Mile-long RV encampment symbolizes growing housing crisis in Bay Area

Just miles away from some of the wealthiest zip codes in the country, a growing RV encampment in Marin County symbolizes the national housing crisis. STORY: abc7ne.ws/3IPwZmW
#RV #homeless #housing #homelessness #rvencampment #marincounty #abc7news

[@Commenter31970]

Landlords charge as much as they can, and employers pay as little as they can. What do you expect?

[@mwatercress]

And customers try and get the best price they can and employees try and get the best wage they can and tenants try get the most affordable rent.

[@elinoreberkley8221]

back in your rv !

[@tangledline]

I know right? How do people with careers do it? Makes absolutely no sense...How do they do it?

[@didforlove]

basically people go to work to make profit for the business owner and then thy go home and pay the rest of the production they worked for in rent to the home owner and then they own nothing have nothing and just basically be a slave

[@tangledline]

@@didforlove Eh, I got tired of oppressing myself. So I got training into the field that would make me happy, worked hard for what I wanted and eventually lead to better decisions and better rewards. End of day? How much do you want out of life without blaming others for your lack of success? I did it and it sucked...I realized quick I was my own problem.

[@usafcombatvet218]

As a trucker who drives all over the country I am seeing this absolutely everywhere now…if people only knew how bad it is. The price of everything has forced people into poverty.. it’s sad.

[@garys.2291]

It's annoying how so many blame only California. But this is happening all over the country.

[@bradc32]

agree now i am seeing businesses have no employees because there is nowhere to live..it's hard to move and change things up because you don't want to give up what you have now....better hope you don't have health problems.that will put you in a bad place as well..could go on and on of where this is going.. a place to live and call home should be a basic right

[@savagegtalks5912]

when you keep your boarders open and everybody else is welcome, there be no place left for your children... something Americans haven't learned and why their ancestors left Europe in the first place... and making the same mistake over again 🤣

[@uninformedidiot]

​@@savagegtalks5912 your stupid how does immigration take jobs from Americans in Florida after desantis's immigration bill even the ritard farmers were saying immigrants do the jobs that Americans don't want to read that again AMERICANS DON'T WANT TO DO!

[@uninformedidiot]

​@@savagegtalks5912 and we left Europe for religious freedom you fricken idiot God do any of you republicants know anything you talk about can't imagine being that stupid I don't even know basic history

[@edward.abraham]

📍To my own research In USA, individuals living in cars due to partial homelessness result from a complex interplay of factors. High housing costs relative to income, stagnant wages, and income inequality drive this issue. Job loss, weak social support, medical expenses, evictions, and lack of affordable housing also contribute, while systemic problems and inadequate policies further perpetuate the phenomenon.

[@veronica.baker1]

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[@Amelia-Elizabeth]

I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for...

[@Amelia-Elizabeth]

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[@Amelia-Elizabeth]

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[@mkay1957]

The rising cost of everything can be traced back to policies and fees implemented by leftists.

[@REDAMISS]

Scam don't believe the investment scam like all off them know the same investor please take it somewhere else

[@user-eh2hj8bx6i]

capitalism!

[@phoenixrisn9697]

These are the lucky ones with RVs. So many have literally nothing. Lack of affordable housing drives crime and drug use. We need to ban investors from buying up huge portfolios of property that drive out residents. It's been happening here in Arizona for decades and it's gotten so bad that nobody can afford a one bedroom on a low wage salary. Forget minimum wage. 😢

[@beanscollections2020]

⬆ Someone who gets it. The greed in this nation is destroying us. Capitalism needs better checks and balances.

[@njroberts011]

Hello, without investors there is no housing.

[@patricksquinlan1]

@@beanscollections2020 Historically speaking, the check on capitalism was the existence of a powerful competing system. When that went away (circa 1990), the capitalists took the gloves off. They aren't going to check themselves, and they own the politicians. Capitalism has no allegiance to anyone or anything beyond the profit motive. Milton Friedman said that in 1970, and over time, the ruling class came to embrace the idea. You see the results of this everywhere in America now. Things will continue to deteriorate.

[@louhaveman]

@@beanscollections2020 Capitalism requires a moral code. Once the code is gone, we have what I historically call Rollerball. See the James Caan movie.

[@HaimTabibi]

The drug use usually comes first. Often the underlying cause.

[@clemsmith8799]

I am a truck driver that has been to all major cities. Truth is that going to Portland, Chicago, and Philadelphia is like entering War zone. You come out shell shocked and sick to your stomach. Imagine What a 3rd world country must be like. I never did talk to my friends and family about how bad it was in my own free country. Its embarrassing

[@fipinochildrenplaying2801]

Lots of so called 3rd world countries are very safe.

[@DRHOLEEFOOK]

3rd world countries don't have this problem. The housing and affordability crisis is a 1st world phenomenon of insane green and bad laws.

[@henryrollins9177]

I am from a "third world country" and this doesnt happen. People here have family and friends who help them....

[@henryrollins9177]

​@@DRHOLEEFOOKIndeed!

[@deekshantbelwal1269]

I am from India...govt is building free house for poor..its nothing fancy but atleast permanenf housing

[@sand0077]

I used to be a mail carrier on this route until 2009 when I retired. I'm shocked to how this area has devolved from a bucolic wildlife sanctuary to this. 😢

[@chucky6367]

I'm surprised it's even legal to park next to a sanctuary, people will be putting their waste water and who knows what else in there 🥺

[@ollyperrooo]

There is no housing crisis. There is only greed, an utter lack of compassion and a lack of will to give people homes. It is disgusting how these people are treated.

[@kushking949]

No this is over population this is like this everywhere in the world

[@f0xixtaiail2000]

Bringing in and housing millions of people south of the border does not help.@@kushking949

[@zkurtz21]

@@kushking949lol there are plenty of homes but everything is bought to be rented out shrinking the available market for middle class people

[@jamezbrian4135]

will you give me a home for free

[@jeffgorski]

Are we at a point now where we "give" people homes what about going to a place where you can afford a home, it may not be a first choice but that is a choice someone has to make based on circumstances. San Bernardino has low cost homes and im sure Amazon is hiring.

[@Chrstnrchrdsn]

Actually one of the cleanest encampment I’ve seen yet.

[@thewestcoastwizard1]

❤

[@user-tr8fs7lm8r]

It's heartbreaking. These just seem like good people down on their luck.

[@WeylandLabs]

Kind of hard to live the Amercian dream when the price of housing and purchasing houses is now unaffordable to middle-class citizens !

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

Biden wants people to be slaves to the government.

[@vg4472]

You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait till Marin County decides that they are going to charge for them to be there or comes up with an ordinance to have them relocated.

[@chrispaul1117]

Move! Lots of cheap houses in America

[@duancoviero9759]

​@@chrispaul1117 nope, this America we live where we want.

[@Jetsetfastfood]

Thank government regulations. Bad people make bad choices.

[@gphillimo]

This is the future for the entire country. Houses cost too much money. I remember in late 2019 and early 2020 houses in an area near me going for 250k. I live in Missouri. The other day i saw a new subdivision in the same area and the starting prices were 400k with the least features, and if you wanted the features of the houses that were 250k in 2020, now you have to pay 475k. That's more than double for the same house. This housing bubble needs to burst badly.

