DOWNTOWN Los Angeles COLLAPSED

[@petroskyrillos]

As a Polish individual who resided in the USA for over 35 years, I experienced a gradual decline in quality of life each year since my arrival. Four years ago, the tipping point was reached, prompting my family's return to Poland. We now reside happily in Warsaw, enjoying its safety and cleanliness. Our daughter, born in California, Orange County refuses to entertain the thought of returning. This decision ranks among the best in my life. It's not solely a California issue; the entire country is crumbling while its elites prioritize excessive spending on endless wars and undocumented immigrants.

[@1DrBar]

As a Czech born, who has now lived in five countries, including 33 years now in the USA, I almost did as you have. But I know better the hisory of Europe and had a strange feeling Europe is soon to suffer a similar fate. So it would be out of the Frying pan, into another frying pan. My mom said it well in the early 2000's when she said to my father "you know better than to ever want to move back. There are cycles of history that always repeat in Europe. It's great now - but we need to remember that Europe will always be in a war eventually. She seems to have been right. Europe is a crazy place now, kind of like Democratic cities were fifteen years ago. Europeans just can't help themselves. They all hate their neighbors at some level. I grew up with Poles in Canada. The Poles were pretty brutal in their own hates and prejudices. And the Czechs are wimps. Europe - no thanks. Not for a long while with what the EU is up to. But good luck.

[@1DrBar]

@@petroskyrillos Poland is in the EU, and seemingly one of the more warlike nuts if one judges by your leaders and media. I feel sorry for the regular people of Poland and other EU member states because you a a puppet of the US's biden regime. But the thing is that American politicians care not one bit about Polands long term well being. They treat their vassal states like cheap tools. Good luck to the people of Poland.

[@somerandomvertebrate9262]

@@petroskyrillos Poland has become a great country in my mind. Conservative, no migrant flooding and the feminist craziness kept under control. If Poland could only get rid of its anti-Russia complex it's headed for a great future I think, something that alas cannot be said of my own country, Sweden.

[@belladonnahigh9206]

@@somerandomvertebrate9262 We elected a leftist gov. some 5 months ago. 4 years and Poland will collapse.

[@OldManMuskrat]

Poland is beautiful. Hope they don't follow you home!

[@unhingedreality9518]

Our government has priorities, and Americans are not even in the top ten.

[@danielplummer6385]

Americans are not a priority at all the new Democrat voters are moving in and have been promised everything for free!

[@loraleebeebe4725]

ABSOLUTELY....

[@ftmt9568]

As of today another 95 Billion to Ukraine....

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

Well, today Congress voted to give $66 billion to Ukraine. That's the priority.

[@nizicike759]

Ukraine is top 1

[@timbrady6473]

This is not an accident. This is done by design.

[@BobE_Nagesh]

This is the result of democrat run cities and states.

[@anthonymartinez6516]

I agree 100%

[@kevingamble8861]

You're right. It is intentional. These properties will be bought at fire sale prices by Black Rock and other investment firms. Small real estate investors will be pushed out. Private property will no longer be attainable to most citizens-that's already started. As Klaus Schwab of the WEF said"By 2030 you will own nothing and be happy".

[@Dilbert-o5k]

Submit to the ccp

[@robertmann446]

Where is it leading?

[@johncannan5984]

It's not just an LA problem. It's country wide. My wife and I have traveled to many states for various reasons over the years. We have noticed a huge decline in upkeep in every city we travel through. Even the so called up scale stay spots are in serious decline. No one seems to care. It's becoming normal. It's NOT NORMAL people!! We are in serious trouble as a nation.

[@richmarks8578]

And there is a radical leftist running for president, that will make things much worse is she gets in! To many folks voting on there "feelings" and not for what's best for the country...Very Sad!!!

[@user-gf5dr5nq6l]

yes but you should see the other side too, usa is still the richest country in the world, california continues to innovate and rule the tech sector, without all this we would not have facebook, youtube, instagram, uber etc, places like skid row are a small price to pay

[@richmarks8578]

Can you imagine if the "she" gets into the presidential seat in a few months. God help this entire country, if that HAPPENS!!! No, it is not normal, you are correct. The money that is allocated to these city's goes straight into the general fund (AKA, the liberal programs piggy bank). Becoming a politician (AKA public servant) used to be a rough job, were you were away from your family for long periods and it didn't pay well. Now, its full of lobbyists, corruption, and lies, and they ( the politicians) can become millionaires off the backs of hard working Americans. I think we need to go back to when only folks who owned property or bushiness can vote in federal elections. They are the ones who actually have "skin in the game"!!

[@EmyN]

@@user-gf5dr5nq6lOh honey lol

[@OutragedPufferfish]

​@@user-gf5dr5nq6lWhat if I told you that maybe having an improved Uber and IG isn't that important? Maybe having housing and employment for all and streets without z,,,movies, feces, and needles is more important?

[@cardboardboxification]

things like this happen when you protect criminals and not citizens from criminals

[@PaigeBarrentine]

This happens when you have POLITICIANS THAT ARE CRIMINALS

[@sleepydoppy8516]

The wealth gap is to blame.

[@sleepydoppy8516]

This is the wealth gap not the people.

[@savemoney5111]

In the name of Human Rights..... 😔😔😪😪

[@justinswingle4714]

NO, THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE KEEP VOTING DEMOCRAT FOR A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY

[@136760mas1]

LA will never recover in my lifetime. I have just about given up on AMERICA. What a dump this country has become.

[@GlenLaConey]

So, I'm NOT the only one! 🤔

[@sharongoodsell9341]

Living in the USA and Bahamas back in the late seventies was a great time , saddens the older generation, I am Australian

[@fleendarthemagnificent7372]

Because of Democrats, corruption and greed.

[@bertkilborne6464]

There are cars parked on the side of the road - What is their destination ?

[@eri7-11]

I heard its part of a Western reset, it will be returned to nature along with 90-95% of the rest of America and similar in other Western countries

[@ТатьянаГубина-и1и]

When I watch old black and white American movies I always admire how well- dressed people are, how orderly and clean streets are! And NOW! Total degradation!😢

[@lasondriawyatt2267]

People morally cared🙏🏾

[@AngstG]

And yet someone would manage to call that level of order and cleanliness from the past 'raysis' blah blah blah... Its absurd.

[@Rob-yv9og]

Those were the republican days

[@memorymedia6188]

They call it "white supremacy" now.

[@BlackPill-pu4vi]

America was WHITE back then. That's why.

[@JohnSmith-sc6jt]

Didn't realize the movies "Escape from New York" and "Espape from Los Angeles" were prophetic.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

They are not and still not.

[@trenthoward6800]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent Cope lmao, your city is garbage.

[@alexgarcia1445]

They made those movies for a reason

[@treefrog123a]

I did

[@borisbalta2542]

😂

[@davidhuggins3892]

How does a City like LA leave a pile of Trash that big downtown. The City should be ashamed of itself. Unreal.

[@YoBoyMarcus]

Looks like a third world country.

