A California-Style Crisis: 'People Are Just Free to Destroy Their Lives Out in the Open'

Drugs, crime, and homelessness are taking over much of San Francisco - although billions are being spent toward a solution, the city's problems are compounding.
A recent report from the University of California San Francisco shows that California accounts for one-third of all homeless people in the U.S.
"People are just free to destroy their lives out in the open," said one local. "Crack, meth - I see it seven days a week."
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[@johnjordansailing]

"More thieves than customers". A phrase for the ages.

[@aarondublin9025]

America is a garbage disposal place

[@chatryna]

I think they meant more socialists than customers.

[@EconomicWarfare]

😂

[@rosaleszczynski9999]

​@@EconomicWarfare😅

[@jad3laur3l]

​@@chatrynayeah because capitalism has been working so well, right? 😂

[@LongShot90]

If this is Newsom's vision for California, i'm scared to see his vision for America. Keep that man away from the white house.

[@gartharnett917]

👍

[@CombatVeteranUSNAVY]

He will run if there's an opening, and you're right, he would be just another catastrophe.

[@kathleenking47]

Newsome need to get OUT of politics If he's still in, I'd think the sores family is paying him to DESTROY the US

[@justinboyd8383]

Democrats do better on economics than Republicans. All the major recessions and depressions are caused by GOP administrations. Newsom isn't perfect but we had the GOP in office the solution would be to just throw everyone in prison. The GOP complains but would block all policies that would end this like universal healthcare, public housing, jobs programs, etc.

[@MelchizedekRemnent1]

Amen 🙏 to that

[@pinkjalebi]

I lived in Shenzhen, China for 5 years, never witnessed a single crime, a single drug related incident, never felt unsafe walking home at night. City was spotless, even the poor neighborhoods were cleaned up and kept beautiful by the residents. Moving to the Bay Area has been a culture shock for me!

[@myriamzuniga8961]

China 1ra potencia mundial

[@SteveCockneyRebel]

Maybe stop bringing your fentynl then

[@EE-uj6tw]

Stating facts,China is the worlds biggest manufacturer of fentanyl.

[@leslierudd8399]

Stop sending chemical for fentynl

[@leslierudd8399]

Catch a nap and a corndog mr #1

[@NightRidah777]

San Francisco: "We've tried everything except holding people accountable and nothing is working"

[@kevind825]

I was in Berkeley in 90 and ran into so many homeless on the streets begging for help. I never lasted 10 min every morning for money I couldn't afford to give. It was like Chicago 10x the transient and actually cleaner than Chicago at the time. I would not hit NORCAL today for any reason. A dook peppered street with great weather. The US is getting dystopian for the "less than" upper-class every day. EAT THE RICH. It is so heartwarming knowing that gated communities allow for our policy makers of this country. THEY SURE KNOW BETTER THAN US. At least how to bleed the people to make it to where they are. US and them.

[@NightRidah777]

@@kevind825 To be fair to the politicians though the people keep rejecting candidates with common sense and voting for the same morons. Even when Newsom was recalled they still voted him back in so as a politician what would you do?

[@noman266]

Freedom has it's limit! Some people are too far gone to be saved! The sooner we realize that, the sooner we can help those who want to be helped.

[@domtam6571]

Hearing Alioto admit they made BAD DECISIONS is priceless. She was definitely part of the orchestrators of what contributed to San Francisco's demise.

[@lorihuntley836]

At least she’s willing to admit they were wrong. No one else is willing to do that and so no real solutions will be made. I hope she’s successful in convincing others so they can undo the damage.

[@M0-nique]

They gave the homeless too much rights!

[@silentmajority8365]

@@lorihuntley836 Only vbecause there is no denying it they Phctup

[@Poppinbeans97]

@@lorihuntley836 and she still hasn't mentioned the solution. you know what it is, she knows what it is, I know what it is. its closing the border.

[@xxjaime562xx]

No she just failed and wants to throw the blame back at Newsome. I'm sure she was one of the ones exploiting that money.

[@geoffreyharris5931]

Nordstrom, Old Navy, Home Depot, Safeway, and Office Depot have all left. That happens when you have "more thieves than customers."

[@ElSantoLuchador]

And it doesn't hurt that Amazon has almost completely undermined their business models. They were already struggling financially, and then to suffer losses due to stealing is the straw that broke the camels back. They would still be there if it were still profitable.

[@ssjjggjj5561]

@@ElSantoLuchadorAmazon is probably paying the gangs that loot the stores to get rid of their competition.

[@starlite556]

Some non profits are corrupt. A lot of the money going to fight homelessness and drug addiction is going straight into some people's pockets.

[@deeflores6203]

YOUR RIGHT 👍 JUST LIKE BLM $$ CONNED PEOPLE AND CORPORATIONS OUT MILLIONS AND DID NOT A FREAKING THING FOR THE HOOD .

[@weshz2429]

Nonprofit need homeless. They profit from them😂😢

[@adamgriffith6750]

a lot of non - p's are c o r r u p t or at least mis managed and even looted and s t o l e n from by their supposed authorities or leaders.. look at b l m for a prime example on that.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

​@@weshz2429yep, the last thing any of them wants is for the problem to be solved. It's a business and business is booming.

[@samfrancisco8095]

Thousands of them. That is a lot of money going to the CEO;'s and upper management. The parties and Balls and fundraisers with steak and crab and shrimp, champagne, Bourbon.

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[@victorchen9170]

Moving back home after living in Singapore for college, was a little bit of a culture shock. Almost forgot that homeless people actually exist. Maybe if dealers were executed, there would be less supply on the streets. I can't even walk to the grocery store 10 min away without stepping over people passed out right in the middle of the sidewalk.

