220225 1409 FW_ CVRA email commentsFrom:Arianna Barrios
To:Brooke Straus
Subject:FW: CVRA email comments
Date:Friday, February 25, 2022 2:08:50 PM
Attachments:CVRA Forum.msg
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Questionscomments on election of city council members.msg
Here are the three previously sent to me.
Arianna
From: Sara Salazar <ssalazar@cypressca.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 5:11 PM
To: Peter Grant <pgrant@cypressca.org>, Arianna Barrios
<Arianna@Communicationslab.com>
Cc: Alisha Farnell <afarnell@cypressca.org>
Subject: CVRA email comments
3 comments have been received since last Wednesday.
Sara Salazar
Executive Assistant to the City Council and City ManagerCity of Cypress |5275 Orange Avenue |Cypress, CA 90630
o: (714) 229-6680
e: ssalazar@cypressca.org
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From:Anne Nieto
To:CVRA Forum
Subject:CVRA Forum
Date:Wednesday, February 23, 2022 3:08:58 PM
I feel that I need to voice my opinion on the districts. My biggest concern is that the mention of doing
district by the population of different races in certain areas should be put into a district. I strongly oppose
the districts to be selected that way. Since I now have become a minority what's going to happen to me?
How will I be represented? I've lived in the same neighborhood since 1963. Racial demographics have
greatly changed.
Since I became a widow, I don't even have my better half who was first generation Mexican to fit in the
demographics. He prefered to be classified as Mexican and not hispanic.
I would hate to see the district become ethnic neighborhoods. We don't need that. I was born in New
York. You had your Italian neighborhood, Polish neighborhood, Irish neighborhood, Puerto Rican
neighborhood, Jewish neighborhood, etc.
I like to believe that the people that live in the City of Cypress should be considered as a community.
Race should never have anything to do with anything in politics or what party you belong to either. This is
a city election of our Cypress community and is a non-party affiliation election. It is a Cypress community
election. And each person that is elected should be representing the Cypress community. They should
listen to what we have to say and always consider what we are asking for or about different projects that
affect all of us in this wonderful community of Cypress.
We all need to stand by each other regardless of race, religion or politics. One community committed to
reach out and care for one another. That's why I moved here in 1963 and raised my children here. Both
my husband Tony Nieto volunteered for years to help build this community to where it is today. Don't
spoil it by changing our neighborhoods into racial districts.
It looks like we really don't have a choice of districts or keeping the elections like they've been for years.
I always believe that if it's not broke, why fix it. All we need is a council who will take the time to listen and
react as a group. Learn to compromise and make if work for the benefit of the city and making it even
better. It's a wonderful community. Don't destroy it.
Respectfully,
Anne Nieto
5191 Canterbury Dr
Cypress, Ca.
From:Beth Culver
To:CVRA Forum
Date:Wednesday, February 23, 2022 4:08:56 PM
My household and I are completely against districting Cypress. It will destroy this wonderful
City!
Fight with what ever is necessary to prevent this disaster!!!
From:Wayne Comeau
To:CVRA Forum
Cc:ADM
Subject:Questions/comments on election of city council members
Date:Wednesday, February 16, 2022 2:08:20 PM
We attended the 2/15 forum and have a few additional questions and comments.
Concerning the second difference between FVRA and CVRA: CVRA eliminates the “totality of the
circumstances” or “reasonableness” test,
Can you explain what this means?
It appears to give the courts wide latitude in deciding for the plaintiffs in these lawsuits.
What unique strategy does our city attorney propose to prevail in court if a lawsuit is filed?
Given the fact that it is very difficult for a city to win in court what promises to be a lengthly and
expensive fight (Santa Monica has been fighting this suit since 2016 and has spent upwards of 10
million dollars thus far) and the fact that no California city thus far has won in court, it seems
prudent to plan for district based elections.
More than 100 cities in CA have received a CVRA challenge and the vast majority have opted not to
fight an apparently futile battle.
We advocate immediate planning for district elections for Cypress City Council.
Respectfully,
Wayne & Gail Comeau
6473 Anguilla Ave Cypress 90630
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