Bay Area Homeless - Concern or Crisis Part 2

[@lisad2701]

At 43:54, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf requests that people consider inviting homeless people who have been through the Henry Robinson House to live with them. How many of these homeless people have you invited to live with you in your home, Ms. Schaaf? An enquiring mind wants to know...

[@trashy10]

TY!

[@johnsmith-lh6ym]

that is a great question. I could solve this in ONE week and I know there are many smarter people out there than me, they don't want to solve it. This is exactly what they want.

[@dougdorite1299]

Lisa D ive had the homeless living in my house for the pass six years and no end in sight

[@richardscathouse]

Lisa D Let them use City Hall! Nothing important goes on there!

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

Lisa D stoppit tickling my feet

[@latonyawilliams7910]

Part of those years was because of drugs after getting clean from drugs I worked hard to get housing but because of my income being so low I worked just didn't make enough so I was turned down for every apartment I applied for lived in shelters and with family members for years I have had a place of my own with help from assistance for about seven years thank the Lord.

[@cottagegymfun]

Cities around the Bay Area own plenty of land and empty lots that can be repurposed. Not easy nor permanent solutions for the crisis, but certainly can help the situations. For example, some homeless live in their cars. Lots that would allow these folks to park there would immediately offer a quick solution. Add a few other basic facilities while you are at it. Allow people to donate their cars to help this cause, and you would have many shelters in no time. Additionally, why aren’t housing units being built at faster rates given the technologies and funds that are available. Modular homes, tiny houses, shipping containers etc.

[@jenniferromero571]

Or they can go to work. There is plenty of work out there.

[@theasdguy]

Get rid of the zoning regulations. Build, build, build. The more apartments are built the more the cost of housing decreases. Prices are way too high right now.

[@olzt100]

You can't house workers that make 40k a year if the market is only selling to people that make 100k or more.

[@JK20239]

olzt100 100k cannot buy a home priced at 1 million or more... Your better off on the streets...

[@martingainty9623]

It is more than reasonable for Silly-Con-Valley employers to allow their employees to live in central valley and commute to the Valley once/week with remote work option.

[@olzt100]

@@cgore4 So unemployment is the remedy to homelessness? It would be good if the job they have is transferable. But many people end up homeless because they left the sticks where there are no jobs. The city is where employment is and high rent.

[@olzt100]

@@cgore4 I have been homeless so let me give you the reality from experience. First, I went homeless moving away from an area that had no jobs. Homeless people may have jobs but they can't afford rent. So moving to another location is only an option if 1) they have the money to move. 2) they have a job waiting in the next town. If you are homeless in Detroit and move to Atlanta with no job you will just be homeless in Atlanta. Another city does not mean a quick job offer if one does not already have it. For most people in the urban environment, the best choices are to change jobs or add another job. Greyhound doesn't move people for free. People without addictions or mental illnesses are not looking to be homeless. They are the victims of the reality of society and the economy. What homeless person that is sane wouldn't take a $35 job? But jobs that can take care of people are not as plentiful as they should be while jobs that pay minimum wage are a dime a dozen. But the minimum wage will not afford housing in many cities. A minimum wage job is really just a time killer because the person could be adding to their skills for higher wages or seeking a better job. But getting better skills also requires money. So here is the dilemma you have to live through. Food, shelter, clothing, and travel all cost money. Most homeless people have little of that. So the priority for most folks is eating first then job searching second. Or it could be reversed. But those are the two priorities. Moving does not get them the money they need unless they have a guaranteed job to go to. The reason why big cities have most of the homelessness is that they have the most jobs. It's a matter of having the right skills and meeting the right people to get employed.

[@olzt100]

@@cgore4 I never said anything like the problem was job regulations. What would make housing more affordable is that cities with a high-density population regulated housing prices like utilities or insurance. When highly populated areas have housing that causes rents and homeownership to increase for the highest bidders then vacancies will increase because not everyone can afford the prices, just the same way that not everyone can afford a Bugatti. However, housing, food, and medical care in urban areas should be looked at as commodities that need stricter pricing controls than market economics. The ideals in 1820 will not work the same way in 2050 due to increased populations, changes in self-sufficiency, scarcity of land, and numerous other factors that have changed the world we live in.

[@latonyawilliams7910]

Greatful to see people coming together to come up with ways to help the homeless I was homeless for ten years its hell

[@JTDyer21]

Simple fact is wages don't keep up with the cost of living. That's the real problem.

