Pittsburgh City Council president calls for removal of homeless encampments

[@RhinoXpress]

Just give them a safe zone in some type of fenced in encampment where they can put their tents in and provide them access to restrooms, clean water and have police patrol that safe zone. I'm sure there are abandon areas in or around pittsburgh that haven't been used in years.

[@mikekellum6238]

LOL, they did that with Japanese Americans during WW II and the lefties still scream about that.

[@RhinoXpress]

@@mikekellum6238 What? That was completely different.

[@mikekellum6238]

Really? Then how come they left wing run cities haven’t already created this ? The left screamed at the housing of illegals, and now you think warehousing the homeless, ( who in reality are overwhelming comprised of drug addicts and mentally afflicted people) is okay? BTW, the root cause of placing Japanese Americans into camps during the war was different, but the actuality is the same.

[@RhinoXpress]

@@mikekellum6238 who cares about what some left wing cities will do homeless problem spans across all states red and blue. The problem is universal and there is no solution on either side.

[@jamwest3146]

Why not have them move in with you?

[@felixyusupov7299]

When the freezing weather sets in the tents will remove themselves. That riverfront is miserably cold in the winter. This is not California. Pittsburgh in the winter is brutally cold.

[@chady72spaz]

😳😳 I really like the tiny home idea

[@crand20033]

But they have to have utilities like water, gas and electric and internet which are a monthly expense.

[@chady72spaz]

@@crand20033 well that depends on the regulations of your region

[@crand20033]

@@chady72spaz They have to pay monthly for the utilities so they have to have steady income and the don't.

[@jannett4333]

@@crand20033 they have groups that'll help

[@dannymckee3557]

So you take away what people barely have, then expect them to go where? It never ends

[@tcapfan4190]

The top of a bridge

[@sk8rjenn]

i have been homeless, i lived in my car and payed to pitch a tent at a campground until i found a place to live.. and i paid for my tent

[@jannett4333]

Some cant afford a tent. So people help

[@sk8rjenn]

@@jannett4333 i couldn't either, i figured it out without popping a tent in the middle of a city where people and kids live, exercise, be outside, but now you get to see people living in FREE TENTS while they can purchase cigarrettes, drugs, whatever, this in enabling them, maybe they should get shipped to venice Ca

[@paulehot]

Everyone knew this was going to happen when the COVID eviction moratoriums expired and concomitant rent increases took place. Why were no plans in place to head off or at least handle the inevitable upsurge in homelessness?

[@felixyusupov7299]

Don't kid yourself. The vast majority of those people are drug addicts. The reason they are on the street is because they can't keep a job and their families kicked them out because they were stealing from them to support their drug habit.

[@paulehot]

@@felixyusupov7299 You may be reasonably right about the young homeless, but homeless come in all ages and can consist of entire families. I think you have a preconceived notion and probably don't know any homeless people personally. I might add that a fair number of homeless people sink into addiction or alcoholism AFTER they become homeless because they can't handle the stress.

[@davisms503]

@@paulehot I have worked in the homeless community for a decade now. Two big lies that have been pushed are 1. its a housing issue. 2. These are your neighbors who have been priced out of the housing/rental market. Both are largely incorrect. It's 3 issues: Drugs, alcohol and mental health issues. We place these people in free housing units in seattle and they are back on the street within a month or two. And I can guarantee you at least half are not from here. How do I know? After they tell me they are from Seattle I say, "oh cool! What middle school did you go to?" Cracks them every time. Right now its a fentanyl issue. Enforce the laws and ordinances and they will go somewhere else. Or you can make it easy on them and give them free everything and make them immune from the law and they will come as is the case of Portland and Seattle. If you build it they will come. Start putting foot to ass and I promise you this will go away.

[@jamwest3146]

I made plans- I continued to work.

[@jannett4333]

@@paulehot that's so not true I've been homeless a few times

[@jerseywomeninc.8640]

Pause all the New Luxury Housing developments and start building housing for the homeless. I live on the North Side and everyday I see two things, More tents and More Luxurious housing. If the tents are a problem for the city of Pittsburgh, shouldn’t providing housing for the homeless be the priority ? So, why isn’t it 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@jannett4333]

Exactly

[@bamkablam]

Commenting from LA.... You HAVE the housing in Pittsburgh/greater Pittsburgh to accommodate each and every one of these people many times over. I sure as hell wish we could do that for our homeless here in Southern California. Your vacancy rates are several orders of magnitude higher than ours and your homeless population is a tiny fraction. For your spokesperson to come on this broadcast and say that finding housing for these individuals is a "tall order" is a big cop out and maddeningly disingenuous. Every two or three people you refuse to put in housing, will probably end up here on the streets of Los Angeles where there honestly IS no housing for them!

[@countdooku1610]

I’m definitely not a jedi

[@jannett4333]

Ok all these churches around why aren't they helping.. especially big churches getting millions.