[@user-yb5bg8im5g]

these folks did not wake up one day, destitute and homeless. they got to where they are by choices. at 66, i started thinking about retirement with my first pay check at 16. i wished we had to pass a means test to have kids. their private choices become my public responsibility and i'm not doing it anymore. moving to land to get away from all the people and their ''choices''. i have paid my ''fair share''. done now.

[@mellissaamberfernandez7723]

It’s also skyrocketed in the Central Valley. Rent has almost doubled in the past couple years but wages stay the same.

[@748fheudb7]

The last source of housing these people have left, and we want to displace them from that too. We don’t want them on the streets, but we refuse to let them live in a way they can afford. There is zero excuse for why government managed RV lots are not being implemented all over the Bay Area, these people can park their RV’s and connect to utilities, with safety and cleanliness enforced strictly round the clock. This will cost us 1/20th of what the current sham affordable housing plan is. Instead of engaging in realistic solutions that provide relief now, we’re all still moronically holding on to the current affordable housing plan that’s creating just a handful of units 5 years down the road, while the homeless population grows exponentially.

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

I agree that the govt / political response has been far too slow, and the homeless population seems to be growing too fast to count on newly-envisioned-but-not yet-built affordable housing projects to solve the problem.

[@Funcentric]

The population of homeless isn’t growing because there are more homeless people; the city is inviting homeless from other parts of the country by “helping”.

[@coleengoodell7523]

@@Funcentric Unfortunately I see it that way as well. I wanted to stay in my nice place of happy thoughts and charity until seeing situation after situation where many people who were receiving a generous fixed income, such as disabled vets, were choosing to remain on the streets because they liked it. It gave them a sense of community and also provided a way to bank a ton of money, have regular free meals and other perks. It's not jealousy that changed my heart. It was the blatant playing the system, yet crying the victim that did it.

[@johnward1191]

The unhoused are a cash cow that keeps on giving to the nonprofits and their financial benefactors our elected officialdom.

[@violent_bebop9687]

Exactly, the condos for homeless in LA are over 500K each. It never was a solution.

[@A_World_Full_of_Lies]

Rent is too expensive everywhere. It's $1800 for a one bedroom here in the DC, Maryland and Virginia area. More of America will look just like this sooner than later. The price of homes are too high and rent is double or triple the price of a mortgage.

[@nickg2561]

its not that expensive everywhere...it just isnt. Its a fact

[@islandguy9380]

It's $2800 per month in Vancouver BC Canada. So lots of people are choosing to live in RVs in that area

[@golferpro1241]

@@islandguy9380 equity and inclusion are more important

[@deanvoss7098]

Rent and mortgage payments are expensive in the most popular areas but it's not that way everywhere... You don't need a 4,000 square-foot house with a three-car garage move to another state where it is more reasonably priced and buy a modest house and manage your pennies better.. Forget cigs booze junk food drugs etc

[@A_World_Full_of_Lies]

Corporations are buying apartments AND homes. They raise the rent every year for a profit with no end in sight on top of inflation. They want to make more and more money every year but many people do not get raises every year to cover the high expense of living. I can’t believe anyone would support this and back it up to be okay. It’s NOT ok.

[@chicagonorthcoast]

I think of RV encampments like this every time I hear people talk about how wonderful it will be to ditch their house and spend the money on a large RV and live on the open road. You might notice that a few of those RVs in the vid are rather large and nice looking, and were not cheap. I wonder if some of the older people there didn't do that, just to see their house equity evaporate as the vehicle depreciates, and fuel, parking, and maintenance costs eat up the rest of their retirement funds.

[@MS-ty8eq]

Disgusting state of our country. I blame Airbnb, hoarding real estate pigs that lets units sit empty. Then you have hedge funds buying everything else up so they can rent it back to you at 3times the cost. Im sick and tired of the greedy making bank for doing nothing .

[@artforartsake888]

Outlaw corporate ownership of residential real estate.

[@748fheudb7]

THIS. The only long term sustained solution to the housing crisis. But not a single politician will back it, because they are ALL building wealth from real estate.

[@markchasse8992]

You mean like Blackrock - who's bought all available housing and NOT renting or selling; part of the Build Back Better - "you will own nothing and be happy" mantra.

[@craigslistrro709]

But I bought my house on an owner contract from a corporation that owned residential real estate 20 yrs ago, its now paid off.

[@artforartsake888]

@@craigslistrro709 has to end

[@aerodicus]

Outlaw property taxes.

[@pablomaldonado6600]

This has been happening for years just now shining light on it.

[@Ind0mitabl3]

Most people have been blinded since.

[@TheBigBigSean]

Keep voting democrat. You get more of what you tolerate.

[@kbob2396]

@@TheBigBigSean Both party's get a failing grade on this one.

[@beanscollections2020]

@@TheBigBigSean Oh stop it....prior to this admin Democrats have dug this nation out of republican holes financially for decades. Let's just go back in recent history. Bush (rep) starts a war in Iraq puts the nation in debt...Clinton (dem) comes along and not only gets us out of debt, but gave us our first surplus in over 70 years (meaning we had more money than we knew what to do with) Then GW Bush (rep) comes in and starts 2 wars on a credit card skyrocketing our debt to levels never before seen. Obama (dem) does a decent job fixing US industries that were sold out and puts us on track to slowly reduce debt once again. Trump comes in (rep) and handles the pandemic very poorly increasing our debt even more. Now we have Biden who is the first democrat in a long time to be such a mess. This pattern continues all the way back to the times when the parties were reversed. Republicans have a long history of profiting off war, putting the rich above everyone else, and pushing the greed in this nation.

[@joannsmith3589]

exactly... last 15 years...

[@domdrty]

I lived in silicon valley for 3yrs. Part of the problem is government elected people pass laws and regulations that make it extremely expensive and difficult to build new homes/apartments. Taxes on new units are disgusting, and it is almost impossible to get permits to build in certain areas.

[@user-el5yw1er2j]

Now ask yourself why. The answer is "because the already-there big-res land owners want them to."

[@golferpro1241]

Democrats

[@johnnycab8986]

Democrats funneling tens of millions of illegal immigrants into the country isn't helping...

[@LavekGaming]

Same problem across all cities in California. There are blocks filled at the Google HQ in Mountain View literally right in front of the buildings, you have a similar stretch in Half Moon Bay, and least we forget Los Angeles, which is basically everywhere.

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

Same problem all over the United States! And similar problems all over the world!

[@JohnJFong]

The road actually looks cozy. Much better than actually living on the streets. I’m sure they help each other out. More RV should park along the governor’s private home to give him a big welcome for what he’s accomplished.

[@Trentberkeley86]

Exactly. Thanks Governor Reagan for trickle down economics.

[@allanfifield8256]

@@Trentberkeley86 Yes, a definite success story from his administration. We have been sinking like a stone since the end of the Clinton presidency.

[@eckankar7756]

@@Trentberkeley86 'Trickle' only made it as far as 'trick.'

[@ryshellso526]

"Communism"...

[@yeesh9215]

Actually looks pretty clean at least.

[@AhJodie]

I have a house, and after raising a family, I have many times thought about living just like this. If I don't pay my property tax, I lose the house I paid off, so I never really own it. Heat bills are expensive, and many other things. I am on retirement and would have more money if I was living in an RV. To me, these are nice little homes. These though, cost a lot to drive around due to low gas mileage. I think it is great they have trash pick-up, toilets, hand washing stations, so these people can live with some dignity. I see this as a great alternative. Land also is getting more and more expensive, and many places won't allow people to camp on their own land more than a few weeks or months. Love to us all!

