I Spent a Day in LA's Most Dangerous Hood

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Skid Row in Los Angeles is a place that I always heard about since I was a kid. Its reputation as a homeless campground, where people suffer from complex social and mental health issues, is always glossed over when people think about Hollywood. But for the first time ever, I am going there to take you on an uncensored journey through one of the most notorious and dangerous hoods in the United States of America.
We’ll explore the environment of Skid Row, meet the residents, and dive into the challenges they face daily -- from lack of housing and healthcare to drug addictions.
This video is not just about showing the harsh side of life, but also about sparking conversations on what can be done to bring change.
My main goal in going to Skid Row is to shed light on the human stories behind the headlines and statistics because, at the end of the day, people are just people.
Whether you're familiar with Skid Row or hearing about it for the first time, I hope this video helps you understand the gravity of the situation and the humanity within it.
Huge thank you to Heidi, Dante, and the whole team at Midnight Mission for guiding me around Skid Row to tell this story. Since 1914, they've been doing amazing work to help those in need on the streets of LA. If you'd like to donate, then you can do so on this link: www.midnightmi...
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[@julianlolz151]

I’ve lived in LA my whole life, Skid Row is one of those things that’s become normalized and sadly gotten worse over the years. I’ve learned that city wants this, because it’s easier to control them in a small area then have them spread out. This isn’t an accident it’s by design.

[@truther001]

But they ARE spread out all over LA, LA County and continue to grow, grow, grow. Honestly, I believe that services should only be provided to people who have lived and worked and paid taxes for at least 10 years. Everyone else should be given a bus ticket to wherever they came from and that city or state needs to provide for them.

[@austin6794]

Yeah that's the thing... they have spread out into the hills, and pretty clean beaches now.. Beverley hills and Newport Beach... which is crazy.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

@@austin6794 why not send them to declining population centres in west virginia

[@lucasresno2076]

I hope you realize how lucky you still are to live in LA no matter the problems, it's one of the best places to live

[@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn]

@@lucasresno2076 Maybe, but there's a very high cost to pay.

[@Mkaythen]

The government saying they’re gonna “fix” this issue is about as believable as McDonald’s saying they’re gonna “fix” their ice cream machines.

[@lorilyons-pq4wz]

How do you fix something that doesn't want to be fixed?

[@nextbizzy]

We need to vote in people who want to help the situation.. not cut funding for social services.

[@Mkaythen]

@@lorilyons-pq4wz that was clever! 🤣 I can just see the ice cream machine just looking at the customers and being like, Customers: “Can I have my ice cream?” ICM: “You can’t have sh🍦t fat boy! I’m off duty!” Customers: “Then gimme back my money!” ICM: “My money! McDumbass!” 🖕🍧🖕

[@JoJo-gr1rp]

​@@nextbizzy Ronald Reagan defunded mental hospitals and programs, ever since then no politician has cared. Red or Blue has no meaning. These people have housing there's tons of tiny homes and buildings they renovated to house them but they refuse to live by the rules that are applied in those places.

[@RandomIndie]

Just a reminder that all elected offices in Los Angeles are Democrat.

[@etta5487]

Assaulted while having a seizure... Unfathomably evil. That poor woman.

[@Trees100]

My thought as well. I hope someone/some people help her with medical attention and a home.

[@wonderlandtravels]

25 billion dollars spent in 5 years on homelessness... is hardly a blind eye on the issue. This is a business unfortunately along with drugs and war. With 25 billion dollars, I'm sure they could have built a few buildings and supply food and mental health services for the people; but if homelessness goes away.... well... then some people aren't making money. It's sad and I feel for the people going through this and wish them happy and healthy futures.

[@sandman5359]

Thats crazy, where all that money goes? Down to the drain? There is +75 000 homeless people in the county, so it is +66 000$/homeless/year.

[@solokom]

Spent in what way? To help them or to get rid of them and dislocate them??

[@wonderlandtravels]

@@sandman5359 to other wealthy people. It's a game.

[@wonderlandtravels]

@@solokom well ideally to help them. 25 billion for 40k people is approximately $500,000k divide that by 5 years. That's more than the average income of someone going to work. So yes. Maybe some would be relocated to a nicer place to live. But again. Unfortunately this about money and not helping people. Because they would have done that already.

[@wonderlandtravels]

@@sandman5359 it certainly isn't going to the people who need it seems. Another example is in Toronto. The government used to pay hotels to house homeless. It costed tax payers over 80k to house one homeless person a year. Which is approximately the same as the average family household income in Canada.

[@Taylorcolbert1]

I rarely comment on KZbin, ive watched 100 Skid row videos, I live in LA, and my hands were wet in the middle of washing the dishes, but this is the first video to bring me to tears and understand the real crisis that is happening. So often we dehumanize the homeless and people on skid row. There is so much more going on beyond the drugs. We have all had our lows and can relate in some way. Thank you so much for what you’ve done. God bless ❤

[@TheSilmarillian]

I hear you.

[@djanitatiana]

So true

[@jimkozminski7693]

I've been technically homeless when I was a teenager, and improved my situation since then, but also got in trouble along the way. Anyone who's on probation or has community service, VOULENTEER AT FOOD BANKS. Churches have them everywhere, and everybody eats. I've gone to them and got food and coffee when I was younger, and it felt good to give people food and toothpaste and shit. Treat people with respect. You don't know what they've been through.

[@MrKelly-oc5kq]

Amen 2 that.

[@ausermeg9428]

Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Give thanks and Praise the Lord.

[@Watchman.kIvory]

This is all well and great, but why don’t we produce a bustling economy and stop the homeless crisis all together? Get people jobs, actual help for getting off the streets, Attorney General’s that don’t prosecute homeless as criminals for trying to find a place to sleep, like Kamala Harris put into place when she was AG California… if you want even a chance at saving these people, a majority sadly of whom are in my home State of California. Vote for the only sane option, Donald Trump.🇺🇸 #45for47

[@welcometomynightmare1983]

It’s a bigger problem than just throwing money at it.

