Bad Laws Cause Homeless Crisis

Parts of San Francisco resemble the poorest slums in the world -- even though the city is one of the richest in America.
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Encampments of street people are everywhere. Some pitch tents. Others defecate on the sidewalk. Some are mentally ill and harass people.
John Stossel asks: "why does such a rich city have a huge problem with homelessness?"
One reason in that the city fails to enforce even basic laws against bad behavior.
The Daily Wire's Colton Haas filmed one woman who says: "Police don't do anything about it. They'll get somebody for drinking a beer but they'll walk right past people using a needle."
Many crimes, from shoplifting to car break-ins, are often ignored in San Francisco. An average of 85 cars are broken into every day in the city. Yet police make arrests in less than 2 percent of car break-ins.
Even some street people complain about the behavior of crazy and violent homeless people. "They run around and they shout at themselves ... They make it bad for people like us that hang out with a sign," one man who usually sleeps on the street told us.
Since store owners can't rely on city cops to deal with the masses of homeless, some hire private police to patrol around their stores. Private police are effective, and there used to be hundreds. But then the city's police union complained, and now there are fewer than 10 left.
Stossel notes that another reason for the city's homeless problem is that the city offers relatively generous benefits: free shelter, train tickets, and $70/month in cash. That's in addition to food stamps people can already get.
San Francisco's politicians have promised to fix the homeless problem for decades.
In 1982, then-mayor Dianne Feinstein bragged about creating "A thousands units right here in the Tenderloin" for the homeless.
In 2002, mayor Willie Brown said "you gotta do something about it."
In 2008, mayor Gavin Newsom said, "our combined efforts ... have already moved 6,860 human beings off the street."
In 2018, San Francisco's mayor was still calling for more money. San Francisco also passed a big new tax on employers to raise money.
But so far, the extra funding hasn't worked. The number of street people has grown most every year.
One reason is that rents in San Francisco are the highest in the nation.
Laura Foote is an activist who runs the non-profit "YIMBY" -- or "Yes In My Backyard." She tries to convince people to allow more housing. But even in liberal San Francisco, many people don't want that.
"I would hate it. I would hate it," one woman told John Stossel.
"I think it'd be really congested," said another.
Developers complain the city severely limits them.
"Let me build," says developer John Dennis. He spent years trying to get permission to replace a graffiti-covered, long-defunct meat-packing plant with nice new apartments.
He eventually got permission to develop the new building will house 60 people, but it took 4 years.
"And all that time, we're paying property taxes and we're paying for maintenance of the building," Dennis tells Stossel.
"What's your next project in San Francisco?" Stossel asks.
"No more projects in San Francisco," Dennis replies. "I'm done. I'll never do another project here."
Stossel points out the hypocrisy of the situation: "People in San Francisco often claim to be all about helping the poor. But their policies make life tougher for the poor."

[@darylreimer3325]

Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime Give a man a fish, he’ll vote for you

[@roberttyrrell2250]

Just offer dead ppl free healthcare. All the votes you want.

[@jcrowley1985]

You mean give a man someone else's fish, he'll vote for you

[@puregameplay7916]

Oh please, teach any of these crackheads to fish and theyd sell the equipment to get high.

[@nathancunningham8898]

@@puregameplay7916 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@motard126]

Teach a man to fish and you are a racist.

[@bradvincet1848]

They should relocate the homeless in front of Nancy Pelosi's home.

[@maryjanethompson9029]

Thats a good idea oh wait its gated with security carrying guns

[@tyronepower7764]

Or Meryl Streep

[@shirleyhannel5795]

You are right but she doesn't stay there

[@shirleyhannel5795]

@Phil Perri She used to take her teeth out first if you know what I am talking about

[@mikestand714]

in front of her yard how about in her yard.old bitch needs hung she has been there all along newsom POS jerry brown filled their pockets for years and fucked the people any way they could for 30 years,taxes,stupid fuckijng regulations,child support laws...i know i lived there 20 years.the most beautiful state been turned into a shithole

[@zer0deaths862]

Endless laws, endless taxes, endless police corruption. List can go on all day.

[@mark78737]

The possibilities are endless

[@kingjordan9271]

@@mark78737 endlessly bad

[@jamieb.7460]

We have that in my country but don't have this

[@theultimatetowerofterrorre301]

Endless numbers of Democrats...

[@hankrearden20]

Police corruption? More like endlessly frustrated.

[@alcoholic2412]

I used to be homeless but I'm not anymore. How did I get off the street? I got clean & sober!

[@mariel7964]

May God help you keep it that way. Be blessed and stay strong.

[@denilla8034]

How did you get an ID or job without an address? How did you shower and get to your job? How did you cash your check and save for a place? How did you get approved for a place, straight off the street and with a newly obtained job?

[@denilla8034]

There is only 1 way out of homelessness. Someone has to help you back up.

[@alcoholic2412]

@@denilla8034 That's for sure

[@alcoholic2412]

@@denilla8034 someone has to help you to help yourself. You have to want it and be willing to work for it, otherwise nobody can help you. I know I lived that life. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do but well worth it.

[@GIJew]

Electronic cigarettes are illegal in SF but shooting a schedule-1 drug cocktail in public view is OK.

[@dejulesb7063]

Henry Black really electronic cigarets are illegal in sf?? That’s just stupid. Hilariously stupid.

[@royriley6282]

You can't fine the homeless.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

Don't forget straws.

[@MegaMech]

@@royriley6282 They don't have money, they're homeless. ya. I think calgary tried to fine beggars. its like what made them think that was a logical solution.

