Judge Orders LA To Give People Housing

[@piccalillipit9211]

*IN 2015 I WAS VALUED AT $6 MILLION - IN 2017 I WAS HOMELESS* Don't ever think it can't happen to you! I suffered brain damage in a mugging and lost everything. You think you're insured, but you're not in reality. You think it will last forever, but it as solid as wet tissue paper.

[@elihyland4781]

I’m happy you seem to have a good attitude about all that. Have been homeless and had severe concussions. It’s no joke. Hecka empathy✊

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@bidenharrismadmagazinesper574 - Im sorry I don't know what that is.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@elihyland4781 -Thank you. But it worked out for the best. I was never actually super happy being rich. Turns out that was my families idea of success as well as societies idea of success, not mine. Dont get me wrong, I would never have admitted that 6 years ago "Hey I just wasted 25 years of my life working 12 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week for this life" is not something people often admit to. I think this is largely what accounts for the very high percentage of "rich" people who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, etc...

[@elihyland4781]

@@piccalillipit9211 I totally give your attitude a very sincere *chef’s kiss*. Check out Memory Palace concept if you haven’t. It’s the single thing that has helped the most with cognitive function after head trauma. Be well dude!

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@elihyland4781 - Oh thank you I will. Cos it is short term memory I have problems with. About 20% of my day every day is simply missing. Its not a bad memory - its a selective memory. Just as if someone edited a video of my day and deleted the unwanted parts. It is a lot better than it used to be, but a lot of my day IS spent stood in shops with zero idea what I need and writing it down is only any good if you can remember that you wrote it down. I find hundreds of notes in pockets days later LOL

[@lauruhhh]

As an ER psych nurse, I am in tears. This is amazing news for a community we are continually wishing we could do more for. All the blessings to that judge for having humanity.

[@joannajamerson35]

Oh.. my heart ❤️💜. You want to help humanity too

[@matthewrutters6842]

What gives him the authority to do this? Think about the precedent he is setting. He is saying everyone is entitled to a home provided by the government. Why are the rest of us schmucks even working then?

[@sylviamorgan831]

Amen

[@lauruhhh]

@@matthewrutters6842 There are provisions that should curb major abuses of the system he has proposed; individuals will have to agree to any necessary treatment (drug, alcohol, mental health, etc) to qualify for housing (both temporary and permanent) from what I have read so far. But to your point; as Americans they are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A lot of these people have done everything “right” by normal standards, but through horribly right circumstances they find themselves on the street and people are dying. Moreover, as human beings (I, personally, believe) they have every right to safety and shelter, food and water, clothing and shoes and if it has to come at my expense through taxes (because charity obviously isn’t doing enough) then so be it. BUT, grain of salt, I am writing this from the perspective of someone who doesn’t believe billionaires should exist sooo 🤷🏽‍♀️ I hear you though, I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve seen the same person again and again in the ER for issues surrounding homelessness. It’s frustrating, but someone has to do something. We all might have to do something; these are still our fellow hoomans.

[@lauruhhh]

@@kirarakurokawa8747 my hopes are a reality on this plane of existence; and they are high 💞 irregardless

[@leesapassarelli8064]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO HAS POWER is actually doing something to help the homeless/less fortunate! The U.S has one of the richest economy's in the world it's disgusting to see so much suffering & the government hasn't done anything to help! We need more moves like this NOW, not tomorrow!!!! God Bless you judge!

[@terracebrooks320]

@@illgottengains1314 This is not about them. That is a whole different subject which requires a different solution.

[@a.s.6272]

@@illgottengains1314 I would feel... grateful not to have been HOMELESS.

[@atlien1988]

The world's largest economy by GDP to be exact.

[@falloutboy691]

@@illgottengains1314 You're bothered that homeless people get housing, because of money? People like you are the problem.

[@matthewrutters6842]

Stupid communists. You are disgusting. Think about what type of precedent this is setting. Why are the rest of us working if everyone is entitled to a free home?

[@BBROXY940]

LA has the most homeless people I’ve ever seen in my life and I’m from South Africa. It’s honestly absurd that a first world city is abandoning its people like this.

[@ToadFart]

I care about all people. You prob know... they’re predominantly drug users who dont like the rules of shelters and programs.

[@BBROXY940]

@@ToadFart A LOT of that “drug use” was unintended. People got addicted to opioids due to injuries sustained at work, school etc. Pharmaceuticals and medical doctors took full advantage and got people hooked on the stuff. The homelessness problem is now worse that during the crack epidemic era thus proving that the issue is deeper than just “drug use” and “free hippies living outside social normals.

[@-EricaCartman]

lerato gama EXACTLY!

[@Jessica-gy6kr]

It's warm, homeless flock there.

[@jackmack1061]

@@ToadFart Ah, you again, Captain Runs Head First Into Walls. How fortunate we all are that we have you to arbitrate the narrative. So helpful.

[@dreamcatcher6164]

I'm not from LA, but that's good news to hear. Finally some positive news.

