HOMELESSNESS CRISIS Hits America's 10 WORST Cities!

[@darrylk808]

We have 7,000 homeless in SF and spend about $600M on programs to help the homeless... Do the math.🤔 The money isn't going to the homeless. Someone's getting rich?

[@lunasky5029]

Correct the gov makes money off the homeless...

[@johnwilbanks3885]

…. Couldn’t possibly be a elected official or bureaucrat.

[@mikebailey9566]

The math equals $85,714 per homeless person. Homelessness is big business. A shameful business, but big none the less.

[@markbajek2541]

That looks like an undercount.

[@Sharheart2heart]

The funding amount coming in to help the unhoused is being pocketed via govt. officials, affordable housing contractors, shelters that receive financial help, etc. The majority of the unhoused population comes from people that lost their employment due to corp greed and technology, people having to live paycheck to paycheck, DV victims are among the highest population of the unhoused, etc. People matter and govt officials need to provide transparency with accountability for every cent received, imho. Many cities have banned encampments and have made it a crime to be unhoused, locking the person in jail then charged with a misdemeanor. That does not help with prospective employment. I would like to see a humane approach to solving the unhoused population crisis. Love and Peace

[@adamyoung480]

Aloha. I was one of those Sacramento homeless people for over six years. Finally moved into an apartment last month. It’s peaceful, quiet, I can cook, and most of all, I feel safe. It took us three organizations to get here. I feel like being homeless is just another business taking government money without producing any results. We are not addicts.

[@sophieoshaughnessy9469]

I’m so glad to hear you are housed and safe now.

[@breezey64]

You should do a video on how you survived. I bet you have a good story to tell

[@majorchutzpah7265]

No, you weren't producing any results!

[@ericcox6764]

@adamyoung480 you're spot on my friend. I was a journeyman electrician, and the bottom was kicked out from beneath me. All of a sudden, my two options were to end my life or move into my Plymouth minivan. Obviously, I chose the latter. Once I got used to the van life, I embraced it. I've been a mostly happy van dweller since October of 2005. I'm currently working security for a movie set for a production that Kevin Costner is doing here in Southern Utah. It's not everything that most think it is, but it's definitely a unique job. I'll never go back to sticks and bricks!! I love this lifestyle!

[@thomasryan2679]

I've never mooched from any government program. I've prepared myself and worked. Nobody owes me anything for serving in the military or paying for my own education.

[@DebiG1057]

I know a fact being missed. I worked in group homes and sheltered workshops. When I returned to the city where I worked. I saw developmentally disabled people who "aged out of" services homeless. Deinstitutionalization was done poorly. If your aren't disabled enough, you end up homeless These are not addicts. Neither was my former neighbors. The homeless shelter used the same elementary school bus stop as my son. I met the parents and they told me their house burned down and lost everything. Mentall illness is not a crime. Leaving our disabled people, INCLUDING VETERANS to fend for themselves in an increasingly cruel country is the crime.

[@rwilson7197]

So true. Well said. 😢

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

@@DebiG1057 also all the kids aging out of the foster care and juvenile detention system. He got pissed off when I told him he was wrong that these people aren't all drug addicts and mental health cases. The truth is almost half of the people report being homeless because they lost their job. 90% of the women who are homeless are there because they're suffering from domestic violence. I know this to be the case for myself and it sent me on a course of chronic repeated homelessness because the system never quite did what it needed to do to help me get out of the hole. And it's not mental illness and addiction causing homelessness, it's homelessness causing mental illness and addiction for people who have lost their jobs their homes and in many cases the support of family members. Got really angry at me and pulled the "how dare you talk to a grown man like that?" card.

[@CherylLynn65]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 WELL SAID!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dinkyboss]

Bingo. Add in kids who aged out of foster homes too and LGBTQ youth who were thrown from their homes and you see the majority of who becomes homeless

[@matthowell1633]

Do they want your help?

[@scottpeterson7500]

I'm homeless right now and I have a job, I'm not a drug addict and I don't have mental health problems. I don't fit that comfortable stereotype some people love so much 🎉

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Prayers for you 🙏

[@lunasky5029]

Truth!

[@Costas2448]

We are all one catastrophic event in our lives away from homelessness 😢

[@dsuttajit]

🙏🙏🙏

[@eddiemunster8634]

So tell us what poor choices you made in your life to end up homeless?

[@powerlocalmedia5130]

When you let Private Equity investors buy thousands of homes in their portfolios nationwide this is what you get!

[@ricardoconqueso]

Housing was never originally intended to be an appreciating asset. PE saw higher returns on real estate than buyouts so they pivoted. We need more regulation here.

[@bkm2797]

Exactly, and it’s growing!

[@Mythought-g8c]

Yeah so true, It's a new and big behind the seen take over of the real estate and monopolizing away from the individual Americans.

[@MTKARusty]

Private equity/wall street owns less than half a percent of total houses in the US. It's not nothing, but it's not nearly what everyone makes it out to be. Do your homework.

[@ChrisTopherBunnell]

@@MTKARusty FALSE. Approximately 25% of all single-family homes in the United States are owned by investors. This percentage has been steadily increasing over the past decade, with investor purchases growing from 10% to 15% each year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[@grannycee8280]

This has to be one of the most disturbing videos I have seen. I have been in California for over 40 years, and love the state immensely. However, no one can afford it anymore, and thank you Briggs, for highlighting that many ppl are homeless because of money, not just drugs or mental problems. My friend ministers to the homeless on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and has imparted many stories. Prayers for all who are living in the streets 🙏🙏

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Californians are not smart enough to understand socialism and high rise buildings.

[@ricardoconqueso]

Homelessness is not just a particular city or state issue, it's a national issue. The "shame" is owned by all of us. Many poor states export their homeless population either actively or passively. Surveys of homeless people conclude that about 50% are from some other state (usually a poor state), and they traveled there for a few reasons: #1 Weather/climate. No one wants to freeze to death in Fargo, ND. #2 Social Infrastructure designed to meet the most basic needs, food/shelter/basic medical. #3 High-population areas have a higher statistical likelihood of a friend or relative in the area. #4 A job prospect. The inputs of homelessness occur nationally; the end result most often falls on the cities of their own and other state's problems.

[@CHARLES-p3o]

@@ricardoconqueso I live in Las Vegas and during a recent vist to my doctor I given a state homeless survey that was optional to fill. My doctor said the state was trying to get a handle on the incress of homelesses. She said the recent surge in homeless were coming from California which surprised me. I thought they'll regret it come summer.

[@bkm2797]

@@CHARLES-p3o Pretty much can guarantee you they weren’t originally from California either, they may have lived off the system there for years but they came from a red state who bused them to California.

