Los Angeles Collapsed! Uncovering America's Urban Disaster 🇺🇸

Los Angeles California, one of the world's wealthiest places yet poorest at the same time. I go downtown to meet up with Colby, (aviatorusa.com) a local business owner to get the scoop on what's going on.
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[@AdventureElliot]

Inside LA CHICANO Culture Legendary OG: kzbin.info/www/bejne/havNeYp4g7SWf68

[@VicRolf]

There is poverty in germany and all of europe they just have very good social programs that hides it but if that money runs out they re doom...and they have another massive problem russia not thanks usa all the way, no place in this world is perfect and wealth has been slowly shifting world wide it is what it is... It seems you are trying to instigate people into telling you negative things and the opposite happens it is what it is there is no perfect place in this world spain has its own problems believe it... How you gona compared mineapolis MN and ugly cold city to LA where many millions of people come for vacation work movies the sun the surf the beaches disneyland univerl estudios etc etc weird.. How do you stay positive is there a no go zone blah blah blah only negative BS...

[@VicRolf]

Do you have any friends that took a negative turn because of drugs jesus christ dude..and lived in chicago so i know midwest milwaukee minepolis i rather live in el salvador than the midwest and I m not kidding just came back from el salvador.

[@ellieramseyer]

@@VicRolf It's how he stays relevant. He creates click bait content which attracts viewers and translates into dollars. In other words, he is being a capitalist by criticizing the system. Elliot, what are you going to do for a living forty years from now? Are you going to become a Spanish citizen so you can collect a pension or will you move back to the U.S. so you can start working towards your social security? What is KZbin goes out of business?

[@AdventureElliot]

@@ellieramseyerI was a teacher for 4 years.. I just got Spanish residency which is why I was able to leave (and then go back to Spain legally) .. have a good day mate :)

[@ellieramseyer]

@@AdventureElliot Elliot, I lived in Spain for nine years. Never give up your American citizenship, your American passport will get you home no matter where you are. Just walk into the nearest American consulate or Embassy and they will find a way to get you home.

[@brirags]

I'm from LA, and the blight and homelessness has never looked like this. Our politicians have turned California and it's once great cities into a failed state.

[@patriciayarber3356]

Moral decline greed and racism!!..👿💀😵🤑❤🙏❤..!!

[@permrussiatoday]

If you voted for democrats you have yourself to blame

[@SunflowerBeeHappy]

Vote Red, the left gives our resources to illegals while American citizens suffer.

[@Thatwhey]

We’ve had homelessness for a while. It’s just now gotten really bad

[@wadewilson-xi1zs]

@@Thatwheyevery state has homeless people dumb dumb

[@Blueskys1972]

I grew up in Los Angeles, I was born and raised here, and I can tell you that this is not the Los Angeles that I grew up in. And whether anyone wants to believe it or not, the politics make a big difference. I grew up when Ronald Reagan was Governor of California, things were much different. I'm just glad I got to experience that California and that Los Angeles. And that's all I have to say about that.

[@foylebutler8952]

I live in no. California. Homeless camps are everywhere. Freeway ramps , along the freeway and under bridges. Its wild. I've been here 60 years. It was never like this.

[@malachi-]

Here, I'll say it, when it was white.

[@westcoastbred7745]

Same for me. Born and grew up in San Fern 80s and 90s. Wewaaaaaayyyyy different

[@Born_X_Raised_LA]

@@malachi-Los Angeles was never "white" your tripping 😭

[@Born_X_Raised_LA]

@@westcoastbred7745 yup yup.

[@Jesuisderetour88]

To that lady who says “ It’s always been this way.” She’s WRONG.

[@HardlineFeminists]

*Maybe you're the one who is WRONG. ASSWIPE SMH* 😠😠👿

[@RichardMedina-us2jz]

Yes she was wrong!

[@camilleruggiero3098]

Watch an old Colombo, that's what LA used to be like.

[@_w_w_]

She is nuts. I fly through LAX regularly and got stuck overnight recent due to flight cancellation. I took the Metro to play tourist (during daylight) and OMG, it was scary. Homeless and addicts would try to start a fight on the train for no reason. Last time I did the same was 5 years ago and it was nothing like this. LA is worse than any problem cities I have visited all over the world. Heck, even the infamous Detroit seems to be better...

[@user-fq1oj2tr3v]

She also said she felt safe but not in heels, not at night, and not with a purse. She is used to feeling unsafe, more likely.

[@marileehamlin804]

Between 2021-2022, there were 818,000 who moved out of California. This does include the business that moved out of state. California's recent trend is consistently losing revenue and increasing debt. It's no longer the Golden State. It has become a leading welfare state.

[@jeandenisgandanger868]

Like France...

[@julieemery8963]

😩😩

[@julieemery8963]

Like the UK too😩😩

[@WopRicci]

I left Cali in 09. It was an awesome place to grow up in. I fought and worked hard locally in so Cal to keep it from turning. A loser's battle, I gave up and left. IMO, it started changing drastically in the 90s but the downfall began in 86 after amnesty. Not disparaging Hispanics that were granted that amnesty. It's that most of them when later able to vote , voted predominantly Democrat despite being typically conservative in rooted values. I grew up in a majority Latino area and lived among them. I witnessed the change.

[@KathleenMeyers-yb4rd]

80% ILLEGALS...

[@wadewilson-xi1zs]

Pink shirt lady is the kind of person that would walk by someone getting murdered & say 'it’s not that bad here things are getting better’ absolutely oblivious to everything. 😂

[@gavinlew8273]

She's grew up in LA...so how's that possible?

[@Bouchon211]

@@gavinlew8273 As someone who grew up in LA, I can safely confirm that she is oblivious.

[@deviantmultimedia9497]

@@gavinlew8273 +1 I worked about a mile from where she's standing for 6 years in the 2010's. It wasn't just not as bad, it was actually kinda nice. The "hell on earth" park he talks about in the video, I walked through it all the time, day & night. There would even be concerts there sometimes. I'm not talking ancient history here, this was last decade. So to say "it has always been like this" is an absolute ludicrous statement.

[@Born_X_Raised_LA]

@@gavinlew8273 So what if she grew up in LA, doesn't make her any less of a clueless sheep. You get what you vote for 😂

[@truthonly7699]

she votes blue no matter who

[@GreatestAudioBooks]

The US feels like it’s collapsing in slow motion.

