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Date:2/11/2025 8:49:34 AM
From:"Kelly Hogencamp"
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] Public comments for City Council Meeting
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Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Kelly Hogencamp and I am a 26-year resident of Anaheim, the City of
Kindness. My children were born and raised here, my husband works for AUHSD, we own a home here, and pay taxes here. I live, shop, and
play here. Anaheim is home and I'm grateful fo this city's character, resilience, and opportunity. I'm writing today to voice my concerns about how
the chaos, hostility, and cruelty of the Trump administration are being carried out locally, and ask that the City Council take concrete action to
protect our community from harassment and fearmongering.
The ongoing executive orders issued by the president make sme question if rights afforded to me and fellow Anaheim residents are secure. I hear
words like "round ups," "purges,", "mass deportations" and really there's just one historical precedent that comes to mind with this language. And
that precedent was established with a failed artist democratically elected to the highest office in 1933 Germany. I want assurance from my local
government and law enforcement that the City of Anaheim, the Anaheim Elementary School District, Anaheim Union High School District,
Anaheim Public Libraries, and all other city entities will not be complicit in any federal actions that are hostile to people, ideas, and values in my
community. Can you provide this assurance? Can ensure that the residents of this city have protection from the lawlessness and cruelty inflicted by
this administration?
Last week my colleague shared that her college-aged son was stopped at an ICE checkpoint in Anaheim the previous week while he was driving a
friend to the airport. She added: "Well, my son and his girlfriend have darker skin, they're both Hispanic." This left me sick and speechless. Are we
now a society where we'll be expected to "carry papers" to show ICE agents that we're here legally? It is not hyperbolic to think "identity papers
on demand" harkens back to humanity's darkest hour in Nazi Germany.
Besides being obnoxious, imagine how ICE checkpoints throughout Anaheim will dampen the image of this city. How to explain to out-of-town
visitors at Disneyland, the Honda Center, Angels Stadium, OC Vibe, how best to prepare for their stay in Anaheim: bring a birth certificate
because you'll be questioned if your skin is any shade darker than milk. We'll be lucky if we even have tourists anymore, what with tariffs, bullying,
and lashing out at friends and allies near and far.
Is the City of Anaheim and its institutions prepared to stand up to this assault on decency and community? I ask that you take this serious because
MY Anaheim, my friends, my neighborhood, and my community are worth the effort.
Thank you,
Kelly Hogencamp
Anaheim Resident, Dist. 5