Homeless Encampments Spread to Beaches, Golf Courses As City Takes Hands-Off Approach | NBCLA

The NBC4 I-Team investigates how this is happening despite promises from LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and county officials to get a lot of people off the streets and into housing to curb the spread of COVID-19. Joel Grover reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Thursday Sept. 3, 2020.
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[@zerocool1ist]

That building manager is like WHY IS MY WATER BILL 2000$ dollars

[@rosylemons]

yeah but it's google so they are loaded and could not care

[@tuandang2947]

Google got that doe. Lol it's been like that a while

[@jarred333Boss]

Lol

[@SpyderRocket]

😂💀

[@dulcieparker7425]

@Joe Costantino Or just the start. Wouldn't it be ironic if the neighbors were conserving water. Suffering so as not to have a high bill they may have a prob paying? Then they look outside. Yeah...this is in Venice...a beach side town... there's the whole Pacific ocean to cool off in! Remember... the whole picture.

[@JVONROCK]

When people said they’re 1 paycheck away from being on the streets. Did you think they were kidding ?

[@omarmartinez3319]

"I'm a republican and I'm well off so idc when people become homeless, im gonna keep giving tax breaks to millionairs so i can continue my yearly allowance from them:) " that's the average republican congressman.

[@firesword5833]

They're homeless by choice. They're drug addicts. There's programs to get apartments for low income. These are the backwash of society.

[@EkAks]

Agenda Free Is Full of AGENDA but people are on a long wait list for low income homes.

[@omarmartinez3319]

@@firesword5833 your wrong , there was a time i was homeless not by choice . I tried applying for low income housing and they had a 3 year backlog of applicants ...

[@OldskolFan]

W B well Trump will call in the National guard and military to protect statues and retail shops in Dem cities - but never to stop gang violence or drug dealers. He’s done nothing for Blue states because they don’t vote for him. But crime rates are up 30% in Red states.

[@williammorris4327]

It's the local government you voted for. Stop crying about it. You love it.

[@vdog4799]

@@vc8my you aren't kidding ! Goddamnit!

[@salvadordali5793]

still not as bad as the national government has been for the last 4 years. 19 more days!!! hahahahahahah

[@salvadordali5793]

@FRUYAKI n trump has just overseen the DEATH of 350K Americans.

[@salvadordali5793]

@FRUYAKI yeah.. right. n the earth is flat. other countries didn't have as big a problem as the US. the orange carnival barking bankrupt SIX TIMES con man called it a hoax. wanted people to inject bleach as a cure and then ignored it because he thought it made him look bad. New Zealand doesnt have ANY cases right now. because THEY took it seriously. its SOOOOO wonderful to know the clown will be out of the peoples house in 19 DAYS!!!!!! : )

[@nealbaker2132]

Whites and the jobs are leaving and this is what you get.

[@kimehunt4501]

There are more homeless because California had made it easy.

[@bmlsb]

Deomcrat policies want socialism, they want all of us dependent and controlled by government.

[@maxpower9848]

@@bmlsb You get an A for the day just for paying attention in class!

[@bmlsb]

@Steve Nunez and nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care..

[@bmlsb]

@Steve Nunez why?? Because the state is run by democrat policies

[@bmlsb]

@Steve Nunez is California a Democrat state or republican? Is LA Democrat or Republican? Democrats care more about taking care of illegals than Americans

[@kobweb2994]

“In addition to covid... these people are living in their own waste.” This was a problem before covid...

[@nealbaker2132]

People ran whites out and now the jobs are leaving, this is what you wanted this is what you got.

[@seriousnftinvestir646]

@@nealbaker2132 no this is a statewide issue, stop trying to make everything race based

[@wendijackson8844]

Start camping out on our numerous, various government official's neighborhoods.

[@springjessie]

I know that's right goddammit

[@cgall4444]

nbc LYING to America 24/7! CA DEMONdnc R@PES Taxpayers, & Business

[@wannacashmeoutside]

Start with fucktard Pelosi please

[@peterspeters6114]

Start with Golf courses,lots of space there get to it Caravan style.

[@gerardohernandez4301]

@Gerrylynn Mako They can live on the outside part . I'm sure they will not like that .

[@jgprince2136]

City officials robbing the program money 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@michaelbocchino9887]

Politicians are working hard let me tell you some more money money money 😜 USA border unreal what's going on drugs

[@colt45peacemaker]

"Escape From LA" movie becomes reality

[@kenlompart9905]

Down and out in Beverly Hills.

[@NoName-tx5gn]

I can’t even be upset. People voted for these policies! They should love the results! 😒

[@IanPunter]

@97RAVINEAVE it goes a lot deeper than that. you forgot 40 years of massive immigration both legal and illegal that competes for jobs and housing. and the massive free trade debacle where the corporations/wall street piggies stole MILLIONS of good middle class jobs from americans and made them eco-slave jobs in the 3rd world and pocketed the difference. the 1% money gangsters have forced a 3rd world economic model on the USA.

[@chewacan]

We get what we tolerate.

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

anna belle that’s a reasonable take on the problem except the Regan blaming,regarding Hospitals and mental health.That’s never been quite clear to me...

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

97RAVINEAVE good point...

[@popeyesailor9571]

They didn't actually. The "Democrats" are just latent republicans now. two right wing parties is what we have.

[@bobmunck976]

They should be camping at Nancy Pelosi house and other politicians homes

[@manonYm1]

I'm sure they have a red phone to their local cop station xD At the end of the day, the cops some kind of pets for politicians. Useful idiots which do whatever they are told.

[@bonnieberry7368]

manonYm yep did you see that guy that live-streamed himself taking a dump on her driveway? The Pelosipooper lol. He was picked up and cited very quickly despite the city district attorney previously going on record as saying that public urinating or defecating would not be prosecuted. Rules for thee, but not for me. Similar to her salon trip I guess. That being said I don’t think it’s the police fault. They’re not the ones writing these things into law. They are not lap dogs, most San Francisco city officials have thrown the police under the bus at some point.

[@PopShoppekid]

Mike correct. This is on the Democrats idiotic policies. This is Newsom's fault .The release of felons, etc etc. GARCETTI is a clown. All politicians get paid during this Pandemic yet most of us are either unemployed or had huge reductions in income. 14,000 small business gone forever and 15,000 more just barely hanging on due to our idiot in Sacramento moving the goalposts constantly. Color coded bull crap he has conjured up, business open then business close etc etc Sorry but Cali is a bloody disaster!

[@mark12strang58]

They will be confronted by her own private paramilitary security force who will remove them quickly.

[@thebighousencaaattendancer478]

I would say that they should be camping at the White House, but thanks to the orange tax evader, the White House is full of disease.

[@warrenpeece1726]

The LA homeless budget is $430M. Not enough, evidently. Of course, just paint "Re-elect Trump" on those tents and the city will remove them immediately.

[@mattbowdenuh]

That's genius! Just give them Trump 2020 signs to post on their tents, and the city will get rid of them. I love your plan lol

[@santiagoflores6529trinidad]

Good

[@sushilove1427]

They're stealing that money..none of that has ever gone to helping the public.