[@user-qe7bz7mn9f]

Yes it dos lets pray together,then thank people like the man who walked with this young man explaining sad,stay safe

[@jeandenisgandanger868]

Exactely the same problems in France.

[@malachi-]

Left is constant Chaos... until election time, then they are nationalists, for 6 months. 😂

[@sebastianschroder3353]

Like germany...

[@billstill1794]

NO, it's only the Demolib states with "sanctuary" cities that are collapsing. Maybe if you took a break from reading your audio books and took a look outside at the real world your view would change.

[@redwhiteblue-777]

I live in California for 40 years. I recently moved to South Carolina. I finally was able to see that what is happening in California is the results for voting for Democratic Party.

[@TheMancYank]

This city is 100% controlled by the Dems. They should be very proud of this video.

[@RussiaisAriddle-ih6bg]

It's not only California it's other states as well and very red ones! Blame corporate greed

[@susanledger]

YES!!!! VOTE TRUMP 2024!!!!!

[@mikesrandomvideos]

I just traveled to the Bay area went to Costco, and it was like the Tower of Babel. Everyone in there spoke a different language. I heard Russian several different types of Mandarin, Spanish from different areas in the world, Indian, some sort of island language seem like maybe I'm not sure, I was surprised so many different walks of life were in the same place. Crime was so bad that they had to scan your membership before you entered. And they were very strict. San Jose

[@mikesrandomvideos]

Yes even if you don't like him please vote Trump​@@susanledger

[@megamus3]

If shoplifting,and drug taking,tenting out on the streets are basically unchangeable offences why would anyone care about dodging a rail fare?

[@suzettecalleja3122]

That lady who said it's always been that way is wrong. When I was a kid there was no homeless people at all. 😮

[@Memovox]

She suffers from Stockholm Syndrome

[@chiwalker7325]

When was that? I lived in J town and my Brother lived in the Toy District. It’s alway been 💩there and I was born in 1970.

[@thehurley17]

@@chiwalker7325Fr. When I was a kid in the 90s downtown was very ghetto and run down a lot of it. Nothing like it is now tho… Back then it was much more of a metropolis. Now it’s like becoming a crazy ass shithole

[@richardmorris7063]

I lived there for a yr in 85-86, I was on a bicycle & went all over & was homeless but you'd never consider just crashing wherever you want. It was actually still pretty nice.

[@ellieramseyer]

@@thehurley17 There are many factors and many types of homelessness in Los Angeles. Some of it is due to the weather which is good 365 days of the year compared to other cities in the U.S. Another factor is there is a difference between being housing insecure vs. living on the streets. In addition, you have many individuals who are mentally ill who if they are not a danger to themselves are not being properly being taken care of nor forced to be institutionalized (blame this on Ronald Reagan who closed all the mental institutions back in the day). Here is some info regarding homelessness in Los Angeles: homeless.lacounty.gov/our-challenge/ Also, a big driver for the increase in housing--insecure individuals are greedy developers who pushed out low income housing tenants out in order to revitalize DTLA i.e. Staples Center. There are several nonprofit organizations along with state agencies working to solve the issue of homelessness which primarily focuses on permanent to transitional housing that include social services within the the facility; as well as placing homeless individuals in motels on a temporary basis. The homeless problem is complex and encompasses many more issues other than drug addiction.

[@donnacobb4027]

California can thank the governor Gavin about this

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

And the ACLU

[@baperacks-com6801]

After they RIG 2024. They will rig 2028 for Newsome. Let's see of this ages well

[@ellieramseyer]

California can thank Governor Newsom for being the 5th largest economy in the world.

[@sandtown4638]

Democrats running it

[@asullivan4047]

Thank him for what-???🤔

[@no0kieNRW]

that 65 year old dude from the other youtube video is an inspiration. such a cool guy. love from germany

[@ellieramseyer]

American entrepreneurship...the American dream...It takes courage to start a business from scratch in L.A. This man's payroll must be through the roof. Kudos for having the vision and courage! That's a lot of stress and responsibility on a person's shoulders.

[@SunflowerBeeHappy]

Yes, and he is so right, people need to assimilate. Don't come to the USA and not learn English. We need to make English the official language like they've done in Florida.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Yes, he's a very interesting Man.

[@user-cd5dt4lf2l]

you mean german in venice?

[@karenventurinii]

I’m from Brazil and i moved to LA a year ago to study. First impression was shocking because i used to see things way different than it is on tv. Favelas in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are safer and cleaner than DTLA and other regions. It’s really sad to see LA like this, but even worst knowing that most americans don’t even care about the situation and just mind their own business. Americans Wake Up and start loving your country again!

[@Mia-vm6pl]

We love our country but it's Latin Americans who brought these drugs into this country. Blame your people your kind. Trump 2024 I hope you have your papers

[@nedrow0]

It's the commies. Big government destroys everything. It really is sad but there's not much hope for places like CA and NY, liberal welfare states. The government will never be quenched, constantly draining everyone for every penny claiming they're helping while turning everything to 💩. They don't help the homeless much at all (or anyone for that matter.) They honestly are incompetent and terrible at everything except stealing and killing. This is what being liberal gets you. It's not like that in red states. Sure there's bad spots but not like Oakland or 💩 holes in CA.

[@AlissaRodriguez-j9k]

Are you still in the US or did u move back

[@AlissaRodriguez-j9k]

Are you still in the US or did u move back

[@anthonygonzales3523]

yeah its kinda true most Americans don't really give a damn

[@tomasgilbert9491]

To hear these locals give passive excuses for the hellscape they have created is beyond all reason.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Trying to justify that 6k a month rent 😂

[@brettblute7739]

It makes you wonder, huh? It is similar to the metaphor of frog being thrown into boiling water. The frog will jump out right away. If you put the frog in cool water and slowly heat the pot until it boils, the frog will acclimate to the temp.Then dies. It's a metaphor. We know frogs don't put up with much. Polliwogs don't have an option. Metaphorically speaking, the passive people you speak of, are in their Tadpole stage.

[@damirzanne]

Those two guys are not from Germany, I’m from Europe, and I lived in Germany for 5 years, they don’t look or talk like Germans …

[@williamshevr]

I'm from Europe too, and that was my first thought. And it confirmed that it was fake and mostly US propaganda when they said the would rather live in USA (lol no European would ever say that, especially if coming from a Western Europe country) and that USA is more free than Germany (lmfao) 😂

[@marblox9300]

No German Accent I noticed.