[@faheemabbas3965]

They got what they voted for. They might practically even vote for their death if they don’t wake up by then.

[@CMane]

@@FULLTILTSWIFF💯

[@WN_Byers]

@FULLTILTSWIFF wanna try again? That is senseless

[@Rob-yv9og]

Democrat monopoly is like any other monopoly.

[@RJRussoVids]

It’s MIND BLOWING that many California politicians are PROUD of these cities. 🤦‍♂️ To me it’s very sad! 😢

[@soavemusica]

"Space Pontential", "Visionaries Welcome"! LA voters, congrats!

[@davidbricejr.7340]

in order to build you first must destroy

[@Isaac-ev3nq]

@@davidbricejr.7340 Build what? Mass homeless cities with drug usage?

[@desolder75]

@@davidbricejr.7340Very keen observation. Destroy in blue states, build in red states.

[@malo_213]

disgusting will never visit Los Angeles!

[@Miso9380]

When USA can “give” so much money on wars, why not use that money to take care of its own people? Very, very sad😞

[@GiangHoang-hd8uk]

That way politician can get commission by support Isarel or Ukaraina

[@protectorp]

Because they need to feed their boss first, the military complex. Wars is a lucrative business but not for the sake of US people.

[@korana6308]

Because those are all bribes.and they don't care about the populace

[@truthadvocacy]

The US regime doesn't "give" money on wars; it *wastes* money both on its own wars and wars of its proxies (Ukraine and Israel).

[@SteveEddy-od7fb]

In America War is a big business and more important than having Functional communities 😮

[@LEA-4America]

Congratulations, Newsome! You're doing it!

[@RussiaisAriddle-ih6bg]

Not even close! How about other phucking states sending their trash to our state

[@stanlee-eq7lu]

Even so, much more of America would look this way if Kammie were elected as President.

[@robertcovino4889]

LA… where the birds fly upside down because there’s nothing worth shitting on…

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

😂🎉

[@lesliegaskill650]

Lmao 😂😂😂that’s funny!!!

[@noneofthisisreal75]

😂😅😅😂

[@simpson3048]

Portland said hold my beer Detroit, long before LA, same difference now tho.

[@gravekeepersven82]

The castlevania effect

[@Happycamper52880]

From first world to third world in a mere few years. Horrible. Be safe Leo

[@buckshot6481]

Keep voting for the Democrats ding dongs 😂

[@CornPop09090]

keep voting democrap

[@Stephenloizos]

'Being Safe'-was the lie of the COVAIDS SCAM- people closed their businesses to 'be safe'-so happy camper, 'safety' doesn't come before FREEDOM. You are looking at destroyed cities where businesses took the bait and PLAYED IT SAFE...

[@ICallItAsItIs]

Import the 3rd world and you become a 3rd world.

[@crs11becausecrs10wastaken]

That's Bidenomics!

[@ponzo1967]

Am I the only Gen X'er who always carried that feeling of knowing we were the last generation to experience America in its prime?

[@robinlathim8221]

I am a baby boomer and I told my daughter, who is Gen X, just what you said and she agreed 100%. So devastating and alarming really! ❤

[@stoneneils]

@@robinlathim8221 I'm gen-x single live among younger people my entire life in Canada. Its the fault of gen-z. Worldwide they go to bed at 10pm, aren't into socializing or having fun outside, the boys don't really like girls, they are afraid to work so everything is closing. My downtown is still full on weekends...of people 30+....the younger generation is at home in bed. Downtowns are failing because nobody is there except homeless..the younger generation is SCARED!

[@MagikFingers420]

Unfortunately it's true, a few millennials that were on the cusp had it good, but things were finished once cell phones and social media was mandatory. I can honestly say I don't have anything other than FB and have stopped going on, I can't stand what social media has turned into, especially tiktok, they are melting those kids brains.

[@GangstaNunOnTheRun]

⁠@@stoneneilswhen there is a 34trillion debt in the US, can you really blame them? They have no hope. How does that EVER get paid?! Attitude of why bother, yolo.

[@springfauna1465]

@@MagikFingers420 I couldn't agree more!!! I'm on the cusp of BB & GenX and once everyone got access to the internet, society changed in a drastic way!! The repercussions are going to be more than devastating in the coming years too as the birthrates decrease and people completely close off from each other!! I wish I knew how we could stop it, but I'm not sure exactly how.

[@chachenaki_kichenancha]

This is unbelievable, the greatest state to be left to deteriorate so bad... California was everyone's dream now it's a nightmare. Sad...

[@roberttocci6085]

All of these local politicians should be held accountable for all this mess ….

[@khalilantonio6281]

The subway is dangerous and dirty also … mental illness crime thr police are overwhelmed…. There is no help ever coming from the government…. There told by the real owners of this country to let it crumble

[@donateloxr7824]

why? its rent prices and greed

[@Rickscorpio4]

Accountable?...This is what people get for bad choices at the polls!!!

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

I agree with you,but they won’t.

[@jjrecon3024]

"That'll be the day"

[@denisebeanblossom1826]

What I find disturbing is the silence that is everywhere. You never hear people talking and laughing or kids playing anywhere anymore.

[@JeanBruceFlorida]

They're all looking at their phones.

[@chaoswitch1974]

On my block people are always walking their dogs and talking to one another, also fighting, lol ... but there's life.

[@chaoswitch1974]

​@@JeanBruceFlorida ... and buying stuff for our homes online.

[@enginerdy]

@@SchoolBoyFreshyeah.. when “family housing” is out of reach for most families… you get what you ask for

[@hotstepper887]

All done on purpose for the Zionist plans of global control, they've done the same all over Europe, yet the people just do nothing about it, today it just seems nobody cares any more, so it won't stop, until we all have absolutely nothing.

[@MommaBear360]

The media won't show this. Thank you for bringing it to light. It's very disturbing 😐

[@BentoCarneiro]

It's socialism in the US !!!!!!!

[@julierstjohn]

Oh my goodness 😳

[@sandrohernandez4401]

Real 😳

[@PERTEKofficial]

@abyssusthechickensome of us are. I don’t watch the media/news at all, I’d much prefer videos like this. Every day people simply documenting what’s happening. It’s a much more upfront and honest perspective.

[@JBS-e9i]

Media is busy covering celebrities touring slums in India and such third world counties.

[@m.f.m.67]

"its getting a little out of hand..." the understatement of the century!

[@tonysdadude]

This is what happens when you let homeless, addicts, drug dealers and tagging rats rule your streets with no recourse or punishment. Who wants to shop, walk, live or visit areas that have zombies walking around.

[@domdz]

there is a bigger problem then arresting people for graffiti etc

[@WN_Byers]

@domdz be quiet when adults are speaking

[@tonysdadude]

@@domdz Really? Thanks Captain Obvious. It would certainly be a start to slowing social unrest / vandalism if they acted on the small amount of idiots that do 100% of the damage.