[@sportsmediaamerica]

@@tellucas LOL. Did you think the "old way" was a good solution??? Out of sight, out of mind???

[@dianaboykin9802]

That's a great idea simple

[@Its_Poco_Loco]

But we LOVE how our government officials live with nice salaries!!!!!

[@Ferreal92]

If you plan to visit the L.A. beaches, DO NOT walk on the sand barefoot. This is NOT a joke. Where do you think these people hide their needles and poop?

[@enagyatesik5112]

Please, don't come,we don't need you. You already positive for the c-19. Stay where you at now!!!

[@user-wickedflower]

Ramond Ferreal Thanks Captain Obvious

[@dulcieparker7425]

I used to do beach clean up. Only a prob around the piers as cigarette butts everywhere, Talk about gross, Effers can't even clean up their own sh*t. And straws. This was b4 the pandemic was a prob. I'll take "Things that have touched people's mouths" for 30, Alex! And I've seen kids play in that! Tourists. And the snack bars n eateries were still pumping them out while WE cleaned their mess so people would still WANT to go to that beach! Now it's changed,thankfully. Paper degrades almost overnight.

[@ashleym6765]

Yuck

[@edgonzalez3820]

@@enagyatesik5112 I would not dream of coming. I will stick to the clean beaches in Florida and the Caribbean.

[@cindyscloset8185]

I’m leaving Los Angeles within the next 2 years. My husband wants to stay, because he makes more money here, but money isn’t everything IDC how much gifts I get from him. California is a wasteland with high rent. It’s too much! Shame on you Gavin Newsom and Eric Garcetti

[@violent_bebop9687]

Oh , but electric cars are the priority, har,har,har,

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

You’re right to want out and your husband is crazy to stay

[@christinalove6344]

I moved a year and half ago..best choice ever..you can own your own land and home cheap, have a well not worry about traffic...got land and a trailer for less than 5grand..my rent was 2650$ a month in santa monica...ridiculous..

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

@@christinalove6344 that was ridiculous

[@MegaLivingIt]

@@christinalove6344 Gads, sounds like you have a great deal now. Wish I could.

[@evilwasabi]

Newsoms Little Haiti developments coming along nicely.

[@johnwalck3133]

I love it; release prisoners so instead of getting Covid they’ll get typhoid...

[@kenlompart9905]

And now they are free to spread disease all over the city.

[@garyyogi8902]

This is nothing this is a drop in the bucket compared to what's coming

[@jamesmorton7881]

I SEE things that way to. +40,000,000 jobless, Trump & the FED saved the bourgeoisie THE VULGARITY OF WEALTH In Marxist philosophy, the bourgeoisie is the social class that came to own the means of production during modern industrialization and whose societal concerns are the value of property and the preservation of capital to ensure the perpetuation of their economic supremacy in society. CAPITALISM IS NOT DEMOCRATIC AND IT IS BROKEN ( crashes ) you are labor, sorry ARE YOU THE EMPLOYER OR THE EMPLOYEE ARE YOU THE BOURGEOISIE OR LABOR ARE YOU THE LORD OR A SERF ARE YOU THE MASTER OR A SLAVE Can you quit your job ? retire ? No, then you are labor, make that a slave. LOL when can you retire ? $10B AT 3.65% = $1M PER DAY $365M PER YEAR $1B AT 3.65% = $100K PER DAY $36.5M PER YEAR $100M AT 3.65% = $10K PER DAY $3.65M PER YEAR $10M AT 3.65% = $1K PER DAY $365K PER YEAR $1M AT 3.65% = $100 PER DAY $36.5K PER YEAR $100K AT 3.65% = $10 PER DAY $3.65K PER YEAR What is wrong ? well punk, are you a slave ? PS WA housing is $200,000 less. retired LOL

[@billgale5568]

Gary Yogi ..... I fear you could be correct

[@tedmierze9070]

@@jamesmorton7881 what a fool

[@patriciaikeda2608]

@@jamesmorton7881 You should also mention in your Marxists rant that this idea has killed over 55,000,000 million people worldwide. Maybe we shod come up with new ideas and stop going back to eat the vomitus ideas of Carl Marx.

[@pmscalisi]

james morton yes, James, people own the means of production until the ruling class decides it doesn’t. Happens every time. The producers are merely keepers until the government (ruling class) gets strong enough to take it away.

[@hootans.4293]

California is getting worse day by day, American dream has become American nightmare in California.

[@kpepperl319]

Nah... This is happening in Florida. I'm sure this is happening nationally. Trump's murica... Right?

[@miciboo9993]

You’re too kind saying only in California.

[@hootans.4293]

California homelessness and Child poverty rate are highest in entire country. Causes are regulations, lack of affordable housing, unemployment, poverty, mental illness and lack of needed services, substance abuse and lack of needed services. According to statistics 60 percent family of 4 median income in California is is $48,415, meanwhile in order to get by in California the recommend annual income for a single person is $74,371. If you had looked at the statistics you would have realized California is ranking number 1 in poverty year after year.

[@Becky_Cal]

Hootan S. - if you think it’s “just” California, you’re mistaken and that thinking will allow this misery and inequality to spread across the US until the majority of people are in the streets and the US looks like Afghanistan. I live in Austin... homelessness and poverty is extremely visible here too! Yes, in Texas.

[@Jdobine]

Cali & NY only those who make $250k or more can live comfortably......

[@davidpaz9389]

"Be careful of charity and kindness, lest you do more harm with open hands than a clinched fist." -Jedi Master Kreia

[@jeff022889]

The reason there is so many homeless is lack of rules. Why is it that California does not enforce laws for certain groups?

[@NugicusStreetPhotography]

Pretty sure it's because of the housing crisis you nitwit.

[@josephgaviota]

_Why is it that California does not enforce laws for certain groups?_ Everyone is equal; some are just more equal than others.

[@EyeQu3ue]

If you are rich and white you are exempt from laws.

[@1001Hobbies]

City leaders refusing to execute the duties of their offices. They should all be removed tomorrow.

[@graemesydney38]

where to?

[@1001Hobbies]

@@graemesydney38 - The street, at minimum. An investigation needs to be done, then we will see where they end up.

[@sidoniewinterpasternak9938]

You mean removed yesterday

[@77.88.]

How about 10 years on the California chain gang?

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

...and tar & feathered 😡

[@ottovongrubner3194]

Why don’t we just set up water and electric utilities and porta-Potties on the expansive property of LA mansions. They always say we should be ready to make sacrifices for society. First rule of liberals, “No sacrifice is too big for someone else to make.”

[@firstlast7719]

Absolutely, Hollywood 'woke' stars need to walk the talk and open their pools and homes

[@icebergrose8955]

So what you're both saying is inequality has become grotesque. Its a humanitarian crisis. Build tiny house communities. Its a start.

[@saltlifess6226]

Well said!

