BASE jumper leaps from graffitied towers in downtown L.A.

[@992001jeffr]

Congratulations KTLA, you’re giving them exactly what they want…AIRTIME ON THE NEWS.

[@992001jeffr]

@@noahdyedotcom Or any other political candidate in the world. Brilliant comparison Einstein!!

[@gsantoyo8899]

I am watching this from Twin Falls,Idaho where BASE jumping is legal off the Perrine Bridge.We have people from around the world BASE jump everyday

[@bcrides1639]

No. They dont want that.

[@RyanDior24]

I see why they say women live longer than men

[@Jeanne90275]

😂

[@pennytrui1149]

Facts

[@BluntressVidaLoca]

🔥🔥❤️❤️😂😂

[@pirateradio00]

because they swindle them into providing for them .

[@pyro_dreams8655]

Some of those taggers are females as well tho

[@s3vR3x]

I love Kevin De Leon's and the city's sudden outrage! Like floor to roof graffiti on 30 stories happens overnight. They let this happen for ever and ever and all the sudden its getting WORLDWIDE attention theyre all outraged and jumping into action. Typical LA city officials. Never do anything unless the microscope is on them.

[@randomshit65]

Aside from the fact that his buddy Jose huizar was just sentenced to 13 Years for taking bribes to get these building the go ahead. This guy acts like it’s everyone else’s fault but the city’s hahahahaha

[@tellthetruth7497]

It actually did happen overnight lol. One graffiti writer did it, posted to IG and thd next night the building was covered

[@kiddadd]

​@@tellthetruth7497 no it wasn't this Has gone on for several days.

[@tellthetruth7497]

@@kiddadd it’s been going on for weeks now they are painting over each other now. But original damage happened in 2 nights hence overnight

[@BajatheChickenMan]

All government is reactionary its never proactive.

[@rnettles6241]

This is the biggest tourist attraction in LA since Disneyland! TAGGER TOWERS ROCK!

[@BajatheChickenMan]

I heard a Venezuelan warlord was moving into the penthouse.

[@bullyboy131]

Democrats

[@tommas2674]

oh IT'S NOT ART, it is vandalism.

[@gmac2558]

Disneyland is in Anaheim

[@tu_lei]

@jerrybnasty5115distract you from what?

[@x1777-x]

Do not believe for one second Kevin cares about the public’s safety. These politicians care about power, control, and money.

[@cheezgas100]

Look at trump don't care about no one or America he only cares that he's the one... delusional people

[@Gizm0_9]

The business owners should not be able to keep those buildings and leave them like that.

[@grottorabbit]

2:50 Back On The Tax Rolls

[@byronkacheris5781]

What a joke. City can't handle anything anymore

[@MikeLao2G]

It’s all going to plan!!

[@MatthewMorgan25]

Why were “Chinese” developers building in DTLA?

[@yummm8775]

Corrupt Newsom said it was okay.

[@mightytaiger3000]

Why are Chinese buying farmland?

[@jebby16]

Governor N. would know the answer to that question.

[@LisaBowers]

Why are Chinese illegally crossing the southern border?

[@frednovaes5888]

Is going to be fun to watch LA county get the Chinese to pay for whatever fees they want to charge.

[@janetlewis7145]

City ought to seize the property from the fly by night developer and allow others to finish the work or else tear it down. No more Chinese fly by night developers. Bill

[@Tiredgeek]

No more foreign investment EB-5 visas.

[@planewire2153]

Who is thee who is so wise in the ways of economics?

[@w2385-i2s]

Nobody owns the property. You can buy it for $1 but you need to spend $1.5 billion to complete it.

[@Interdimensionaltravelagent]

​@@w2385-i2sUnless something has changed the city has been asking the owners to clean up their building or they will take it. If taken already, good. Make housing

[@roachtoasties]

@@w2385-i2s If the Chinese developers don't own it, why does the city keep calling them about the property?

[@EnveeH2]

If a horde of squatters decide to take it over, what could the police do really?

[@sanfranciscobay]

Arrest them for Trespassing.

[@marktwaine9344]

@@sanfranciscobay LOL...not in LA...

[@gmac2558]

Rodney King

[@3RDEYELOVE]

Not if its army of us and we got a lease

[@boostcreep4749]

Giant jungle gym.

