Judge OKs clearing of Berkeley homeless encampment

[@gasovensforqcult]

If sweeps are killing felonious criminals, that is a benefit. I don't want to hear any bleeding heart bs if you haven't lived with homeless camps with all these problems and shootings on your block. I do. I am liberal af. I have been homeless many times. These people deserve nothing as they do nothing to help themselves. I stopped abusing shit and now I make six figures, and I have no sympathy for people who don't ditch the boots without bootstraps and get themselves some with so they can help themselves. I did it. It was difficult. Very difficult. I worked 18 hour days . 2 full time jobs for years so I could study in the time I wasn't working. Now I am an engineer. Your heart may be in the right place, but take it from me - most of the people I knew on the street were out of prison and need to be put back there. I never met one person who lost their job and lost their apartment. They are almost exclusively people so shitty their own families wouldn't help them (looking at myself on this too). Bleeding hearts and sympathy will only enable and condone the trashing of our streets. Why? Just to make you feel better about yourself? Don't vote against sweeps. Don't sit there smug drinking your latte while your street is quiet and mine is trashed. You have no moral superiority

[@ncrtransport5993]

I praise you for deciding to help yourself may your life be a highly successful, happy and healthy forever more

[@eastbaykidd8574]

Well stated and to the point, feigned compassion doesn't resolve the issue.

[@calisingh7978]

I have same story but was getting masters in business and they didn’t teach they pushed liberal trash and when I spoke out refused my degree.

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@KimNemirow]

I agree in part. Some suffer from severe untreated mental health conditions that Are NOT caused by drug or alcohol use or which predate substance abuse. Those ate the ones the City owes something to.morally. Your local mental health clinic is a piece of sh..t

[@KK-pm7ud]

Shouldn't have to ask the judge. It's the taxpayer's city. People can't just do what they want on streets and public places. Get a job and pay rent.

[@jeanesingsjazz]

I agree, but these people are unemployable. They have emotional/mental issues, alcoholic, and drug addicted.

[@mike7984]

I agree with you however I have a decent job and can’t pay Bay Area rent lol

[@ed0078]

Nope! American votes count! Bay area voted for this so let them deal with it - VOTES COUNT!

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@mike7984]

@@sarbantz and you’re of course going to pay the 80,000-100,000 a year to maintain in the Bay Area right? So they don’t become homeless again in a couple of years?

[@bombaybeach208]

Now, get them off the streets. Enough already.

[@mrsleep0000]

But no one involved wants that. If they didn't want to be on the street, and the people in charge wanted to help, this issue would have been taken care of DECADES ago. Too many people make too much money off the homeless.

[@ed0078]

Nope! Otherwise the voter’s vote is violated. My vote counts, let them camp where they wish

[@bombaybeach208]

@@mrsleep0000 Actually it's groups like the ACLU who are the biggest hindrance. And the judges that rule in favor of their endless lawsuits over clean ups.

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@bombaybeach208]

@@sarbantz That is a very creepy statement.

[@DevonnaReyes]

The homeless encampments are getting out of control all across the Bay Area. Not trying to be rude, but I feel these homeless people are getting to comfortable and entitled. If we all have to get up and go to work, pay taxes and rent etc. There is no excuse why they can't either. I'd say get rid of all encampments and make it a crime to create housing on the streets like other states.

[@ed0078]

Voter rights must not be violated. My vote counts, let the campers camp where they wish

[@gzngahrofthenorth]

Polite society is for well behaved people, be rude, they take your kindness for weakness👍

[@Westcoastguy]

Imagine owning a home next to this and having to hope every night they don't break into your car or worse, your house. Not to mention the value of your home going down and people not wanting to buy if they see the mess just outside it. Ridiculous.

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@Westcoastguy]

@@sarbantz Then go right ahead. Nobody is stopping you.

[@zaria5785]

Please name the judges who ok these encampments AND those judges who ok to clear them. I need to know who I’m voting for next time. Thanks.

[@Westcoastguy]

And you know damn well if those judges had to live near the filth, they would not allow it. Instead they get to live in their secure gated communities and not have to deal with it.