[@domdz]

@@tonysdadude good job for getting out of your mamas basement

[@domdz]

@@WN_Byers sure thing, gramps

[@vornamenachname906]

How many dreams died behind every closed shop saddens me the most.

[@dcformee123]

And it kind of seems like he's happy about that I don't like that.

[@ARZ-tu2ip]

@@dcformee123 yea he seemed condescending in my opinion. I live here so I watched under a personal bias but I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.

[@kwillldnaaasty4458]

What happens when you vote for people like Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi who are both from California

[@稀代のホモ]

And they can always blame Russia for that.

[@chillinJohnny]

The funniest thing is that there is so much space that nobody uses while next to that is a bunch of people on the streets that cannot afford it. And I bet that most of these places belong to a very few rich who would rather allow these to decay than lower the price Such a waste

[@strength4863]

From Australia, it was a dream in the 80's & 90's to go to L.A. Now it's a nightmare 🤢

[@Mart77]

From Northern-Europe : same here, USA used to be land of dreams. Now i dont even want to visit it.

[@Raptor1867]

LA in the 80s and 90s was 10x worse than today. They averaged 1,000+ homicides every year in the 80s to 90s.

[@fiveike2234]

LA welcomes you

[@Ozvideo1959]

It was never a dream of mine, and I'm Australian too. I knew America was declining way back in the '80's. My niece had to visit Washington for work, and she told me there were whole families living on the street. Beggars everywhere, and the city was just generally sketchy. Thankfully, we don't have any cities like that in Oz.

[@EB-jf5oi]

I would visit the White central states. Not interested in the coasts there

[@Petesv321]

Thank Goodness they banned plastic straws

[@constantinvalentina2183]

😂😅

[@eigerview1]

@@constantinvalentina2183 Yes. This has made a huge difference re the mountain of trash dumped in the empty lot.

[@andrewmcintosh9832]

Paper straws and plastic lids. Makes perfect sense.

[@downwiththemaster]

Liberals

[@yrevra2407]

My grandmother who was very poor always said, "Just because your poor does not mean you have to be dirty. All you need to stay clean is a bucket, soap, and a will." The will part is especially key. What infuriates me the most is that if your poor or bad off don't waste money on spray paint. Save that money for food or clothes or a tent! There is no excuse for leaving trash around. Public trash cans exist. Poverty is hard to get out of, but a mindset willing to do better is vital for survival.

[@tadeuszczernia5422]

You never get out of poverty if you never work a day in your life.

[@keikotunoda426]

What your grandmother said is right. Actually here in Japan homeless people stay clean they make little money from collecting trash can and save money and occasionally go to hot spa.

[@CaptainCaveman-l7p]

I wonder what the percentage of black people that live there

[@JINGWA64]

@@tadeuszczernia5422 poverty exists as a major issue thnx to all forms of mass governance, they claim ownership over everything and force people to become willful slaves to survive and fork out $$$ to access their human rights. in the days prior to such poverty barely existed, unless you were stupid = these people declined in number being to stupid to feed and care for themselves and as such old societies absent mass governance were happy and healthy, if you dont like your family, village, tribe or community you just left, set up shop someplace else and could survive easily long as you were willing to work for "yourself", were under mass governance this is illegal or treated as such even if its not illegal by all forms of mass governance once they establish power and control over those masses and poverty always follows after it, as now the most stupid and dependent are protected and the wise and intelligent are hanged for disobedience = why every mass governed society slowly but surely its people always becomes more stupid with time, there are not examples to show otherwise.

[@barenekid9695]

Spray cans are typically Stolen .. not bought.

[@Peter-MH]

The speed of the decline is frightening.

[@johnhill6794]

It's their 2030 vision for how the world should look like.

[@JesusChrist_IsTruth-LoveForALL]

​@@johnhill6794 Yep! THEY are foreshadowing the future. 💯

[@GotoHere]

Democrats are good at destroying.

[@jordangourley3955]

You ain’t seen nothing yet. Shit will be mad max by 2050.

[@cynthiaweir5697]

This didn’t happen overnight. It’s just that you just woke up and noticed it.

[@emca1597]

Ngl, really looked like a 3rd world country and not America, the American dream is dead.

[@osky3301]

I live in a third world country. a bit similar, but not many shops close like this

[@echan4605]

Just wondering which 3rd world country looks worse than this

[@efxnews4776]

I'm from Brazil, i saw some really bad sht in my own country, but this is looking way to close home, if wasn't for the graffity all in english, i would swear this was here in Brazil.

[@amirism91]

@@efxnews4776 this is because of china taking everything from america. if brazil wanna be richer than the usa faster join with china not the usa

[@kazenriq]

Actually this looks way worse than 3rd World countries, tbh. It's like a civil war destruction scenery or earthquake aftermath. The decadence of a American Dream in your very eyes. Just deal with that.

[@AndreasHörnfeldt]

Every empire has its time. The US empire bloomed for an extremely short time. The US went up like a rocket 80 years ago, after WWII. Now the "greatest nation in the world" is already falling apart. History is fascinating.

[@petertremblay3725]

The US was never an empire Rome was, the US is just the lackey of the talmudist!

[@cristinaravet3706]

Yo creo que fue a finales del siglo XIX cuando explotó, cuando creó sus grandes infraestructuras. A principios del s XX ya era la mayor superpotencia del planeta

[@PastPerspectives11]

The US has been ‘blooming’ since it took on the worlds greatest naval power just to begin with. As bad as it gets, the US can just keep exporting its recessions around the world and maintain a competitive advantage.

[@dalmatanczos]

The printer who makes the For Lease signs is doing great!

[@tandemrudy2014]

Job security😅😅😅

[@tandemrudy2014]

Job security😅😅

[@jasonrackawack9369]

I worked in a sign shop for years....in good times you made alot of signs for new places opening up...in bad times you made alot of signs for the relators and going out of business sales....it was fun secure work no matter what but the pay was awful

[@vintagemxer9165]

and the graphics showing thriving businesses with many happy people 😀

[@grinning_owl]

True! Also the retailers who sell cans of spray paint and boards.

[@MrWolfSnack]

hard to believe Grand Theft Auto 5 will be the last visual of what LA used to look like

[@math3capanema]

if you look with more atention yo can see gta 5 is exactly like this, full of trash, hobos, and closed shops

[@flowrepins6663]

Wolves rule!

[@iddqd85]

It's true tho

[@PunkV123]

Its turning back into san Andreas

[@Crustis]

aye +

[@williamlidster5850]

Leo, people like you are now the new media, and what you are doing is very important! CBS, NBC, or ABC would never show us this! Please be careful out there!

[@janeprepper177]

I grew up near downtown LA in the 70s. The streets were clean, the buildings were beautiful and business was bustling. I would eat at a lunch counter. The 'special' was a whopping $3 each. Drink, Entre and dessert. $3.

[@johnlester9598]

Politicians don't live in the mess they create.

[@boogataws6398]

Sure hell they don’t bud!!!!

[@TruthTeller8888]

They are voted by illegal immigrats

[@Michal235]

40 years ago Polish people dreamt about living in US, nowadays Americans don't even know they should be dreaming about living in Poland and it's a really bitter irony.