[@darylp9306]

So how was Singapore compared to California? I could imagine the culture shock indeed

[@rakhalandika9132]

​@@darylp9306If California has the same policies as Singapore, Republicans would revolt, accusing it to be unconstitutional

[@darylp9306]

@rakhalandika9132 🤣🤣🤣

[@impopquiz]

That’s why sg govt never let criticisms from foreign countries interfere with enforcing strict laws, especially on drug trafficking.

[@kathystoneburner4947]

Oh bravo to you!! Exactly what should happen but never will. Pretty sure there would be too many elites involved.

[@Moe-bb3bm]

Fire all your city council and the Mayor.

[@QueenEsther414]

The majority of he San Francisco residents are ultra liberal and the conservatives here such as myself, we don’t stand a chance. Been trying to vote these guys out for years and nothing’s worked. Maybe the majority of the liberal voters will get a back bone and stand with the conservatives and put the crooked politicians out of City Hall. Our major mall (Westfield Mall) is closing its doors at the end of July because they can’t afford to lose merchandise to the thieves. Charles Swab financial advisors are leaving and it’s just the beginning. But I’m putting my faith, trust, and hope in God to push back the darkness in my city.

[@karoslif9818]

We gotta fire Newsom as well.

[@Moe-bb3bm]

@@karoslif9818 The liberals are satanic and destroying our state and it shows

[@Moe-bb3bm]

@karoslif9818 They tried firing gruesome and they controlled the electriconic ballots and its obvious

[@lindamoffat8324]

Went to SF a month ago. The sidewalks had human waste and we saw drug use. 7 years ago it wasn’t so frightful. The city is gone taken over by druggies. I had in the past enjoyed its museums, parks, cathedrals, and cultural areas. Very sad and unsafe.

[@walterwhite1]

Let the city rot dont give it a dime

[@metalmamasue3680]

I have a friend in San Fran-shithoIe and it's sad what's become of such a beautifuI city. He Iives in a "safer" part of the city, but he cannot even use his ceII phone in pubIic for fear someone wiII come zooming by on a bicycle and steaI it. It's happened to him before. And NO, he did NOT vote for these radicaI IiberaI corrupt poIiticaI parasites.

[@Linda-qr2zs]

That's terrible!

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@@fromthepeanutgallery1084 Sorry but there's no such thing as a "cheap motel" in SF. Are you one of those Frisco Deniers who refused to admit that lefty progressive policies have failed horribly there?

[@raylopez99]

I went to Frankfurt, Germany 30 years ago and saw human waste and drug use. But the difference is it was in a designated park, legal. SF used to be that way, in that human waste and drug use was only in parts of Tenderloin but now it's all over.

[@bluelava4282]

All over the Country not just California 💊

[@matisyahup613]

america is toast

[@bluelava4282]

@@matisyahup613 Burnt 🥵 Toast/No Butter 🧈

[@matisyahup613]

@bluelava4282 Yeah get right with g-d only option left

[@bluelava4282]

@@matisyahup613 Appreciate your Gesture

[@ROBSwank-pm1vd]

Soo true sadly

[@rocksunjaxindie]

Do we really believe billions are being spent to "find a solution" and they just can't find one? C'mon

[@jamesbillingsby8043]

The solution is easy, pay people a living wage. You genuinely have people that have full time jobs and are homeless. It's just not motivating for some people to even try any more. While the Billionaires get so confused as they light $1,000 cigars with burning wads of $100 bills.

[@karinjudd1442]

CBN newscasters are naive on most issues. They don't want to offend anyone with the Truth.

[@JRspeaking]

Everyone does not "deserve respect", sir. Respect is EARNED.

[@gracieofgod8899]

Or you can choose to respect people as people.

[@owlampersand7993]

“Have the guts to undo it.” Yep, she’s absolutely right. Gotta change the outdated policies.

[@debbiegum2226]

The entire needle exchange project was corrupt and a stupid idea from the get go

[@captaincapitalism264]

Which requires the liberal majority voters in those cities to try something other than continuously electing only Democrats to their city councils and state govts for DECADES as they have been.

[@tristan8041]

Outdated policies? It’s the post modern progressive policies that are enabling rampant drug addiction and homelessness.

[@Setsunna]

It.aint the policies. It's the politicians

[@captaincapitalism264]

@@Setsunna Bingo. As with Seattle, they keep electing only ONE political party into power -- for DECADES by this point -- and expecting different results.

[@LIVdaBrand]

This is what happens when you choose to ignore an issue for too long🤷🏾‍♂️. Like it’s just going to go away. When enough people say “not my problem “, you’ll end up in the situation. There’s no reason a person should be working full-time and still be in poverty.

[@lorrie5881]

NO this is what it's like when you ENABLE criminals and drug addicts....they actually CREATED THIS...this is SOCIALISM...when there's NO middle class..bc they don't and wont live like THIS. Quit voting for Democrats!!!

[@renechang2406]

Someone is getting their pockets full. Why they are looking the other way. No other reason.

[@acs1018]

Wake up. If goverment wanna handle manage its easy for them. They hv big plan going on😂

[@bhe8336]

Poverty is a point of view.

[@ginacardarella]

It's like a cockroach, you see one. And you do nothing next thing you know, you have a 1000.

[@crand20033]

I went downtown in my city of Durham NC and saw no one living on the street. The cops just will not allow it. They tell you to keep moving.

[@MAX3D2]

They are living in the woods and wooded areas. I live in Raleigh NC right next door to Durham. You could not pay me enough money to live in Durham. At least the progressive, liberal democrats that have infested Raleigh and Durham don't have to look at the poverty they have created since the homeless are out of sight and out of mind.