[@Novelera05]

In Most Democrats’ strong hold States or cities everything is upside down!

[@ladiesgentswegothim]

But then you go hiking and see signs that say "Don't feed the bears. They'll become dependent and stop fending for themselves."

[@peterpiper831]

Faffy Waffle Brilliant !

[@r.blakehole932]

Faffy Waffle Genius comparison! I have never made that connection myself. To add to it; why do pets love their owners? The constant feeding. It makes wonder in places like San Francisco if there are buses that go around on election day to collect the homeless and bus them to polling stations? I don't know, but, I wonder.

[@r.blakehole932]

Professor Liberal Avenger Hah! Genius response. Let me respond with one phrase. Virginia politicians.

[@EaZiE01]

Why do we keep acting like all opportunity is right before us if we just help ourselves and work for the corporations. There isn't enough jobs and homes to keep up with the population explosion caused by capitalism. Some just decide not to perpetuate the sick system that isn't just destroying their solitary personal lives but the planet. When you say people will become dependent - they don't become independent automatically by keeping a job, etc. We are all almost entirely dependent on the capitalist system that has taken all kinds of "independent" actions away from human survival historically. It's not really a free trade system, more of a subtle slavery complex, and it is becoming more and more frail.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Ironic isn't it???

[@timcisneros1351]

The reason my wife and I are leaving after renting for 35 years in the Bay area is the cost of regulations, restrictions (NIMBY"s) and the cost of permit fees. We finally bought an acre and a half of land in the mountains of a neighboring state. I bought the land, a new Travel Trailer, and have been developing the site for the past four years. Doing it all myself. Septic system, driveway, foundation and just raised our Timber Frame Cabin frame last month. ALL for less than the cost of permit fees to build a home in California. Let THAT sink in.

[@qigong1001]

Willie Brown Diane Feinstein Gavin Newsom Gee, I wonder what they all have in common.

[@coop4476]

How is your father?

[@rodneytrevorcremerbulawayo1708]

EVIL COMMUNIST'S.. 😊😊

[@qigong1001]

@@coop4476 He always busy with his dumb ass rockets. I think he is trying to send me far far far away.

[@coop4476]

@@qigong1001 Damn sorry

[@qigong1001]

@@coop4476 los.

[@the10thleper]

Nancy Pelosi must be so proud of her district. What a shame

[@mrjjthor]

She sure is. She gets more votes from people like these. Keeps her in office.

[@ferich2001]

@@mrjjthor true, its the magic of the mail in ballot filled out by one of her operatives.

[@janemorgan8721]

Like that wicked witch Waters, Pelosi probably has never even been to her constituency.

[@MotoroidARFC]

She doesn't even live there. Her place is somewhere in the wine country several cities away.

[@MotoroidARFC]

@Blind Squid yep. A bottle of cheap booze or a carton of the cheap cigarettes is all you need to get them to vote Democrat though they prefer cash.

[@raulduke3237]

The girl in glasses said "I'm not sure" But what i heard was "I don't care"

[@mirzaahmed6589]

What I heard was "I have no idea how basic economics work."

[@raulduke3237]

@@mirzaahmed6589 i also heard "I'm a dumb cunt and only my life matters"

[@theFROZEX]

Well, that escalated quickly.

[@alikengi17]

Enabled homelessness is a @#$& idea.

[@pablofmc]

Why is it wrong that she doesn't care? Politicians are the ones in the wrong by not caring

[@johnniemiera3528]

This hits me. I have been homeless in California; San Diego to be exact, and this is my take on it. People will talk on and on how they support helping the homeless and every single SJW topic you could think of, and then take a picture of you and tell you that you belong in prison. Or call the cops on you for sitting on a bench for too long. It is really all virtue signaling. I am glad I left and moved back to New Jersey where we don't pretend to love homeless people to look good in front of each other when we don't really care, because a lot, not all, I met a lot of decent people, but most Californians ages 30 and up have acted this way. Again, my personal experience.

[@1-spartan]

I hope you're in a better position now. Tough love is better than pretending to care for someone.

[@maxpower9848]

I had one of my customers move from Livermore California to Tucson Arizona and he wanted to do modifications to his new Tucson house and the city stamped "approved" in the first 3 minutes of looking at it.

[@rons5319]

SF takes 4 years to approve picking up a street bum turd in the Tenderloin.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

hope he doesnt vote left!!

[@kenkrausse3624]

Imagine that

[@Ben_not_10]

Californians: “We need to help the poor!” Reason: “why don’t you make room to help the poor?” Californians: “but that would ruin the view.”

[@sarahk2722]

Lawrence Glover “But the neighborhood just has so much CHARACTER. I’d hate to see some new building come in and mess that up.”

[@Shellova]

@@sarahk2722 the horde of homeless does add more character I'd say...maybe they're onto something here.

[@billyengerson1242]

California created Nazism..from progressive socialism..by the way.

[@ZacGolus]

This is people in Hobart Tasmania aswell.

[@billyengerson1242]

@@ZacGolus . Mercedes Benz?!?.

[@jessicasmith5728]

This is truly disgusting. High taxes, high rent and not doing anything to address the homeless issue.

[@bobs182]

They need to send them back to the cities that ran them out of town.

[@darkerstar911]

But they'll give plenty of handouts to illegals, and encourage them to keep pouring in...

[@yurichtube1162]

The left and liberals are useless

[@chicnoir29]

The police are outnumbered.