[@jimkozminski7693]

@@welcometomynightmare1983 You're right. It's better to do nothing and complain on the internet.

[@invisibleadversary]

Big Russ is amazing. He's self-aware enough to admit he has an issue with responsibility. Avoiding responsibility can ruin your life, even if you have money.

[@drewbinsky]

He is the man

[@beng4647]

What does that mean? Word salad?

[@cornell833]

Big Russ is admitted his Down fall but it's the 💊 🚬

[@samanjj]

He has anxiety issues - i am guessing only but could be an undiagnosed mental problem that once fixed could get him back on his feet

[@bobbybands1957]

Loneliness and hopelessness kills the spirit and then the body quickly follows.

[@MR_KINYATHA]

America is the land of opportunity i don't know why people get here

[@PCAGA2298]

It sure does

[@cornell833]

Not true ​@@MR_KINYATHA

[@peibolsky]

@@MR_KINYATHA lol

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

​@@MR_KINYATHA The land of deception, slavery and genocide. Get your piece of the pie!

[@ayksah1184]

"they got money for war but can't feed the poor" is shown right here....

[@rickyism1576]

Nobody gonna fix you but yourself.

[@northyland1157]

They got money for dope, they don't want to buy food.

[@gumzster]

@@rickyism1576 but then you look at other places and realize it doesn't have to be....

[@djanitatiana]

There's tragedy happening overseas too, where certain countries are on the march again to create what we're seeing here everywhere and that takes military action to stop. But that doesn't stop us giving some charity, demanding fairer healthcare, talking to and giving our time to people who need it, encouraging others to chip in, doing what you can locally. Only way it's going to get better.

[@CaptainBuggyTheClown]

We got money to lower the super wealthy's taxes, and spend billions subsidizing them so they can continue to be super wealthy, but none for the poor.

[@joshuawhitworth6456]

I been homeless for four years and I won't be happy until everyone who wants a home gets a home. Housing programs should not discriminate against single, able bodied males that are able to work. Getting these people into homes will get them back working again. Nobody wants to work while being homeless with nowhere to shower and no lunch money. The least we could do is make life better for those who struggle the most. Thanks to everyone who does step in and help. This world would be lost without you. I love you all.

[@lorrainearmitage4331]

🙏🫶

[@zymbotictoot]

I didn't expect to get a killer quote out of this video when I first clicked on it. But Big Russ dropped one on us. "Hope is the single most powerful force in the universe" . You're not wrong Big Russ.

[@drewbinsky]

Big Russ is the man

[@bird_poop]

It's the force that pulls you down!

[@PullOutSpecialist]

However... Hope is the greatest and weakest strength.

[@philipvanriesen3643]

He was awesome. I pray for him

[@austin6794]

I was homeless on skidrow, and got a job thru chrysalis enterprise who then directed me to work at the Bin and the weingart. All is well now, but i honestly felt good being connected to LA like that, and helping the community... 1st job i truly really had where it felt more than just a job and a paycheck. I ❤ L.A.

[@MR_KINYATHA]

God is with you bro

[@TheMidnightMission601]

We are so happy you were able to find a way out of homelessness!!

[@austin6794]

@TheMidnightMission601. Thank you for the shelter, food, and powerful testimonies that you guys shared for us during that time!

[@heidistrubleruns]

@@austin6794 You are welcome. We tell stories on our social media of our homeless neighbors, too!

[@caramelbilquees]

Im looking for the last name of a TA who worked at LA Grand Hotel her first name was Nancy a Salvation Army employee I want to put a lawsuit on her for stealing expensive items from my room at LA GRAND hotel she stole 5000 Dollars worth of items from me. Im willing to financially award the person who can get me her last name

[@alex31245]

"Big Russ" is a cool and genuinely nice dude. Hope he gets his life back together.

[@drewbinsky]

He’s my favorite person in this story

[@SammiAKATucker]

I really loved his honesty regarding responsibility, while remaining compasionate for himself regarding his situation. Clearly has a head on his shoulders, just in a really shitty situation. You got this, Russ. People are rooting for you even though you don't know it.

[@amaikarai5007]

He seemed like such a genuine, self-aware dude. As someone with autism and a couple physical disabilities, I also struggle with responsibility, so I can relate to him. I think in another world, if I wasn't lucky enough to have such an amazing family to help me, I'd probably be homeless just like these people.

[@makoimonroe2633]

You will be the family eventually.​@amaikarai5007

[@Brady_Collins]

⁠@@amaikarai5007it’s called self discipline and everyone struggles with it. Don’t make excuses for yourself.

[@montseslo2000]

I work at a homeless shelter about 3 1/2 hrs north of LA. It’s not an easy job I have my days where I love it and I hate it. Reasons I love it: I can help people I can listen to people and have people appreciate me and give me reasons to appreciate my life. Reasons I hate it: people aren’t appreciative of the free things they get they want more and more. People have thrown and almost caused me physical harm. I enjoy the connections I’ve made with people and the impact but it’s a job that wears down your mental health so much.

[@cristinadias5145]

God bless you hugs from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@Agumon5]

Most of us are a single mistake away from ending up on skid row. Understand that as you go through your life. You are not immune to this outcome.

[@SundaySolos]

It doesn't even need to be a mistake on your part, You could lose your job, or get in a car accident, or lose your spouse... any number of things could result in you not having money or a support system,

[@christy1155]

Your 100% spot on. It doesn't take much , it happened to me.

[@yella_c2]

its not just homelessness. but also drugs, violence, hopelessness and mental illness

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

@@yella_c2 it’s mostly drugs and mental illness exaggerated from drug use or caused by drug use. If you use meth for ten years you will become a phyco by default

[@ES-qt6yo]

And an economic culture that values material goods and money over people..

