you and that you do not speak to the general public. They assured me you would never call me back, so they didn' t even bother to take a message. They know you do not care about us or our well- being, they are well trained.
Following protocol, I called again and left a message this morning. They said you were not in office. Out of office.
On a third conference call this morning to your office, of the staff I requested a simple 30 minute meeting with
you, the entire office assured me you don' t represent me, you were never my city attorney.
Thankyou
Jackie Cordova
Santa Ana California
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 6: 14 PM
To: scarvalho@santa- ana. org< scarvalho@santa- ana orq>; Mills, Susan < smills@santa- ana. org>
Subject: Fwd: Formal Police Complaint Filed - SAPD
Dear Ms. Sonia R. Carvalho
Santa Ana City Attorney
Never have I heard back from the City of Santa Ana' s
Police Oversight Commission" regarding a formal
police complaint that I filed.
Can you please check the status of these police
complaints coming in? What is the process? I receive
NO RESPONSE.
ThankYou,
Jackie Cordova
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 11: 57: 33 AM
To: Hatch, Tom <. natch@santa- ana. org>
Cc: Ramirez, Frida < framirez@santa- ana. org>; Penaloza, David < dpenaloza@santa- ana. org>;
canettbailes(
Subject: Re: Formal Police Complaint Filed - SAPD
Dear Tom Hatch,
I never heard back from any of you.
Here we were, afraid for our own safety, putting our
own lives on the line, defending OURSELVES from
mass murderers.
If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity, just like you.
Good Friday,
Jackie Cordova
A Mother of Santa Ana
Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission has begun
training, taking complaints
ittps:// www. ocregister. com/ 2024/ 03/ 29/ santa- ana- police- oversight- commission- has- begun- training=
taking- complaints/
From: Jackie Angel Investor<
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 12: 47: 13 PM
To: Hatch, Tom < thatch( santa- ana. org>
Cc: Ramirez, Frida < framirez@santa- ana. org>; Penaloza, David < dpenaloza@santa- ana. org>;
canettbailes
Subject: Formal Police Complaint Filed - SAPD
Dear Mr. Hatch,
Today I filed a formal complaint with the Police
Oversight Commission against the entirety of the Santa
Ana Police Department for the agency' s involvement in
a horrific pay- to- play scheme, domestic terrorism act, also known as "The Las Vegas Shooting", touted as the
deadliest mass shooting in US history" on October
1 st, 2017.
1 believe this action warrants some sort of
acknowledgement from your office, as your continued
silence equals complacency.
Thankyou,
Jackie Cordova
Santa Ana
Becerra, Alexis
From: Alicia Rojas <
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 9:01 PM
To: Amezcua, Valerie; Vazquez, Benjamin; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; eComment
Cc: Nunez, Alvaro; Vazquez, Sylvia; Roger Eyes R.; Marina Aguilera; Roberto Del Hoyo; artecamacho64
Subject: Submission of Signed Letter— RestoreART Grant Contract Concerns ( Public Comment for 12/2 Council Meeting)
Attachments: RestoreArt Letter to City Council 12.2.25.pdf, Sergio O' Cadiz Article 1999. pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of SantaAna. Use caution when opening attachmentsor links.
Dear Mayor Amezcua and Honorable City Councilmembers,
On behalf of all RestoreART Grant recipients —
Santa Ana Community Artist( a) Coalition ( Alicia Rojas& Roger" Eyes" Reyes), Marina Aguilera, Roberto Del Hoyo, and Orange County Fine Art Studio( Moises Camacho) please find the attached signed letter for your official public record and public comment for tomorrow' s December 2nd City Council meeting.
The letter outlines our shared concerns regarding the RestoreART grant contract and the requirement that artists waive federal VARA rights, as well as significant procedural issues affecting the program' s integrity.
Thank you for your attention and leadership on this important matter.
Respectfully,
Alicia Rojas
on behalf of all RestoreART Grant winners)
Alicia Rojas
Community Artist
714- 907- 5468
www. alicia- rooas. com
www. poderosasproaect. com
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12/ 2/ 2025
From: All RestoreART Grant Recipients
Subject: Request for Council Direction on RestoreART Contract Requiring VARA Rights Waiver Dear Mayor Amezcua and Honorable City Councilmembers,
We write collectively as the awarded artists and organizations of the RestoreART Mural Restoration Program to express our deep gratitude for your continued commitment to supporting the arts and preserving public murals in Santa Ana. We especially acknowledge that this funding— originally approved by City Council in 2022— only moved forward earlier this year after it was brought to your attention that the Arts & Culture Office had not acted on it for nearly three years.