[@armchaircritic2960]

Actually, San Francisco spends hundreds of millions of dollars EACH YEAR on the homeless issue. Last year ALONE, it spent about $375 million. With that kind of money, San Francisco could have fixed its homeless problem many times over. But San Francisco is not yet ready to accept or admit that it has an old-fashioned CORRUPTION problem (in a big, BIG way!). Many people skimming off the top, people in VERY high-paying jobs, overseeing departments supposedly working on the issue. A lot of hands in the bag. It's an irresistible temptation to have all that money at your disposal. And so the money gets misappropriated. I've lived here for 17 years, and I can tell you that NOT ONE DIME of those HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars per year actually REACHES the streets. The problem just gets worse and worse each and every year! Look around. Go to the homeless encampments (Shit, go to the FINANCIAL DISTRICT! Go to Union Square! Go to the Tenderloin!). Tell me if YOU see evidence of a city spending that kind of money battling the problem. Ask any homeless person on the streets of San Francisco if THEIR life has been improved by the hundreds of millions of dollars we keep (supposedly) pouring into this problem! On the ground, you're going to get some very different answers! We receive the money at the budget level, but it all gets absorbed by politicians, grifters, and middlemen (and women). There are also many overtime hours being charged by the many workers tasked with cleaning the streets, but NONE of this money is being used to actually get the homeless OFF the streets! Every year, it's the same thing: "Oh, the homeless situation in San Francisco is TERRIBLE! We MUST do something to fix it!". So we budget MORE money to combat the problem. But the more we budget, the more gets absorbed by the various forces currently absorbing these funds. It goes down the bottomless pit of homeless funding. We need someone to come in & audit where this money is going, and to get tough about fixing this issue. It's been years & years of the same thing, and NO IMPROVEMENT to the situation. There are A LOT of people making money from it, though! It's good, old-fashioned CORRUPTION, and it's alive & well in San Francisco!

[@danielkeller9729]

God, that lady who said "it'd be congested" and "I'm not sure makes my blood boil.

[@malbowz1257]

I know, it's infuriating. She should know that congestion and development comes with living in a major city. And of course she doesn't realize at all that if the residents before her had the same NIMBY attitude, her home wouldn't even exist. People like her want to deny others the same benefits and opportunities that have allowed her to thrive and find success. It's like they honestly believe they are better than everyone else. Makes me sick.

[@jozefesfahani7699]

The politicians must line their pockets first before they can help people right

[@AnguishedMan]

*democrats

[@bunberrier]

If I throw bread down in a parking lot, birds come to eat it. If I don't throw bread down... no birds.

[@UltraGamma25]

We should demonstrate this to libtards. Maybe they will finally understand. (or not, then they just catch birdflu) win/win.

[@motorcitymanman7711]

Too simple for them to understand, Liberals like to complicate things, makes them feel important and like they are saving the world!! Watch GEORGE CARLIN "Saving the Planet" here on KZbin.

[@puglord8395]

You throw bread on the Street you get a ticket.. littering.. 350$ Lol

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@@joeyGalileoHotto Yeah.....one of my friends thinks the Dems are for the poor and the Repubs are for the rich!! LOL I tell him No, the Dems are for KEEPING YOU POOR and the Repubs are for SUCCESS!!

[@bunberrier]

@K Noche That's not a well formed question, though it has a question mark at the end. The answer could be anything. Yes they are starving. No they didn't eat. They should be fed. They should be shot. Yes they exist. Soon they will die. Maybe they will find food. We should throw down bread for them too. The bird's lives are more important. There are some answers for you. If you want to bring that into focus so it's not as open ended as the sky I'm happy to take a swing at it.

[@jeb791]

Million dollar apartment and you get homeless as neighbor

[@TuxieTude]

I've experienced homelessness. I'm 53, I look younger than my age and have a bachelor's degree. I've never 'looked' homeless. I lost everything in a horrible divorce. Not all "homeless" are nasty, dirty or on drugs. Get over yourself.

[@Sadness57]

Don’t have to live there you’re an idiot to live in any city They stink literally and figuratively

[@TuxieTude]

@Mandy You know, on one hand you pointed out that I'm not the 'type' that is being talked about (and I'm not), and, on the other hand, you are very rude to me and tell me to 'get over myself'… What I meant to convey is not to be so quick to judge others. God bless you. :)

[@markjones3213]

@juju bone sf not even top 3 in homeless. parking usually hard to find parking, especially in a very small city. crime in all cities, good luck in chicago or crenshaw LA. but glad you didnt like it, dont come again ;)

[@Redhunt86]

all the rich people don't actually want to fix the problem. (cause it will impact what their income) They just want the homeless to be shipped out of sight. And this is exactly what many rich cities are now doing.

[@ventureelect]

These homeless create a lot of their own problems. We have them in my area. Shit laying all over the place, thefts have skyrocketed.

[@mackoverseer3639]

@@cruisinusa5110 Prayers to you, please give us an update!

[@skylangford6083]

Nearly two years after this was released, SF is now a complete ghost town......

[@mercx007]

What's going on exactly? Did everyone move elsewhere?

[@Malicxy]

That's the problem with leftist politics and the people who support them.

[@07wrxtr1]

yeap

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

It's not really. It's more of an issue with the fundamentals of capitalism, but what do I know. I'm just a dirty socialist living in one of the best socialistic countries in the world, Norway.

[@rihasanatrofolo2472]

@Despiser Despised It's founded on the ideas of socialism. We don't have to be fully fucking communistic to be accepted as socialists. Democratic socialism is what we represent and it's working quite fine for us. Socialism is not communism. Not sure what school you've been to, but they clearly failed you.