[@AndyDrew5001]

It’s about time the courts step in to get our local officials to take care of our homeless residents! Where have the courts been?? Great news!

[@50jakecs]

One of the problems is that the homeless have no voice in our society. They're too busy trying to survive to be able to participate in the legal and political process.

[@Beachdudeca]

It’s a mess because LA pushes for open borders but prevents the building of housing

[@qjtvaddict]

@@Beachdudeca that’s the US in general the LA area is USA on steroids

[@whonotyou.1984]

Honestly it does break my heart seeing people suffering out there in the streets. You want to give them money to help but there are so many you just know it won't be enough to give a person 5 dollars to change the situation. But rather you have to fight for a system to help them. I'm so happy that these people are getting a place to stay. Housing shouldn't be a privilege it should be a right.

[@jamescarrington5130]

Housing is a right, if you have the right to the pursuit of happiness. Otherwise, nobody has the right to own land. Driving can only be considered a privilege, when public servants think they own the streets. I am homeless in LA, but see no hope in this court order. I do not use drugs, but I am disabled. When SSI was created, a dollar was worth more than 10 today & you could live on the benefit amount. Our benefits have purposely not kept up with inflation, so it will not even pay rent, all by itself. I am also a veteran, ready to renew my liberty or death stand. Any questions?!

[@jamescarrington5130]

@@floridaspringhoppers.7354 Hey judgemental fool, WAKE UP! (lest you be judged) Must you go blind to see?

[@LVXMagick]

I would also like to point out that the majority of homeless people DO NOT have a drug problem....not that many addicts aren't homeless, but not all homeless are addicts, not even half. It's an incorrect perspective, not that it should matter anyway to me, but to others that is a big justification to not help and not advocate for their local homeless community.

[@sophiedash4026]

To add to your point: Of those who do use drugs, many started AFTER becoming homeless. It is often a way of coping with the hopelessness/trauma of their situation.

[@catfishlol1498]

Yeah stop using drugs and get a job and you might notbe homeless

[@catfishlol1498]

@@sophiedash4026 lies lies Homeless people do drugs hence they are call bums Just kill them all and use it for fertilizer

[@sophiedash4026]

@@catfishlol1498 Have you ever heard of depraved indifference? Psychopathy? Borderline personality disorder? Narcissism? Those are all terms for behavior defects, some of which are criminal. You seem to fit the bill on more than one of those terms. Understand that empathy is not a weakness, but a strength. And lack of empathy indicates an INCOMPLETE person/personality. Work on yourself... Piece of 💩 excuse for a human being.

[@suetrublu]

We all know that lots of people have fallen through the cracks and become despondent. But a lot of us have simply determined that we can't afford to pay 2000 per month for a 1 bedroom apartment.

[@miguelestrada3157]

That is the type of human infrastructure work we need nationally.

[@riasomers642]

Repubes don't see human services as infrastructure. Only roads & bridges.

[@jannettb7930]

I live in a small town in oregon, there are homeless encampments everywhere. The skatepark is an encampment. There are people with wheelchairs sleeping next to the sidewalk in residential areas. Housing prices have skyrocketed, my partner and I both work full time and we can barely afford a falling apart duplex (seriously about to fall through the floor). It's terrible. The small towns around us that has been cheaper historically are being gentrified as we speak. There's no where to go.

[@ubuu7]

What kind of rents are we talking about?

[@jannettb7930]

@@ubuu7 housing rents. Rent prices are going up 3 times faster than income in this county. There are up to 3 year waiting lists for housing that is considered low income. Affordable housing is being torn down to build higher rent apartments and condos, or are being bought up and the people are kicked out to remodel and considerably raising rent.

[@medinadg]

I live in a small town in Pacific Northwest. I rent out a 4 bed house for $1300/mth. My mortgage is $1200. But there is almost no rentals available here. Homelessness is apparent. Just this weekend I was at beach with my two kids and witnessed domestic violence between a homeless couple. He hit her with bike tube because she would t fight some other lady. Really tough way to live. And how do we get them into a home after this kind of trauma?

[@jannettb7930]

@@medinadg first of all, we need health care. People need to have access to doctors, mental health care professionals, addiction services, family care, dental, etc. There's a man with a feeding tube and a walker that sleeps by the courthouse, it should be a crime to allow that. The fact that even 1 veteran is involuntarily homeless or has committed suicide because of service related trauma is a national shame, much less the numbers we have. We need to put people over profits and setup letting foreign and corporate investors artificially inflate housing prices to the point most real actual people can't afford to live. We need to tax the ultra wealthy corporations that are contributing to gentrification and taking tax returns while paying nothing into the system. That would be a start. But money and property is apparently more important than human life so I doubt it will happen.

[@jannettb7930]

@tom williams average studio apartment prices in my little city of 50k people is $800-$900 a month. The youth shelter is full of young people struggling to find housing. They require your income to be triple the monthly rent, so to even afford a leaky moldy run down studio apartment you need to bring home about 2 grand a month. They just started 'beautification' (gentrification) in our part of town, so now the clock is ticking for when the property prices go up enough for the owner to sell this place out from under us to developers. I have no idea where we can go from here.