[@yyan79]

People have rights to live on the streets. If they want, why not leave them alone

[@GetOffMyStoop]

@@yyan79 No, lol. No they don't.

[@legendofman12]

@@yyan79nope thats where children walk to school.

[@AllDogsAreGoodDogs]

How compassionate... Not.

[@CherifBdeba]

It’s very sad to see this beautiful city changing to this miserable situation 😢😢😢

[@jonesball06]

The whole parking lot had broken windows... that right there is a scary thing to imagine. Its getting too close to home and needs to be addressed before people start getting violent

[@devilsatan2973]

You'd be surprised how many "non-profits" make a profit!

[@taryntaryn9090]

The non-profit part is a joke and a cover for corruption!

[@Opethfeldt]

I'm surprised anyone would be surprised. Greed runs this country.

[@elizabethbrown8833]

Have to wonder how do some charities like cancer set up lotteries offering thousands. Where did that money come from,? 🥀

[@techworld-kc6lt]

As long as the bad doers aren’t scared of the law and the consequences, then this lawlessness keeps happening

[@aryafaaz9345]

Exactly 💯👍 Proud to be Singaporean 🇸🇬 An additional info for context : We do not impose the Death Penalty on Drug Addicts. We rehablitate them , heal them , assist their families & assimilate them into society by reeducating or retraining them to enable them to earn a living. We only send the DRUG DEALERS & DRUG MULES who enrich themselves by destroying the lives of other people by HANGING them at the GALLOWS. Our priority is to protect the majority of our people by weeding out the few bad seeds & barricading our safe space & homeland.

[@samfrancisco8095]

I'm the 50th thimbs up.

[@Opethfeldt]

As if crime ceases to exist when there's stiff penalties. Poverty creates crime, not lack of punishments. Not to say it isn't a contributing factor.

[@chaoswitch1974]

​@@Opethfeldt Not enough Americans have read Lao-Tzu. They have no concept that laws create criminals, no idea what it means that the US has the largest prison population in the world.

[@Deborah_7000]

I totally agree with you! I'm in Oregon, and downtown Portland is a off limits zone for us, same as se & ne Portland. The town has become a place of lawlessness. Lots of shootings now. The theives get picked up, spend a day or so in jail, even car theives, then released b4 their court dates? Then the cycle repeats. The Decriminalization of drugs in Oregon with measure 110, has ruined this city. So now drug addicts are showing up from other states, to take advantage of free camping, free hand outs from the state, and shoplifting with basically no consequences, it's a catch & release system currently. The laws need to be changed, the G O V could fix it, but for some odd reason they're not doing anything, and they have funding? It seems to be trending this way in different towns all over USA. Maybe this is part of their plans for their N E W W O R L D O R D E R aka or der out of cha o s? Everyone will be so sick of whats going on in their cities, they'll want to conform to their new plan. Pretty soon smart cities will be popping up all over, then cashless society will start up M O T B. Everyone that submits will be scanning their skin to pay for stuff. Time to pray, repent & follow the bible, not follow man made religion in the G O V C H U R C H ES 5 0 1 C 3'S.

[@alexd7686]

Big businesses in homeless most politicians are so corrupted

[@janiebankston2003]

You can ask the politicians why ?😮

[@hermanschweizer9717]

I just can’t feel bad for the anyone destroying their life

[@robertazevedo1519]

Growing up in California all my life, it is definitely gotten worse. Never thought I’d ever move out of California, but the only thing left to do.

[@dewberry3043]

Then turn your new city into California 😂.

[@TwinSister1957]

@@dewberry3043 Not ALL CALIFORNIANS are LIBTARDS.....

[@pamd4227]

@@dewberry3043, nope, I left in 2015, in Kentucky/Tennessee area. Nothing but slime and crime in CA!!👿

[@theroldan8013]

rich peoplesf everything for everyone... lol

[@mairacha3190]

Bye

[@Kharkovkid]

Politicians ...They spent ten years making the wrong decisions, but need five more to make the right ones. Yeah! Got it!

[@christinemclatchie]

🤦‍♀️ just unbelievable!!

[@samfrancisco8095]

Alioto needs to give back all the money she was paid.

[@timtebowfan628]

I lived in San Francisco for many years and it used to be a beautiful, fun and safe city. Now I wont even go back their to visit family and friends. Unless the citizens take back the city and say no to crime and homelessness. Nothing will change.

[@RuthSeguraJuarez]

Dios bendiga a estas personas que ayudan a los homeless

[@j.c.4120]

Without law and order, there is total chaos. Bad choices and failed policies by the government that is supposed to serve and protect has caused a mega nightmare!

[@AriDuang]

Living here for 23 years … nothing could be worse… RIP San Francisco

[@EconomicWarfare]

RIP the US!

[@lindamason8168]

RIP Seattle as well

[@Jean-qn4fy]

I can't believe Newsome wasn't recalled. CA, you are getting what you voted for and you deserve it.

[@samfrancisco8095]

They tried a couple of years ago. Alioto should give back all the money she was paid to run the program into the ground for 10 years.

[@EconomicWarfare]

😂😂

[@markferguson7563]

Sam, what's more insane is that it's a certainty that Newsome will be the Dems candidate for the 2024 presidential election, because Biden can't possibly keep going, and Harris is a total incompetent imbecile.

[@chaoswitch1974]

If only we could afford to live in worse weather so we could sweep all our poverty stricken drug addled citizens under the rug. Liberal states that have snow have right to housing laws. We need them. We don't need conservative lawmakers causing bigger problems.

[@ginacardarella]

Very sad I didn't vote for him. And I did want him recalled how it didn't happen. II think something was corrupt to keep him or or I don't know. Maybe people in California like living like this. What I don't and i'm planning my exit

[@markopittman2833]

The greed of the officials in charge of these programs is unbelievable , a auditor for the state told me of all the theft amongst these ones in charge- no charges on them and not even a slap on the wrist.