[@jeanesingsjazz]

I drove by there a few weeks ago, and there was a campfire in the middle of the street.

[@daryllect6659]

Unbelievable. Next they'll have a swimming pool.

[@ly0723]

I work inside the postal unit there , they been sweeping their stuffs but then they will be coming right back with more stuff I always wonder where the hell they get more trash Now that corner is so bad They do bbq every now n then , we work inside that corner where the postal unit is, we can smell the smoke coming from outside

[@mei6044]

​@@daryllect6659There was recently a news story about a homeless encampment, near someone's apartment building, where there was a pool.

[@daryllect6659]

@@mei6044 I know. That was in Seattle.

[@catmer9460]

​@daryllect6659 wow I hope they also put a jacuzzi in

[@BlueSky-Above]

"Homeless" people get three feet by three feet, but pay no rent or taxes. And, Yesica looks like she is doing OK not paying rent, or taxes. The lifestyle is working for her.

[@calisingh7978]

Your right to life and to exist does not include taxes.

[@Itsgoooonenooowwww]

​@@calisingh7978in California it does.

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@BlueSky-Above]

@@calisingh7978 The sidewalk the homeless sleep on was paid for BY TAXES. If you want to live without taxes, go the woods and hunt. But, no. You think OTHER PEOPLE'S TAXES should support drug addicts getting food, drugs, and a free place to sleep.

[@BlueSky-Above]

@@sarbantz What exactly would you be hiring these young girls for?

[@Liberty2358]

We need to stop enabling these people and start to rehab them in prisons.

[@LouKiss]

post her address so the bums know there is a sanctuary. That woman should be held responsible for all crimes committed there for aiding and abetting.

[@chrispnw2547]

I would NEVER buy a property in California. This is shameful and an insult to people buying property/paying taxes. Anyone want to bet there are not homeless camps in the judges neighborhood?

[@joeryanstrialbook2005]

This woman lives in the homeless camp? She is dressed to the nines, her face has make up on it, She has earrings and a necklace, and she what? lives in a tent on the sidewalk? And the Federal judges on the silly ground of the 8th Amendment force the property owners to live with this crap? Amazing what this State has become supervised as it is by puny federal district court judges all full of themselves with crap.

[@alexblue6991]

Meanwhile more migrants are welcome

[@BenjaminPope]

they don't wanna take shelter provided that's why they getting sweeped

[@CD_RN_Independent_Voter]

I strongly support legislation making it illegal to sleep and camp in public areas throughout CA. I also support voluntary AND involuntary (court-ordered) mental health treatment as one long-term solution to address the underlying causes for homelessness in CA. Court-ordered (involuntary) treatment is NOT a new concept because other states like AZ already do this. It’s compassionate safe care that is appropriate for instances where severe mental illness leads to danger to self or others, chronic homelessnes, or incarceration. AND the treatment is NOT permanent because patients are reassessed until they are safe to discharge. CA needs to ACT FAST to address the core issues behind our states growing homelessmess crisis before it’s compounded by the massive influx of asylum seekers! CA has the highest number of homelessness in the US because there isn’t enough housing for extremely low-income households. There’s only 24 homes affordable and available for every 100 extremely low-income households in CA. Secondly, only 1 in 4 households nationwide qualify for rental housing assistance. If you add severe mental illness and addiction, that further increases the risk of homelessness. The logical long-term solutions are to (1) increase the number of affordable housing options, (2) increase the availability of safety net programs, and (3) expand the behavioral health system to decrease the homelessness population. Source: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness by UCSF BHHI - Full Report In terms of cost, why should tax payers care about housing homeless people? It costs less to house homeless individuals than to spend public funding on repeat visits to the ER, inpatient hospital units, detoxification units, and jails. Source: The National Alliance to End Homelessness

[@celebrityrog]

Or we can just throw them into the already overcrowded prison system and put them to work with some public works projects. Lot of potholes need filling. Lot of needles on the streets need picking up and lots of chop shop bikes need to be returned to their owners. Prison labor is basically free since they’re only paid pennies per day. Saving us lots of money. Oh and these druggies will also be forced to pay for their prison stay as long as it may be. It’s a debt to society and the tax payers. Restitution for the damages and emotional stresses we went through. If they can’t pay then they’re put on a list of non paying moochers and get moved to death row. There’s no reason to keep people around who are a burden and drain.