[@gypsiewanderer24]

👆 THIS.. I live full time in a converted shuttle bus by choice. My rent is $0, electricity is $0 as I'm all solar. Yall living in sticks and bricks are the real suckers unless you rent it out while you live the vanlife.

[@NoNo-iz8hd]

Rising property taxes will eventually push out those on limited fixed incomes thanks to our useless government.

[@AhJodie]

@@gypsiewanderer24 The funny thing is, all native peoples once lived that way, that is the way to really live, our creator gives us everything to survive, somehow, we need to get things right. There were many battles though amongst tribes all over the world. Many lived around each other peacefully, but not all.

[@joelm6631]

I love rv's and the minimalist life... But weigh out all the options/possibilities. First off these people wanna live in an expensive area....don't we all... It's illegal and shouldn't be allowed. It's a complicated issue....but breaking the law will never be the answer....

[@sapiens814]

@@joelm6631 Your country is run by mega criminals making 'laws' that benefit them. Drink the kool aid at your own peril.

[@christophercharles3169]

10+ years of quantitative easing have got us to this point. It's raised the cost of housing to unprecedented levels. People have been forced to cope with increasingly higher levels of debt just to house themselves. Rising interest rates, as a response, will cause a huge wave of foreclosures, resulting in even more homelessness and eventually push a much greater percentage of the rest of the population into renting. Many are truly destined to own nothing but make no mistake, they will not be happy.

[@citygirl5705]

Sure. It has nothing to do with Biden destroying our energy industry, causing record high inflation and interest rates. And Democrats allowing criminals free to loot businesses at will.

[@manager4409]

Taking in 3 million immigrants a year combined with the money printing is why it's so bad. Prices will never drop when wave after wave of desperate immigrants flood into American cities

[@stevens1041]

What did a certain US President say about bankers? They will control the entire country through inflation, then deflation?

[@christophercharles3169]

@@manager4409 Those are important contributors as well for sure. Still, too me, making money very cheap to borrow makes people tend to spend more because they can afford the payments. This brought about bidding wars for homes where the seller ends up getting way above their asking price. As we all know, many people will spend to their limits.

[@DrDurango15]

Then stack inflation on top of it caused by the money printing press going full steam since 2008. Nothing to back it. If .gov is in massive amounts of debt, why wouldn't the rest of the country be?

[@David-nu6kw]

Greed isnt the only reason, but typically top of the list.

[@justiceforall007]

Bay Area rent is astronomical! The wages have not kept up with housing costs and other living costs. Prayers for these people and i hope the officials will be compassionate and let them live in their RVs in peace.❤

[@joannsmith3589]

not more than other big cities... same in Seattle, LA, NYC, Austin ... housing cost has been going up since the real estate crisis because of Quantitive Easing and low interest rate... then the pandemic was the straw that broke the camel back

[@Coffeecupdev]

If they live be in an area that charges too much what about moving to an area that doesn't charge as much, or out of state?

[@lilbrother45]

Cause that takes common sense and common sense is dead in this country.

[@1940limited]

Now watch Gavin Newsom become president. Another incompetent that "fails up."

[@stevens1041]

@@barf2432 the capitalism that has managed interest rates and floods the money supply with quantitative easing? We're a long way from capitalism, in this country. I forget who said it but a good quote was, USA has the worst bits of capitalism and socialism.

[@cathylivingston368]

Living in a vehicle doesn't necessarily mean that anyone has made "bad decisions or choices." It is was it is, and the long line of RVs is simply the proof that this is a problem that leaders have been sweeping under the rug...for decades. The so-called "Affordable housing" movement simply made government organizations "look" like they were doing something good for their communities (and not just the real estate developers and building inspectors.) Now, we know better. The only bad choices here are public officials who use social media to gaslight others into believing they are doing something wrong, even criminal, by simply trying to survive. Kudos to every single person living on the strip..You have made it this far, and offer hope to those similarly situated.

[@mrsleep0000]

When you actually get out and talk to these people you learn they are choosing this life because they don't want and responsibility, or jobs, they just want to sit around and get high all day, and California will give you money if you do that.

[@cathylivingston368]

@@mrsleep0000 right, is that what they told you when you got out of your car to talk to them?! 🤔 Or, we're you just in the area taking a nap, smoking and drinking with some regular Joe's on your day off🤣

[@neilreynolds3858]

@@mrsleep0000 I was homeless for decades so I stop and talk to them when I can. Everybody has a different story; not everybody is an addict; sometimes you can't deal with the responsibilities of existence after you've been treated like you shouldn't even be alive. If they're probably veterans, and a lot of them are, or still hanging in there mentally, I'll give them money. I couldn't stand being around do-gooders. Those people are crazy: Give me food or give me money and go away and stop annoying me. If it makes you feel virtuous, that's your problem.

[@KGRICK1]

@@mrsleep0000 s++k it

[@saralewis1651]

Yeah that’s exactly what I thought they keep saying To house the the homeless. They’re not homeless they have a home unlike the others who probably Latched on to them and get them there

[@Lila22.11]

Not necessarily people with addictions are the only ones living on the streets I've seen interviews of young people that had been living houseless since they were children, I've seen people with high incomes, no addictions, people that have suffered a life changing disability, like amputations on both legs, the elderly with little income, etc. So some people just want to turn away, but anyone can fall under these tragic circumstances.

[@DerBingle1]

There might be open class warfare soon if something isn't done. The "not homeless" are really getting sick of this mess. Not only here, but all over the planet.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

This is becoming a world-wide phenomenon. Costs are going up but salaries and services are going down. These results aren't surprising.

[@---un5mt]

That's what happens when the rich treat real estate as an investment class. New housing is discouraged because existing homes go up in value when there's a housing shortage.

[@748fheudb7]

There are now communities of single family homes being developed that are only available for rent, they go straight into the rental market and never become available for ownership. Absolute Insanity. What’s next, are we going to commoditize and sell water and electricity to the highest bidders only?

[@RossMalagarie]

and double digit yearly inflation is making our small income with less

[@edgein3299]

Unless you work for the government where you get an automatic raise every year and a large pension.

[@gavnonadoroge3092]

everyone is crying, yet population keeps increasing worldwide

[@scottbaxendale323]

Living in a RV isn’t homeless. It’s a home on wheels.

[@medaklika8811]

I'm leaving on rv 5 wheel and I'm love in rv park pay my bills

[@M13x13M]

I drove across the country this year. There is no shortage of space or housing. You can find abandoned towns. California has campers everywhere because they invited the world to “move” to their sanctuary. They have conflicting laws as to its legality where other states don’t.

[@duacot6633]

Correct! This is a problem designed by socialist democrats. They require victims to maintain a voter base.

[@susanne1756]

Absolutely...! There are many states where people could afford to live. Staying in California is just an excuse...many people are leaving because it's too expensive and is actually a Crap hole in the larger cities. PLEASE VOTE for Conservatives Next time...things would be much Nicer...!