[@ottovongrubner3194]

So, just move them around like chess pieces until they’re in the perfect square on the board. The problem starts with addiction and mental illness and no idea, no matter how butterfly love it sounds, will work until you first create a serious, effective way to treat the illness. It’s like just putting a sick patient in another room and expecting them to be cured. I am a lifelong major depressive who was a junky and a drunk. It is rude, ugly self-destructive and tortuously painful. You don’t just wish it away with BIG ideas.

[@stehfreejesseah7893]

They have done that in other cities, not in there mansions but we have porter potties and power outside for them near where they want them to camp.

[@alexf800]

What a great job Nancy Pelossi is doing. Good democrats job.

[@khalmasonart]

Pelosi is in San Francisco not LA

[@garyquail2347]

@@khalmasonart that's true but at least from what I figure that 85% of California voters reinstated her again for another four more years so enjoy your speaker of the house she seems to be running the whole damn country so who's wearing the pants of running this country?

[@khalmasonart]

@@garyquail2347 Well pretty easy to win votes in California. Just talk about how bad Trump is and how racist Republicans are and everyone forgets the problems in their own streets.

[@bookworm5464]

@@khalmasonart San Franciso is a shith0le too.

[@Hals]

What a great job America is doing. Good job Americans NA LOL

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

You can't stop homelessness. We have a HUGE population of homeless in Washington, D.C. A number of them have told me that they HATE staying in the shelter!☹ They give different reasons: rules, harassment, thefts, bed bugs/fleas, defecation in the shower stalls, no privacy, poor conditions, etc. I've been homeless. The good Lord removed me from that condition. It wasn't fun. However, it was a great learning experience. I have also been gifted with not having to cope with drug 💉or mental health issues 😖 like many of these poor souls. I wish I could do more to help.

[@LightofJoshua]

I would like to talk more with you

[@annesand7157]

You’re so right. I lived in a homeless shelter in Hawaii. I would rather stay on the street. The staff they hire to run these places are unprofessional. The best part is these homeless shelters here in Hawaii are run by a Health Center.

[@youngimages2000]

Support the PRIVATE SECTOR. The private sector helps more than gov’t if gov’t hasn’t shut them down...

[@njgiant1]

But y’all let them ship the jobs overseas right smart move hold this L 🥱

[@dulcieparker7425]

Didn't know Texas was "overseas". Clean water must be over rated in then there parts, cuz that was the jist.

[@robozstarrr8930]

@Nou Xiong half have (non-violent) felony, won't get hired.... and many receive SSD ( $500 ~ $1k/mo ) any income they ( legally make ) reduces SSD dollar 4 dollar.... why bother, just boost stuff & sell..

[@kbforme]

California has such amazing leadership.I love getting called a racist and fascist for not wanting this type of leadership nationwide.

[@sableann4255]

exactly

[@kbforme]

@Awesome Randomguy Good question.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@Lord Colin you're an idiot

[@damienholland8103]

If you regularly make racist and fascist related statements then the shoe fits.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@@damienholland8103 yep. Fits on nearly every democrat

[@codydwayne7515]

I used to be homeless but I never lived like that why I had respect for myself and other people

[@kameeI]

i’m glad you’re doing better 🙏

[@damien1781]

How did you live? On a couch ?

[@misslc7864]

@@damien1781 Most likely he was couch surfing and not in dire situations like these people

[@maxpower9848]

I agree. I was homeless for a year but still had a union job and drove a nice car. The key is not to get addicted to drugs.

[@blkdiamond7227]

We only have your word for that, not sure it’s worth anything tbf.

[@AmericanPatriot-1776]

Look at the large parking areas available at City Hall. You've got the Coliseum which can house 1000's. Come on!!!

[@BT_Spanky]

Was in Los Angeles in 2017. I had never seen so many homeless people in my life.

[@leschurchill804]

Try Hawaii. I don't know which is worse. The average home in Hawaii several years ago was $750,000.00. Most doctors there could not afford one, so you know the average Joe could not. They have 'camp cities' too, Many of the properties have been purchased by the the super rich moving there. Supply and Demand. The rich demanded the gated communities in a paradise and the developers undercut the working people living in the area, took their property and made it happen for them. Tragic. Ms. L. Churchill

[@seanthe100]

2nd largest city in the US.

[@nytraveler7129]

so I thought until I lived in SF, much much worse than LA. they have needles sticking out of their arms in broad daylight and nobody bats an eyelash. and they are on the doorstep to an office building.

[@bigjaywills6725]

The Cost of living is gonna leave a whole lot more folks homeless. SMH they don't care as long as they going home to that mansion.

[@kdavid123186]

Oh stop it. Most homeless are sick, addicts. They don’t want to work nor do anything but get high. You should go down to homeless shelter and spend some time there. There was fire started by homeless where I live early this year. City and locals offered them place to stay but all of them refused because of curfew and no drug policy.

[@dlo3955]

Anyone that thinks all homeless are addicts is an idiot. Most Americans in today's world literally can go homeless at anytime. A lot of people are almost there. We don't address the real issues in this country and we keep making the 1 percent richer while everyone else is barely getting by. I've seen people have jobs for 20 years a house cars and all and literally the company laid them off and they have nothing. So any person middle class which is most can be flat broke in one paycheck loss at anytime. We are only going to see the numbers go up after this pandemic while housing prices continue to rise along with food prices.

[@kdavid123186]

D Lo well I did say most of them are addicts. And btw I also seen people come to USA with nothing and make it to upper middle class. I also seen people born here and do nothing with their life. Sorry not my fault you didn’t experience American Dream. I did. No one helped me working 12hours a day now when people see how I live they always bring up how unfair life is. So have you spend time in homeless shelter ? Do that first because I did it for long time.

[@dlo3955]

@@kdavid123186 I totally get where you are come from. I myself worked so much for so long and ended up homeless and had never experienced that so I know people can come out of it. I was fortunate enough to have a friend let me stay in a small cabin like place which was rough but there is always way to make it but we do need to do better in our country and stop making people struggle to where they have to be worried that if they lose their job or any traumatic event they will lose their home and life. There is no reason for it in our country at all.

[@adamc.7795]

@@dlo3955 I know, why does everyone forget that most Americans earning less than 60-70k can easily go broke from student loans, job loss, and the high rents in cities they work in does not help. Maybe people who still have jobs can work remote and move the hell out of the overpriced areas and save money faster. I'll include Ausin and Seattle too for being expensive, not just all the cities in CA.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

They managed to tap into someone's water line? I can''t figure out how to put batteries in my flashlight without calling an electrician.

[@alienpov]

They are stealing someone else.s water. They will not get the bill. Screw them.

[@AthenaTheWolf]

well when rent is $2k for a 1 bedroom and wage stagnation what can you expect

[@misslc7864]

Exactly. Either you have roommate or you become homeless.

[@r5t6y7u8]

So Cal housing is expensive because the state is so dead-set against land development. They claim it's too much stress on the environment and outdoor way of life. They obviously care more about the environment than the people.

[@royharper2003]

@@misslc7864 I'd rather have a roommate than be homeless. if it is too expensive there then move somewhere you can afford.

[@misslc7864]

@@royharper2003 I agree. Not sure why your comment said you. I no longer live in Los Angeles. I relocated to a city with lower cost where I can afford a nice place without a roommate.

