1 David Yakobson
From: Connor Webb <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 2:27 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: Oppose Item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B, as it takes a very limited view on improving safety in Santa Monica.
Despite claiming a broad, holistic approach to public safety, it entirely neglects the one of the most frequent forms of crime and unsafe behavior in Santa Monica— Traffic violence. As traffic injuries and deaths continue to rise in California and the US, it does not even mention the essential need to move forward the City’s goal of Vision Zero to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026. Due to a chronic lack of initiative and funding, we are not on track to even come close to this goal. This is especially egregious considering that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children in the United States. To add a personal anecdote, I’ve now been hit by a driver both while cycling and as a pedestrian on a “residential” street, yet have never been a victim to other forms of violence in Santa Monica.
The SMPD are responsible for responding to many traffic incidents daily, including collisions and hit-and-runs. This is a drain on the police department’s and other first responder resources, taking personnel away from other tasks that address the types of safety mentioned in this report. However, these crashes are not “accidents,” and by properly addressing traffic safety through design we are able to more efficiently direct our SMPD officers to other tasks.
In addition to freeing up current resources for other safety related tasks, many approaches to safe streets can add additional efficiencies for first responders. For example, the addition of 24/7 dedicated bus lanes to Santa Monica Blvd, Lincoln Blvd, Wilshire Boulevard, and Pico Blvd would also be used by emergency vehicles, allowing for faster response time. Similarly, wide two-way protected bike lanes like the Bike Action Plan has proposed for Arizona Ave are wide enough for emergency vehicles to use to bypass vehicle traffic, improving response times and increasing emergency access to essential locations like UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital, Providence St Johns Hospital, and SMFD Station #1 and #3.
I urge you all to not take action on this item until traffic violence is fully addressed in the proposals. Without that, safety for the public will never be fully realized.
Thank you,
Connor Webb
90404 Resident
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2 David Yakobson
From: Chasen Daniels <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 2:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Chasen Daniels 90401
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
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October 8, 2024
1 David Yakobson
From: Cynthia Rose <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Christine Parra Cc: David White; Anuj Gupta; [email protected] Subject: Agenda item 7B
Attachments: 2024-06 CC Support Item 14A Parking Facilities Tax Measure.pages; 2024-10 Item 7B Safety Study Session.pdf
EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Mayor and City Council:
Please find attached a letter on behalf of Santa Monica Spoke and the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance to express our serious concerns that the Budget Study Session on Enhancing Public Safety, as currently laid out, is flawed because it ignores traffic violence and mobility issues as part of public safety even though the staff report claims, “The city takes a 360° approach to the issues of safety and homelessness, with resources dedicated to prevention, emergency response, prosecution, and diversion.” Public safety must include the conditions of safety for all people of our streets.
Also attached is our support for the original traffic measure for reference.
Cynthia Rose and Cris Gutierrez
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Cynthia Rose
Director
Santa Monica Spoke
SMSpoke.org
I acknowledge with respect and gratitude the Tongva, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples on whose traditional territory I live and work.
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A community group dedicated
to biking and walking in Santa Monica.
Working to make the
City of Santa Monica a
more sustainable,
bikeable & walkable place to live, work and play.
October 8, 2024
RE: 7B item on Safety Study Session
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
On behalf of Santa Monica Spoke and the Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance we are writing to express our serious concerns that the Budget Study Session on Enhancing Public Safety, as currently laid out, is flawed because it ignores traffic violence and mobility issues as part of public safety even though the staff report claims, “The city takes a 360° approach to the issues of safety and homelessness, with resources dedicated to prevention, emergency response, prosecution, and diversion.” Public safety must include the conditions of safety for all people of our streets. The Council established in 2016 Santa Monica’s Vision Zero, declaring “Vision Zero is Santa Monica’s initiative to reduce severe traffic injuries and deaths on city streets by 2026.” Yet, the study session omits any mention of traffic matters or Vision Zero.
Traffic lawlessness is a threat to public safety in the same way that other crimes are threats to persons or property. What is ironic is that it is a ballot measure for a parking tax that may generate funds for any additional infrastructure, programs or personnel to tackle public safety in visible ways that help our community trust that its safety really matters to our City and its police and fire departments. People need to know that their safety when walking, biking, using active mobility or driving a vehicle is a priority.