[@happygolucky9004]

I work for a top university that pays decent. Since the pandemic my rent skyrocketed and increased by 800$ extra a month in 1 year. My pay could never allow me to afford that. The median house price is 900k. Housing is completely unaffordable but the pandemic and working remotely allowed me to move out of the state and live comfortably. Now the university wants everyone back but doesn't want to pay more. I can't afford to move back and be homeless just to work there. It's crazy 🤷‍♀️

[@susanne1756]

Maybe it's time to move to Nevada...you can get a decent house in Sparks for $350,000. Work at the University in Reno. People Need to Stop complaining and become more creative...!

[@happygolucky9004]

@@susanne1756 I appreciate the advice but I can't live in a sunshine state. My skin is incredibly pale and I burn. If I stay in direct sunlight for more than 20 minutes I'll get sick and feel nauseous. People have reasons for needing to stay in a specific area including health, family, and finances. The solution isn't moving 500 miles away. This is not sustainable for anyone. During the pandemic people did more to cheaper areas and that just caused the national average cost for a house to sky rocket. It's not complaining to point out a valid problem society has.

[@rata4428]

I am so tired of seeing this just get worse and worse and people report on it like something will be done, but housing still is unaffordable and everyday more people are becoming homeless. Not to mention being single is almost impossible to find housing. Nothing is affordable anywhere!!

[@manager4409]

Don't worry we're bringing in millions of immigrants a year now competing for the same living space I'm sure that will help

[@mannyechaluce3814]

drug addicts cannot afford anything but drugs, you must be on drugs not to realize that

[@ebutuoy5088]

Nobody owes you anything affordable

[@zootednative]

Currency is being devalued against real goods, indefinitely. Thank fractional reserve banking and Modern monetary theory.

[@tmb2226]

In the 1980s I rented for many years in Sunnyvale in the south bay area. My rent was $800 a month. Today, the same apartments are renting for $2,500 a month. The housing and homeless problems are manufactured problems. The entire economy needs a reboot.

[@franksanz1044]

Inflation? Do you how it works?

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

We had a reboot.. Biden got elected, gas prices doubled and we had a RESET. NOT A REBOOT.

[@MauriceRivers415]

As a California/SF Bay Area resident, many homeless hitchhike/take a bus here for our generous social services. The problem is that too many of them get hooked on drugs, don't want to work or be productive, and the California taxpayer foots the bill. Eventually, people are gonna have to get off their butt and get a job, and contribute to society. Social nets are there to catch you when you fall, but it's not a lifestyle. The Midwest is HUGE and cheap, and anyone looking to rebuild their life for next to nothing will always have a good start there. Yeah, you won't have the California weather and beaches, but you'll have a job and a roof over your head that's yours: foreclosures are everywhere. How bad do you want to NOT be homeless? A bus/train ride to a cheaper state is often the first step, but you can't be substance-addicted and you can't be entitled.

[@gussfish8670]

Yeah they just need to be productive that's it America hasn't dropped the ball😂

[@gussfish8670]

No tax breaks for conservatives anytime soon.

[@islandguy9380]

Some people like living like this. It's their lifestyle choice. And it beats paying $2800 per month for an apartment

[@user-tr8fs7lm8r]

These are not "van life" people. These are people that are down on their luck. Hearbreaking.

[@user-rb1yf4he9q]

In many ways it is a healthier way to live. You get rid of your possessions and simply live within your means. I rented a motorhome and lived in it for 6 months while my house was being fixed due to a fire. I LOVED it. Didn’t over purchase food because nowhere to put it. Had fewer clothes. I ended up being more responsible for keeping the space clean. The cost of utilities was much cheaper. I am single with two pets, so I can’t speak for a family, but for a couple or a 3 person family, this is a great option. Nothing embarrassing about not owning a home or renting an apartment. Life is bigger than all that.

[@x13xmonkey]

I’m in Canada Vancouver Island and I work , but I can’t afford the $2000 dollar a month rent. What does one do?

[@flowersr4funerals]

I love seeing people try to help

[@sfdatman8097]

Thank you me and most of my friends are headed that way. We have a homeless 10 RV convoy headed that way. thanks to you for promting this slice of paradise homeless camp. We would have never known

[@yourseatatthetable]

Notice how many of those RV's are late models or in very good shape, and are accompanied by cars, trucks, etc, also in very good shape. It's more to showcase just how f'd up the cost of housing has become, especially out there on the west coast. So, how much longer can those cities operate with more and more of their working classes and poor folks unable to rent, let alone buy homes?

[@truecanuck97]

Housing is tough. What's also tough? Staying in SF, or worse, moving to SF, without the means to pay for the cost of living there.

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

Why would anyone move to SF? I have been saying that for 30+ years.

[@tommydong8070]

You are showing your stupidity canuck munkei. Yes, I misspelled that word.

[@DRob-gq3ki]

Nobody is moving to SF people that were born there are leaving.

[@jenscheibner792]

What's Nancy doing about it??

[@justmejm]

And these are some of the lucky ones haviing RV shelter opposed to being in a tent under freeway... been seeing this going on since 10 years ago and before then

[@wdsp69]

America. What a great place to live in your camper. Freedom.

[@user-du2of3lh1g]

Gotta love how this society has beaten down people to the point where that lady automatic blames herself for being homeless it's shameful what's becoming to our society

[@delfordtooleylinda1178]

She can blame herself. But she doesn't represent or can speak for the rest of us,

[@bayareaartist999]

Well drugs and alcohol play a WHOLE BIG _ucking part of the problem...

[@user-du2of3lh1g]

Ok yes I agree but I was talking about the older lady in the RV she homeless through no fault of her own

[@golferpro1241]

Hunter Biden lives for free

[@NN-uu9qo]

@@user-du2of3lh1gpeople are homeless because they mismanaged their life.

[@jccarmazzi1959]

that is a very fragile environment , make sure no waste goes in that water. i left novato in 2021 after the homeless trashed the novato creek area and it was cleaned up and 2 weeks later activist brought in a new batch of homeless drugged out alcholics, i could see the situation was only gonna get worse. loving life in carolina now.

[@IndiaDoesRealEstate]

I became a real estate agent here in the Los Angeles area solely because of this purpose! It’s sad when people think they don’t have a choice when it comes to their living situation! I love helping people who never thought they could find housing, find something great!

[@richm8784]

It's good to hear people leaving Sonoma county. Enjoy your new residents Marin county.

[@mynvision]

There used to so many mobile home neighborhoods in and around the Bay Area. A friend of mine lived in one when he stayed with his mom and grandma. The neighborhood was nice and clean, and it was for people who could not afford the prices even back then, but the location also made sure to keep out unsavory types because there were so many children living there as well. Now, you have expensive places surrounded by the unhoused, but you also have criminal gangs driving around in high-end vehicles, wearing expensive clothes, doing their smash and grabs. So it's a little wonder that one of those criminals can carry around a LV bag, and I have to make do with my Target bag, or maybe a nicer one if I can find it at Marshall's or TJ Maxx. I don't see why we can't bring those back, but also make sure to vet them so that anyone who is a danger to the neighborhood can be ousted. I remember feeling safe wandering around that mobile home neighborhood with my friend. It's been a while, but I believe it was in Hayward. But I don't see as many of those anymore, and I think the prices of those are probably as bad as renting an apartment these days.

[@prophetseven728]

Did they get rid of those mobile home as they call it parks? So now they have to park in the streets?

[@michaelriecher5632]

In most of these mobile home parks, the people that lived there leased the land that their mobile home sat on. Investors have been buying up these parks and jacking up the lease prices to make even mobile homes unaffordable.