[@christinemclatchie]

Oh my gosh!! 🤦‍♀️

[@aodhanking2539]

Christine the coward says to round them up like animals .

[@kennethshields7956]

So,if you legalize crime then you get criminals? How could it be. Maybe ask someone from Portland, NewYork,Seattle,Houston, LA.

[@MariaYamCruz-ep6mi]

In front of San Bernardino courthouse there is a old building full of trash,look abandoned,nothing been demolished😢sad!!!

[@alexispineda5075]

All citizens of San Francisco should send an ultimatum to the mayor: Its either them or hard working tax payer citizens.

[@studiosinger]

The Mayor of Miami has the best answers how. He got 6,200 off streets with huge improvement.

[@WilliamNordeste]

Don't worry the rich will buy up the devalued property then clean up the mess.

[@krzykatldy8688]

​@FredCarpenter-pm8bfFred carpenter why don't you hire one or some of the homeless at decent wages ?

[@pamd4227]

@@krzykatldy8688, they are first probably not reliable to even get to job on time, shower, change clothes, etc, but secondly, they’d probably spend any money on drugs!!! JESUS SAVES! 🙌👑🎺🐟🍞

[@user-sw2wv1zx1t]

@krzykatldy8688 That isn’t the majority of them. If you look at immigrant communities, you’ll see why.

[@touriel8943]

As an ex hippy, I agree, we miscalculated. I thought we'd be skipping around caring and sharing. Most of my pals turned out to be fine with leaching off of other people, then calling them Fascists!

[@colinchampollion4420]

Your WOKiness Does not work😢

[@EconomicWarfare]

😂

[@colinchampollion4420]

I am far from bring Woked😵‍💫🤣

[@sorbabaric1]

I always knew this. I grew up in Southern Oregon, hiking and seeing the remains of the failed hippie communes.

[@touriel8943]

@@sorbabaric1 I read 'Another Roadside Attraction' set in Oregon when I was a young teen. It gave me a love for hand embroidering clothes at best...and a misled love of chaos at worst!

[@TamLy-y4o]

I’m from VietNam and a fammer, I like this caption “American are destroying their live”. Children/ People live in US, you have a lot of advantages to grow up yourself: education/ facilities/ healthy care. But you don’t use it as right way. In VietNam, we have to work hard to support our live without any help from our government!!!.

[@森田和義-k6u]

Indeed, when more people live on government welfare benefits and no one works, what is the result? Bankruptcy. Policies that create jobs for citizens will be important, and that is one of the jobs of politicians.

[@Barnelldo]

As it should be , government help is a joke being given away like candy to Lazy A people.

[@feel_goodpaintingsandlifea715]

I agree,you Americans are so privileged, you are so lucky to be Americans,but you make bad choices ,life is hard in India,still poor people make the best of it,

[@nellyrasberry]

It is not a California crisis. It is the whole US crisis that happened after Covid and California is doing way better than most Republican States. That is not good reporting and is propaganda if you don’t compare it to other States in US. And thank God for the good leadership in California, things are already way better. I live in California, have lived years right downtown San Francisco and still goes frequently in San Francisco, and I can already see a great improvement compare to other States in the US. Covid was a hard time for the whole US and the whole world, but US is already doing better than other country and California way better than other States

[@lloydthompsonart]

Brody, put your hands down

[@Revival91]

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Prov.16:18

[@mariahewitt9787]

We are living in End times. Everything that's happening around the world right now, is written in the Holy Bible. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. Amen. I pray for everyone, to receive Jesus Christ into their hearts.Amen. Jesus Christ is preparing to return.

[@thepearlswirl]

I visited SF in 2018. I was born there but never visited. I was absolutely disgusted then.. I can't imagine how bad it is now..

[@ericnyaga1045]

Is it so hard for a country like USA to control drugs or are police corrupt too

[@Yuliya666]

It’s really bad …

[@yganoks48]

😢😮so sad to hear that.

[@mht5875]

No one should be "free" to engage in destructive, anti-social behaviours.

[@earlenem5745]

Well I bet you won't see this in front of Newson or Nancy place of living

[@mocheen4837]

Thank the liberal Mayor for allowing this to happen.

[@lapitiadedelfos1159]

No mezclen a dios con la política. Así no se llega a ninguna parte.

[@donpaynter1980]

What anti social behaviors are you talking about. Those street people have 10 times as many friends you do. They live,hangout and get high in groups. They just don’t socialize with the working people. The working people are anti social. They don’t have time for anybody. They have to work.

[@127Foxtrot]

@@donpaynter1980 Sorry, you are talking utter rubbish. Getting high in groups, pulling your pants down and crapping in public, assaulting innocent bystanders etc. - these are all antisocial/criminal behaviours. Furthermore, I’m quite happy to have 10 times fewer friends if it means my circle of friends doesn’t include ‘this’ group.

[@TheHiddenPearl]

watching these really depressing! OMG, such an unbelievable wealthy country as the USA and this level of unjust, indecent quality of life......Please people, wealthy people and everybody: NO OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND, PLEASE!!!I just want to add, sometimes, the solution is not always money or a lot of money. Just give each of the homeless person a piece of paper and pen with a stamped envelop address to their state governors or the white house office, or give them a phone whatever they prefer to tell their stories. We may discover the whole new surprised world, do not just assume only drugs or money....but all would lead to the social unjust, unsteady, and crimes affect society well-being as a whole!

[@SD-co9xe]

We need strong penalties for drug use.

[@shg2272]

I love Singapore! Cleanest safest place I’ve every seen.