[@misskatzlife5892]

Actually Obama saved the housing market. My home was saved by Obama. Got us out of 80/20 loans. many of my friends was able to build. I don’t know about CA but Obama did Save million of homes.

[@tazthornton5238]

Thank you!!! 👏👏👏 the housing program has not been fix. The Los Angeles Mayor and Governor of California need to go. Many families leaving California because the rent is so high. I live at my apt for 7 years and saw how high my rent went up, but not my pay check. Is crazy taking this long for the courts to do something about it. It should never take this long. And yes I was one that voted yes to raise my taxes to help homeless crisis. When I found out they was pocketing the money, no more votes...

[@RobertBaraheon]

There's no difference between Republican n Democrats, both of them are by no means work for us.

[@delta.6160]

We need real progressive change here in California (as well as the rest of the country). Right wing corporate dems have held power for far too long.

[@jakepadgett5569]

Yeah democrats ruin every city. As bad as it has gotten makes you wonder why people keep voting Democrat. Try something different because its not working.

[@atlien1988]

@@jakepadgett5569 Republican leaders are no different. Some of the poorest states in the country are ran by Republican leaders. Same is true in other areas such as health, education, etc.

[@dtowners9688]

The thing is they should tax every state. Most of the homeless in California have mental issues and most of the homeless have migrated here from other states. Many coming from poor republican states who offer no social services.

[@Indyawillis85]

Homelessness is getting really bad in Sacramento also. They've set up camps along the freeway and in canals. It's sad

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

_Ban foreign property investors from buying property that will lie empty._ We've been 'trying' to do that in the UK for at least 10 years. Fortunately it's not a problem anymore because everybody has forgotten ... And so will americans.

[@MaJoRMJR]

Here in Manchester, UK, there's a property boom, similar to the situation mentioned, they are being bought by foreign investors and left empty, despite there being a desperate need for housing.

[@PixieStixx]

Its the same everywhere and air B&B kills the housing market

[@piccalillipit9211]

And the government can solve that with a pen. Simply make land available for housing and the price will crash to affordable levels. But they don't - cos their voters like their high equity values and their buddies are all property owners with millions in the housing market. I now live in Bulgaria and property is dirt cheap - why - there is more property than people. Cos communism. 85% of people own their home with no mortgage. It makes a massive difference to peoples lives.

[@rosaliamartinez8956]

Many countries will not allow non citizens to buy houses unless the buyers are or become citizens. I think this should be inacted and the United States quit selling the United States to foreigners.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@rosaliamartinez8956 - Here in Bulgaria that used to be the case for houses, land and companies. They changed about 10 years ago and I think it is one of the worst decisions they have made. We have seen an immediate impact on the food quality and the levels of obesity. When I moved here 12 years ago there were NO fat people, now 30% of the population are fat. In the same time nearly all the Bulgarian food companies have been bought out by US food companies and everything now has added sugar... Thankfully it has not yet started to impact the affordability of housing too much. But its only time...

[@reemee3701]

Same in Ireland..the amount of empty buildings and ghost housing estates is a disgrace.

[@njm3211]

Welcome to American dystopia, free market and predatory capitalism run amok.

[@davidarnold7147]

I remember when I lived in Orlando, they tried to make it illegal to be homeless in Downtown Orlando, then they passed a law making it illegal to feed homeless people, and people were jailed for it. I was homeless in Downtown Orlando in 1998. 60% of people that were homeless then had jobs. Even I had a job. This is why we need a living wage. Currently 44% of people in the U.S. who are homeless, have jobs. That's 240,000+ people, in case one was wondering. 25% of homeless people in the U.S. (140,000) have mental disabilities. This is a country that doesn't care about people.

[@therealestfish7772]

2:00 you can see the true disgust in Ana’s face. I had the same reaction. We know you guys truly care that’s why you’re great at what you do! So good something is finally being done about this horrible ongoing crisis.

[@robyndawn]

I think it was somewhere in Utah that did an experiment to see if housing homeless saved the state medical system and it did by a lot. I don't remember exactly though.

[@stephennootens916]

I remember the daily show did a report on it years back.

[@Kreepie11]

Yeah they also did an experiment in Alberta seeing if it was cheaper/more helpful to have homeless centers or to just build them houses. Building houses won on both fronts, but no one is doing it because of the political "optics".

[@zainabh409]

Excellent discussion from Ana on private equity and foreign capital buying up real estate in the US. More people need to know about this and they'll never hear about it from corporate media

[@thejoyeconomist5448]

Little known fact. For years, red states have given free bus tickets to houseless individuals to CA, OR, and WA. Utah and specifically SLC have done this to avoid taking care of their own. They have literally shipped their burden to the west coast. They even promote it as "they have services that will help and better weather". I discovered this as a transient while hitch hiking around the US. Notice that they are the first to point out the houseless crisis on the west.