After all, our streets amount to approximately a whopping 24% of our collective public space, the largest public space in Santa Monica. Everyone using our streets, particularly children, elders and the most vulnerable, must be able to count on our Council to consider carefully and responsibly an accurate and meaningful “360° approach” to public safety starting with how one defines it in order to address community safety thoroughly and inclusively.
It is imperative for the Council to instruct staff to include traffic violence in the definition of public safety and to identify the necessary and appropriate enforcement measures and programs for safety on our streets. These efforts are critical if we are to achieve safety for our community and visitors.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Rose
Director, Santa Monica Spoke Cris Gutierrez
Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Street Alliance Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance SMSpoke.org
SaMoSafeStreets.org
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October 8, 2024
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2 David Yakobson
From: Phil's Eighty Grand Electric Mercedes <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11:41 AM
To: Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Gleam Davis; councilmtgitems
Subject: item 7B
EXTERNAL
Where's the money for safety for SUVs like me from reckless scooter riders? :( 100% of Measure K should go toward enforcement against the super entitled cyclist mafia! Item 7-B
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3 David Yakobson
From: Jason Mastbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 10:08 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hitand-runs. These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence. Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Furthermore,
1. It's bad governance to budget based on measure K funds before seeing is measure K passes.
2. It's thumbing your nose at the voters to place PSK on the ballot and then not wait to see to see what the will of the voters is before rushing to allocate the money. Remember, it's perfectly well possible that K passes and PSK fails.
3. We currently cannot fill the number of officer slots we're currently budgeted for, so it seems especially pointless to increase the police budget at the expense of other city services. But even if we were filling the PD job postings as soon as we posted them, many residents and business owners have recent experience with our police such as "We called the police but there was nothing they could do because there was no crime as he did not get the purse" (https://smdp.com/2024/02/28/brazen-purse-snatching-attempt-at-blue-plate-taco-caught-oncamera). Traffic enforcement is nonexistent except for when SMPD gets an outside grant to do a targeted day or two of enforcement, assuming the police aren't the ones committing the traffic violations themselves (which is distressingly common!). I recently saw three police cars' worth of officers stand around staring into space while fire department personnel attended to a homeless man who was immobile on the ground in need of medical assistance. Instead of writing a blank Item 7-B
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4 chank to the police at the expense of every other city government function, we should be asking why these are the results we're getting when we're already paying so much.
Thank you,
Jason Mastbaum, 90403
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5 David Yakobson
From: Dustin Shahan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 9:52 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: Item 7B
EXTERNAL
Good evening council
The study session being reviewed tomorrow on enhancing public safety seems woefully inadequate. How can this be looking at a comprehensive approach to public safety without even considering traffic safety? The discussion during the 9 July meeting that resulted in this study included numerous comments from the council members about how public safety means a lot of things, including Mayor Brock asking about "safe routes to school". Where is the evaluation of additional crossing guards or bump outs to save children, enforcing speeding to reduce traffic deaths, or adding mobility infrastructure to allow less destructive modes of transportation. Taking such a narrow definition of public safety directly conflicts with the ballot wording for measure K that this item is supposed to provide direction for.
Even if the council was exclusively focused on applying more resources towards the narrow definition here, how about freeing up the police, fire, and EMS resources spent responding to traffic violence? The City already has a clear Vision Zero plan that could be readily implemented with these funds. I urge the council to at least consider the full scope of public safety when making any decisions related to this, just like the voters currently are on their ballots.
Dustin Shahan
90401
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1 David Yakobson
From: Aidan Knab <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 9:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hitand-runs. These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence. Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Aidan,
90405
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
2 David Yakobson
From: skylar chavez <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 12:22 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Skylar Chavez, 91604
Sent from my iPhone
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
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October 8, 2024
3 David Yakobson
From: Jairo Avalos <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 10:21 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear Council,
I’m writing to share my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report talks about taking a “broad, holistic approach to public safety,” but it almost completely ignores the serious issue of traffic violence. This is especially worrying in a county where car crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Also, the report overlooks the Mobility Division’s Vision Zero goal to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which doesn’t seem achievable at the current pace.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department handles numerous traffic accidents, including hit-andruns. These aren’t accidents—they’re preventable crashes that take up valuable time and resources from our first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will keep happening.