[@joeyGalileoHotto]

Rules for everyone, but not in my backyard!

[@davidgill3356]

rihasanat rofolo and what fundamentals of capitalism cause this? Removing which aspects of it would stop this? How do you know?

[@TheRootMessage]

Private police > Government Police. "San Francisco Is generous" The correct statement is " San Francisco are enablers"

[@MBarberfan4life]

Privatize everything!

[@RK831]

Indeed they are. They give away free needles at City Hall, thus more homeless fuckers and their excrement.

[@alexcarter8807]

They need to bring back flophouses, rooming houses, SRO hotels etc. When I was a student in Hawaii I paid $125-$175 for a room in a rooming house and it worked fine. No drinking no drugs no overnight guests and they wanted you to be in bed by 10 (if you were gonna be up later there were late-night coffee shops and the college library) and you had to clean the floor and kitchen and bathroom on your day of the week but it was quite affordable. These days a similar setup might be $500, give that the minimum disability payment or Social Security is almost a thou, and food stamps will take care of food money, it's quite live-able.

[@ivyu0438]

i live in sf. this is a big problem here. I wouldn't suggest raising a family in this place, unless you live in the richer districts.

[@lSirCumference]

Some of the best Journalism we have left in America

[@TheBluBalls]

The rest turned in to political activism 4 years ago.

[@rahn45]

Spoiler: Things got worse.

[@erex9875]

@@somerandomperson6936 I don’t think Republicans will ever win an election again. With the fraud and Texas being invaded.

[@gabrielbarrantes6946]

They always do

[@abrakadabra9033]

Spoiler alert It will get way worse

[@joe5834]

@@somerandomperson6936 I like to yacht I live to yacht I yacht alot I love my yacht

[@NickFortier]

Hold my beer....

[@theblackbrucewayne1385]

I was a homeless teen it’s always funny u see way more homeless in more liberal areas 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@YT0091]

5 years later, it's only gotten worse.

[@Mr72Dolphins]

John, why not hire a bus and drive them to Pelosi 's gate? Offer them a new tent and a case of water.

[@cardcode8345]

10 66 ahh she will use her power to kick them out, she has gates on house, but doesn’t want them on the boundaries of her country . 150 million dollar bonus cheaters

[@Callmedaddykid]

We oughta start a go fund me!

[@Aphotic_One]

because walls and enforcement work

[@bobs182]

Better yet, drive them back to where they were run out of town. Others dumping their homeless on SF doesn't solve the problem.

[@cortappel6951]

this reminds me of south park

[@MixtapeMagic]

Isn't this Nancy Pelosi's district?

[@MH-ie8dy]

I wouldn't doubt it.

[@scholarlyreader383]

Yes... She from Marin and part of San francisc[ county

[@one4allall4one91]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@motorcitymanman7711]

Why yes, yes it is!! How ironic, NOT!

[@Steve-rz5fx]

In the most sarcastic tone ever... "I'm shocked".

[@lordkreigs1978]

I lived about four hours south and went to the Fisherman's Wharf area in 2005 loved it, then again in 2018 and it was a different planet. Sad it has gone all to hell. It was a nice place, clean, friendly. The tourists get literally robbed and at best beggars, beggars and then aggressive violent beggars.

[@parashar15384]

"Let me build" - short and spot on.

[@robertotto4562]

Fix the problem. Look at who has been running the city for the past thirty years! That's where the problem is.

[@randyweaver6543]

“It would be really congested”.... as you step over congestion, poop, syringes, etc

[@afhostie]

The people are already there, it's just whether they live in a building

[@darrelldixon9044]

I'm Disabled, a Veteran, and have been homeless for two years. I'm not a drug addict, just lost my housing two years ago when the Apartment Complex I was living at was sold to a buyer in Toronto, who promptly notified the tenants living with Section 8 or VASH assistance was given the option to move out or pay full market value rent. I found while looking for a place to move to, that most low income housing was eliminated in this same fashion by greedy investors. I bought an old van on payments and was forced to start living in it. I did so for a year and was offered a tiny fiberglass trailer on payments. I found that the person I bought it from had mislead me on a clear title, and have had difficulty getting it registered and legal to tow. I have been stranded at a Recreation Area, above Kingman Arizona for seven months now trying to get repairs done to my van. It is no longer safe to drive, and definitely not suitable to tow my trailer. It has been a living hell, upto 128 degrees at times this summer, now dealing with freezing cold at night and heavy winds. Every time I try to get some repairs made, something comes up. I bought a used generator which failed in a couple weeks, had to buy another one, then my emotional support dog Archie was badly bitten and required veterinary care, my air conditioning compressor failed in my Van, I cut my knuckle to the bone and ligaments on some glass discarding some trash which resulted in an Emergency Room Visit. I have been trying to get help, and have not much success. I was accepted for Rapid Rehousing through the Catholic Charities, but gave searched all over Mohave County but found I cannot afford an apartment on my disability income. I am now in a panic as I was notified by the Catholic Charities Caseworker handling my information, had their computer stolen and now my personal information has been compromised. I am on a waiting list for Section 8, basically started over. I did not choose to be in this homeless situation, and have been doing my best to deal with everything I have experienced the past 2 years. I had to literally give everything I owned away when I lost my apartment EVERYTHING!, I did try and keep my many tools, but those to were lost by a "friend" who was going but keep them until I get settled, but would never respond to my calls or texts. I am absolutely sick of my life. I don't live anymore, I merely exist, and it's not much of an existence. I have not showered in nearly 8 months, and haven't bathed in over two years since loosing my apartment. I have reached out to every VA organization or service center for help, but am ineligible. I served 6 years in The Air National Guard, and was honorably discharged, but still don't meet the requirements as I was on active duty for well over a year with Avionics Technical School, and was activated during Desert Storm, but could not deploy with my unit, as I was a 3 level technician straight out of school. I have no family for support, no friends, only a few people I have met while being homeless. I have had a fellow vet brings some water bottles and food items several months back, and just today was handed $2, I politely refused but they insisted. I cannot afford to go anywhere again until I am paid in a few days, but still nice to have $3 instead of the single dollar bill I had in my wallet. I don't see how I can ever get out of my situation as my limited income doesn't suffice.

