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Public Comment
From:Javier Lopez <javi.22440@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday,
To:Public Comment
Cc:Christina Nguyen; mdeleon@ocapica.org
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Anaheim public testimony for map 114 with amendments
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Hello Anaheim City Councilmembers,
My name is Javier Lopez and I am a resident of Anaheim from District 2. I am a lifelong resident of Anaheim,
having been born and raised here for the past 17 years. I come from a mostly Hispanic, yet diverse,
multigenerational community located near Lincoln Ave and Euclid Street.
I am here in support of adjusting Map Proposal 114
I support the 114 map proposal because it advocates for the original 2016 People’s Map and for the
implementation of three Latinx CVAPs that would support low-income, working-class communities that have a
shared need for affordable housing and language access.
However, I want to advocate for a few changes to the 114 map in order for it to fully represent my community.
Having grown up in Anaheim, I have been able to interact with various communities around my neighborhood.
In particular, the area below Ball Rd. intersected by District 2 and District 4 on Euclid is a community that
should be kept whole and together.
With the adjustments provided to Map Proposal 114, the area bisected by District 2 and District 4 on Euclid can
be kept whole and together by extending the District 2 boundary to include the community south of W Cerritos
Ave. and west of S 9th St. While a small adjustment, this shift can ensure a cohesive community since I
believe these people deserve to be together in one district.
These residents go to the same schools, stores, and parks and this agreement is noticeable too. Often when I
go around this area I see people across the street from district four crossing over to district two and talking and
hanging with each other. They think of each other as a community and I also think of them as part of my
community.
Adjusting Map Proposal 114 would provide a better representative map that considers the various
communities, neighborhoods, and areas of interest established in and around Anaheim. These adjustments
also re-position Sycamore JHS from District 5 to District 3 to better provide community resources for the
community, an adjustment that has been considered in all of the other chosen maps by the city council in the
past (102, 104, 106).
This proposal is in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act and was developed in collaboration
with our respective communities to include districts that are equal in size, contiguous, compact, and
respect the city lines as much as possible.
Please support adjusting Map Proposal 114 to maintain cohesion with the community around Ball and Euclid,
to include the Sycamore community from District 5 into District 3, and to maintain the integrity of the created
3 Latinx, low-income, limited language access CVAPs.
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Thank you!
Javier Lopez
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