Thousands of boxes filled with masks and protective gear worth more than $10 million were left in the rain outside a Bay Area event center. abc7ne.ws/3GslLBL #covid19 #ppe #sanmateocountyeventcenter
Let me guess.... The Democrats bought these at 100x what they would normally cost with emergency Government funds the Democrats approved, from companies the Democrats own, or the Democrats own stock in. And some how, 99% of the money spent ended up in Nancy Pelosi's and Gavin Newsome's "CHARITIES"...
In California stealing up to $950 is a misdemeanor. That event center supervisor is watching her high paid job fading away with every question she answers with, "umm, uhhh, ummm...they were already damaged!" Watch the finger pointing.
Did the guy take responsibility? The words came out of his mouth but what consequence will he pay ? What will he do to reprimand that lady that supposedly runs the event center ? That’s a LOT of tax payer dollars that were purposefully wasted
@@karenrollins9578 It is mind-blowing how no one researches anything. They all see one report and thats it, its fact. These PPE and masks were counterfeit, can not be used or sold. The government was reimbursed and the company went out of business.
@@mmarlow6697 Yeah I bet the lady will find someone to toss the blame on. Sad that the people down there are always the scapegoat. No wonder our government agencies are riddled with outdated tech.
That woman who runs the event centre should bear a lot of the responsibility. And her attitude was quite shocking. To know all this life saving equipment was sitting outside and she did nothing???? She should definitely be one of those held accountable.
She must have gotten her position through nepotism bc she isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. What she should have done is called hospitals, clinics, shelters and schools in the area before moving the boxes outside and they would have been more than happy to take the PPE off her hands and she would have made herself look good in the process.
@@rnhim2072 well these types are typical in government jobs especially in management, and I've worked with some of these types. Crazy part is they will somehow wiggle out of that issue, and blame others. They are just waiting for their pension to kick in---horrible and miserable people.
That ignorant woman running the event centre should be charged for this. How dare she claim it was dealt with as it should be. “They were damaged in a previous storm” the nerve to say that while its actively raining on them. Lives could have been saved with this gear, not to mention the waste of tax dollars.
@@rickileah080 ...the report says it's mostly cleaning supplies and gowns. Says face masks are stored inside a building. Not sure how cleaning supplies would have saved lives...
@@evab2252 You didn't watch the video, right? I mean, it shows. Because there were coveralls, masks, mop buckets, and mop handles. As Ricki points out, the fact that you don't understand how cleaning supplies have a connection to saving lives, well, you might want to refill your soap dispenser.
oh yeah that will be useful, some litigation. meanwhile next time people will continue to not know how to handle unprecedented task scales that fall on too few shoulders, and it will just happen again. a 10million dollar shipment of anything shows up anywhere and it should be expected people won't know how to handle it, and need extra organizational help.
@@tsmspace it doesnt take a genius to know and understand that a storage space could have resolved this whole issue until the equipment was dispersed to its proper locations 🤦♀️ Instead they set it outside and expose ot to the elements just to be wasted? Waste millions or pay for storage until its dispersed???? If they needed help determining that they honestly shouldn't be in charge of anything let alone decisions such as these
Sometimes we have to go above and beyond at our place of employment, us medical professionals do it EVERYDAY, so this was pure laziness and lack of common sense in my eyes.
@@MidWestLife2022 then again in your profession you are coached from the beginning of your education to prepare for disaster relief, events centers don't get paid much, but also aren't coached like that,,, expecting them to be ready is like expecting you to go win an infantry battle. You won't. If they send you, you will lose, and they will be facing that loss, out of position, and ready to lose again. Not knowing when you're trained and someone else isn't is a very common thing to do.
Nate, you said it right. Can you imagine if you worked for a company and you in some way or another cost said company millions of dollars. You would be fired and perhaps prosecuted.
@@jimwhite4105 If this occurred during Trumps presidency you would claim that illegals were involved in this but because your Cheeto messiah lost you blame everything on democrats.
That woman is clearly too incompetent to be in charge of anything, much less an organization handling millions of dollars worth of PPE. That she insisted everything was handled correctly was beyond the pale. Absolutely no sense of accountability.
She knew she was going to be exposed "please stop recording". She is in the right position unfortunately, only the corrupt can be so successful. I'm usually and optimist but the past 2 years its clear the higher the authority, the more corrupt.
@@ziptitydoda2189 agreed but there are a few independents who have maintained their integrity because the corporate boys and the secret handshake society haven't been able to corrupt them.
Coming from a smaller hospital we had pallets upon pallets dumped on us of mostly useless stuff. Gowns that weren't rated properly, goggles with bands that were so old they snapped when you put them on and so many dust masks. I guess it's there in a pinch, but not until that pinch. The biggest problem was where to put it all. We're renting shipping containers for items that are likely on their way to the landfill. Not sure who made a killing selling this "ppe" to the government, but it wasn't as valuable as they thought.