[@NoName-pu5ls]

Omg! I'm so sorry this is happening to you! I have no answers to your situation, damn shame our vets are treated like this. All I can offer is a kind word, you're worthy! I was homeless as a kid n teenager but it was easier as I could sneak into places unseen. Oh wow I hear your struggle..if you can get to northern states like PA there is cheaper housing in the old small coal mining towns. Warm wishes!!

[@darrelldixon9044]

@@NoName-pu5ls thank you Shana

[@Bris650]

Thanks John Stossel your doing great work!!!!!

[@Lourdesmz]

And who's in charge of San Francisco, millionaire Nancy and for 30 years?!!!

[@phattomato]

One of the penalties for refusing to participate (or educate oneself) in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. --Plato

[@bazz2438]

You miss %100 of the shots you don't take. -Wayne Gretzky -Micheal Scott

[@nloukinova]

Beautiful quote!!!

[@gr8myndmuzic]

phattomato 💯💯💯

[@JohnBlazeZero]

I use to want to visit California for vacation...NOT ANYMORE. I'll save my 💰

[@charlie0101]

This makes me cry uncontrollably. So sad what a certain group has done to America.

[@michiganborn8303]

The highest taxed and the lowest quality of life. Hmmm

[@dadboss1]

Well not for the people who own the housing stock actually that's the whole point. Artificial shortage of housing drives up property values and keeps away the poor (and the blacks). If you are a selfish jerk and you're smart, the smartest thing to do is to disguise yourself as one of the 'good people' (aka democrats). Much harder being a libertarian, as having economic freedom means you'll have neighborhoods that actually have racial and social diversity because the poor will be able to live next to the rich in the absence of arbitrary laws to prevent developers from building cheap housing. Libertarians are the real progressives

[@olzt100]

The highest taxed have a healthcare system.

[@michiganborn8303]

@@olzt100 not a very good one

[@olzt100]

@@michiganborn8303 Maybe. But something is always better than nothing. Let's try Canada. They don't have the world's richest nation nor most of the world's nukes but they have healthcare.

[@SpectorTippy]

@@dadboss1. I don't agree with your assessment. Libertarians want personal responsibility with very little government interference and it is the government and it's policies that have actually caused this problem. It's not just in San Francisco that this is happening but all along the entire West Coast. Yes, libertarians want less government but it is more government and unsustainable laws that have forced people into this condition. California Oregon and Washington have some of the highest taxes in the nation and for those people who have simple lifestyles and simple jobs, can't compete in the housing market. Throwing money at a problem has never been the solution but that's what the Democrats believe. Regulations have been the cause I'm so many issues that it stifles growth and advancement. That empty meat packing place would have been perfect for building livable quarters with minimal expense but the regulations in that city has too much red tape. This is a Democrat problem and it will never be solved until the people vote them out.

[@risingredstone5949]

The builder looks so done with SF. I bet he left SF as soon as they finished filming him.

[@mac_leal]

rising redstone He actually ran against Pelosi in the primary this year but Pelosi is too big of a name in SF to take down especially as a Republican.

[@mhc_isme]

When the law abiding tax payer is done with your city but the loser low life drug addict loves it I'd say you have a bit of a problem.

[@jackbenimblejack1]

hopefully he moved to texas

[@risingredstone5949]

@@jackbenimblejack1 you watched the PragerU video, didnt you?

[@jackbenimblejack1]

@@risingredstone5949 no whats the title?

[@Ilovebrownbreadtoast]

Some people will always choose to live like this, despite whatever opportunities they may have to a different kind of life.

[@anthonythorp7291]

On TV a black preacher said the worst thing to ever happen to blacks is welfare. He said as good as the intentions were, it was devastating to them.

[@trueblueclue]

"What's your next development?" "No."

[@Thewrightstuff777]

Amazing how giving more free stuff only draws more takers. Who would have thought it?

[@mogendavid6693]

Only a racist thinks like this, but here's how you can help: I say they triple the spending and put myself in charge. Of course, I expect and deserve to be sufficiently remunerated. My selflessness doesn't come cheap.

[@DixiePokerAce]

@@mogendavid6693 you want to help them, go ahead. It is not my responsibility to help grown adults strung out on dope that don't want to live responsibly. Every time I see them it motivates me to work hard and behave. They deserve every bit of misery and suffering they get. They choose bad behavior without obligations or responsibilities. I don't tell anyone how to live.

[@mogendavid6693]

@@DixiePokerAce Sigh, my point was that many will pretend to care, while they only want to enrich themselves.

[@WayneTwitch]

@@mogendavid6693 Why would anyone else a fucking loser that cant even help themselves.

[@newguy3588]

Hello, I'm from the government. And I'm here to help! LOL cali is just a perfect example of that line.