[@ironhell813]

Poles are anti semites so I wouldn’t be dreaming of living there if I was an Israeli placator.

[@fugu4163]

Poland is a nice country even though polish are difficult to learn and polish people smoke a lot. As a Swedish i might need to move across the water to Poland one day since there are a lot of gangviolence in Sweden now a days.

[@Michal235]

@@fugu4163 I predict there will be a noticeable migration of native Europeans to Poland, Czechia, Romania etc. in the near future, Polish cities are remarkably safe and clean, also living standard is very high, as a person who's seen a bit of Europe I can say that only a madman would change Warsaw for Berlin. Still, Poland has its problems, for example public healthcare is strongly undeveloped, the political class is too divided and there is a neverending justified fear of Russian aggression. That being said, I can ensure you that a Swede living in Poland would feel like a celebrity xD you'd have an easy time with anything.

[@xoanone]

im 16 living in the eastern US right now, when i turn 18 i plan to move to the netherlands for university and stay there for the rest of my life. i dont know a single bit of dutch, but i want to get out of the US before things go too far south

[@JBS-e9i]

dont say anything, or they will turn poland into usa.

[@georgesealy4706]

What is amazing is the total neglect and acceptance by the citizens. They let the garbage and the homeless people problems continue to grow bigger and bigger. Crime is ignored. This is NOT okay.

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

No one cares.

[@PhillyDomSideDude]

George, can you please elaborate

[@notenote2004]

And they’ll be voting for the Democrats in no time!

[@lcomfort8683]

I'm sure people complained, but nothing was done.

[@CeeTee-12345]

Democrats love living like this. They can pretend they live in 3rd world Communist countries they admire. If they vote Blue next election, they can give Venezuela and Nicaragua a run for their money!!! #BIDEN2024

[@spcvonhamm8857]

This is so frustrating. I remember a day when I could jump on a plane and visit LA, Chicago, Seattle, any US city… and have a great time enjoying restaurants and local culture. Let’s vote well this year, let’s turn this situation around, let’s bring back these cities that we used to love, especially all the small businesses that made these cities so rich in culture 👍

[@adolfdyversiti6517]

This is not a doomsday document video. This is the future of United States of America....

[@patriciamathews5975]

The tragectory of our Country seems very similar. And yet National & State Governments can't give away (or take) monies that should go to U.S. citizens. 😔

[@FLOWER6669]

Even small towns are being ravaged by hard drugs and the people that use them.

[@lorijackson3905]

Manufacturers of these lethal drugs want America to look like this everywhere 😢

[@Skywalker-u6c]

I’ve seen a destroyed society in the middle east , war torn and done by the local governor t not knowing how to run a successful community . I don’t want to see it here and I wish more saw what I’ve seen . They’d do more for thier country and not what they can get and victimhood

[@AngstG]

Society will not end by fire or ice, but by FILTH...

[@freqenc]

The SMELL is what killed Cali. You just can't escape it. Sometimes I was praying for a breeze. It was HORRIFIC. Once a paradise, now a urinal. Sad.

[@markivy3451]

It kills me they leave it and vote for the same where they move to. Aka Locust

[@Inigo_The_Son]

@freqenc 🎵Ooh that smell, can't you smell that smell?🎵 - Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@chuckw8391]

😂

[@titusflavius5668]

@@markivy3451ColoFornia and San Frandenver

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

@channelofstuff6662 in the 1930-1960s

[@lisabaltzer4190]

When I was a kid in the 70’s, I used to take the Venice Blvd. bus to downtown LA and go exploring. Now as an adult, I would not go anywhere near downtown LA.

[@OhWel]

I wouldn't go anywhere in California. The sad thing Sacramento is the state capitol and everything is shut down

[@jsamc]

The art district is great, the garmet district, the flower district, the jewelry district Disney hall LOL don't believe the hype.

[@chrishultgren777]

@@jsamc there's been 3 or 4 knife homicides in L.A. the last week. April 2024

[@jsamc]

@@chrishultgren777 A city of 4 million .Thats par.

[@KNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

​@@jsamcDon't believe the hype?? We are watching it..Los

[@kalui96]

Yeah, the homeless, the mentally deranged, the politicians, are all a prominent contributing factor... but let's not forget, if you were to call and ask the people on the "For Lease" signs, they would ask for ABSURD rent. They would never sell either. Let's not forget them. Just because they wear nice suits and have fancy offices does not mean they are at no fault for this.

[@chris-channel821]

This is one of the main issues. But let's rather blame the people that own nothing why all the businesses are closed. Which leads into the next big issues, the overall stupidity, ignorance and arrogance in this society.

[@EsotericOccultist]

We got called racist for asking people to vote against this smh

[@kaptainwarp]

*smrh (shaking my racist head)

[@anthonymartinez6516]

Who cares what people call you. That shouldn't detour you from doing what is right.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

Ain’t racist it’s called classism or what they have in India, the class system, keep the poor poor don’t let them become middle class, and delete the middle class. I was upper middle class till they ruined California and capitalism for that matter. So yeah it’s so Racist to be able to see through the bulls***

[@MrTriple3D]

@@kaptainwarp "anybody who doesn't agree with me is racist"

[@bogenious8474]

Why care what people say about you

[@brianredman9347]

Every empty shop represents lost jobs, lost tax base, and once the area looks like this it will be nearly impossible to revive.

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

My question, what businesses are open? None?

[@Brian-qg8dg]

Ive been around L.A and the OC for 40+ years. Lots of areas are doing just fine. Never really cared about all the major city stuff, not sure it is even needed. Turn it all into parks or entertainment centers..

[@Pixl8dwhmsy]

probably only large corporations - vanguard and blackrock owned lol @@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul

[@garymangan2761]

They want this. Its the whole purpose .open your eyes

[@Arnoud-nf6iz]

@@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul WHAT BUSINESS IS OPEN?? look arround.. traders.. wallstreet.. people just make money online ripping off other people. i know that game i did/practise it for some years.. its just stealing even more. money i sjust a pump and dump scheme

[@randy7928]

The vacant lot piled 4 feet deep with garbage is crazy

[@NatAlexis96]

So foul

[@ThePeiguy57]

And someone digging through the garbage which I'm sure is full of used syringes.

[@greenolive798]

You are 1/2 right. It's not 4 feet high. It is 8 feet high.

[@briansimon8969]

And the city does nothing about it

[@咪嗚-r1n]

政客毫無做為而縱容了沒有道德水準的市民這麼做的結果!

[@FetchTheSled]

Enjoyed your LA and Hollywood videos. Like your style!

[@Yeti-wh7wt]

It’s sad to see cities that were once considered gems of the nation turned into dumps, all because of poor decisions.

