Anon discovers the likely reason why in 2012 Ford would tell a therapist that she needed a 2nd front door they'd added in 2008 - to provide a medical rationale for an illegal modification to their home that was being cracked down on whereupon they put in a hedge to hide the door from the mobile inspectors:
Accela launches mobile inspection app for government
In addition to anon's finds there is this report about others having been cited & forced to tear down their homes:
Illegal-housing crackdown leads to dozens of evictions -
Nearly 40 East Palo Alto families in recent months have been turned out of their rental homes with as little as 10 days notice due to a recent citywide crackdown on illegal housing. ... East Palo Alto has had a longstanding problem with illegal second dwellings, which have included converted garages, trailers, sheds and cottages on properties. ... Goode said he met with a city building-department official, who informed him there were 39 red-tagged residences on the city's list. Red-tagged units must be vacated in 10 days. ... "The building inspector wants me to demolish the house, but I don't have the money," she said.