Becerra, Alexis
From: Juan Rosendo <
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2026 7:03 PM
To: Martinez, Stephanie; Hernandez, Johnathan; eComment; Amezcua, Valerie; Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Vazquez, Benjamin; JLopez2@santa- ana.org; Bacerra, Phil; [email protected]; Ortiz, Michael; Robles, Lisa
Subject: Trash Bins HELP! -
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Hi City of Santa Ana,
My name is Juan Rosendo, homeowner of and I need assistance in dealing with neighbors that have tormented me for years. I have filed several police reports, sent issues through the Santa Ana app, spoken to at least three inspectors and yet this issue remains.
Residents of 701 N Bewley St., Santa Ana, continue to place their trash bins in front of my residence almost everyday! Nobody wants to help!
I am requesting for someone, for the love of God, to please help! I will continue to email everyday until the issue is resolved! I am tired of this godforsaken city taking my tax money and not telling/ citing the residents of 701 N Bewley St., Santa Ana to stop placing their trash bins in front of my residence! Someone please cite them! Speak to them!
These are all the Work Order# and yet still not resolution! Stop sending me these to inspectors that don' t want to do their job! Please, someone from the city council help! This is absolutely ridiculous that nobody in the city wants to put an end to this!
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Thank you,
Juan Rosendo
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From: Maria Byrnes < mbyrnes@amslawyers. com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 1:40 PM
To: City Clerk
Cc: Maria Severson; Michael Aguirre
Subject: Kingsley Public Comment for distribution before June 2, 2026 meeting Attachments: 2026-06-02 Ltr to City Attorney- FINAL.pdf Attention: This emailoriginatedfrom outsideof City of SantaAna. Usecautionwhenopeningattachmentsor links.
Dear City Clerk,
Attached please find a letter to Ms. Carvalho with a cc to all City Council members and the Honorable Mayor. Please make sure this is distributed to the Mayor and City Council before the June 2, 2026 5: 30 p. m. meeting and imaged into the City' s document archive system which is available for public review per the procedures set forth on the City' s public website.
Thank you.
Maria ( Mia) Severson, Esq.
AGUIRRE & SEVERSON, LLP
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San Diego, CA 92101
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June 2, 2026
Sonia R. Carvahlo, Esq.
Santa Ana City Attorney
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Re: Comment for June 3, 2026, Public Open Meeting
Demand to Retract/ Cure and Correct Statements, and
Notice of Violation of California Gov. Code, § 54954. 2 Dear Ms. Carvahlo:
This law firm represents Kingsley Management Company (" Kingsley" or" KMC") relating to the matters stated herein.
I am following up on the letter written to you by Kingsley' s GeneralCounsel, SueLoftin, on May 1, 2026, to which no responsewas received. In that letter, Kingsley sincerely expressedits desireto work with local officials on issuesthat appropriately come before the City of Santa Ana. While it leaves open its invitation to do so, it cannot let stand comments made that were both defamatory in nature, misstatedfacts, andwent beyond that permitted under the Government Code aspertains to a matter not noticed on the public agenda.
Background:
To limit duplication, attachedis a copy of the May 1, 2026 letter. The letter setsout the facts as to your comments about its practices after hearing from a few residents of its mobilehome park in non-agenda,public comment on April 21, 2026.
California Government Code § 54954.2(a) provides, in pertinent part:
3) No action or discussion shall be undertaken on any item not appearingon the posted agenda, except that members of a legislative body or its staff may briefly respond to statements made or questionsposedby personsexercising their public testimony rights under Section 54954.3. In addition, on their own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of a legislative body or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on their own activities. Furthermore, a member of a legislative body, or the I
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body itself, subject to rules or procedures of the legislative body, may provide a referenceto staff or other resourcesfor factual information, requeststaff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action to direct staff to place a matter of businesson a future agenda. ( emphasis added)
Here, following commentsby a few disgruntled residents,you made a seriesof commentsthat exceeded the confines of Gov. Code, § 54954. 2 in scope. Your statements were not a brief response, they did not ask a question for clarification, they went well beyond a brief announcement, did not constitute a brief report, and they did not requeststaff report at a subsequent publicly noticed meeting. Accordingly, your statements— even if well- intended -- constituted a violation of the Government Code's open meeting laws.