[@swolfe9668]

People's spending habits are the problem

[@GIguy]

First of all thank you so much for doing this series, on part one I wrote a detailed explanation explaining to everybody just how easy it is to be in this situation, but this time I would like to address the first main topic, city run safe injection sites. They’ve had them in Montreal for a long time, at 53 I am a lifelong Torontonian who’s face more hardship than most people could ever begin to imagine, but even I was dead set against the idea of providing drug attic‘s a government sponsored place for them to get high, especially because they put it right in the heart of downtown next to one of the biggest tourist destinations in the city, Dundas Square, Toronto’s smaller version of Times Square. I could not believe they were going to spend taxpayers dollars on one of these places and allow people to get high on illegal drugs. Thankfully addiction was never part of my story, and I always believed that addiction itself was responsible for much of the problems, and even though it was pretty much a 50-50 split vote, the city went ahead and built the safe injection site anyways. I thought to myself what a stupid idea, wondering why they didn’t arrest these people instead of allowing them to inject illegal drugs? I was absolutely outraged by it, but not because of the “not in my backyard” mentality, but because it was against the law. I thought for certain it would attract more and more drug attic‘s, and utterly destroy one of my most popular tourist destinations in the city, but you know what? I was dead wrong. They neglected to tell the public that these safe injection sites were there for more than just giving people a place to get high. It was a place to make sure nobody overdosed, along with a lot of counselling on drug addiction and how to get off of it. Within one year, drug overdoses in that area went down by almost 40%. They very carefully selected and specially trained doctors and nurses…that site were actually able to get 30% of those users to stop using completely within only a few months, and were able to prevent the deaths of over 100 drug addicts that overdosed while in the clinic. Turned out that these safe injection sites were also a place where drug addicts would feel safe, and find counselling that previously was never available to them before, to help them get off street drugs. Because they are always made in somebody’s homemade lab, people never really knew what was inside the substance they were injecting into themselves, and many of these drugs were tainted with absolutely deadly chemicals, and had it not been the trained professionals that watched them inject themselves and start overdosing, hundreds of people would’ve died, but instead they have been saved and even became clean. In fact, a lot of these former drug attic‘s, once clean, were able to get their lives back together again, so while the idea may sound absolutely absurd, and a complete waste of taxpayer dollars, it actually has the total opposite effect, saving millions in healthcare costs, but most importantly saving the lives of countless young people that fell into this never ending cycle of getting high and doing anything for the money to get their next dose. You have to understand that once addicted, nothing else matters, family, love, friends, nothing at all matters to them, and they will literally beg borrow and/or steal to get enough money for their next hit. The site has now been in operation for over a decade, and last I checked, it is estimated that they have saved thousands of lives, helped even thousands more stay clean and sober so they could get their lives back again, and in doing so have changed the lives of thousands of families, because these people all have family members that were beside themselves and didn’t know what to do. So while your first instinct, like mine, is to be outraged and say forget it, try to study the results that these injection sites can produce, I’m positive you’ll be pleasantly surprised as they help change society one person at a time. If these places did not exist thousands would have simply killed them selves in the street by overdosing on drugs laced with countless toxins, so it’s definitely worth looking into.

[@incorectulpolitic]

- NPC-normies who want kids be like: The world is a horrible, disgusting, oppressive place! - Also, NPC-normies who want kids be like: I hope to force at least 7- 20 kids (against their will, without their permission/consent) one day into this horrible/disgusting/oppressive place! - I am like: soooo you choose to impose exploitation from all points of views, suffering and death on innocent sentient beings?! Your lack of empathy is horrifying and astonishing at the same time. ‘’Why can they have a children, and they can't". - Because you're physically ugly, mentally below-par, financially/emotionally/spiritually broke and I promise you, NO CHILD WANTS YOU AS A ‘PARENT’. The worst thing one can do is bring another human into this hell we call life. There is no worse crime than bringing a child into this existence full of evil. When you give birth to a child you are basically allowing them to be potentially harmed by the all of the immoral monsters that inhabit this prison plane of existence. By giving birth you are putting your child at risk for being a victim of a rapist, murderer, abuser, etc. The breediots who force these potential risks upon their children without their consent are clearly immoral bastards who have no legitimate consideration for the well-being of their children. Religious nutcases’ ‘logic’: "Everyone is born a sinner " "Sin is what causes us to suffer" "Let's be fruitful & multiply to create countless suffering sinners" Humans are born with sin. Sin is bad. Is it a good thing to create more sin through breeding like animals? Gawd: Hates sin more than anything bc it's against his nature (but he still kinda created it oops) Also Gawd: makes a rescue plan that doesn't even get rid of sin and expects all of humanity to kiss his ass for it (or burn in all eternity) Yeah no thank you. Life is a gift bag full of poop and maggot vomit!

[@CommandoMaster]

Politicians and government does everything way too slow. Solutions need to be implemented quickly. If you're planning to build housing for homelessness of today then you need to do so as fast as possible. More homelessness will continue to grow and you will always be a step behind when trying to solve this issue if you play a reactive game.

[@wachamakolit1]

It's government funded plus private donations...where is the money?🤔🤔🤔Why getting worst?

[@jenniferromero571]

Homeless choose to be homeless. They need to get to work there are plenty of jobs.

[@johngiandonato7430]

Notice how less tolerant these politicians are about the homeless when the question was put , why there is no incampments in their neighborhoods!

[@heatherstewart9300]

No kidding. Go figure.

[@jenniferromero571]

Why should people be encouraging the problem. People need to get to work.

[@wsb3377]

If portable toilets and hand washing facilities, are set up for an outdoor concert for 80,000 people , why can't this ability happen for the homeless ??

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

More Riffs 1000

[@carriewestham4352]

That's what I was thinking. If you want to solve the homeless crisis, look at Bonaroo or High Sierra or Coachella. They have 80,000 people camped out. Although people would say it's a "concentration camp". And the people would bitch and moan about being relocated Coachauschwitcz.

