Former Homeless Reveals What Homelessness is Like in Sacramento | Matt King

'It's almost like we're living in an open-air mental health facility. There are people walking down the streets; you don't know if they're going to shoot you, stab you, punch you, spit on you... And we, as parents, are kind of teaching our kids and grandkids how to be numb to the situation.'
Siyamak sits down with Matthew King, former homeless and a community advocate from Sacramento. He has seen the capital deteriorate over the last few years and will talk about homelessness, drug addiction, and crime issues that his community is facing. We also talked to Travis Gillmore, our reporter in the state capitol. He has been talking to the state legislature, the homeless people, and police officers.
'You've got union ironworkers, electricians; you've got a lot of people from various trades who are homeless. We're not stupid people, either. We're very intelligent, and we know how to do a lot of stuff. They're selling stolen items right from the tent.' Mr. King said.
Former Homeless Reveals What Homelessness is Like in Sacramento | Matt King
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[@EsseQuamViderity]

You guys find the best people. I owe a lot to Sacramento. The place changed my life as a young gay guy who had to flee the homophobia of rural east Texas. Sacramento is where I really learned my value as a person and how I finally became an adult. I don’t live in California anymore but I’m so sad to hear about Sacramento. I love the Central Valley and the delta area, and walking on the levees. I’m praying for yall and really want the best for California. God bless you for doing this work. 🙏🏻❤️

[@keelsmac01]

Just wondering what happened to you in TX? How did they mistreat you?

[@SFNena415]

We’re glad you came and got to experience living freely as yourself! Thank you for thinking of Sacramento ❤️

[@robertdug495]

If only the emperor of China would visit Sacramento? It would be cleaned up in 12 hours!

[@tallwalls76]

Xi will get right on it I’am sure, lol.

[@BlueEyedAmerican]

Ah you speak of Newsom's china daddy.

[@Justfedup47]

YES

[@sengvang3718]

Only for it to go back to being a dump afterwards

[@starfleetcommander]

goofy phantasy

[@pigboykool]

My relatives live in Sacramento. Everything this gentleman said is truth. Thank you

[@joshpino]

Great interview! Mr. King is exactly right, the city of Sacramento has become a dump. The pride in Sacramento is gone, both residents and city employees have given up. To make matters worst, liberal city politicians with their policies and lack of support for their employees have made things worst as all they care about is themselves & their cronies.

[@kirtthomason4620]

ditto San Fran, San Jose, Oakland, etc etc etc.

[@dianecarter186]

I think our governor and his family should spent a week in a homeless encampment. M

[@Justfedup47]

WITH NO PROTECTION..JUST A FEW BUCKS. FEW BOTTLES OF WATER.

[@dianecarter186]

@@Justfedup47 I agree with you; maybe add triple digit weather to our governor's weekly stay.

[@ItIsYourMom]

I think they should allow the homeless to camp in their yard and welcome others into their home! Same with the rest of the elected in Sac who have allowed this to happen by their policies.

[@Robbie-sk6vc]

But that makes to much sense!

[@Bob-bm3pd]

Should spend a week in jail.

[@suemilkbone4868]

This is one of my favorite episodes!

[@schahrzadmorgan]

Finally, a common sense solution to homelessness! Accountability+ actually helping these people.

[@starfleetcommander]

"Helping them" turns into communism very quickly...

[@davedavidson9638]

Great Interview!

[@Uncivilize]

"I think it's time for the compassion to turn in to tough love"

[@Christian-di8zu]

Democrat policy creates this problem.

[@louiseb5323]

It's not a political party issue. its more of knowledge of how to help the Individual person with the issue that's made them homeless in the first place....

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

It's completely a demoRAT caused tragedy!!! Voting blue has horrific consequences. Just look at the demoRAT dumpster fire squatting in the White House!!

[@ellenorbovay5226]

Thank God for Siyamak, the only guy working to get the message out! It seems like the other 39 million people in California don't care if their state goes to ruin.

[@latinwaterpoloperez]

Omg. Same in San Jose! We were bamboozled into electing Matt Mahan who said he wanted to clean up the homeless! Ughhh he has turned out to be the worst Mayor who refuses to clean up our streets of filth and debris! Kids have to walk through war zones to get to school!

[@blackbluestudio6338]

Thank you so much for doing what you do for this great state. Born and raised here. Sadly, at times, contemplating departure. Gentlemen like you give me hope. Showing the people who truly care. Thank you.

