We returned to the surf club, where residents, many with shopping carts, lined the sidewalk, putting in requests for food and supplies and waiting while volunteers fetched them.
A survey of 25 cities showed an increase of 17percentt in requests for emergency food assistance and an increase of 13percentt in requests for emergency shelter.
And some pathologists have seen an increase in requests for second opinions made directly from patients.
Whether there has been an uptick in requests for paper forms is not yet known.
There was also a 131% increase in requests for Facebook data, and 63% for Google.
"We're seeing an increase in requests for ecological views and credentials and capabilities".
In New York, charities have not seen a similar surge in requests for mental health assistance.
Members put in requests for food packages, and pay in either cash or food stamps.
Church members write in requests for prayers of support from the priests and fellow parishioners.
There had been a marked rise in requests for proxy votes between the two rounds.
His new bête noire, he said, is the increase in requests for steamed food.