Moreover, your statementswere not basedin fact, and arelikely to be perceived by a reasonable person as defamatory. (Your comments included statements such as "I' m not particularly a fan of Kingsley," " Kingsley sued us twice,"" Kingsley has been difficult to work with,"" Kingsley does not have the best reputation in the state," and that you will " make sure the management company complies.") Your sponsorshipof negative commentsand opinion statementsagainstKingsley is troubling becausethe meetings areavailable for public view indefinitely.
Your comments about Kingsley' s legal actions aredisturbing becauseit punished them for exercising their right of accessto court challenging government action that exceededits authority in the areaof mobilehome park law reservedfor Stateenforcement. Indeed, when the City made several modifications to the ordinances in apparent acknowledgement that the area was reserved for the State of California, Kingsley' s legal actions were dismissed. Instead of respecting the exerciseof rights, your comments could be viewed asin retaliation for having done so.
Other statementsyou made falsely portrayed Kingsley' s practices asto its residents. Kingsley followed all appropriate statutory procedureswith its residents. Attorney Ariel Bedell successfully handled unlawful detainersand other enforcement actions that were alluded to in the commentsby residents, to which you made comments in response. Indeed, prior to your making negative comments, Ms. Bedell appearedbefore the City Council to addressthe concernsof the residents. Ms. Bedell publicly explained the procedures used and steps taken responsive to the residents' concerns.
At the hearing prior to April 1, 2026, you admitted that you reviewed materials submitted by the residents and found Kingsley had complied with the law. You further admitted that the State of California controlled the relationship betweenthe residentsand the mobilehome park;, thus State law supersededthe City' s enforcement.
Inexplicably, notwithstanding your earlier representations, you seemed to accept the disgruntled residents' comments wholesale without determining their factual basis, aposition that might be viewed in a court of law as reckless. Indeed, some of those residents actually received significant sums of money to take care of the things of which they complained.
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Finally, your announcementthat you were seeking other law firms to file a classaction on behalf of the residentsmight well be seenas an abuseof power, and at the least, damagingto Kingsley' s reputation andrelationship with its residents. The City of SantaAna, and you asits legal spokesperson, have no place in suchefforts and doing so would be a misuse of public resources.
Demand:
Basedon the foregoing, in an effort to mitigate the damagedone, Kingsley demandsapublic retraction of your comments and an apology. Doing so would go a long way to build a bridge of public trust with a company that servesthe SantaAna community andworks hard to do so well, andwould help to limit the damage (monetary andreputational) such statementshave caused.
In closing, Kingsley would like to work amicably with you andthe City of SantaAna on any matters which the City wishes to address. Therefore, we look forward to your responseon behalf of the City.
Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Is/ Maria C. Severson
Maria C. Severson, Esq.
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ATTACHMENT
L. SUE LOFTIN
ViaElectronic Transfer Only (scarvalho(a santa-ana.org) Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Re: Kingsley Management Company- April 21, 2026 Hearing- Responseto Resident Dear City Attorney Carvalho,
This correspondence is sent on behalf of Kingsley Management Company(" KMC") as its General Counsel. My preference was to discuss the issues with you, but you were not available. Your schedule, I am sure, is quite demanding. The goal of this correspondence is to open the door to communication and cooperation between KMC and the City. Kingsley is making this request for the benefit of the Community, including the residents, employeesand vendors who arenegatively impacted by the actions of some residents.
I have reviewed the video of the April 21, 2026 Hearing. Your position at the hearing— that certain aspectsof the relationship betweenamobilehome park owner/operator andhomeowners andother approved residents cannot be regulated by a local jurisdiction— was legally correct, thank you. We also acknowledge that taking that position can be difficult and, at times, unpleasant. Your commitment to the law was commendable, and Kingsley appreciatesthe City' s efforts to inform homeowners and approved residents about available assistance options.
The purpose of this letter is to provide alimited factual discussion and, more importantly, to foster productive communication between Kingsley and the City for the benefit of the that relationship and for residents and its employees and vendors.
