Stephanie sierra has been tracking this for weeks and she joins us with the latest. Stephanie . Congress has single out quantum corporation, a Data Storage Company based in san jose for refusing to return 10 million in federal funding. And as of today, its not looking likely that will happen. If there is anybody out there that misuses this program, we will find you. This is House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy nearly a month ago. The congressman urging big Public Companies to return federal funding intended for small businesses. You will not want the reputation that you will soon get if you take advantage. But it appears that warning doesnt cushion quantum. The data storage giant someone of five u. S. Companies singled out by a congressional select subcommittee that quantum return funds immediately and clearly pointed out the company that has a market value over 150 million doesnt meet the qualifications to be eligible for the help. It is possible that they will get in trouble. I spoke with danielle bryant, the executive director of a federal Government Oversight Group based in washington, d. C. We know quantums deadline to respond to the subcommittee has passed, and we have yet to hear if any of the funding has been returned. What happens now . I it is possible that they set themselves up for real problems because treasury has set a standard that says you have to certify as a company receiving these funds that it was necessary to have them in order to continue your operations. What penalty could the company potentially face here . Its a felony to lie to the federal government about needing these funds if they dont need them. So this is not a minor infraction for them, if thats the case. We reached out to quantum for further comment and was provided the same statement saying this ppp loan is saving american jobs at quantum. Without it, we would most certainly be forced to reduce head count. But when i asked the company to confirm if the 10 million is being used to keep their employees on payroll, i didnt get a response. Those who do not need it, do not take it. But there are severe consequences. Give the money back. Only three Public Companies in the bay area have returned the money, totalling roughly 18 million. While the remaining 22 have yet to return a dime. By the time accountability can start happening a few months from now, many businesses may already be out of business. Now, we have a full list of those 22 Public Companies in the bay area that have not returned the money. Theyre all posted over on our website, abc7news. Com. And i want to point out there are interactive graphs detailing how much money each company received. Its a total of 52 million. For the iteam, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. All right, stephanie, thank you. Because of the pandemic, our efforts to build a better bay area are now focused on four key areas, health, education, the economy and our changing workplaces. Today the economy in the east bay got a boost. Contra costa county joined seven other counties in phase 2 of the states reopening. Retail stores like this boutique in lafayette are can now offer curbside service. Owner lauren plateau has been connecting with customers by showing clothes in her instagram feed and delivering clothes to customers homes. She isnt expecting a rush today, but she is still offering the service, which means bringing back her employees. Its allowing me to staff my store again, because i need to have someone here all the time in case a customer comes to pick up. All the girls are super excited to come back in. Plateau said she also wishes the county would allow for windowshopping, something that is not allowed there, but is in other bay area counties. As more retail starts to open up, including shopping malls and Curbside Pickup, we wanted to experience what it feels like to be a shopper in this new normal. So we sent kris reyes to Different Stores in the bay area. As she found out, there is a list of challenges and bright sides to this new shopping experience. Hi there. I am in my car right now in San Francisco. Im going to try to hit four stores doing Curbside Pickup today. Its just a little after 10 30 in the morning, and were going try to see how much we get done in this new shopping normal. So first the shopping process. I picked four chain stores, banana republic, blue mercury, barnes noble and party city. It was far from a seamless process, and pretty time consuming to navigate different websites. So that was really a fun process, but you have to be patient with these businesses because their websites arent really designed to do this. It took me about an hour and a half to get in all my orders. But there are some bright sides. My orders at banana republic, blue mercury and barnes noble were ready within the hour. I got Text Messages with instructions. So i just did my first pickup here at grant avenue, banana republic. The toughest part was getting this parking spot. Were lucky to have this. But the whole street is full. We didnt want to show the employee. She was wearing gloves, a mask, very friendly, and she dropped off my package. Im heading now to my second pickup in burlingame. That order was ready immediately after i made the phone call. So we didnt have to wait at all. Parking wasnt an issue here. Found a spot in front of the store. And when we got there, the store employee was super friendly. She was wearing a face shield and gloveses and dropped the bag into my back seat. Hi, thank you. The then next is the Shopping Center with designated Parking Zones for Curbside Pickup. Macys, nordstrom, dsw and barnes noble the growing list of stores offing Curbside Pickup. All