I Saw 700 Homeless People In A Single Day

The things I saw on American sidewalks are absolutely tragic.
If you’ve been following along with California’s implosion, you’re aware of the disaster happening right before our eyes. For the first time in the state’s history, California had a population decline. It’s getting more lawless here, and there are lots of bonehead decisions being made in Sacramento.
Add in the high cost of living, and tens of thousands of sensible families have had enough.
But there are lots of new people moving here too. Many of them are here on California streets.
In this video I’m going to show every homeless person and tent I saw while on a month-long road trip throughout California. The total number of tents and homeless people I saw was 702. I counted them - shot by shot.
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[@California265]

They don’t have friends and family who care. I don’t have a soul. No one would know if I died. No one would care, so don’t assume everyone has someone

[@amicaaranearum]

They may have friends and family - just not any who are willing and able to help. No matter how much you care, people have to want to help themselves. Otherwise, they just drag you down with them.

[@California265]

@@amicaaranearum totally missed my point. It never occurs to people that you can be the last one left standing in your family. And if you think I don’t have friends it’s my fault again a misconception. Some of us are just plain unlucky or too gullible in life. I’m not playing the victim card. Totally accountable for my actions and blame myself

[@debmccafferty1007]

Some people are disconnected because their families have given up on them. Drug use mostly.

[@lindajennings5953]

I completely understand and I have no one and the only reason why I have a roof overhead (RV) is due to my father’s passing. It’s not easy, especially when you are on your own.

[@charlesphilhower1452]

It is not true that there is always family that does not care. Families can’t always control peoples addictions that lead to homelessness.😮

[@kayeb7809]

The government would rather give billions to other countries than help solve this problem.

[@lilly5157]

The government caused the problem. It's all part of the nwo plan.

[@amg9163]

@kayeb7809 I agree with your comment and would like to add that the government has already thrown millions upon millions of dollars to help _"solve"_ homelessness, but most was to *pay high salaries of consultants* and wasted the rest. I can't believe that we do not have anyone with enough brains to figure out a comprehensive plan to help all levels of homelessness. I've had numerous conversations with friends, including brainstorming sessions, and our ideas sound way better than those professionals that were hired to do the job. It's sad to think that the homeless adults were once kids who maybe had dreams, or even if they came from bad homes, aspired to do something better in their lives. Such a tough thing to solve.

[@SK-wg9sw]

Nearly $60 Billion has been given to Ukraine, they might have used the same money for Homeless ness or any other activity which makes people stand in their life and earn living!

[@mikemiller659]

Adding Millions More unskilled into the US that cant even speak english is adding fuel to the fire

[@chadkline4268]

Yes but they already have billions to these cities, it's all squandered.

[@waynedonaldson3122]

Many people are only a Paycheck or two away from Homelessness. Nick, Thanks for your efforts & insights bringing this Nightmare to light.

[@nathane2243]

That's a shitty way to look at life. Perhaps you should try fixing your own problems

[@metalmike570]

And where do a lot of them go when they are aware that winter is approaching? Why they go to California because it's possible to live outside all year long. Well whadaya know about that. 🤨🤔😴🥴😮🥳🤠💯💯💯

[@metalmike570]

@@nathane2243 Straight up, but it might be true now. Inflation is removing money away from the working class, the less affluent the person the more broke he/she will be. Their savings accounts will shrink down to nothing. America cannot afford another term for President Biden. Time to go bye-bye after 2024. By then we will all see the damage.

[@juderickman8275]

An important and informative show, Nick. Thank you for the Houston segment to end on a hopeful note.

[@irisfbernard8377]

Those people with vans , nice cars and decent older RV’s aren’t poor losers. They are middle class decent people who can’t pay $3000 - $4000 @ month for an apartment rental. GREED has taken over the USA.

[@didforlove]

this is the worst inequality seen since the 1800s things are out of balance for sure

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

BlackRock and Vanguard have taken over the USA.

[@ranojutro426]

That is the only thing that they have.

[@JohnRinNoHo]

As long as there are more people wanting an apartment than apartments available there will be higher rents, the fact that people WILL pay $3,000 to $4,000 is an indication of the market price, if that price was too high, the units would be vacant, that's how markets work. Apartment owners are no more greedy than you or I.

[@didforlove]

@@JohnRinNoHo that is not why rents are high people have to live somewhere and that is the reason inflation is reflected there the most

[@beardedba]

Right under the nose of the worst governor ever...GAVIN NEWSOM.

[@IrelandLochlin]

Nationally under the WORST POTUS Joe BIDEN! FACTS!

[@tacituskilgore6752]

Yup Gavin is definitely Presidential material.