[@Assface2000-e2h]

Maybe because the cost per ticket is at least 80 dollars if not substantially more. But I'm sure that has nothing to do with it.

[@carriewestham4352]

But most of that money goes to the bands. Nobody promised them the Beatles and Led Zeppelin would provide entertainment.

[@Assface2000-e2h]

That money should go to the poor! Not the bands playing, it's absurd. I can't believe our capitalist society is so selfish.

[@gardenlady2041]

Hey mayor Schaaf , how about you taking in someone who has gone through your Henry-Robinson house into your home . Support them with your over $200,000 salary .

[@petmensan]

There is a simple solution, deregulate and allow the free market to build more housing units and lower the costs.

[@briandunn6157]

Libby Shaaf is insane! Doesn't anyone in the Bay area see this?

[@johnnynobuddy1]

That plastic smile.

[@heatherstewart9300]

It's ALL DEMoncrats, I hope everyone can see that.

[@panther2691]

The problem is.. is there any EMPLOYERS ready to employed them!? if the answer is yes.. there another problem is HOUSE.. mostly the house are to expensive to afford.. some homeless has a job but still homeless.

[@heatherstewart9300]

The problem is, until they are clean & sober, having a house to live in isn't going to change anything. People turn to drugs and alcohol (or suicide) when they want/need to disassociate from their reality for whatever reason. There has to be help at the root of the issue, not it's symptoms. Lowering living costs and prices of food and expenses is where it has to begin. The issue is only getting bigger, not better. GESARA/NESARA is the solution. Trump was critical in getting this FINALLY implemented, despite all of the resistance from the DEMons. Good shall prevail, nonetheless!!! Tesla FREE ENERGY will eventually be available for the entire planet!! Med beds will heal these people and so many others. All of this has been suppressed and hidden so the greedy evil ones hoarding all the wealth can keep getting richer. rumble.com/vdyis7-med-beds-what-is-this-technology.html

[@BigEighties1]

Let's take a look at the 2017 Mayor SALARIES IN Segment 2: (I GOT MINE) Democrats: Mayor Libby Schaaf $212,000 (D) Jesse Arreguin (D) $124,000 Jeff Kositsky (D) $205,000, Mayor Sam Liccardo San Jose (D) $125,000 - don't let FACTS get in your way!

[@ang5035]

Kate Russoliloo omg Mayor Liccardo is only making $125,000 for being a mayor of a major city? What a joke! I know people in an entry position making more in the private sector.... who would want that kind of responsibility and make $125k...

[@susanamoroso8581]

Vote these Dems out. You know what they have done. NOTHING !

[@tonyl2220]

Seems like there’s more talk & no action or very little action! I gotta say I like the idea of an empty lot fenced off with hard shell units & hygiene facilities: porta potty’s, mobile shower units etc... with security and an address so some of the homeless can use for jobs and work their way out of there!

[@incorectulpolitic]

or just stop reproducing. stop forcing more victims and perpetrators in this hell hole

[@gsmbc8233]

San Diego homelessness is in hot pursuit...with no real solution...highly paid politicians

[@suem5213]

Rome Hampton The area in Orange County is horrible. It's all along the inter-coastal highway. It looks horrible.

[@brand3820]

None of it matters until they get off the drugs!! That’s the #1 issue, and until it’s addressed, there will be nothing you can do for the large part of the homeless problems here, and everywhere!!

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

Exactly, these bastards on this panel are snowlfakes that dont want to address the REAL problem. They keep dumping money into the situtation but just like the cost of housing is so much and the amount of housing that theyre building isnt keepin up with growth-those homeless prgrams ARENT KEEPING UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF BUMS COMING INTO THE AREA. SAME SHIT.

[@marycanfield8654]

Hire the homeless 2 take care of the porta potties. Yet the city is still paying for that.

[@heatherstewart9300]

There are a lot of jobs that could be filtered through to these people, but as usual, everything is buried in red tape and political b.s.

[@marycanfield8654]

@@heatherstewart9300 likely for insurance / liabilities

[@robertyoung7823]

All these homes they talk about is still way to expensive

[@dragonflybtcheventuallybau6355]

Instead of safe injection sites, how abt mental facilities and/or drug rehabs

[@diannaskare7829]

Actual Journalist Reporting on a Real Atrocity Against Human Beings and Truely Shameful for the "Wealthiest Nation On Earth"~ VERY Refreshing! Thank You, Namaskaram, To All Brave Hearts & Gentle Spirits Involved!!

[@fionaglenanne8082]

condos on a traveling barge starting at *just* $300,000...? somehow, that still sounds pretty pricey.

[@comfortouch]

OMG Right!?! I'm like "Only" 300k? I'd have to have 5 roommates to 'afford' a 300k house.

[@Shawnne01]

It's not just the Bay area which has homeless problems. It's everywhere. Even here in Central MN I see many homeless in medium and small towns (not even to mention Minneapolis/St. Paul.) Sad.

[@propblast82nd]

Over 50 years of the Democrats running the Bay area, great job !!!