However, we must also share our serious concerns regarding the contracting process and the most recent RestoreART agreement sent to us on November 19, 2025, which again requires artists to waive all federal VARA ( Visual Artists Rights Act) protections. We cannot sign a contract that asks us to surrender rights granted by federal law.
RFP Timeline & Communication Failures
The RestoreART RFP was finally released in March 2025, years after funding was approved.
The RFP awarded additional points for community engagement, yet because the Arts & Culture Office failed to adhere to its own timeline— and provided no communication with artists— several of our planned community engagement activities are no longer feasible.
Despite being selected and approved by the Arts & Culture Commission in June 2025, the first contract was not sent until August.
Three Contracts, Repeated Errors, and Rights Waivers
The first August contract:
included incorrect grantee names,
required us to waive our VARA rights.
We immediately emailed our concerns to Tram Le, Michael Garcia, and Marc Morley.
Tram Le replied apologizing for sending the wrong contract, acknowledging the errors.
A second corrected contract was sent soon after:
with our accurate names,
without a VARA waiver.
We signed that version on August 19 and waited for the fully executed copy.
To our surprise, on November 19, we received a third contract, again requiring:
new signatures, and
a full VARA waiver, identical to the one already acknowledged by staff as incorrect.
This demonstrates a concerning lack of review, accuracy, and understanding of VARA rights within the Arts & Culture Office.
Historical Evidence of the City' s Pattern
We are also attaching the Orange County Register article " The Art of Neglect" ( August 26, 1999), featuring artist Sergio O' Cadiz standing before his partially destroyed civic art mural at Santa Ana City Hall. The article shows how major portions of his concrete relief mural were demolished during City construction without his knowledge, without notification, and without consent— a direct violation of the moral rights later codified in VARA.
Reference: article images, pages 1- 2)
In addition, as widely reported by Voice of OC in 2024, Santa Ana nearly lost another important cultural artwork: the Chicano Gothic mural at Memorial Park.
The City moved forward with construction plans that placed the mural at risk of demolition, and only community outcry prevented its destruction. This controversy highlights exactly why VARA exists and why federal protections should never be waived in a City- led restoration program.
Additional Santa Ana Mural Losses Across the Decades
Many murals from the 1970s and 1980s— including several created by Orange County and Santanera artist Marina Aguilera, along with other young muralists of that era— have been whitewashed, sandblasted, or destroyed over the years.
For example:
Marina Aguilera' s 1976 mural at the Salvador Park handball courts, the very mural she won the RestoreART grant to restore, was sandblasted by the City in the early 1980s.
Another of Marina' s murals, painted in 1974 outside the Salvador Park community center in the pool area, was painted over with beige paint around the early 1980s.
The original artwork is still under all the many layers of paint that have been applied throughout the years.
These losses further underscore the historic pattern of public art destruction in Santa Ana and the critical need for the City to protect, rather than erase, the rights of its artists.
Our Request
We ask City Council to please direct the City Manager and City Attorney to issue a new contract that:
1. Removes the VARA waiver entirely,
2. Complies with federal law and standard public art practices, and
3. Respects artists' rights, property rights, and our cultural legacy.
We remain committed to serving the City through our restoration work. We simply ask for a contract that does not require us to waive federal protections that exist to prevent further loss of the public art Santa Ana is known for.
Thank you for your leadership, and for your continued investment in artists and public art.
Respectfully,
RestoreART Grant Recipients:
Alicia Rojas
Director
Santa Ana Community Artist( a) Coalition
Roger Reyes
Art Director
Santa Ana Community Artist( a) Coalition
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From:
Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:12 PM
To: eComment
Subject: City Council Comments for December 2, 2025
Attention: This email originated from outside of City of SantaAna. Use caution when opening attachmentsor links.
I want to publicly post this request on CC Public Comments:
1) Nepotism policy in allowing the Chief to supervise his spouse. In no contemporary organization, is this allowed in compliance with the law and best HR policy practices.
2) Complete salary information for the Chief, including but limited to: base salary, any/ all incentives, side letter agreements involving any type of compensation, use of City lease vehicle driven outside the County of Orange daily, training payments, fees for any organizations the Chief is a member or involved in. 3) Number of police officer vacancies effective 12/ 1/ 25. 4) Number of Santa Ana police officers and hours dedicated ( regular duty and overtime) to the personal security of Mayor Valerie Amezcua, from January 1, 2024 to December 1, 2025. 1