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

@@ES-qt6yo right, thats what every country does

[@GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

The first two (drugs and violence) are caused by the last two.😢

[@TomokoMurakami]

You forgot to add a lack of self-responsibility.

[@sarahabibipour4227]

I’ve been a part of a street medicine team in Skid Row for a while now. Thank you for sharing the voices of the people. The #1 thing I hear from people is that they just need to talk to somebody. Since being out here in Skid Row, people have asked me “well what causes homelessness?” There’s no answer to that. Of course there can be common themes, but everyone’s story is different, and the circumstances leading them to Skid Row vary- from the woman with a PhD in mathematics, to the family who walked three months from Ecuador to seek a better life for themselves, to the man who was born into homelessness, to those coming out of the justice system after decades being dropped off in a van in Skid Row. Thank you Drew for taking the time to share a glimpse of these stories.

[@drewbinsky]

Thanks so much for sharing !!!

[@KumSwallaHarris]

Trump > KamalToe Harris

[@reneelibby4885]

@@KumSwallaHarris not at all.

[@laurastainforth4612]

Heidi and Dante have big hearts. Thank you both for all you do.

[@TheMidnightMission601]

Thank you! We are proud to have both of them on staff. All of our staff members are full of compassion for our community.

[@sommermullins5945]

Wow! Big Russ’ message hits the nail on the head. Very profound and encouraging.

[@PremiumMatt]

Heidi is what you would call a saint. She’s the definition of human kind. Bless her soul ❤️

[@kiethj7]

Travels the world and visits thrid world countries. Comes back an visits third world city

[@drewbinsky]

🥹

[@belindafigueroa9436]

That's why you stay away from drugs. Can't blame a whole state. Also many people living on these streets are transplants and not originally from CA, the state has to deal with that too.

[@kiethj7]

@@belindafigueroa9436 The state has the funds to deal with it. Why has nothing happened. Maybe legalizing all drugs will help. Seriously I love California and it's beautiful landscapes. I'm disgusted by the leadership

[@belindafigueroa9436]

@@kiethj7 legalizing all drugs would be disgusting and doom for Cali. You're insane. People need to get sober and clean ,find a job like the rest of us.

[@kiethj7]

@@belindafigueroa9436 It's called sarcasm. They allow drugs to be used on the open streets rather than help these people. It's made things worse. I'm not here to argue with anyone. I just want things to be better for all humans. Have a good day!!

[@ChainsawFPV]

I love it when you meet the "real" people. They are not using, not drinking, and are smart, and coherent. They just had bad luck.

[@dieselbaby]

In reality, those people are like 1-2% of the people who are homeless and staying out in a place like Skid Row. The overwhelming majority of them are addicted to drugs/alcohol and/or have serious mental health issues.

[@stelmarsky6778]

Well, many are drinking and using exactly because of that. They ARE the real people.

[@Lina-7578]

Wow, the guy who was a coder and became homeless because of anxiety - that is so rough... I didn't even know anyone can end up homeless because of anxiety. Nobody talks about that! Usually, when it comes to homelessness, people mention drugs, mental problems, addictions of all kinds... But anxiety? I've never heard of that but it seems like a big issue if someone who has quite a prestigious profession becomes homeless because of that.

[@drewbinsky]

I really connected with Big Russ

[@FKDame]

So it didn’t seem like a big issue before someone “with a prestigious profession” spoke about there experience. It’s a Huge issue and America and the 1% have more than enough means to fix it/aid it. Also, just because someone is homeless from drug use there is usually something deeper going on that makes them want to use in the first place. For instance: Anxiety

[@poppygoldensun]

Anything that causes you not to be able to function and perform in a "Corporate" society can cause you to become homeless and anxiety disorders are a group of mental health problems characterized by excessive fear or anxiety that interferes with daily life.

[@angelabailey6533]

@@Lina-7578 I had a friend that was attacked on the bus in Seattle and for years had very very severe anxiety. If she was not in the industry she was in where she could work from home she would have been homeless. Her anxiety was extremely severe!

[@rumham7466]

As someone currently going through major anxiety and ptsd, it doesn’t surprise me. I always worked. I worked for 12 years at one job, then another 10 at the previous one. But I lost that job and haven’t been able to bring myself to get out there. I try. But then start feeling frozen. I’m hanging on by a thread and that’s only because I’m currently being helped. It’s really scary. And the saying about most people being a paycheck away from homelessness makes too much sense sadly.

[@NickGoesFar]

Bro - Drew, these videos you've been releasing lately are crucial parts of a discussion that needs to be happening. I'm proud of you and this new use of your platform.

[@StrongNegga9541]

Are you helping them or you are only getting contents out of them. I hope all the money you make from this particular video goes back to all the homeless whom appear in this video

[@DirtyIsPRO]

That homeless lady with the face paint use to come by where I worked and was nice and very funny, it’s good to see she’s still alive and at least in good spirits. Thanks for spreading awareness drew!!

[@khushikhan5549]

where are their families?

[@dianabarnes84]

​@@khushikhan5549not everyone has family. If I would lose my apt I wouldn't have any family to help me.

[@TheRareVideosXL]

On one hand,you have the rich celebrities and on the other hand,you have homeless people...all in the same city.Fascinating.

[@chrisbrown-jw4ce]

Los Angeles is quite a large city and a very economically divided one, though I would say great wealth and poverty is common in many citys in the US, perhaps not on the scale shown in LA or as visible.

[@jaycar82]

That's like d.c. Less than a mile from the capitol on the same street is one of the worst neighborhoods in the U.S.

[@KumSwallaHarris]

​@@chrisbrown-jw4cethe democRATs have these california chumps fooled

[@virz4432]

I don't think "fascinating" is the right word.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

Breaks my heart to see these people ending up homeless. I watch homeless videos every day and see the heroes and angels with boots on the ground doing what they can to help. I wish I had the means to help, but knowing there's a growing awareness means a lot. ❤

[@beastjemzo]

There’s help

[@DowntwnToronto]

My first job out of nursing school was street outreach on skid row. At that time the drugs you’re seeing now weren’t prevalent- it was mostly alcoholics who’d dropped out of society or elderly men living off a small, simple pension. So while the people on skid row in 1996 weren’t as desperate as they are now…many of the same health problems were ones I saw then. I saw so many people in the end stages of alcoholism & it was so hard to hear about where life took them, and how they wound up there. I don’t think I’ll ever forget some of those stories.