[@thomasglover7937]

Red states with red governors are just as diabolical. Go & look at his Arkansas, New Orleans, Tennessee, East Texas, Alabama videos. 3rd world stuff. Derelict, run down, post apocalyptic cities with dreadful infrastructure being propped up by government handouts from states with strong economies like California

[@freedomforall2486]

Look at the difference between Florida and California!! 😲

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

I believe that’s Nancy Pelosi’s nephew you’re talking about- and potentially the next DNC Presidential candidate! If the MSM tells the uninformed section of our population the Orange Man will ruin everything- and Gavin can save us, what is happening in California could be coming to your State in 2025.

[@vladimirackermann6182]

Don´t forget when you see this: your goverment ALWAYS have money for wars but not for the own people.

[@nickmasters8474]

There is tons of money spent for the people of the USA. Take my mom as an example. She's poor - lives on social security of 700 a month. She gets food stamps and FREE medical care. She had a stroke a few years back, stayed at the hospital a few days, got seen by about a bajillion doctors. Had an ambulance ride to the hospital. Final bill? 0 dollars. First rate care in a country that has the best medical care in the world (if you have access to it), for free. This kind of thing costs America a lot of money - it's money that we tax payers pay for "our own people." The issue isn't that we don't pay money for our own people - we quite clearly do. The issue is... how much are we willing to pay? Do we want to give every drug addicted degenerate a free home? Maybe you do, but I don't. Have you ever known any drug addicts? They are black holes for your sympathy and your help. You can help a drug addict and they will still rob you blind behind your back. And there will always be excuses. Until the mental health and drug addiction are addressed (probably by force), there is no helping a lot of these people. You can throw money at the problem and watch in dismay as it just gets worse.

[@nneichan9353]

One of the things I hate about California...they've somehow made it easy for companies to come in and make former senior communities into housing for all and the seniors no longer have reasonable rent. California is greed.

[@m.htruth8880]

Yes the homeless ppl are mostly teens, kids, youth, and elderly. The elderly who are homeless have health issues and dementia and pee themselves. They need disability homes and even care takers.

[@mksolid82]

Unfortunately the typical 9-5 day job is awful in America. There’s toxic work environments and very high turnover rates almost anywhere you go. I think that is a major factor in all this homelessness. Then once you introduce drugs into the mix, then these people are just doomed. It’s just a mess.

[@BabyOleg]

I agree. The problem is the way the society is, like it pushes people, they are drained and try drugs to relax and then they get used and it is getting only worse because the real problem is not solved

[@laurab9518]

You have to find a job that isn’t too stressful for you with less toxicity. I found mine

[@mksolid82]

@@laurab9518 well sometimes even if the job is ok. They will shake up the company and lay people off. It’s a vicious cycle. What industry do you work?

[@mksolid82]

@MicroAggressor Thanks Tony Robbins!

[@buy.to.let.britain]

i only work part time. i wont work full time with 45% tax.

[@axelfoley2061]

It's a grift. The homeless problem is only going to get worse while politicians get richer

[@carinarilk89]

Weapon Industry too. Blackrock the big Investor Finck. WEF MEMBERS

[@ey67]

Absolutely true. Predatory capitalism finished them off. Nice 😢

[@metalmike570]

And where do a lot of them, the homeless go when they are aware that winter is approaching? Why they go to California because it's possible to live outside all year long. Well whadaya know about that. 🤨🤔😴🥴😮🥳🤠💯💯💯

[@axelfoley2061]

@@metalmike570 you know there are all kinds of federal funds devoted to "helping the homeless" while the problem continues to get worse. Where is that money going? I'm sure California gets a shit ton of money. It's going in some one's pockets

[@Boja23]

@@ey67First off, absolutely F off with cApiotILism cAuseD tHIS sh*t Sure, the hard hitting capitalism that plagues commiefornia. lol. Nooot policies. Open borders. crazy high regulations. All the things common sense would (should have) have dictated policies were ignored due to PC woke liberalism cultural marxism. Now your liberal socialists at the top are pocketing the money that could help these people. Welcome to communism, where you're equal if you're in the top 1%. (cough, cough *gavin newsome* cough). The state of CHOP. Please God, let most of these people be the sons and daughters of people that voted for this the last 50 years.

[@jayclarke6671]

That's a nice idea that 'all of these people have family that care about them' but in fact many have been disowned for one reason or another. Sad

[@scottmcandrew9642]

Well when you keep stealing stuff and stealing stuff and stealing stuff… Plus the violent outbursts and threats and complete craziness. There just does come a point.

[@jammiesgma]

​@@scottmcandrew9642You have to separate from them for your own safety! The person needs to really want help. Unfortunately if the abuse goes on for too long they reach a point where you can't help, they've checked out of society. For your own safety and sanity you just have to let them go. The grief is just as if they died though. God Bless🎉

[@nickmasters8474]

@@jammiesgma Yep. I've known a lot of people with kids who become junkies. You can see how hard it is. The folks WANT to help, but they know that anything they do is just enabling the junky in their degenerate lifestyle. IT's better not to help. It really is heartbreaking. People need to get it through their thick skulls: a lot of these folks (not all, of course) ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE. Lots of criminals, drug addicts, etc. I think some of them could reform, but they have to want to. They don't want to.