[@daleestep9518]

definitely were not German

[@younot-ez3xr]

I think they're recent immigrants to DE

[@uncle.d.]

How does a person from Germany look like? I am German myself and believe it or not, the country is quiet diverse. We don’t look all the same here.

[@waynejefferson3517]

Look lady in the pink it has not always been like that in Los Angeles the homeless was very little to none. Back in the 1960s and 1970s. Downtown was so clean in the 60s a woman could go shopping with there children and have no problem with crime I left LA in 2009

[@garyny4073]

Wayne , their had been a homeless , drug and skid row problem since the early 1900 ' s , u have blinders on . Of course it's 1,000 times worse and spread out but it's always been there

[@mimsmango]

Wonder if Clifton’s Cafeteria is still open (downtown LA) family ate there often back in early & mid 60’s.

[@garyny4073]

@@mimsmango well arent u special , think your better than the rest of us LA elitists

[@gretchensaaduddin5123]

Plus, at Christmas time all the windows were beautifully decorated. People came from all over to walk around and have lunch. The Dems have finished turning L.A. into a sh-t hole...now it is time to flush the corrupt politicians and start over. The corruption in the building industry is horrific with the likes of Jose Huizar and our prior City Attorney. The prior City atty was filing charges against Northridge Earthquake victims of embezzler Tom Girardi for minor code violations, while the courthouses and hospitals have never been repaired either (where did their FEMA money go?). So they are using city homeowners as their cash cows while Van Nuys Blvd looks like Germany after WWII, but dirtier. The city is utterly and completely corrupt from top to bottom. The homeless are not all drug addicts, many are those who lost everything to greedy hospitals or failed medical treatments. And by the way, most drug addicts were started on drugs by allopathic medicine. Big Pharma likes pain sufferers. I spent 34 years in academic medicine watching Big Pharma court and bribe our doctors. Medicine, since it has been fully incorporated is a totally corrupt and greedy revenue gathering system, with no concern as to outcomes!

[@BajatheChickenMan]

She sounds like the average Californian, completely brainwashed and have a "that's just the way it is" attitude. Once she gets assaulted she'll change her tune.

[@texasgina]

I was born in 1965 in LA county in Long Beach and mostly grew up in Huntington Beach. LA was a nice place to live in the 60’s and 70’s. I never saw homeless people. And people were nice and friendly too. The whole country has lost its way

[@uk-martin4905]

It will find its way back if the people vote wisely in the elections....

[@rockyj2008]

Definitely feel the same way. 78 year old here

[@Chris-pq3wp]

Welfare and deindustrialisation ruined the US

[@sherrygainey6629]

It was so beautiful such beauty in so many places ! but even back in the early 90s, there was mass homelessness! But it is democratic policies!😢

[@spaceindian3769]

How is the illusion of voting still going this strong?​@@uk-martin4905

[@livingintheforest3963]

I know it’s a long time ago, but in the 1950s and you can find films of this on KZbin it was a bustling urban center. People were out at night going to movies just beautifully shopping in hat, stores for hats and suit stores for men. there were restaurants and cafeteria. It was really beautifuland safe. Born and raised there so was my daughter.

[@AdventureElliot]

LA had the biggest tram line in the USA .. the wealth was centralized which means people stayed downtown.. it was one of the first cities where the wealth became de centralized and the money left the center and they focused on building outward + huge arrivals of immigrants and the city changed forever

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Clifton's will forever b my fave. Especially with it's new renovation. They need to bring the cafeteria back

[@kidtrunks2568]

@@livingintheforest3963 my family has been in Los Angeles for many generations. The main difference? It used to be a city of Whites. And now it's not. That's the plain truth babe.

[@heidisalaka6938]

That lady at 5:47 was totally gaslighting you. My husband worked at the LA Flower Mkt in the 80’s, and while there was skid row then, it was nothing compared to the dystopian Downtown LA that you see today.

[@megamus3]

It reminds me of a film,you're safe enough during the day but just get inside before the sun goes down.

[@brianphillips179]

Kind of like the movie The Omega Man with Charleston Heston. Yeah, kind of reminds me of that too

[@megamus3]

@@brianphillips179 that's the film I thought of right away too.

[@two3D]

​@@brianphillips179That was filmed in LA

[@julieemery8963]

Very sad😩😩

[@julieemery8963]

@@brianphillips179gosh thats going back at least 50 yrs ago😩😩

[@caronwilliamson951]

Homelessness is a business and deliberate,the same is happening here in Australia

[@TheSmartLawyer]

Democrat game plan

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Yep brought to you by big pharma

[@redfo3009]

And Canada. They are all doing this in lockstep. As if someone was telling them what to do....

[@Briman2052]

@@TheSmartLawyer It transcends political parties.

[@howdymanuel]

The “Homeless Industrial Complex”. Huge amounts of money are spent and the issues only get worse. A lot of social workers getting paychecks and items paid way above market value, like they give away tents that costed the tax payer thousands of dollars (50x what you would pay retail)

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Homelessness is completely out of control in the USA. Thanks for showing us the reality of it all.

[@ellieramseyer]

Like all his KZbin videos posts, he focuses on the shady side of cities he visits. Hey, I get it, he has to create "click bait" content in order to stay relevant and make a living.

[@AdventureElliot]

@@ellieramseyer did you watch the video? It’s actually pretty positive.. I didn’t even visit skid row. Have you seen my Spanish channel out of curiosity ?

[@simonalexander6700]

Unfortunately the homelessness is tied to drug addiction. Fentanyl destroys lives.

[@NickNekko]

it is "accountability" that is out of control. Being homeless is one of the results of choosing drugs over personal accountability.

[@garyny4073]

​@@ellieramseyerwhy are u such a user 👤? All of big cities are S holes with druggie and homeless so if u film anywhere its dystopian . 😮user , never a giver 😊

[@Calif2TennKat]

LA native here, though I fled 4 years ago. Richard Ramirez was the "Night Stalker" & it was in the 80's, not the 90's. I was 20 y/o then. Scary times.

[@littlemercy83]

Scary times now

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

And it was in the summer. We had no AC and it was HELL. He was also in our area. Azusa, Duarte, Monrovia. Worst summer ever

[@christopheb.6121]

The Olympic opening ceremony in 28 will be awesome with homeless, gangs and junkies shows.