[@lykortos4827]

Is it just me, but the way that woman smiled as she said "I'm not sure", in responce to "Where will people live" really bugged me. It comes across as pure apathy towards the suffering and struggles of so many.

[@Dodgerific]

John Srossel: what's your next project? Other guy: Nope, I'm done never building here again. LOL

[@nathanoconnor421]

@Dodge Williams Says it all right there. :/

[@jeanettep5077]

I understand his frustration. I paid thousands of dollars to regional planning for permits only to get denied by building and safety. I'm almost done.

[@jeanettep5077]

@@BMFstudiosNYC no, they said the permit expired.

[@UncaAlbyGmail]

Oh he's going to build again, just not in California.

[@ryan_cowan]

Look at all those loyal Democrat votes just begging for a bus ride to the polls

[@chadodell4887]

Except they can't vote. How's the echo chamber?

[@ryanm7263]

Someone should edit this footage together with the Full House theme song

[@Eronicavel]

Has anybody done so yet? i would LOVE to see that video!

[@hithere3609]

GREAT EXPLANATION! Thank you for sharing. Very thoughtful and detailed.

[@InvictvsNox]

Love the Stossel. Never change!

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

I hope he changes by getting bigger with more coverage.

[@InvictvsNox]

@@vagabondwastrel2361 true

[@ManDuderGuy]

Can't Jostle the Stossel

[@calvinmcneil9824]

Wait,so the Government can take someone's house to build a Hotel under the "public use" clause but they won't let someone turn an abandoned building into a rent protected apartment for the unemployed/underemployed?

[@Saiputera]

welcome to liberal state

[@chadgarcia983]

"we need to fund homeless programs liek homeward bound" as yes, the liberal kicks those out of the state to others to solve. how brave. how stunning.

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

This is unbelievable.

[@stephanietaylor626]

It is NOT kindness, compassion or empathy that allows this to continue.

[@sdhong86]

Please write that message to the hag who control her district: Pelosi.

[@dalebarnes5642]

San Francisco is the next Detroit...and is OFF of my list of places to visit.

[@TheCoolestRob]

At least here in Michigan we have winter to help with the problem. These folks wouldn't survive February in Detroit.

[@neroxgilverine9269]

At least Detroit isn't nearly as bad as San Francisco

[@kewintaylor7056]

If USA still do what they do...esp in military power...yes...u r right.... I means...entir USA will have more and more homeless!... And also u will gain a lot more of hate from another country!... USA deserv that!!!...😝🖕😝

[@classicpinball9873]

scott scot84 lol what

[@slickawesome7807]

I like going to Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge but those are the only two places I'd visit in San Francisco. The streets are dirty, filled with homeless bums, and filth. It's getting worse every year. I would just rather hang out in Pacifica or Half Moon Bay.

[@andrewgardiner563]

“Where will people live??” “I don’t know…” Yeah more like “F*** ‘em. Not here! 🤪” She really does not care how many people have to go without so that her neighborhood doesn’t get CoNgEsTeD. I laughed so hard at that part. SF going to Hell in a hand-basket and I say let em. Let them reap what they’ve sown for decades now. 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bestlifenow777]

You can't force people do live a certain way. That is wrong! They like not having responsibility, they have gotten too comfortable with their situation. We can't just house them all for free while they continue to do drugs and live immoral lifestyles. Housing and social services is a band aid to the real problem, which is drugs! You either want to live in a house, have a job pay bills and all the responsibility or you don't. The problem is drugs not lack of housing! And as long as we got open boarders and politicians profiting of of the drug trade we cannot solve this! This is not a problem for street people but for the dirt bags in congress! GET THE DRUGS OFF THE STREETS AND THE CREEDY POLITICIANS! THEN YOU CAN BEGIN TO SOLVE THIS!

[@lesliesylvan]

No rules for thee but plenty for me, where only society's contributors are punished.

[@Aphotic_One]

Ayn Rand called it

[@PeterCombs]

When you subsidize something, you always get more of the problem you're trying to solve..100% of the time.

[@fattyninja4320]

Like subsiding farmers. Get them off the government teet. Just making America more obese.

[@jsmith2132]

Great truthful reporting !

[@vanesslifeygo]

The fact that you have to pay private cops for anything is sad, so sad -- the police should be doing that job.

[@sams.358]

I know the solution, QUIT VOTING DEMOCRAT!!!

[@jdvierra]

The people that are voting the Democrats in office are the illegals (voter fraud in California is rampant) , homeless people, welfare recipients, and the globalist Silicon Valley execs. The rich doesn't care if there are a lot of homeless people because it is far from their enclave. The ultra rich live in Palo Alto area, Hillsborough, Tiburon, etc. These areas are far from downtown SF.

[@mikebecket7458]

You have that right Sam But there are so many idiots that nowdsys can't even think anymore. The bloody abject insne SNOWFLAKES.

[@raulthegibbon4869]

@HerooftheNexus 1992 hes a bigot because he disagrees with you. Makes sense

[@markholland5767]

You nailed it

[@briang8766]

Yup exactly... cuz republikkkans have such a great track record when dealing with poor people! If republicunts had their way, every poor or homeless person would be executed. Jagoff 🖕

[@douglaselliott8298]

Democrat leadership/Leftist policies causes this crises.

[@thefuture8173]

Thanks for stating exactly what everyone else in this comment section has been saying since this video was released!!!

[@loribonner6884]

Horrible place, why anybody would live there is beyond me.

[@anangryninja2824]

I'm a recent subscriber of John's channel and deeper I go into his videos the more I realize how terrible everything is with unions existing.

