every store is CLOSED in Sacramento

[@sloboat55]

Cool runnings

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

@sloboat55 thank you very much for your donation everything is reinvested on the channel to fund more travels in future videos, I appreciate your contribution to make this happen

[@sloboat55]

@LeoMetalTraveler I wish you great success. You are doing needed work. You can't fix something you can't see. I hate what has been done to America. I hate the deeds done by our government , past and present.

[@Mr.Howell78k]

​@@LeoMetalTravelerIf you are still in Sacramento, please head over The Tower Bridge and report on conditions in West Sacramento. Thanks Sacramento

[@srozaardnet5630]

No way to contribute with PayPal?

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

@srozaardnet5630 I hope you’re doing great. Yes, I do have a PayPal link. I’m going to share with you here.paypal.me/MetalLeoTraveler?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

[@vagabundo18]

Brought to you buy Leo! A real citizen journalist, because no one in the MSM is covering this. Thank you Leo!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for your support , I’m currently planning to go to other cities

[@888ssss]

then throw away your television ?

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

all news media are CAPITALISTIC NO' NO'S

[@alfredroyal3473]

They’re complicit in it with their commie liberal garbage.

[@hezimoe1]

Yet Fox news covers it right?

[@MrJLee-ri3so]

Crime , shoplifting, n homeless are the problems. It’s that simple. Politicians r more concerned about the rights right of these people than law abiding citizens, taxpayers , n retailers.

[@Mike-m8y9g]

You mean sheepeople like you Wright?

[@socialmedianewsnetwork9598]

fed black rock invasion. global takeover. go get your vx shots.

[@bw2442]

Crime , shoplifting and homelessness are not the problem they are a symptom of a greater problem.

[@socialmedianewsnetwork9598]

collateral damage of war. @@bw2442

[@stroodle1100]

For every store or shop that closes its a plus for Amazon, makes you wonder who's behind these stupid laws on shoplifting.

[@DBat-sp1tp]

We moved out of Sacramento in 2016 and moved up to Shasta County. We saw the decline coming and got out. Unfortunately, we couldn’t move out of state so we moved as far north as possible until we can retire. It used to be that Sacramento was the place to move to to avoid high crime, housing costs and heavy traffic but those days are long gone. The downtown area as well as Old Sacramento were relatively safe back in the day for a girls night out, nice dinner and show or some shopping at the K Street mall. It’s truly baffling how quickly it all went downhill.

[@RarebitFiends]

How is life in the Lake Shasta area these days? I have been looking at property up there myself...

[@Buckseed]

That's Peckerwood country that has gone to shit....so many homeless in Shasta hiding in the forests.....Redding is another tent city along 1-5. Hot Damn!

[@fifthavenuegirl]

fires are scary up here but nowhere is perfect@@RarebitFiends

[@silvermainecoons3269]

Redding (also known as Poverty Flats) is the perfect town for you guys. It’s the Northern California equivalent of Mobile, Alabama. Cue the banjo music….

[@brett7761]

I'm not baffled. Demotard run equals Demotard ruin

[@theresaboldt5797]

Having lived in Sacramento through the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, it used to be a vibrant, bustling downtown. People strolled around the shops and restaurants during their lunch hours. It was a beautiful walking community diverse, safe, and charming. Does anyone else remember this?

[@rudycorona6964]

yea i remember, barley.

[@michaelchevreaux7780]

Worked And Lived Here From 1978-96.

[@ErinIsReal]

I lived in Granite Bay and Folsom and Sac has ALWAYS BEEN A SHITHOLE! Diverse, safe, charming? Are you referring to the south side, (Fruitridge-Florin,) west Jefferson Bl. or east Raunchy Crapola, perhaps, or to the north towards Rio Linda and Del Paso Heights? LOL

[@godbodykarate2555]

​@@ErinIsRealyou obviously don't know shit. K street was very vibrant in the 90s. Tower Records Crest theatre Thursday Night Market Downtown Plaza. 100s of people used to be walking up and down k street all day everyday

[@vic77789]

Still happening. Just got to walk over the Bumbs and junkies!😂

[@speedtriplerider7853]

I went to Sacramento in 1981 as a tourist from the UK and what struck me was how beautiful it was compared to manchester (my home city). How sad to see the extent of its decline.

