Two former Caltrain employees, an executive and a station manager, have been charged with felony corruption for allegedly using public funds to build personal residences inside two Bay Area stations on the commuter rail line. The misuse of approximately $50,000 of public money to construct these secret apartments, one of which took 3 years to be discovered while the other took TWO years, has sparked outrage and highlighted issues of public trust and legal violation. Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard condemned the actions as a breach of law, policy, and public trust. The case has drawn attention to the extreme lengths to which individuals might go in response to the Bay Area's housing crisis, as suggested by the construction of small apartments complete with kitchens and showers, one of which was located inside the Burlingame train station and cost $42,000.