General (3)Public Comment
From: Pat D <
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 1:29 PM
To: Public Comment; Jose Diaz; Jose Moreno; Harry Sidhu (Mayor)
Subject: Support Affordable Housing
As a long time housing first advocate I thought you should know who has died on the streets in the last month all over Orange
County. Ten died here in Anaheim!!! The deaths continue at very high numbers and with the Delta variant and still so many
COVID deniers, the numbers will continue to grow.
These losses are yet one more reason you need to reexamine your shelter model of services (with too few moving into
permanent and stable housing) and funnel those resources to a housing first approach. The Housing Element work currently
going on is the perfect place to apply those principals. Each of you needs to commit to meeting the affordable housing numbers
in our RHNA assignment. Significant monies for building are being provided from state and federal government. You have the
land. Please use the monies wisely and as intended for HOUSING!
The dollars spent providing outreach and support efforts for the unhoused are collectively NOT working. 10 of these folx died or
the streets of Anaheim. We must do better and you have to lead the way!!
These are the names of those 39 who died without fixed abode in July 2021 as identified by the OC Coroner. We know there
are more.
In memorium:
Our Brothers and Sisters who died here in Orange County
Christopher SMITH died July 1st in Buena Park
Richard ESTRADA ARELLANO died July 3rd in Anaheim
Marcelo FARIAS VALENCIA July 3rd in Santa Ana
Joshua HUEY died July 5th in Huntington Beach
Stephen RINEBERG died July 5th in Garden Grove
Timothy CLARK died July 7th in Garden Grove
Alfredo AGUINALDO died July 8th in Fullerton
Tara BEOUGHER died July 8th in Garden Grove
Jose RIVERA died July 8th in Santa Ana
Charles ARME JR. died July 8th in Orange
Daniel ESCOBAR died July 9th in Santa Ana
Greggory TILDEN died July 10th in Fountain Valley
Derek KEEN died July 11th in Fountain Valley
James STALLCUP died July 11th in Anaheim
Alicia FUENTES died July 12th in Anaheim
Jeffrey GLEASON died July 12th in Costa Mesa
Leticia MAHE died July 14th in Garden Grove
Troy LOZANO died July 14th in Fullerton
Douglas TYLER died July 14th in Newport Beach
Joseph PARSAKIS died July 15th in Anaheim
Andrew KEISLER died July 16th in Costa Mesa
David CHAVEZ SR. died July 16th in Anaheim
Enrique LOVATO died July 16th in Anaheim
Patricia SMITH died July 17th in Fullerton
Dennis MCCULLOCH died July 20th in Santa Ana
Jaime GARDUNO RODRIGUEZ died July 23rd in Anaheim
Ricardo CORDOVA BARRAGAN died July 25th in Newport Beach
Roberto ESPINOZA died July 25th in Fullerton
Hunter EVANS died July 26th in Anaheim
Steve STRONG died July 26th in Anaheim
Moises ZEPEDA died July 27th in Costa Mesa
Jamie HOWARD died July 28th in Huntington Beach
Jose CASTENION died July 28th in Santa Ana
Jorge RODRIGUEZ died July 29th in Anaheim
Richard MILLAN died July 30th in Laguna Hills
Alexis WHITE died July 30th in Santa Ana
Brian BOLES died July 31st in Garden Grove
Aaron SPONSELLER died July 31st in Santa Ana
Bradly GASTON died July 31st in Santa Ana
May they rest in peace.
And perpetual light shine upon them.
Thank you to St Benizi Church, our neighbors in Fullerton, for hosting this monthly memorial on the 2nd Tuesday of every
month.
By the way, while you now meet in person, you continue to deny those of us who have asked for an ADA accomodation for our
comments to be read aloud or we participate live virtually. You have the capacity to do so and I believe it would increase citizen
participation. I urge you to reconsider your approach.
Thank you for your time
Pat Davis
District 1
Sent from my phone. Please excuse brevity and typos.