[@ChrisTopherBunnell]

@@CHARLES-p3o I was a homeless veteran in San Antonio, TX, before I came to San Diego, CA to get the VA support I am owed. The reason why you don't see statistics like California's in red states, is because republicans are liars that never face the facts. Statistics in shitholes like Texas are BULLSHIT, because you can't get people to support bullshit policies without bullshit statistics. In the last decade I lived in Texas, I spent half of that homeless or housing unstable. After moving to CA, I have been here for 7 years and my life has improved dramatically.

[@Rhaspun]

I remember reading an article in the San Francisco Chronicle back in the later 1990s. It was a woman who became homeless in the Los Angeles area. She became homeless after the TV station she worked at was doing cut backs. She was a working as a news reporter on TV of one of the stations in the LA area. She said after losing her hob she was homeless within a couple of months. She was surprised how quickly it happened.

[@ehenry484]

. MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST ONE PAYCHECK FROM BEING HOMELESS.

[@anthonycastillo7859]

She lost her Hob 😮😮

[@travist.7279]

Much of this "housing crisis" would be eased, if we just kept corporations, private-equity firms, and foreign investors OUT of residential real estate. These parasites are behind many of the problems that we are experiencing today.

[@TJSpike]

A large amount

[@machupikachu1085]

Spot on!

[@Wmuthoni]

Don’t forget that big tech companies pushed prices out. I have to rent with roommates yet I earn 60K and just 10-15 yrs ago I would have Ben able to afford a 2 bedroom at $1600 now that’s up to almost 3K.

[@Rommie26]

That’s liberal propaganda force fed to you No evidence of corporations buying up majority housing The reason it’s skyrocketing is because of mass illegal immigration (limited supply and high demand)

[@crissd8283]

I doubt this. Most homelessness is caused by mental health issues and drug addiction. I actually blame government policies such as zoning, permitting, and historical preservation rules for why companies are buying up houses. Take for example LA (as well as most large democrat run cities) has over half its land zoned single family. You can't buy a lot and build a four-plex on it. On top of that, cities (especially San Francisco) have designed most of the city as historic so you can't tear down something to build higher density and thus cheaper housing. Then there are overly expensive permits and environmental reviews and all those costs are passed on to the purchaser of the home. The developer isn't going to eat these costs. All these restrictions on production of new homes makes existing homes a near guaranteed good investment. Govenment over regulation creates a shortage, a shortage increases prices and encourages people to hoard. That includes companies. If all these big cities actually wanted to reduce the price of housing, they would allow more flexible and less expensive (permits and environmental reviews cost a lot) building. If supply kept up with demand, housing prices wouldn't rise and they would thus become a bad investment and there companies would liquidate their stock. However, the government is effective guaranteeing home prices to rise via artificially limiting supply making homes a guaranteed good investment.

[@valerielhw]

As a fellow Portlander, I am surprised that we weren't on this list. It must be really bad to be homeless in places such as Phoenix, with its scorching hot summers. It must also be really bad to be homeless in places with harsh winters, such as NYC. While the reasons for homelessness are varied, I think the fact that inflation, particularly _housing inflation,_ has grown so much faster than wages is playing a big role in the increase. As for drugs and mental illness, I have to wonder how many people become drug-addicted and/or mentally ill *after* becoming homeless, rather than before. I say this because even though I have never used illicit drugs, I could definitely see myself doing so if I ever became homeless! All I can say is that, as a rich "developed" country, there is no excuse for a lack of affordable housing AND a lack of affordable mental health/drug addiction treatment facilities. The current rates of homelessness in this country indicates that we, as a society, are in decline.

[@JJacks920]

Portland is slowly getting better. Until they get rid of these progressive Politicians here, it'll be slow to change.

[@valerielhw]

@JJacks920 Quit being so simplistic. This issue isn't about "right vs left". It is about enacting _universal affordable housing and emergency housing_ for the unsheltered. It is about universal affordable healthcare, which includes mental health care and addiction recovery treatment. Unless and until these reforms are enacted, homelessness will only get worse.

[@alimccreery755]

I used to live in the SE area and saw lots of homeless, really sad.

[@patm9904]

Denver used to be beautiful - It is now a garbage community and the current Mayor Johnston wants to make it worse. I am trying to leave after living here 30 of my 60 years

[@EricasMusic-gb7uf]

Get out of Denver baby GO!!! City without a soul. I know. Colorado Native here!

[@rondunn4336]

sending billions to other countries instead of helping our own, vote them out!

[@johnjones-uc3ni]

We did on November 5th

[@PatriciaBrewer-ub7ix]

This is very true

[@michaelelder3945]

I volunteered at a church that put on a meal for the homeless and working poor for more than 2 years ... at a time when I was sleeping in my storage locker. I was one of the uncounted homeless. I had a gym membership so I had a place to shower and my storage locker had electricity in it. I first fell through the cracks when I lost my contract job at IBM. At the time, I was going blind due to cataracts. It took a little more than a year before I was on the streets. I have a lot of insight regarding the holes in the social safety net. I was homeless for at least 4 years and the only way I got out of it was getting my passport and moving to Monterrey, Mexico. (I'm still not fluent in Spanish, but I'm working on it.)

[@carolhutchinson7763]

How did this save you from homelessness?

[@michaelelder3945]

@@carolhutchinson7763 My Social Security retirement is not enough for me to live in Austin, TX, but it is more than enough for me to live in Monterrey. (FYI, Monterrey is expensive compared to other places in the state of Nuevo León.)

[@Mr11ESSE111]

i bet that priest or preacher lives preety comfortable in same time

[@clarissagafoor5222]

that is so heartbreaking - and as someone not an American not living in the US hard to fathom. I'm so happy for you that you did manage to move on. But I'm guessing that it was all a lot harder than you're telling us here. good luck with the Spanish.

[@michaelelder3945]

@@clarissagafoor5222 It's another life experience that gave me further insight. But thank you for caring.

[@maryanncrody4867]

Homelessness in Arizona is fatal

[@romiemiller7876]

Here in Albuquerque I know many people that have jobs, work every day, and live in homeless shelters. They can afford an apartment, but managers require 3x rent for income, and they don’t make that much. To rent. An apt. For $700a month a person needs to make $2,100 a month.

[@Monster003]

Comparing this to northern Virginia reminds me of renting a room For 750 in 2011

[@LCx829]

I’m in Orange County, CA and people working full time sleep in their car. Some people have really bad credit and live in hotels. I bought my condo 14 years ago otherwise no way I can afford to buy a shack here.

[@booker9879]

Albuquerque is huge and doesn't have enough people for the way that the City is designed.... such a waste of space and resources.