[@Born_X_Raised_LA]

Nah, Gavin Gruesome will hide them in the Inland Empire like he did when the Chinese Gov. was visiting San Francisco😭

[@asullivan4047]

Only (4) short years away-!!!🤗

[@jeremyhall2727]

They're going to bus them away for a month or so. Like how other big cities do around the world.

[@user-ox2xi6kk8o]

Thanks for reminding me to stock up on supplies and save up to take off work so I wont have to leave the house until its over. The traffic alone is gonna cause riots.

[@DobrevBobi]

@@jeremyhall2727 To be fair that happens more often in USA than in any other place.

[@roxpace]

That German dude who said USA is more free, I laughed until I cried 🤣😂

[@heinrichheuer6510]

But Germany gioes down also its looks like Beirut in every German city

[@torsten6777]

No, Germany is not going down. I just came from there.

[@jeremyhall2727]

Will 😅 they can't even buy or read certain books. We can do that 🤔 in some ways we are more free. They're ot allowed to look up some of their our history.

[@yeeebayeeba4268]

It is. Name a country with more freedoms. Name a country with God given inaliable rights. Just one.

[@jeremyhall2727]

@@yeeebayeeba4268 🤔 mmmm Somali when their government fall apart. They had full freedom because there was no laws at all.

[@income592]

The Aviator Owner's walk around was eye opening.

[@shawnatv4355]

Man, Tent Cities are the 1920s this is the Great Depression 2.0

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

20s? Go look when Ontario California finally tore theirs down

[@juneyshu6197]

Nah its no mental hosp and drugs.

[@bweaver760]

Drug abuse and over priced cost of living from taxes to property values!

[@jeremyhall2727]

The great depression was easier then this. I remembered my grandmother saying it was bad if you take the help that was offered. Only the people who refused the government help had a hard time.

[@shawnatv4355]

@@juneyshu6197 if you think this, your head is in the sand.

[@JesseMongia]

This video is proof that people are gullible into believing that their surroundings are 'normal' while the rest of the world identfys it (and correctly) as a toilet bowl .

[@marrlena947]

Good video Elliott! I like the Aviator guy, very cool. Wild horses couldn't drag me to LA. The traffic is horrible.

[@ellieramseyer]

It all depends on where you live and work.

[@biboyumandar1538]

I am a proud Asian. For all Americans, lets be honest here, Dont hate me coz i tell the truth. So here's the story: I am an Asian. Previously an Engineer and was assigned for about 2 years plus in USA. As far as i observed, I found out that American culture is in decay. Its proven in the office and any american workplace. The people are lax, lousy, keeps on whining, always complaining and complacent. Morale is very low. Patriotism is very low. That is a sign that the social status of USA is in Apathy.

[@BenEncounters]

I agree except for patriotism. You can be thankful for living or growing up a in a system that works. But patriotism for the sake of patriotism doesn’t link up to me.

[@VicRolf]

Your truth is not every one truth and just because you say it true it doesnt mean it is.. if you are proud asian go back to asia that is only logical right.

[@biboyumandar1538]

@@BenEncounters Liberals dont consider Patriotism in their lives. Are you?

[@NurseChapel_NCC1701]

I agree. If you are a patriotic American you called a hater, a racist. Our country is dumbed down by self hating liberals. I pray God sends us a miracle. politicians are corrupt, and we are turning into a third world nation.

[@no0kieNRW]

this seems to be the case in multiple western countries. and its always driven by politics that seems aim for the division of society. Im putting on my tinfoil hat and say this is somewhat wanted so people are less likely to form a unit.

[@rebeccabannon2338]

I am seventy four years old. I lived in Los Angeles most of my life. Los Angeles is a very large place. And some of it is gorgeous and some of it is not and it has always been that way. The problem is, people from other cities think they should go downtown when they arrive in Los Angeles. Downtown has never been a good place to be. When you come to Los Angeles you are supposed to stay by the beach. or Westwood Village or Beverly Hills or maybe near the airport. But nobody ever goes downtown like they do in every other city in the world. It is not a place to live or for tourists. It never has been. If Ronald Reagan had not closed the mental hospitals in the 80s, that would have helped a lot. But now we have nowhere for those people to stay. The drugs of course make it worse I think everyone needs to be rounded up and given a place to be, even if it's a big apartment building or something because you cannot afford a toilet in Los Angeles anymore. I had to leave. I cannot afford to live there at all. My parents' house went from forty thousand dollars to 1 million three hundred thousand dollars. It. 's all chinese living in my town now. Greed greed greed. Sell people from anywhere whatever they want. Put Americans last on the list. But you have to judge Los Angeles differently than every other city in the world. Because it is not designed like other cities and most people don't get that.

[@justincredible1375]

Well like the WEF (World Economic Forum) and Yuval Noah Harari says " By 2030 you will own nothing and you will be happy, you free will thats over, those who don't go to transhumanist, well thet won't even be wated for a slave, we don't need the vast majority of you, we are gunna see the rise of the useless eaters and the best thing we can think to do with them right now is give them drugs and games" and this is whats happening all over the world because like Klaus Schwab said "We have penetraited all the governments all over the world".

[@Ebonylocks-ex9nc]

In colorado they're trying to pass bill that puts people in rehab to start cleaning things up although the problem isn't big as l A. Homeless get out of colder places like colorado. Some blind people move to because of the safety of not falling.

[@eoinoconnell185]

''If Ronald Reagan had not closed the mental hospitals in the 80s,'' What haven't CA Dems with their supermajority reversed this ?

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

That was the ACLU who did that

[@Pammipooh62]

Absolutely correct, every word! I was born in East LA, then straight to my home in North Hollywood. My parents met l Iiving across the street from each other in Downey CA. My father worked for a cargo airline so I was raised all over the world. I also lived in Northern CA. California has some great parts, some bad parts.Its a big state. Ocean ,deserts, Mountains. Yes the Dems messed it up. Los Angeles down town is a trip, not for tourists. It has gone to the dogs, but mostly every state has go e to the dogs. If things don't change soon it will not be my country of choice. I will always love California, but I choose not to live there anymore.

[@livingintheforest3963]

Hysterical an American factory with non-American workers😂😂

[@AdventureElliot]

I think the majority of them were American citizens.. because America is a land of immigrants who take advantage of the great opportunities

[@twt000]

Americans are always white? Have you never left your tiny white backwards town?