[@California.Insider]

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[@aldeanacassuandraleonard9419]

But remember, the guest started this with the statement "that ABOUT 30% of the homeless are not addicts just regular people who don't make enough money monthly to pay rent." There are alot of soc.sec. poeple I know of who have lost their housing when their significant other died or something simular to that; and, no drugs involved. We nd a better system. I don't know about u ;however, I do and I look forward to the system that Jesus preached about the Good News of the Kingdom of God; paradise.

[@Justfedup47]

DIDNT JESUS SAY. DONT. TAX PEOPLE SO MUCH THAT THEY CANT LIVE???😊

[@susannarducci3350]

They are stealing the money.

[@kathymaske8997]

Nooooo....really???

[@billschindler1381]

When we were kids, we went down the woods without bikes with a creek. We never ever thought of tents , needles freaks would ever be there. The only tents you might see....are the cub scouts.

[@BenDover-p1x]

Yeah, that’s a lie- the cub scouts haven’t been able to set up tents by Sacramento rivers in over 40 years

[@jacyschroeder]

In the 1990's, it was a lot easier to get by. Just an example, in Los Angeles, there were older one bedroom apartments for $300 ($600 adjusted for inflation) which are now maybe about $1600 a month. If you have to make 3 times the rent and have a good credit score, getting treatment and getting clean to get what's probably going to be a $16 an hour job isn't going to be sufficient to find a place to live. If someone finds an apartment for less, they will probably get outbid by someone else desperate to find a place to live who is paid more. The drug use percentage is 30% according to official counts but others are saying it's over 70%, so maybe we won't really know. Nevertheless, it seems pointless to force treatment when it doesn't fix the housing shortage and these people will remain homeless anyway and likely just go back to using drugs.

[@rhipotter6191]

Felons cant rent apartments in Sac area..where are they supposed to live ?

[@christinel4569]

thanks for covering my city. I agree 100% with everything he said. it's so sad what has happened to here 😪

[@KDFantastic]

Mr. King is more honest than any politician who has been interviewed in your show.

[@colortechsp]

Thank you

[@louiseb5323]

I'm so thankful for you to be addressing this issue - I've also been in this mans world, & his spot on with what his saying Its been quiet a few years now for me since I've been in his world, & I was blessed to never be homeless. However my son had an addiction issue & homeless on the streets of Sacramento. His now been clean for 7+ years. My son & myself both grow up in Sacramento & have seen it go from a town Nicer town, to what it is today. I completely agree with this man one first has to want to change, then be given the help to change. To give an addict person anything with out help of what's causing addiction behavior is not going to solve anything. The mind of the addict has to be retrained first, then the rest can follow. Other wise its like putting a cart in front of a horse and expecting the cart to move. That's like giving a person with an addiction a home & expecting them to clean up themselves, it will never work!!! The hardest part in all this is the person with the issue has to want to change, & what do you do with a person that doesn't want want to change? For me it took almost death....

[@OhGeez101]

Need tough love to bring these people back.

[@merlie1254]

The other who said about the ruling was right. Since the Homeless advocates won in court, homeless situations got worst. The mayor did a fundraising for the homeless and got more than a million for housing but nothing was done. The advocates are the ones making money out of this. Sorry to disagree about the guy talking about visit every city in the valley and there are homeless encampments everywhere even in parks. Sorry, our city is nearby and we don’t have that problem. We are vigilant when it comes to that. Police are called right away and they are asked if they need to go to shelters. We have programs here to help them.

[@SusanEpp-q7c]

Homelessness will be my first priority in voting this time. There should be NO homeless in our country.

[@starfleetcommander]

what is a solution?

[@donthomas4793]

Yeah, I think his percentage is a little high as far as the drug addicted is more than 70% he said 30% werel not drug addicted so that means 70% are. It’s not a housing issue if you took every homeless person in Sacramento, built them a house and put them in it. What do you think that house would look like in a month two months. You know the answer you can’t throw money at this problem. If you have electricians that are homeless, which is one of the highest demand trades right now why are they? I am 15 years, clean and sober. You have to want help, but there is a solution and thieving and living on the streets isn’t it, it’s not easy but it’s possible.

[@BugzBunnywazaHare]

I don't know where this guy is getting his Intel from but, SSO is constantly moving people on the streets from one place to another. They've been arresting people towing their vehicles 602ing people from public sidewalks. This channel needs to correct it's content and Tell the Truth......... If any of the people living in Sacramento want to see the Real gutt wrenching truth let me know and I will direct you to see what's happening.