[@convict_w_truth]

Right. I lived on 1400/month for many years. Never could even fill out an app for an apartment complex bc of the 3x rent income thing

[@flanagamer]

How can you not make $2100/month? That’s $15/hr 40 hrs/week. If they’re not making _that_ they need to move

[@sultanciarra11]

Why in the hell did the illegal immigrants get 10,000 while our homeless received no help at all. Our homeless were not staying in 5 star hotels. You can thank Biden/Democrat for that and that's why the whole map went RED. People are sick of these illegal immigrants taking first place while our people continue to suffer.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Nothing you said is factual. It is all talking points you read on slanted podcasts and news outlets. Please do some research of your own.

[@johnjones-uc3ni]

And where do you get your facts? CNN? LOL!

[@olivergrizzly6346]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggsIt’s absolutely factual. Go ask people in New York about the migrants who were put up in hotels and received cash and phones. I know you’re a big Dem but don’t deny reality that your party is mostly culpable for this. There is a reason every one of these cities is blue, a sanctuary city and most within one sanctuary state.

[@olivergrizzly6346]

You’re not being intellectually honest here, Briggs, and I think you know it.

[@Mom23trader]

My husband died during covid waiting for a heart transplant. We were in the process of buying a home. When he died, I was left to pay rent myself. That was fine until they raised my rent$500. Now I am homeless......

[@Mom23trader]

I'm 64 .....😢

[@lunasky5029]

Prayers 🙏

[@Micki.R]

@@Mom23trader Do you have a car? A smart phone? Go look at cheap rv living with Bob Wells. He and his teams give you all the information you need to survive. Unfortunately, we are legion but there is help.

[@dsuttajit]

So sorry for your loss

[@stephenross4333]

You are the exact type of person who should receive help getting back on your feet. I’m sorry for your loss. It must be incredibly difficult.

[@GlobalDiscoveryDocumentary]

It’s heartbreaking that even those working 60 hours a week still can’t afford a home. Hard work should lead to security, not a constant struggle for basic shelter. Something needs to change

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

@@GlobalDiscoveryDocumentary careful, Briggs will get mad at you for disagreeing that all of the homeless people are mentally ill and Drug addicts. He's quite fragile that way. He just can't wrap his head around the idea that losing your job your home and living in your car might cause you to be mentally ill or to fall into addiction. Insists it's the other way around even though 90% of the women who are homeless are there because of domestic violence and 17 percent report working while homeless.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@decolonizeEverywhere source please?

[@crazytrains8054]

@@decolonizeEverywhere It is the other way around about 70% of the homeless people are dealing with mental or addiction problems. It sounds like Briggs told you the truth and you can't take it. You are the one that looks fragile.

[@tiktokfever2517]

@@decolonizeEverywhere Sounds more like you are the fragile one. Did Briggs disagree with you and now you are B hurt

[@bliss3596]

@@decolonizeEverywhere Sounds like you are the fragile one. He disagreed with you and now you cry. LOL

[@pamelamays4186]

Even folks making 100K. a year can't afford rent in San Francisco.

[@nessdagoat]

Yes, they can. Don’t believe the hype.

[@markbajek2541]

you could stay in a hotel near SFO for $100-150 (Vagabond Inn executive has a great view of SFO operations across the water if you like airplanes and theres a park near by and a nice walking path to a few restaurants). ., join their loyalty program and get free nights once in a while... so at worse that's around $45K for a roof over your head. then you 'd have normal daily living costs (transportation , clothing , food) but breakfast is probably part of the room (so that's one meal down), you wouldn't have utility bills like water , electricity, cable, you might get crappy unsecured wifi free, and probably an ice machine.. So $100K at least near SFO shouldn't be hard. And even hotels like Coventry Inn on 101 are under $150 in town, and not as secure as by the airport.. (no breakfast).

[@Carfan678]

NYC same thing you could make $150k and still need a roommate or two

[@brokeboy87]

Those who do bought a home when it was still affordable years ago and just never left. But for everyone else you have to do what you can.

[@LCx829]

You can look up apartments for rent now for $3000 a month. Someone making $100k can live anywhere they want in SF.

[@greyeye6371]

Im homeless in Chicago . There are an estimated 68,000 homeless here . Its cold here now , cold as hell .

[@WalksWithDogs-go9yq]

Hey grey...get on a bus and head to L.A. or San Diego....you won't freeze...San Fran helps houseless best in ways ..but gets cooler in winter...45-55 and rains a bit....best 👍🏼

[@indianastan]

Go to Brandon Johnson's house

[@greyeye6371]

@indianastan hes not at home . hes too busy handing out millions of dollars to illegal invaders . They get their rent paid , free food and free cellphones

[@Marilyn-s4d]

He'll supposed to be hot!😅

[@carolhutchinson7763]

​@@WalksWithDogs-go9yq: Or an Amtrak train. I've seen them let people on without a ticket and then check later and I saw one man never pay. That was awhile back though. I would pay for him to get out of there if I could be completely anonymous.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Colorado resident, finding it appalling that our Governor Polis & Denvers mayor are so blind & callous to the real burden of being a sanctuary city.

[@flanagamer]

I wanted to move to Colorado but *DAMN* ya’ll got some high ass rental prices! 😒

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

Isn't is odd that Louisiana is known for it's poverty, yet we consistently have some of the lowest homeless rates in the country. Folks might be po' but most everyone finds a way to get a roof

[@jaytaylor629]

But then you have to live in Louisiana. Yeah no thanks. Literally the worst state besides Florida.

[@desertgirl1392]

Mississippi too! Hardly any homeless

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

@jaytaylor629 If you just knew how wrong you are. Enjoy where ever you are. My bet is that you've never been here are showed your ass here while you were

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

@desertgirl1392 yep. LA and MS trade off year to year as the lowest homeless rates, regardless of our poverty levels. There's gotta be a message somewhere in that

[@whatevergoaway]

Nobody wants to be there.​@@desertgirl1392

[@Lee-Foster]

People are always like "move somewhere else" as if moving isn't one of the most expensive things you do in life besides marriage and divorce lol

[@MarieLamour-cv1jc]

It is challenging to move if you are not single lol

[@adamyoung480]

@@MarieLamour-cv1jcOr you don’t have transportation.

[@darkwoodmovies]

But when SF gave homeless people free transportation to their home states, it was a controversial policy.

[@FirstNameLastName-m3e]

You do what you need to do. I've moved a couple of times to find a job.

[@TheBasketballArchivist]

how is moving one of the most expensive things? It doesn’t have to be expensive at all. I’ve moved to a different state for under $1k all-in with U-Haul rental etc. Ofc if you have kids it’s completely different, but that wasn’t mentioned in the OP.

[@garyharnish2395]

Most affordable places have no jobs and if they do they don’t pay.

[@johnwilbanks3885]

That’s why they’re affordable.

[@alainarchambault2331]

Right-wingers would scoff, but that belies the fact that most central republican states have much less economic activity and a worse climate. Though I'm somewhat surprised with Phoenix and Denver.