[@dewayne2189]

The lady and the guy that was leading you is awesome that they do that and try to help people .

[@tiasky3438]

There’s such a fine line between helping and enabling. It’s so hard.

[@clibbbb]

As someone who has been a Paramedic for a decade. The homeless are all people just like us. They had one or two speed bumps in life that escalated in a domino effect. We are all one paycheck, one mental health crisis, or one life experience away from being within that population. Please, please respect these people like they are one of us. Look them in the eyes when they say "hi" to you or just smile. The biggest thing they complain to me about is feeling invisible to the rest of the population. I would highly recommend volunteering at a local homeless shelter or any organization that helps this population. Continue following creators like Drew who can bring attention and money to this population. We are all one giant organism, we need to take care of one another.

[@drewbinsky]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful perspective ❤

[@GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

I love the concept of one giant organism. That's beautifully illustrative.

[@ausermeg9428]

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Praise the Lord. Amen.

[@kevinfox7764]

I don’t believe that. It sounds good to say but it isn’t true. These folks have burned every bridge they had to get there. They don’t want help. Plenty of services available, nobody wants it. These people will say what people want to hear when asked. The reality is they like to live like that. Zero accountability, zero responsibility. The lady talking about billionaires, and him talking about student loans and higher prices is disingenuous at best. Apples and oranges.

[@ombogalombo]

@@drewbinsky Yet Americans will demonise and desecrate the ancient civilisations of the Middle East calling them uncivilised and not worthy to be protected from bombs when rape and violence runs rampant across all of these cities. America is the real terrorist state.

[@doubledNtroubled]

I really loved this one. My mother is from LA and my father ended up in LA at 7 years old when my grandfather took the relocation package offered to Native Americans is the 1940's. LA has obviously changed so much since I was a kid in the 1960's living north of LA but visiting family all the time. I live on Vancouver Island now and homelessness and drug addiction are rampant and a lot come from the cities and though the cities won't admit it I have met many who were given a check and transportation to leave the city and relocate to here. I know because I volunteered at our local Food Bank for a few years and got to know a lot of them. If you want to really help and even get to know some of the homeless volunteering is a great way to do it Volunteering at the Food Bank is the most satisfying things I have ever done.

[@CourtneyHernandez-mc6hb]

I live in LA and a lot of these people don’t want help. There are many resources such as government funded programs that help with getting jobs or low income housing, shelters.. food stamps, you name it. The only rule is that you have to try, and also that you must be sober. You heard that man, he doesn’t want a job that needs to be done in a timely manner or responsibility in general.. it gives him “anxiety”. Well news flash, it’s apart of life. Working at a job, having responsibilities is apart of being an adult and carrying your own. There are high rise buildings- luxury living apartments that are going up all around LA for the homeless and low income people… while us middle and lower class work our butts of day in and day out to be able to afford the little amount of space we get. I’m tired of the homeless being so entitled. Get up, get sober and get a job… !

[@TiffanyRichardsR88]

I used to work with the homeless as a social worker in New York. One thing you realize about them is how incredibly resilient they are. They truly know how to survive. But I do wish there was more out there for them when it comes to housing. It isn't enough. Too many people are forced to live on the streets due to their circumstances and it's not right that there isn't more for them.

[@bestofJhen]

Thank you to Heide and Dante!! Much love guys and God bless.

[@bodaciousbruin3003]

I’m a social worker. I toured skid row around 2014 while in grad school. It’s so much worse now. The part with the woman who had just been sexually assaulted and left on the sidewalk was shocking and hard to see. Thanks so much for your coverage on this important topic. Housing should be a basic human right.

[@beyondthesea9648]

And the mayor does nothing.

[@peterRobinson10101]

women bla bla bla.... Men are rhe biggest cohort of homelessness and SA on men goes unreported.

[@asullivan4047]

Wrong-!!! Housing shouldn't be a (free be) basic human right-!!!

[@binouze29]

I am French, and we have a health system that is totally different from yours!! In our country, everything is taken care of by the state! Surgical operations, various care, hospitalization in various hospitals!

[@tt-yr4bz]

​@@binouze29tout est pris en charge par les CITOYENS qui cotisent. Et alors que ceux qui ne cotisent rien son soignés pour 0 euro. Ceux qui cotisent doivent payer une part de leurs frais médicaux ! On marche sur la tête 😮

[@MRFerrari222]

I visited LA gor the first time last October. I was surprised by the huge difference in wealth inequality there. On one street huge mansions worth milions of dollars and on the next people sleeping on the streets in tents. As someone who isn't from the US, LA is definitely not what you see in the movies. I had such an eerie feeling there the whole time. So much wealth yet so much desparity and suffering in yhe same time.

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

All the rich people are leaving becuase the taxes they pay are a rip off. They move to texas or tennesee where LA county doesnt tax them to death

[@drewbinsky]

Welcome to the USA 🇺🇸

[@nmnopnonld3ti]

​@drewbinsky Have you ever experienced antisemitism? (Jew hatred)

[@wandersilvasilva8878]

​@@drewbinsky😅😅oi gosto do seu canal acho seus conteúdos muito interessante parabéns.sou brasileiro e tem muito brasileiros nos EUA vão daqui iludido achando que é tudo muito bom e se lascam o brasileiro é muito hospitaleiro mais é também muito baba ovo da América

[@Dewika_L]

I also noticed that in New Orleans and New York when I visited these cities for the first time.