i needed to do was let them know im here. Thank you for your service. Of course. Thank you so much. We really appreciate your business. So the party city, im still waiting for a text message to let me know my package is ready. That was about four hours ago. My biggest takeaway from all of the shopping is this is yet another way for businesses to just survive. Its far from a perfect system. So like anything else in this new reality, we have to be patient because its all a work in progress. Kris reyes for abc7 news. And it is a work in progress. A new effort is under way to help struggling farmers and ranchers in california hit so hard by this pandemic. Abc7 News Reporter david louie is live to talk about the new buy california grown campaign. Thats right, dan. You know, agriculture in california is a big business, producing more sales than ten other western states combined. Now this new campaign is designed to make consumers aware just who theyre supporting when they go food shopping. Almost six out of ten farmers surveyed by the California Farm Bureau say theyve lost sales due to the pandemic as demand abruptly ended among large customers. Over a million meals a day that are normally consumed in restaurants or hotels or School Cafeterias were like completely shut down. That was a blow to farmers and ranchers who ring up almost 50 billion in business a year. Three commodities, milk and dairy progress, grapes, and almonds account to a third of that. So a major Marketing Campaign called buy california grown has been launched to support the states estimated 124,000 growers and ranchers and the half million or more farm workers they employee. California grown labels will tell consumers that theyre buying local. The president s of mackel voy ranch in mendocino, marin and San Francisco also points out they donate over 160,000 pounds of food to food banks. As more of our Community Becomes dependent on food bank donations, keeping farmers employeed to help with that entire supply chain has amplified benefits. Strict social distancing guidelines have revived farmers markets. California grown berries and asparagus are in season. Peach season is starting. We can no longer do sampling of that fresh fruit or the products that you have available. But our farmers are pretty good at helping people spot what is the ripest. So it will be the most flavorful. Now secretary ross says safety is ingrained in the cultivation, harvesting and processing of our food for everyones safety. Were live, david louie, abc7 news. David, thank you. Now to a San Francisco company that claims its giving options to people working from home who need a break from their spouse or kids. Globe lets you book an apartment or a home by the minute when you need some peace and quiet. Tonight there are questions about whether a glove violates health orders. Abc7 News ReporterMelanie Woodrow has the story. Globe is advertised as a booking app that lets you find a nearby empty home or apartment when you need peace and quiet. Everybody is working from home right now. You come to the globe app. You search the inventory that we have in your building or a few blocks away, and you find an empty unit to find a place to get work done. Founder and ceo manny banfo says guests are charged anywhere from 25 cents to 1. 50 a minute. Most stay for an average of two hours. During covid19, he says globe is appealing to roommates, significant others, and parents who cant escape to the office or elsewhere. What we have done is provided you that reprieve right in your building. San francisco is one of globes most popular cities, according to banfo. But there are questions about whether globe violates the citys health order. In an emailed statement, the citys Attorney Office tells abc7 news, quote we are investigating these operation. Shortterm rentals may only be used for limited purposes under the health order, like providing place to stay for First Responders or people needing to selfisolate. Banfo tells abc7 news he doesnt view globe as a shortterm rental because people are not staying overnight. Globe is available between 7 00 a. M. And 10 00 p. M. In its statement, the San FranciscoCity Attorneys Office also writes between occupants, the owner must thoroughly clean and sanitize the unit in accordance with covid19 health guidelines. Banfo says hosts certify the checklist that they have cleaned everything in between guests. All the countertops, all the light switches, the turner in, the couches. But he admits globe is taking them at their word. Having gone through in his words, a great deal to qualify as hosts. He says globe is also making sure guests are healthy. You do have to send us your temperature. You got to take a picture of a thermometer reading, send it to us. San Francisco DeputyHealth Officer dr. Susan philip. Not everyone who has covid we now know has a fever. It may not be broad enough to cover all the bases for infection. The San FranciscoCity Attorneys Office said it could not discuss specifics of the ongoing investigation. In San Francisco, Melanie Woodrow, abc7 news. Coming up, bay area churches pulling together to help save lives. The donation theyre making to help people at risk also, santa rosas homeless. Moving from here to there. The new site designed to help during the pandemic. And child care compximany f closure, just as parents need them more than ever. Im spencer christian. Memorial day is coming up, and temperatures will be coming up as well. Ill have the oakland as are refusing to pay 1. 