[@victoriamaaske7420]

And they like handouts because they don't have to work.

[@globalflow8]

No two ways about it.

[@Youshouldsmokeweed]

So does that mean these just don't want to work. Ok I get it.

[@am01am]

homelessness isn't necessarily defined in poetry as someone without a roof over their heads, homelessness is sometimes defined in your actions, wether or not you are welcome in your family's home, your friends home, even your own home. I've done my time in solitude, solitude from all my crimes, and one can say that some are prepared to welcome me back but many places in the world I am still homeless, but I know my actions count for wether or not I am welcome. know the word Homeless, has many meanings, know the word has poetry, just know.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

I am constantly being reminded these days of how incredibly lucky I have been. I never stop thinking about it. Thank you for the video.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Me, too. Take out my mother and the federal student loan program and I would be in a very different place. Blessed, indeed.

[@EricasMusic-gb7uf]

Not lucky. The word is blessed

[@drivingwithricks]

I was out in Denver this summer visiting family. Can't believe how the homeless population has exploded. In fact, if it wasn't for the homeless, downtown Denver would be a ghost town

[@thomastessier4529]

Pelosi and Newsom must be very proud of the state they manage.

[@charlescook4877]

OMG you are so dumb!

[@GovernmentIssued]

People get what they voted for

[@rickestensen1948]

Did you notice. Blue states and cities!

[@flanagamer]

Almost as if rents doubling over a 4-year period was bound to have negative effects…🤨

[@nathanielanger3941]

Happily left Sacramento 2 years ago, with this being a contributing factor. “It was disgusting”… yes yes it is

[@MarkAHoltz]

I moved out of Sacramento at the beginning of 2019. When I went back to visit in May, 2023, I saw how much the town deteriorated, and friends who told me point blank "You do NOT want to move back" (as if I had any intention to).

[@toffguy3297]

PROBLEM IS GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION INDIRECTLY IN BEHIND. ALSO, APPROVING DRUG MARIJUANA CREATED MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE. START WITH MARIJUANA FOLLOW COCAINE AND OTHERS. CRAZY IDIOT GOVERNMENT IS NOT NORMAL APPROVING MARIJUANA. WHAT HAPPENS "IF" THEIR KIDS SMOKE LEGAL MARIJUANA ??????????????????????????????

[@rickestensen1948]

steinberg!

[@rickestensen1948]

Steinberg!

[@eksbocks9438]

Homelessness is usually more common in places that have a higher barrier for housing. Go figure....

[@habitat2990]

How much seems to be more common in places that have a higher barrier of democrat operatives, activist, politicians, and policies

[@johnwilbanks3885]

More common in liberal cities with a mild climate.

[@johnl5316]

drug addiction

[@stephenross4333]

The majority of homeless people in the areas I've lived (Seattle & the Bay Area) have no desire for help getting back in the workforce and getting in permanent housing. I'm not saying they don't need help, but watch 'Seattle is Dying' and THEN reply. Otherwise, replies are irrelevant.

[@punkagrrlzero]

​@@habitat2990that's because WE HAVE SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE unlike Red states.

[@worldsidefeed]

great videos, the videos highlights a vital and frequently overlooked subject in the United States. The in-depth look at the cities with the biggest homeless populations is eye-opening, providing viewers with a comprehensive grasp of the hardships that so many individuals confront. This film is both instructive and effective, because to its intelligent presentation and factual insights, which encourage crucial talks about solutions and change.

[@ninasantos9533]

It's a embarrassing problem in this country no one should be homeless.Stop the rich building big big homes,Real estate companies need to stop buying up America as well more low housing,we all matter.

[@Electrobuzz17]

I come from a third world country and growing up wanted to go to usa for economic opertunaties and to see the richest country and how people live there. 30yrs later i haven't been to usa and financially in a well to do position with a good job. I felt sad seeing my childhood dream cities having some homlessness rate of around 18 19 people per 1000. USA s gdp is the sum of the top 5 6 countries excluding china. Between giving blank cheques to nasa and military, 1 or 2% of the gdp can't be spent on people having addiction/mental illness. It will make the cities much safe i assume. I dont know why the americans dont raise voices for their fellow citizens to give them the basic dignity of not sleeping on streets. Very sad situation, don't know what hope other big countries have in future if being this rich also couldn't solve homelessness.😢 I pray this winters those in colder cities may find a shelter for the night.

[@czealtamahawk1228]

Fake news. Reality is when you live here after a few years see if you can afford it.

[@MarioZboys]

NYC sucked, I'm just so glad that me and my family moved to Indiana.

[@garyharnish2395]

From upstate New York. Saratoga Springs. Homeless problem is everywhere. Many more up here than ever before. The rents have gone up triple since the 90’s.

[@kingultramaga5182]

Do they still have that homeless shelter on Caroline St where they line up in droves during the winter?

[@decolonizeEverywhere]

Reason why it's so bad in Saratoga is because they keep on sending them from Schenectady who keeps on receiving them from New York city. If you were a homeless person in New York City and someone was asking you where you wanted a bus ticket to you would say Saratoga Springs as well. Saratoga is actually one of the best places in the country to be a homeless person. Ironically because of the income disparity and that's ridiculous need to feel better about yourself by making donations to the poor house instead of giving someone a job. I've been homeless a few times and in a few different cities, and Saratoga SOS was the only place that actually got me back on my feet again.

[@garyharnish2395]

No but they have a couple of shelters and I try to help a couple of people when I can.

[@Rhaspun]

A lot of rental prices throughout the nation has increased a lot in the past two years.

[@keithkruse2595]

@@garyharnish2395 Yes. Gentrification.

[@21MustSee]

The video provides an eye-opening and compassionate look at homelessness, backed by clear statistics and engaging storytelling.

[@ricardoconqueso]

Homelessness is not just a particular city or state issue, it's a national issue. The "shame" is owned by all of us. Many poor states export their homeless population either actively or passively. Surveys of homeless people conclude that about 50% are from some other state (usually a poor state), and they traveled there for a few reasons: #1 Weather/climate. No one wants to freeze to death in Fargo, ND. #2 Social Infrastructure designed to meet the most basic needs, food/shelter/basic medical. #3 High-population areas have a higher statistical likelihood of a friend or relative in the area. #4 A job prospect. The inputs of homelessness occur nationally; the end result most often falls on the cities of their own and other state's problems.

[@leastthereisdeath]

seattle homeless here; not an addict, not insane, just unwilling to grind as hard as necessary to afford the exorbitant cost to rent any of the micro-hovel units which run around $2k/month if you want your own private kitchen or toilet. so i bought a van. problem solved? nope. cement blocks are placed in street parking spots by the city to prevent encampments from forming. this world sucks, can i go home now?

