Recent council participation.

Made the substitute motion to accept the report, arguing the equipment is what lets officers end standoffs without shooting anyone.

Said Santa Ana already carries the county jail, a large shelter and the probation offices, and should not take this too.

Noted nobody currently on the council was serving when the tax was first put to voters.

Seconded a motion so it could be debated but voted against it, and backed the map the other bloc supported.

Answered her directly that the city should raise the temperature, because in his experience the county only listens to Santa Ana when it fights.

Also had a no vote recorded, as he had when the ordinance was first introduced.

Acknowledged the services the tax funds but objected on the grounds of what he called poor fiscal management by councilmembers, citing a colleague's twenty thousand dollar trip.

Voted for the report but asked for detail the report leaves out, including when and where equipment was deployed during the immigration protests.

Asked colleagues to lower the temperature and talk to the county supervisor, saying the letters suggested everyone was already on the same side.

Framed it as a decision for voters, and was authorised to write the ballot argument in favour.

Said he would rather spend the money on parks, children and families, and wants each piece of equipment reviewed by the police oversight commission.

Said the city had achieved more with less over two years and that voters should decide.

Seconded the motion to dissolve the commissions.

Would support consumption lounges provided ventilation kept smoke away from neighbouring premises.

Called the issue too serious to hurry and asked that the committee continue examining the options.

Moved to adopt a map after weighing the testimony, and voted with the bloc that twice reached four votes and stalled.

Framed her vote as simply receiving information state law requires, and thanked the chief for staying out of the federal surplus military equipment programme.

Had her no vote recorded against the ordinance dissolving the commissions.

Said voters were told in 2018 the tax was temporary and the scheduled 2029 reduction is the deal the city made with them, which she would not break.

Said the state-mandated report is a rare mandate worth having because it gives the community transparency about what the department holds.

Said the county's promises of meaningful engagement have previously ended with facilities placed in Santa Ana anyway.

Pointed out the tax is about a fifth of the general fund, against two percent from the hotel tax.

Said the equipment has not made the city safer, and described his cousin being killed in 2021 by officers from another city using an armoured vehicle and a concussion grenade in Santa Ana.

Supported the opposition but argued the city does need reentry services, and that the real objection is being cut out of the decision.

Said the tax was put to voters a decade ago and the question of extending it belongs to them too.

Prepared a privileged analysis of whether the ordinance would amount to a taking, and said there can be a difference in risk tolerance and that advising on risk is her role.

Said she had done only an initial consultation and needed fuller review, including public records exemptions.

Said there is a legal difference between a removal and a negative vote to reaffirm, and that she and the clerk both read the code as allowing the council to act.