Sir/Madam:

Your article ”… Green Shutter…Woes” is missing several salient points.

A 87 year old building is higher maintenance than a bleach blond.

Regan opened the gates of the asylums.

Brown et al closed the Redevelopment Agencies for personal profit.

City of Hayward grossly misused RA funds when obtained.

Green Shutter is structured as a transient hotel with no facilities for long-term residence. Many of the residents have been there for several years. Food and bath facilities are grossly inadequate.

Absent this facility there would be few available food service persons at the bottom of the ladder. Similarly day labor and similar would be absent.

Your reporter cited multiple business owners. They are FEW since most space is EMPTY. That is due to the egregious process and cost of locating a business in Hayward. I have been involved in business movement and expansion in the past. It goes elsewhere. There are some nice records of this process.

An interesting aside would be a survey of the state operated buildings for the current fire marshal’s maximum capacity. This must be compared with the state employed payroll. The surplus I found several years ago is amazing. See where your educational funds are buying payroll voters.