General (11)Jennifer L. Hall
From: Lyndsey lefebvre <
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 12:13 PM
To: Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Public Comment
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Hello Anaheim City Council Members,
My name is Lyndsey Lefebvre, I am from Anaheim. My family has lived in Anaheim since Orange Groves and started
going to the schools that
were built in early 1960s. Many of my family still resides in
Anaheim, one of which is my Mother in Law, whose tract is up against Brookhurst. In my lifetime, the community
around Brookhurst, Ball Rd., Cerritos Ave, has been the center of a blossoming immigrant community. While I may not
be a homeowner in Anaheim, I certainly make the drive to Superking for produce, to Sahara Falafel for a great
Shawarma, and take my visiting folks to the side of Anaheim that is the best part: Little Arabia. See, I have been
referring to it for years, despite the city not recognizing it. But shouldn't you? This community is vital to Anaheim - it is
as essential and as important as the Matterhorn is. It should get the same respect as the now "revitalized" Packing
District. It should get the same respect as the "resort district". The west side of Anaheim has been a long ignored
corridor between two major Southern California theme parks.
Acknowledging this community of people and what they have brought and revitalized this community into is something
the city of Anaheim should be proud of.
I am proud of Little Arabia. I am proud to tell people that when I was growing up - that it wasn't always there - but now
it is - I want it to stay - Please designate "Little Arabia".
Lyndsey Lefebvre
92804 Before
90631 Now