[@ckfandor4300]

If the former great singer Mr Tony Bennett is alive & well today and relive the song he made famous titled: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", he could have suffered a heart attack. Seeing all these fall and depravity of men and women everyday into homelessness, addiction, drugs, alcohol, committing crime and violence is totally not the picture of the famous song.

[@earlenem5745]

They just announced that he passed away

[@phuongthaotran8105]

Instead of I left my heart in San Francisco It’s I lost my home in San Francisco => homeless

[@ebongvictory]

Send in the national guard and clear up the streets. Put in the addicts in a rehabilitation center and make stricter law against crime and drugs

[@richardmorris7063]

Better send in the Marines, an amphibious landing ,they won't know what hit em!

[@bettiraige3474]

Why not just criminalize mental illness and being poor so we can dump them into prison camps!

[@ROBSwank-pm1vd]

My idea n comment exactly .. otherwise just lip service waste of time n billions of taxpayers funds . The people of the city need to get involved for TRUE Actikn n resolutions !!

[@meganfitzpatrick1019]

I agree, but they need to want to get clean in rehab

[@aodhanking2539]

Since laws and immoral anti drug laws didn't work the solution is more laws? You normies are r3tarded

[@imstephbella]

San Francisco is so beautiful was a DREAM to see it so lovely in 2007 when I was there. I can't believe how it's falling apart it truly SADENS me!

[@kevind825]

Where were you in 2007? I went to Berkely in 1993 and could not believe the amount of transients on the streets. I was cool to as many as I could with what I had but it was overwheled for being in my early 20's. I grew up in Chicago and am not lost on poverty and city livin. Other than the nice weather SF is a punk heaven. Meant in a good way the last bit. HA

[@kevind825]

But still a Sh............ Storm.

[@legionelite7538]

Ain't nobody trying to fix anything

[@EstelleCreativeDesigns]

Speaking from my OWN personal experience shelters are NOT going to do much because then they will be losing all that money they are getting. The Salvation Army Homeless shelter in Las Vegas doesn't even provide food. You have to pay when you go to their cafe. I don't see the homeless problem being solved anytime soon.

[@stacydetwiler1475]

@EstelleCreativeDesigns Where I live there is a place for people who really want help. I asked for help and got it and now my life is much better.

[@EstelleCreativeDesigns]

@@stacydetwiler1475 God bless I was basically homeless for more than six years. If I didn't figure out a way to help myself I would be like so many others becoming DEEP into homeless with no hope of returning to a normal life. Prayer and listening to God is the answer and taking action because FAITH without works is dead!

[@vickieadams6648]

It's the same thing in Canada. The bad decision-making is contagious🙄. The politicians know exactly what they're doing. This has been in the making for a while.

[@lionofjudahlambofgod9132]

Jesus got me off of Hastings. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Jesus is Lord

[@hashimgangat5401]

Give to taliban ur country thre finishes all druggies n to make strong low n oder

[@oldgordo61]

We're not quite as bad as California but Justin Trudeau is not helping.

[@kevinanaks8554]

'MORE THIEVES THAN CUSTOMERS " what a powerful insensitive

[@williedaniel6194]

2 Billion dollars 💸 💵 💲 🤑 💰 This is ridiculous every homeless person in San Francisco could get off the streets with that enormous amount of money

[@chuckdawit]

SF has the largest percentage of Gov't employees out of any city in the USA.

[@mocheen4837]

So much corruption here.

[@JRspeaking]

This is absolutely incorrect.

[@chuckdawit]

Show me some stats and I'll believe you, as I've seen the percentage of Gov't employees (30K+) in SF relative to the population (850K+).@@JRspeaking

[@debbiegum2226]

Civil Rights attorney and appointed by Gavin Newsome pretty much says it all

[@needthecoast]

She makes her money off it.

[@samfrancisco8095]

@@needthecoast For 10 years and it got worse over that time. If that isn't corruption the definition needs to be changed.

[@EconomicWarfare]

​@@samfrancisco8095😂

[@kingdomfunding]

Not everyone is a child of God. Everyone is a creation of God but only His children obey. 😊

[@krystalo7900]

Amen 🙏 1 John 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God's child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. ❤️🙏

[@КостяЛопунов]

John 1:12 is still true today

[@rosemayerian1740]

What you wrote is the Truth but cannot be applied here! Why? As a Christian we are supposed to help bring our fellow humans to the Kingdom of God, not judge them, label them and abandon them! Jesus loves each one of us including them! How can you help? Pray for them ( that’s if YOU pray.) A Christian has to be loving, compassionate and merciful… otherwise whose voice is this person hearing and obeying? Recalibrate with love ❤️✝️🕊️

[@jsshay01]

@@rosemayerian1740True yet Jesus Himself was quick to point out hypocrisy and more while he worked along side people, healing, feeding, telling them He is the truth. Those who follow Jesus change, because once you know Him and ask for forgiveness, you seek His Word the Bible, and it changes you from the inside out. Then you can give the love and care that He first gave to us. Nothing changes if just left alone, one has to work for change for the better.

[@robertshipley6990]

@@rosemayerian1740 with my friends witnessed, handed out tracks and prayed in Pomona once San Bernardino twice, to the homeless. I'll never do it again it's too scary. Too dangerous.