[@conniehoward1323]

Put those tiny homes in campground type spaces (not in national parks) they would have showers, toilets and have camp hosts. Have a community building for mental health, addiction help, clothing resources and job search help ect. They have those tiny home communities in Oregon and it works for the ones that really want the help.

[@marycanfield8654]

You are a very generous and kind and considerate City, that you are being taken advantage of by most of these people.

[@heatherstewart9300]

Veterans who trained and/or fought for their country should NEVER be homeless, nor treated like they no longer mean anything. No one should, but military, police, fire, paramedics, (etc., ...all frontline people) should ALWAYS be taken care of by their country and govt. Those people made it their choice and careers to GIVE BACK to others and society. All most politicians do is TAKE from others and society.

[@tiffanyjessanglin4916]

I was once was homeless and I was not a drug addict it was from a divorce If they have some type of income and it's low then yes Help our people and get what they can afford AMEN 🙏 🙏

[@libertyann439]

Yes I've been homeless with no drug problem. But the shelter system treats everyone the same. Drug tests, ridiculous cerfews and resentment that my problem is not generating enough money.

[@teddelrosario2854]

Someone's pocketing that 305 million, ain't that right mayor. Not even a mini house built?

[@NotAFeminist976]

I cannot imagine a 2 bedroom apt costing $4,000 a month (part 1 video). In Ohio, about $600 a month. I think the homeless in Ohio are in much better shape. Too bad you cannot give California’s homeless a bus ticket to areas with a lower cost of living

[@lindipearson9633]

I'm in Birmingham and my two bedroom apartment cost $1, 500 a month. If you gave them a bus ticket they would not go because Ohio is not forking out all of the government welfare and other subsidies that San Francisco is. They don't want to work so they will go wherever they get the most money for doing nothing

[@Agent-qd9oz]

I am glad you're not "Feminist."

[@dmonks21]

And these same homeless would have to find work in Ohio. Then if they can’t finds job, they’ll be on the streets again. No thanks, let CA take care of their own problems they’ve created. Don’t bring them to the Midwest.

[@ireneduke5022]

Homeless ppl enjoy CA bc of climate. In reality, most homeless ppl don't want to work. If they did, they would leave CA and go to affordable states to work.

[@suem5213]

They won't leave the beach areas. I'm from Oklahoma and a 3 bdrm with w2 baths is about $750 a month, a two bdrm with 2 baths is about $600 a month. But most people won't leave CA.

[@comfortouch]

"There's been a lot of innovations (for housing homeless) we just need to figure out what we are going to do" "We need to have an encampment resolution team (like other cities)" ... meanwhile they do nothing and this whole 'discussion' is simply blowing a bunch of hot air.

[@MsLouisVee]

Libby trying so hard to look concerned.What homeless family is living at her house?? “Holistic “???? Really Libby? What world are you living in??

[@libertyann439]

The person would be vetted, ok????

[@heatherstewart9300]

The DEMon world of darkness.

[@AnaSanchez-iv1rc]

I’m one of your top fans on Facebook, you look so different at work Frank

[@CodyCole80]

“SAFE Injection Sites?” Let’s help people get high. Really? 🙄

[@libertyann439]

A safe place will keep the addicts and needles concentrated and maybe help them get off their addictions. Away from schools of course.

[@Thorium_Th]

This already exists in Germany and it works. They don't get provided with drugs, they get provided with clean utensils, immediate help in case of overdose and information and help how to quit drugs. They can gain trust and are more willing to go into a program to get clean. It's better to have them in a safe space doing it instead of doing it in a train station or something where kids and other people see them.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

It is better than my daughter stepping on a dirty needle or tripping and getting stuck in the face ect...Use your common sense otherwise tell me a better solution:( They opened up clinics for users in Portugal and a couple of Scandinavian countries and it was a remarkable success resulting in many getting off the drug and saving many lives because they got pure narcotics preventing serious infections and death. Another amazing side effect was drug related crime went down significantly and pimps and pushers moved on elsewhere.

[@mariecoyle6882]

Portugal legalised drugs and the crime rate dropped! !

[@mariecoyle6882]

@@MICKEYISLOWD Didn't notice your post until I posted mine 😊

[@luciancorvus9992]

What is not being reported here is that Schaaft (pun intended) and her colleagues and other city officials are connected with real estate / property mngmt corporations and out of state property owners from which via collusion they will receive significant financial returns after their terms in office. Here in the city of Alameda recently, residents voted by majority against no cause eviction and in favor of rent control. The city counsel vetoed the NCE decision of the citizens (via ballot manipulation) , then attempted to placate citizens with a brief moratorium limiting rent increase (which was very brief and not very limiting). Also at this time the Alameda Homeowners & Renter's Coalition contracted an outside agency (from San Diego was rumored) to collect signatures via petition (with on the spot voter registration) to validate NCE & unrestricted rent increases. This panel discussion segment has left me disgusted. These people are redefining the concept of "Human Being"

[@Zeakthecat]

asking for MORE regulation will further LIMIT the amount of homes being built to the point a tiny home will cost 20,000 just to build and pay all the fees plus approval and other costs to keep within the regulations imposed. if you want to price builders out of the bay area, regulation is the way to go about it! however, and btw, this is basic economics: in a unregulated market, supply will keep up with demand when demand is high. the more it costs to keep up with demand, the more you price out creating supply. this is the law of economics that every leftist seems to not get, and regulation will drive the price to create supply to the point it won't ever create stability, but instead more homelessness.