[@prophetseven728]

@@michaelriecher5632 I get that they are jacking up the price. They want to make their money too. It be silly to buy someone and improve on it. As most of these moble homes are/where slums. And not want get your money back with some profit for your effort. And on top of it all. The State Governement jacks up property taxes, permints, fees, more Taxes. Just because it changed hands. Which Raise the Rents. You want to pay less rent. Tell the Government to stop Taxing us all! Government is Over Taxing us and people are all for it. SMH.. At least with something moble you can move to the next spot. Im talking RVs, Vans etc.. Which is what I have. I just keep moving. It great!

[@Mariamariafran]

The working-class needs to fight back or corporations are gonna continue to take and take. I know it sounds intense but we need to shut down the economy and start making demands. If you think this is bad wait until people start dropping like flies because they can no longer afford food and the food banks are empty. This is the future we’re gonna face if we just sit around and do nothing…

[@mykalnorbert1592]

I have a friend who own a Single-wide Trailer and it was appraised at a 100 thousand when in actuality it is worth 18 to 20 thousand if that.

[@anthonyvoss9150]

It's happening in Ohio too...I'm almost homeless again and I'm not blessed enough to have a RV to fall back on..

[@Ap_twsh]

move to UK they give you everything for free. America sucks its for people that want to work.

[@eckankar7756]

I just retired, for years I planned to sell my house and buy an RV to travel in. Now I'm staying in my paid off house till I rot.

[@Junior-rt6xr]

Why ye got a car don’t ye? I’m gonna be sleeping in mine in Arizona with triple digits. As someone as powerful as god I don’t know why all of this is happening maybe it’s better off if we all just find ways to die Better off then to keep on living another day. Where evil continues to keep winning. The southern part is my love for South Park ended up buying a 30 dollar season on my iPhone to get through these bad days.

[@Koushi82]

An Rv is better than roomshare interestingly. Since rv bigger than what you get renting

[@AhJodie]

@@eckankar7756 Why? This video is one road, you would have access to the whole country!

[@Lucienne-zz1sw]

In the video and comments, I have seen no reference to the problem in some 'safe' Western countries where numerous properties are being bought up by non nationals, who have the right to purchase the property and want to invest in a politically and economically safe country. This decreases the amount of homes available to nationals of the country and often increases property values, as they often have deep pockets. Some countries, such as Switzerland, India, Singapore and others, do not permit non nationals to purchase property, in order to protect the housing market for their own nationals. Is this not the case in the USA? I have read much about this, but it is not often mentioned in such videos and comments. It is very important and needs high profile discussion and attention.

[@fightingtosurvive6527]

I live in California - born and raised here, and I have been saying that for many years that foreigners, especially Chinese should not be allowed to own property here. The reason why I say that is because the property owners in California lately are now Chinese nationals.

[@user3567tgyhzz]

@@fightingtosurvive6527 Well, I think it's investors from all over the world. This is a major force in what has been happening. They form large corporations, have many investors, and buy up every residential property they can get their hands on. I know it well and I am on the wrong side of it. I just got a large rent increase notice today. They are greedy as hell.

[@jlr3636]

God forbid the rich would have to see a person less fortunate. Thanks for the post, I’m loading up the airstream and heading to Novato.

[@gussfish8670]

Thanks Trump

[@pocketslife8963]

And here I am trying to get me an RV I would love to not have to pay lights gas and water bills but I guess I don’t know everyone’s story.. rent is ridiculously high soon won’t any of us have a choice but to be out there praying for this country and world 🙏🏾

[@eckankar7756]

and people keep having baby after baby after baby and no way to pay for them.

[@AhJodie]

I feel the same way, like I have been dreaming of living in a camper. I watch CheapRVLiving channel a lot. I hope you have all your dreams come true!

[@pocketslife8963]

@@eckankar7756 I agree

[@pocketslife8963]

@@AhJodie yes me too I watch it almost everyday and thank u so much I pray the same thing for you my love 🙏🏾❤️

[@eckankar7756]

@@AhJodie Have a realistic exit plan in place if it doesn't work out. Most of the Rvers on those shows have little income, if anything goes wrong have a sizable emergency fund in place for repairs, replacement or to get into housing. I lived in a Class C for 3 years as I worked as a traveling RN working at hospitals for 13 week assignments. The RV life isn't as pretty as they all make it out to be. It's fun now and then, but I'd not do it full time ever again.

[@regulusaldebaran8401]

This is foreshadowing what's happening nationwide! Things are getting out of hand! Thanks Wall Street

[@DemPilafian]

True, the laissez-faire anything goes economy is a _race to the bottom_ where the employment environment for many lower end jobs is unfair and soul crushing. However, a lot of the blame for this wealth extraction purgatory lies at the feet of the far left pushing the Democratic Party out of the mainstream. Many Americans are so fearful of Democrats that they feel safer voting for hardline Republicans. The Democratic Party *NEEDS* to shift from anti-everything to instead supporting *good jobs, fair capitalism, robust green development,* and *clean sustainable energy.*

[@ghostmanscores1666]

@Regulus Aldebaran= BOT CHANNEL

[@ghostmanscores1666]

@Dem Pilafian= BOT CHANNEL

[@neilreynolds3858]

Wall Street is preventing new housing in CA? And here I thought it was local government trying to keep housing prices up so they can bring in more tax revenues and have less crime. No, that's silly.

[@TheBigBigSean]

Funny, I don't have any homelessness in my conservative city. We make the homeless uncomfortable, they either get jobs or leave. Weird how that works, huh? Liberal "compassion" just compounds the problem and makes it worse.

[@michaelmartin4552]

There used to be a lot of RV parks throughout California and the country. However, the majority of them are now long gone, and the few that are left place restrictions that makes it almost impossible to get into one even if they have room.

[@mitchyoung93]

Yup. In my old home town there were two. Fairly nice ones. Working class people lived in them. Then the land owners sold to 'developers' and out went the trailers and in went the $950,000 condos and 4 million dollar homes.

[@michaelmartin4552]

@@mitchyoung93 I had a relative that owned one near Seattle. She was forced to do the same thing. Not because she wanted to, but the taxes and utilities kept increasing so much that it got to the point that she would have had to charge more than people were able to pay. She was having to raise the rents each year, as the value of the park (and her taxes) kept increasing because of where it was located. She also eventually sold it and it was turned into townhome condos. And I know ones in California that had to eventually do the same thing. Some a few decades ago were even zoned out of existence, as the city changed the zoning so they had no choice but to shut down.

[@zootednative]

​@@mitchyoung93most dont understand that landlords are purposefully being scapegoated by gov entities who are raising prices on them yearly for the same "privelige" ("owning" property) after already devalueing their currency. They dont have a choice but to raise rent or sell.

[@LionheartLivin]

WHOOOOO WE'RE DEFINITELY SOLVING THIS PROBLEM, NICE WORK!!!;)

[@eckankar7756]

I retired last year. My plan for decades was to sell my house and buy an RV to live my retired years on the road. Now, I'm staying in my paid off house till I rot. When they stopped building houses nearly 20 years ago no one had an idea this was going to be the result. Skilled craftsmen retired and had no one to teach their skills to, now what building is going on is poor quality. Lots of missed opportunities and the plan to correct it is what...tiny houses????

[@ryshellso526]

Yeah, robbed alot of people of adventuring around the nation. But luckily it's affected mostly boomers. Reap what you sow, I guess.