Its now seems like many people who r IN CHARGE have caught the COVID 45 Virus of incompetence n denial. They really don't care that many people HAVE DIED N R STILL DYING while DOCTORS NURSES N HOSPITALS NEED PPEs struggle to CONTAIN NEW VIRUS VARIANTS that r RAVAGING THE COUNTRY.
Actually reporting news worthy truthful information !!! However, need a follow up to see who should be FIRED and What about TAXpayers money wasted !!! And why so much in supplies if not needed, why is all of these supplies being stored to begin with and why the massive massive amount ??? Who ordered the supplies, requested the supplies, why is it being stored at event center???
@@fuffoon Why resign ? She was told to do it for the insurance money. This did not happen by chance or accidently , this is some carefully planned scamming people in high positions that dont deserve to be there.
@@RJ67. you are 100% right. Snakes in the office like always nothing new but I really hope they investigate more and charge everyone involved. Even tho it looks like it's the city involved this is sadly probably the last time we'll hear about it
That woman, CEO of the Event Center, that drove up should lose her job, as well as the County Manager. Allowing over $$$ 10 Million worth of inventory... that the local taxpayers had to shell their own money out for is NOT acceptable. Those two people alone are making big wages to do their jobs, and they failed miserably. If I lived there and paid their salaries and the costs of stuff like this, I'd be incredibly pissed. What a freakin' mess. $10Million. Don't let them off the hook!!
The taxpayers should receive a refund paid by the morons that ordered them to move it all outside. If they truely needed the space, all of this PPE should have been moved to a warehouse. Certainly $10M in taxpayer expense deserves to be handled properly instead of leaving it to rot. How much of this ended up turning to mold in which the cleanup crew were exposed. All of this PPE turning in to a Bio Hazard! HEADS NEED TO ROLL!
This was NO MISTAKE those in charge knew exactly what they did and the woman who is the ceo of the event center should be removed from her position and held accountable for her actions even some jail time would be warranted.
That was my first thought - this was done on purpose. So tragic! The owner should be held accountable. This sounds like something that would happen in Florida, sadly. Makes my stomach turn.
There are so many wrongs at several levels. It’s not just the damaged PPEs, but the county is paying $25 a piece for a mop handle? The person that’s approving these purchases should step down immediately.
Have you ever looked up the price the military pays for a hammer? Sometimes a hundred bucks a hammer. This is nothing new. When you get into a high position your son or daughter starts supplying the equipment . lol
The county is not paying it. The multi-trillion dollar covid relief bills that the Congress keeps ramming through are where this money comes from. When the grant funding is established, these municipalities are required by law to spend the money on what they are told to, whether they need it or not. This goes on all over the country, and has for decades. My personal experience is with hurricane relief. Weeks or even months after the event, these clowns show up with TRUCKLOADS of food and water that nobody needs, nobody wants, and these local governments have no where to store, so they wind up disposing of it. And no, it cannot be donated to the local food bank OR returned to the govt, so it often just goes to the landfill. Absolutely nauseating.
@@SpaghettiNoob It's been out of fashion for the last 20 years. It reminds me of a time when journalists were protecting the public interest, rather than political interests.
@@AngelaMerici12 right like what's the difference either you left it out in the storm this time, or you left it out in the storm last time lol. I guarantee if it was her money sitting out there, it wouldn't be outside!
Nice job Dan! 👏 Keep doing amazing & helping inform us of things like this. You deserve a promotion! The wasteful event center needs charged & everyone involved fired.
It's kind of insane that this is one of the first real cases of journalism that I've ever seen from a news station. Typically news stations just regurgitate what they're told to but he actually went out of his way (based on a tip) and did something. Wish there were more journalists like this
Excellent reporting!!! So refreshing to see someone actually admit their mistake and hold themselves accountable instead of passing the buck. And in all fairness, I feel that John Q. Taxpayer needs to be refunded. Perhaps they can start by fining those in charge at the event center like that woman. Hit them in the pocketbook and maybe next time they won't be so absent minded or uninterested in the taxpayers investments.
The stuttering when she got put on the spot was priceless. These are the people put into leadership positions that look like they just float through life without a care.
@@donwrinkles717 You have no idea what war even is, dear heart. I'll bet my hat you're sitting in your undies in a warm basement typing this rubbish. You've never even experienced a bombing drill. To find out what that is, go ask your great-grandma.
That's what you get when you put political appointees in positions of management responsibilities instead of those who actually qualify! You end up with criminal stupidity because there's no legal/criminal consequences.
@@iloled2924 "I got 10 years' worth of emergency meals. And plenty of ammunition. "They should put that on signs to let people know who have the silly notion of going to the USA what to expect in the land of the crazy people.
