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From: Bernadette Garcia <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: RCSD Housing Project for Teachers Agenda #6N <br />Date: Monday, October 12, 2020 6:54:21 PM <br />Dear City Council Officers, <br />I hope this email finds you well. I am a teacher in the Redwood City School District. I am <br />writing in favor of the Affordable Housing Project for teachers and staff of RCSD. <br />This year is my 3rd year of teaching in the district. I came from the east coast where apartment <br />rentals and acquiring real estate properties are affordable. Meaning, a teacher's salary is <br />enough to pay for my monthly mortgage. Having that said, I do believe that the proposed <br />housing project will benefit teachers like me to be able to live in an affordable unit with a <br />sense of community. It would also increase teacher productivity since it will lessen the time of <br />daily commute to and from school. In addition, teachers will be less exhausted coming to work <br />without having to deal with the traffic during rush hours. <br />Having affordable housing in the area will also decrease teacher turnover or increase retention. <br />Families are moving out of the area and the main reason is the costly rent of apartments and <br />real estate properties. I love my job in RCSD. I enjoy teaching and I feel connected with my <br />students' families. I love the school and the department that I am in. My daughter also goes to <br />school in the district. I am happy in RCSD and I do not want to leave the district just because I <br />cannot afford the cost of living. <br />I hope that you can move forward and approve the affordable housing project for teachers. <br />Sincerely, <br />Bernadette <br />