[@Blanka44447]

You need to find a different city.

[@vallee7966]

Does anyone OWE you anything?

[@sunshinewildfire7087]

Sending you love and light. You may consider relocating Texas. The economy is doing well. Rent in smaller towns is more affordable. Texas has the nicest people. Good luck

[@shelbyyoung1663]

Sorry 😢

[@Singlesix6]

I lived in downtown Richmond VA for over 40 years and 90% of the people sleeping in the alleys and breaking into garages were drunks and drug users. They were for the most part out of their minds. This was the area around Boulevard and Broad and a half a mile in any direction. They wouldn't let you buy them food, they'd cuss you out if you wouldn't give them cash. It was irritating to see so many folks who didn't want a meal. I worked in that area, too. Never saw families or kids or any of that kind of homelessness.

[@joannesoltesz3026]

My son graduated VCU terrible neighborhood near there

[@2424baja]

I am surprised not all of the top 10 cities are not in California, the weather is temperate almost all year long. NYC is on it because it is a very large city.

[@johnjosephnigro]

California has become the dumping ground for America’s problem people

[@fantasyEXX]

California is only temperate if you're 20 miles from the ocean. Places like the Mojave and the Central Valley hit 110+ majority of the summer

[@timmmahhhh]

​@@fantasyEXXwhich is why Sacramento surprised me.

[@2424baja]

@ and that is where the major cities are, only one not is Sacramento.

[@lunasky5029]

Cleveland TN lots of homeless...

[@VincentBaker-j1b]

How about Portland, Eugene, and Salem Oregon? Portland, in particular has a lot of homeless. Do you have some kind special place in your heart for that hellhole in order not to include it on your list?

[@ElsaBorzoi]

Here in Tacoma, it's all over too, I am surprised we did not make the list

[@AlaskanGeezer]

Anchorage- where there are 2,350 people homeless in a city of 285,000 people.There are tent communities all over the entire city. Every Winter an average of 60 people die in Winter from freezing solid. We have homeless camps of up to 400 people in one place. I live here, you are 1 job away from being outdoors. I have been homeless in a few places. I have 14 years of college, am 62, no family, no mental health problems and no computer expertise.

[@machupikachu1085]

14 years of college?

[@G_RAThbun]

Wow! So sad we give so much money away to other countries and we can't even take care of our own people

[@bongwelll]

What you said at the end was very nice. I wish more people thought like that. Hope you're well Briggs and I'm glad your channel continues to be a success.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Nearly half of Americans are kind, caring people. The slight majority deal in hatred and cruelty, so buckle up.

[@ericcox6764]

Been homeless since forever. I'll have to add these places to my bucket list of places to stay the schmuck away from.

[@annheckenbach9396]

I lived outside of Santa Cruz in Ca.. I became used to stepping over sleeping people on the sidewalk to go into the Safeway. The thing is, that housing costs are so high, teachers are living in their cars, too. You will only survive if you can like live in a group home situation where everybody works. The only good thing I can say about it, is there are a lot of support systems, places to take showers, get a meal, they do their best, but anyone living in the vicinity of Silicon Valley and not in tech, is totally screwed, teachers, firefighters, and etc.. The streets are full of people in Santa Cruz that just walk around on the streets when not at work. If you're not in tech you are screwed, and there seems to be no answer.

[@Robert-eg2oy]

Homelessness is big business a lot of people and politicians are making a ton of money off of these federal programs, unfortunately the people who need the support the most see very little.

[@lanabuehrer5616]

I am not American, I came here 52 years ago at age 18. USA is not a land of opportunity. I paid for my education and became CPA and MBA. Big companies would not hire me - too short and always had a bit of weight, but no one cared that my IQ was 149. Oh well, I worked and now I live with my son. Together we are surviving. He is a veteran and chose not to have family - can’t afford it. So, if two educated people, who are not drug addicts and alcoholics and have no mental health problems, can’t afford home and rent in most places, WTF do you want from people who have problems!

[@czealtamahawk1228]

CPA and MBA grads and couldn't find a high paying job? Get your book IQ out of your arse and use it to main street. Your priorities are backwards...fix it ASAP. TX Vet here just recently at 50s just GED.

[@Sly88Frye]

2:44 I don't know what the cost of Sacramento is compared to my hometown of Santa Rosa now. As far as I know I think last I checked it's about the same when it comes to average rent but I do remember in the late 2000s and the early 2010s Sacramento used to be a lot more affordable than my hometown of Santa rosa. Although as far as I know growing up in the 90s Santa Rosa was considered pretty affordable at the time supposedly and I guess all the people moving up here from San Francisco made it a lot more expensive and maybe because Sacramento was more affordable more people from San Francisco move to there as well as people here in Santa Rosa moving to Sacramento although much smaller percentage of them and then all the other things that are going wrong in California that make it more expensive and Sacramento is like about the same as Santa Rosa now when it used to be noticeably less expensive

[@acmc82]

I lived in Sacramento between 2001 and 2003 and a one-bedroom at the time was $450 and my roommate's relative lived in a 4-bedroom for $800. At that time Silicon Valley (where I'm originally from) started to get expensive.

[@nancyleon1503]

I live in auburn and my bf lives in sac. It's hella expensive ...both but sac is more expensive than auburn. So I pay 1, 490 for a 2 bdrm apt. 10 years ago when I moved in I paid 725. That's insanity. My boyfriend started at 1,500. It's now 2grand. Lame. He's a welder. I work in nursing. For the first time? I took a roommate. It sucks.

[@bluewateritineratetravel]

I'm from Santa Rosa and it's unbelievable of the cost now !

[@michelegreenshields3441]

Your a good man!!! Thank you for taking the time to report the Homeless people of our country! 👀

[@jennifers6435]

One of the big reasons that it is hard to rent in seattle or near seattle is that you must have income of, at least, three times the monthly rent..property managers get a cut, so that makes it more more expensive…they will even charge to water the parking lot patches…..and renter’s insurance…..this all started about 25 years ago..that is when I moved to Oregon and bought a house…..cost of food was half of washington

[@nancycy9039]

Thanks for this, Briggs. Very sad & unsettling situations. Have you compared these US cities homeless numbers to major cities in other parts of the world? I haven’t tried looking it up myself.

[@pamelamays4186]

In many cities, it's next to impossible to build new housing, especially apartment buildings.

[@Rommie26]

We could just deport the millions of illegal immigrants you know That would free up so much housing

[@tonyg.1114]

Here in San Diego County it's the opposite. No new homes built in the last 20 years but so many new high rise apartment buildings with sky high rent.

[@darkwoodmovies]

@@tonyg.1114 Now imagine if they removed the zoning red tape and developers were allowed to build highrise apartments outside of the tiny downtown area. Your housing problem would be solved.

