This story relates to the high cost of housing in the bay area that people have to store their belongings to storage companies and pay monthly fees to down size.

She could not pay the storage fees (maybe late for 3 months) and run out of time to pay the balance for the storage rental company so they auctioned her belongings. She cried as her children’s old photos and other important documents are included in the auction.

Now she lost most of her material possessions after paying $100 per month for the last 2 years to the storage company. She is 62 yrs old, single and still working as a caregiver. Her car is old and she did not remarry as she dedicated her life to her children who are now older adults. No relatives, friends and family was able to help her.

She called her daughter and said, you…