[@jayclarke6671]

@@christopherberg2689 sorry to hear that. I don't know what your kids do for a living but normal jobs don't pay the bills anymore.

[@christopherberg2689]

@@jayclarke6671 I just appreciate the fact you understand. I will keep finding a way.

[@markschlenker1948]

Glad to see you turning your channel into a multi teaching platform! It’s good to let people who only hear one thing but see another actually hear the truth!

[@metalmike570]

He makes better documentaries then anyone else out there. Even better than PBS.

[@fastcharger3314]

Bull! Horrible viewpoint for a serious problem.

[@maryolson411]

I was lucky to have family that helped me when I was laid off during the 2008 recession. I was 55 and couldn't find employment where I lived. I was able to find employment while staying with family in a small town. But, it was 1/3 of my original salary. Without family I would have ended up homeless.

[@kimlarso]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻And since 2020👉Just think of those who lost what they reacquired after 2008 only to lose it👉and their kids who most likely will never know what owning a house is like!… 🦋

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Build yourself a rainy day fund 6 months expenses minimum

[@Buckseed]

It's important to have family....it important to change careers too.

[@Buckseed]

These same problems were happening in the mid 90s in Ohio, West Viginia...but most of those people are set to stay in hometown while it goes to crap. Of we didnt have KZbin to show the poors.

[@davedecker1163]

The only reason I wasn't 'homeless' during that recession was because I bought my ranch cash in 2002. Many folks around here were not so lucky because they bought into the "2% down w/ balloon payments in 5 years. They lost EVERYTHING...Kicked out, on the street. Dumb, IK, but they were convinced by scam 'lenders' their places/investments would appreciate.

[@rollwithit5150]

When people lose everything and have nothing left to lose, They Lose it(mentally)!

[@scottmcandrew9642]

Stress and anxiety can be a real monster

[@Woketard]

The state is overpopulated, and they keep enticing foreigners to move there. Boy, what can go wrong by cramming all these people into small areas that are already overpopulated to begin with?

[@lidieri]

Gerald Celente was right.

[@katbow5922]

Perfectly stated !! 😢

[@chiplangowski3298]

It's not just CA. Here in the Denver area, they spend over $250,000,000 per year on homeless services while at the same time property tax assessments are going up 40% on average. The government will tax some people out of their homes only to turn around and spend tax dollars on those they made homeless.

[@sandblast5636]

Vote Democrat like the rest of the IDIOTS in CO.

[@shaft5]

I used to live in Las Vegas and there are places where you will see more than 700 in a few square blocks. There is one place near a freeway bridge and it is the most apocalyptic scene you will ever see. Its like a zombie movie. I will never get that image out of my mind.

[@MrBKuv]

@@shaft5so glad I got out of Denver. Now I live in a red state where there is no homeless.

[@mikemiller659]

get Everyone together and do something

[@NeverTrustGovrnmentOrGlobalist]

@@mikemiller659 Stop voting Democrat would be a good start.

[@DeepsongProductions]

There's a lot of suffering in being homeless that people don't see... it's a hard life.

[@eddiemunster4094]

Absolutely things really are that hard Christ help them amen 🙏

[@DeepsongProductions]

@@eddiemunster4094 Cheers Eddie

[@sandblast5636]

Have you ever been homeless?

[@kendemers8821]

I understand how heartbreaking it is to see this happen to our fellow Americans. But we must take a close look at the policies that enable people to slide into this terrible way of life. We must enforce vagrancy laws that are still on the books of many cities. We must also understand that misplaced empathy e.g. allowing people to live this way and feeling sorry for them only exacerbates the problem. I believe the homelessness problem in this country is reaching a level of self-sustainment and growth. If we don't take action and stop the policies in our liberal cities that enable this problem, it will become more ubiquitous and unsolvable.

[@goombah226]

Yeah. This is third world level living. How did we ever get to this point. California used to be the promised land.

[@WorkingProgress17]

We have a place in Lubbock, TX that used to be called Tent City. They've replaced the tents with those tiny houses. It's called Grace Campus now. I think the tiny home setup is a very dignified way to house people. Your ideas are gold. There are ways to make things better but I'm afraid there is a very malignant ulterior motive going on that has to do with depopulation. I think they want these people to eventually kill themselves, even those who are misfortunate. My heart breaks for all of them but I especially hurt for the elderly, disabled, and foster kids who age out.

[@JT-fq2bl]

Exactly. How long will it be before the US government implements the MAID program and help the homeless transition to the god of your choosing? In Canada, you can join the MAID program and shake hands with your god in 5 hrs after you signed the papers with your dignity intact.