[@driley4381]

Second Thought did a video recently talking about a recent study that showed that a little over one week's worth of our military budget could end homelessness in America.

[@frame7629]

I'd up vote this comment more if I could. Thank you.

[@sithpsychopath3189]

Yeah, Same. More people need to watch Second Thought

[@deangeloupshur9729]

Because of the economic crisis and the rate of unemployment ,now is the best time to invest and make money 💯

[@fred2785]

Most intelligent word I've heard

[@steveabreau2696]

Cry'pto is the new gold

[@Stayoutmybussiness]

Please how can i be able to reach your broker , my income stream is in a mess 😰

[@MaliaGraves]

Seeing Alot of success stories, she must be honest and trustworthy for people to talk this good about her .

[@Matthew_Murray]

They need to do something about rent prices I keep seeing stories of people who are working nearly full time and are still homeless because they can't afford rent. This myth you see from the right that basically everyone who is homeless is just lazy, drug-addicted, and refuses to work is a huge problem because it is used as an excuse to do nothing.

[@Matthew_Murray]

@James Graham I never said there wasn’t

[@babyroses081284]

This is gonna make me cry. Philly and Kensington need something like this

[@joannajamerson35]

And Seattle

[@firesign4297]

And NYC💔

[@bigzeus3236]

This is outstanding news. Humanity level of love is rising with acts like this. Everyone involved deserves a pat on the back and a 10k bonus.

[@elenaperales5411]

And there are so many buildings in LA that are abandoned as well why not fix them for shelters for homeless.

[@velshock]

This should be called “The Anna Show.” Always outstanding 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ParisFashionista]

💯 agreed

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

@@pc4mlc451 What botox, fool?

[@alexanderbarrera9906]

Here in Miami we have a lot of encampments underneath the highways 😔 it's such a sad sight.

[@HoodChicTheeSoloWorldTraveler]

Do something, just don’t be sad!

[@alexanderbarrera9906]

@@HoodChicTheeSoloWorldTraveler yeah, I'm trying to make enough to take care of my mom--I won't be making enough to help all of the homeless people in Miami. We need policy change (like shown in the video).

[@alexanderbarrera9906]

@@ryctohernadez9135 it depends what you classify as hard drugs? We have a massive opoid issue here in Florida because we've deregulated the Healthcare industry. You've got doctors "seeing" hundreds of patients a day in their private clinics, just handing out drugs. And we don't have an a statewide prescription database so these patients can just hop over to another clinic and fill out another prescription. I used to work at a private clinic. So yes and no on the hard drugs.

[@JustBRett69]

A. Barrera Tell them there is free housing in California they will all go there

[@alexanderbarrera9906]

@@JustBRett69 Yeah, maybe if they sacrifice a couple of meals a week they can save up and take a cross country trip to California. A lot of them should be taken care of in a mental hospital but I'm sure they'll make their way. Idiot.

[@MyMusicHarbourage]

My faith in humanity has restored again, I guess.

[@beautifulrosemary6565]

(1) they don't care to create housing (2) they don't open up public housing (3) there's no cap on rent in cities so rent goes up every yeast and it's already high

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

Love this piece. Ana is doing some fantastic journalism here. She lays out the problem and provides some solutions. I just wish govt in California would take action on them.Cheers

[@RabitWithBadHabit]

Great news. Good to see, all the way from Australia..

[@GVvoltaire]

Holy COW!!! This is a grand decision. I saw these tent cities lined along the highways. Right beside these tents cities were nice hotels and first class restaurants. I have been so broke where I could not travel. And, seeing this sight hurt more than anyone can imagine. It's wrong and sad.

[@robertramirez7990]

I know here in San Antonio it's gotta start with giving them sense if pride and normalcy, like being able to have a shower, brush your teeth in the morning. Here in San Antonio the city drove what were portable showers so the homeless could at least be able to remember what it's like to be clean. Giving them a roof first and their own bathroom room, giving them and sense of normalcy, I believe will motivate them to say hey, I don't wanna live in a tent anymore. news4sanantonio.com/amp/news/trouble-shooters/snow-storm-created-housing-first-experiment-for-homeless-with-promising-results?__twitter_impression=true

[@ericburton4705]

Supposedly the richest country on earth. It's shameful. Restaurants and stores throw away foods like there's no starving people and families. In Philly there's boarded up house's that's been boarded up for years, I'm sure it's the same in L.A. county

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

What I don't get are the people that don't want to spend 100 to 1000 dollars a month to help these homeless but also have no problem arresting them and sending them to a hell hole prison for 68000 a year.

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

@@ashtv6416 yes why not you rather pay 5700 a month on average to put homeless in prison? That is serious question because many people really do want that. They really would rather not help homeless at all til are forced to commit crimes to just survive than when do put in prison for a few years say too bad they should not of trespassed or stolen food or clothes. But it's fine just increase taxes to house the homeless in prisons.