[@chanakrevsky5584]

Thank you so much for making this video. I've been doing outreach work for the past 5 years. (I live in ON, Canada) It's opened my eyes to so much. The homeless population needs connection. They need someone to listen to them. They need to feel like a regular human being. They are one of the most neglected populations. There's a lot that needs to change but we can do some things.

[@Ashley-be4qy]

Glad you did this, I know there are good souls out there

[@lizd124]

Glad you took the time to go to Skid Row. I pray one day all those people have help and homes.

[@leestein8468]

Thank you for showing people the homeless people are people. I live in LA and even in more affluent areas we have homeless encampments. I live near the VA and many of my unhoused neighbors are vets. I found that most just can't afford a place to live, some have mental health issues and some have drug addiction. They need support and help not shame and to criminalize them. They need access to shower and toilets like the rest of us. Where else in the world are supermarkets locking up soap, detergent, toothpaste, while alcohol is out on the open. In my experience unhoused people are amazingly kind and share with each other whatever they have. It's so easy to help donate food if you want to. I've bought extra food on sale like buy one/get one deals or buy 5 for 5 etc Rather than hoard when things are on sale, keep what you need and donate the rest. Do what you can and be kind.

[@angelabailey6533]

@@leestein8468 yes it’s so sad. My town seems to get some of the people with major mental health issues. They definitely need support and help and something needs to be done about the violent people. A woman was attacked at the metro and a chair was thrown through a window at my salon. People had glass in their neck. Not okay for anyone.

[@johnrinke8080]

I think the problem is all the so called" non profits" and things around there making millions from people being homeless.

[@trevorholland5032]

Funded by the california state government.

[@taylormarie2131]

only the shitty ones who like to exploit them

[@janegarnham]

Yes as someone who comes from Australia. I feel the philanthropic culture in America on the surface looks good but the non for profits etc I think hampers the systemic solutions needed. For that we been professional good quality government programs and policies. America has too much of a ‘that’s socialism delusion’ to enact these policies. For example the American ‘New Deal’ policies were revolutionary yet America has lost its way.

[@jonathancabrera7543]

Awesome We Need More People Like This Guy & The Organization Helping Out People In Severe Need God Bless

[@yfaewwegfawg]

Los Angeles is a monument to our greed. It is geographically set up to be one of the best cities in the world with beaches, mountains, and a mediterranean climate. It historically had the best public transit in the world. Yet the city is a car-dependent anti-human sprawl, the culture revolves around instagram and vapidness, barely any green space, and it's disgusting everywhere. I say this as someone who once lived there and loved the city.

[@millardlovejoy4951]

I was homeless for a few years heavy in drug use and it’s definitely a viscous cycle for sure luckily I was able to quit overcome addiction because of a few huge health scares and made it out but most people don’t make it out

[@drewbinsky]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@stduupie]

congrats 🎉🎉🎉

[@millardlovejoy4951]

@@drewbinsky I really enjoy your videos I’m from Wv and I loved your video about Wv and I’ve heard you say you read all your comments but I can’t believe you replied to one of mine keep of the awesome videos Drew you amazing!

[@janetmariaburke4208]

Thank Hiedi & Dante, what you do, you're good people. Thank you Drew. For high lighting this problem. These poor people. They are just like me, have feelings, thoughts, we're all just humans. I've not experienced this, thankfully I have a large loving family. In London we have areas, homeless, but nothing like Skid Row. God bless you Drew.

[@Yadayadayada-su7wo]

The fact that we get free videos from Drew on KZbin is priceless., keeping the knowledge and entertainment alive. 👍👍👍

[@auntieanne-wr9oh]

Amen.

[@doubtingthomas9612]

I agree.

[@KerryEriksson]

It doesn't look any worse then Vancouver's Skid Row but it"s much larger with 50 square blocks.Heidi is a breath of fresh air,Dante is cool and the guy who mentioned Having Hope was well spoken and a character.At least the weather is better for tents then other places...

[@SelfishSel]

thank you for using your platform to help!

[@JustinPerrotta-lr6bg]

It's intentional, LA is a test run to see how erasing the middle class will work. It's like the purge

[@Mowza-1990]

Big Russel talking about hope left me speechless …they have billions for Israel but not for a guy like Russel.i hope they get them off the street

[@gavinthecrafter]

As someone who's lived in LA my whole life, Skid Row really represents everything wrong with the city, and in some cases, the country as of now. Prices are too high, people can't get the help they need, and the government refuses to implement the solutions that would actually solve our current issues.

[@pranshukrishna5105]

what exactly is a solution

[@cedbello3177]

​@@pranshukrishna5105le partage des richesses..

[@DogmaticAtheist]

​@@pranshukrishna5105Fix broken family values. Most addictions stem from traumatic childhood.

[@tylcouli]

​@@DogmaticAtheistlove the blotter pic, and yes that's what I say. It's all family values

[@eddiejohnson4434]

The government is the source of these issues. When you learn that politicians’ main job isn’t to work for you you’ll get it.

[@spitflamez]

Thanks for what are doing Drew, all over the world bringing people together and opening eyes!!!

[@loislewis5229]

I’ve been a California Social Worker for 30 years. It’s sad but true, the recidivism rate for drug users is extremely high.

[@squigglyblue7377]

Build more homes. Build denser. Invest in education. Invest in public transit. Everyone knows what needs to be done to fix this but no one wants to do it.

[@ArchieGamez]

Government: NAH GOTTA FUND WAR WITH YOUR TAXES WOOOO

[@Ostro1980]

You gonna pay for it then

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

@@Ostro1980 We all will, like we pay for everything else.

[@ES-qt6yo]

​@@Ostro1980society pays for it one way or another so why not find a way to make things better.

[@blastfiendsunite420]

Packing everyone in together like sardines won't help

[@Danielle-mb2qn]

Thank you for shedding light on a dire situation ❤ I will pray for these individuals

[@4kmoviesandtrailers67]

I really don't think everyone homeless is dangerous. As much as the hoods may seem disorganized, dirty and feared, these guys need to be shown love. However, misfortunes always attract trouble.