[@DRob-gq3ki]

@eckankar7756 its because the state of California has an abundance of unskilled and white collar workers that have useless degrees. I agree 100% that the quality of construction has gone downhill.

[@eckankar7756]

@@DRob-gq3ki California has an abundance of uneducated useless people that live off the government too lazy to work, brush their teeth, wash, pick up their own trash, work, care for their children, contribute to society rather than just consume from it.

[@miloblue2052]

No. Tiny houses are illegal.

[@RR-on4sk]

There's plenty of home builders, despite a dip in tradesmen (I won't even bother getting into how carpenter's are the lowest paid of trades, despite skills, hard labor, etc, but digress) -- it's that HOME BUILDING COMPANIES don't want to build the homes people can afford, nor is it affordable for them to do so. Have you looked up materials? If my home was destroyed tomorrow, is need 3x the amount to build it. Have you not seen the price of "tiny homes"? Now they cost what normal single family homes USED TO cost only a decade ago. Blame the mortgage companies, real estate agents, and "investors" that allowed for homes to be overpriced. In the past, you couldn't charge too much for your house because no mortgage company would approve that nonsense. If a house was worth only 150k, you couldn't justify lending 300k, but somehow the market has been artificially hiked up. Flippers also played a large role. They swooped in with CASH offers, flipping it by putting lipstick on a pig, then selling it for quadruple . Even if a young couple could afford the home, they couldn't come up with cash in hand. There's also the fact that we all knew a large generation was aging and living longer. No one prepared. My entire town has people 50+ building & buying up small homes. Instead of older people traveling, moving, getting condos, etc., They stay in their homes until they die in their 80s+., Or they rent out multiple properties they own. Hence another factor, like air BNB. Another factor -- immigrants flooding in hasn't helped either. There's an estimated 25 million extra people that showed up out of nowhere, just in the past 10-20 yrs. They need houses too. Funny, that's exactly how short we are. Finally, we can talk about everyone needing to live in a few select areas because that's where all the jobs are. If jobs spread to other areas, that actually need growth, it wouldn't have been so bad. But nope. Every big company, that pays a living wage, just has to be in San Fran, NYC, etc.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

The first guy, my impression is "ofc that's what one of the haves is gonna say" The second guy, I thank God there are still people like you in this world. Sometimes it just takes one person to genuinely care and treat you with respect to change your entire life.

[@eckankar7756]

Living there on the side of the road for 6 years I wonder how much effort he's invested to better his life, or is he satisfied with 'getting by.'

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

@@eckankar7756 I'm not trying to turn this into what that poor man isn't doing to make his life better and what I _think_ he should be doing I haven't lived his life, I have no idea what he's been through. It is scary how much people are willing to say whatever horrible situation someone else is in is their fault. God forbid you ever find yourself in the same situation and then what right do you have to protest the unjustness with which you'd been treated?

[@eckankar7756]

@@SunnyAquamarine2 You are simply delusional. You say nothing.

[@Koushi82]

​@eckankar maybe they rather live there than pay 50% of wages for a closet smaller than their vehicles Some people doing rooms share makes more sense living in an rv Jobs cant pay for housing when the housing they give are smaller than their current setup

[@MurrDog723NoNeYa-je4bp]

​​@@eckankar7756iesel Pushing boondocker here, ahhh, yes, I can confirm that mr. 6-years doesn't really want to, "get out of here" in my opinion. 6-years ago he lost his ignition keys, and his will to not settle.

[@mircari]

This is so worrying...it can happen to any of us

[@thewestcoastwizard1]

❤

[@drtij_dzienz]

One time I went to Amsterdam and the canals were saturated with houseboats, which has come to symbolize the divide between haves and have-nots in the supposedly wealthy Netherlands

[@user-pg3ti3vc5g]

This is happening all over the world. All the dude bros bought all the properties and raised the rent over 1000 dollars in the last few years.

[@greenwave819]

thanks inflation

[@jimchambers7336]

Thank Joe Biden

[@icyx9268]

corrupt idots got handed illegitimate stolen abuse money that just primatively dump it in most base level exploit

[@badger7275]

It’s almost as if it’s hard to compete with multi trillion dollar companies like State Street, Vanguard, and Black rock that leverage peoples retirement funds against homeowners. These three companies own the largest portion of the entire 401K funds of the entirety of the working Americans

[@smerchly]

More people are realizing we had a " plan-demic" and we are seeing the results now. The multi-billionaires are ruling the world now . And big AI will finish the job as robots replace people . We were warned but people were labelled "conspiracy theorists" . What now folks ?

[@kittygonzalez2827]

Omg! People who live in RVs, have often been burned out of their homes by the unbelievable number of “wildfires”! It’s quite difficult to afford any housing, rent is sky high and most people under 50 have very little left!

[@SidewaysBurnouts]

I think tech has something to do with it.

[@PraiseJesusChristOurSavior]

All by design

[@thewestcoastwizard1]

❤

[@kittygonzalez2827]

@@SidewaysBurnouts yep his s name is Billl Gates!

[@southchum101]

Water front property, weekly trash pickup, hand washing stations, port-a potties…where do I sign up.

[@jn7420]

OMG! So many helpless people!!

[@georgegravette1132]

I would like to have seen the camera pick up more of the license plates of these vehicles. Curious as to how many are CA plates, vs. out-of-state plates.

[@mrsleep0000]

Every interview I've seen with homeless people, they come from somewhere else, every homeless person I've talked to isn't a native of California. There are some natives out there, but hard to find.

[@eckankar7756]

good point. I wonder what it smells like there.

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

If I was homeless, I would head to California. Why would I want to live in Seattle or Portland? It rains there.

[@bradmiller9993]

Tolerant law enforcement, mild climate, waterfront living. Yeah, not a bad spot to land if you want free rent. It's a magnet.

[@Bekssss]

Lots of old cars registered in different states because California smog check

[@mineralt]

Maybe it wasn't a good idea to let residential property ownership to be consolidated into the hands of Blackrock and other hedge funds. There are lots of funds that own 1000s of single family homes. If you guys put a cap on the number of units owned, it would disperse ownership to small landlords who wouldn't have investors to answer to.

[@Aeternum_Gaming]

my parents bought their current home in 07 for $339k it has now ballooned in value to almost $700k. since 2007. if that doesn't tell you the situation, idk what does.

[@Korvilon]

This is like living in the depression.

[@MichaelTheophilus906]

No, it is not. This is like being on vacation compared to the depression

[@DRob-gq3ki]

Were headed there

[@Nirobiscloset10]

Yes, we are in a great recession.

[@manager4409]

During the depression America was 90% white. It won't recover this time, it will resemble Mexico permanently

[@jenscheibner792]

We ain't seen nothing yet... and it's all planned...

[@alison__16]

Ugh, can you imagine the stench of that water 😫

[@yeshuathechrist5213]

Homeless in the street and homeless in an Rv is a luxury no comparison

[@markbajek2541]

Are the premium spots the one's closest to the porta potties or the farthest away?

[@persiancucumber9255]

I fought the housing crisis by moving 2 hours away. To a nicer, quieter, greener area. Nicer people. letss congestion a better overall quality of life. So many things to do in gold country.

[@les0101s]

Did you find a place to rent at a reasonable price?

[@HeavyMental1000]

The people of California have no desire to hire elected officials that will run the state with any logic. You can move 4 hours away and it wont make a difference. All of this will catch up to you.

