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Susana Barrios
From:Danielle Gorsha <daniellegorsha@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, June 22, 2026 4:54 PM
To:Christine Nguyen; Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Feedback: California’s Prohousing Designation
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Hello Mayor and Members of the Anaheim City Council,
I respectfully ask the City to explain why it would pursue California’s Prohousing Designation when significant concerns
about traffic, parking, infrastructure, and evacuation safety remain unresolved.
This is not a question of whether Anaheim should build housing. It is a question of why the City would encourage even
greater density before demonstrating that our roads, infrastructure, and emergency evacuation systems can safely
support the growth already approved.
The City has already prepared studies, but independent CEQA counsel identified serious deficiencies in the City’s own
analyses, including inconsistencies with Anaheim’s adopted evacuation plans and failures to adequately account for
cumulative impacts.
Even more concerning, the City Council, City staff, and the Fire Chief previously concluded that additional density on
these same roadways would increase evacuation risks and threaten public safety. East Anaheim and Anaheim Hills are
located in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, where evacuation is a matter of life and death. Residents have already
experienced the realities of wildfire and gridlock. Seeking Prohousing Designation and state funding to encourage even
greater density while these unresolved safety risks remain is irresponsible. Public safety must come before development
incentives.
Anaheim should not be seeking state incentives to encourage additional density when it has yet to demonstrate that the
growth already approved can be safely accommodated.
Respectfully,
Danielle Gorsha
Small Business owner and Anaheim Hills resident
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