[@dansmithbyu1784]

Go spend some time there and see how that works out for you

[@christinafletcher635]

I’m im school to be a MSW, and it’s not all about homeless people on drugs it’s mostly about people being poor and who have mental health problems. Something needs to be done and policies need changed but until everyone thinks differently it will never change. Which is sad. No one should be homeless.

[@Holly-ro3yq]

If someone dosen't have mental health issues when they first hit the street they can very easily end up with them from drugs or just living in the struggle. It's extremely sad.

[@justv2976]

It will never get fixed. Too much money in the business of homelessness for the corrupt local politicians and non profits.

[@angelamonk716]

Bingo

[@poppygoldensun]

homelessness is a business.

[@mrmustangman]

🎯

[@KumSwallaHarris]

That is the democRAT business model! And these clowns really fall for it every 4 years

[@Magnus_1996]

Can you elaborate on how this works? I am a little sceptic of this but perhaps you can enlighten me?

[@K10House]

Of all the people in the world, hearing Drew Binsky propping AI programs is heartbreaking.

[@katielee7364]

it will be okay. if he doesn't want to hire people then that's his right. AI is not a monster, if you don't want to use it you don't have to but it's here whether you like it or not. learn to adapt to it and far in the future people will be laughing at how scared people were of it.

[@stacefacemarie]

He's following Tyler and everyone else unfortunately

[@robert615-HB]

​@katielee7364 😂That is what u say now till u are living like this because of a.i. has taken ur job🤷.

[@Mikael-jt1hk]

ultimate grifter/beggar. Gotta love it.

[@Mikael-jt1hk]

@@robert615-HB if an A.I. can do your job, you are already useless. Its even dumber than the ''imigrants are stealing our jobs'' argument. If someone who doesnt even speak your language can steal your job, you really fucking suck at it.

[@damianit]

They live under very bad conditions and still wear a cap with the american flag. In his position I would be pissed about my country. Seriously. Nothing to be proud of.

[@cdes1776]

Especially, vets. And I bet there are a lot.

[@mrmustangman]

🎯

[@Cavemankind_]

Wearing a Masters Golf Tournament jacket to Skid Row was a bold choice.

[@BeHappyByBike]

Can we all just agree it's a whole lot of issues, and most of them are not related to the actual people suffering on the streets. Most, if not all of these people have mental health issues in the first place which they never received support for while they were in a stable place. And then people looking from the outside blame them for not being able to figure out a way out of homelessness when they're in the most vulnerable state. It's really sad that people can be so blind to having any sort of empathy for other humans. Let's just hope trolls like Tomoko don't ever have to face that same reality one day, because they'll probably lack empathy for themselves and would never accept help and end up dead.

[@gaveup]

Thank you to the man at 17 minutes for his talk about hope.

[@jf2369af]

Every city is becoming this way.

[@pablopablopablopablo3778]

Minneapolis Minnesota is starting to look like this by lake street. Sad to see what my state has become .

[@jf2369af]

Do y'all realize a whataburger used to be just 5 cents when they first opened and now that same burger cost $5 bucks at least. Is that a 1000% mark up?

[@joelg1138]

Thank you Drew for taking the time to make this. It is through the actions and awareness of each person that we can make this change, positively.

[@fmcdomer]

if theres a call every 7 seconds.. why not build a skid row fire station

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

"Friends are expensive." They they ain't your friends.

[@perfectallycromulent]

Nah, it's totally normal for friends to want to go out to restaurants and movies and things like that, and that's expensive. So is renting an apartment big enough to have your friends over to your house, if you don't want to spend money out of the house. Friends are expensive compared to being by yourself.

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

@@perfectallycromulent Doing things with friends are as expensive or cheap as you want it to be. My friends and I do activities without paying money to do so. If your 'friends' require you to spend money, especially on them, they they are not your friends.

[@fantasyEXX]

@@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk besides hiking and going to a coffee shop, name these non-expensive activities

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

@fantasyEXX Playing cards or any other card game(ask your local gamestore if they offer free Starter Magic the Gathering decks, mine does. not the most exciting gameplay, but it's something) tossing a ball around, pull out stuff in your own home you haven't touched in a while and do that. We hooked up the old N64 and played some classic Smash Bros, and all it cost us was the price for the electricity. Do a Google search and see if there are free museums or something in your area, we have a free aquarium. Ask your local library about upcoming events, ours recently started hosting one shot D&D every couple of weeks, and all that requires is showing up and knowing how to write and do basic maths. You can even do that free at home with some paper, pencils and some ~ImAgInAtIoN~. Collect some wood (dump, woods, wherever the hell you can find it) and have a fire and hang out if someone has a safe space to do so. Try urban exploration and check out abandoned buildings. We've been to a stone tower from the 30s, an abandoned airforce base that shut down after the Cold War, campus of an asylum with multiple buildings to check out. Just be careful and learn trespass laws in the state/city. Walk the Freedom Trail in Boston, that's free to do with a bunch of historic sites and stories along the way. Go swimming if you have access to a body of water. Cook dinner together. My favorite, is simply being in the presence of people I care about, no matter what we're doing. Again, this all really depends on what your group considers 'expensive'. What's the limit per person? $0? $10? $50? Changes depending who you ask.

[@JohnkyTonkbadonkadonk]

@@fantasyEXX Pulling out the old N64 and playing classic Smash Bros was free.(This works with board games, and many other things you can find hidden around your house that nobody touched in years) Swimming is free. Urban Exploration is free. Ask your local game store if they have the FREE Magic the Gathering starter decks. Check around for FREE or cheap museums, aquariums, historical sites, etc. Exploring a new town can be free/cheap. Gather scrap wood from the junkyard, the woods, wherever people in your area scrap wood, etc and have a free fire. Go hang out with animals at your local animal shelter, they need attention and friends too. Take out a ball and toss that around at the park. Dungeon and Dragons only needs paper, pencils, and some iMaGiNaTiOn. Grab a snack and go watch the sunrise/set and just talk. Ask your local library for upcoming events y'all can participate in. have you ever tried vounteering with your friends? Alone it can be boring, but friends can make it fun. Simply spending time with the people you care about is free. People need to open their damn minds and think beyond hiking and coffee. Thats so damn boring and cliche. ..Lets see if KZbin deletes this comment too. Not sure why it deleted the previous one.