However, the comments about Kingsley were troubling because of their express and implied meaning. Statements such as " I' m not particularly a fan of Kingsley," " Kingsley sued us twice," Kingsley has been difficult to work with," " Kingsley does not have the best reputation in the state," and that you will " make sure the management company complies" with the law are concerning. The unintended impact of such comments on certain persons can result in harassment of and in harmful actions to the subject of those types of comments.
Kingsley was and has been portrayed negatively for filing two lawsuits against the City. Those actions arosefrom provisions of the Ordinances that Kingsley contendedwere preemptedby, or conflicted with, stateandfederal laws governing mobilehome parks.You acknowledgedthoselaws 000m oMUoo® o® 0000®® oomoo 0000® MUoo ® M® oo
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arebinding on the City and limit the City' sjurisdiction at the hearing. Before filing suit, Kingsley provided detailed written notice for eachhearing identifying the specific provisions at issue, and its objections to the Ordinances were directed to those provisions, not to rent control itself, Kingsley acknowledged in writing to the City and in the Pleadingsthe City' s authority to adopt a lawful rent control ordinance. Kingsley also soughtto negotiatebefore and during the litigation to avoid the time and expense of court proceedings, including requesting a stay after the first amendment to allow discussions; that request was denied, requiring Kingsley to either file to preserve its rights or forgo them. Ultimately, the City amendedand readopted the Ordinances in ways that addressedmany of the issues raised in the Complaints (previously presented at the hearings considering the Ordinances) rendering those sections of the Complaints moot. In short, Kingsley did sue the City twice, but both matters could have been avoided had the Ordinance initially complied with state and federal law. From Kingsley' s perspective, the City was difficult to work with, declined to meetto discussthe issues, anddid not engagemeaningfully in settlement discussions but did amend the Complaints. The City acknowledged the illegal and conflicting provisions effectively resolving those issues through the amendmentsthereby making sectionsof the litigation moot confirming Kingsley' s position was correct.
Kingsley is a privately owned company, not a public or large corporate entity. Its ownership structure supports a community- focused approach that considers residents' interests, and the employees and vendors interests. Kingsley complies with laws governing mobilehome park communities and, like all park owners, is required to comply with the Mobilehome Residency Law and with the Mobilehome Park Act and related regulations to enforce Title 25. The records for the residents who are contesting their evictions will substantiate Kingsley' s compliance. Your statement that you will " make sure the management company complies" suggests you believe Kingsley did not comply.
With due respect, the request is the comments that were made as set forth above or similar comments not be repeated and as the opportunity presents itself, are corrected.
Looking forward to sharing with you and your office a positive and beneficial relationship for all concerned with the Mobilehome Park Communities.
Sincerely,
L. Sue Loftin, Esq.
6965 El Camino Real, 4105- 599, Carlsbad, CA 92009 • ( 760) 607- 7340 • sue@lsloftin. com Becerra, Alexis
From: Dorian Romero < [email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 2:34 PM
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Cc: Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Vazquez, Benjamin; Penaloza, David; Amezcua, Valerie
Subject: Voice your Support to Fund Metrolink
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Good evening Mayor and Councilmembers,
My name is Dorian Romero, and I' m emailing you to ask the City Council to voice your support for Metrolink and urge OCTA not to cut funding for Metrolink. Santa Ana Active Streets advocates for better public transit systems for Santa Ana residents, and today I email you as a Santa Ana resident who relies on Metrolink to get to my destinations in Socal.
Metrolink is one of the only regional rail options connecting Orange County to the rest of Southern California. People use it to get to work, school, medical appointments, airports, family, and events. If funding is cut, service could get worse, and that would push more people back into cars.
I care about this because I do not own a vehicle and Metrolink is one of my main forms of transportation, aside from using public bus systems and my bike. I want myself and our Socal community to have better transportation options, not less.
Orange County should be making Metrolink more useful and reliable, not allowing the system to shrink. Please use your voice and ask OCTA to protect Metrolink funding and prevent cuts to rail service. Your voice and platforms at the City Council level will demonstrate your support on this matter and give us trust in your leadership to advoicate for us who do not drive and rely on trains, buses, bikes, and our walking abilites to travel.
Thank you,
Dorian Romero, She/ They
Project Director, Santa Ana Active Streets
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