[@leandrawomack9029]

100%!

[@philliphall5198]

Yes they want them dead but even with them keeping the borders open to gain votes, they still want them dead 😢😢😮

[@gregorycyr9272]

America is more of a corporation than a country 😢

[@Michael-Philip]

Military Spending $800 Billion Annually

[@considerthis410]

100%

[@miwdiva]

Totally.

[@Goldenbear87]

@@Michael-Philip Biggest welfare queens alone with corporate welfare. Rise yourself from the boot straps right Reps

[@selmamilisic8000]

​@@Michael-Philip Holy lord 800 billions per year, imagine with such money everyone can have a house and money

[@GenXGranny]

You are coming up on a million! Wow congratulations to you and the Mrs! 🎉❤

[@Polarbear5353]

Tough to talk about but my mother lives in San Jose in her car. She did everything right, lost her home because she couldn’t afford the taxes and bills after a heart attack. I try to help her, but she refuses because she doesn’t want to be a burden. You never know how your life will change. 😢

[@brianmatthews4149]

Just sad.

[@lolalilley5896]

This has happened to so many hard working people, its heartbreaking, so sorry your Mom lost her house.

[@davedecker1163]

That's pretty sad guy. Take her in, if you can...not easy, nor simple. Sorry for your Mother😥

[@Polarbear5353]

@@davedecker1163 I’ve tried many times, I live 900 miles away. She doesn’t want to leave her church and friends. Sad thing is her demographic is facing this situation more and more.

[@JustanotherLisa]

She’s your mother, you need to take her in! I would never let my mother live in a car . If I had to i would force her to come live with me even if i have to declare her insane

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

In a country like America it's Mind blowing and downright terrible to know people are existing like this, coming from a lower class poor family in the Midwest myself, I have experienced what it's like to be homeless first hand, and I can personally say it's a feeling of complete hopelessness and failure to the point of wishing I didn't exist, luckily I realized if I wanted to live life and not be homeless, I'd have to work and be responsible for ensuring I had a roof over my head first and foremost along with a commitment to a job! What goes through the mind of today's homeless is beyond my realm of knowledge, here in the Midwest US there is minimal homelessness compared to anywhere else in the country, but it does exist, personally I think a serious misappropriation of taxes and government funds is only accelerating this issue, just my two and a half cents ❤Liked your vid as always

[@RoschetzkyPhotography]

You are really doing a good thing documenting this!

[@stephaniestone4737]

Absolutely. I have informed several people about this channel. I also have made my homeschooled high schooler watch too. So many are oblivious and unaware about the condition of this country. That’s because the media suppresses the truth, and that is of course because the media peddles the people who are in power who these people vote for.

[@bxi1547]

Yeah so Gavin Newsom voters can keep putting politicians like him in office.

[@marthagomez7335]

How would people know?

[@metalmike570]

He makes better documentaries then anyone else out there. Even better than PBS.

[@JustanotherLisa]

Dude everyone is documenting this and many much better than this guy.

[@doddjohnson4220]

It's so sad that my fellow veterans are treating like crap in this world.

[@bxi1547]

I’m a veteran and I’m not treated like crap and why do you think that is?

[@morotzooab5894]

​@@bxi1547not all, glad youre doing well bro, but many are left behind :/

[@morotzooab5894]

​@@bxi1547thanks for your service!

[@NeverTrustGovrnmentOrGlobalist]

Well they should of never signed up to serve the government anyways.

[@bxi1547]

@@morotzooab5894 Maybe they’re left behind because of their own bad choices. If you get an honorable discharge you get the same benefits as everyone else so there shouldn’t be any excuses.

[@ClairenParkerontheRoad]

It's just so depressing. We need to stop the drugs from coming in here. I realize this isn't the only face of homelessness but it is the more in manageable side of it.

[@humboldthammer]

What did YOU expect? Borrow $33 trillion / Blow it ALL up = Peace and Prosperity? Drugs may be a large part of the problem -- but do NOT forget Alcohol. Most of these homeless would be housed . . . if there was an affordable place to rent. I manage to be housed on $1500 per month total income -- but only because of a housing voucher. I am old -- 71 -- and cannot work as hard as I used to. I would not last long on the streets. It's 2: 40 AM here, clear, but around 45 degrees.

[@odinosiris8951]

People do drugs to take their minds off their homelessness and depression. 80% of America is one paycheck from being homeless and losing everything.

[@apocyldoomer]

That’s never going to happen, 100% corruption, they do not want to stop the flow of dangerous illicit Drugs into America.The enemy is WITHIN, you see!

[@spongeintheshoe]

We can make drugs.

[@vardekpetrovic9716]

Something has to be done about the drugs as that is the main driver of perpetual-poverty. But going at it as the user level is just not working anywhere it has been tried. The goal but be hit on the supply side. There will always be drugs, but a decent government can make it a lot less harmful.

