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To: the longhorn who wrote (8347)	3/5/2020 11:24:34 AM
From: Winfastorlose	3 Recommendations Recommended By berniel kimberley the longhorn Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26758

It was mostly done to stop price gouging. So merchants could not charge 50 bucks for a 5 dollar bottle of hand sanitizer. Under the "emergency", they can only raise prices 10% over what they would normally charge.

To: the longhorn who wrote (8347)	3/5/2020 11:47:28 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 26758

What does it mean? That tool we have as a governor gets to run around waving his arms trying to look presidential for his next conquest while hoping nobody asks him how it is fair to ban US citizens from returning to SF on a cruise ship without first being tested for disease and perhaps quarantine while he has the whole state and SF sanctuary cities where anyone who sneaks in gets free medical care, education, driver's license and the ability to vote how tax dollars are spent in local (SF) elections. For me, it meant Crowds at Costco Sat where I picked up an extra 2# of decaf coffee beans so my supply is about 2 weeks and I restocked my girlfriend and her mother's TP supply with two of the last 8 Kirkland packages left just after 9AM. Also, I'm thinking about skipping yoga class today as I'm not sure they stopped requiring you to type in a password on a dirty keyboard that requires me to stick my finger in goo to get my finger print to register. I usually get a squirt of hand sanitizer immediately after doing this but I can't rely on them to have enough and if I bring a personal supply... there is the risk everyone will want to use it. So... a bit of hoarding at all levels. We did make a conscious decision to support two Chinese restaurants we like the last two Sundays just to help them through this... She was not too happy at first and wanted Japanese, Korean or American food instead... She's Asian and they seem to be the most cautious about germs even before this started - she cancelled her annual Spring trip to Taiwan so it has really affected her more than me.

To: the longhorn who wrote (8347)	3/5/2020 7:58:07 PM
From: Kirk ©	1 Recommendation Recommended By Winfastorlose Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26758

FYI From Joe Simitian : As of today, Santa Clara County has 20 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Please follow the Public Health Department's new recommendations and guidelines. Joe Simitian was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in 2012, after serving 12 years in the California Legislature. From 2004 until 2012, he represented the 11th State Senate District, which includes 931,349 residents spread throughout San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. From 2000 until 2004, he represented the 21st State Assembly District.