[@TheBasketballArchivist]

yeah our town in NJ is what tonyG described, there’s almost no single fam homes built anymore, they just keep knocking them down and upping the density with duplex, multi-family, or high-rise. It’s good for the health of the downtown but makes getting around sometimes really hard with so much density.

[@kittylynx8911]

So I lived in Daytona Beach FL and what the town dose is actually buss out and put them in a temporary area to camp away from the speedway they would do this for big races and bike week it's insane how they don't want to look bad so that metaphorically sweeping the homeless under the rug. I have also been homeless in Richmond VA and I remember when I was begging there was an ashole that told me that he has that corner for simuch and such time ...there are a lot of nice and generous people out there and so greatful for the money or food that was handed out. I now have a home with my dogs and husband...anytime I see someone asking for help, I give them something of what I have for I want to pay it forward...some people might say oh well they will just use it for drugs or whatever, maybe they will, that might make there night just a little more barrable, being homeless on Christmas in a snowstorm is scary especially when you don't have a tent. Useing that drug got me thru that night. It's easy to judge but you would never really understand unless you ever been there. I do blame school for most of this school being "college" the american dream that was drilled into all our heads "go to college to make something of yourself" UGH I could go on thank you for the video would like it if you could do some on the east coast and look into that Daytona Beach homeless moveing

[@crystalmcleod4126]

Here in California we can thank Ronald Reagan for starting the homeless crisis. I was in college in Santa Barbara in the 70s and one day he closed all the mental hospitals. Santa Barbara went from a sweet college town to a main street crawling with homeless people muttering to themselves. Period

[@MargDBX]

EXACTLY! I have been telling people this for a while. 38 years later the streets are full of mental addiction

[@Freakshow789-b5w]

Lol man you liberals love blaming Republicans for you garage BLUE state

[@TammyHensley-z7l]

The same thing in Illinois. In the 70’s Ronald Reagan stopped all funding of mental health facilities

[@Locomotive546]

Experiencing homelessness in a city like Denver is extremely challenging due to the weather. I can't even begin to imagine how difficult that must be.

[@maxwellhouse750]

Sure it’s not just a CA thing but it is a huge indicator that CA even for its large size is doing things way wrong. They had like 6 out of 10 of the biggest problem areas you identified.

[@julniemier5837]

Homelessness: apparently without realizing it, you’ve listed the ten most desirable cities in the US to live in - can you see the correlation? The homeless will move to the place they think is best for them - not too different than the rest of us. Welfare for the poor should be a national program as it is in most of Europe.

[@michealbrothers4457]

Briggs how close was Portland to making the list?

[@seanA416]

I'm really curious about that!

[@devincampbell5007]

Don’t forget San Diego and Tucson. I’d imagine Chicago can’t be low either

[@Alverant]

Remember, free enterprise is a big cause of homelessness. Private companies buy up properties then charge crazy rent that prices out everyone else. Businesses would rather their homes go empty than lower the rent.

[@sw6118]

Remember trumpers voted for just this kind of free enterprise…so they really appreciate making people as homeless as possible. Musk, our unelected vice president, says that homelessness is a lie.

[@nqgamer]

And this is where government should intervene.

[@SaintTrinianz]

Not free enterprise, but corruption and monopolies

[@user-ft9tf5tw6l]

The DOJ and 8 states have an August 2024 suit against Real Page with their software algorithms colluding with rental companies to raising rent rates.

[@lunasky5029]

Ahhh technology worst thing ever algorithms are making these companies richer....

[@cphipps1969]

As someone who lives & works in downtown Portland OR, I'm happy that we didn't make this list.

[@tlr1293]

It's 12th - ya! (sarcasm, of course)

[@PastelSkies-n3v]

I also noticed Briggs went in order by total number and not per resident count, hence why NYC and LA topped this list. I know, I lived around Portland for 35 years as well.

[@largeeventplanner4496]

You would have if you had a higher population. He did not base this on per capita... So essentially the data is worthless and just means that large cities have more homeless - nothing new there. Per HUD New York, California, and Texas have the highest number of homeless - no surprise. They have the highest populations. Where Wyoming and North Dakota have the least, again no surprise - they have low populations. Briggs didn't tell us anything in this one.

[@cphipps1969]

@@largeeventplanner4496 Actually I think you’re wrong and that Portland doesn’t even make the top 10 in homeless people per capita. Prove me wrong.

[@florencepearson1550]

Homelessness 1. Insufficient income: Low-income individuals and families may not be able to afford rent or mortgage payments, even if they have a stable job. 2. Limited housing supply: A shortage of affordable housing options in a particular area can contribute to homelessness. 3. Discrimination: Some individuals face discrimination in the housing market due to their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or other factors, making it harder for them to secure housing. 4. Systemic inequality: Historic and current policies and practices can perpetuate poverty and limit access to housing for certain groups, such as racial discrimination in lending and housing policies. 5. Personal or family issues: Personal challenges like mental illness, substance abuse, or family breakdown can also lead to homelessness.

[@youtubecensors5419]

Here in Seattle we just elected a new governor and AG who are both more radical than our last ones. The people LOVE the crime, overdoses, homelessness, etc. We know this because they vote for more every single time because reducing crime, overdoses, and homeless sounds too "conservative", and here, nothing is more dangerous to your safety than being branded "conservative".

[@patrickmazza7055]

Oh bullshit! We have a business-oriented city council that is far more conservative than the previous., voted in much over crime and homelessness concerns. The Governor and AG have little to do with our city issues. The problem here is sky high rents, as it is for all these cities. We don’t see cities like Detroit, Memphis or Chicago on this list. They have crime problems worse than any of the cities on this list, and greater concentrations of poor people. What they don’t have is inflated real estate values.

[@sub-zero710]

Sounds like you're just playing the victim.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

@sub-zero710 They are good at that. Just wait - it won't take long.

[@amberbrock6440]

Seattle is trash 🗑

[@lulu6618]

Wow! What an important video Briggs! And such a statement about America. So many people a hair breadth away from this sad reality. And if the tariffs come….

[@girlonanisland]

The money was there. California cannot account for $24 BILLION intended for the homeless. Corrupt politicians and NGOs are the problem.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

I've got my popcorn ready. It's gonna be quite a show, with the most common line being, "Well THATS not what I meant!"

[@valorsayles213]

They line the highways in Portland Oregon. Honestly surprised we are not number 1.

[@GeeEm1313]

How the hell would we have more than New York??? Are you kidding me?

[@Roguesta54]

Where do you see this nowadays? I live in Portland.

[@valorsayles213]

@@Roguesta54 are you kidding me? Lmao bro walk outside if you live in Portland.

[@NYCHFAN]

Portland doesn't have the population.