[@udig]

why are we letting Chinese developers build in LA

[@malovina]

You clearly don't know how economy works or investment business that's international. Same reason we can do the same in another country

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

This story keeps getting better

[@JustinBradleyPhotographer]

Isn't this what bonds are for? To make sure a project is complete even if the developer goes under?

[@d_all_in]

The developer wasn't paying its bonds, and they went under

[@JustinBradleyPhotographer]

@@d_all_in You can't start work without a bond. Sure someone might have let them proceed anyway. Oops, now two people are at fault. The whole purpose of the bond is to prevent what we are seeing now. At the very least the bond gets the project complete, then it's auctioned.

[@jacobcalderon9873]

Building is off limits but our local news gives the location and shows how it can easily be a tourist attraction 😮🤔

[@runswithfish3830]

"Authorities are trying to keep people out of the high-rise complex. They're now concerned these viral wild stunts could attract more people to the area." Giving the jumpers the publicity they want by putting them on TV and the internet should really help discourage others from doing the same. 🤦‍♂

[@RatfromNadeaust]

Thank you !!!! The news is the worst enemy for police. Now others will know. Just like the 6th street bridge.

[@umbrellaBuddha]

Yep. Meanwhile KTLA scrubs frame-by-frame looking for the best thumbnail of the kid posing like a spider-man villain to get the most views on this video.

[@okamijubei]

And did those Taggers tag other buildings? Do they tag the occupied ones?

[@WorldReserveCurrency]

How do you start a major project without proving that you have enough funds to complete it? Shouldn't the banks be responsible for this property now?

[@Robrulz666icloud]

It’s called CORRUPTION…

[@Elmagnifico057]

It’s called washing money !

[@LysanderSpooner-ie7gg]

see: Austrian business cycle theory.

[@LeedleLee457]

You must've never been to LA. It's FILLED with incomplete buildings. Literally every block there's a construction site that's basically abandoned.

[@marieknight9385]

Many properties start building before they have proper permits and zoning requirements in place and hope to finish before they’re told they can’t build

[@pilloramirez9594]

Homeless people asking to have place to live

[@lisabunnie22960]

I hear you.

[@morethanonehusle2545]

If you don’t want people coming then stop talking about on the news it’s like telling kids not to do something they’re going to want to do it even more

[@jct903]

Kids don't watch broadcast news. The towers are all over TikTok/Insta/X, which is what they do watch.

[@MrAncientAstronaut]

How the hell is this guy still in office. And why do Chinese own this building

[@lduranceau8046]

It's very rare for the Chinese to own a high rise and run of money on it. The $36 trillion US debt is partly owned by China.

[@Batlord_Carcas]

Crazy story is I knew after seeing the tagging, called it that there would be base jumpers next, and it happened lol

[@boracho9964]

Tell us, what's next? A zip line park?

[@Batlord_Carcas]

@boracho9964 whats next: sky divers landing on building, someone using jetpack to land on the building, a full art sculpture installation at top of building

[@DaKrawnik]

We're bored on this planet.

[@Devotee777]

End times stuff.

[@robertvazquez2964]

and yet people want to live on Mars

[@okamijubei]

Because most of the fun are confiscated

[@realcapers]

LAPD is lying they are taking them around the corner and just citing them and releasing them with a notice to appear. Nobody getting booked 😂😂😂

[@cobracommander9138]

LAPD is guarding the building and they have already billed tax payers over 3000 hours in overtime but they don't have to actually do their job.

[@Retrodad23]

Yea just citations. They cappin on the news

[@antonioblackfox]

100 percent true. One dude stole a ladder from neighboring construction workers. Broke in to a building. A company I worked for got him. The police showed up and even though they knew he broke in they let him go after coming at a co worker with a knife. My coworker had a gun butt the police were already close. They got the dude though it was 3 people trying to jump my coworker. The only criminal who stayed back stayed because he wanted his ladder back that he stole. Police let him go. This was at 906 Francisco start by LA live.

[@eicamer7069]

thats cause the company that owns the building isn't pressing charges

[@memjay9932]

Thanks 🙏 for bringing awareness to this blight caused by the failure of leadership to properly vet this project.