[@Gl6619]

One of the most honest assessment of homelessness I’ve ever heard….

[@SaintTrinianz]

If you understand that every person around you is a parallel universe and that all of these are crashing and burning around you, then you can begin to understand how apocalyptic this is for us all...

[@kt6332]

So glad you’re taking the time to document and share this part of America that everyone ignores or have the wrong idea why the are homeless.

[@AdakStillStands]

As I watch your videos, knowing I'm a heartbeat away from homelessness myself, I keep wondering how long I'd last before police contact or danger? 65, disabled, alone, in a vehicle parked where? Best I've come up with is join a camping club membership, moving every 14 days, alternating between clubsites and campgrounds. One safer than the other...kinda.

[@jennysmith3631]

Nick thank you for exposing homelessness. I am a senior citizen and was homeless for a short time, but it was scary. I pray alot and believe God sends good people in our path who truly care. 🙏🏼💕

[@rockscrambler6700]

In Newsome's and Pelosi's Cali it's not a problem, it's a feature!

[@johnnyrocketed2225]

Love your videos. Thanks for your honesty and dedication to getting this problem out there for everyone to see. 👍 Be safe out there. 🙏

[@amg9163]

@johnnyrocketed2225 German in Venice did a bunch of videos that made me quite shocked to see how bad the homelessness crisis is in California.

[@heather957]

It's nice to hear something positive about Houston! : )

[@colleenpeck6347]

Anchorage, Alaska mayor stated that it was cheaper to fly his homeless to California than to house and feed them for 6 months. That isn't the answer to prevent humans from freezing to death this winter.

[@Just..Me..]

I am sure the homeless in Alaskas winter were begging for a California winter were they could survive rough sleeping.

[@turbomustang84]

I lost my 401k and the ability to work due to cancer and now that im in my 60s I live off what I paid into social security my whole life and I could easily end up on the streets and still may . So I'm not going to judge someone struggling. It's a tragedy that is as bad in texas and other red states as it is in California and I've heard no solutions coming from either political party

[@sharoncrawford7192]

There will be alot more homeless as time goes on. People who never thought they would ever be there!😢

[@Melziec]

💯. We all could be months away from homelessness if we fall ill. I’ve seen people go from the top to nothing in under a year. It’s devastating

[@afroghair6793]

If you're waiting on the party for a solution, I feel sorry for you.

[@gregorylyon1004]

This is the new America. Hoovervilles

[@MistyMcLane7985]

Right.

[@deborahlozano7134]

California has no intention of doing anything. They like it like that.

[@MrEmiko29]

We don't like it. Our government has been highjacked

[@scottmcandrew9642]

You need to start seeing that the real enemy is China. Glorifying drugs with shows like breaking bad doesn’t help. Perhaps the creators of such programs need a special tax applied to their products

[@SK-le1gm]

They’re a cash crop for the homeless industrial complex. How come we haven’t seen thousands of homeless dead throughout all of the covid era? They live together in “camps” and there is no way they are practicing social distancing, wearing masks, or washing their hands. Really makes you wonder.

[@zombieapocalypse3837]

After 30+ years of Democratic Party rule in California, one would think they would have created utopia by now. But then again, maybe they have, the LIBS version of paradise anyway.

[@Woketard]

They only "clean up" to impress communists.

[@kellymitchell3138]

I LOVE that Houston is putting our vets FIRST in line and seeking them out for these programs. Our vets should be precious to us.

[@shosmyth1454]

I love Houston and even considered buying in Houston in 2015 when I was on my way to Katy Tx and stopped off in Houston. I did not encounter people in their downtown area on the streets snd it was immaculate! Keep up good work in Houston. Thank you Nick. 🌺

[@brianmatthews4149]

There in Austin. Every state

[@chasingsunsets87]

No. Not everybody has family that cares about them. I am first generation polish and I have reached out to my family in Poland often. They never reach out. They don't care.

[@NickJohnson]

😢

[@metalmike570]

Someday your family - extended family will pay. I believe in the end we are judged, there is a creator.

[@SBsHappyLittleCloud]

Your environment is a reflection of your mental health. The disorganization of their spaces reflects the disorganization of their thoughts and executive functioning. Some are doing the best they can. That is all anyone can do… their best. Compassion and empathy are key.

[@billygraham5589]

I ran for public office in 2016 in California, and one of the legs of my platform was fixing the homelessness and mental illness problems - among about 15 other issues. Well, I laid out my plan but got 6 votes after spending $6K on my campaign. I won’t run for public office again any time soon.

[@SafetyProMalta]

Always a tragedy...They were kids once with hopes and dreams. I coulda been one but for the grace of God and luck.