Please don’t move forward with these proposals without fully addressing traffic violence. Investing in public safety means considering all aspects of safety.
Thank you.
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October 8, 2024
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October 8, 2024
4 David Yakobson
From: Caro Vilain <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 12:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I strongly oppose making any decision on item 7B at this time.
Considering that we’re in a budget crisis, it seems quite odd to spend staff time and resources on a measure that hasn’t passed yet, and for which funds won’t make it into our budget any time soon even if/once it passes.
Regardless of that, I understand that there are many aspects of public safety that we need to work on and consider in our city, and I believe that there are ideas and statements in this report that are perfectly valid and will still hold up once the funding comes in if this measure passes.
However, I am also aware that there has been multiple severe crashes in our city just in the past couple weeks, that enforcement of traffic laws onto the most dangerous road users and behaviors has been lacking, that we are extremely behind on our plans for safe streets, and that until our infrastructure truly protects our residents and visitors, our streets will remain deadly, especially if we send a message to drivers that virtually no one will stop their reckless driver, which is exactly what we have been doing.
Everyone in our city deserves to feel safe, and I understand that there are many concerns (some of which are perfectly valid) around other things than traffic violence, but as one of the many people who have been hit by more than one careless drivers on our streets and will deal with some of the injuries for the rest of my life, while nearly getting hit again by more careless drivers on a daily basis, I find it clear that not protecting our road users from traffic violence isn’t doing our city justice.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Caro Vilain, 90404
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
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5 David Yakobson
From: Noelle DiMarco <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 9:44 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: No for 7B
EXTERNAL
Hello,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B. It is really sad a city like Santa Monica is dangerous to walk and bike in. I should be able to safely bike to the grocery store a half mile away. I should be able to walk across Main Street and not have to beg cars to give me time to cross.
This is preventable!! We can make Santa Monica actually safe and usable for humans not in cars. You just have to prioritize traffic safety.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
The police department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs. These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Noelle
Ocean Park, 90405
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October 8, 2024
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6 David Yakobson
From: Sam Shapiro-Kline <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 6:44 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hitand-runs. These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence. Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Sam Shapiro-Kline
90403
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October 8, 2024
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October 8, 2024
7 David Yakobson
From: Phoebe Kiekhofer <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2024 4:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Phoebe Kiekhofer Garfinkel
90402
Sent from my iPhone
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
8 David Yakobson
From: Jacob Wasserman <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2024 12:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: In Opposition: Item 7B
EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Council,
As a resident, voter, driver, transit user, bicycle rider, and parent, I write to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division's Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hitand-runs. These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence. Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Jacob Wasserman
11th and Washington
90403
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
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October 8, 2024
9 David Yakobson
From: Auguste Miller <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2024 12:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of *traffic violence*. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the *leading* cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hitand-runs. These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety and the right infrastructure fixes (multimodal streets, speed cameras, traffic calming, etc), these tragedies will continue to get worse and worse, costing ever more lives and hindrances.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence. Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account. Especially the most blatant kind.
Best regards,
Auguste Miller
Sent from my iPhone
Item 7-B
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10 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2024 10:43 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Mike Etzel 90405
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
11 David Yakobson
From: Bill Tugurian <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2024 9:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
William K Tugurian
921 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90403
M. 917.509.7106
@. [email protected]
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October 8, 2024
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1 David Yakobson
From: Leah Ho <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2024 4:02 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Oscar de la Torre Subject: I oppose item 7B
Dear council,
I am against item 7B.
The report claims to take a "broad, holistic approach to public safety," yet it almost completely neglects the critical issue of traffic violence. This is particularly concerning in a county where motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children.
Moreover, the report ignores the mobility division’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating fatal and severe injury crashes by 2026, which we have no chance of reaching at the current rate.
Every day, the Santa Monica Police Department responds to numerous traffic collisions, including hit-and-runs.
These are not accidents; they are preventable crashes that drain valuable time and resources from first responders. Until we prioritize traffic safety, these tragedies will continue.
I urge you not to take action based on these proposals without fully addressing the issue of traffic violence.
Investing in public safety means taking all aspects of safety into account.
Thank you,
Leo (90066)
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024
Item 7-B
October 8, 2024