[@Aria2990]

Read book International jew by Henry Ford , written in 1920 and you will understand

[@Chris-pq3wp]

Not poor decisions. Those decisions were done on purpose to create those results

[@Lawrence-sk2os]

Yes, thank you Democratic Party! :(

[@lilswtangel92]

From what I’ve read through the comments, they did it on purpose to demolish everything and make it new again, building low income buildings elsewhere for those on the street making this place a high class again. We’ll see, just prepared for what’s to come

[@efxnews4776]

@@Lawrence-sk2os democratic is just a way to say socialist... And this is what happens when you let they get power.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

I worked less than a mile from that area and retired in 2007. It's shocking to see the difference. Thank you for showing this.

[@gregmartin3456]

No Google street view since 2022. Used to update street view once or twice year. No update in 2 years. Are they trying to hide how bad things are now?

[@Marge719]

o yes

[@JB-yb4wn]

No, the van drivers don't want to get robbed.

[@mjohnstonflying]

you get what you vote for. Thank Newsome

[@KalikasKorner]

I was there in 2018 and it did not look like this! I’m shocked how fast it has gone downhill. Thank you for sharing this

[@itsonlyatail]

It amazes me, no one has money and there are no stores, but spray paint is still available!

[@marcduchamp5512]

Spray paint a must for living in this city

[@idontwantnohandle]

They steal it

[@robertstaats8391]

Right OMG spot on spray paint still available 😊

[@Marge719]

amazon

[@nanjefferies8262]

Probably stolen paint!

[@JanetHolland-cq5zl]

Have you found one open yet, no earnings no taxes, no jobs, you would swear this was some 3rd world country.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Third world is much worse. But this is declining into 2nd world.

[@Lloyd-mo]

It pretty much is 3rd world.

[@just4therecord]

Have you been to a third world country? It’s a 1000 times better than this

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

That's EXACLTY the plan.

[@craigpimlott204]

Britain is getting the same .like a third world S###hole .

[@christophercarlone9945]

I have only been to L.A. once, about six years ago. What a disgusting mess that place is. Our country is so broken. We need a revolution.

[@ladesigner8764]

travel this country it’s scary. It’s not just LA…the south is frightening. Go to Memphis or Detroit. Baltimore. Philly. Pits!!

[@crazydaisy1334]

Downtown Los Angeles wasn’t like this 10 years ago. It was actually coming back to life. The economy was flourishing. People were moving. Their business were opening lot of vacant. Buildings were being refurbished and turned into apartments condos in town houses. There were breweries being opened up cafés you name it it was doing good now it’s a complete shit hole! I used to work there and I used to go in and out of all those streets and locations and I to see them on a daily basis and it wasn’t like this

[@gretaeberhardt541]

@crazydaisy1334 I remember going to downtown LA, day or night, to shows, events, historical locations and restaurants . It was interesting and worth driving to. I wouldn’t go now if you paid me.

[@patriciamathews5975]

​@@shans1986 Not many are walking with him in prime daylight. Even he avoided a section that looked iffy. At least he did not film some zombie sections like in Philly. So tragic.

[@xray606]

It's like dominoes, because even on the better blocks... How long are people going to be paying for those multi thousand dollar lofts when this is a just a few blocks away. The Bradley era has returned.

[@Carlos-im3hn]

All the homeless (worldwide) went to Downtown Los Angeles. Warm weather, handouts, lax laws...silly governments. Fiat finance pays for all these bad investments, debts, and deficits.

[@Doggo-frencton]

@@shans1986well yeah it’s a ghost town. No value for even the druggies and criminals to be there.

[@willfastdraw]

I have no words,,, Thank You for what you are doing (THE TRUTH)

[@micheasz]

rather Facts

[@nathanlee6011]

LA residents got exactly what they voted for, and will continue to vote for.

[@robjusticew3426]

vote blue no matter who!!!!

[@TheSpookydog]

​@robjusticew3426 how do you watch this devastation & can still say that?

[@evora9081]

WEF and their new world order

[@minus3dbintheteens60]

ez. truth

[@charles281]

​@@TheSpookydogpretty sure he was being sarcastic.

[@NekoUrabe]

Really sad honestly, I've lived in LA for almost 30 years and I hardly ever go to downtown. There was never really anything worth going there for.

[@chachenaki_kichenancha]

Where did you spend your time ?

[@jiggilowjow]

newsome owns 100% of the blame for californias condition. hes obviously less than worthless

[@stealthbomber2127]

This is the end result of the voting majority since the 60's. newsome just happened to be governor when the job of destroying cali is near completion, governor moonbeam put this into major play years ago. The majority there still will vote for the same people that did this to them.

[@coobay4786]

Nope, it's all the people who voted for him and all the other liberal politicians.

[@thejohnbeck]

No. His voters too

[@TheRealHempress]

Newsome and L.A. has a D.A. they need to get RID OF! Financed by 5 o r o s (points for guessing name w/out typing it out)

[@kennygopal]

I think newsome owns 101% blame

[@we8608]

There's no point in having a brick and mortar store when the rents are astronomical and there's no way to ever own the property that you actually operate your store on.

[@MP-vc4nu]

Astronomical rents and rates and taxes, so that more money can be spent for oversea “conflicts” by your leaders. We thank you for your contributions, as your country turns from 1st world country to below 3rd world country 🤲

[@we8608]

@jordie4423 a lot of it is racially motivated as well. It's not a coincidence that gentrification gets rid of diversity.

[@renemagritte8237]

Ask Bezos. It will be his property in a couple of years for sure. Greed, lack of imagination and laziness of customers meets pure greed of criminal minds. The last ones call themselves entrepreneurs.

[@villhelm]

Diversity is the absolute last thing you want for a thriving community. Everywhere we have diversity we have crime and degeneracy.

[@simms196]

Too much crime, too dangerous & democrat one party rule. Businesses close, jobs lost. Really sad to see

[@27clubband74]

THEY VOTED AND BEGGED 4 BIDEN ..

[@unhingedreality9518]

We should stop referring to the left as democrats. We need to refer to them with the proper description, neo-marxist/communists.

[@captain007x]

More crime in Red states mate, these are the facts.

[@schettini777]

they vote for this situation no excuse sorry

[@mrpersianality6363]

You forgot the part about landlords being so greedy they price businesses out

[@kalle5548]

I live in Stockholm, Sweden. Just went to open my window and realized the crazy difference, trees, grass brushes everywhere, no bare concrete in sight on roads or buildings 🤯 Granted, I'm a 10-minute subway ride from the absolute core of Stockholm

[@RustyX2010]

I wish there were trees here! The love cutting down trees to build more houses!

[@NunYaBiz1313]

Sweden is becoming a shithole as well. Ya got the "No Go zones" cut the bullshit cause we also know your policies are ass especially when it comes to inclusion along with girls being graped by middle eastern and immigrants. It's literally becoming LA

[@cjbanksful]

My late husband was Narcotics Det.Norman Eckles LAPD. He was shot and paralyzed in 1983 ad died in 1989. So glad he is not alive to see the toilet that city has become. Vote democrat and that is what you will get every time. I feel bad for every officer who has to work there. Get out of the state like so many of us did. When the City Council finally decides to stop listening to the New World Order who wants everyone to be their slaves this will stop.