[@royharper2003]

@@misslc7864 that's what a normal person would do. I've seen many of these videos and the majority blame homelessness on the high cost of housing. That doesn't fly in my book and I'm sure there are exceptions but I live in Atlanta where there is a decently large population of homeless and by and far these folks are bums that don't work or have any money.

[@milenaseymour446]

Horrible. This mayor is just awful! LA has become a sespool of homeless people in tents for years now! Can't believe how bad it's gotten. I can't evwn work there anymore !

[@dawnbolton6024]

What would a Republican do to help the homeless?

[@michaelpenis5948]

@@dawnbolton6024 crack down on loitering, shoplifting, open drug use for starters. Things that our Democrat 'leaders' refuse to do.

[@dawnbolton6024]

@@michaelpenis5948 seems that the drug dealers should be the ones that are locked up and sent to the jails. Why are the drug pushers not ever mentioned? Are california jails full? Are the mental institutions full? I live in Louisville Kentucky and we have homeless issues just like all over the world .

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Yup it’s bad, real bad

[@andyz3925]

And its only gonna get worse.

[@DailyRants89]

Leaving in less than 3 weeks! This is by far the number 1 issue in LA and the local government does nothing to address it.

[@buddahkz9980]

Congrats man I’ve been looking into it as well, especially with this lockdown . I’m thinking riverside, or Scottsdale AZ

[@jenniferbarry5887]

lets hope as you change your home base you remember the political party were in charge in California that prompted your move

[@joannaprevost426]

Get the Hell out of there and don't look back !

[@maygodbewithus6392]

Homeless should move their tents to richest neighborhoods they WILL START PAYING ATTENTION AND START PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES. BAILOUTS FOR THE RICH WHILE THE POOR SUFFER.

[@ericwallentine6119]

California: Where the U.S. stores al their bad ideas.

[@oneofone7108]

Lol definitely

[@NugicusStreetPhotography]

You've clearly never been to Florida.

[@justtrollinalong977]

Cost of living, drug policies, homelessness....all come back to your government.

[@damn671]

This is not just an LA problem. This is a California problem. Pick a major city. And there are thousands and thousands of them. Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, San Diego, etc... They're all over California...

[@DIGITAL7Media]

Maybe west coast. Portland, Seattle, etc.

[@AnastaciaMary]

DEMOC-RATS INFESTED GOVERNMENT.

[@foxcub2yo108]

This is what happens when trash has more rights than property owners

[@uberlyft645]

It’s because the east coast send their homeless people over here because the weather over here is good

[@scottgollahon3681]

I've been in California all my life since '81 and I can confidently say the Democrats and all the outsiders have RUINED my state because of the atrocious cost of living and the HORRIBLE Democratic policies I believe the state is beyond the point of no return...Thanks Newsome, Pelosi, Garceti and all the rest of them GREAT JOB!!!

[@imcheesecakeLLC]

They let out inmates knowing they wouldn’t be able to get jobs (therefore money for housing) because COVID shut all jobs down. Did they want this to happen?

[@External2737]

They new all the inmates would create social unrest.

[@cdjxman]

Yes. Yes they did.

[@External2737]

I ranted when it was announced.

[@nomorewar4189]

No - they want complete anarchy

[@heiko272]

They had to release all the inmates to make room for the new prisoners, these dangerous criminals who keep their small business open to support their families and pay taxes, refuse to wear a mask, exercise outdoors, or heaven forbid attend church services.

[@bonefishboards]

I love California. However, California needs to address the affordable housing crisis on multiple levels.

[@jrjr3412]

I love the guy from Venice complaining about the homeless. Bet he voted Democrat

[@WhiteNacho]

Sitting in their own waste, typhus, tuberculosis, staph, rodents, fleas, bed bugs, hepatitis A,B,C but no masks and no covid.

[@JamesBond-uz2dm]

and hepatitis A,B,C

[@WhiteNacho]

@@JamesBond-uz2dm Yeah those too.

[@InfiniteEchos]

not watching TV might be helping with that 🙈🙉🙊

[@WhiteNacho]

@@InfiniteEchos WORD!

[@carlbowles1808]

Hepatitis A out break in San Diego 2016 caused by homeless in camps. Today we power wash side walks and spray them with chlorine.

[@player1tv]

No one wants be a "California Girl" any more.

[@fernandgamboa2848]

All of them are girlie 😂

[@sableann4255]

As a California Girl, I agree

[@gyozanomics]

@@sableann4255 I would hope not lol Wanting to be a California girl is for weirdos from Chicago and New York

[@wilhelminamagdalenakapatow3213]

Three years from now, when people hear the words: “California Girls” they know it means homeless women. 😆

[@maxpower9848]

Except for our sons.

[@diamondforevermine]

Praying for all people who have no home especially this winter pandemic.

[@cindyweir9645]

It’s going to get worse real soon. The richest country in the World can’t solve this problem. Or they choose not to.

[@benoto1014]

They can solve the problem the reason its this bad is because they made it legal for you to have your belongings on the street, and they stopped enforcing drug laws if it's less than $950 in drugs. So basically you have to undo that to fix this. It wasn't even this bad during the crack epidemic.

[@bjkarana]

Homeless will hereafter be referred to as "campers", and the problem is now solved!

[@joziewales1965]

Bingo

[@kha58]

Love your solution. Just change the word or description. And it does not cost a cent.

[@bjkarana]

@@kha58Comedian George Carlin had that wonderful bit on how we use euphemisms to ignore reality.

[@gyozanomics]

that sounds like an actual solution someone would have in Portland

[@cobbnaustic2387]

@@gyozanomics Or Seattle.

[@3jimp]

Zombies are gonna start in LA first

[@drugstorecowboy6540]

Fear the Walking Dead!!!!!!!!!!

[@geraldarnoult]

which ones? Trumps Zombies

[@jacknguyen5677]

We need to send them to Mexico

[@geraldarnoult]

@@jacknguyen5677 NO, send them to vietnam were your ancestry comes from

[@geraldarnoult]

@MEXICAN INVASION there's is no homeless Mexicans in the U.S. there Americans, Mexicans work

[@Ballygirl886]

Blame the people asking for more and more rent every year. We need affordable rent. Rents have gone up faster the salary and that’s the problem.

[@voltrono4166]

oh, so none of the blame falls on these people-- many are druggies.. many made no attempt to improve their situations.

[@Ballygirl886]

Of course some people make bad choices. There are no affordable rents to move to that aren’t slums. Salaries have not kept up with the ridiculous rents prices. College students and families with jobs can’t afford a decent place. We aren’t in a third world country. Hard working people should be able to afford a decent place to live and affordable healthcare. Isn’t that supposed to be the American way? Seems it’s only for a few, the top few percent.

[@jeebuscrise4482]

I was in Venice. A 2 person tent goes for $400k. Comes with two shopping cart parking.

[@SleepingZenitsu]

the problem is that they just move the homeless to another area . Which does not solve the issue at all.

[@qjtvaddict]

Just move them to where they were in the 50s institutions.