[@michaelmyers2108]

Lack of affordable housing and skyrocketing rent is the #1 reason homelessness is skyrocketing in every city in the USA if you don't think so Google it

[@jannett4333]

Waiting list, so long. It's sad

[@williamwilson6499]

What do you expect from people who can’t even pull their pants up?

[@pauldusa]

when the next cash happens soon, their will be more family's homeless

[@frankym69]

I already put in a concern with the Allegheny link that the system isn't helping those who are working going to school and homeless with a family. They won't say what their criteria for points go. People are literally going to be flooding the streets sleeping on street corners because there's not enough programs and shelter beds. Its about time they do something about the homeless, but there's nowhere to go at this point. There's no help at all.

[@LaurianaCombs]

I'm homeless in Pittsburgh and Antioch and and it's not easy the city council should try spending 2 weeks out in a tent with no money no car no electricity and see how long you can last you wouldn't even last a day before you cry your making it hard like we choose to be homeless

[@spanky9676]

That’s where you end up when no one will let you crash at their houses because they know you will steal from them to get dope money

[@jannett4333]

Spanky another clueless person you do realize a homeless person nos less likely to steal off you right..

[@mercedesarrollo7579]

Dejenselos allí para que vea lo que nos pasa a todos

[@misha2197]

Thanks Brandon.😡

[@branded648]

He's just the devil's puppet 😈👈

[@jannett4333]

This was a problem b4 he got in office. If you do research you know that

[@HIAHomelessInAmerica]

🙏🙏🙏

[@offswitch1]

Move the homeless in all the government buildings!

[@dionmclaughlin3669]

It's getting cold outside 😩

[@volumedealer2716]

56 today

[@keith7920]

Why aren't every American housed?? Where do the poor suppose to live? You work you should be housed you live in that state you should be housed period..it should be normal these are Americans.....we the citizens really need to stop the hate and focus on us vs them..why are people on the streets????!!!!!

[@branded648]

Jesus Christ is coming to judge this wicked world and the one's running it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👈

[@jannett4333]

It's gonna get worse, cap rent so landlord can't drive rent up price gauging

[@tomrodgers6629]

The reason rents are going up is because the land lords got screwed by tenants using the pandemic for a excuse not to work or pay their bills. So the people that did work through the pandemic and paid their rent on time are getting screwed by those that wanted to play the system.

[@melbamartinez2183]

Homelessness is caused by greedy people . These are human beings . Where are you forcing them to go. They need help. It not going to disappear.

[@hcwcars1]

I like camping out

[@byroncurrin227]

Give ALL the homeless people a motorbike-with-side-car...they can then travel and put their tents in the sidecar....and pitch tents in NEW places.....need to look after the people

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

If they don’t step it up, Pittsburg will become another San Francisco!

[@lawrence142002]

I'm sure you're an expert in the field considering you can't even spell the name of the city.

[@emilyvolk4398]

Quick giving Ukraine billions..

[@otukucocker365]

IMA THROW YOU IN YHE WOODS!!! IMA THROW EM ON SLAB CITY!

[@KN-eh2fh]

No need to work and get a free housing. I guess more and more people want to be a free loader like that. The more help you give them, the more homeless there will be. Let's see.

[@jannett4333]

K N that's not it at all. S you're very clueless..

[@KN-eh2fh]

@@jannett4333 Then take them to your own home. If you don't, then I don't see any difference between you and me. Talk is cheap, like you.

[@davidcross4384]

Read more about these revelations, in the number one Amazon best seller: DUH!

[@jannett4333]

Teresa what ever your name is.. maje empty buildings. Useful how you gonna get rid of tents with no where to go..

[@SusanA1056]

About time. Even when homeless, I went to a gas station to wash up, got a job and after only a few weeks I got my first paycheck and rented an apartment. I had no furniture but I was happy with the roof over my head. Future paychecks went to buying furniture. I'm not exceptional. So the rest of those people who prefer to live out in tent cities must have no excuses. A bum is bum.

[@ruskyalmond1977]

Your first paycheck paid for both security deposit and 1st months rent, as well as all utility security deposits and turn-ons? Also you were homeless and were able to have clean clothes and uniform for 2 weeks while working and doing all of this? You're lying. Clearly.

[@SusanA1056]

@@ruskyalmond1977 I went to the gas station to wash up every day. Yes, I worked hard & I worked 12 hours daily. It is possible. You prefer to lay in the streets, fine. But don't expect the rest of us to pay for your way out.

[@jannett4333]

Good for you but do you see how high rent is and mkt everyone can work disability

[@jannett4333]

@@SusanA1056 now you're just being ignorant, you do realize some have health issues can't work.. how come i think you had some type of jelp

[@volumedealer2716]

@@SusanA1056 12 hour day job? Doing? lol f out of here

[@sk8rjenn]

taxpayer money at work

[@sarbantz]

They are fentanyl addicts, and not capable of doing anything no matter how simple it is.

[@drumzrnoizey]

BOOOOO!!!!! LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!

[@josephkilbourne7639]

maybe send them to texas