[@davidhill6656]

This is what a Sanctuary City looks like

[@jeffambrose5244]

We pay for everything and they don't do their jobs it starts from the governor office

[@MarcusLeonard307]

California has now become a cartoon city known as "Gotham City". Where the hell is Batman when ya need him?!

[@rnettles6241]

He's working on bring Lau back to LA where he will face charges.

[@kyle-commentsonbullsh_it]

Batman is wearing women's clothing in Hollywood. And complaining about his costume being racist. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤨

[@ynraider]

@@kyle-commentsonbullsh_it Bruce Wayne is the Corpo class that built the tower!

[@RatfromNadeaust]

Nah. South Park episode

[@lduranceau8046]

Actually, Batman has given up on LA, and moved on to an easier city, San Francisco.

[@MichaelEdwardssr]

I recall one building jumper named Jeff,age 28 ,nhe jumped off this same Tower, he went " Splatt"!! No one reported this incident lately, but just a warning ⚠️!

[@blue3525]

LA is a whole different country

[@DannyBoy-tv4eo]

Is de leon still in the city? Is funny how people forget so fast 😂

[@kellypayne615]

Ikr

[@jogmas12]

Taquitos Deleon

[@alanbeckham9093]

HOW do city inspectors drive by this building FIVE DAYS A WEEK and never be curious why it's NEVER completed? Are they really that apathetic toward their job responsibilities and city taxes?

[@yourtube5932]

So you're saying that if you build a fence around it people won't be able to go there? I thought fence is didn't work? 😂

[@SOUTHERNCALIBABY]

I'd rather pay for this in taxes than have it go into the pockets of these politicians

[@bluntdocto2571]

This is why they are crying about the cost, it preventing them from buying the 5th summer house they had their eye for a wile now!

[@MissyMuthaTruckiN]

or the illegal immigrants

[@AllenHanPR]

Base jumping is one of the stupidest things. Parachute have back-up chutes for a reason, but if your chute doesn't open up on the first time from base jumping, you dont have enough time to get a second chance.

[@amandaburleson2035]

well , he survived ....so?

[@theantichrome9842]

BASE Jumping is awesome. It's risky with a low margin of error. Super fun, great to watch, and authentic. You can't fake it in BASE Jumping.

[@vonhonderwitz]

LA has become a circus that’s not fun to be at.

[@cup0fjoe_788]

step one stop selling land to foreign countries/companies.

[@okamijubei]

Unless they really offer us jobs and from NATO

[@johnnymora1017]

Can’t imagine walking and a body just drops right in front of you!!🙄🙄

[@Apol1999]

It’s people like these that ruin it for the graffiti writers😞

[@johnelamin65]

City and County government should require a bond be posted to insure that defaulted developments don't fall in this type of situation. Developers have been known to go bk , so this can be avoided.

[@theaschermangroup4495]

BASE jumping is not a crime

[@yellowtf328]

it’s not??

[@wolf-yw9wk]

the biggest issue isn’t the tagging or base jumping it’s the ability to be bale to just walk away from a massive property and let the city and tax payers deal with it. “this is prime real estate” no its an abandoned building, at this point city should take it over and retrofit it into tiny spaces for homeless people. they could knock the number down by thousands in one fell swoop.

[@umbrellaBuddha]

Absolutely Nobody: KTLA: "again these keeds keep doing these theengs for ateention. Why they doooo thiiis?" also KTLA: "jumper leaps from graffitied towers in downtown L.A. " *cool thumbnail of 'jumper' posing like a spider-man villain*

[@jackeroo75]

Youth mentality to change the world.

[@jaad9848]

This is exactly what happened with the bridge last time. The news is fueling this

[@shipwreck8847]

imagine if a gust of wind blew your parachute into the window and your parachute gets wrapped and tangled / twisted and you end up free falling. That's actually quite common if you're base jumping from structures. It's safer to do with in the open without any structures. I hope they keep filming this, it won't end well if they keep this up.

[@jebby16]

Bruh, I think you just jinxed that dude.

[@shipwreck8847]

@@jebby16 Nobody has a perfect run. Things happen. I would never base jump in LA. You're gonna wind up like Kobe.

[@eicamer7069]

its a free country brother

[@aliciavance3820]

It could go bad in a million different ways, I don't think they're too concerned about it.