[@allisonkarnoff5135]

I was just thinking the same thing. My dad was LAPD his long career. My dad would be sick and sad. My husband and I were LAPD (he was an officer and I was a dispatcher) I saw this coming a decade ago when they started hamstringing the police. When illegals, homeless and drug addicts had more rights than the tax paying citizens. I told my husband as soon as my youngest graduated we were out. Best decision we ever made. But as a 4th generation native Californian it’s heartbreaking.

[@sheribritton9911]

My husband was not a police officer but a true patriotic American. He died going on 8 years. Everything that's going on in our country it would truly disgust and sadden him. It's horrible, I feel we're a third-world country in some areas. I lived in Los Angeles, and in my younger years hung out in downtown LA. It saddens me with the filth, the deserted areas, once was crowded with people, cars and businesses.

[@timdonnelly8392]

You are Exactly right!!!

[@timdonnelly8392]

You are Exactly right!!!

[@aliciastanley5582]

The states with the most per capita crime are southern Republican run states

[@kimbutler2853]

This is crazy, I was in Cali around 2003. I was in awe with its beauty! I always wanted to go back, but after seeing this, I'm good where I am. This is what happens when the Devil runs the show!

[@Antipaganjesus]

Devil colonial US lol 😂😂😂

[@randybaccio2407]

Just democRATS😊

[@gosonegr]

Same with Oregon, lived in Eugene outskirts back in 2010, I’ve been told to not go back if I want to remember it as a nice place

[@libertyquest]

its the rainbow ppl up is down

[@scroopynooperz9051]

Is "the devil" a euphemism for "Newsom and his buddies"?

[@briansimon8969]

Thank you for showing us all this. I wouldn’t believe it unless I saw it. Shocked and disgusted

[@SEG-eq8sk]

america looks more third world country than actual third world country

[@Janet-h2w]

I'm starting to wander if third world countries actually look like this where there is no peace, but nothing besides crime happening

[@tristianzero3106]

As someone living in colombia, this looks like the ruins of some ancient city. Colombia cities are poorer, but you see most buildings to be like someone lives there.

[@hirudoKamishi]

This looks already so bad during the bright day. I can onyl imagine how creepy and unsafe this must feel during the night. This looks like the definition of decay and disorder.

[@MichaelWaisJr]

Oh yeah, at night it’s fucked!

[@nancygarrett0000]

lol....Even the rats and roaches only come out during the day time! the humans come out at night🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lexster918]

Yes it is dangerous at night. Don’t use the public transportation. It’s only safe to drive.

[@MichaelWaisJr]

@@Lexster918It’s not even safe to drive there! To breathe there! To poop there! Just hide in a turtleneck sweater like a turtle and you’ll be safe.

[@johnholmes6868]

Extremely dangerous at night.

[@zatoichiable]

This is the country that loves to lecture other countries about how great USA is...

[@sandyfields678]

Looks l8ke a movie..a2f7l.

[@Cmonsensee]

Migrants are the problems

[@ThanhHuynh-xo4qe]

Yes. Great country, but only red states. Blue states are like this or worse.

[@kerryogrady3637]

​@@ScottBeauchene35You're venting to the wrong person bro,It's your Chief and his Sycophants they're the issue.

[@Drumsticksmcgee]

All a plan in the west 🤫

[@st8ofinfinity]

Polititians are not leaders. These people seek power. Actual leaders would make decisions that never let this happen.

[@Madasin_Paine]

MisLeaders

[@st8ofinfinity]

@@Madasin_Paine directing our energy towards them.

[@stoneneils]

Ok but then why aren't young californians creating a new party or electing their youubers who are streaming about these problems. Its VERY easy to get elected municipally..its not like congress or the senate or governor lol..its cheap too.

[@bestbaza5780]

100%

[@BenWilson-pv3be]

and fools keep voting for those lousy fools.

[@slayer1561]

I never understood how LA residents defend their city and say it's the best.. Makes no sense.

[@ladesigner8764]

we tell ourselves “the weather the weather” to justify paying high rent. Many of us are leaving.

[@bandofgold12]

Why don’t we see any of this on main stream news? That’s why I get my “news” from KZbin channels like this one. Thank you for another very insightful report on what really happening in America!

[@michellerichardson2784]

Because it’s FAKE NEWS … It is a shame ~ I was born and raised in in California I can see the change and it was done by design. Our country has been infiltrated by these evil 😈 people who work for themselves not for the people 😖

[@Shell0003]

TRUMP tried to warn all of you who will hear .........................FAKE NEWS !! The EVIL ones own the news and only show what they want you to see. PEOPLE need to wake up to the TRUTH . TRUMP is the TRUTH and is trying to WARN YOU ALL .

[@vintagemxer9165]

Mainstream "news" is part of the same criminal cabal that caused this.

[@snoopybluejeans]

mAIN STREAM media is run by democrats. They are not going to show what they have allowed to happen in these Liberal cities.

[@jackfabulous758]

☝🏼

[@buljo5150]

Corruption at its finest. Simple as that. City and state leadership should be held accountable. There are no consequences for doing a bad job.

[@np153Garlix]

I don't know what you want. Californians keep voting for it over and over again....

[@ohhoho5876]

​@@np153Garlix voting for wrong people.

[@KNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Oh yeah no argument there..SMH

[@Hook1229]

Even in 3rd world countries, I've never seen business establishments and streets getting ran over by vandals and drug junkies..

[@4jup4ter4]

@@np153Garlix Then they move to a new state, and vote the same way all over again not realizing what they're doing.

[@Thejohnnylove69]

I was born and raised in Los Angeles throughout the 70’s-90s. I left after the riots. This is just heart breaking. I remember when these places were open and thriving. I agree, shame on some of these politicians to let it get this way. Thanks for reporting. 👍🏽

[@JubileeValence]

Yep & I was there in the 60s also. Left after Rodney King. Absolutely disgusting. Can't even think of going back. I see it all right here.

[@petercampbell3817]

I agree. Politicians, policies, laws and most important; the people. For it is 'they' whom vote and agree to the conditions surrounding them.

[@MsCNail-fe1sj]

And the worse it gets...the more the voters reward these corrupt politicians...by voting them in again. Insane...how...how bad does it have to get before people stand up and vote them out??

[@JubileeValence]

@@petercampbell3817 I'm in Az now. I thought it was a pretty "straight up" state. But I went through the last 2 elections here. Both were fake. Everybody here knows it. The uproar went on for years. A leaked cell phone video showed the new governor swearing in. She made it into an absolute foul mockery, live, and in real time. I'm sure the video is still up somewhere. Funny thing is, they still talk about the "next election". Except it's not really funny. ------ "I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this - who will count the votes, and how." ------- Even Snopes proved that one as verified My point/observation? Who in their right mind would vote for this..any of this... It's complete insanity. But people, real people, still have "hope". We'll see what happens...

[@morbid747]

The Rooftop Koreans couldn't survive this.