[@edgarruizzz2866]

Shows you how bad our government is at this point. Politicians Can't do there job but they can all take a huge check with a bonus.

[@wf6951]

@NOT YOU YOU'RE TOO POOR TO CRITIQUE OUR OVERLOADS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ice are on their way!

[@tusuong7654]

California is DemocRATS China CCP socialism run the State. China likes ports and China's consulates in Los Angeles port + China town , San Francisco port and China town , Oregon port , New York port and China town , Vancouver Canada port and also the DemocRat states. Dead by China , the Authors Peter Navarro and Greg Autry. China’s Silent Takeover While America's Elite Slept kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmmsdqeihLutp5Y . How China Manipulates the Media | Joshua Philipp kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIDRcpl3mtSWm7s . Judge: PA's shutdown unconstitutional; K Harris' ties to China kzbin.info/www/bejne/omXLZaV6opeIf7c . * China plans to take over the USA in 2045 ( one belt one road plans and China dirty tactics to beat the US and the Western countries on the back ) “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”

[@ameraljabr405]

Their *

[@aiahzohar5636]

I don't think they cared about doing their jobs for a long time--which is why over the decades they've become so easily corrupted by big business. And then SCOTUS fell to corporate lobbyists with Citizen United vs FEC...

[@dunexapa1016]

When the Biden/Harris team get done this will seem like a paradise ...

[@mattk6770]

Hmmm... Interesting how this news story never said outright that people lost their JOBS due to the pandemic, and therefore can't pay rent or mortgages, and that is why there is an increase in homelessness!

[@helenpauls1496]

Matt K Exactly.

[@Alma-tz8km]

If you actually know homless people in person, there is a lot of mental issues an addictions. Families brokeness is also at fault. People should be helped by their own families first.

[@helenpauls1496]

Alma In America? Never gonna happen.

[@mattk6770]

Alma, I most likely know more homeless then you. I have worked in the mental health field for 25+ years. I worked for 6 years with the homeless in Seattle, WA. Many of the "addicted" have underlying mental health issues and are using street drugs to self medicate, since our society deemed them disposable in the 1980's with deinstitutionalization policy under Regan. This resulted in dismantling the mental health care services in this country and why there are none now. Your idea of their families need to take care of them is simplistic at best. Many come from homes were the other family members have their own mental health issues. Others come from homes where the family can not cope/deal with the person's mental illness, and there is a lack of community support and resources for them to do so. With all that said, my original point was that the news report sidestepped the fact that it is a loss of jobs causing the increase now in homelessness and not the disease it's self, as implied, that is causing it.

[@helenpauls1496]

Matt K What a fantastic human you are.

[@user-uv7bk5rk2c]

One of the wealthiest counties, and a state that can be its own economy, yet looks like a 3rd world country. Embarrassing!

[@carlbowles1808]

Homeless encampments spread bugs, flies and diseases.

[@alakani]

​@@carlbowles1808 Oh yeah that doesn't make you sound like a psychopath at all, good thing all your enlightenment and higher self playlists are working

[@codtide]

This is proof that our government is a total failure when it comes to the homeless. I've lived in Los Angeles for 60 years and have never, never seen it as bad as it is now. Venice has always been dicey with the homeless and "free spirits" walking around. But now it is way out of control and dangerous. Quiet suburbs in L.A. now have homeless people with mental health issues. Yet when the residents voice concern and object to these conditions in their communities they get shammed by the left and Garcetti just smiles and says things will get better. And why should he worry. He and his family has 24/7 armed security protection from the LAPD, as well as many of the elites that live in this city. Yet we poor unwashed slobs have to put up with the results of Garcettie's and Newsome's policies that are ruining this city and state.

[@darylm.stephens9603]

IM ASSUMING YOU DID NOT VOTE THESE PEOPLE INTO OFFICE , ITS CRASY TO ME THESE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE VOTED IN.

[@ajgunter8932]

stfu Trumptard. Republiturds have ruined California long before the Democrats came along. Reagan set us on a path to ruin long ago

[@mstyles2667]

Keep voting BLUE.

[@ajgunter8932]

@Dojocho yeah, but they didn't used to be this stupid or violent... fascism has taken them over

[@ShouttoJesusChrist]

Paid the people to clean up the breaches and around the stores and apartments and old folks homes. Pay them to help clean up their area and the residents and out of stated people mess. $7.50 hr person for a area each day. It adds up after awhile. That is about $53 a week. Use $5 each day for food and water if you are not good with money or $3 if you are very good with money. For instance most places have free water so just buy the food ects. And so on. That Is not counting their own money from begging. I mean even good Samaritan could just put the money in a bucket guarded by those running the program to pay them for cleaning. This way the money is use for good and the place is kept clean. It's that simple. If they have enough cash they could up the paid to $13 or more an hour. Could even go from block to block around the city cleaning up and having the residents chip in a $1 into the bank for the project of keeping california clean and the homeless feed and clothes and shelter. You know a symbiosis relationship. Where both parties benifits from the other. What is a $1 anyways when your neighborhood could be cleaned up and looking nice and money coming in because people from outside of the usa wants to visit your beautiful cities and clean beaches. Love y'all

[@imaginethepossibilities144]

All it takes is one broken down car, one medical bill, one accident. It’s scary how easy it is for us to fall into debt and become homeless. The gray area really needs to be spoken about more.

[@ursulasmith6402]

You all know that, son why is no one getting involved and pressing congress to introduce universal health care? Instead, everyone is buying into the fake European union fabricated virus.

[@imaginethepossibilities144]

@@ursulasmith6402 Obamacare is the product of voting for sane Democrats.

[@imaginethepossibilities144]

@@ursulasmith6402 The word abortion is *NOT* in the _KKKible._

[@imaginethepossibilities144]

@@ursulasmith6402 So there is no rational reason to link its Satanic-anti-abortion to its rejection of science.

[@imaginethepossibilities144]

@@ursulasmith6402 So there is no rational reason to link its Satanic-

[@cmendoza9255]

I was surprised to see the homeless on the beach in certain parts of Hawaii while watching an episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter. They are happy there and refer to their space as beach front property. Of course this has nothing to do with Los Angeles, but why are homeless allowed to live on Hawaiian beaches indefinitely?

[@perfectstudents8361]

Yet, most foreigners still think that slums and homelessness don't exist in America, the world's richest country on paper.

[@geraldarnoult]

even Mexico dont have the homeless as the U.S. not even near U.S. homelessness

[@CyberCheese392]

Most foreigners think that? Huh??

[@yumri4]

Yeah and those 300 something people at the top have that might money compared to the other 340 million of us.

[@MsHeartIsArt]

We are extremely rich. It’s just that 1% of the people here own it. They own 70% of the land in this country. Angry yet?

[@karlashdown5228]

Really that's what we think thanks for clarifying that i would have totally not been able to think for myself & neither would the Billions of other people who dont live in America.

[@myopicchiwawa]

Housing has gotten too expensive. Time for a mass exodus out of California.