[@Sentarry]

KTLA: It'll attract more people to the area Also KTLA: *indirectly advertising said area*

[@lduranceau8046]

How did you manage to get black shading on your comment? I have not been able to figure this out

[@DixiecratDemocrat]

If the owner is bankrupt how will the city impose fines? Freaking stupid! They have no money! Otherwise they'd finish the building!

[@matw1x]

Just imagine: *SPLAT*

[@TorchySmurf]

It's becoming a free amusement park.

[@okamijubei]

Wasn't that LA's original content?

[@robertvazquez2964]

It’s a recreation center now

[@KiloMontana-fs6cs]

This crazy af

[@user-mj7eb2nv8s]

Someone's going to be able to buy that property for next to nothing when you consider the tax breaks the city would be willing to give the developer.

[@modernmountaineer]

weld the top door shut, weld stairwell doors shut...no more babysitting and wasting the citizens money.

[@corinnehernandez4549]

I assume the project was bonded. Why hasn't the city work with the bonding company to get the project completed?

[@jogmas12]

Corruption. Possibly some city council members got kick backs on this fly by night project venture. Now the chickens coming back to roost

[@billybreeze190]

"The owner ran out of money in 2019" you'd think they'd check his credit like everyone else

[@thatoneguy42145]

Los Angeles isn’t real bro 😭😭🤦🏾‍♂️

[@danielleparra4800]

People are being followed home, assaulted, robbed, and this is what the cops are paying OT for 😂

[@TeresaMom1]

The Chinese building owner is bankrupt. A Chinese bankrupt man owning buildings in California should be one of their biggest concerns.

[@kiddadd]

They even tagged the stuff behind the reporter. If the taggers aren't getting in trouble, then is the city working with them?

[@terpz47]

😂

[@AlenMajetic]

Just leave it open and forget about it. Let the homeless have a home. You worried about 1 death if someone falls down? Who is this person? Millions of people die every year in car accidents. Try to put this 1 person that will fall to their death on a chart next to all the people that died on the streets of LA and you can't see anything on the chart. Cops should fight against these dumb orders. Go out there and save lives that matter and do good public service.

[@stebbinsmile5908]

So much for security you let a base jumper in how is this not embarrassing to law enforcement

[@Interdimensionaltravelagent]

It isn't their job to be security for empty buildings. The city should take buildings left like this and build housing.

[@Mark-qt5ux]

that's not trouble, they are fearless and strong, only fearless people can do that, stop bothering them, you are bothering them, just because you are scared yourself of that does not mean they are, They are not scared, leave them alone, dont bother them, you are seriously being annoying and rude

[@Slowpoke392]

How is de Leon still in office? Wasn’t he supposed to resign off those racial remarks a few months ago?

[@okamijubei]

His term didn't passed yet... Maybe he wanna be like Trump.

[@LighterShadeOfFoo1997]

People don’t understand how clout works you’re just giving these cats a whole shoutout. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sofukingwat]

Clout Detergent 😂

[@Fony_turgeson]

all chinese owned

[@TheHermitHacker]

The fear is people could kill themselves there? What exactly is the problem?

[@een_schildpad]

This place is sounding pretty dope actually!

[@user60521123]

All that money and other resources just to keep unauthorized art illegal. Weird!

[@tramellcarter6553]

When will Kevin leave office??

[@Christopher-sh9uh]

BRO HASNT THE POLICE BEEN KEEPING PERIMETER AROUND THE SITE WHAT ARE THEY DOING 😂😂😂😂

[@TheAngelicRider]

Now they worry about our tax dollars? Then they show KDL talking? How about not using tax dollars to pay someone we don’t want? How about not using tax money to bombard Gaza?

[@Gizm0_9]

L. A needs to take the building back asap. A building owner cant just leave a building like that. Not even security!!

[@treytison1444]

No rules in LA, you've officially become a joke.

[@SueYunggg]

How would you guys feel if he died jumping?

[@EricK-tb2dn]

Indifferent. He makes his choices.

[@Gloria-ro4vn]

@@EricK-tb2dn Agree, but the inconsiderate jerk will make a bloody awful mess for some poor worker to have to clean up.

[@gordonfreeman3072]

@@EricK-tb2dn 110% brother

[@MissyMuthaTruckiN]

i'd rather go out in a fun death than die in a bed old

[@lunam7249]

me? great.