[@rr7firefly]

I've said it before and I will say it again: graffiti is a visual scourge that indicates urban deterioration. Nothing about it is artistic or celebratory.

[@jamesgill3759]

Growing up before in the internet, we were led to believe that LA and NYC were two of the greatest cities in the world. I am 10,000 miles away and I’m sort of nostalgic for the way I imagined these places to be. Best wishes from a cold and grey Yorkshire, England.

[@andreabontempo643]

Well thiscity was never like this. They've allowed criminals to sreal and not get arrested. This has been intentional

[@relsba]

Thanks for your best wishes (I don’t live near any large Democratic run city). To help us more, please recall your tragic little prince and his helpless mate. We can keep the royal children, who probably don’t exist anyway.

[@LACRmusic]

I also live more than 10.000 miles away (but in the other direction) and this is also shocking for me. LAC and NYC used to be my dream places to visit or live at. I'm speechless now.

[@jamesgill3759]

We don’t have room for him - it’s getting a bit overcrowded here now

[@sabenaanies8942]

US invent the internet, and now the internet kill US city

[@OldManJimmy1]

Shocking no one is doing anything to turn this around. So much lost revenue in taxes, lost jobs etc. One step from looking like Mad Max on the streets of LA!!!

[@MagdalenaBelcescu]

This is fake religions affects ...this is what is after all terrorists with Churches

[@jimmierustler4887]

Business taxes. No one wants to invest.

[@Whistler326]

Mel Gibson and his dog would be intimidated by this garbage ....its insane

[@djr01974]

Democrat run state is the problem. Newscum needs to go!!!! They don’t give a shit about anything but themselves

[@lonesomecolt]

Revenue, ooh it's there, comes from foreign and domestic investors who keep buying and selling, which also contributes to homelessness. My Chinese landlord raised my rent, then a month later sold her duplexes to Hindus, then they too raised our rent again 2 months after they bought the property. It's too late for California in my opinion.

[@TimmyMagic]

Similar sights here in England & my city, everything shutting down, empty shops, closed businesses, rubbish dump issues, fly tipping common, homelessness issues, drugs & much more! This is bad, broken.

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

How very sad,I thought for sure it was only American who did this

[@MrHoojaszczyk]

Done by design.

[@tiktoktiktok2348]

U 0wn n0thlng b happy.

[@9064peterpan]

Keep sending money to Ukraine - way to go UK.

[@SuperBullyone]

in 1973 I went to Europe for the summer, and England for 2 weeks. It was so wonderful I wanted to move there, but the trades office told me no way, one of my grandfather's was Scottish, the other English. They were only taking scub from India and Caribbean.

[@ramonmartelle]

I used to live here and remember when some of these businesses used to be open. It’s crazy to see how run down it’s become.

[@wendynicholls6231]

How sad ! This is being left to happen worldwide! By the evil ones running the world 🤬

[@billrohm6229]

It's very sad,that this has happened to our cities. All these politicians that let this happen should be forced to walk the streets with no security.

[@thepoleontheroad]

Yes please

[@Instant_Nerf]

wtf? In jail on death row

[@Inigo_The_Son]

LA makes no effort whatsoever to clean up its mess. I recently appraised a property located near the intersection of the 110 and 105. There was an abandoned couch sitting along the entrance ramp to 110, so I took a picture. Later, while looking at google street views, I saw the exact same couch. The google image was more than 3 years old, and the couch was still sitting there!

[@timberrr1126]

The couch is for tourists to rest on.

[@karencahill4798]

I was born 1956 in Pasadena. Loved California- moved 1994 to Oregon. Heartbreaking what’s happened.

[@eclairtreo]

That is a "rest area".

[@GaZonk100]

lol

[@patrickschabel3955]

Awesome I need a couch

[@gamera2020]

As someone who lived in LA for decades, there was never a dense population of department stores and the movie theaters were just the historic ones from the 20s-40s and they are still there. There was never a Regal Cenema around. The only bank that has really been historically there is the Wells Fargo in the business district and it's still there.

[@e.b.4506]

Just because you are in poverty doesn’t mean you should destroy and vandalize the area. You can have pride in keeping the area or what you do have clean.

[@mistiroberts1576]

Well people who are homeless and high out of their minds are 10 steps beyond living in poverty

[@khloecohen4831]

Drug addicts and alcoholics don’t even know where they’re walking to and their brain cells don’t work anymore.

[@kristy9337]

I was homeless. I watched people for several years. IMO, the littering/garbage that people leave is passive/aggressive behavior- a FU to society. People are animals. I prefer to avoid them.

[@sandyno1089]

I agree, this is not just about poverty. I was born in uk after the war, we were so poor but everyone tried to be smart and to rebuild, not destroy everything. What has really gone wrong?

[@Marge719]

@@sandyno1089 Drugs, plenty of them!

[@ivanhicks887]

I am91 Korean War Vet this Is Not the America of My Youth - We did not fight Wars for this Disaster ! God Help Us

[@midnightmegan1010]

God bless you for your service. My entire family is military. You deserve more respect for your heroism

[@farmerbob5662]

Thank you for serving.

[@ivanhicks887]

@@midnightmegan1010 Thankyou for Your Sincere Response

[@ivanhicks887]

Thankyou, and Your Family - God bless You@@midnightmegan1010 Thankyou and your

[@destroyer5859]

Kama is always watching

[@marineboy0055]

can't wait to retire, get my pension, 401k, and immigrate back to Asia. Can't believe I'm saying this but this is not the golden country I immigrated to, love, and served back in the 80s

[@skeetorkiftwon]

Lol. No one is paying that. Boomers think they're going to get their golden parachute after voting for this for decades. Boomers divorce more than any other generation. Most divorces in 2023, 2022, 2021 all the way back to 1970. More than gen x, millennials, silent generation, greatest generation etc. You offshored all industry, put yourselves and kids into student debt (boomers hold the most student debt per individual with student debt) voted in family courts to destroy familial wealth, reverse mortgages, and now you're on about running away and getting paid for this dumpster fire...by this dumpster fire. You're delusional. Which methhead is funding your retirement? Ukraine got your money. Go get it back lol.

[@tonygiglia9767]

Sorry to see you go it's not going to get any better. Take care.

[@ridervfr2798]

They will still pay taxes to gooberment though, unless they renounce their citizenship.

[@kclaytor2]

Yeah, the neoliberal policies for the last 40 years have taken their toll.

[@erikbrantner4295]

I'm thinking about going to the Philippines after my 401k! 2 and a half years from now... If there's anything left here by then! This is one small example 👆👆 of how fast and how this country will become very very soon! We are going to want to get the hell out of the US!!

[@richmarks8578]

Los Angeles has been run by one political party for decades, just like every inner city in America. If you cannot see the trend by now, you have no business voting. San Francisco is in the same boat. Rampant crime, homelessness, poverty, open drug use, etc. I see we have an election coming up. Will the same folks who voted for the collapse of downtown LA vote the same way, or will they finally pull their head out of their butts and vote for the right person that can help this country get back on its feet. Let me give you a hint, one is a complete leftist, radical, socialist that will make things much worse, and the other is running, because they want to help America rebuild.