1:56 Dana should be held accountable too. She lied saying it was already damaged when it was all new but was set aside due to a 'lack of space'. 10 million in damages for essential life save equipment. Shameful
The county is responsible for this. Why was it there for 22 months???? Is an event center a landfill now?? Do they not need to...I don't know...run events to keep operating and keep being able to pay their employees?
She said it was already damaged from a previous storm which shows more dereliction of duty and should have been cleaned up months ago Gov. Employees doing what they do best nothing beneficial
A very rare thing a reporter actually doing his job congratulations to this investigative reporter you never se this kind of reporting on CNN. NBC. or any of the major networks except FOX news well done sir congratulations.
This is not a mistake. It is pure carelessness. I do not care attitude that is prevalent. How could such a heap of boxes sit out there so long and nobody notice.
It might have even been deliberately destroyed. If the Governor, Senators or Representatives don't "believe" in Covid, vaccines, or Biden's handling of the response - their old standby, passive resistance, kicks in.
Your right i also feel like sombody didnt want to pay the extra money to protect the inventory so they can pocket some of it. Someone in there is corrupt and taking money ill tell you that much
@@elizabethgrogan8553 lol. DIdnt realize California were runned by Republicans. When did this happen? or are you saying Democrats are anti vaccers now?
@@lucuslopez6866 valid questions. it is likely that person has no idea what they are typing. just typing to type an informed opinion for an instant gratification dopamine hit. probably a ca resident who doesn't work, pay bills, or generally contribute positively to society. likely has no idea how the concept of taxes work, who actually pays them, how any of this could possibly be related, etc. Biden is really living up to his publicly stated promise of personally shutting down this virus... wonder how much taxpayer earned funds will be returned in this week's edition of business as usual? its almost like all of this is happening on purpose....
I don't even want to imagine how many cases just like this exist!!! Insanity... wasting $10 MILLION that residents EARNED... it's disgusting!! Mike Callagy needs to be fired from his job!!!
Sure would appreciate a follow-up on this issue. Will there be accountability? And if not why? So often you hear these stories and never find out if anyone was held accountable
"This was handled how it should have been", the minute that lady said that, you knew the extent of the incompetence surrounding this whole thing. She and everyone involved should just be hard fired. Not moved to another department, or reprimanded, just gone. Systemic idiocy of this magnitude should never be tolerated.
I work at a hospital in the supply department. We’ve struggled so much to procure items like these... discouraging to say the very least. Almost brings me to tears !
@HunterBidensCrackPipe What kinda answer is that? Stop ordering them?? What.... Its a hospital -.- Bro go read a book, you lack some serious braincells
This reporter should absolutely be commended. If channel 7 is your local news, call them, send e-mails letting them know how much you appreciate Dan's honest investigative journalism.
Agreed. This is what investigative journalism should be, not ambushes with "gotcha" questions meant to strike any one particular narrative that whoever owns the network wants to put forth to it's viewership. Dan Noyes should be commended. I would also commend County Manager Mike Callagy for owning the situation and taking the ultimate blame rather than laying it as someone else's feet.
@@mith2946 Stop being overly sensitive like the majority of the general public is ONLY ONLINE. And also understand He is also trying to do his job and get by the same as WE ALL ARE. There’s also a difference of expectation that should apply to a small amount of individuals in work related fields and duties. And because those who are complacent or are an example why ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
@@lovewar9890 What are you rambling about... Jesus Christ, your English is horrific lmao. Go get an education, and come back with a correct and clearly stated thought then I might be able to truly respond.
This is outrageous. I think people that work in government at all levels State, County, City and Town Etc. Need to be held accountable. Like termination of job and or crimnal charges.
😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 As a local government employee, in So Cal. NOT ALL government employees are as USELESS as the HALFWITS that select them. Some of us, actually believe that those chosen to "represent" us are about as useless as those who do little to NOTHING, yet get by on the governments dime, I.E. "welfare" recipients. If elected government employees had to work as hard as those of us that are considered, "essential", then there wouldn't BE elected "OFFICIALS". Convince me I'm wrong. 0
They need to start by firing Mike Callagy, who literally admits at 3:56 that he is the one at fault for WASTING $10 million!!! Everyone in San Fran got screwed over!!! No WAY he should keep his job for that!!
The stupidity and lack of responsibility on the part of the event center staff who moved it to the parking lot is astounding. They just did not care. they could have tarped it, they could have told the city that they need to move it. But, they did not care. The hospitals could have used this material and probably absorbed all of it into their inventory.
If this great debacle hadn’t been exposed just think how much more has happened in the past that we don’t know about 😱👎🏻👹! SHAME ON ALL OF YOU NOT DOING YOUR JOB AND WASTING TAX OAYERS HARD EARNED $$$$$$$😩! THE TAX OAYERS NEED TO BE REIMBURSED LIKE YESTERDAY 👊🏻👍🏻!