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

It's always been like that. But beware of the Chinese owners given citizenship on a fast pass. They are the worst

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

​@@AdventureElliotLatinos prefer creating their own businesses

[@koilamaoh4238]

It was expected, I was thinking when he entered, yep, I doubt you'll see actual "liberal" / hipsters / Caucasians doing this job lol. You either export jobs over seas to china or import them here for cheap labor; its like our agriculture sector, no one wants to do those jobs... heck you could pay me triple, no way in heck I would do that job,, cause its crazy and done it before. I do prefer legal immigration, instead of just letting in the flood gates , for the corporations to take advantage of, that you get for the past 40 years.. its why they are not strict about immigration, due to corporations, devaluing wages and other issues.. Pointless to argue.

[@j.pederson7573]

Downtown L.A. has never looked like this, and I don't intend to ever go back there again! So sad!😢

[@zariballard]

LA has NOT only been this way. It used to be a clean, fun and exciting place to walk around...people dreamed of moving there. In the 70's, 80's and even 90's I had a blast visiting my dad and cousins in LA. My father worked downtown for Los Angeles county and loved it for 40 years. He finally saw it going downhill and came to live by me in Tucson. He passed away four years ago at the age of 92 and I am grateful he never saw exactly what happened...the final result...to his beloved STATE. Keep voting those dems in folks.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

It was NOT like that in the 70s or 80s. I worked late nite in the 90s and if you've never experienced LA at minute to 4 am youde never know what exists The clean up started after 2010 and didn't even last. Billions wasted

[@johnesquilin5436]

I hope u were being sarcastic about voting the Dems in because they are the problem!!

[@mihalyfreeman5928]

YES LA and its a big place not Downtown! Always been shady even in the 90s. I started working there in 91 and it was shady even then!

[@kevinbrisbin4020]

In the 80s and 90s Los Angeles was literally one of the most dangerous places in the country. The violent crime and murder rate were outrageous. Gangs ruled los Angeles. There's no denying that homelessness is absolutely horrifying right now, but to say LA was safer in the 80s or 90s is just inaccurate and objectively not true.

[@shortnessoftime8783]

You are being facetious!!!!!!!

[@NathanHassall]

When a cities claim to fame is from a serial killer from 40 years ago...

[@Memovox]

Yes, but they do have graffiti and tents in abundance

[@ellieramseyer]

Here is a list of claim to fame individuals from Los Angeles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Los_Angeles

[@MrDellasc]

What an idiotic comment. There’s no use conversing with a moron.

[@MrDellasc]

Interesting video, and it’s a very misleading name on your video. LA is a massive city (LA County is about the size of Rhode Island), and you chose to show a very small part of the city. You should’ve titled it “Downtown LA collapsed”, which it has.

[@i_like_the_7]

Who? Manson?

[@OhHenry2024]

I’m from L.A., you couldn’t pay me to travel through downtown L.A. today. This video does not show the whole of downtown L.A. South Central or East L.A.

[@ellieramseyer]

Also, he did not feature any of DTLA museums or venues i.e., Disney Hall, The Broad Museum, Arts District, Staples Center, LA Center Theatre Group, Japanese-American Museum, The Grammy Museum, FIDM or MOCA. He only makes videos that throw shade on a cities he visits. Completely disrespectful and one-sided ;shameless plug to make money and create controversy.

[@parlaykilla]

​@@ellieramseyer California is a shit hole 😂

[@laurens.7510]

I have been here for nearly thirty years. When I came here it was right out of college and the homeless were only in a concentric few blocks of dtla (aka: Skid Row) and a few sprinkled around the Santa Monica beach and Hollywood Blvd. The burst of homeless came around the time of Jerry Brown and got exponentially worse during the run of Newsom and Gar-douche-tti). Liberal/socialist politics have brought things here. You have to vote for change and people that are aligned with law and order. -I would love to know who passed laws that allow rights to squatters taking over homes they do not own, just under 950 with no prison, violent crimes with no enhancements that get the least amount of time. When Newsom entered his position as governor, CA had a large budget SURPLUS of 97.5 billion. In j just around four years we are between 58-68 billion DEFECIT. The Dems are positioning this dolt for a run at the presidency. Good luck on that. -I am a nurse, and I see constant and growing violent crimes perpetuated by the breakdown of these basic constructs. -I want to add that the governor just spent around 300k for a personal photographer. This is the insanity of this vain egocentric dolt that runs our state. Meanwhile, the same lib/socialists keep voting these people over and over.

[@gretchensaaduddin5123]

Amen!!! So sick of these actually very lazy wack jobs in our government.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

🎯

[@lesliewoolnough7871]

300 thousand for a photographer that should be investigated !

[@mikesrandomvideos]

Think newsome for putting all the homeless people out there by making housing so much more expensive with mandates on solar green energy. And many more things that are causing housing to be so expensive

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Gerry Brown Jr regretted allowing the ACLU closing mental institutions. It was the inception of all this. RAND n UCLA are much to blame as well

[@dianebaker5243]

Thanks for showing us around LA.👍🥰

[@ellieramseyer]

He did feature LA only a few streets in DTLA!

[@bobfish3176]

Was thinking of bringing the family to Southern California for vacation. Now we are planning to go to Florida where it is much safer! Thanks for the heads up!

[@torsten6777]

He only showed the bad parts. 99%+ of LA streets have zero homeless. I live in CA and go to LA often.

[@Anomoomin]

The problems are world wide "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood..." This is and has always been a spiritual war.

[@joemancurreri6635]

"I love LA because of the coffee shops" OMG: this is what Americans have become.. zombies.

[@gavinlew8273]

CoffeeAddicts

[@rebeccabannon2338]

Another thing when I lived in Los Angeles. Everything was very cheap. And the only people that lived in Los Angeles were Latino, white, black and a few Japanese. It has completely totally changed as far as immigrants goes. I'm not sure why suddenly the whole world moved to l. A in just a few years, but that's what happened. Some people are dirt, poor and I don't know how they make it. And some people are rich and they take over complete towns like mine. Oh well. I don't remember anyone asking us if this is what we wanted for our town or our country. They just did it.

[@marblox9300]

Latino, white, black - what others are there.???