[@debigates3033]

@@Roguesta54Dude, they are every freaking where. Under bridges next to 29, 205, China Town, the bus and train station….. how do you not see them….

[@KOOLBadger]

LA is going to be a crazy mess with the Olympics next year. Where will the homeless go?😢

[@casperparks]

Fast growing rate of homeless people are Senior Citizens... Low income Sr Citizens cannot afford housing (rent or property tax). Many have heatlh problems and unable to return to work. Senior Citzens are becoming homeless at an alarming rate, however the issue is being ignored. Anyone who wants to say that is a lie, fact check it... Poltiicians have abandoned low income Senior Citizens who played by the rules and worked hard their entire lives. Numbers that are shown for homeless Sr. Citizens doesn't include people who are couch surfing, and or staying with family and friends.

[@j.p.4541]

If you live in California, you can thank your Governor Gavin Newsome, and Mayor Karen Bass for all of those issues.

[@anthonymartinez4307]

Elon musk saying nobody is homeless, sure thing genius everyone can see it but you.

[@acmc82]

I'm one of the San Jose, California homeless population who was outside between 2015 and 2016. At that time, no tiny house programs existed and had to live day by day seeking who was helping. There was a day women's drop-in center, a program called Dignity on Wheels that offered shower and laundry free of charge, and if you tried, available spot at the shelter. There was also a large homeless encampment called The Jungle which ended in a mass eviction in December 2014. Another spot was on the VTA public transportation called Hotel 22. Route #22 was the only route that ran 24 hours from south of San Jose to Palo Alto, home of Stanford University and home of the late Steve Jobs. The most recent site that was cleared out: Columbus Park, where some of the habitants were assigned to the HomeFirst tiny house program

[@user-sk5nq7dk6i]

Briggy, always appreciate you tackling the tough issues that are not being addressed by the Government. You have a heart.

[@Some1sp3cial]

Chicago is getting worse, too. I'm not sure there's a city where homelessness isn't a problem.

[@dsuttajit]

And crimes too. Sadly that’s my hometown.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Homelessness is everywhere. It's just more visible in some places. My town built three dozen tiny homes and placed them near the tank farms so that people would think we don't have it here.

[@alexeci4]

The "San Josè" photo you used is actually San Josè, Costa Rica. Regards from Nicaragua!

[@Gizathecat2]

Did AI select his photos and clips?

[@peteralbert1485]

Good eye - but only one San Jose image was from Costa Rica, the rest were from SJ CA.

[@alexeci4]

@peteralbert1485 I never said that. It says "The", singular

[@peteralbert1485]

@ yes - and you have good eye!

[@flashoflight8160]

I know a huge part of the problem is end-stage mental health and addiction. But a lot of the suffering is self inflicted. Bottom line is you can't afford to live in your own apartment anymore. It's simply not affordable. There are many houses in suburbia that have 5 to 10 cars in front and cars parked on the lawn or cars parked sideways in the driveway to avoid blocking the sidewalk. That means it's a multi-generational house or it's a rent-by-the-room situation. It's a lot cheaper if you get over the inability to walk around your house or apartment in your underwear because you have to share housing to survive. They're not building affordable homes and apartments anymore because cost of labor and materials is very high. So why build starter homes when you can build luxury homes for a lot more money and still be able to sell those homes. Affordable housing is never coming. You have to adapt to it, not give up and live in a car.

[@newtonfinn164]

Ever-increasing homelessness should have done it, but it took a brief encounter between a health insurance CEO and an independent claims adjuster to finally make us see that's it's no longer right and left but only up and down.

[@maximillionroivas3893]

I've been homeless twice. The first time, I just got out of a ten year bid and had no family or relatives or friends to live with. Took me about a year to work hard and save up to get a car and then an apartment. But then COVID hit and half of the employees at my job caught it, so the city shut it down until further notice. So no job means no money which means I can't pay for rent. Homeless again. Lived in my car for another year before I finally got the apartment I have now. It was definitely an experience. Honestly, i actually enjoyed being homeless, to a point. There's something about being free from bills and all that other stuff. But I hope and pray for everyone to not be homeless and find their ways someday.

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Hey Briggs. Try being homeless where I live! Last week it was -30 C. (Almost the same in F.). This weekend it is 0 C. In the summer it was hitting the mid 90’s C (very hot; and lots of humidity). Love from Winnipeg, Canada Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@stevew6138]

Yeah, I'm drawing social (in)security and to be honest, I am very conscious and more than a little concerned how close I am to this reality. One major medical issue, bad auto accident or the like and I am skeptical I will be able to recover financially.

[@allthingseducation]

Would appreciate seeing the top 10 homeless for smaller cities -- I think this list most of us already know about! Thak you.

[@devincampbell5007]

“Smaller cities” (which would still be urban) or “rural towns”?

[@allthingseducation]

@@devincampbell5007 cities the size of Richmond, VA or Tulsa, OK for example.

[@LadyMaven]

In L.A. the only homeless area they succeeded in "cleaning up" was where the veterans were encamped, and they were far more law abiding than the homeless in Skid Row. smh

[@michaeltipton5500]

I wouldn't be so quite to condemn some cities. I know Seattle and Tacoma have spent tens of millions of dollars on the homeless problem with only limited success. Even partnerships with companies like Amazon helping out. It pains me to think we have to spend our tax dollars on people who will not or cannot seem to get their own lives in order. In fact, some people simply deny help when it's offered to them, that no fault on the Cities.

[@dougcampbell7266]

How do you “quite?”

[@frentz7]

@@dougcampbell7266 quick

[@therealestMSG]

​@@dougcampbell7266Hopefully they meant "quick"

[@therealestMSG]

The truth is the money is going to private companies and the homeless are told that there's no money for them. People are getting rich at the expense of lying about helping the poor.

[@alainarchambault2331]

"...tax dollars on people who will not or cannot seem to get their own lives in order." Read Gabor Maté's, "In the Realm of Hungary Ghosts." He was a doctor in the employ of the Portland Hotel Society serving the people of Vancouver City's notorious Downtown Eastside. According to the good doctor, he personally estimates that only 5% of the patients he had served there ever make it out alive. The only thing I could see done is to whisk them away to some ranch style sanitorium, isolated far away from the drug scenes. You read the stories in that book, it'll take a hell of a lot to turn such people around. That's outside of simply being too poor to afford rent.

[@blankface_]

NYC has legislated tents on the street away since the 90s which is why you don’t see it

[@kirkjones9639]

I used to enjoy going to Portland and Seattle, even if just for a day trip. Great food and music and made for a nice break from the ranch. Not anymore, I won't go near either place unarmed anymore, just too risky.

