Addressed to The Hon. Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of California
Hon. London Breed, Mayor, City of San Francisco
Date: June 24th
Dear Governor Newsom and Mayor Breed:
I hope you both enjoyed the Juneteenth Celebration last Friday. I applaud both of you on your efforts to
influence racial equity in the city of San Francisco and the broader California community.
I’m writing you this letter on a different matter ​—​ finding a clean place for San Franciscans and
Californians at large to find a place to work safely. My company, Globe provides safe empty homes for
Californians to work during the day by the hour.

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We received a threatening letter from the city of San Francisco and City Attorney (source SF
Chronicle ​here​). Our attorneys have responded to that letter, but I am writing to you because we
continue to have hosts signing up on a daily basis in San Francisco and throughout every major
city in California. As a result, we are looking to work toward a solution to the dearth of safe work
space throughout San Francisco and California and, as such, write to you.
Californians being able to work safely is the #1 economic matter in California. Given our footprint
and what is at stake, we’ve also sent this correspondence to other public officials throughout the
state, but we look to your leadership to solve this issue on a local and state-wide basis.
This letter will address 4 topics: Health, Work, the Economy & Safety and outline a specific ask
for a path forward working together.

1. Health
a. Thank you for your leadership in the early stages of Covid; your swift action saved lives.
Unfortunately, there is another health crisis-- domestic violence is at its highest levels, as
is child abuse. (New York Times, April 6, 2020 and Psychology Today, May 10, 2020).
Californian’s mental health is at risk. Much of this is due to the confinement that is
necessary to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Additionally, in the last 24 hours
we’ve seen 7,149 new cases - a record. As we take steps to mitigate this growth it is
critical we give Californians a safe place to work.
2. Work
a. In January millions of Californians were crammed in the office. By June millions of
Californians were crammed in their home. Going forward, people can’t cram into
traditional workspaces like a coffee shop until we have a vaccine. Further, going forward,
thousands of companies in California don’t know if or when to send their employees back
to the office. We as a society need leadership and a middle ground. My company has
started working with select corporations to place their employees in private & super clean
living rooms for work that follow the CDC’s Covid-19 Guideline for Disinfection for
Community Facilities.
3. Economy
a. Millions of Californians have been furloughed or let go. We need quiet places to interview
or take work calls. Leaving our productivity in its current state with 4 roommates sharing
one desk or parents fighting for the sole computer in the house for example is not

 acceptable for an efficient California economy. ​People, holed up in their homes, are

seeking clean, presentable places to take video calls for job interviews or get work
done. Instead of splitting one desk space with a spouse, child or roommate we
should provide private work space. Customers typically use Globe within their
building or neighborhood. We make it easier to stay at home.
4. Safety
a. We do not appreciate threats of jail time. We do not appreciate that during the week
when George Floyd protests erupted, San Francisco placed its lead investigator to hunt
down our hosts and their employers- and threaten them. Given our background we
appreciate your word that SF City administrators will not elevate this matter or attempt to
incarcerate us as we work together on this topic.
Here is what we’re requesting:
Mayor Breed, as the leader of the world’s most innovative and progressive city and Governor Newsom, as
the Governor of this great country’s largest state, you have the opportunity to set the tone and show the
way for not only for California but the entire country.
We have some work ahead as we figure out how to work and live in this post Covid world. My peers
Logan Green (Lyft) , Travis Kalanick (Uber), Brian Chesky (Airbnb) all took an antagonist approach to
government threats in the past. This is the 2020s —- we are living in a new world and would like to take a
more collaborative approach and work together to find a solution to this issue in a way that benefits all
Californians.
Here is our proposed solution: All empty home units that rent and follow the CDC’s cleaning standard
would provide an 8.5% sales tax from all receipts received between the hours of 7am-10pm. We’d like to
reach an agreement with San Francisco city by August 1st.
Further, Governor Newsom, we’d like to craft an agreement that would serve as the basis for every
municipality in California. We believe Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, Santa
Clara, Fresno and all of the cities we are operating in within California can follow our lead. Let’s take this
moment in history and come to the table and find a solution where 15MM+ Californians can find safe &
productive places to work.
We look forward to working with you and your team to find a solution to home congestion work
productivity so that people may work in a safe environment and our economy may continue to grow.
Thank you,
Manny Bamfo