[@joeb.3931]

Keep your vote in CA when you leave!!!! It’s absolutely amazing that all of you commie CA fools are fleeing your utopia while at the EXACT same time you’re trying to push this insane ideology on the rest of the country. You do realize your failed state is the result of your socialist, “progressive” culture!? Make sure it stays there or don’t bother leaving

[@joeb.3931]

@ I see dead people the system is only fucked in progressive utopias where you let your political class tax you to death and degrade your culture. Maybe you should vote for some conservatives again to restore some balance to your failed state! It doesn’t take a history buff to find out your state was one of the most conservative places in the country up until Clinton. Democrats and progressive communists have destroyed your entire state in 30 YEARS!!

[@keithsherri9096]

This is caused by the high cost of property and rents. The idea that property will continue to rise in value to the point of being unreachable to the average worker is happening everywhere. Most people buying homes are so indebt because of the property any disruption in pay they can not recover. So go ahead and make excuses but this is what happens when we would rather give people credit than pay raises.

[@myopicchiwawa]

@@keithsherri9096 response to dead people, and Joe as well. First, while it is frustrating to see billionnaires not paying the same tax rate as a secretary making a lot less ,RICH PEOPLE are NOT THE REASON why we have poor people. I work at a huge university and first to admit, salaries are low because college degrees are unaffordable for the 66% of Americans who want them. Then we have the bottom third who never cared about school, never turned in homework and dropped out of 10th grade. They are working minimum wage jobs or living off welfare for life. Homelessness hits these working poor and it becomes impossible for them to ever make it. A subset of our students are adults who realized late in life that college made sense instead of postponing it 20 years ago. A college degree increases lifetime earnings by at least $1,000,000, and a high income is one way to avoid homelessness. My wife was born in Europe where college is tuition free so kids who want to study can. Sadly, even when its free a portion of people ALWAYS refuse to take the college path and get railroaded to a lower income path. Also kids today take majors for skills nobody want. We have too many theatre majors or film majors and 70% of these kids won't ever make it in that industry. American kids hate engineering and science so we have to import kids from India and China. The average salary for an Indian immigrant is $100,000 per year. Why Americans dont earn qualifications to take these jobs is part of the problem.

[@jtnoodle]

Where have you been? The exodus been happening for at least 10 years.

[@m1cker8]

It’s not a housing problem is a mental health or drug problem.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Come join me on my traffic island.

[@bettyhouk8727]

Mike S. NOT anymore it’s a no job ,no money problems! It’s so easy to say oh they are just losers ! But what do you say if it’s you and you come home and there’s a lock on the door with a sign ,YOU HAVE BEEN EVICTED ! So if you don’t have money 💰 you can’t even rent a motel or hotel room ! Stay with friends in their tent on the streets ,? stay with old mom and dad ? Can’t they are in old folks home ! Other family members ?can’t they are living in their 🚗 ! So what do you do ! Buy a bottle of Cheap wine and join the other losers on the street ? Better Think the reasons out a little better !

[@m1cker8]

@@bettyhouk8727 my dad was homeless until he passed away from the drinking and drug problem he had. I was around drugs addiction all my youth I saw him and his friends shearing needles on the streets, my grandparents would give him money to take me to the movies and instead he would go by drugs and get high in front of me. I never done drugs but I can tell you this I decided to brake vicious circle and put my self trough collage and now I have a wonderful job and family. I had to go to therapy for this and is a struggle for me to forgive my dad for all the stuff I went through but I will do it. I tried to help him a lot of times but the addiction was bad and it was just consuming him. Buying him clothes and shoes, having him get a heir cut was norm because it would brake my grandmas heart to see him dirty, so every month that was my mission.

[@aiahzohar5636]

@@m1cker8 A single anecdote isn't a convincing argument. Sorry for your dad's situation, but there's already a lot of published evidence showing chronic poverty, exploding housing costs, insane competition for diminishing living-wage positions, stagnant wages, ageism, and loss of worker protection rights drive rising homelessness and home insecurity in the US.

[@guy5140]

One of the richest GDP’s in the world with nothing to show for it...

[@losangeleslakers1650]

You are on it dumbass. Welcome to KZbin. .

[@majorenkova]

Time to knock on Kardashian's, Hilton's, Madonna's mansions door 😂😂😂

[@Angie-no7qx]

and beauty gurus

[@Angie-no7qx]

@catwalk33 and pay for their products

[@zcorpalpha2462]

green eyes Madonna doesn't reside in the United States, so remove her from your comment. She actually helps people

[@sweetsongstress7398]

Why knock?

[@Feelthefx]

“it’s a failure of the local government” You get what you vote for guy

[@JoeGrunt9]

(city governed entirely by democrafts) Guy 1: "i cant believe how bad this city as gotten" GUY 2: "oh, so you are not gonna vote dem?" GUY 1: oh no, im gonna vote dem"

[@Mac-po1sr]

yea the vast majority of people living below the poverty line live in red states

[@Feelthefx]

Mac 77 And the vast majority of homeless live in blue states

[@Mac-po1sr]

@@Feelthefx Yes that is true. Also the vast majority of opportunity is in blue states. Companies, Jobs, Fine Housing, Great Food, Diversity, 70% of all cities are blue run. We make the money. The money that goes to support people living in poverty, in rural parts of what are all Red fly over states. So say thank you and STFU.

[@christiangonzalez926]

Yeah like voting for a Republican is going to fix everything they are all Corrupt Democrats and Republicans. For example we have a Republican as a president yet he’s a failure he said he was going to get rid of Obamacare and replace it with something better it’s been four years bro He said he was going to build a wall and Mexico was gonna pay for it it’s been four years bro he said he was going to drain the swamp when instead there are more people from the swamp. You’re Pathetic Learn how to read an Article before you talk.

[@nicolemonrue]

Having lived in the south the midwest and now New york....I feel like these coastal big cities mayors DON'T focus on the concerns of actual residents that have lived there for years, paid thier taxes, work there etc and they focus more on special interests groups and immigrants. They honestly have no clue what's going on.

[@lynnealuebben5454]

Its so interesting how we talk about the illnesses living in those tents as if the people suffering from them do not exist or aren't worth mentioning.

[@herbertpearson5665]

Who would have thought a Refugee camp in the USA.

[@solkalibri1376]

You can really get ideas from the 3rd world.

[@moncorp1]

Leftist politics at its best.

[@bettyhouk8727]

Herbert Pearson , This isn’t the first time in our history we were “ Refugees in this Beautiful U S A 🇺🇸 1929 was a CRASHING YEAR FOR THE ECONOMY! Followed by the the 1930/40 depression ! Can you say Hello to livening on the streets cold sober ? Well here you are ! There They Are ! Soon we all will be there ! Ain’t Trump’s America GREAT AGAIN ?

[@m.b.3916]

Been in California for 5 years, just since i got here homelessness has gotten way worse. Cannot wait to leave this hell hole state

[@gyozanomics]

hahaha 5 years? you know nothing of my state. if it wasn't unconstitutional to not be welcoming to people from other states, I'd say that you won't be missed. but I would never do that because I'm not a liberal. Conservatives don't say things that are against the Constitution. So instead what I will say is that I think any difference you may think you notice in 5 years... I'm pretty sure that's impossible. I have very little compassion for the homeless, this is the easiest place in the world to get on your feet, but 5 years simply isn't enough time.