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

@@ashtv6416No people don't have to pay that much EACH they have to pay a fraction of that. LA area has what 10 million residents with 100 thousand homeless? So that is 99 percent of the of the population helping to take care of the other one percent it would be about 10 bucks a months per person even if we have the crazy top figure of a thousand dollars a month I gave.

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

@@ashtv6416 first off the money in California for homeless has already been collected under bills AB 7 and AB 3300 about 2.5 billion dollars. The corrupt politicians just simply didn't want to spend it on the homeless. Keep trying to divert it to police and goverment pensions or to state corporate tax cuts. At least it finally will be spent under this judges order. Second off you are insane if you don't think Texas and Florida don't have homeless. Saint Petersburg and Tampa have enormous homeless population. Austin texas has a massive homeless camp population north of the city even in downtown itself with people pitching tents right on sidewalks. Even Abbott has made several statements about it and that he will solve it. Ofcourse you and I know that's about all he will do unless he has them arrested and put in prison. Never enough money for homeless but always enough for prisons. It's disgusting system the more so because prisons are ten twenty times as expensive per person instead of just spending a small amount helping people now before are forced to commit crimes even if it's just trespassing by sleeping on a bench somewhere or on someones porch.

[@puellamservumaddominum6180]

@@ashtv6416 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpucqnqMor2VsKs You obviously don't bother to pay attention to anything. And yes anything is better than what they are doing now. Which is ignore or disperse til they commit a crime than lock them up

[@dangerouslytalented]

Thing is, doing so will save the city billions of dollars. Housing them properly will save medical costs and allow them to renter the workforce and not using police resources to clear them

[@anthonypinkerton1809]

Much of the original problem started back when Ronald Reagan was Governor of California; he closed down the mental hospitals and those mentally ill, became the very initial homeless. The solution for homelessness is to take over the former strip malls sitting empty; can be turned into homeless shelters, taking as many as 300 to 350 homeless off the street.

[@Dicyroller]

LA is not the only place that the encampments are happening. It is happening in MN. Over the winter People were housed, but soon many will be back out in the encampments covering our parks, and along our highways. Many of the People who are in the encampments are working. They just can't pay the skyrocketing rents in the Twin Cities. There are new rental units that are studio apartments that are renting three times what a two-bedroom would have gone for five years ago for the same quality. We earn a good living and had to move because our rent was going up 1000.00 a month.

[@JokinJoe]

We should cure homeless once and for all if we have money to expand the military budget.

[@ICgay4]

Agreed I miss being happy in LA not feeling hopeless

[@bmacedwards1]

"If your not going to live here, then go ahead and f off" with your real estate investment…LOL! ABSOLUTLY TRUE ANA!! RIGHT ON!! Definitely true for CA and most western states, but also many other countries around the world.

[@katieg3461]

Great news. God bless judge Carter. They need to do this throughout our state. A lot them are veterans that served this country.

[@andreah6379]

Long overdue!!!!! I lived in L.A. for 45 years. This has been an eyesore for decades. Great. Much more humane.

[@catshepherd3102]

This is good on paper but I got a vision of a big hall full of bunks, no privacy, no accommodations for pets, couples broken up and a big mural of the Ten Commandments on the wall.

[@HoodChicTheeSoloWorldTraveler]

Yes it’s called shelter which is a START, they did not say the Hilton 😂 tf

[@catshepherd3102]

@@HoodChicTheeSoloWorldTraveler it’s also an insult to human dignity, and abusive. I can just imagine how the Right would react if a Muslim group made the Christian homeless convert to receive services.

[@catshepherd3102]

@@ryctohernadez9135 so are shantytowns and Hoovervilles, but those don’t break up families and segregate couples.

[@shadowjudge921]

*Best news I've heard all day!* 😃👍 Seriously, this is wonderful for LA!

[@ADjustinG2013]

Now Biden needs to make this national so California isn't burdened with housing the entire country. Or at least give Cali excessive funding.

[@justicematters5447]

I think if Cali was smart they could get the funding easy by crowd funding. People would help in mass with this. I know I would.

[@chill389]

I love me some Ana! Especially when she's in this zone right here! Keep speaking truth to power. You inspire me.

[@darksoul479]

It's about freaking time! It's so sad. Progress in America literally happens at a glacial pace. Things that should take a month take an entire decade. America is unreal.

[@hannington7568]

Yessssss. Finally!

[@hellacash5839]

Same here in Seattle Washington its FILLED WITH HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Finally...the judge deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

[@JW-cx8tg]

I think we need to get FDI and REITs out of apartment buildings and single family homes.

[@zencat55]

also rehab and psychiatric services should be offered

[@Askalott]

This is so historic. Not enough by any means, but this is so important. What a great first step. I was homeless for three or four years, and if you knew me you would never have expected that that would be my fate. It can happen to anyone. People tend to think that people are homeless by choice, or that they just don't have the same standards as everyone else. This couldn't be further from the truth. Homeless people are just as diverse as the general population, and they have the same needs and desires that every other person has. Treat them like human beings--it means the world to them.