[@murphthesurf3409]

Security guard wages in San Francisco. I'm guessing one of the tents must be his.

[@rogerrobertson2958]

Security guard wages must be good in San Francisco..

[@grandmasterchancellorbasil9211]

Another masterpiece by the great Stossel himself. If only the rest of the news could be this reliable and unbiased.

[@tylernguyen7891]

@C caymer sources?

[@OptimizeYourHealthPhD]

@C caymer So it's political? Must be TRUMP huh..???

[@scottcped]

C caymer I guess you hate the Democrats for that then....

[@cunningpatriot4117]

@C caymer still waiting for those sources on your statistics

[@ashleyrodgers8791]

The thing that gets me the most, is that these people still vote for these politicians…. It’s like doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results.

[@jaclyn1755]

Stossel you are one of the last remaining journalists. Your reporting, insight and objectivity make you the real McCoy.

[@paulharrison3419]

Feed a stray and they will never go away.

[@Erica-fw4sx]

Im going to start selling tents, Maybe I can get rich

[@Redeye1983]

Can you and me start a parthener ship? Tiago & Erica Tents.

[@motorcitymanman7711]

You dont understand,you'll have to GIVE THEM AWAY, in Kalifornia!

[@motorcitymanman7711]

@no name Not ALL homeless do that to me fair but probably 75% of them do.

[@asgard5281]

Erica Keiper I saw one guy build a mega tent ⛺️ mansion

[@AlejandroGonzalez-wo5fk]

That "im not sure" lady is amazingly passive aggressive

[@maxkharpovitski6399]

Lack of housing isn't the problem. I've interacted with many of the homeless when I lived in the Bay Area. They WANT to live like that - just 'hanging out' while doing and selling drugs all day, occasionally collecting a hundred bucks while sloppily playing a guitar, sitting on the sidewalk next to a dog for a few hours. It's a 'lifestyle' that is allowed by the weird sort of generosity of the Bay Area. I mean weird because allowing people to live like this is bad for THEM and for the public as well, yet they keep allowing it.

[@randy9046]

break apart California into 2-3 separate states to minimize damage caused by socialists!

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

@Xi Xu It's not illegal to secede. When a state leaves the union they are not bound by the Constitution's restrictions on what it can and cannot do. They entered freely into the union and have every right to withdraw. Men are not slaves and neither are states. The only issues to negotiate are matters of debts and territory. Likely the state would cede some of its territory in negotiations.

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

@Xi Xu And the SCOTUS has been wrong many times. That's neither a correct nor just ruling, and this conflict is why a war was fought. The court also ruled that mothers can legally kill their unborn, so defend its integrity at your will. The people determine their own destiny and are not slaves to a central power.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

You know what else I find really messed about all of this? When an illegal immigrant arrives, the criminal will receive a house, healthcare, and food stamps first and foremost than the homeless man down thr street.

[@thetuber705]

@Leland Matt Of course we shouldn't. But i think his point is the criminal still gets "help" before the citizen or even veteran

[@JohnTurner313]

San Francisco is CA District 12...that's Nancy Pelosi's district. She should be proud of all the work that she has done over the decades to improve the city and the lives of the people she represents.

[@rocky7232]

Same thing in LA. It’s really pathetic, so much trash.

[@pugdiddy100]

Plenty of room in Beverly Hills. Friendly, Generous People and lots of room. Great weather , y’all come on down.

[@KennethSee]

Haha, they chase off builders who want to make the city better. You deserve this SF.

[@twally87]

liberal major metros: create conditions that favor and enable low-lifes who most of them don't want to change and contribute nothing to society, and have disdain for and policies that fight people who are upstanding citizens, contribute to their communities and create jobs. This is the liberal mindset-- then, as they look around and the society they themselves have caused, they say "man America is such a shit-hole, we suck. And it's bigoted conservatives' fault." Rinse and repeat.

[@CulturePROVOCATEUR]

What it will eventually have to come down to is a collection of like minded individuals joining together and “encouraging” these people to leave. Call it vigilantism, call it neighborhood watch, but until the people abandon their misplaced sense of compassion, things will continue to get worse

[@robdavidson993]

Plenty of room here in Nevada! Plus it’s 82% owned by the government! Come on down!

[@griffinroach1075]

Wow! Look at those former San Francisco mayors, now they’re my Governor, Senator, and ... the one my now Senator slept with to start her career. And look at the mass success all of them brought the city. And they keep on voting Democrat.

[@michaelbuchanan2984]

Da Coougz her father was neck deep with the mafia, do a background check on this old woman Pelosi!!

[@captainabefox]

Because obama visit California for long time.

[@ryantfinchum]

They pitched their tent, now make them sleep in it..

[@elmoisred616]

I moved to the city this year and there's entire blocks of the tenderloin blocked off to even cars or traffic that are just made for sectioned homeless camps

[@TheWizardGamez]

SF: Housing is expensive Also SF: No new housing, NO NEW HOUSING, *NO NEW HOUSING* for god's sake, help my brain too much stupid. And they say they hate the bourgeoisie

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

More expensive condos will not help those street people.

[@TickedOffPriest]

Most of them probably do not want to move because then they would have to hold down a 9-5. That is the problem with welfare.

[@ElTokeMaestro]

It is, they incentivize for not working with money amd foods stamps so whats the point pf working? Lol democrats are just the worst they want give and give more to people that don’t want to work.

[@chrisredfield3240]

What's the point in working anyway ?

[@vandertuber]

Actually, most of the homeless people, to a greater or lesser extent, have mental health issues. The government really needs to permanently commit them to a mental asylum, but both Federal and California Law makes that extremely difficult.