[@GR-cf4qh]

How long do you have to live somewhere to realize its a shithole? I live a few hundred miles north of you and its become a shithole up here too.

[@alakani]

​@@gyozanomics At least 5 years ago, there weren't so many people openly bragging about having very little compassion. 6 years ago is when Twitter developed enough political power to get SF DPW to spray homeless people in front of the building with high pressure street cleaning hoses in the middle of winter. One of them died of hypothermia. But it still took a few years after that for the massive normalization of Cluster B traits to spread from tech bros to the general population. This is definitely not the easiest place in the world, or even in the country, to get on your feet. By far. Maybe for somebody without normal human emotions, it would be a fun game.

[@stevenyoung3360]

I feel you. I left 2 years ago after living there my whole life (48 years) and watched it turn into trash when it used to be the most beautiful state in the nation.

[@stevenyoung3360]

@@gyozanomics how about me? I just left 2 years ago after 48 years, ( my whole life there) yes it took longer than 5 years but in 5 years it has accelerated out of control swirling the bowl.

[@___X___]

When the homeless outnumber the land owners and renters.

[@markelam3242]

I'm 66 never finished high school. I've always been able to support myself and raised 2 daughters as a single father. Their both nurses now. I never asked for help. You can support yourself if you want to.

[@Flowmaster925]

"they dont want to play by the rules", correct, thats why they are homeless

[@DR-qi3pv]

@Rick edgy

[@DR-qi3pv]

@Rick ppl lived in tents for thousands of years

[@cf3714]

@@DR-qi3pv People died from explosive diarrhea for millions of years. What's your point?

[@DR-qi3pv]

@@cf3714 lol

[@superchargedpetrolhead]

How can you call them homeless???...they are just urban campers and outdoorsmen.

[@DR-qi3pv]

Exactly. They have shelter, just dedicate some land for them. Ppl lived in tents rent free for thousands of years

[@ginfork]

@@DR-qi3pv they're called trailer parks

[@stevepd1]

Urban Adventurist.

[@nitishkannan2919]

They’re home hacking and don’t pay property taxes don’t hate the player hate the game

[@ReallyTY4Real]

@Falfox One true dat

[@AL-ei2gc]

Walmart Manager : all of our tents were sold in a week. Walmart Security Guard : No, they were looted and stolen.

[@koysaeteurn5329]

This gives me eye opening for my next home shopping. I would not want to live in close cities near a park, alley way, downtown or any open lots. I love my suburbs

[@jazzoneca]

Welcome to Newsom’s new California. He’s probably so proud of himself.

[@joistein]

Land of the homeless and no healthcare. The American Dream.

[@melainewhite6409]

First off, health care is provided regardless of ability to pay so that leftist talking point is crap. Second, the reason so many people can embrace the "work is for suckers" lifestyle and be bums is because of the American Dream and our country being so prosperous for all.

[@chieflouie2821]

Who is running Los Angeles?

[@IMissBH]

The liberal state dream

[@unnamedlivingskeleton9767]

Im not homeless and havent gotten close to having health care

[@melainewhite6409]

​@@unnamedlivingskeleton9767 Surprise great news then, walk into any hospital and you will be treated without regard to your ability to pay. Fantastic, what a great country! You'd know these things if you didn't listen to Democrats. No, as shown by the facts, there is no health care crisis, there is no systemic racism, police are not going around killing people, the world is not ending in 11 years. Democrats are rioting and looting. Democrats are destroying the economy. Democrats are hoaxing race crimes. Democrats are hoaxing the end of the world. Crisis crisis crisis.

[@annawarner1078]

California is warm climate and has great welfare benefits. No wonder homeless from entire country are coming to Southern California. Soon we will be overrun with the homeless everywhere.

[@frontseated5983]

I'm trying to set up camp at the Capital this weekend. Anybody want in, as I heard the pools are nicely heated.

[@dogloverjb6873]

used needles, empty liquor bottles, drugs and lots of crime. This will scare away business.

[@RextheRebel]

Actually there isn't alot of crime amongst the homeless.

[@yumri4]

Well when the death of the homeless comes due to starvation it will scare away even the business that was there. Homeless alone scares away business.

[@dulcieparker7425]

Part of the ambiance in Venice. HO! Did i just type that out loud!? Venice can be scarwee ,especially lately.

[@vampireslayer1989]

THIS IS AMERICA's Future. Not just California. It is starting to appear everywhere. The US will soon be like cities in Latin America. The very rich, rich, struggling middle class; and very poor. I'm middle class and am finding myself choosing between insurance; and food & utilities. If inflation continues, I can see the situation spiraling down. There is no livable work for seniors. I'm ready to check out.

[@e8iMm7KE999]

3:14 video clip. CLINK THIS LINK George Carlin - The big club kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXy4kqR8r79_rrc

[@pwilliams5724]

almost correct. inevitable in democrat states

[@vampireslayer1989]

@@pwilliams5724 Which is why Red States take statistically more welfare and food stamps; and Blue States pay more taxes. If it wasn't for Tech rich California and Washington State, you would not be posting here.

[@raiconlan1]

@@vampireslayer1989 Those figures are produced by democrats and other value added industries are based on farming, foresty, fishing and mineral extraction so those figures don't credit that red states actually produce some of these things.

[@jamesmorton7881]

No sign of the gov even trying to MAKE JOBS. Remember FDR and the WPA. Jobs drive the real economy. Wait till it gets COLD, then LA will become the new destination for tens of thousands of new homeless. They can work on their tans.

[@aveuch]

How do you walk around that?

[@rainers.2080]

Where the hell do they go to the bathroom? No need to answer the question.

[@scottbeilby2182]

We need to look no further than our leadership in this state. It’s simple logic. Our state government has lost its ability to manage. Time to start with some new ideas and policies.

[@drewconrad7093]

And NEW people!!!!!

[@MrDwightsimon]

You voted for it. You should blame yourself

[@afortheloveofjesus3109]

Democrats only know to raise the tax.

[@MrDwightsimon]

@Patrick Bell Cost of living in Canada is just as bad

[@ShouttoJesusChrist]

Paid the people to clean up the breaches and around the stores and apartments and old folks homes. Pay them to help clean up their area and the residents and out of stated people mess. $7.50 hr person for a area each day. It adds up after awhile. That is about $53 a week. Use $5 each day for food and water if you are not good with money or $3 if you are very good with money. For instance most places have free water so just buy the food ects. And so on. That Is not counting their own money from begging. I mean even good Samaritan could just put the money in a bucket guarded by those running the program to pay them for cleaning. This way the money is use for good and the place is kept clean. It's that simple. If they have enough cash they could up the paid to $13 or more an hour. Could even go from block to block around the city cleaning up and having the residents chip in a $1 into the bank for the project of keeping california clean and the homeless feed and clothes and shelter. You know a symbiosis relationship. Where both parties benifits from the other. What is a $1 anyways when your neighborhood could be cleaned up and looking nice and money coming in because people from outside of the usa wants to visit your beautiful cities and clean beaches. Love y'all

[@keyboarddancers7751]

It's like a so-called third world country but with more money. Embarrassing!