[@linkyblade703]

I’m a big fan of you! Thank you for always uploading.

[@drewbinsky]

My pleasure!

[@coallie]

Heidi is an incredibly kind soul.

[@TheMidnightMission601]

Thank you!

[@skapunkoialternativeliving6522]

In the richest country on earth and the money is here to help them. With Americans don't look out for their own.

[@d.g.1594]

I agree with you Drew the cleaning crews aren't doing much to help the homeless. I feel providing temporary housing can help them.

[@angelabailey6533]

@@d.g.1594 yes, somewhere to shower and throw your garbage and use the restroom would go a very long way.

[@mydogisbailey]

No offense but do you really expect these people to go seek “services” regularly for themselves? It is so incredibly unrealistic and wrong to put that kind of burden on people who are literally schizophrenic or clinically insane. They need appropriate humane institutionalization

[@mariusfacktor3597]

People are homeless for different reasons. Most simply can't afford the rent due to the housing shortage. Many have mental health issues, disabilities, and/or drug addictions. Prop 1 in California passed which provides billions of dollars to build mental health facilities for the first time since Reagan took them away. So I'm hopeful that will help the folks who need it.

[@dansmithbyu1784]

@@mariusfacktor3597Zero IQ response. I doubt you’ve ever spoken with a single homeless person.

[@tykers.]

@@mariusfacktor3597no that’s not the case for “most,” and there are countless studies that show that.

[@alexdiaz1592]

What do you suggest?

[@Rootiga]

we used to have asylums for mentally ill people

[@screenwriterjohn]

Yep, and there's no fixing this. Los Angeles spends billions a year to fight homelessness, and we end up with MORE HOMELESSNESS!!!!

[@trevorholland5032]

They make it extremely expensive to be a normal middle class person, but then fund all this homeless stuff... and then are surprised when the middle class implodes and everyone becomes homeless. They created this incentive system.

[@aye3678]

I mean lets be honest, how the F do they spend 24 BILLION dollars and not solve the homelessness problem in LA.... Smells like corruption to me.

[@dante340]

Other states regularly put their homeless on greyhounds and send them to CA. That's a huge factor

[@BonusFiddle]

Homeless come from out of state

[@AnymMusic]

the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and nobody who can do anything about it gives a fck

[@mrmustangman]

🎯

[@mattdillon3326]

When people talk about rich people being greedy and if they were not, then these people would have more...I want to remind them that LA spends BILLIONS every year on homelessness and addiction and Skid row still exists. The problem is way more complex than lack of money.

[@bponterci]

It seems Drew Binsky has started to become Tyler Oliveira.

[@JedidiahPang]

I didn't notice that

[@AndreiBerezin]

Bald and Bankrupt is who he can never be

[@Alma_Kane]

Every KZbinr has done Skid Row now

[@njfish89]

@@AndreiBerezin baldy has the gift of the gab for sure

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

It seems Drew Binsky has started to become Drew Binsky

[@haleyhall3246]

Keep up the great work! You should go to the Downtown East side in Vancouver. It’s such a fascinating and sad part of the city with a lot of people who probably have stories to tell. Thanks for all you do

[@cdes1776]

Yup, they get swept down the street so the gentrified dont' have to look at the people who's 'homes' they stole. Last time I was on Granville Street it was looking like a dive.

[@Berley_1234]

the LA fire department serving Skid Row has about 80 calls a day they say

[@esmeraldagems9487]

No that's actually around 200 calls a day if it's every 7 mins. If my math is correct.

[@stacefacemarie]

The division serving that area averages more than 80 calls. I live in LA County.

[@Berley_1234]

@@esmeraldagems9487 she's not right

[@dansmithbyu1784]

@@esmeraldagems9487she said every 7 seconds which is simply inaccurate

[@FarmSimGuy23]

And city alone has around 45 Thousand homeless people

[@dappyhays8647]

Living as a young (and pretty small shaped women without a car) right off downtown LA/ skidrow, yes it is safe during the day maybe a little gross but these are prominent streets that usually need to be crossed through. Not to mention the many surrounding areas also quite dangerous or scary after hours… all that being said I do not feel fear as much as I feel concern and worry for all these people living on the sidewalks, they are mostly kind and respectful humans who deserve a chance in a differently functioning society, I do not blame them I blame the government and systems in place that have not and are not able to help them before and during their homelessness. I see them everyday befriend the regulars and always pray for hope like Big Russ

[@user-xt2cb4wg8n]

When i think of LA i think of Steve Garvey,Ron Cey,Sandy Koufax,Don Drysdale,Willie Davis,John Roseboro,Roy Campanella,Walt Alston,Tommy Lasorda...

[@RedEyEdJeDi-420]

The problems are always blamed on someone else and never blamed on the people that did it to themselves...people need to learn accountability for their own actions!

[@V_Lebeau]

This!

[@annunakian8054]

Here's a brand new idea that no one's ever conceived of in the history of mankind: Hold ppl accountable for their own choices. 💡

[@ES-qt6yo]

Like the Sacklers, and convicted felon Trump, those people?? Or should only poor people be accountable?

[@trevorholland5032]

They should help the people who are trying and ignore the people who aren't.