[@TheFunkybert]

In Seattle, same issues. City government solutions are to buy motels, build shanty town style tiny homes, etc.. all designed to make homelessness a business for profit. Newly created “Homeless Authority”

[@MsMammasue]

RFK for president is the only chance we have to turn our country around! vote for Bobby 2024. That’s how we stop the madness!

[@Enyuno916]

Giving our government money to solve homelessness is not a solution. We have thrown millions of tax dollars at this topic and the money never makes it to where it’s supposed to go. Newsom and his cronies want rich and poor.That’s it!!!!!

[@innergoddess447]

When I was homeless I street hustled art for survival in motels being honest about my disabilities and where I was living at the time God had my back but I had gotten caught in a toxic cycle of only selling my art no socialization waking up super early drinking my coffee taking my shower getting an Uber to go sell my art for 14 hours going back to the motel eat veg out on KZbin smoke weed do it all over again

[@jasonhanson6563]

His revelation is the same thing your eyes tell you every day.

[@joannegenis1617]

My homeless drug addict son, started self medicating with marijuana to help with his ADHD, now he's a meth addict and in and out of jail with no consequences, no mandatory help, just right back on streets to do more drugs. Why bother having drug courts if the arrested drug addict never gets in front of a drug court judge? This man knows what's really happening and should be in charge of the programs to help the people. Common sense spoken.

[@raysantiago3750]

JUST LIKE ESCAPE NEW YORK BUT IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

[@melascension494]

I didn’t realize yt unsubscribed me. Anyone else automatically unsubscribed?

[@EvoSGooD]

Local government should charge each resident $20 a month to help pay for homeless. I think this will upset enough people to help take care of the problem. Same tactics the military uses to get people in line. If one fails everyone pays, your city is only as strong as the weakest link.

[@Richard-pe6lt]

12:08 I was a millionaire and now I am homeless and have been for quite some time I know how the top Echelon looks and deals with the homeless situation I know a way that could have solved this problem a long time ago and it's still viable today if they are saying that housing is a problem housing is lack there is not housing here is the simple and I do mean Simple Solution what about all the closed down military bases Army Marine Navy etc etc there are literally millions and millions of Apartments houses duplexes all that have been boarded up and not occupied and could be used for immediate housing 12:08

[@royblom8158]

Newsom and his ‘bought legislators’ need to spend time in the Homeless Ghetto and understand their job is to correct, not exacerbate these conditions - in their futile pursuit of a cushy positions, because they are surely NOT on the job!

[@starfleetcommander]

I recommend the cops go after meth by increasing the penalties for possession and distribution 10 fold. It has been the bane of Sacramento for over a decade!!!

[@Truth-Always]

American system of today is the problem. It sided with the criminal 😢and stand with the wrong 😑

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Blanket blaming “homeless” people for all shoplifting after the CA Highway Patrol has uncovered organized crime doing the shoplifting is the definition of bigotry. I am technically homeless living in my van and I make about $100k per year as a union stagehand.

[@tiflaf6]

How about accountability for the state of California, decision makers for the city, the organizations and agencies who are capitalizing on homelessness? The state's most "cost-effective" homeless housing program, HomeKey, costs over $177,000 in public funds per unit, typically single-occupancy in converted motel rooms, to get a person initiated into housing. From there, the landlords (masquerading as non-profits) are allowed to charge market rate rent each month, most of which is subsidized by the public. Our tax dollars don't go very far this way, and very few people are getting into housing through these programs before funds are exhausted. Meanwhile, the number of people living outside is growing every day, many of whom have jobs and are behaving responsibly because the cost of living is too high and the pay is too low.

[@teamstrike1st]

If they don't fox the problem, they get to keep asking for more money. Its what california does with homeless and education. And instead of fixing these major problems, california politicians find new problems we never knew we had and get us to focus on a new problem. Over and over and over. Same leadership, same problems

[@Robbie-sk6vc]

Yep. Where's all that money going? Surely not to solving the problem! Just going to corrupt politicians, and others.

[@hermanhale9258]

I heard a guy on another site say they will take all the closed dollar stores and put homeless people in there, as many as they can fit to share one bathroom.

[@dryburn]

I live in Sac and run throughout Land Park and haven’t seen homeless there for some time. How old is this interview? Things are looking a bit better now. There has been more action over the last couple of months.

[@k.i.rogers7096]

Land Park is a very small part of Sacramento. Go check out Arden Arcade, Meadowview, even Alhambra street by Oak Park. Land Park has had random issues in the past, but drugs and crime are seeping in from all around. Think about New Helvitia in "Upper Land Park." Only a few blocks away it is a different world.