[@kevinunderdue53]

Rent is so damn high in California,that's why I left and never went back and that my home state 🤬😞

[@erickvillegas8327]

Ana should run for office. I consider myself a moderate, but I like her charisma and passion for pushing for change.

[@darren430]

Being "moderate, "right or left, should have NOTHING to do with housing the homeless. It's just the moral thing to do.

[@truth1283]

She is all that and then some love her...

[@fuchusen666]

Housing homeless people costs one third of what we all pay right now to have law enforcement kick people around and keep them in rotten conditions so they end up in emergency rooms.

[@indijanece8356]

L.A. born & raised. This is so important. And a step in the right direction.

[@tompellegrino769]

We should go after companies like Blackstone!!

[@tinaorlando8429]

Thanks for the uplifting message. These two are compassionate.

[@AdamBladeTaylor]

They could easily fix the homeless problem, but they simply don't want to. It's not "profitable" in their view. Despite the fact that giving people homes, letting them get on their feet, so they can find work and become successful and contribute to the economy is the most profitable thing they could possibly do.

[@NeccoWecco]

It's definitely profitable for some people

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Poverty is the worlds most deadly pandemic.

[@brendandrislane4560]

Unregulated, or loosely regulated, capitalism generates severe poverty. It is a byproduct of capitalism. Capitalism must be regulated, and capitalism needs to be coupled with a social safety net.

[@bcannon2559]

This is the kind of win that needs to be reported more by TYT. I would like to see the opposite of "garbage person of the week", like "person with integrity of the week". Or something along those lines. To be homest 5mins in i forgot the judges name. This judge should be lauded for his efforts not forgotten 5mins in.

[@berniethekiwidragon4382]

These are few and far between, but jerks are a dime a dozen.

[@forest12able]

LAs homeless problem is about to get a 100 times worse.

[@50jakecs]

I wonder how many of those homeless are veterans with PTSD or health conditions due to their time in service. That's the hidden cost of our on-going wars.

[@RumoredAtmos]

This is amazing! Now give them jobs! Those people are willing to work, cleanup crews, construction, surveyors, whatever people want purpose

[@justicematters5447]

At least now they can say they are not homeless and the stigma of being homeless will not follow them when applying for a job. This is exactly what is needed a hand up.

[@deridramatthews76]

Problem is not EVERYONE of them WANTS a home. There are LITERALLY THOUSANDS of videos where people interviewed and OFFERED HOUSING SHELTERS ECT and THEY OUT THEIR OWN MOUTHS said NO BC THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FOLLOW ANY RULES NOR TELL ANYONE WHAT TO DO. So RIDDLE ME THIS.....HOW do you FORCE someone IN who DON'T WANT to get or have HELP mentally I'll or not? You SWEAR you CAN'T FORCE them to accept help. And HONESTLY I'm a disabled veteran grandmother raising TODDLERS and husbands WORKS 12 HR SHIFTS. I DO NOT WANT MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING NEXT TO ME NOR ANY SCHOOLS. PERIOD. They HANG OUT AROUND the shelters YELLING at people SPITTING on people cussing people EXPOSING THEMSELVES and being VIOLENT. Hell a MAN JUST KICKED A TODDLER at a PUBLIC PARK JUST a couple days ago. In Seattle they made CAMP NEEDLES AND ALL IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BASKETBALL COURT PARKING LOT and ALL AROUND the INSIDE GATE PERIMETER that PARENTS STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE TO DODGE EVERY DAM DAY. The ones that ACTUALLY WANT HELP.....ACCEPT HELP AND DO BETTER. But I tell YOU what. YOU put the facilities NEAR YOUR HOME YOUR FAMILY CHILDREN MOTHERS GRANDMOTHER WIVES. YOU FIRST! SHOW US SAVAGES HOW ITS DONE lol LEAD BY EXAMPLE THEN get back to ME. But I PROMISE YOU WON'T DO THAT. Just tell US what WE should do give and GIVE UP while YALL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING except run your mouths.

[@deridramatthews76]

@@carlamcewen2361 I agree. They have towns in the west mid west and south that are basically ghost towns. Use THEM to rehabilitate the people and hopefully integrate them BACK into society with medicine if need be therapy financial responsibility courses ect. That can work tbh. But its not gonna happen because the ELITE LOVES CHAOS to get THEIR AGENDAS and THEFT through on the guise of social justice. If we suggest the towns then WE will be mean RACIST that just want to genocide EVERYONE basically. When US NORMAL CITIZENS/people know that's BULLSHIT and these facilities will be in OUR back yards NOT THEIR GATES COMMUNITIES with PRIVATE SECURITY and schools.

[@nicktanner8231]

Move to a town that’s funds the police and has low crime. So basically leave California and move to a red state but please dont vote the way you guys did from where you came from...