[@Ap_twsh]

You gotta move to ohio thats where i found my peace.

[@brosephbroman7564]

Better leave altogether. This will eventually work its way to you. I heard people bragging about Gilroy and Santa Cruz. Now they both look like mini Frisco's. It's spreading like cancer.

[@markthompson7503]

I fought not making a living wage by getting a job with a living wage...and benefits, retirement, medical. All I needed was a GED and no felonies. Pretty simple.

[@pamelasundie1384]

Bad choices are not the only problem......unaffordability is the biggest issue. I for one cannot afford 1600 per month on top of utility bills, food etc

[@ShakaCthulu]

Impossible to save much to ever escape that situation. Adam Smith hated landlording for a reason.

[@bearrally888]

Work hard, live within your means and save for rainy days. So simple and 90% of American don’t get it.

[@urmaker]

I assume all this is taken care of by now. We have Bidenomics working for the country!

[@homerj2017]

Sanitary conditions have to be astounding

[@c.m.303]

I'm glad that they have a situation that is clearly better than some cities allow... but I wonder how they deal with dumping their septic tank and water needs?

[@rnettles6241]

You see that beautiful lake to the right?

[@tomstiel7576]

@@rnettles6241 lmfao

[@jilpok1074]

I make six figures and I have to pay $2k/mo for my studio apartment and $2k/mo for my diabetes supplies (that’s with so-called good health insurance) and it’s virtually impossible to make ends meet. And it’s depressing, I did everything right, I always worked hard and all I get is the ‘privilege’ of having a roof over my head.

[@66el]

Sad state of our economy. That’s a lot of $$$ for a studio.

[@susanne1756]

Maybe it's time to Move to a different state where the rent is a lot Cheaper.

[@jilpok1074]

@@susanne1756 You mean, live in a state where people crawl over each other for $20/hr to handle radioactive waste?

[@theinformationchannel]

Hey everyone, After watching the video about the mile-long RV encampment and considering the housing challenges in the Bay Area, I wanted to share some insights on the impact of high property taxes in California, specifically in LA County. It's crucial to understand how these taxes are allocated and their direct effects on property owners and tenants. It's interesting to note that according to the National Ocean Service, 40% of Americans choose to live within 100 miles of a coast. This personal preference for coastal living contributes to the demand for housing in areas like California. However, it's important to consider different perspectives on this matter. In LA County, property owners typically face an approximate total general property tax rate of 1.161456%, which includes levies, voter indebtedness, and direct assessments. It's worth noting that these figures are specific to LA County and may differ in other areas of California. Let's take a closer look at the numbers. For example, consider a property like 1201 W Verdugo, currently listed for sale at $2,500,000. This property is a small apartment building with five units, each featuring two bedrooms and one bath. Applying the total general property tax rate to this property, the owner would have an annual property tax burden of approximately $29,306. Since property taxes are factored into the rent, each unit would contribute around $5,807 in property taxes per year, which is roughly $484 per month. These high property taxes directly impact tenants, increasing the overall cost of living in the area. Given the significant impact of property taxes on tenants, it's worth exploring alternative solutions. One potential approach could be to consider capping property taxes, similar to the way Social Security contributions are capped. This would provide relief to both property owners and tenants, ensuring a fair and balanced system. Let's engage in a thoughtful conversation about these challenges. The mile-long RV encampment in the Bay Area brings attention to the complexity of the housing situation, and addressing high property taxes is an important aspect of finding sustainable solutions. I appreciate your insights and perspectives on this topic.

[@blackquiver]

Regardless, they can't pay if they don't have a job

[@theinformationchannel]

@@blackquiver are they former residents of the area? What is their connection to the city? Why should the residents see an increase in taxes for out-of-state RV drive-ins? They should not.

[@M13x13M]

Same in SF. Property tax for a 500 sf unit is around $ 500 dollars which would be affordable rent . So you can’t blame landlords. Building regulations add another $ 100,000 per unit. So it’s the governments fault . People vote for this stuff thinking it does not cost anything.

[@JaneDoe-np4gh]

your thinking is sound and I would definitely support a cap on property tax! It's a money grab and if you're a home owner, you never REALLY own a home. Think about that

[@theinformationchannel]

@@M13x13M but when measures are put on the ballet they lie and claim the sky will fall if you do not vote. Many of these are very misleading.

[@KimJong_Dong]

Nice view, waterfront property!!!

[@christophermyers3758]

Am watching this from my car... I lost my apartment over 2 months ago due to my building needed a major renovation due to overdue building code violations! I was one of 11 tenants given "termination of lease agreements", regarding the reconstruction. I had 60 days to find a new apartment, but wasn't able to because of high rent costs. In addition, I am unemployed and was searching for a job too. So in a very short tine, I packed some of my things into a storage locker, a few things in my car, left all my furniture, placed my 10 year old cat into foster care (she means the world to me, and hurts beyond words), and as I said been "surviving" in my car, within a safe sanctioned parking lot. There are about 35+ other cars, trucks, and small vans parked every night. We have become a sort of "surrogate" family, helping each other as needed... whether it's a battery charge, a tool to repair something, extra food, or someone to talk and cry about our "journey". I have met so many "survivors" who are much more resilient than the fake "Survivor" tv show. I sit here amazed how life can throw you a massive "curve ball", and in such a short time, turn it upside down. I have seen the "other side" of those living in the sidewalk or in tents, and in the end WE are all human beings, who deserve to be acknowledged with dignity, respect and as much as needed to be whole again. I'm beyond tired of the politicians, media and the general public making cruel, demeaning and offensive remarks about the tens of thousands, who have fallen, and trying to get back up! 😠 Remember NOBODY is immune from this potential scenario, you could face a divorce, job loss, bankruptcy, medical emergency or from a natural disaster (ie. the upcoming brushfire season)? HOMELESSNESS doesn't discriminate regarding age, gender or race! Please think for one minute, what you would do if in the next 48 hours, it happened to you, and could you survive?! 🤔 I am focusing on rebuilding my life, one step at a time, because let me say in closing, there have been times I've considered "GIVING UP" (if you catch my meaning), but I refuse to become a statistic and want to LIVE again! 🤗 Thank you for reading. PS... I will not respond to any nasty or negative comments or remarks, because my dignity, hope, faith and mental state are stronger! 😇

[@frankorobinson1540]

Wish you the best of luck sitting in my basement thinking of the future of myself and family as it could hit here soon😮God bless

[@morganmadison366]

California was much more affordable before 2000. After that, rents went up 2 - 2 1/2 times. I lived in a simple one bedroom in a nice area of the San Fernando Valley for $550 in 1992. Only went up to $675 by 1999. I was making $40k as a single person with no dependents, so I brought home about $2,500 a month and got back about $700 at tax time. That apartment is now probably $1,600. That would be more than half a month's pay. Incomes haven't gone up to make up the difference. And you can't afford to buy a house even with two average incomes, because a nice 3 bedroom in a nice neighborhood is a $1 million. Suddenly, 2003 it's $1,200. Gone up since then.

[@blakeh6250]

Saw it coming sold out and moved out in summer 05. Now live in a forest far away.