[@tjt5055]

Well I’d say these people are pretty obviously suffering the consequences of their decisions. How is that going for everyone? Do we like this outcome? Finally, idk about you, but shit like this obviously isn’t good for our country. Frankly I find it unacceptable. The reality is that there’s an underclass of people in this country that can’t succeed in our system. And those people will fall into hopelessness, which leads to drugs and crime. Me, I’d prefer less drugs, less crime and less vagrancy. Eliminate 90% of the housing/building regulations, expand section 8 and Medicaid dramatically and then, criminalize and enforce open air drug use. 85% of homelessness is transitory and temporary, but high housing costs and lack of housing for low income people makes the scale of the problem worse. So that’s my proposed solution. Just casting people aside, even if that’s probably more fair, is not a solution

[@markjoseph196]

Homelessness and Drugs not a good cocktail 🥺

[@KennyNash-sb9sh]

Mark im sure many of them just want to numb up. Kenny Nash knows..I been there!

[@mrmustangman]

....but gin and juice IS.!!!!!!!!!

[@julesmbc]

One of the scariest days of my life was there, but it was also a sad reality check. Really helps if you're an advocate, to spend a solid 24 hours there. Thank you for shining light on this lost community - they deserve a chance just as anyone else ❤

[@RENEGADE-gk9hv]

Theirs no one to blame... People give up and lose hope... this is what happens...

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

This is ridiculous, Gavin Newsom is to blame for this along with Jerry Brown. I enjoyed LA but it really has so many issues along with the state of California in general.

[@jstravelers4094]

What do you think of Miami? What about Florida's governor?

[@gavinthecrafter]

I have to agree with you but at the same time the republicans of California aren't really providing any solutions to these problems either. We don't really have a better choice

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

@@jstravelers4094Miami seems pretty bad too but at least in Florida they dont release criminals back onto the streets like they do in shitty California.

[@jstravelers4094]

@@geneseetrainselevators2448 Trump is a Florida resident. 34x felon.....out free waiting for sentencing. We don't know what he has done while waiting?

[@harley8680]

When our country makes our OWN people a priority and fixes the mental health system this will change. They need to stop sending money overseas until we can TAKE care of and PROVIDE for our own people, period!

[@royharper2003]

Guess how much money the US spends on its own people each year

[@supersnapp]

There is no way this charity wants to shut its doors. Tons of charities in LA make money off of homelessness -- in fact their incentives are to create more homelessness. The more charities that are created to address homelessness, the more homelessness there is.

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

Jacksonville Florida also

[@nextbizzy]

They are dealing with the most difficult people in the country, they aren't there because they want to make money... There are much easier ways to make money.

[@dansmithbyu1784]

That’s only because all the homeless go to these cities in CA because they allow all this to go on

[@trevorholland5032]

@@nextbizzy Read about how Star of Hope in Houston forced all the other homeless helping centers to shut down through legal action so they could monopolize the homelessness grant money. Educate yourself, there are definitely businesses doing this for profit.

[@sethkamens6085]

​​@@nextbizzy"Helping poor people" is a very common grift across the world. Don't be fooled. Doesn't mean every organization or charity is guilty, but a whole lot of grant money would probably be more effective by sending it directly to people who need support than by funnelling it through charities, NGOs, PPPs, and government agencies.

[@lauraw1840]

Sending Russ and William, and all of the folks out there, good vibes that they find their homes, stay healthy, and keep their hope alive.

[@pro100]

The thing is, Skid Row in LA has always been around. I've been out here for 20 years and it was always like this. Its just that the increase and rise of camera phones, KZbinrs, social media, etc. that has shined a new light on the area and brought it to the masses living rooms while scrolling the web.

[@experimentno.626]

and they want to host the freaking Olympics in LA 2028

[@Felis-Concolor]

Have you seen the slums and shanty towns of France? Please look up the homeless and drug camps of Paris. Acting like this is unique to the US is just ignorant.

[@experimentno.626]

@@Felis-Concolor you are projecting because no where did i say this was unique to the US. you’re the one who is assuming🤣 i am well aware of the situation in Paris regarding the Olympics. This video in particular is about a city in the United States. Overall, the Olympics has been proved to not be beneficial to a majority of the cities they are hosted in. Instead of LA, yeah we can look at what Paris did, look at Brazil or even Montreal. creating a literal village to host said athletes, when they should be spending the millions of dollars worth of tax payer money on building homes to support their own citizens in need, like those homeless on Skid Row. Or in any of the other areas struggling like this. Damn bruh sorry i had to type a book but you took my singular sentence and 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

They gone use that as an excuse to move these people

[@monimac7912]

@@experimentno.626 LA has enough resources to not have to build anything new for the Olympics. The only thing new were building is the subway system. And we have the world cup before that. That’s a much larger event

[@stacefacemarie]

​@@monimac7912this isn't true. Multiple things are being constructed even now in preparation for the Olympics. Please don't spread misinformation.

[@markarca6360]

I guess it will be cleaned out (alongside Venice Beach) in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.

[@stacefacemarie]

There's nowhere to clean it out to. DTLA is unfortunately where people get dumped to from other areas. They're secluded enough in skid row for the Olympics and the Olympics are spanning across LA County.

[@Ronaldo_Goat12143]

Keep up the great work ❤

[@drewbinsky]

Thank you so much!

[@ljkyle7263]

My daughter lived over a year off Santee Street, was homeless all around, and never had an issue. If they said Hi, she would back and go on her way.

[@ocean62]

Thank you Drew for shedding light on this tragedy. Lot of people out side of the US have a misperception that everything is perfect in America

[@Shaahincheyenee]

Is the lady offering free food shelter and services and being rejected ?😮 Makes you wonder.

[@Saturdays.Script]

The lady rejecting help is doing her makeup with a sharpie.....so nothing to really wonder about these people are insane.

[@cdes1776]

You missed the message. They've been hurt, stolen from, lied to and misled. Safety first when life can be at stake.

[@BananaEnvyPodcast]

She sounded like she was dealing with psychosis or mania. It sounds like she was involuntarily admitted to a psych hospital in the past and when the lady mentioned the shelter she was assuming that was talking about another psych ward which is probably why she asked about shock treatments.