[@tonyl1483]

It’s all a con to get rich, raising taxes, over paying warehouse space to their real estate cronies just to get their money back in political contributions! Democrats found a way to make money off the homeless is why the problem is getting bigger! Democrats are responsible for raising property taxes hence the value, hence people that can’t afford it get thrown out, hence homelessness, hence profit! It’s all about enriching themselves, they have no intentions to help these people!

[@gplunk]

HIC (Homeless Industrial Complex)....

[@Jessijitsu]

I am a Bay Area homeless person. When my landlord died I made the choice to move into an RV rather than give up my 2 pitbulls. I do not regret that choice. That said- i now have a much deeper understanding of the homeless issue and (spoiler alert) the problem has far more to do with political corruption, greed, acess to funding, and social injustice than it has to do with homeless people.

[@JaneSaysWTF]

Jessi, I think you are right. That is the vibe I am getting. Straight up political corruption. They are incompetent greedy criminals who are treating the homeless as if they are criminals and making them feel it is their fault. How stupid must the human race look to any others out there? There is abundant wealth so this is just ridiculous. We all should be just furious and quit thinking govt is going to solve this problem. WE THE PEOPLE need to ask the red tape people to just get out of the way and let people with viable affordable great solutions control the public funds NOT being spent on anything we can see. And really, there are SO much empty facilities and other type structures that could be made into treatment centers, homes, etc. I loved the mall conversion. Now that is a great idea. I have to do something to help. Thanks for your spot on insight into what the real deal is. Love to you and yours.

[@thormatt2963]

This broadcast now 3 years old. All these rich politicians do is talk. Nothing has been done.

[@Reptar4000]

Na there needs to be forced rehab….for drug abusers…. Forced hospitalization for mental cases that call for it.

[@debisybesma5855]

i went and got my tags this yr. at a different location. as i was waiting my turn, i looked around and noticed a LOT of "un-kept, poor-ish" looking people around me and i wondered....are they homeless? down on their luck? don't care? and as i sat some more, all these folks i had been wondering about, had one thing in common....they all had the latest smart phones in their hands....i went about my business and wondered no more....back in the day...it used to be called "pullin' yourself up by your bootstraps....having some dignity...." now days it's called, i can't and here's the 500 reasons why...I CAN'T.....

[@suem5213]

Not all those people even want help.

[@amyg6322]

Tiny houses on public land? Update building codes so people can build according to their needs.

[@richardscathouse]

Amy G agenda21 early!

[@kymberleigh4928]

FEMA camp

[@rosalina_fan1152]

Who is going to pay for that?

[@rosalina_fan1152]

Sounds like hell.

[@TheMoomba2008]

There is no point to try and house people in an area that is overall too expensive. Move them to a more affordable area. Help them create a town with working infrastructure that is more affordable inland. Even if you get them into housing you will be supporting them on every level for the rest of their lives. I would love to live in Pacific Heights but I cannot afford it so I don't. I don't expect the city to subsidize me to live there. The Navigation Centers are propped up to be a solution when in fact they are not. If you still do not have the affordable housing and all the other affordable amenities with it, how is a 3 month stint in a free shelter going to help in the long run. It is amazing to me that so much money is thrown at this problem and those in charge still keep getting it wrong. In San Francisco the entire homeless situation is a cottage industry that greedy people who mask themselves as altruistic do gooders are making insane amounts of money off of. It is really sickening that the corruption and exploitation is being hidden. Not to mention the fact that the head of homeless and housing refusing to believe the biggest issue is drug addiction and mental illness. It will never be solved with people like this in charge.

[@roberthunt4538]

It sounds like everyone wants to come to the party, but no one wants to stay and clean up…. Robb Esq

[@pristv8759]

Wow 5 yrs ago still no solutions it get worse

[@alaskaboomer6143]

A homeless tax for the corporations, Who threw greed contributed the the problem,,,Charge them

[@rrtnps]

Right and they'll move their companies and unemployment will rise and more will be homeless.

[@richardscathouse]

scott thompson Sure encourage more to move to China! Eventually, we'll all be homeless

[@richardscathouse]

28janya22 spend a trillion on housing, not single aircraft carriers house everyone for a hundred years! One less two billion dollar f35 would house all the bay area homeless for a decade!

[@oraevalibby1890]

Buy land and build buildings with Garden terraces to grow their own food. I think there was a building in Japan like this, it had plants on the patios. They can learn to care for plants& grow healthy food, make the apartment not boring, but very nice with a public workout room, pool, play yard for kids to play, park to get out and jog& hang out, like they are used to. Provide transportation shuttles to wealth management, health services, job placement. Make walking Utopian Cities & use the situation to remake the bay Area to be more beautiful then it ever has been.