[@deridramatthews76]

@@nicktanner8231 lol I left cali when I got out of the military in 96' . I live in Nc RURAL nc and changed my political affiliation to Independent/None. I get night terrors after seeing blue state tags during the day lol the people here DON'T take to kindly to the socialist/progressive/Antifa shit round here lol WE SHOOT BACK lol hence none of those "PEACEFUL" demonstrations/riots EVERYONE seems to have. No rows and rows of homeless and trash. Opioids are a slight problem but other than that you'll die from boredom before a riot does you in lol

[@purplesue66]

I heard about this I’m so happy how can one be truely be happy seeing them.

[@NextNate03]

Affordable Housing is also part of the problem. So called "Affordable Housing" and "Income Restriction" have rents so high that Low Income (even no income) can't afford the rent. They are so high, not even HUD (Section 8) refuses to approve the high rent for people who has no income. What 99 percent of private Affordable Housing won't tell you is that they pay 0 in taxes. 1 so called Affordable Housing used that as part of there sales pitch and claimed that put the money (or savings) into having great amenities. WTF! I assume that the reason so called Affordable Housing pays 0 in taxes is that they can offer low rent Affordable Housing to people who has low or no income. Affordable housing is for Middle class people, not for people (lower class) who actually needs Affordable Housing

[@aidancampbell5644]

It’s not just that it doesn’t cost much money - the long term solutions (that we know work because they have worked for decades in other countries) are actually cheaper than what America does right now.

[@Sitchinite420]

If some of these mega corporations would just PAY TAXES that money alone could fund housing for the homeless. Make Amazon to pay for it, call it back taxes.

[@Blueman2]

Most of these people are from other states. Remember most of them will not go if they can't have drugs or alcohol. We need to admit the problem ADDICTION!!

[@megancooper4555]

I am so happy this judge has a heart! I would love to get involved and help with this issue. You two made some good points. Its really degrees to homelessness. We have to help humanity as if they are your brothers and sisters. We all deserve a home no matter your circumstances.

[@McPatMan124]

This is huge! Hope this really gets these people off the streets

[@JesusLover3412]

Thank God for the judge having a heart of compassion for the homeless.

[@not_your_average_joe]

Maybe if we stop sending so much money and aid to other countries we could finally take care of our own first!

[@betterbilltbizz]

Or take 10% from military spending which is higher than literally the rest of our combined allies by a large margin

[@not_your_average_joe]

@@betterbilltbizz Of course but it needs to be because were such an important country in one of the largest as well and it helps us to assert our power and dominance in the global field, but again the United States should worry more about its own problems than trying to parent other countries and care for them, if we can’t care for our own citizens how do we expect to set an example for other countries on how to care?

[@heyangst6159]

It should be unlawful for Foreign investors to purchase/own any kind of real estate residential or commercial to lease rent or flip.If a Foreign entity/corporation wants to buy property for manufacturing their products or for actually running their business that seems to be more legitimate to me.I wonder if it is legal or even possible for a United States "corporation" to purchase property for renting leasing in the country's that are doing it here?

[@cera_alba]

When I was homeless, 45 years ago, I was offered housing but I would have had to send my dog who was my only friend I could trust, my fearless defender and my beautiful loving pet for years, to the pound. I stayed on the streets before I would ever even think abandoning him. I sure hope the support is comprehensive enough to address that point. *The girl with the dog, 1976, Ocean Beach CA

[@1958PonyBoy]

I've had an idea for the homeless problem for a while now. Set up homeless campuses. Have Dormitory style buildings set up with bathroom and shower facilities, laundromats, cafeterias, with basic medical care, surplus clothing, job training classes and job placement available. But no violent behavior tolerated. Everyone should feel welcome and safe. But there should be a focus on getting some of these people back to be productive citizens instead of a permanent burden to society.

[@jlms69]

Four words: Affordable housing. Decent wages.

[@orlock20]

The vast majority of homeless that are homeless for more than a year are mentally ill and drug addicted. There are no jobs for them until they stop taking drugs and there is some medication that can treat their mental illness. There are five types of homeless. The travelers, the illegal migrant worker, the workers that live in their vehicle because either they can't afford to or don't want to pay rent, those that temporarily lost their housing due to being kicked out or their housing was destroyed and the mentally ill/drug abusers. Your solution only helps one of them.

[@chiarayavhnoska966]

@@orlock20 bullshit. or europe would have the same problem the US has. affordable housing means many won't face that hard and cold night out there, when for despair they maybe try heroine...

[@jlms69]

@@orlock20 , troll... ignorant troll.

[@orlock20]

@@chiarayavhnoska966 Homeless per night: U.S.: 553,000 Germany: 650,000 France: 141,000 UK: 307,000

[@chiarayavhnoska966]

@@orlock20 it's funny that you had to cherry pick the worst european nations, and ignore that anyway these data don't compare since there are nations who count as 'homeless' people who are provided with shelter of various forms. Also, incidentally, france aside, the worst nations are also closer to the US in culture when it comes to regulating capitalism (so you should have added the NL, but you only went for the big numbers, 'cause you have no idea of european populations). even by your anyway ridiculous measurements: Spain: 40000 Italy: 41000 Denmark: 6600 ca i could go on but you're a dumb nationalist who only aims at using improvised numbers to deny reality, so what's the point...