[@EsseQuamViderity]

Sacramento is totally different based on the area. Land Park has always been a nicer area.

[@joshpino]

Are you kidding? 8:59

[@gustavbabic5004]

They've now even got homeless people migrating into the so called Fabulous Forties neighborhood of Sacramento, where the wealthy live. They are everywhere.

[@SusanEpp-q7c]

Here's the truth: if our country can spend many billions on the illegial alieans then obviously the money is there. Close the border and help our most needy first.

[@s4medlyn]

WEF you will own nothing and be happy

[@bartholomewceremony6981]

Someone is truthful as this who will tell you they were homeless was drugs and alcohol substance abuse issues is going to be brutally honest with you

[@deeannepurchase3323]

Provide sanitation for these people

[@goddess_of_Kratos]

Oh my God it's horrible, did I just hear this guy promote behavior modification...... Does anyone see red flags

[@PuaOlena-fj9oc]

So….the cause is NOT poor children with single parents?? He had everything ….a good family….a good childhood. he just decided he couldn’t do it anymore? Because his feelings got hurt. Ohhhh. OK. Now he blames the government for not putting in jail. But when he went to jail….he kept his his life style.

[@anthonygermano9363]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@michelle_m4446]

Where should the homeless go?. They have a right to live, right? So where do they go? I used to live by w street. It was on the way up. Until the freeway underpass on X spilled out and became something like Escape from New York. How do you fix homelessness? Housing. Simple.

[@donthomas4793]

You see how they live in their tent cities you think if you give them a house they’re gonna be any cleaner?stop it, we’ve been throwing money at this problem for far too long. We need real solutions.

[@joshpino]

Housing in the Mojave desert until they get clean!

[@michelle_m4446]

@@donthomas4793 and what would this real solution be?

[@donthomas4793]

@@michelle_m4446 Been working on a few things in my local community but sweetheart, I don’t have THE answer, but I know it’s not throwing money down a hole that’s what we’ve been doing. Keep in mind one thing in Sacramento I know for sure and other large cities there are people getting paid great salaries to solve this problem.. now if we happen to solve this problem, these people will lose their six figure jobs, so do they really want to solve it?

[@fact-checkinghis-story5149]

The homeless don’t have a right to live wherever they want. Not a single homeless people close to where I live is from the area and that’s obvious because it was an all white neighborhood before these homeless scumbags moved in.

[@sallymoore6920]

And yet you should ask yourself why is it that the Republican states that have well to do areas..and Republican cities do not have homelessness in their cities. I live in a state that has both for Republican and Democratic cities and only the Democratic cities. Do you see the homeless.

[@lowbudgetmic]

He lucky 🍀 he did not end up in a body bag…. 😮💛😎🍑🌎

[@lionheart93]

What really leads to homelessness????

[@5280MTM]

Addiction, mental health, poor choices, no family or friends for support. The list goes on and on. I spent over a decade in my early years off and on the streets. My alcoholism is what always led to being homeless. I also did some drugs but alcohol always got me. You eventually loose all hope and just accept homelessness. It sucks

[@Magnetic1908]

Having to have a high credit score to get into a place is one thing.

[@tyronetucker3093]

Marxism

[@starfleetcommander]

meth and fentanyl

[@Kauai-OO-80s]

This has got to be one of the dumbest ones on here. Homeless in California doesn't guarantee drug involvement or tents on streets at all. Most "renters" are basically homeless in California. Most "homeowners" that will never be able to pay off their homes are basically homeless in California.

[@chuck9112]

Such n such haaa I moved to the Philippines

[@_muse__]

I can't believe you have Chinese propaganda in this, of course it does. lmao. Please drop that sponsor.

[@Knarf14]

Who cares

[@Kevin-de1xk]

If you dont like seeing unhoused humans than do something to drive down the cost of housing.

[@donthomas4793]

Most of them, Kevin, as you know, are alcoholic and drug addicted should we just give them free houses?

[@junglesuperstar9270]

4 people working and sharing 1 room flat . That’s a solution . But these people don’t like such solutions . They just whine and whine and whine

[@Kevin-de1xk]

​@@donthomas4793 Well Don, I dont own a house and am in no position to pay for anyone elses housing.

[@Kevin-de1xk]

​@@junglesuperstar9270 I would rather live alone in my vehicle

[@tyronetucker3093]

It's not about the cost it about making capital