Was this a mistake by the event center or was it a mistake by your team?" As they worked, SKY7 gave the clearest view yet of how many pallets of PPE crumbled from the rains since last fall.ĭAN NOYES: "But I really am trying to find out who was responsible. He immediately ordered county workers to bring the supplies back inside, to run an inventory and see how much of it is salvageable. But it's, it's, it's, there's a lot of PPE out there."Ĭallagy told us he didn't know about all that PPE that's been deteriorating outside for months until I called. MIKE CALLAGY: "I would say, oh yeah, I would say over, over a million." There's a lot of PPE out there."ĭAN NOYES: "Is it safe to say over a million?" Mike Callagy is San Mateo County Manager.ĭAN NOYES: "Can you give me an idea of the amount of money we're talking?" Add it up, and this pallet alone is worth $18,000.Ī Bay Area-based cyber security company is warning against purchasing fake COVID-19 PCR test results from people out to get your personal information. A salesman told us they go for as much as $7.50 each. Take a look at this box from DWL Studios - 100 non-sterilized protective gowns. How costly was that mistake? Noyes sifted through the boxes for some answers. And the public needs to know that a mistake was made." San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa disagrees, and tells the I-Team, "It's because of your investigation, because of your investigation, that we have to acknowledge that we made a mistake. I can't discuss it with you."ĭAN NOYES: "But as the CEO of the event center, isn't it your job to protect the stuff that's been stored here?"ĭANA STOEHR: "It's, it was fully taken care of exactly the way it should have been." We later learned the event center moved all that PPE outside in September because it needed the space, and those big storms last October first damaged the PPE.ĭANA STOEHR: "It's not my property. It was damaged."ĭAN NOYES: "It was damaged or it's being damaged now?"ĭANA STOEHR: "No, it was damaged in a previous storm." His boss? Dana Stoehr, CEO of the nonprofit that runs the event center for the county.ĭAN NOYES: "Why is all the stuff going to waste here?"ĭAN NOYES: "No, I work at Channel Seven, I need to ask questions."ĭANA STOEHR: "I understand, but it's not going to waste. Gavin Newsom collectively received millions of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to an ABC7 analysis. SECURITY GUARD: "Okay, I will let my boss know."Īt least eight companies partially owned by Gov. SECURITY GUARD: "If we don't have an event then you are not supposed to be on the property."ĭAN NOYES: "I understand. SECURITY GUARD: "Did somebody invite you to come on the property?"ĭAN NOYES: "I'm a taxpayer, I don't need an invitation." I work at Channel 7, I'm Dan Noyes."ĭAN NOYES: "I'm just taking some pictures." Remember, the county owns this property.ĭAN NOYES: "I'm fine. Our road to some answers and accountability started with a security guard. He also spotted pallets of face shields, vented goggles and various types of coveralls: "Boxes upon boxes of PPE just rotting in the rain. Here's size M, there's large, and of course, here's double XL." Noyes says he found "hospital gowns in all different sizes. 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.