[@Olivia-ge1oz]

It’s about time... coming from the east coast, this is despicable. All you see in LA are people pimping out their uglyass rides w/ customized license plates completely disregarding people living on the streets up and down Wilshire... this place is a mess. Myself and others started a mutual aid, Compton Mutual Aid to help people living on streets because it IS in your face and it ISNT something that we could just ignore... and mind you, we are using our own funds from our own pockets. It’s very little but we are TRYING. What are the rich doing to help??

[@aaronchin2199]

Holy shit thats awesome. Is America actually moving towards taking care of its citizens?

[@brnclandonald]

I'm currently by choice homeless in TX for a short bit, been here and done this once before. This is great news, thank you TYT for covering this. Just having one shelter in my area makes all the difference. Every city and town need more. We are a hardy people, we can survive without much. With a little help we can thrive, as I have between homeless without choice in late 2009 for a mere month through homeless by choice just a week ago and already have a job and another lined up.

[@b.t.1632]

Wait. You acknowledge that you are homeless BY CHOICE, and you think it should be the responsibility of the rest of us to provide "more shleters" for you? Hell no! If you want a shelter, get off your ass, stop wondering around finding "your truth" and get a job! Your laziness does not constitute financial obligation on the part of others. You are the perfect example why more money should not be wasted trying to house you lazy a$$holes.

[@TheAbrantino]

I live in a small poor country, we have like 500 homeless if so...I prefer my small poor country

[@KendrixTermina]

Yeah, we should definitely ban or at least heavily regulate speculations with real estate. It's been driving up rents here in Europe, too.

[@chiarayavhnoska966]

exactly. in general europe follows the antisocial course the US has taken and the same dysfunctions creep up. ...after all the neoliberal lobbyists who built this divided and divisive EU are literally the same plutocrats who demolished the US standards of living...

[@ninjacowboy]

Anna is on🔥!

[@EveryDayLifeChannel9777]

They need to address the issue of what's making people homeless! This only helps current homeless people, not the future homeless...

[@bunnyslippers817]

They could do both if they really wanted to.

[@anne-mariecole6692]

LA is waiting for Snake Plisskin.

[@ajjames5489]

Road tripped through California for the first time a couple years ago from Canada and ya I was absolutely floored by the scale of homelessness throughout the state...and western US really. Can't believe your leaders allow things to get that bad it's shameful.

[@ericjarvie]

Good decent affordable housing should be an basic human right not an investment opportunity for monopolistic rich businessmen set to game the system for its lack of regulation and control and this to illegitemately exthort all the peoples wealth...end this sick greed and housing market financialisation end it now!!

[@stockae74]

Right, move them in with "the rich" white Marxists in their big homes. That will fix it.

[@ericjarvie]

​@@stockae74 No!! first get the "rich white" to admit many of the homeless they actually caused and are actually physciatrically unfit as an result of the climate changed homes they can no longer live in...and instead of financial fraud expontentially increasing the price of homes get the Fed to print money to build the homes and infastructure this will reduce the numbers of mentally ill wipe out the profits of the "rich white" and the banks and mortage lenders provide jobs and boost the economy aswell soak up the unemployment...

[@-EricaCartman]

I love Anna’s passion!

[@timothyblack141]

Such a damn shame in the eyes of God only life's of the poor and the needy one's who can't help themselves having me wondering how does the government sit dwon and watch something like that got out of control that's really sad 😥

[@larryscarr3897]

Try some more magical wishing, maby your god will pop into existence.

[@jobryan191]

Housing is a basic human right. Rent is theft. So are mortgages.

[@SnoopCatts]

Gavin Newsom and Garcetti are both gigantic roadblocks to progress in the City and County of Los Angeles as well as the state of California!! We should have the ability to recall Garcetti! But let's DEFINITELY recall Newsom!!!

[@delta.6160]

Agreed, Newsom the corporate shill has got to go. My only fear is that if we get rid of him we’ll get stuck with someone even worse and further right.

[@mistym0rning]

Let’s NOT recall Newsom because that recall election is going to cost MILLIONS of our taxes, and guess what, we have a new gubernatorial election coming up in 2022 anyway! Why vote for someone in late 2021 who’s going to be in office for less than a year before the next regular election??? I’m so annoyed that this recall is happening and wasting everyone’s time and taxes.

[@brikbrokly5272]

Wow ! About time ! Another smart judge comes forth .

[@Calimax91]

Awesome!

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

The problem is that this will bring in homeless people from other areas if they know the city has to house them. Something like this needs to be ordered nationwide.

[@carrieullrich5059]

Please ask for that. Its needed in every American State. We need real housing for all Americans. Actually affordable housing.

[@ellemay2755]

That's awesome !!!! 💞💞 Hope it happens.

[@indijanece8356]

I would love to attend a cup of tea with Ana and Alexandria. 🍵💜 These women are so awake. And have hearts of gold.