[@jessitaran763]

I am a disabled, homeless woman. I live in the Bay Area, in a converted transit bus, along with my husband and three dogs. Angela Alioto is RIGHT. The real problem behind the homeless crisis is CORRUPTION by both nonprofit organizations, and political representatives. Billions of dollars are being spent to supposedly solve this problem, but hardly ANY of the money is actually getting to the people who it is intended to benefit. Homeless people are vilified as morally degraded thieves, but WE are not the ones who are stealing taxpayer money. It's the politicians and nonprofit entities who are actually taking all the funding, without providing anything in return. The laws against urban camping make it so that MY VERY EXISTENCE IS A CRIME. Where exactly is it that I am I supposed to go??? 'Transitional housing' is a collosal waste. As the number of permanent housing units is far less than the number of people who need homes, when someone's has reached the maximum amount of time they are allowed to stay at a shelter, they just transition back onto the street again. This entire crisis could have been completely fixed already, at a fraction of the cost, simply by the development of RV/mobile home parks - but CA property owners are afraid that solving the problem will ultimately have a negative impact on property values, and therefore refuse to embrace the one thing that might actually solve the problem. Homeless people have less influence, less money, and less power, than anyone else in the social hierarchy. How is then that WE are responsible for the situation? Stop harassing us, and destroying everything we have, and just change the land use ordinances/zoning laws to allow for the development of RV parks. This entire issue could be solved in less than a month were it for the greed of The Powers That Be.

[@JRspeaking]

Less than a month. Okay.

[@amyma1076]

I live in South East Asia. The US government keeps coming here to promote democracy. We are so tired of it. Look back to your own country! HORRIBLE!

[@leewright1209]

This morning in San Diego California on my way to work a man dropped his pants and took a crap on the sidewalk in front of everyone and this is my 3rd time seeing this California has gone third world drugs have become rampant I believe the police are trying to battle back but it's overwhelming I can only imagine what San Francisco is like.

[@ericvil600]

Downtoen?

[@JoyceBlundell-pe3ed]

Great reporting of the real issues! Thank You

[@captaincapitalism264]

As Milton Friedman said, people should be free enough to drug themselves into death if they choose to -- so long as they do not affect the liberty of other citizens in the process. These thug/drug-hugging city & state policies end up affecting the safety of other citizens in public spaces, so they violate that liberty-respecting axiom and should be repealed.

[@azsunburns]

That's what happens when other people's money goes to their "freedoms"

[@captaincapitalism264]

@@azsunburns Exactly, that's part of the liberty-violating end of it. Ergo, immoral and wrong.

[@azsunburns]

@@captaincapitalism264 agreed!

[@samfrancisco8095]

Stop reviving them.

[@bencumby9132]

Friedman

[@michaelvaladez6570]

So sad to see this beautiful city go down the drain..so sad !

[@imstephbella]

The people who decided to step AWAY from drugs and clean their life around I am sooo PROUD of you! God is even more proud of you! I commend those people who made that change. Drugs including Marijuana destroys and changes people completely!!!

[@kippertahoe5677]

When you have political leaders fatting there pockets and not doing the right ting this is what you get

[@arkyboy14]

It's not just the political leaders. The non-profits take an over abundant cut off the top too and say it's for administrative fees. That's why there are so many non-profits.

[@kippertahoe5677]

@@arkyboy14 we have a lot of plain old crooks in this country

[@Fika_time]

Really great coverage over a complex problems within homeless, political agenda, and HUD/Nonprofit work. Thank you

[@HokkaidoSan]

It's complex because people keep voting for the same type of politicians and laws thinkings it will change the trajectory of these issues when it just creates smaller branches because they keep adding to it. Lenient on criminals, give free drugs, decriminalize crimes, over tax the population to widen the cost of living, and so on...ALL of them were brought to you by the Liberal Agenda 🤡 Keep voting these liberal politicians and "leaders" 😂

[@MBGolfer]

They are problems caused by your voters. Nothing complex...everybody knew this would happen if you had any common sense.

[@jeffschmeganheiman]

It's not complex if leaders actually use the money to help instead of getting themselves and their buddies rich.

[@Fika_time]

@@jeffschmeganheiman absolutely agree with you!

[@believer7733]

EXACTLY! IT ONLY WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WANT HELP! Most of these people LIKE their lives. YOU CANNOT HELP PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE HELPED!

[@HokkaidoSan]

It's not just this. That is a new problem created by this attitude brought to you by the leaders voted in by the residents. Residents keep voting the same type of politicians with the same type of lens so it won't be solved at all. Who decriminalizes taking a crap in public streets? How about these free drug clinics. You still think it's a good idea. Start banning them again. If you think it's still a good idea and you're a resident then expect more of the same trash outside your streets 😂

[@rooseveltmendoza3988]

True

[@jillsipocz3582]

But you can arrest them or force them into treatment.

[@tonyhernandez6101]

The problem is that once drugs take over the body and mind, people think they don't need help. To the contrary, that's when they need it the most. No drugs, simple. I hear about medical marijuana all the time, that too kills patients.

[@dwjoseph59]

True

[@JM-eg5kn]

Get rid of prop 47 immediately then things might slowly get better over time.

[@nodnarbz_1327]

“People’s prized possessions” 1:02 Proceeds to walk over it. 😂

[@mhenry4248]

In all the times I’ve heard people complain about homelessness i’ve never heard them give an idea to help to reduce it

[@martaborden6979]

They can start by making food clothing an housing more affordable.

[@mhenry4248]

@@martaborden6979 exactly! But the big complainers are not interested in being a humanitarian or helping lower the cost of rents

[@legendofman12]

@@martaborden6979omg YOU are the problem.

[@caesarsigala]

@@fjbbiden9352 Who will hire them though? Food for thought.

[@sorbabaric1]

Oh, people have been saying how to reduce it. You just don’t like the answer.

