Remarks by Thai Viet Phan
57 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“We can do the stadium. I'll come to the stadium.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Why do we have to cover it? Because it's hot. What's wrong with you? Don't you do it when I'm speaking? Other state of the cities happen at fields and stadiums. Okay, we'll take it out of your money. That's fine.”
City Council · Aug 4, 2026
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“Hi, good evening, everyone. So tonight we are honoring MNOcean Youth Crossover Band, a group of 15 Taiwanese high school students, well, student musicians. They can't all be high schoolers. These might be the smartest but littlest high schoolers I've ever seen. from ages nine to 16 or thereabouts, who spent part of their summer performing for seniors here in Orange County, including those at the Santa Ana Senior Center. Their goal for this tour is to share a special intergenerational culture exchange experience, including live performances featuring singing, rock band music, strings, and…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I love gifts. Yay, Aaron. I love gifts. It's one of my love languages, so please remember, everyone. But also, I think because they've been performing for all of our seniors and sharing this cultural exchange, we did ask that they perform one song for us, if that's okay. I don't know any Taiwanese, though, so please excuse me. Well, okay, we'll see. If you're good, then we'll do the second song, all right? Okay, so we have to see if they're good first, all right? Okay, let me get out of the way.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you so much. Can we give the kids one more round of applause? And I'll turn this back to the mayor. Thank you.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'd like to recuse myself from item number 14, only regarding the agreement involving Kleinfelder, Inc., as that is a client of my employer, Rattan and Tucker. Thank you. Thank you.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Hi there. So a couple questions. I did ask my chief of staff to attend one of the community meetings on my behalf due to work, and there were a few comments. First, I just wanted to say it was great that we did that. I do agree with Council Member Lopez regarding the online option. I do understand that sometimes we get folks from elsewhere, but you know what? Our council meetings, we get online options, and I think in general when it comes to these community meetings, that should generally be standard. So the first thing is, in looking at the report, I do see that we have a…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Because I guess there were some comments requesting that to understand, you know, what kind of situations are we using to deploy some of these? So, for example, I see that we deploy 40-millimeter projectiles very often. You know, when would we use that? We have, you know, the Bear Armored Rescue Vehicles. I think some of these include, like, community events, right? Like National Night Out or... any of our kind of events with lots of kids so they can kind of see that. I think that's considered deployment too.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“So I think that would be helpful for the community to know about, right? And because that's just a way of letting people know what kind of equipment we use. The other item I would like to see regarding the... was regarding the ICE protests, right? There's a lot of conversation regarding deployment of certain equipment during those ICE protests. I know that we have conversations around it and all that other stuff, but I think one of the concerns was what was being deployed, how was it being used? Again, we don't want to share anything that would undermine our tactics, but I think it is…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Perfect. And I think it might behoove us to consider a separate presentation on the drones just so that we get some updated information before... I think it's important for the city to release information and share proactively rather than wait for other people to frame the narrative for us. Because the concerns that I keep hearing is that it's surveillance, is that we have Starlink in the sky in Santa Ana, you know, sharing information with the cops. And that is not at all what's happening. So I think any information that we release proactively that people can verify would be better,…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I did receive the letter from Supervisor Sarmiento, and I want to say thank you to everybody who's spoken on this issue and raised concerns about it. But I just want to make sure I have my facts straight. Currently, at the county, there is no reentry center that has been approved, correct?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. So I do see the letter from the CEO dated June 22nd, and the supervisor's letter dated today mentioned the June 23rd board meeting did not approve any reentry center and that the budget did not include any funding for this reentry center.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Because I understand that there has been planning and discussions on the staff level. I mean, that's very similar to for example, our public works department or our parks department that might have staff-led parks or building, but of course, ultimately, they have to come to city council for approval of design plans, et cetera, as well as funding, correct?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. I guess I wanted to say that because we're, I think we're all on the same page of wanting to make sure that the city of Santa Ana is at the table regarding anything the county does that relates to us. But I also want to make sure that, you know, we don't I guess I just want us to lower the temperature a little bit. We can have a conversation with the county. We have a supervisor, let's talk to him. It seems like, at least based on his letter, we're all on the same page. And whatever happened in the past, we need to move on from that, and we're gonna demand that they continue to have…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“And I guess before I finish up, I want to say that I am not opposed to the idea of a reentry center. I am not opposed to institutions or structures to help people rehabilitate and reenter society once they've paid their dues. I've worked with those who've been convicted of both minor and major crimes, and many people who have turned their lives around. We all deserve that opportunity. However, it is not our fault that we can't trust the county when they have in fact failed to provide the funding necessary, the security necessary, and the staffing necessary to take care of Yale, take care of…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Thank you to everyone, staff, our community. I know we had our movies in the park this past Friday, and it was such a great time. We had volunteers from Los Amigos High School, as usual, thank you. Santa Anita Park, yes. I am so excited. When I was elected in 2020, we were doing everything on Zoom. And the first meeting I had with the Santa Anita Neighborhood Association before I think I was even sworn in or our first council meeting was with Ron Ono, who has now retired. And renovating Santa Anita was, I think, the biggest, the most important thing. So we need to make sure…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“But with that, I want to also wish everybody a great rest of the week. I think we have some bonus days coming up, and I look forward to some rest. Thank you.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Council Member Fan. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to announce my recusal from number 18 as the developer is a client of my employer, Rattan and Tucker. So I will leave the room while you discuss. Thank you. Thank you so much.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you. And even if there were an appealable action from the rent board to the city council, wouldn't that be similar to a planning commissioner who runs for office and then later on has to recuse themselves from the appeal?”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“We would hold every individual, whether appointed or elected, from this, including staff, right? If there's a staff member who decides to use city resources for any campaigns, that would be illegal, correct? Correct. Okay, thank you. So I was not expecting this conversation, y'all. I thought that, you know. I was. Number one, this is an individual who lives in the ward, right? Number two, there's nothing in our policy statement indicating that you cannot appoint somebody to a vacant seat in order to serve. I 100% understand the concerns regarding renter's rights. I was there for every…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I wasn't going to say anything, but I guess I just want to remind everybody, just as all my colleagues have said up here, this is a decision for our voters. And I think at the end of the day, Yes, the previous city council laid forth a proposal that our voters decided on, and we liked the deal at the time. Nobody could have guessed that the pandemic would hit us. Nobody could have guessed that we would be in this exact situation. And now we get to give the voters another opportunity to decide Do you like the additional removal of graffiti? Do you like the additional bus…”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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City Council · Jul 7, 2026
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“Oh, so many updates, hi everyone. So first, actually I'll let this new business, I'll leave it to Council Member Becerra in Ward 4.”
City Council · Jul 7, 2026