2 million to the coliseum authority. Thats according to the mercury news. The as are required to make that payment annually to use the city and countyowned stadium. The authority says it is willing to negotiate, but the general counsel for the as says the team is deferring payment until it has a better understanding of when the coliseum will be available for its use. In march it was announced that the coliseum would potentially be used as a covid19 patient site. Now to the critical state of child care. Abc7 news is committing to showing you all the ways life with coronavirus will be changed as part of the effort to build a better bay area. We know well have to adapt to a much different world. And tonight that different world very much includes daycare centers. Abc 7 reporter desley brinkley has more. The Love Care Learning Center in walnut creek usually has 100 children or more in their care. Now there is only 10. We did lose some clients because the families lost their job and some families are reluctant to return. Its hard to say if we can accept children because the restrictions that the state gave us doesnt allow us to operate at our full capacity. A new study out of Uc Berkeley Center for looked at 2,000 preschools in california in late april. Only 34 of Child Care Centers were open while 72 of homebased child care was open. Looking ahead, the study painted a bleak picture. In a lot of cases, folks are hesitant to return to child care. Families are return. And some programs just are not able to reopen for financial concerns or safety concerns. We can expect a lot of closures. Were anticipating mass closures across the state. 62 reported having trouble getting ppe and sanitizing supplies. I dont know. 100 time a day we wash our hand all the time. And i sanitize the floor every night. The owner of this homebased business reopened in may. I know is much more work for me, but i have to make money. She is hearing of challenges her peers are facing. Employees not wanting to come to work because unemployment is paying them more than theyre receiving. The berkeley report concludes that Child Care Needs a bailout. As the summer wears on and more warrants want to go back to work, they may find Child Care Centers have gone out of business. In walnut creek, im leslie brinkley, abc7 news. Some bay area churches have joined forces to donate two Million Masks to local nursing homes, faings and hospitals. 14 churches in all teamed up for the christian love in action donation events. Pallets were delivered to organizations in need. Two foundations, the sandhill property and prince of peace helped source the masks which are arriving in big shipments through the end of the month. We know that we have to give back. We are pressed by god to press others. The mask distribution is one of the largest of its kind arranged by private organizations in the bay area. In the north bay, santa rosa has approved a new model for homeless shelters that encourages social distancing. Wayne freedman son that story. Theyre both an experiment and a necessity. Tents in a parking lot placed by the city of santa rosa. When having a roof over your head used to refer to an underpass, this is one solution to the problem. Were doing it because the City Council Sees this as the right thing to do. Were trying to keep people safe, keep the Community Safe from this pandemic. If you pace them off, youll notice every tent is social distanced. The first people moved in yesterday. The city expects 15 more today. Maybe as many as 85 by next week, and they stress this is not an end. Its a beginning. Its all about safety. Half of sonoma countys 3,000 homeless live within santa rosa. Some of the people moving here will likely be refugees from the joe rodota trail, a twomile long encampment on county property that angered neighbors and People Living inside. I have three kids. They cant play out here. The city and Catholic Charities which will run this camp will promise safety and much more. We have rest rooms, showers. Well have a laundry service. Three meals a day. But some of the homeless who came here for a look do not appreciate the accommodations. James johnson has been on the street for two years. No water. There is no chairs, no place to sit. Youre in the sun in the parking lot all day. And he doesnt like that its managed with a curfew and security cards, but thats the price of social distancing for santa rosas homeless. And maybe a look at the future. When the economy changes and people are losing jobs, those are all future indicators of increases in homelessness. I wish i would have never came to california. Which that, James Johnson walked away today, destination unknown. In santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7. We havent seen air this clean since 2006. Yes, the pandemic is helping to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions. [ closing bell ] stocks fell for the first time in four days today as shares of retailers like nordstrom, macys and walmart sold lower. The dow industrials average dropped 390 points. The nasdaq composite lost a half percent of its value, and the s p 500 slid 31 points. Pier 1 imports is preparing to close all of its stores. The retailer announced today that it is seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to begin winding down operations. The company says it will begin Liquidation Sales once store locations can reopen. There are 17 pier 1 stores in the bay area. Pier 1 is still accepting orders online. Youve probably noticed how clear the air has been. Now scientists confirm that in april, the amount of Carbon Dioxide that humans generated fell 17 compared to the year before. Thats about the same level of pollution that we produced in 2006. Most of it was coming from manufacturing, power generation, transportation, shipping, and aviation. However, scientists and environmentalists are not