[@debbiechadwick861]

😢 This was my beloved home. I walked the streets as a teenager and I knew no fear. 😢

[@Belize_to_the_World]

America has rejected The Lord Our God. Now its cursed. Cant even find love cant raise a decent family. wake up you bunch of fools

[@vip7123]

NO, THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE KEEP VOTING criminal DEMOCRAT FOR

[@miguelbalisi9952]

While this is happening in the states, the Americans in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations, visiting or retiring, are acting self- entitled and are arrogant but are unaware that without the strong dollar, they they wouldn't have any chance for a better retirement. I'm not saying all are arrogant and feeling entitled, but just tooo many of them are.

[@tedmetre6933]

I am witnessing the collapse of my country. Very sad as we had it all and very soon we will have nothing but pain.

[@1940limited]

It happened very quickly, too. Look as how much damage Biden has done in only 3 years. It illustrates how quickly what's been built can be torn down.

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

Yes, but at least we no longer have to hear mean tweets.

[@gallivantstravels]

Money being spent in far flung countries on wars for what😢

[@sandrohernandez4401]

​To protect and spread democracy 😢​@@gallivantstravels

[@die502]

Enjoy the afterglow of the sunset, every empire will usher in the sunset

[@acmecompany]

California governor says he is doing a great job!

[@fidelk.5066]

He’s not.

[@bozbozman1575]

"That's true! Because it's true..."😂

[@usedscar]

Has the gov seen this!😮

[@jrmaddox]

I mean with his agenda to destroy California he actually is.

[@johndicarlo225]

Coke makes you think that..

[@jeremyhorne5252]

You've done a great service in showing this. This is real news the MSM won't cover. This is unsettling. (Other major US cities are going the same way.) Keep up reporting this way, and a Pulitzer prize awaits you.

[@victoriarichardson1471]

And San Francisco and so on. Our country is falling apart. Homelessness, drugs, inflation. Heart breaking.

[@ravlbi4268]

More wars around the world coming.

[@jeiwilber4199]

Correction: California is falling apart because of its own choices

[@socialdestroyer]

Come to Russia. You probably will miss America. I don't understand you Americans, your country is great and u are complaining...

[@socialdestroyer]

​@@jeiwilber4199maybe with Trump everything would be good

[@RealROI]

ENDLESS WARS!

[@1940limited]

So many beautiful old buildings now empty. What a shame.

[@cardboardboxification]

it won't be turning around for a few decades , or ever if it stays democrat controlled , when the democrats start going after the wealthy , and the wealthy move out who will the democrats tax ???

[@kevinmoore7255]

Sad fact is the shop that are open will be affected by the closed shops. They’ll struggle to survive !

[@skylershank9309]

My son was there on business over 2 years ago and said he'd never go back because of the stench. Which was horrendous.

[@danphillips6977]

My wife is from downtown LA 40 yrs ago She was in tears🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸☦️

[@SpicyTricialicious]

Yep! I moved to LA in 2008 & lived there for 6 years & these videos make me cry. To see how fast the decline has been is utterly heartbreaking.😓

[@nightowl6811]

I'm born and raised In los angeles I'm 51, still here, but i only leave my house for important matters now, 7 days. The hanging out days are gone.

[@chrismcbee4653]

Some of the buildings have nice architecture. It's sad to see such decline.

[@marleonetti7]

nobody is around because he most likely filmed on a sunday and most of the businesses around there are closed on sundays so he is pretty much lying about all those businesses being always closed . but youtubers have created the myth that LA has closed down , i live here and it is thriving with people buying and selling everywhere monday through saturday , every day .

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

@@marleonetti7 What? Closed on Sundays? Do they go to church on Sundays?

[@mikedavis2969]

They get what they voted for !

[@marleonetti7]

@@whatevergoesforme5129 in downtown LA most of those businesses close on sundays because they are independently owned and not big chain stores like walmart . and many of those businesses are owned by koreans and alot of them are christian and they do go to church on sundays .

[@seaneendelong8065]

marie- nah that is denial: I did a street view search, same exact roads from 1 and 2 years ago, clearly busy midday weekday, lots of traffic buses cars in lots business suits walking- Know what's changed between those shots and now? Allll the planter boxes and trees are gone, the tagging is dramatically worse, that mountain of trash isn't there, and the 10% of open businesses still. Majority were clearly locked up, vacant, etc already.

[@aidanmaddox609]

10:00 7th and Main. Man, that’s where U2 shot the video for “Where The Streets Have No Name”. Now it’s more like “Where The Streets Have No Businesses”.

[@nadogrl]

This is just sickening. Our beautiful state being intentionally destroyed.😢

[@jsamc]

This just 1 part of a very very large city. Don't believe the hype.

[@rm_alfaro]

​@@jsamc I'm afraid it's just a matter of time!😢

[@gabyx66]

y get what y vote

[@markoliver630]

By the Democratic Party that runs it !

[@risingtide_official]

Landlords want too much money for leases.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

I came down with a bacterial infection just from watching this. Thanks Metal Leo!!

[@We_Buidl]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@joezar33]

😮🤭

[@salomejaya7745]

Can not believe you said that...😢😢😢

[@andreanicole3914]

😂😂😂

[@bittarapitulapie7579]

😅😅😅

[@teresasteele5327]

It's happening all over the western world, especially from 2020. Here in the South West of England shops are boarded up, not as bad as this but we won't be far behind. Banks closing, small businesses collapsing. Yet the US just sent $80 billion package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

[@tesomoficial9679]

👏👏👏

[@karinblue807]

..und die eigene Bevölkerung verarmt und säuft ab...

[@nofrenz2065]

That's what happens when you let them in

[@philipreed6893]

Yes, like it or not , Putin will take Estonia , Latvia, when the World is concerned about Taiwan, Allies are not stupid they can Walk and chew gum at the same time, peace to you 👍👍🎇🎇🌎🙂✌️

[@bragiodinsen4604]

@@philipreed6893 putin can take over the whole world if he wants, i dont give a damn. he cant possible do a worse job than our leaders who want to replace us and get us all killed in wars so they get richer.

[@berndhannes8540]

I Love LA when I had a visit in 1979 and the Second in 1980. Shops where opend and I shoped in the night at about 2am . 24hours opend. Timeleg. But now it is terrible to see your video. Thanks for your video and greetings from good old Germany. Bernd

[@p.m.rangarajan1055]

Oh what a ghost city LA has become. Thank you sir, for uploading such a video. It's frightening to visualize that the scores of the employees worked in those stores are jobless and can get into any unlawful activity. Is this the America, we dream of? Very sad and disturbing.

[@gatosimple2354]

El sueño americano

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Anybody working for big firms likely moved. There's a saying "don't flock around an empty purse." If you can't see yourself making money in an area, you move.

[@Capuera101]

LA is a fucking Asylum..