[@checkfear]

Arabs, asians, indians, and other non mexican hispanics ​@@marblox9300

[@HECTORCAMPOS-eg2lo]

​@@marblox9300Middle Stearn

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

I delivered Door dash n Instacart and people would faint it they actually seen how much multi family dwellings there are you just don't see driving. It blew me away even tho I have been going my whole life n I'm 55

[@tenchraven]

Watching you go downtown in LA, I'm struck by the lack of street traffic- car, bike, foot. Vegas is busier at noon. Reno is busier.

[@ellieramseyer]

He did now show the business district portion of DTLA which is on Grand Avenue.

[@holycowtube]

I’ve lived on Los Angeles street in downtown fashion district for many years. It was probably the funniest some of my life. Sadly those times are gone now. Too much crime and homelessness, vandalism. I’m currently trying to sell my place in downtown and having a hard as time. A lot of people are put off and hesitant cause of the reason I just listed. Hopefully it will have another period of revitalization soon.

[@here-right-here]

If businesses can't afford to pay their employees a living wage, they aren't a viable business, period. Exactly who should work an entire day and not be paid a living wage?

[@BenEncounters]

Entrepreneurs because they get paid on the value they provide not their hours. Correct about employees.

[@Davanillaguerrilla]

Idk, ask McDonald's and some of the biggest corporations in the world. When I was 18 it didn't matter if you had a diploma or not you were making 7-9 dollars an hour to do anything. I was making 200 dollars a week at a car dealership that was selling 30+ cars a day I was the one cleaning them

[@TheMancYank]

Define a living wage.

[@here-right-here]

@@TheMancYank You could maybe spend 30 to 60 seconds giving it a little thought. It's not a complicated thing. Google it if you lack critical thinking skills and your thought process fails you.

[@keonesilva3646]

Mc Donald pay you $20 an hour there. Live in your car. 😂

[@stevenhalford3961]

I was born in los angeles california in nineteen sixty one. While there has always been an issue with gangs they had enough respect to keep to themselves, and there was very little homeless people walking the streets as there are always plenty of cheap hotel rooms everywhere. As youngsters, we were always able to roam the streets even late at night, without fear of anything.

[@donnabaez9859]

I was born in LA in 1961. UCLA Medical Center.

[@cknorris3644]

So I visited California a few time over the last 35 years. Every time I went it was worse until we finally said "we are done with this". Anyone who says different either hasn't been there in the past or are just plain delusional.

[@MatthewHartnett-y3h]

The old guy who said he's pro assimilation is totally right, how else are Americans and new immigrants supposed to fund common ground, without first sharing a common language. We have the same problem in the UK, except most people speak Arabic and very little English in some areas.

[@julieemery8963]

Whats meant by pro assimilation please😊

[@YAbutbul-o8t]

Stop accommodating people who come to America, then refuse to learn English. You know what that means? It means that they have little respect for our country and don't want to be American.

[@uncle.d.]

The first person was soooo proud being an addict…. I am an addict myself, but believe me, nothing that I am proud of

[@Francdabanc]

the 65 year old gentlemen offered up some wise and sobering advice.

[@briang.7206]

I moved out of L.A. too many homeless it's depressing.

[@CurlysEnterprisesLLC]

nothing feels like 1980s 190s or 1970s los angeles will never be the same

[@svetlanaswanson6518]

I live here in LA. I came to this country almost 30 years ago, from Eastern Europe. I couldn't even imagine something like that can ever happen to the city I live in.. I'm heartbroken...💔 It's so painful to watch how the city is dying ...

[@rebeccabannon2338]

The good year tire company stopped the trains. They started to put in many, many years ago because they wanted cars so they could sell tires. The oil companies also helped with that. It's all about money, money money in this country and they don't organize the country for the people just for the rich ones. If you try to do anything for the people, they call you a communist. Any time you don't understand something, just follow the money.

[@marblox9300]

Agree.!!!

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

There's soooooo much oil in LA it literally built it

[@nicholascherry5962]

when you say "where you from Bro!?" Ohhh man, I was waiting for a fight.

[@72stones43]

LA Olympics, way too many irresponsible Americans with guns.

[@RvSun]

Hi Elliott, we haven't talked in years. And you featured my hometown that I left in late 2017. It's nice to know that there are still optimistic entrepreneurs like the owner of Aviator Jeans that continue to thrive in L.A. despite the homeless problem, mismanaged gov't., crime and such. You really went to the bad areas--skid row, Compton, MacArthur Park. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Btw, your video is so sharp and clear. What make & model of camera are you using now?

[@stephaniebrown4891]

Loved hearing from "Veterano." I saw him in Peter santanellos video. Amazing you ran into him. Gods timing.

[@AdventureElliot]

Next video will be with other legendary veteranos

[@WolfOfLosAngeles]

He’s a real LA OG

[@imjustsayin6562]

I about died when you said skid row(bike lane) was maybe a tourist attraction 🤣

[@AdventureElliot]

There’s been so many KZbin videos about it and you can’t miss it if you drive around town 😅

[@richardmorris7063]

Curiosity mostly, when I moved there I'd go to Watts & skid Rowe to check it out. I was the only white boy on that bus,it was interesting.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Lol those were the stupidest things they ever did

[@jeremyhall2727]

Truth be told.. I have seen outsiders taking pictures of the homeless 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@rpkett]

Elliot, absolutely amazing video! You need to just do more LA in the near future. Maybe Hollywood and then West LA and the South LA. The content is limitless and you are great at providing it!

[@justincredible1375]

The lady who said she feels safe living there, I bet thats only during the day, at night she be a homebody now. She be inside by 6:30-7 pm unless she is with a big group of friends.

[@Roadtobitcion]

I think she's part of those voters that vote for those wankers that don't do shit. I'm from la born there and lived in Hollywood. After I moved out of 2016 to the ie shit it's gotten worse the homeless was only in skid row

[@Rc4C]

I hate living in California. I live a couple hours north of LA. I can tell you, homelessness is out of control everywhere in California. I literally have had homeless people crap at the door of my office multiple times…. Awful 😞

[@larsstougaard7097]

Terrible what crappy 💩 situation 😢

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

The IE it's nowhere near what LA is

[@Rc4C]

@@larsstougaard7097 🤣😊🤔😳😭

[@lunathebryant]

Grew up in LA, the homelessness has not always been like this. There are many people in this city that have this "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil" view on life. Thinking by not speaking it into existence, it will go away.

[@jokerrhe]

umm it's always been like this,, ever since kid can remember. just more now, etc.

