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of long-term ownership. My uncle told me a long time ago, "respect your Tenants and they will help take care of you." along with "you don't make an income overnight, you make it over time." This measure will change all of that, and in many ways described in the 9212 Documents, especially where a Tenant is unlawful in the most extreme ways is not subject to eviction, will lead to a most terrible living environment, City-wide. But not our neighboring Cities. Tragic! The long-term consequences of this action, WILL be devastating. I simply can't imagine what our beautiful City will look like in 10 years with this type of measure in place. The best Tenants will either be gone, and the vulnerable ones will live in fear constantly, with their safety always at risk and their living space will continually decay for lack of care. I for one, will not improve any aspect of the property with virtually a fixed rate of rent in perpetuity. Just fix only maintenance related issues, and if there is no respect taken by the Tenants to care for their place, then I will be coming to the City for answers. The City will become a police-oriented department, dealing with crime you have never seen before. Also, your worst nightmares of running a housing authority department will be realized. I haven't mentioned how costly this will be to you as a City. There is no model of any government of this magnitude of change that you can measure the costs against. The costs to the Housing Providers have no model either, and it could cause financial failure for some of these newly purchased properties since many transactions use mortgages to purchase them. You will also see "redlining" work its way into the banking system or just simply the inability of banks to provide financing due to the substandard financials these properties will incur. You will see Housing Provider/Tenant Relationships erode. If passed, the worst is yet to come. Just take a close look at San Francisco or Los Angeles. Those are big cities where you can hide some of the problem areas, but Redwood City is a suburb, and the effects will be obvious in all aspects of living in Redwood City. I ask you, who would want to live here? You know the answer. Do what you have been doing; keep implementing housing policies that promote housing development both in terms of rental and ownership housing. Help the smaller developers with the smaller development projects. Housing availability grows in these ways too. They can be very helpful over a period of time to be impactful to your housing numbers. Stand together as a Council and officially stand against a measure that has no business being on the ballot in the first place in a City that cares for the most vulnerable in comparison to other Cities on the Peninsula. Respectfully,