[@rhondaguerrero2869]

What u are not realizing- California has great weather - that is why the homeless is THERE!!! The weather in California is the BEST

[@HIAHomelessInAmerica]

Thanks for sharing Sacramento/California. They cleared out half of Roseville rd already. Homeless people are everywhere! 🙏🙏🙏

[@NickJohnson]

No doubt

[@rollwithit5150]

I hate when I hear the 4th largest economy. What should be said we are the first extreme debtor Nation in the world.

[@maxhatty]

The start of the video is Roseville road. The county has cleared all of that out by placing water filled barriers and huge tractor tires along the side of the road. Basically no more homeless along that stretch but also no shoulder to pull over and change a tire if needed.

[@HRAnn-lp7yt]

As a subscriber I watch your videos all the time. Over 40 % of homeless people suffer with mental health issues and the ones hooked on drugs as well. The mental health system in this country is horrible. Many of these people have been in and out of the psychiatric hospitals. Rather than place them in a residential facility where they can continue getting help, they are released out in the streets because they have to permanent home to go to or they have become unsafe to live in the homes in which they came from.

[@thomashugus5686]

It is one hell of a very complicated problem that won’t be solved anytime soon😢

[@Mountaintrucker909]

You have to take into consideration “Not in my backyard” because people don’t want drugs and sexual predators near their homes. There are two sides to this story.

[@fpanadero2626]

NIMBY

[@timmuller1567]

How do you know there isn't drugs and sex predators near your home now?

[@kimlarso]

Ohhhh, I forgive you for not being able to see what’s going on all around you👉These people here, that you SEE👉aren’t the ones you need to be worried about 👉it’s the ones you don’t see👉Good Luck, with your oh so naive self! 🦋

[@androgyne_sander]

Some places in the Netherlands will soon look like this too. The government has given many the middle finger. Poverty is rising.

[@shosmyth1454]

Bless your Heart Nick for having compassion for these poor people! Wishing you and your Family Happy Holidays!! 🌺

[@raymonddon8875]

yet the gov't keeps letting folks from mexico come... we cant even care for our own!

[@davemckee4907]

If Newsom has his way this is what the whole country will look like.

[@randygoodwin3988]

That’s what the Democrats want to take everything from us.

[@scottmcandrew9642]

I think it’s more like “ if China has their way “ but keep showing your hatred for the USA. Young people need to see why they should be voting in every election

[@bxi1547]

And people would gladly vote for him. That’s the sad part.

[@ArmyJames]

Tommy Newsom?

[@sharoncrawford7192]

Illegal drug use has made the mental health situation worse.

[@didforlove]

hyperinflation and high taxes = poverty

[@Erik_Swiger]

When people say this is a drug problem, I'd like to answer that. Around 1900 in America, there were "drug stores" where they sold drugs. You could go in, buy cannabis or opium, along with many other drugs, of course. So why didn't we have dozens of homeless people on the streets back then? Family, social structure, and yes, religion, all exist for a reason. We've lost all that. If someone was a drunk or a hophead and lived on the street, we called them a bum. There's a reason why "bum" has a negative connotation - it's because it's something that is not, and should not be, desirable.

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

“They’re Destroying the middle class by design”

[@didforlove]

yup world wide and the depopulation agenda is real too

[@vinniecorleone62]

That was certainly one of the biggest reasons we left Sacramento for the Boise Idaho area. There was over 7000 homeless when we decided to relocate. The crime was a 2nd biggest factor, it just wasn't safe to get gas, go out to eat or go to Home Depot.

[@johnmatthews4717]

so you destroyed one state and are planning to destroy another..

[@danielthoman7324]

This is the future of our nation. Why care about it, nobody else seems to anymore.

[@BigT209]

You moved to Boise but u still vote Democrat 😂

[@scottmcandrew9642]

Boise Idaho voted for Hillary Clinton by a margin of 70% to 30% . Obviously you don’t know anything about Idaho. It’s only cherry red out in the stick's. And then only because of poorly educated in-movers mostly from California.

[@vinniecorleone62]

@BigT209 Hey troll, I have voted straight Republican since Regan, Idaho is a perfect fit for me.

[@deirdre5940]

Wow, this young lady is wonderful. Thank you Nick for having her as a guest and showing with hard work and dedication, social services working with non domiciled individuals can have a permanent home with dignity and hope. All cities and communities experiencing severe homelessness should follow this model.

[@slee2819]

How would you propose to pay for all that? There are over 170,000 homeless in California.

[@renardfranse]

yeah this woman is a bullshitter and a hypocrite@BumDandy-jb1ml

[@tracyskitchenandappalachia2954]

There is no housing in Sacramento. I checked. Even the houses for sale are just trailers. Poor people are priced OUT of the market.