[@donpaynter1980]

I’m 55 years old, 3 of the best years of my life where spent homeless on the streets. Zero stress, no rent,no bills, no bill collectors, no job, nobody telling you what to do, Pay no taxes,no electric bill, no car payment, nothing. Free food,bed and shower at the homeless shelter. If I woke up with 2 dollars in my pocket,that meant I could drink with the boys and gamble In the ally craps game all day. No a worry in the world of what’s happening anywhere else. It was to easy to get comfortable in because there’s so much free stuff given to the homeless. And no, we never went out looking for a job. So when you see these videos of people who been on the streets 10,15 20 years, they are Perfectly happy where there at. It’s by choice. They don’t want all the responsibilities of the working person anymore. They got clothes on their back,somebody is always feeding them and they can always Find someplace to sleep. Whatever money the hustle up is all theirs to get high or drunk And do whatever they want all day long. Don’t feel sorry for them, they wouldn’t trade places with you. They feel sorry for you, running around like a chicken with your head cut off everyday, Trying to keep up with the jones. When you hand us that dollar out your car window thinking your helping us, We buy more liquor and sit in the bushes and call you a sucker and laugh at you.

[@aldelvex234]

Ah yes, and you bums will either harass us or ask us for money. You guys will always have an excuse to freeload and never get your life together but blame everyone else. The typical democrats you are 🤣

[@jonr1138]

Being a vagabond is a life choice for many. I have met them as well. They mock the system. We hard workers are suckers in their book. There are books written on how to be a full time vagabond. Great comment.

[@msthang5366]

Nothing about that sounded great. And than had the nerve to look down on those you were begging from? Just wow!😊

[@krzykatldy8688]

It isn't that way for the new homeless. You just liked it most don't.

[@glorialovesChrist]

Really it's all us Christian s and the churches responsibility. Jesus would turn all churches into night shelters. And the pastors would kick him out.. Matthew 25

[@danielgriffin8132]

Don't protect criminals AREST drug dealers give them serious time 😤

[@kevinanaks8554]

Rewarding those willing to overcome is the way to go

[@brettm8970]

Yep. Drugs are the problem.

[@darbie2184]

There are principalities taking control of cities like San Francisco

[@rollinia7770]

Yip, the demons got a stronghold in San Francisco and soon Los Angeles is next.

[@cienergi]

Wow! What a beautiful American city that has gone to waste. I remember wanting to visit the city because of Full House, not anymore! Drugs destroy families, neighborhoods, communities. We can be such a stronger nation if we worked together to improve the social issues and stopped the drugs. Then everyone wins in the USA.

[@caesarsigala]

Yeah same, Full house

[@QueenEsther414]

I live in San Francisco and the video doesn't do it justice and it's not getting better because of the stupid "woke" policies. The voters are to blame also because they vote with their feelings instead of using common sense. LORD, have mercy on this city, and the policy makers in California.

[@mocheen4837]

SF invites the homeless to come her proving assistance and shelters. No wonder we house 1/3 of the nations homeless. Instead of using tax dollars for city it goes towards the homeless. The liberal policies are now destroying the city. Crime is on the uptick along with drug use. We need to stop the homeless programs and they will leave.

[@southbug27]

We all can dig in our heels & be stubborn, but with all the people fleeing San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, Portland, & California for red states & red cities, I’m just blown away that the people fleeing are often bringing their same stupid political ideas to run our states & the people left behind just keep going further to the Left thinking doing more of the same will somehow magically work tomorrow. I don’t get it.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

I live in SoCal. Woke is right & Governor Newsom hasn't got a clue IMO. Most of the homeless have mental problems. My late wife developed mental problems years ago & 5 people before I was able to get her help told me the California mental health system is broken, truth. We can "thank" Governor Reagan for closing all State Mental Hospitals back then & nothing has been done about it.

[@SUEELLENELASALI]

What? Reagan the son closed all mental health hospitals why?

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

@@SUEELLENELASALI No, Reagan the father, actor, Governor, President. I believe it was a cost cutting decision. There are many articles on Google, "Why did Reagan close California Mental Hospitals, Institutions?"

[@kevind825]

I was in Berkeley in 90 and ran into so many homeless on the streets begging for help. I never lasted 10 min every morning for money I couldn't afford to give. It was like Chicago 10x the transient and actually cleaner than Chicago at the time. I would not hit NORCAL today for any reason. A dook peppered street with great weather. The US is getting dystopian for the "less than" upper-class every day. EAT THE RICH. It is so heartwarming knowing that gated communities allow for our policy makers of this country. THEY SURE KNOW BETTER THAN US. At least how to bleed the people to make it to where they are. US and them.

[@globalautobahn1132]

It’s America’s modern day Detroit. But much worse and sadder

[@trentc1098]

real journalism thank you

[@MariaNunes-po5rc]

I consider myself a compassion person.... But talking drugs is not the solution for any emotional problems... I went through a lot trails myself. Not causing by me.... But causing by others against me... Conclusion: If i was taking drugs because i have a proplem...it will make it worse and worse... This people need to go for re-Abe. They shouldn't not be staburn and refuse help.... Because some they do refuse to be helped....

[@harrymaciolek9629]

Sin does that to a city. And San Francisco has excelled at sin.

[@bombaybeach208]

Drug addiction and untreated mental illness. It happens everywhere.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

@@bombaybeach208 San Francisco enables it, and even when I was homeless and addicted 10 years ago my friends were disappearing down to SF and trying to get me to come down there and be homeless and addicted with them where anyone can just become another nobody in a sea of lost souls. Free needles and easy-to-get drugs. It's a homeless junkie's haven compared to most everywhere else where you'll get busted for being high just walking down the street, which is why people flock there who want to just be homeless and strung out or spun out. When an entire city decides that 'caring' is the solution, everyone's gonna come looking for those handouts from across the nation to get away from wherever they're at that doesn't tolerate their behavior. All SF has to do is stop tolerating it. It used to be illegal to be in possession of drugs, or paraphernalia, or even under the influence. Now they literally just let it run rampant because forcing people to dry out in a jail cell so that they can re-evaluate themselves, their priorities, and their purpose in life might hurt their feelings! Not to mention, god forbid SF builds a new jail to house criminals in. If you don't have anywhere to put people who break the law to keep them off of the streets then it doesn't matter whether or not you have a police force.