[@frankvella6159]

Im loving every minute of it !!!!😅😂🤠

[@charynoy]

I don't understand people that are against tiny houses. Aren't they much cuter than a bunch of tents and tattered tarps?

[@schatzeeone6230]

They may be worried about the people who are going to live there. No one wants to live near a group of unmedicated mental health patients and drug addicts. Having a lot with a couple dozen garden sheds full of people jabbing needles in their arms or wandering around talking to themselves does nothing for local property values.

[@anachilin8714]

May the ALLMIGHTY YHWH blessed 2 KTVU staff.😊

[@mariedrake1291]

Yeah sure, whatever, also good bless the unicorns etc...

[@tennesseetennesseeaintnopl3585]

Isn't LA even worse? Plus, although it's not as visible, I think New York (the biggest city in the US) has the high rate of homelessness

[@Mark-rd1it]

Why does it take 2 incomes to buy a decent home when it only use to take one?

[@richardscathouse]

Mark What do you consider a decent home! I grew up with bunk beds! Three high Never a room of my own! We didn't have a telephone till I was 12! Only black and white tv in the whole house! I went to the library for books! Only one car most of my childhood! And damn all I survived! No money for fancy college I went into the army! Then a trade school! After! I see none of this modern shit as necessary!

[@blackworldtraveler3711]

Mark People don't live within their means. Where I live I'm doing fine. Saved and invested well. Make $120k-$160k and retiring early. But my coworkers can't even save for retirement because of too big of house, too many kids,new cars,spending money they don't have ,no emergency fund,spending just to spend,etc.. I'm still wondering why a friend of mine would spend $1200 for an iPad but don't think to pay $400 to replace his wife bald tires. People are financially stupid,

[@richardscathouse]

August Jones Dammed straight i grew up in a 700sf apartment in bunk beds and I'm ok!

[@AaronOlafson]

san fran is a great city to visit or used to be. too bad the govt has let this get to this point of no return. good job for the people helping these people.

[@hopenguyen2687]

WOW !!! Homelessness in the Bay Area is dragging for 30 years and no-end in the future. Very sad !!! 30,000 homeless people in the Bay Area ??? It seems to me the Govt in SF and the Local Leaders and the Big Companies in SF are doing well for their firms and organizations, but they have no solutions to help solve the problems with homelessness. Many smart people out-there in California. Get together and do somethings. Thank You !!!

[@christiansgrandma6812]

In NO they converted a former canning company into an expensive apt site.

[@SOULRELIEF22]

Love GOD and Love His people to be ready to go back with JESUS when He returns! It won't be long! GLORY! St John 3:16! 💓

[@libertyann439]

Yeah Jesus, come get all these sefish superstitious rightwinger idiots so the rest of us can live in peace.

[@justferolalbertastrongandf5143]

I bet none of these Mayors live in such conditions, hmmm......perhaps they themselves could take a pay decress and still live very well.

[@mariedrake1291]

AMEN!

[@thomasjensen6243]

These tiny houses are nothing more than permanent tent cities (encampments).

[@cabayern9416]

For whatever reason ? How about SOME have made poor choices . Do not enable . Give vocational training and job placement . Require these folks to become contributing members of society . The panel should take roommates .

[@lindaehrhorn9666]

Put the villages in the areas that are on the edges of cities and think about community gardens and fruit trees for villages to care for, use the vegetables, fruit for the village people, sell the extra to public at farmers markets, so they can buy cheaper meats and maybe payback some of the expenses. Provide medical and mental health and treatment services to get them feeling healthy and worthy in society. Provide used clothing in good condition so they can look and feel good as they look for jobs in towns. These people need to be healthy in mind, body and soul, before they will even feel worthy of a job, feel worthy of living in a more normal and accepting society. Too many people have looked down on them or ignored them, instead of trying to help those who really want and need help!

[@disclosed1]

Totally understand large homeowners not wanting tiny homes surrounding them, but they should be talking about tiny home neighborhoods.

[@JVONROCK]

Oh pay them a living wage and leave them alone. They have no personal incentive.

[@Zeakthecat]

not the solution to the problem, i hope you're more educated by now.

[@noeltheshemale]

Safe injection sites? Who came up with that idiotic idea?

[@JDAbelRN]

noeltheshemale brilliant idea courtesy of Vancouver, Canada.

[@mrbriggs68]

Sure i am all for injection sights just give me a free bar tab and smokes and cab ride

[@blessisrael6455]

Actually there's a couple countries in Europe that have injection clinics and they don't have any problems. It stops addicts from stealing, getting A.I.D.S., shooting Krocodil, a.k.a. gasoline into their veins...... Never assume until you understand. People fear what they don't understand. Just because I said that doesn't mean I'm saying that I agree with it, I'm just saying try to understand an issue before you attack it.

[@mrbriggs68]

@@blessisrael6455 Cool so we can have free bars and smokes why not feed everyones needs

[@blessisrael6455]

@@mrbriggs68 You obviously don't understand the power of herion so, out of ego and fear, you make assumptions on things you know nothing about. That's called "Ignorance." Watch out, that halo your wearing is falling off ..........