[@didforlove]

a trailer is not the same as a house its not the same quality

[@tracyskitchenandappalachia2954]

@@didforlove I know! 😔

[@billygraham5589]

What bothers me is the government bureaucrats (elected representatives) have made it impossible for a capable person to build a home they can live in. As that is the case they should be allowing and creating places for the homeless to live - somewhere away from the big cities and with infrastructure so they can live fairly decently, even though maybe living in a tent - running water, sewage, access to medical help, electricity, food, clothes, the necessities.

[@optitom9033]

Lived in the Sacramento area from. 1993 to 2005 and always felt safe, moved to Amador County and by 2019 wouldnt go near downtown Sacramento finally packed up and moved to Idaho will always have great memories of my home state but will never return

[@moonshinefuel]

The problem is more of a drug problem that cascades into the current homeless problem. Around 80% of homeless are addicted to drugs. So I think the root of the problem is the drugs, not the homelessness, because homelessness happened because of drugs the vast majority of current cases. (not all of course)

[@strayedarticle2838]

Heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines, used to be legal, and plenty of people used regularly, but there wasn't many homeless back then.

[@znrctrnn]

@@strayedarticle2838 cocaine…could easily remain a CEO and be a user. Less so with heroin or meth, especially the new meth.

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Decades ago I'll admit I had a drug addiction issues, but not once was I homeless during, also held down a full time job as well, a good chunk of them homeless in California choose to be, just saying

[@robdubz1510]

Here in uk a guy who used to be a pt and a friend of mine now has a booze problem told me most choose to be there because shelters have rules on drink+drugs.

[@hannahnappi2785]

The black woman sit the red shirt with the heart on it is one of the homeless people in California who I made friends with when I was trying to get back to nj (my home)after being completely abandoned by sober homes.

[@diozza_tolteka2836]

Nick thanks for the upload. And yet all that money is going to Ukraine and Israel instead of housing our own. Not having a home is a violation of our human rights. California has so much empty land and even surpluses. This is so blatantly wrong.

[@MarioJ8431]

Hi, I come from Germany. Greetings to the USA. I think the problems have been there for much, much longer. Not just since Ukraine and Israel. America is a country for the rich. A small middle class and many poor ones. But the most expensive military and the most expensive medicine. But not the best.

[@gregorycyr9272]

@@MarioJ8431 You are 100% correct.

[@MARCHOFTHESAS]

Been going to Israel much longer

[@doscaminos204]

Well in California’s case it’s been going to illegals south of the border for years before it went to Ukraine or Israel

[@wnklee6878]

@@gregorycyr9272 That is the way to rule the world. They call it Full Spectrum Domination.

[@purpleprose1315]

Social workers employed by government agencies are to blame. We tax ourselves to fund these agencies. Its what we do. Like how we put cough meds behind the counter to prevent a meth epidemic. Or the smoking bans we still fund to enforce despite no lives having been saved or healthcare costs reduced.

[@kimlarso]

No, we’re to blame 👉we vote these people in👉just like the White House👉that is the people’s house👉yet, there are homeless people?! (They should be camping & living at their 1st home👉The White House!)

[@BigBBigTrees]

Sacramento is tiny. I had no idea it was that bad!

[@kat-mh7re]

I became homeless at 15 in 1976 after running away from an abusive family. I walked into the police station crying asking for help. Found a good foster home and then went on to college. Being homeless instilled in me a mercedes benz work ethic that remains to this day. I think today it's economic, mental health, drugs and bad luck.

[@brianbonilla4830]

And Sleazy Newsome sayes its not a problem.

[@holysinner96]

Cali should remove the bear from the flag and put a blue tent

[@charlescrossman2225]

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF NICK - YOURE A SMART KIND PERSON AND YOUR VIDEOS DO HELP.

[@robertkitchens6341]

Working class leaving in droves homeless people and immigrants are flooding in great job California

[@obala3187]

Us spend billions on war and can't solve this

[@heystarfish100]

Billions would be a cut in spending. We are into the trillions now.

[@scooterscat3309]

I grew up in sac born and raised. Sad to see.i moved in 1999.

[@termite7790]

Im really glad you are speaking about this and telling the truth.thank you Nick

[@godstomper]

It's a vicious cycle. My belief is politicians are waiting for things to get so bad they will use the crisis to their advantage.

[@jonasplaysguitar81]

We're all one bad day away from those we look down on. I am in no way judging. I have no desire to see this occur anywhere. We need to do something about this real pandemic sweeping the nation. Our elections need to speak to the will of the population. If the political clowns legalize this type of behavior, then we had damn sure better have real programs to assist them.

[@truther001]

Elections don't mean a thing. 119 member countries in United Nations signed up for this.

[@Woketard]

There's almost 40 million living in this state. People leaving isn't doing much. If the total population was 5 million this wouldn't even be a discussion. The state is overpopulated and it's about time people start acknowledging it.

[@ice9594]

Sadly elections don't work when they're corrupted.

[@stephaniestone4737]

I agree. Even though I know it’s because these people have voted for a corrupt political party who spouted off rhetoric that they want to hear for decades, I still feel sorry for them. That said, I am bothered that the people leaving these liberally run cesspools have been moving in to my state and are voting the same. It’s hard to believe that people could be that dim, but they are.

[@ninagee4511]

When I was 12, I saw the movie Bring It On and how beautiful San Diego looked. The beaches looked beautiful as well! Such a shame because a long time ago I wanted to move to California for fun and sun.

[@bxi1547]

And Gavin Newsom got on the debate stage and tried to convince everybody that things are going great in California. What’s even more sad is some people actually believes him. Nevermind the huge deficit, crime, and homelessness. This is coming from a moderate California voter.

[@ypcomchic]

It’s sad that none of the homeless can work together to better their lives They work together to stay on the street.

[@andymac900]

It is all well and good the USA helping other countries, but its own people are suffering plus they are $33trillion in debt with other countries, imagine just the interest on that,

[@valeriebrown7946]

There's plenty of housing for everyone. It's just not affordable.

[@canwealljustgetalong3779]

The new American dream😢

[@ryannichols5352]

In 2018 we stayed downtown LA and drove by a side street lined with tents - I glimpsed at it and thought it was a festival or farmers market. I Literally didn't know what it was. *My first in-person look at it. Heartbreaking.

[@hazzymusic1]

Excellent work Nick!

[@spicynoodles144]

Lol the dog making noises during the interview

[@Hewau-fj5zz]

😂😂😂

[@pourquoipas2673]

​@@Hewau-fj5zzI've seen quite a few homeless people with larger dogs. My thought was that they beg for "food" but they can feed a dog. I was told that that dog is often for protection. Made sense.

[@moonshinefuel]

What are the 7 stages of a civilization? Mixture, gestation, expansion, conflict, universal empire, decay, and invasion. The average lifespan of a civilization is 340 years. The USA is around 247 years old.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Well, it looks like the kids are cashing in on an unexpected early inheritance.

[@Flysh24]

Dude, you're the top journalist in America in my opinion. These videos need as much visibility as possible.

[@NickJohnson]

😮

[@lola_rock3312]

Really impressed with your interview with Annabelle. Who would have though that Houston could be a role model for the homelessness in the USA. Bravo! ❤

[@ScratchGlass9]

$451 BILLION A YEAR !!!!! American taxpaying FAMILIES paying for Obiden's invasion.

[@alyross2850]

With this huge homeless problem, how can any of these people, even without mental illness or drug addiction, get out of this hole in CA? The middle class can’t live in CA, how can someone who is trying just to start over? It’s hopeless for them.

[@wwonka52]

Now our small rural Mass. city has so many homeless and pan handlers. One day I'm angry at them as I'm 71 and still work part time job at minimum wage , and the next I'm sympathetic.

[@wwonka52]

New Mayor in January says they won't be able to ask for $$ at the traffic lights. Time will tell. @@lorrie5881

[@Loretta318]

Each and every one of us is responsible for our self. My nephew was homeless for a while and said it was good for him, he didn't have any real responsibilities.

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

It is a very privileged position that you live in if you believe that. Not all of us are capable of being responsible for our selves, at some times, or sometimes, all the time. Your nephew was very gentlemanly in placating your belief. I too live in a situation in which I am able to take responsibility for my self and have even been fortunate enough to purchase a home and raise a family. But at one point of my life, I was precariously close to ending up in exactly the same situation as these people. In fact, I was only one step ahead by the narrowest of margins. I was blessed that I had the will to live. I was blessed that I had the support of friends and family, but most of all, I was blessed with luck. Not all are as lucky as me. The one great lesson that I have taken from my experience is that not only are we responsible for the well being of ourselves, but we are responsible for the communities in which we live.

[@mtnwalkingdogwoman]

very well written I can tell this statement came from your real-life experience, thanks Nick for everything you do!@@davidbrayshaw3529

[@judyvaughn761]

What about all the closed military bases around the United States

[@CMoore8539]

Thank you Nick!!💞👍

[@stevenwinike7674]

Nick Johnson I love your videos. This video cuts through the homeless lies. Great work buddy. Thanks!

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Steve

[@setha360]

REHAB OR JAIL, no exceptions,

[@movingonward]

Rehab, jail, mental institution

[@123edwardzpad]

Your commentary is wise, truthful and incisive. I live in Irvine California and it is not a problem here, yet. I think this needs further examining. California is getting very scary. Thank you.

[@NickJohnson]

Irvine is conservative

[@juliogonzales5441]

Thanks nick...God bless these people 🙏

[@cosmicpowwow]

Very informative thanks for sharing.

[@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241]

Gavin Newsom says California is fine. Doesn’t look fine to me.

[@joeambaye8681]

The country needs a HARD reset!

[@didforlove]

the world does this is the fourth turning its the end of a system