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@bombaybeach208no it really doesn’t

[@boyasia5874]

It is a spiritually dead city ..my thoughts.

[@davidwright873]

the needle exchange was a serious...SERIOUS mistake...HUGE mistake.....

[@PhilipHood-du1wk]

If they re free to destroy their own lives why aren't others free to destroy their lives too?

[@xxisawthug]

Thank you city team you guys do more then any system ever will by just feeding and taking care of these people.

[@TheDonnaCrosby]

Big pharmaceutical is accountable for some of this. How many doctors etc. Pushed opioids for years and this is one of the consequences. Mental health issues...

[@jillsipocz3582]

I 100% agree with this. Every Dr. PUSHES opioids- my son's broken wrist, teeth extractions, etc...

[@earlenem5745]

Well if they will vote Newsom out they might have a chance.

[@SnakePlantCollector]

Education is key. So there is no quick solution.

[@bobzelley5100]

The father and mother unit is the most significant predictor of outcome as concluded by Patrick Moynihan's 1965 report for President Johnson . The democrats were not interested as their focus was the southern manifesto to continue segregation. 40 years ago 50 % of black households are single women with no father , which is the same today.

[@lukefair573]

The services in SF for the homeless are some of the best in the world, which is why so many homeless people end up there. But providing free meals and services when what the city gets in return is cholera-conditions and garbage dumps for streets, that makes no sense because you reward not just bad but illegal behavior.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

He definitely had a lot of issues to overcome, because there is no way that I could live out on the street like that for 20 years. I'm coming outta there.

[@jasonharris996]

I truly think San Francisco, and many other parts of California, are only one bad earthquake away from a rapid mass exodus.

[@MrMojabo]

Alito was pretty honest. But she still has no solution.

[@s.h.8228]

I never thought that this once beautiful city would go to this level of depletion and corruption. Those poor souls suffering from homelessness. 😢😢😢 God have Mercy on them in their hour of need.

[@joeypallada7416]

I think the government need action regarding this situation...corrupt politician must be in jail...🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@Pietreniu]

Can anyone explain to non American as myself, why anyone in the government would introduce this policy which allow stealing up to 1000$ from shops? I just do not see any benefit to any party except for thugs and thefts. Thanks!

[@successissadrug]

Pray for America 🙏🏼🇺🇸😢

[@DavidSmith-wp2zb]

Tell the churches to take these people in. That's what they're good for

[@dontran449]

@@DavidSmith-wp2zb small or middium church have no money only very famous church can but they afraid of people.SF already spent more then billions dollars for the past ,money may got stolen some from the good people, never enough,more money they give more may go in the wrong direction, who's know.

[@poisonedchrist7802]

If ppl team up and precisely nail how to spend the money effectively they can solve the problem with tiny homes in a rural area in no time

[@DavidSmith-wp2zb]

@@dontran449 theyre running a tax free business. The government should force churches to take them in! That's what they did in olden times

[@Brucev7]

For Repentance

[@NIkole-t4c]

This was me six-and-a-half years. I'm a child of two addicted parents and also a Bay area oakland-alameda native. Unfortunately I picked up those habits and I was an avid drug user on the streets of Oakland and West Oakland from the ages of 19 to 23. I've encountered numerous dangerous situations being homeless and a young woman on the streets. I had to get out of California to get clean from drugs. In my opinion if there is any glimmer of hope for homeless that are addicted, they need to get up and away from Cali cause right now it's a cesspool breeding ground for drugs.

[@samfrancisco8095]

They need to be rounded up and put into internment camps where no drugs are available and treatment is harsh.

[@iloveamerica3917]

No we don't want tons of thousands of drug addicts just dispersed across the country in other cities. Especially if these people aren't even willing to get clean and don't want to be sober.

[@Lemuel928]

Or else they’ll be outlawed as bad parents for their criminal acts.

[@johnny_truth]

If my car goes down again and it’s more than I have and can’t afford to rent a vehicle we’re is the best place to get shelter and job away from drug zones? I’m in the Deep South and cant walk 50 miles a day. What’s the best city, if I get down to 1k for a bus ticket. No family or any possibility for someone to help me for a ride to work so I need to figure out something. I can sleep on a cot and work 80s a week but need transportation. I entered some auto give aways but never get called but I have one left. I definitely spent more than I should over the years and could have done better. I should have eaten much cheaper and not used material things. Just your opinion what’s the best cities that want to help?

[@xuimod]

But wasn't Reddit all gung ho for drug legalization a few years ago? What happened?

[@faith5401]

Corruption is all over the World, shame on all the Sinful polititions. Poor civillians. God Bless your well ✝️

[@tonybloomfield5635]

SF seems to provide good services to the drug addled homeless creating a 'Field of Dreams'. To quote Ray Kinsella - "If you build it, they will come". Liberal State and City policy is the sole reason for the magnitude of the problem.

[@applesidertea]

I understand their struggles, but many of them are NOT mentally ill and DO have families. They refuse to take responsibility for their livelihood, and engage in reckless behavior that their families (rightfully) won’t tolerate. My oldest cousin is “homeless.” He has a huge, loving family and he likes taking drugs. He never wanted to work, even as a teen/young adult. Always lazy. I don’t feel sorry for him. Efforts to help him have resulted in other family members suffering. One even died trying to help him. “The help they need” is often generously offered by their families.

[@stephenmacdonald4005]

Superb, professional reporting, Brody Carter.