[@nigel7467]

That was so random spotting the OG from Peter Santenello's video! 😆😆

[@coachfive9656]

It’s true what the OG Veterano was saying about assimilation, these people are here illegally, At least have enough respect to learn the culture

[@leonidstarobinski]

What an argument from this German dude. Literally Europe is open and you have everything as well

[@Sven-c4t]

I'm german too and i had a feeling he wanted to say something positive about the US. I really think he just don't wanted to offend Elliot.

[@djzrobzombie2813]

​@@Sven-c4tyeah normally Germans bad mouth the USA...... That's the reason everyone hates the Germans around the 🌎

[@daleestep9518]

Those guys were not German 😂

[@chetumal3827]

Who doesn't like to spend a few weeks a year in a desert? Every country should have a desert😆 I'm German myself and I'm not at all surprised by this guy's stupid view

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Poland has finally said NOPE. Germany is dragging its legs n France n England are so so proud of their equity n inclusion they are releasing criminals to lock up social media people

[@labitcoineragt3596]

No it wasn’t always like that. I moved to the US in 2003, LA to be precise. It was dirty but now it’s DISGUSTING. I moved out of LA in 2012 when it was starting to get bad and I went back in march and oh my gosh. Places that used to be nice are now a 💩 show. Human poop, crackhead galore, people high trying to hit you and throw their poop at you. It was horrendous and I felt unsafe which being unsafe is the reason why I left Guatemala in the first place.

[@joe651dzd]

That’s fake news

[@richardmorris7063]

I was homeless there in 85-86, there were other homeless but you never would just put a tent up anywhere. There was one guy that had a mattress on Century Blvd about a mile east of LAX, they moved him out pretty quick.

[@Lorenzconnok]

That is real news.

[@Robitrium-B]

You were in LA during a time where dtla was flourishing. Lots of new business & lots of warehouses turned into studio lofts. This was a brief time before it devolved back into its old 90’s self.

[@younot-ez3xr]

Agreed. What state are you in now? Last time I went to so Cal I became depressed at how it became

[@SandraSorrells-rz8je]

Young lady who said it’s always been like this is WRONG! Lived there 50 yrs! Was beautiful. Loved downtown. Last 10 yrs Democraps have turned it and the whole state into CRAP. I moved to small town in Texas! Night and day! Guess people can get used to anything!!! SAD!! 😢😢😢

[@6165134]

The bodyguard, the host dog and of course the distinguished guest. And despite this heavy pack, the host is still required to hide his Breitling watch in his pants pocket. What a crappy place.

[@ellieramseyer]

What causes a person to be a snob? Like inverse snobbery, snobbery can be interpreted as a symptom of social insecurity. Social insecurity may be rooted in childhood experiences, especially feelings of shame at being different, or an early sense of privilege or entitlement that cannot later be realized.

[@aimreadings]

I was raised here and lived here my whole life, yes This is LA ... Years before COVID ever hit I always joked with my friends saying how the tourists must be so disappointed when they come here, from what they expect and see in Hollywood, to the reality of Hollywood must be such a shock to people... I can't imagine now Thank you for showing the reality because people sugarcoat how it is here in Los Angeles, and California in general honestly, but LA is really bad. Yes I don't go anywhere near MacArthur Park either, haven't in many years, people only go there for drugs that's it Things have been bad for well over a decade here, only getting worse... There's some kind of energy brewing in the air and I hope I'm not here to find out what it is at the end, because it's not going to be good

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

During Covid it looked EXACTLY like escape from LA

[@ajmiami9990]

Good video. Thank you to the guy showing you around.

[@AdventureElliot]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@JayRoberts244]

I enjoyed the video, also enjoyed reading the failed attempt to minimize this from Californians in the comments. Los Angeles is one of the last places in the US that I would recommend someone visit. I actually find it sad what Newsom and other progressives have done to what was once such an amazing place

[@Robert8455]

Very interesting. Colby was super cool and certainly has the right outlook to survive and prosper.

[@THEOLYMPIAGUY360]

Their are worse places in Washington state, like Seattle. Mostly due to California transplants.

[@twt000]

Most homeless are from religious red states, at least half. Pay attention when they ask where they are from.

[@THEOLYMPIAGUY360]

@@twt000 😆 I think you need to re check your facts. Poverty not to be confused with homelessness. Would you also like explore who took the wealth and opportunity from the south and sent it overseas?

[@vincentsnow8436]

Why you bitter ? You thought a tiny barista economy was sustainable ? You should be grateful any productive people move to Seattle from anywhere. 🎉🎉

[@twt000]

@@vincentsnow8436 Barista economy? You know nothing about economics and business. Heard of Boeing? Maybe Microsoft? Kenworth Trucks?

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

How if weather is nice in Cali. Maybe it's the illegals they are dumping

[@abbeyglencircle]

What the hell is going on is LA is heading for hell.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Newsome and the mayors n LAPD. they have been under FBI. Investigation for years. There's so much Asian gang activities and money laundering and the homeless NGOs are scams as well. I'm about to go open one lol. Big pharma needs endless lab rats too.

[@Anomoomin]

That is the evil plan world wide. We are fighting every day against ages old spiritual war..

[@Ms.Norths.Musings]

MOST Normal Americans look at LA, Chicago and NYC and think what a sheet hole. Life outside Big cities is normal with beautiful country all around.

[@AdventureElliot]

Agree

[@sirrobinofloxley7156]

Once drove into Alabama, from Georgia, still gives me chills riding down the dirt road and never feeling threatened, lost or anything except free.

[@dizpol]

People 1000 miles north in Portland, Oregon try to say "we have always had homeless here' But I grew up here and will say we have at least 40k more homeless than back in the 1990s.

[@user-ms7sj3ur1u]

Southern California Chicanos and Mexicanos for TRUMP 2024 and Conservatives Forever

[@ellieramseyer]

Dumbest comment ever...do you really think that xenophobic Trump cares about Latinos? He wants to deport all immigrants. Wake up!

[@msj961]

I’m a New Yorker at heart but loved LA when I was there. People were friendly and the weather was amazing. It’s sad to see the city lost its vibe, just homeless people, shut down stores along the street. Lived there 2013-2016 and back then it was a different picture. 😢

[@Slievenamon]

I don't own denim jeans at all, because I find them very restricting.

[@ricardocerrillo3472]

The Bradbury Building where Blade Runner was filmed in the 80's.