Why didn't you interview the mother of your fellow reporter Stefanie Sierra who is Congresswoman Jackie Speier representing California's 14th District in the US House of Representatives about the COVID supplies paid with tax dollars that were ruined in the rain in her district? Why did this happen under her watch? What has she done to secure adequate testing and supplies for her congressional district? The last COVID update to her congressional website titled "Coronavirus Updates" was August 3, 2021.
This reporter deserves all the credit. Credit for standing up for us tax payers. Applause for standing up for his rights. "I don't need an invitation I'm a tax payer." Exactly! Wish more people has the knowledge and be outspoken as he was.
@@ThePrinceofallsayain Not saying otherwise. Alot of individuals have became sheep of the government. Have forgotten that the government's original intention was to work for the people, not the people for them.
I understand your point of view. What I meant was...most people are afraid to exercise their freedom of speech, are afraid to speak their mind and stand up for what they are entitled to. Period
I’ve worked in shipping and receiving for over 25 years and you would NEVER put and leave pallets of boxes like that outside...even if they had rubbermaid totes in them that wouldn’t be affected by water...You don’t even put garbage ones out like that, because you can see after they get wet they crush and fall over..becoming a safety hazard. They need to find out who made that call.
Spot on reporting.. I like how he said "I'm a taxpayer" & said no to not filming cause he wants answers.. This clip restores a lil faith back into investigative reporting.. Ty.
Let me guess.... The Democrats bought these at 100x what they would normally cost with emergency Government funds the Democrats approved, from companies the Democrats own, or the Democrats own stock in. And some how, 99% of the money spent ended up in Nancy Pelosi's and Gavin Newsome's "CHARITIES"...
@@mith2946 The guard did a pretty good job of following the instructions he'd been given without making a fool of himself. Spotted someone moving round the yard in the rain for a start, so he seems to be actively patrolling despite the weather. Approached and politely challenged, didn't try to force the guy offsite, and called his boss in to deal with it. Reporter's response felt a lot like he was trying to get a rise out of the guard, and the guard didn't bite. I'd be happy to work next to him on a static job any day of the week.
That $10M went to someone. I’d be investigating all these “officials”, and their friends and family. Corruption is standard practice among politicians.
Sure, just think about it. Order $10 million in PPE from a Chinese company. They produce it for pennies, perhaps with the use of child labor, maybe even slave labor. The CCP gets their cut, the CEO and board gets their cut, Hunter Biden gets his cut, which means 10% of that goes to "The Big Guy", then there's the state politicians that supported the Covid panic, the ones who made this panic buy possible, they get a cut. Oops, the stuff had to be stored somewhere, and the perfect grift is about to be exposed.
In fairness, the news team was estimating the total costs based on their retail value if they'd been sold to the public. Not bulk rate cost or wholesale value. The true loss to taxpayers was probably more like $4 million.
Thank you Dan!! How Disgusting people are to do this and then pretend like they don't know what's going on. That lady needs to be fired from her job. Everyone connected to moving that PPE outside needs to be fired.
Yeah, all those responsible should be held accountable. Though unless the people who moved the boxes outside, made that decision through their own drive, their bosses are the ones more responsible. Whatever event that was started that lead to the removal of the boxes from their proper storage, needs to be looked into.
The county needs to reimburse the citizens of every single tax dollar that was intentionally flushed down the drain through laziness, dishonesty and carelessness. It's unbelievable what they get away with daily. It needs to stop.
I'm guessing that they took the stuff outside so that they could rent out the interior rooms for conventions and stuff. They were probably eager to get some money for storing that stuff, took it outside to Maximise interior sales, and ate it when the rain came before the hospitals picked up the stuff, probably due to weak storage capacity in those hospitals. Understandable, but still a logistical mess.
This is disgusting and unacceptable. Medical staff at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center made an urgent plea Wednesday morning for personal protective equipment (PPE) and funds as they prepare to weather the third wave of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. At least eight companies partially owned by Gov. Gavin Newsom collectively received millions of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to an ABC7 analysis. While data released by the Small Business Administration earlier this year showed the PlumpJack Group received up to $350,000 worth of PPP loans, newly-released data by the SBA indicated PlumpJack businesses - including wineries, bars, and restaurants - received more than eight times that amount at nearly $3 million altogether.
I work at an Amazon FC and have seen numerous boxes that were considered damaged by Amazon's standards. Generally damaged BOXES are boxes that appear to be ripped open, water damaged or tear damage in the items packaging. These items would constitute as water damaged due to the nature of the incident despite being sealed in plastic wrapping. Generally these items would be completely trashed, but it appears they were at least trying to keep them for some sort of emergency despite how carelessly they treated it.
