Mayor Farrah N. Khan of Irvine California

9/13/2021

Mayor Farrah N. Khan

c/o Office of the Mayor

City Hall

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606

Dear Mayor Khan,

My name is Matt Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution,  expand on social justice to make communities a better place, and many others. Mayor Khan, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as Mayor of Irvine, California to be very inspiring to me. 

In November 2020, I was amazed on how you made history on becoming the first Muslim American to be elected to become Mayor of Irvine, California.  In your current role as Mayor of Irvine California, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, supporting funds to help women including minorities businesses to compete in the economy, and working with city council members to expand on laws to combat against hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different.  On the economy, I like on how you support expansion of jobs training programs to help train youth including workers to develop or improve on job skills to help them prepare for the workforce, working with city council members to provide emergency funds to help small businesses including local businesses stay open while practice covid-19 safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, and heavily support the idea of raising the minimum wage to help assist minimum wage workers afford to live. Supporting funds for renewable energy resources to reduce addiction to oil with gas, encouraging businesses including industries to use energy efficient products to help reduce high energy cost while reduce pollution, and working to expand on funds to improve city services to help clean parks including water resources to make them safe for people to use is common sense to help protect the environment. On education, I like on how you support funds to improve special education to help assist students with disabilities with accommodations they need to learn, work on expanding computers including technology services to families to provide to students who need access to virtual learning, and implement tutoring services to help students get assistance on learning different things.  During the COViD-19 pandemic, I like on how you worked to with city council members to push for funds to local businesses along with small businesses including food services to help them keep in business while provide with with COVID-19 safety tools, working to expand unemployment benefits to workers who lost their job due to no fault of their own or people who can’t work due to COVID-19, and supporting better funding to provide COVID-19 testings including masks along with COVID-19 vaccine distribution to communities including people who are low-income. Another thing that I like about your work as Mayor of Irvine, California is  is how you support funds to help repair historical sites including attractions to make learning a better tool while improve tourism, be a strong advocate for the need for affordable housing to help assist people who are low income or who can’t afford to live get shelter, and strongly advocate for the need for laws to reduce police misconduct. 

Mayor Khan, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Your commitment to be a strong supporter of civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability. Also your role as current Mayor of Irvine, California gives me motivation to continue to learn history including social justice. My future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need for civil rights to be stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution,  expand on social justice to make communities a better place, and many others

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for society. I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, expand on social justice, and many others. You truly inspire me to work hard on my disability, learn more about your work, and continue to learn different subjects. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great difference, and inspiring me. Please continue to make a great difference for society and advocate for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick