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We live in a society where almost everything is disposable. When our toys are broken we just buy a new one to replace the old. Unfortunately we viewed much more important things in our lives with a similar perspective from relationships to places that we live. Urban sprawl defines southern Californian?s attitude. Few residents were wiling to stay behind to fight for the safety and welfare of the neighborhoods when moving to another neighborhood was easily attainable.
We bought in our neighborhood because we admire the spirit of the neighbors. All have raised children and grandchildren in the same house or different houses within the same neighborhood. The citizens stayed for over 40 years and defended their homes when residents from other parts of the same city fled to neighboring towns like Irvine, Tustin and Newport Beach.
We live in a very safe neighborhood with well defined neighborhood boundaries. The City has a double standard in favoring this neighborhood over other part of the city because so much of the property tax revenue and philanthropy donation came from this neighborhood. We enjoy the police presence and their dedication in keeping our neighborhood safe we felt our city. OC is a world class city and must measure up to all the big cities having urban blights. In places like SF, LA and San Diego social service programs and locations are spread out through out the counties except here in OC. Santa Ana?s zoning has been the most lenient of all OC cities. Demographic is always evolving and the city is burden with providing social, welfare and health care services for the entire OC.
Soup kitchen, Goodwill, Salvation Army, OC Rescue Mission, Unemployment, Animal Shelter, Teenage Shelters and even halfway house for the newly release convicts. Most OC cities manipulated their zonings to prohibit these types of uses in their district. Santa Ana with many of its current zoning date back to the 1930?s virtually unchanged while society has been constantly evolving.
This Aqua Motel is adjacent to the off ramp next to the freeway 5 at 17th Street and Floral Park is a mile away. Before the days of Hyatt and Sheratons these roadside hotels were once the midcentury culture of America. Disneyland founded in 1956 would not have flourished without these roadside motels everywhere in neighboring cities including Santa Ana. Holiday Inn was the Ritz Carlton of this era. Families stayed in these motels during their visit to Disneyland. The lifestyle of travelers shifted during the 80?s and these motels once was an integral part of the Americana have fallen into the darkness of back alley drug attics, prostitutes, and broken families. Ownership has also changed hand to immigrants with no other viable job skills. Operators are primarily Hindu Indians and struggles for years with due to vacancy. Zonings do allow for commercial transient motel. In order to stay alive these motels found new life as Single room occupancy living for newly released sexual predators. Operators worked out a deal with the county for a set fee.
We are active with local politics in making our society a better place. NIMBYism is not a part of our agenda. We would have stayed in Irvine if we practice NIMBYism. We live in Santa Ana not because we can?t afford Irvine our place is still worth 7 digits. We have every well intention in helping people in need and other circumstances causing families to become homeless.
In this case of pedophile living at the motel would not have been a big issue had the walking path to several schools not crossed the front of this motel. 300 or more children from latched key families walk to school every morning and after school. They use the candy vending machine inside the premise. Having children in front of pedophile is like putting liquor in front of an alcoholic. The urge to act or drink out powers the restraint of the addicts.
I am saddened to read some misunderstood replies to a well intended post.
We bought in our neighborhood because we admire the spirit of the neighbors. All have raised children and grandchildren in the same house or different houses within the same neighborhood. The citizens stayed for over 40 years and defended their homes when residents from other parts of the same city fled to neighboring towns like Irvine, Tustin and Newport Beach.
We live in a very safe neighborhood with well defined neighborhood boundaries. The City has a double standard in favoring this neighborhood over other part of the city because so much of the property tax revenue and philanthropy donation came from this neighborhood. We enjoy the police presence and their dedication in keeping our neighborhood safe we felt our city. OC is a world class city and must measure up to all the big cities having urban blights. In places like SF, LA and San Diego social service programs and locations are spread out through out the counties except here in OC. Santa Ana?s zoning has been the most lenient of all OC cities. Demographic is always evolving and the city is burden with providing social, welfare and health care services for the entire OC.
Soup kitchen, Goodwill, Salvation Army, OC Rescue Mission, Unemployment, Animal Shelter, Teenage Shelters and even halfway house for the newly release convicts. Most OC cities manipulated their zonings to prohibit these types of uses in their district. Santa Ana with many of its current zoning date back to the 1930?s virtually unchanged while society has been constantly evolving.
This Aqua Motel is adjacent to the off ramp next to the freeway 5 at 17th Street and Floral Park is a mile away. Before the days of Hyatt and Sheratons these roadside hotels were once the midcentury culture of America. Disneyland founded in 1956 would not have flourished without these roadside motels everywhere in neighboring cities including Santa Ana. Holiday Inn was the Ritz Carlton of this era. Families stayed in these motels during their visit to Disneyland. The lifestyle of travelers shifted during the 80?s and these motels once was an integral part of the Americana have fallen into the darkness of back alley drug attics, prostitutes, and broken families. Ownership has also changed hand to immigrants with no other viable job skills. Operators are primarily Hindu Indians and struggles for years with due to vacancy. Zonings do allow for commercial transient motel. In order to stay alive these motels found new life as Single room occupancy living for newly released sexual predators. Operators worked out a deal with the county for a set fee.
We are active with local politics in making our society a better place. NIMBYism is not a part of our agenda. We would have stayed in Irvine if we practice NIMBYism. We live in Santa Ana not because we can?t afford Irvine our place is still worth 7 digits. We have every well intention in helping people in need and other circumstances causing families to become homeless.
In this case of pedophile living at the motel would not have been a big issue had the walking path to several schools not crossed the front of this motel. 300 or more children from latched key families walk to school every morning and after school. They use the candy vending machine inside the premise. Having children in front of pedophile is like putting liquor in front of an alcoholic. The urge to act or drink out powers the restraint of the addicts.
I am saddened to read some misunderstood replies to a well intended post.