[@roberthunt4538]

It seems that the Problem resides with the County Governments… Could the County’s invest into new housing developments with rehab housing Or new construction under low income requirements… Meaning, 60/40 share expenses with the Federal Government and County Governments.. the rest will come from the form of taxes… Robb Esq

[@robertsousa9550]

I agree that people with medical and psychological issues need assistance and THEY should have priority in assisted housing. However, others that just won’t get their bad habits under control and make better choices in life should not be allowed to ruin our cities with their trash, needles and resultant crime. It has gone too far. I know people that have become homeless because of their drug use and they have alienated their families and friends with their situation and their unwillingness to turn their life around. They get their group of “friends” that are all hanging out and living on the streets and they do it because they know they can get away with it. I say keep them moving from one spot to another. Make it more miserable for them and maybe they will choose to get their act together. If they want to be allowed to live on the street then they should be required to do something in exchange - like picking up trash around the city that they create. Enough is enough.

[@Franaflyby]

To the business man that said he has to pay $700 a month to empty his little blue garage bin when the homeless get it taken away free.. Go dump your little blue bin across the street into the junk pile and then cancel your garbage pick up. BOOMB... SOLVED!!💞

[@gplunk]

But then he has to stare at his garbage too!

[@Peep1988]

What a SHAME that in America we have so many homeless folks. Where there are super rich people who have too much money, they are less taxed and there are these people with no money. If government gifted 1 million to everyone that is just $335 million to all American where there are thousands of people in US alone who are having billions. Nobody should be homeless or without basic necessities period anywhere. Trust me government never wants poverty among people to go away. Greed and selfishness is behind keeping the huge inequality in people. If Facebook just donated $1 million to $335 million US population, homelessness can end here. If Facebook, Samsung or Amazon came togather and gave out $335 millions to cover $1 million for each person, not each household, we can end poverty. Why we support these so called politicians and mega companies if they cannot even think of or work to make it a reality anytime soon?

[@mysteryaction6927]

I wonder if these sites are in Walmarts, or by railway lines

[@spiritualangel824]

I have a solution lower the rent ! Duh

[@jenniferromero571]

Homeless choose to be homeless. There is plenty of work and jobs out there. People are picky.

[@edgar22452]

Dude jobs don't guarantee a solution for a big problem. It's like putting a bandaid on a gaping wound. Have some compassion sir. Remember this can happen to u too.

[@uiolax1967]

Homelessness is a wicked problem. Can't be solved.

[@factoriesandmachines]

Out of curiosity,can these people accept to relocate to places like Alabama? I notice most are skilled enough to earn a living but the cost of living in SF and LA does not accommodate the paygrade of their occupation.Example: teachers,nurses and mechanics.Then deal with those with addiction and mental illness seperately.

[@lestatangel]

The only solution, is to shut off the supply of drugs entirely.

[@Ultrameowmeow]

Yeah... right...

[@libertyann439]

Ypur dream must be drug induced.

[@MegaLivingIt]

Government donated land and shed size tiny homes they can rent ( to help with initial. cost of building the tiny houses) for just a few dollars a month. And for special services to help them.

[@WarHawk-]

A lot of these problems could be resolved if it wasn't for the 'not in my backyard' attitude so prevalent in our society.

[@richardscathouse]

Chuckie Walmart bullies towns into free land then don't allow their discarded building to be used as shelters! Ban cancer! Ban walmart

[@58Grov]

Funny how the problem began during the presidency of Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) who later was a big influence with Habitat for Humanity. Under his admin, HUD was slashed. Hmmm

[@BunneRabb]

With that kind of money being thrown at it, why do tents line the streets? Because they're not throwing that money at the problenm or the causes. They're throwing it at people with brass nameplates on their desks.

[@nordwest23]

As a resident of California and the increasing taxes continually happening to usdon't you think that increasing property taxes even more for a bond will maybe increase the homelessness? Just saying... As I am already overwhelmed with property Taxes here in northern California... And it's not getting any better something's got to give and I'm not a greedy person at all

[@petmensan]

The more they try, the worse it gets. So obviously they just need to try harder, ehat could go wrong?

[@charlespeterson348]

San Francisco has the highest paid mayor in the US about 300k a year

[@EstebanGunn]

The cost of a house is so high because there are too few. If gold was as common as any other rock, it wouldn't be worth anything.

[@deenalandstrom6924]

NO VETERAN SHOULD BE "LIVING" ON THE STREET, EVER!! E-V-E-R!!!!

[@lizziesangi1602]

I hve let homeless people shower, eat, and sleep, at my place. IF I hve money, I'll give 5$ and shopping bags of food - whatever products I may hve. People don't PRAY! - where is the faith and the belief our Father will not let anything happen to us? People say they believe in God. Where is the TRUST IN GOD? GOD knows what's in your heart and if you do hve complete trust in God then you will hve no despair nor despondency. Your life will work for you if you put God in charge.

[@tinamoran6401]

Stop the DRUGS! Provide Services for the mental, affordable housing. Build that wall! Trump2020

[@christopherboagard2206]

That was 5 years ago and I don't see anything that changed... Am I right???