[@ellieramseyer]

Classic LA landmark. Also, he did not ride Angel's flight. Completely missed the mark on what makes LA unique.

[@leandroogavadepaulasouza5012]

So sad what California become.

[@ellieramseyer]

This is just DTLA; not the entire State of California.

[@jessemontano762]

bro was 100% correct. assimilation is key.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

It's EVERYTHING. It gives you a sense of ownership to where you live and pride. Otherwise it's just a handout you didn't earn n won't take care of.

[@franciscovasquez9781]

It is , but it’s the local politicians that keep the people separated!

[@jessemontano762]

@@franciscovasquez9781 can you give me an example to learn from

[@jeremyhall2727]

I felt bad when he said some of them feel ashamed because they can speak English fully.

[@msliz1029]

I thought that guy was going to be a douchy “fashion industry “ guy. I was wrong🫠. Very likable. I hope his business does well!!

[@jeremyhall2727]

Don't judge a book by it's cover. He was just some dude 😎

[@vintagemxer9165]

My $60,000 house in western NY is worth $1,000,000 in L.A. $575 mo mortgage.

[@marblox9300]

Why don't you move it.

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

I can buy a mid century HUGE home in the burbs in the UK for 1200000. And never see my family in it lol

[@abomb3451]

Sorry lady, the homelessness has never been this bad. It's gotten worse these past 4 years.

[@davidzagrodny9486]

I've lived off and on in Los Angeles since 1968. Downtown LA is the 1970's wasn't so great -- much smaller skyline, and very very people lived there or even visited. The 2010-2020 was very hopeful, and downtown really was on the rise. California's foolish draconian Covid lockdown policies killed so much momentum

[@ellieramseyer]

These draconian measures helped save lives. You should have seen DTLA during COVID, individuals falling down on the street dead during the pandemic. Skid row was incredibly affected by COVID and the surrounding hospitals were at capacity.

[@krisa990]

Concerning minimum salaries,if you cant afford paying your employees a salary they can live on and at least buy food for and rent a lousy room someplace,you shouldnt be in business...people have to be able to support themselves,or some or many,will resort to crimes and drugs..bike lines and metros are environmental friendly and is the way of the future..all over the world..fossil fuel run cars is the ways of yesterday and is more and more unsustainable..at least if want to be able to breath air in the future..

[@movingtowardswellness6675]

The Chicano Brother was laying down facts!

[@AdventureElliot]

Next video is with 3 OG chicanos

[@1Gr8Editrix]

Left L.A. years ago, when homelessness was just starting to become visible. It became the topic of conversation among friends. Now, probably it is taken for granted. My brother, who works in downtown L.A., said parts of it are like something out of a zombie movie. Very sad to see the deterioration & decline.

[@NickNekko]

ask how they have money to buy drugs everyday. I'm guessing he stole that ice cream....🤔

[@stevenmarkeveys864]

From outskirts of NYC here. I truly enjoyed your video. Biggest difference i see is the weather ;) thanks.

[@simonalexander6700]

Actually you do see the same poverty in Germany. I was in Frankfurt and the area near the central station was pretty scary. You will see tons of people on drugs all over the city center. It was just as bad as American cities, which was very unexpected.

[@AdventureElliot]

Yes I agree I was in Frankfurt and I saw the same thing. Lots of drug use in the open and of course the prostitut1ion

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

You know many of those so called addicts are people getting booted or losing their pain management clinics where they were monitored safely. Thanks to the CDC, DOJ and DEA many of us are unable to get adequate meds for incurable illness where opioids are the final straw. Instead they are forcing people into the black market. They cut prescriptions by 30-40% and deaths skyrocketed. Same is happening in Russia now with massive HIV outbreaks all due to opioidphobia and fear people will become instant addicts. Fact is. People who have legit illness don't get high or addicted. Also tolerance n dependency is not addiction. Addiction is a mental disorder. So we can blame our ignorant gov for pushing new customers to the cartel. I'm one of those who suffer intractable pain, no cure and failed every remedy. I'm being refused adequate dosing and fear the streets is where I will have to go. Not to mention it's a violation of my intractable patient bill of rights. And an act of torture according to the Geneva Convention

[@uncle.d.]

Selling 2k usd denims but still paying his workers minimum wages only, this guy is a creep to me

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

There's a guy who custom makes denim and I believe it's just him. Not cheap but come with a warranty for life. Made just for you. I would love to have one single pair . What a craft. There's a makeup place like that too I believe called Bellisima they will match your perfect tone n make it custom

[@Rifleman4570]

Richard Ramirez was the night stalker, not the midnight strangler and he was on his killing spree in the mid 80s not the 90s. If you’re gonna try pretending to be a local… Learn your stuff.

[@ColbyKane]

My mistake. I need to brush up on my serial killers and mixed up the names. I’ve lived in LA since 1999 and raising my kids here.

[@chrislawrence9056]

Sad when you have a bodyguard who can’t even lawfully carry to protect you and himself efficiently. California doesn’t prosecute enough to protect their citizens but yet take rights away from citizens to adequately protect themselves from criminals they let go back into the public.

[@NBportofino]

Of course it’s worse now but in the mid seventies as a young office worker I was chased by a homeless man. I literally ran into Brooks Bros.

[@jfm562]

$2,000 jeans? 😮

[@jeremyhall2727]

😂 yeah that guy's making bank. My sister said she saw a $700 pair of jeans. And I thought that was crazy. Are they bloody jeans bullet proof or some nonsense

[@vanguze]

​@@jeremyhall2727 Vultures out in CA man

[@mistertigre.4611]

Adventure Elliot please visit Kensington in Philadelphia its more worse than skid row.

[@richardmorris7063]

Maybe but LA as a whole is worse. Most freeway overpasses are all tents in many locations around the city. Estimates are 100k. I haven't been to Philly in a while so I won't comment on areas besides Kensington.

[@sanrafaelhoa1363]

DTLA never used to be this way. I used to go to the garmet district. I used to go on tours. Never a problem. LAST 10 YEARS A DISASTER.... Thank you, Newsom and Harris.

[@AlexsaurusRex]

22:33 When I was a child, Grand central market was basically a latino farmers market. They sold fruits and vegetables with the one ice cream shop by the entrance, the Aguas Frescas place and some butcher shops. The floor was covered in loose hay as well for some reason.