[@itstheweather5859]

IT should be that way already! Thats why cops arrested people sleeping on public sidewalks. Its always been illegal. Cops must throw them all in jail where they belong

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@CD_RN_Independent_Voter]

@@sarbantz What type of business do you have and what work would you hire young women for?

[@KimNemirow]

I would Gree bit for the fact that the public mental health system is,generally,worse than the illnesses.Ot attracts narcissistic autocratsvwho Haye their clients and wantbtonpathologize them for life and stupid them with meds, many of which ate unnecessary essay and toxic

[@SD-co9xe]

Keep suing until this crap changes. No camping on streets!!!

[@aliciabrowndocken4660]

Is there any introspection on the part of the Homeless as to how or why they've failed to meet their Responsibilities of Adult Living??? It's a failure on their part and I'm not their keeper. Mostly what I hear is that they're Homeless because I personally work 60-80 hours a week and I have a good income. I'm personally responsible for pricing them out of the market. If everyone would just stop working so hard we could collapse the economy and that would bring prices down. I was actually told that by a Homeless person receiving free food at our church. I'm not sure that they want to work hard and become housed as much as they want to bring us down to their level. You're a product of your Choices not a Victim of your Circumstances. The Homeless need to get their act together and take advantage of the opportunities that have been offered to them. If you're Homeless, you're not the shot caller, the person offering the help is. Most of the Homeless that I've dealt with are 20 years behind where they should be and they have absolutely no idea how that happened. Just excuses that the help offered to them is not acceptable.

[@theworldreportbydr.rothschild]

They need to get up and go to work.

[@ntwadumela374]

The judge mandated in the ruling that they are allowed to come right back after the clean up??!! so in other words....the sweep is basically just taxpayer funded maid service!!!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@californiaplant-basedeater2761]

Tents should not be up during the day, am I crazy?

[@Rashnak66]

wth is the point of a sweep if they can come right back? Make it permanent!

[@williamryan9195]

How does your "permanent" solution work with people that have no mobility and money? Give us a example.

[@Rashnak66]

@@williamryan9195 three letter word.... j... o...b... homeless broke my car window two days ago- $600 bill for me. zero symphathy

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@williamryan9195]

@@sarbantz That's very predatory of you.

[@Rashnak66]

@@sarbantz well thats not creepy at all

[@liberty-matrix]

"We got something in this country you've heard of it's called nimby, not in my backyard." ~George Carlin

[@somapersona]

Homeless criminals belong in prison.

[@everioke]

We get what we tolerate.

[@ferenchorvath5478]

The sooner the better get it done and cleaned up

[@rachelsgibson8318]

This is sad these are our American citizens that have to sleep like this and live like this and we're letting all these migrant over here to come get free phones free housing free food free everything ain't going to happen we take care of our own first

[@chrissgchriss]

I don’t get it. If you know where city is sweeping - take a week to move a block over. Plus allowed to come back after sweep? They just cleaning the sidewalks for you. Not even addressing root problems of homeless.

[@John-pz6nm]

This is positive move in the right direction. The NIMBYs need to be checked The Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit have been clear on the matter. Berkeley and other cities are trying to get around it. This strikes a good balance for both opposing parties

[@itstheweather5859]

Look, its the majority of people in any given city makes things happen. It should not be based on what a city council or mayor says. We pay taxes and therefor have the God given right to demand officials to do what the people want! Berkeley officials have run too long on their own egotistical views on protecting homeless people, when they are not the majority of those living within Berkeley's city limits. Put them either in Jail or into rehab as their thinking is distructive to themselves and others.

[@F34kyoutube]

It's funny how you used god in your statement! I wonder what God would think of you?