[@maxbrockner5842]

I wonder if the city of Alameda CA next to Oakland can absorb the homeless problem by letting them move into the old Navy base? It would be in the best interest of the children that are homeless plus bring some diversity that is needed in Alameda. The city of Alameda are very caring and liberal and upper middle class citizen's that would not be effected financially. After all Alameda and Oakland are brother/sister cities. Don't let a man made estuary divide them. Just brainstorming a good idea for lawyer's and law Maker's to consider.

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

MAX BROCKNER I'm weak

[@1972dsrai]

I was just thinking that older shopping malls would be a great idea due to their sheer size. London, UK

[@lucyli13]

If you have lot of homeless people what will be outlook of our community for the tourist who visit our place.

[@brucevilla7490]

It's called public housing. Build it.

[@marcid5933]

How can you tell when a politician is lying?

[@tuxitalk1World]

Marci DeLaO When their mouth is moving!

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

@@tuxitalk1World Lips, baby Tuxi, Lips. When their lips are moving.

[@Sickboyfriend]

So... it's been 5 years since this video conversation. How has the situation changed? 😂

[@audreyevans7422]

I guess those high rises that are going up all over Berkeley are not being developed for the homeless nor for students. Who can afford that when small homes off of San Pablo Avenue are going for well over $1,000,000.

[@shaduck007]

helping the homeless- what about helping SFBayArea taxpayers

[@libertyann439]

It costs less to house these people than to put them in jail and clean up after them. More jobs would have the homeless working and becoming "taxpayers."

[@MegaLivingIt]

Glad we watched this because we never heard such unmitigated lack of workable ideas for the real world. The Depression Era after the market crash in the 1920's - didn't they have big shanty towns in the Bowery and. Five Points in New York, Washington and other cities? Look at world wide shanty towns in Hong Kong and Brazil, etc. That seems to be what homeless or impoverished people do automatically for themselves.

[@dragonflybtcheventuallybau6355]

I find it interesting that the ppl that have homeless ppl living outside on the streets in the neighborhood wont vote for actual housing in their neighborhood. I get it, they just want them gone but they may have to compromise

[@arleneaugustahair8393]

Dragonfly B!tch Eventually Bauer it would actually bring down the value of people’s homes and they would end up being upside down in their mortgages. Furthermore, if you had young children wouldn’t you be afraid of them going outside and getting stuck with drug filled needles. What about having your home broken into & your stuff being stolen because they feel entitled to your personal things you worked very hard to purchase? It’s so easy to say let them here & there & let them into your home but you don’t know exactly who you’re letting into your home. You don’t know who will kill you because they are angry that you have more than them.

[@ancientmaverick13]

“We have a robust economy, but when people come here to benefit, they end up homeless.” Yeah, super robust.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Is this being done to force people to downsize? Obama already said to get used to it.

[@denniscannon769]

15:44 "Is this a crisis, or is this a concern- Mare, I'll start with you." 16:12 "What do you feel is the number one priority when it come to tackling this problem? And again, we'll start with you, Mare." With all due respect, I would like to suggest that, perhaps this form of address should not have been used to refer to the female city leader. Especially since, if the city leader had been a male, he would likely not have been called 'Stallion'.

[@shawnpina7653]

A person on SSI Gets $12 Thousand a minimum wage job brings in $28 Thousand . SF Can't help get people off the street with $40 Thousand per person ?

[@nitkoffsky]

I think the comments of Audrey Cooper at 48:00 point out very well that many homeless people have more issues than just not having a permanent place to live. And this by far is the bigger and way more complex problem. In my opinion this is the reason the Bay Area Homeless problem continues to get worse. I've lived in San Jose for over 50 years and 20 years ago I chose to be "homeless" by living in a camper-van. I still had my good paying job, a van which was my car & home on wheels, friends & family but I was $20K in debt and figured by living in the van vs paying rent I could get out of debt. Well after 15 months I was going crazy and finally had a mental break down. Thank God my family was there to rescue me. I couldn't even imagine being homeless without my van. Homeless people have often lost everything. They lost their home, their job, their car, their family or friends etc. Many have or develop mental or addiction issues that do not help their situation. Living in the Bay Area is historically and currently mega-expensive. If you are homeless & don't already have a well paying job or better yet an established career and you are gonna start from nothing to get a place (even affordable housing) to live, chances are the odds are stacked against you. If however you have family or contacts outside of the Bay Area a better bet would be to move to that location where an average/low skill job can still afford you housing and a real opportunity to get back on your feet. In 2011 I helped a homeless & jobless woman in San Jose get out of the Bay Area. She had a friend in Colorado who was willing to take her in. She still had her car but it needed some minor repairs. Networking with friends I found a mechanic who was willing to give her a helpful discount for her car repairs and her friend sent her money for gas and lodging to get to Colorado. I never heard from her again but I'm pretty sure she got a better start at life again in Colorado vs staying in San Jose with ever skyrocketing housing prices.

[@jontomich93]

If you wanna solve the homeless problem, then make it where you are not required plates or insurance for your vehicle if your living in it 24/7, making the demand for houses go down, in turn lowering the prices for homes due to lack of demand for homes. Inadvertently forcing houses too become a more of a reasonable price!