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Page | 3 which was the unit occupied by Mr. Busch for at least eight (8) years, and about which they had been notified, and over which they may LOSE THEIR LICENSE to operate the park, should give all of you pause. And sixty-percent increases in space rents constitute abominable behavior which should offend the consciences of any right- thinking person. A basic concept in contract law is the requirement of equality of bargaining power in making contracts. When you have a Goliath (the mobile home park owners such as Matt Davies’ outfit) and a David (any of the residents who spoke out last night and in January about retaliation, harassment, a lack of services), the inequality of bargaining position results in a contract of adhesion, which is not enforceable in a court of law. The lawyers who appeared last night for the mobile home park owners are part of the same industry that paid 76 million dollars to prevent the passing of Prop 10 which would have allowed California to enact rent control measures on a statewide level. Of course, they are going to speak about the “evils” of rent control and rent stabilization! I speak about the evils of people dying on the streets from the perils of being unhoused. I speak of children doing their homework in the back of the family car, or in the street. I speak about our hypocrisy when using terms such as “food insecurity.” One out of four people in Alameda County experience hunger. Hunger, not “food insecurity.” Matt Davies and his ilk are a cancer on our body politic. Mr. Ballew, you are on the WRONG side of history. I am very disappointed in the uncaring and misguided attitude which prevented the Council’s adoption of a moratorium NOT ONLY on rent increases but on evictions. Do we need to “follow the money”? Respectfully submitted, Rev. Silvia Antonia Brandon-Pérez ARCWP Priest