[@RipsRidiculus11]

She doesn't look like an addict...why is she on the street?

[@SOLDOZER]

She a member of an advocacy group, not a homeless as she claims.

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@SOLDOZER]

@@sarbantz Someone needs to call the FBI on you.

[@annamarielewis7078]

On what basis can a city not clear out its streets.❓❓❓

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@Funcentric]

Yesica?

[@danasmith858]

Now if they could just show up with the water cannon and blast the streets clean and scrape up the garbage into a dumpster with no notice. People wouldn't be setting up like this

[@PikachuTDP]

Please keep our community clean and safe or sent them to Texas

[@deneng0259]

Send them to the California governors home and to the state capital for encouraging this to happen.

[@deneng0259]

I don't see why Cali or NY would mind they want all these people. Big brother ya know!@@artvandalay8369

[@SOLDOZER]

"Judge OKs clearing" LOL No politician wants to take the heat from the advocacy groups so the blame a judge.

[@TheShrededward]

good ol' berzerkeley. I despise the place, and left 36 years ago. It was a shithole then, and things have only gotten worse.

[@rickazca774]

Lawsuits will increase. Happening all over the place.

[@ericwadebrown]

Every camp nowadays has a lawsuit associated with it. It's ridiculous.

[@verse101]

They have their own HOA too 😂

[@RacerX1971]

Good job...something has to be done

[@williamryan9195]

Well. Where are they going to go? The city and state are trying everything except doing what needs to be done and that is build low-income housing. NOT affordable housing but housing designed for low-income people which have always been part of the community.

[@brianp5205]

Get all the "residents" the hose.

[@Jnthncrrll]

OH YOU SHUT UP, BRIAN THE TRUMPSTER FREAK!!!!!

[@daryllect6659]

Hoser, eh?

[@ly0723]

This so weird We normal people working our ass off just to make enough to pay for mortgage or rent each month Now these people get free place to stay but they don’t want , they like to be on the street

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

_It rubs the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again_

[@daryllect6659]

@@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz rubs it rubs the lotion

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

I can donate a gallon of bleach.

[@ed0078]

Nope! Voters have spoken and desire that campers can camp anywhere so let them camp and do what they wish.

[@61amaral]

Thay don’t pay taxes why they have more rights.

[@Linkwii64]

Ok? Should be illegal.

[@conqueringlion420]

Thx Weird dress

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

moved them TO ALCATRAZ ISLAND

[@djpomare]

Typical America spent $1.7 Trillion on multiple failed F-35 jets that could have housed ALL the US homeless 29 times over. The funniest 100-million-dollar F-35 mishap was the one that fell off the bow of a huge US carrier into the South China sea. Asking the public to find another 100-million-dollar F-35 mishap. Hey, you guys, seen our jet? Haha. Only in America.

[@deneng0259]

There is much more of a cost then just shelter. The taxpayer is subsidising the whole way of life for these lost souls. California is a sanctuary for this type of behavior and it is a epic .

[@eastbaykidd8574]

National defense is mandated in the US Constitution, free housing for druggies and vagrants is not. In addition, the F-35 overall still has a higher success rate than the vast majority of "programs" administered by the Homeless Industrial complex, which is more interested in the funding than solving the problem in the first place. 😐

[@sarbantz]

I am a successful business owner, and I love giving back to the community. I would gladly hire young homeless especially the ladies.

[@djpomare]

@@deneng0259 C'mon, American homeless line Waikiki. Try to find a US park without homeless is like counting how many US schools you drive past that haven't had shootings.

[@djpomare]

@@sarbantz Meanwhile your government are more interested in impeaching Biden without proof and keeping Stupid out of prison with 91 counts of proof. Aren't you sick of Americans being the butt of teasing and laughter from the rest of the world.

[@JustDontPls]

This song and dance is getting old …

[@middleguy1776]

Good get jobs

[@michaelwells7348]

~ Rats, Raw Sewage , and Rotting Food........And when we Clean it ( All Up ) Everybody can come back again. ... Leaves me wondering How people without jobs ~ get the $200 a day to live this life style.