[@Coffeecupdev]

What about buying a home in other areas? I make a decent 6 figures income, I can't buy a 1 million dollar home. Go east, go to the central valley. In general people need to stop thinking about what they "should" have (entitled mentally) and start thinking what they can have, and adapt. There are plenty of cities in California that still have 350k 3 bedroom homes. It won't have an ocean view, but it's a home in a safe place. PS.: I live in Bakersfield, moving to Moreno Valley. Very affordable homes here and there.

[@blakeh6250]

@@Coffeecupdev better yet sold my home in CA bought home in ozarks on 11 acres with cash and still made 6 figures contracting avionics. No house payment since 05

[@Coffeecupdev]

@blakeh6250 Nice move man! I am in California because of my wife's family. She is the one that insists to be here. Lol.

[@prophetseven728]

Greed is Right! But it by the Government. They charging Landlords way more on Fees, Property Taxes, Permits, More Taxes. Making pay weird fees and telling them to pass it on to the tenants. Ive heard that one from the city first hand. As a bunch of us tenants went down to the city to find out why fees where going up on all of us! Basically all Taxes so the Government can take our money. Send it to other Countries so the politicians can pocket Millions. Look how many Billions of our Tax money Vanished. Than have us fight each other, blame each other. So they can get away with it. It not the Landlords. They are losing money too!

[@corywhite8843]

Financial equality at its greatest form!

[@dianeal7145]

Stop taxing people on property they own is a start.

[@rosetown_]

If you ride the SMART Train you can see this when passing through Novato. There are some other minor homeless encampments / homeless tents you can see all along the smart train corridor.

[@Padoinky]

Living by the water in CA… ain’t that what epitomizes the CA dream?

[@kylieharrison3782]

Looks like a slimey pond not million dollar views. What you said is degrading and offensive.

[@user-ik4br3nk2w]

i think thats their toilet bowl

[@Koushi82]

In a van Down by the river

[@marisahokefazi4735]

​​@@kylieharrison3782It was a beautiful wildlife refuge until everybody parked there and now they're dumping their raw sewage into it and when one walks on the pathways on the other side of the pond the stench is unbearable when wind blows the right way.

[@richardmorris7063]

Rollin them doobies!

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

Notice: the weekly trash p/u, tidy areas around the trailers and RV's, porta-potties, handwash stations. This doesn't cost much but this is an economic issue here, not a crack pipe issue as elsewhere.

[@slothmarathonpromotions2470]

That’s actually a pretty nice spot. Time to buy an RV and head on over.

[@edp2260]

mmm. Those things are a mess on the inside too.

[@melissaseago536]

Having a camper is not what I call homeless.

[@rchydrozz751]

In this hot weather. Being in one is like being in an oven. They arent running ac units in these all the time. They are not built for that.

[@Triple_T_]

Governments too concerned with greed , then making this a world we can all live

[@golferpro1241]

Newsome sucks

[@katiedid1851]

Housing crisis (including excessive rent and lack of affordable houses for rent and sale) IS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY

[@prophetseven728]

Greed is Right! But it by the Government. They charging Landlords way more on Fees, Property Taxes, Permits, More Taxes. Making pay weird fees and telling them to pass it on to the tenants. Ive heard that one from the city first hand. As a bunch of us tenants went down to the city to find out why fees where going up on all of us! Basically all Taxes so the Government can take our money. Send it to other Countries so the politicians can pocket Millions. Look how many Billions of our Tax money Vanished. Than have us fight each other, blame each other. So they can get away with it. It not the Landlords. They are losing money too!

[@golferpro1241]

Hunter Biden fixed it

[@nancymarrero6781]

The real problem is greed. Rents are so high, people can't afford to live in apartments anymore. Something needs to be done about landlord greed, until then the problem is only gonna get worse. That goes for everywhere across the country.

[@sharonbateman3974]

Amen

[@ShakaCthulu]

And NIMBYs blocking affordable housing developments in their neighbors bc of arbitrary beliefs that diverse housing options in a neighborhood will affect their inflated property values.

[@rnettles6241]

During the Obama years, the Feds slipped a few Section 8 housing units (85) into a largely white & Hispanic blue collar community. That part of town is now a central illegal drug hub. Crime (Robberies, break ins, shoplifting) has tripled. They still enforce the law here so 90% of arrests are the colorful folks from Diversity Land. We've been shooting down every attempt to build more free ghetto housing in our town. If that's racist, so be it.

[@pwilki8631]

Yah....blame the landlords.

[@kevinmach730]

Let's be honest though-- if you took the risk in investing in properties or real estate speculation, you would want to maximize the return on your investment also. For the record, I'm not a landlord, but a basic acknowledgement of supply, demand, risk, and reward needs to be a part of any realstiic discussion. If I called all these peoples in RV's squatters, you'd lecture me on how life happens and everything is so expesive. Well, the same goes the other way- not every landlord is a multimillonaire or corporate machine. They gotta take care of their end, too.

[@danieldaniels7571]

Elisa isn’t homeless. That’s her home right there behind her.

[@leetcodeking4859]

A fire got out of control there recently. Burned hundreds and hundreds of RVs once the gasoline caught fire.

[@MissAdventures]

When there's no where else to park your rv. But calling it an encampment is slanderous. Keep in mind billionaires own the media. They want their view back.

[@KK-pm7ud]

KOA's are available to park at for a fee. Think a little before you post slanderous words.

[@prophetseven728]

@@KK-pm7ud Why pay a fee when you can park for free! In a nicer spot! Think before you speak. You sounding like an idiot!

[@HunterMann]

KOA parks average $49/night x 30 days = $1,470 per month. That’s the price of a decent apartment in a city, or a 3 bedroom house in hundreds of towns.

[@dejavu9605]

We have RVs on major streets of Palo Alto and Mountain View. It’s getting too expensive in the Bay Area. Even owning a car is very expensive.

[@stephaniekerr]

If I was homeless, I wouldn’t live in one of the most expensive places to live in the nation. I would skeedaddle to a state I can afford to live.

[@katydid2877]

Kinda logical for most. I left AZ when it got stupid expensive and moved to the midwest where there’s a lower cost of living.

[@DannyBoy-tv4eo]

Where do they get all this Rvs?

[@bring_themhome__NOW]

This is a wise way to live when people cannot afford a home etc. It is getting very difficult to own a home or even rent it is out of control. Thankfully I am in a very affordable State but even here with rents going up and paychecks staying the same, we struggle even in a more affordable State like mine.

[@prophetseven728]

Greed is Right! But it by the Government. They charging Landlords way more on Fees, Property Taxes, Permits, More Taxes. Making pay weird fees and telling them to pass it on to the tenants. Ive heard that one from the city first hand. As a bunch of us tenants went down to the city to find out why fees where going up on all of us! Basically all Taxes so the Government can take our money. Send it to other Countries so the politicians can pocket Millions. Look how many Billions of our Tax money Vanished. Than have us fight each other, blame each other. So they can get away with it. It not the Landlords. They are losing money too!

[@zootednative]

It doesnt/wont matter what state your in.. The currency is deprieciating and it will continue to you and your kids detriment. We are fucked.

[@prophetseven728]

@@zootednative The Future Depends. If Trump is elected. He will strengthen our money once again. It will be an uphill battle. Since Congress with the CovidPhobics. Did print over 7 Trillion in such a short time. Devaluing our money. America needs to start making it own things. Stop outsourcing. Stop paying every other countries bills. Like NATO. They can pay their own dues, Stop given money away to fund Wars! Start funding our own people again!