[@USNCBSLIXXX]

We are over 1T dollars in debt. Liberals have robbed the state blind and keep raising taxes.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Yup, no doubt Soon to be less money

[@hambone4984]

Third world country with a gucci belt

[@USNCBSLIXXX]

@hot since 82 Glad to see you have it all figured out. Thank you.

[@oneof6billionpeople]

@@USNCBSLIXXX I know.... all that income tax that people like Donald Trump pays and nothing to show for it!

[@seriouslyyoujest1771]

San Diego was talking about setting aside park property for a tent camp. This must be offered if you’re going to not allow camping on sidewalk.

[@oceanbluelady7760]

I heard ppl say they were 1 paycheck from living on the street! They weren't kidding! L.A. has a $450M homeless budget, come on man!

[@Mike_Davidson]

*As long as no homeless bums are camped outside Garcetti's house he's ok with it.* 😆😆😆😆

[@gyozanomics]

I wish I still lived in El Segundo I bet there's no homeless there

[@MollyBrown8]

www.google.com/maps/place/605+S+Irving+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90005/@34.0631442,-118.318558,3a,75y,281.61h,82.45t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sylDprl-Xu3ikmec4hZuwXw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DylDprl-Xu3ikmec4hZuwXw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D268.81778%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x80c2b893bdf4ab2d:0x37d963818efb181d!2s605+S+Irving+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90005!3b1!8m2!3d34.0632023!4d-118.3188666!3m4!1s0x80c2b893bdf4ab2d:0x37d963818efb181d!8m2!3d34.0632023!4d-118.3188666?hl=en&authuser=0

[@Mike_Davidson]

@Lovelyjubly These ain't normal homeless people in California. "Homeless bums" was being kind I thought. 😂😂😂

[@Logos_369]

We need to change the state to red

[@mizzury54]

Then what will happen? They will lower taxes and then everyone will miraculously gets jobs ? Please be specific about what the GOP will actually do to solve this. Get out a bullhorn and encourage everyone to "pull themselves up by the bootstraps "?

[@mstyles2667]

@@mizzury54 MAYBE IF IT WAS RED THEY WOULD STOP GIVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ILLEGALS!!!!!

[@scottanderson9656]

Better dead than red sport.

[@mstyles2667]

@@scottanderson9656 LOLOLOLOL Blue states ARE DEAD!!! I live in one...ITS AN EPIC SH*T HOLE!!!! I can't wait to move to a RED STATE along with all the wealthy folks who are FLEEING my state (NJ) as fast as they can. Blue states have NO FUTURE, unless you like high taxes, high crime and ZERO QUALITY of life. You need your head checked.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

I can hire 200 of them in Arkansas at $30k starting and build a village of 2 story 1 bedroom/2 bedroom tiny homes for $20k a house that they can have paid off and own in 2 to 3 years. And $30k here is like $65k in california.

[@encapsulatingstellarferoci2485]

3.11 in 154 beds 124 taken, 'Almost close' to 30 vacancies.

[@tanyakarazan8094]

I work at a high end hotel in Santa Monica down from Venice and it’s scary af. We have had crazy men break in steal in front of us while yelling and screaming, come in with toy guns, some are tweaked out and naked walking down the “boardwalk” and now we have to be walked to our cars after after we found a crazy man hiding in the parking lot. It’s horrific and heartbreaking but more than anything it’s scary as hell especially for women. It’s out of control. Everything around Venice is infested.

[@josephhernandez5848]

Everybody’s getting kicked out of their damn houses and apartments no jobs homeless increases

[@bwiser5206]

did you even listen to what they said? They let convicts out of jails. The mentally damaged and drug addicts are not people who lived in houses. They have banned evictions for 6 months. This is liberal/democrat stupidity and corruption run amok.

[@juanm7381]

If there are no jobs. It's due to Newsome the dictator not opening our state!

[@ajgunter8932]

@Pudgee Monkeyokay boomer..

[@ajgunter8932]

@@juanm7381 trump gave all the money to the rich and jobs to the chinese

[@ajgunter8932]

@@bwiser5206 you spelled Conservatard/Republiturd party wrong

[@IAmEverythang]

How did we get here??? Looks like more people are living outside than living in houses or apartments.

[@atifmir7409]

"Homeless encampments, it's a trend that you'll probably see more of, even though it's illegal". Yes because people want to be homeless, they don't have a choice and you mention it being illegal!

[@maysommers6360]

i noticed it when she said it's illegal. these news ppl don't care

[@matt59fire]

Some chose to be homeless. Some people in this very comment section have said it. They don't want to "work to survive". Which is a fancy term for not working. They had a choice.

[@todd77777772000]

I notice the media never mentions outsourcing jobs and other stuff.

[@mizzury54]

But I thought we had a booming economy and that Trump brought all those jobs back.

[@todd77777772000]

@@mizzury54 I have never bought into that bs politicians say. I'm not a trump supporter in case your just making a snipe remark.

[@mstyles2667]

Most of these people are not homeless because their jobs were outsourced...most are on drugs and enjoy the freedom of living for free on the streets. Sure outsourcing is an issue but homelessness is way more complex than that.

[@ajgunter8932]

@@mstyles2667 shut up and go back to Russia. Theyre homeless bc they dont want to get ripped off by greedy landlords and their bought Republican-lite politicians

[@filmolosophy]

Of course. They are owned by the Chinese and/or globalist corporatists who want to exploit cheap labor abroad.

[@kobweb2994]

“Homeless people lost hope and turned to drugs and alcohol.” Or is it people chose drugs and alcohol over their rent and bills... 🤔

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

@lou gev oh they drink believe me

[@bevcrusher4177]

Trust me, the bad habits always come first. Anyone who tells you different is lying. Homelessness doesn't cause addiction. If it did, every one of the millions of shanty dwellers in the world would be an addict - and the vast majority are not.

[@bigblocklawyer]

Tell the mayor this is unacceptable. Still vote democrat.

[@snackdaddy4128]

@Martha Marcy May Marlene - Thanks for your 2 cents worth. Your opinion proves you get what you pay for.

[@HPPalmtopTube]

WOW!!! They have their own private pool??? I don't even have my own pool...

[@theshiv5288]

California is Skid Row, not just a street these days.

[@ds-yn8ct]

Homeless Fires Smog Gangs,Taxes.... Who in Hell would want to Live There ????

[@Luca.121]

you forgot about the earthquakes

[@scottanderson9656]

Yes because everyone wants to live in Kansas. Morons.

[@davidp2707]

@dachicagoan did you know Californians have more choices than bumviille Los Angeles and Kansas? I never been to these areas and I live in a LA suburb.

[@scottanderson9656]

@dachicagoan apparently

[@johnbar1148]

i.love this reporter he needs longer segments,or a whole show its great and funny

[@purplebutterfly7257]

Stealing water from a nearby business obviously with no shame at all.