[@FrdKal-Kal]

LA is one big playground

[@robowop9354]

It's funny to hear a politician speak on taxpayer dollars, bc it seems it doesn't matter on every important issue in our society.

[@space_station_shenanigans514]

the fear is real 🤨

[@w2385-i2s]

The city can charge people to jump and make money.

[@Eviscerati0n]

FORMER CITY COUNCIL JOSE HUIZAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER ACCEPTED MONEY FROM THOSE DEVELOPERS ONLY FOR THE CITY TO SHUT DOWN THE DEVELOPMENT.

[@77chevy4x4]

When the public doesn’t respect its government.. are they truly Americans!?!

[@jahpolo2758]

Because the government doesn’t respect the public.

[@michaelsiengo1]

There’s your answer to the homeless population right there that’s all the apartments you could possibly want

[@kiddadd]

It doesn't belong to the city. If the owner does not want to sell they should not force it. They could have built a less expensive high rise by now.

[@rd8370]

It could be taken if taxes aren’t being paid.

[@luldreamer4159]

This is could be a potential below market housing units just needs ro be completed

[@cobracommander9138]

LAPD officers make on average upwards of 150k a year and they can't even secure a couple of buildings. The LAPD is doing such a horrible job that now we have base jumpers. Instead of spending all that money on LAPD overtime they could just put a few security guards they could have that whole place secured.

[@cadillac23jc]

Media Journalism in 2024: look at the tagged building. It's abandoned. *Continued coverage Base jumpers are now arriving *continued coverage Vampires juggling flaming knives while parachuting into the top floor is now a thing.

[@scottyi88]

so the ghost guns aren't making the people jump off those buildings kevin?

[@edub9930]

Let the homeless live there

[@LostSoulsouthere]

It is kind of true it is kind of unsafe up there I felt gust of wind the other night when I was tagging up on the 20-something floor but I'm still here I'm going back tonight hit me up if anybody wants to go with

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

But leave the border wide open. Way to prioritize.

[@jahpolo2758]

I know…blame Tump and the GOP for that. They are a bunch of freaking losers!!!

[@jacquesdemolay5171]

The perfect emblem of what California has become.

[@jahpolo2758]

Yup, we are the best. That’s why everyone wants to come here.

[@tracymarquez6875]

True, however greedy landlords/high rents/mismanagement of cities in CA has ruined it for many people who can’t seem to save more than $500 in the bank/living paycheck to paycheck

[@karensharp7251]

Doesn’t anyone work anymore?

[@thatisabsolutelykooooge2211]

Software and automation and other forms of process innovation, outsourcing, product innovation and the simultaneous addition of about 2 billion people to the labor force from 1970-present*** discombobulated everything. So no, not as many people that should be working aren’t working because they can’t; not enough jobs let alone enough jobs with enough pay.

[@Lulusvideos1]

The younger generation are all ‘influencers’ or ‘content creators.’

[@MissyMuthaTruckiN]

no. even working 50hrs ppl are still below poverty level

[@jahpolo2758]

It’s Trump’s fault

[@greggreg2263]

Where is the frigging security?

[@cobracommander9138]

LAPD is guarding the building and they have already billed tax payers over 3000 hours in overtime but they don't have to actually do their job.

[@chinaboss6683]

Theyre just using it as an excuse to overspend taxpayers money.

[@shawnmichaels4805]

1:27-Does this include the pigeons chilling on the side of the buliding?

[@XwhyZee527]

No one even knew until the all the publicity the tagging got 😂

[@fermonster4]

Just let the vandals do what there gunna do and just tax the building investors!! More taxes for the city !!

[@Watson83169]

Real life GTA let’s go !

[@JimBeary]

I call bs! This "concern" isn't about safety. It's about protecting and preserving property!

[@ChhhhNotEven]

Putting a life in the hands of the LAPD is like leaving your child with a priest.

[@adanroque4794]

It’s not as expensive to us taxpayers as the money they send to Israel and Ukraine, but you guys will never report on that 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@koostory1776]

Kevin De Leon, “Please don’t mention me being a racist.”

[@Bruce3949]

Many people have fallen to their death from jumping off the building. I think they are so brave. I got dizzy just by looking at the height.

[@TheHomieTitz]

Sucks the city would have to clean up the body but to each their own if they wanna jump