[@carlmunson9160]

When in Iraq, my son discovered human trafficking between the Middle East and Seattle. When he got out, he went to Seattle. No degree, couldn't get a job with any agency. Being who he was, he lived on the streets of Seattle. Over three months, he worked interdiction and part-time jobs. And lost 30 lbs. He didn't make much of a dent in trafficking. He said what he saw was: if people are, effectively, paid to be homeless, you get more homelessness, and 95% of the Seattle homeless were there by choice. The other five percent needed help.

[@TheBasketballArchivist]

what is the trafficking between ME & Seattle? I’ve never heard of this before

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

What was he doing in Iraq? Was he armed? Did Iraq invade USA?

[@jakef1977]

I Live in California and the homeless are all over this state. The problem in my town is none of them want to work. Companies just want someone who will just show up and its way harder to get that than one would think.

[@johnjosephnigro]

California has become the dumping grounds for America’s problem people

[@lunasky5029]

Who wants to work when your disabled, or 3 jobs aren't enough then there's that Fact Homelessness can happen to anyone at anytime, it dosent care if your rich,or poor it doesn't care how many cars you own Someone's 🏡 burns down now their homeless... Someone couldn't pay the rent now their homeless Someone had a tornado 🌪️ hit now their homeless It can happen to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. Are you starting to see the full picture now. That's why they say reality bites... Hope this helps...

[@misuchimiss1161]

Most companies want you full time available for 15 unpredictable hours per week. I know for a fact most employers are liars and abuse employees severely

[@cathycharron-folsom4504]

To people who speak of available jobs. FYI…Even to work at walmat or fast foods you need resume showing education, work history, references, bank for direct deposit in some cases, phones and on and on. Getting job is still not walk in park. And being field worker requires good health. A lot of homeless people are older people. Please take time to think before you comment.

[@bobfrantz534]

I didn't have any of that and had my pick of several jobs...I did 3 until I was good

[@GeeEm1313]

Every great empire lasts 250 years. We are on year 248..

[@ronnix23]

The country was born in 1776, but that’s not when we became a great empire. I would say that happened after WWI which would mean we still have a ways to go.

[@tonyg.1114]

The Egyptian Empire lasted 500 years and later the Roman Empire lasted 500 years.

[@blakebortles6098]

no empire military branch of the illuminati

[@booker9879]

Facts

[@emmanuelgyamfi4144]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@Malte-Micha]

There are more than 7600 people in san francisco. Almost close to 12,000 homeless people in san francisco, you have inaccurate numbers.

[@guitarcomet5]

Thanks for sparing us from seeing ANY homeless encampments up close. In fact, I only saw a few seconds of homeless/tents in the entire video! Just footage of random long shots in some big cities. No drug addicts hunched over on the sidewalk, hookers looking to turn a trick, veteran sleeping on a newspaper, cop looking the other way, business owner fixing broken windows, ….

[@citizensane4387]

This is sad, but I expected California to be all over this list. And it is. It would be a lot more interesting to see a top 10-20 list that doesn’t include Cali.

[@dsuttajit]

Every major cities have homeless. Briggs only made this top 10 based on his survey that he got from people

[@micheledelnigro9259]

These rich people are so disrespectful i pray what goes around comes around.

[@getoutusedition]

I like the disclaimer of 'It's more than California" and then have a list that is basically California. I'm wondering what source was used for this list? Many states are rumored to hide their official numbers.

[@dsuttajit]

Briggs said all of his top lists came from survey but I don’t always agree with his listing. There are lots of homeless in every city in the US.

[@sandyhearn8332]

I my area, the homelessness has increased a lot in the last few years, we used to hardly ever se them, now we are seeing them pushing shopping carts and sleeping in the parks. Fast food restaurants are posting no loitering signs and locking the bathrooms.

[@Xx-po1fu]

I am surprise no cities from Hawaii are on the list.

[@SnowWhite717_]

The biggest issue besides the higher rent are the income threshold requirements. Most places require 3X the rent in income to be considered and for single people renting a $2000 apartment alone requiring a $6000 a month income just doesn’t work. That’s the biggest hurdle for many at the moment.

[@Lucy-ec4pt]

We need a law that prevents landlords from charging more than 30% of a persons income for residential housing

[@FranklinJuniper-uh2lk]

Here in Seattle programs are regularly offered to the homeless. Many refuse. The reasons vary: don't want to follow the rules, don't want to leave the freedom of the streets, want to keep using, want to take my pet & it's not allowed... Now that last one makes sense to me! ❤❤

[@alteshaus5627]

Nine cities in the West...

[@FixIt1975]

Yep, the left coast. Go figure

[@هذاأنا-ذ3ث]

Mild weather, maybe?

[@RandomRabbit007]

The weather makes it easy to live outdoors. Also the states have A LOT of programs to help the homeless

[@johnjosephnigro]

California has become the dumping grounds for America’s problem people

[@Rommie26]

Sanctuary cities that don’t care for deportating illegal immigrants

[@rinlo1424]

Many, MANY of the homeless people in California aren't originally from California. They arrived here from other states already homeless and (more often than not) addicted. There was a massive, 11 month long, survey done a few years ago and it found that many of the people who were homeless were bussed here by other states. Yes, a lot of states like to sweep THEIR homeless problem under the rug and rather than help, they just bus them to the West Coast. Just one example is Nevada. Several years ago, Nevada shut down a few of their psychiatric hospitals and bussed the patients to California. There's been an ongoing lawsuit that's lasted years. Another reason the homeless rate is high on the West Coast is the weather. There's less risk of freezing to death when sleeping outside in the winter.

[@ricardoconqueso]

Homelessness is not a city or state issue, it's a national issue. The "shame" is owned by all of us. Many poor states export their homeless population either actively or passively. Surveys of homeless people conclude that about 50% are from some other state (usually a poor state), and they traveled there for a few reasons: #1 Weather/climate. No one wants to freeze to death in Fargo, ND. #2 Social Infrastructure designed to meet the most basic needs, food/shelter/basic medical. #3 High-population areas have a higher statistical likelihood of a friend or relative in the area. The inputs of homelessness occur nationally; the end result most often falls on the cities of their own and other state's problems.

[@Rhaspun]

Yes. A few cities have been caught giving one way bus tickets to California.

[@gabriellashimone6546]

I've been homeless. Yes, I've had to deal with instability it was difficult for me to get help for/with. I've also worked with homeless people from a variety of situations. Not all were dealing with addiction or mental illness. Some lost everything due to disaster and others to things beyond their control. What isn't beneficial is judgment or insult. Those who have been homeless for more than a year will likely just ignore such things outwardly but, inside, they relive how they got homeless to begin with. What is needed is genuine compassion and sincere help. It would be nice if greed and lust for power and control by corporations got replaced by people helping people because it's needed. I won't hold my breath. I simply ask those who judge or throw out some comment about what someone did wrong to ask themselves if such words are going to help anyone and how would such words impact them if something happened that left them homeless.