[@chrisredfield3240]

@@vandertuber have more people in mental asylums and prisons than anywhere else at that rate. Got too ask what's going wrong with people rather than filing them in resource sucking solutions.

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

I was homeless but not to the stage that those people were. Most of the people who were like me living out of a vehicle wanted to get work but just couldn't find it. The few I knew with mental health issues would treat the local institution as a shower, meal and warm bed for a couple of nights.

[@adoerfler]

Notice that residents prefer the homeless issue to changing the skyline.

[@chrisbrunson948]

No. They prefer to keep their low density neighborhoods, because high density result in over crowded areas. However, they forgot that in order for a city to be successful, it must grow. So that means growing up. And homeless people are never factored in any of their thoughts when they are talking about other subjects.

[@doriehess5835]

Maybe they're Christians.

[@leonardbreau8928]

@Sigma Nayo Brings up the age - old question; what would Jesus do?

[@DHFlip18]

Maybe they prefer a leader with balls, someone who can kick these lazy fu"ks out. Shame on public officials there.

[@7s29]

@@chrisbrunson948 Growth is the problem. Too many people moving into the city.

[@scasey1960]

Wtf is wrong with California? How much more power & money does Pelosi or Newson need to solve this problem?

[@empirestate8791]

Reasontv did a great video about how an infill apartment complex proposal was held up for years due to protests, lawsuits, and procedural and regulatory hurdles. Big surprise housing is insanely expensive and even people with a full time job live in a van or shelter.

[@73gmiller]

That's Nancy P hometown. They say crap about trump. It's a blindness I'll never understand.

[@nicholassullivan1239]

Well... the crap about trump is still accurate.

[@TEverettReynolds]

@@nicholassullivan1239 > the crap about trump is still accurate. Maybe... maybe not... but the crap on San Francisco's streets sure is real... just like in Seattle...

[@americandefender6884]

Greg Miller - Look up how Nancy Pelosi signed onto UN Agenda 21 in 1992! We’ve been sold out to the UN Russian communists and Arabs!

[@sophroniamason2730]

@@americandefender6884 Sold out to Satan!

[@w.s8676]

@@nicholassullivan1239 no...its not accurate

[@davidsquall351]

Feed a stray more will come.

[@candyluna2929]

At least cats are cute

[@danmslacker6782]

@@candyluna2929 I got a cat you can have.

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

My great uncle would feed gypsys that would come from time to time but he had them move a few cords of wood from one side of the house to the other..... he only kept that pile of wood for people who wanted food so he could give them work they couldn't really mess up.

[@VivAtreyu]

We have a saying in French that translates to: Give a pig food and it will shit on your steps. (Donne à manger à un cochon et il va chier sur ton perron). Quite fitting in this case.

[@davidsquall351]

@@VivAtreyu lol

[@ndjr]

Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsome, Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris.... You can't make this shit up!

[@jpinon2013]

I went to L.A down to skidrow and they have people out there helping and feeding them and they even offer to pay their rent for 2 years but they have to stay clean and off drugs, there is free help but they don't want it, nothing really you can do, even if you gave them all a house they will still go back out to the streets because they got evicted for drugs or because they went back to jail. I wish I could help them but they have to accept the help they need in order to get the help they want.

[@TheHolySC]

Stuff like this is happening in Austin too. There are blank lots where people want to build but the city doesn't allow them.

[@robertwoodpa6463]

When my wife and I visited Austin this past year I stopped at a gas station to get a Coke. As there were several homeless people around the building my wife stayed in the car. The gas station was not in a bad area but was right near one of the major routes through the city. There were homeless people sitting right outside of the door asking for money. I told the store owner that going through a gauntlet of homeless was probably not helping his business. He told me that the police will do nothing to help him. He then showed me a security cam video of a homeless person throwing a drink at a car at his store. It is sad that when people are finally moving back to out cities that they have to put up with this nonsense.

[@tenossos]

@Shoog Don People move where the jobs are

[@tenossos]

@Shoog Don More tech jobs in Houston and Dallas than Austin? Doubt it.

[@UncaAlbyGmail]

@@tenossos And the jobs move to where people can run their businesses with minimal interference. And that sure in hell ain't California.

[@Nuvendil]

Myrtle Beach for years was refusing to allow hotel and restaurant entrepreneurs and other investors build in myltiple empty lots or abandoned old properties because they were holding out for the legalization of gambling in the area so they could build a casino hotel complex. Needless to say that hasn't happened and years of potentially revitalizing entrepreneurship and investment were squandered over a political pipe dream. And it's still going on. The city holding out hope for a big political score to help casinos - that I'm sure in no way have any ties to their campaign finances - get to Myrtle Beach. All the while ignoring obvious opportunities for the city by trying to reserve a seat for these big money guys who may never show up. It's mind blowing.

[@XavierKatzone]

Making it too easy to freeload. Send 'em packing.

[@thomaspiscioneri7917]

Wow this is so sad and is gonna get worse. Wake up America politicians!!!

[@TheLosrodri]

4:38 - how would a big ass building like that only house 60 people? If such a seemingly large structure would only take 60 people off the streets, you would need so many new buildings around the city to even make a dent in there ever growing homeless population.

[@kkbaby30]

If you're going to San Francisco be sure to wear a Level A Hazmat suit become a Liberal in San Francisco and try to avoid syringes and the poop

[@jbdragon3295]

kasanza There's a app for that!

[@peterpiper831]

kasanza Or a MAGA cap.