[@salvadorvizcarra769]

Yup... All these ruins in Sacramento are due to the unworthy Economic Embargo imposed by an Abusive power, for more than 60 years. A blockade ruins the economy of any country. And if you don't believe it, ask Cuba.

[@geoh7777]

@@salvadorvizcarra769Cuba is ruined by communism. The communist leaders live in luxury as they pick any available wealth from their poverty-stricken subjects.

[@HomeSkillit]

​@@salvadorvizcarra769agreed.

[@gregsayles9253]

PLEEEEZE tell your family, friend's, etc., where you live & elsewhere that America is in a quick-decline (like Rome)--though it took the Roman Empire 300-400 yrs, & is taking America only 30-40 yrs 😰 / This is mainly due to the disolution of Families, what societies used to be made of!...Now, FATHERLESS "FAMILIES"--all made possible by Excessive Welfare given out in ever incresing amounts to poor people & single "mom's" no longer willing to work or get an education or convince their own children to do so. These kid's grow up without Discipline or ambition, other than to join gains, deal drugs, commit murders & thefts, get pregnant & start it All Over Again for the next generation of an even more degenerate, yet "woke" group of so called "citizen's"--I come from a "hard hood" btw, & am of mixed race, & have sadly seen this decline the last 40 yrs-- & "woke" politicians are frankly to dumb to think there is something wrong with it all...😢

[@ErinIsReal]

Always been a shit hole and always will be!

[@Tinfoilhat311]

I lived here in the 90s. Was so different then. It was alive and vibrant. So sad. Used to frequent Old Sacramento, too. Sadly, I left California in'97. Best move I ever made.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

You left on time. Thank you for sharing.

[@DavidJensen-nm5sf]

I left in 96 for Vegas. Even our worst neighborhoods have more economic activity, than that place. Sacramento is kinda under the radar, very strange, surreal....

[@KatieDarden]

Oh jeez, I wonder what old town looks like now?

[@JohnDough-d6o]

The people who voted in the politicians who made this mess. Have moved away and are now voting in other states, and still unable to admit they made a mistake.

[@fazole]

California is a ONE party state. Your ballot choice is frequently democrat or democrat. They COMPLETELY control state govt. and they even block third parties from forming, like "losing" their petitions.

[@ieast007]

The city never bounced back from Covid. The city has failed to re-invest and revitalize downtown.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

And most of them weren't from here to begin with. Almost half of the people who live in California are non native.

[@jaymorgan3542]

Coming soon to a city near you! 😂

[@JohnDough-d6o]

@@jaymorgan3542 Most of the larger cities are already full of their bad ideas. Those people are now taking those bad ideas to the suburbs and rural areas.

[@roydavis5613]

Same in San Francisco!!

[@502Chevy]

Thank you Leo for your frank and telling videos - places some news outlets just don’t want to go. You let us, your fans, see just how far gone California really is. What a shame…

[@katyp5914]

💯💯💯💯🎯 Total shame! Catastrophicfornia!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you for your support and for sharing!!!

[@micosstar]

@@LeoMetalTraveleryeah, you rock more than my local tv KCRA-3! and that’s saying plenty!

[@Hombre_Viajero_2023]

It's not just California. It's a nationwide transition in every state.

[@virtualselfie6899]

@@Hombre_Viajero_2023 Yes, I buy mostly online as there were 5 gunshots in the neighborhood a couple nights ago. If they were firecrackers, could have fooled me. And Cali has the worst drivers!

[@blanchiep]

Thank you Leo. If it wasn’t for outstanding people like you we would never know the truth . The Sacramento Bee would never publish this. Keep up the great work👏🏻

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

all those liberal newspapers , they are going down the drain

[@deniseclaeys8295]

The Bee put its huge downtown campus up for sale a couple tears ago. I am sure the huge complex is a wasteland now.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I appreciate that

[@soavemusica]

Great locations, great business opportunities, so much space available for lease! "Eureka!", says the Capitol Building! That`s capital! Hey, majority voters, give yourselves a medal!

[@jillwaters7326]

I left the Bay Area in January 2020. From bustling to empty in four years. It makes me want to cry.😮

[@mikesrandomvideos]

california is so business friendly.....they just raised minimum wage for fast food to 20 an hour and regular minimum wage is 16.....makes it totally profitable for so many businesses......that is why things are doing so well in Sac.

[@bobmalack481]

​@@mikesrandomvideosYour 10/12 years too late, it was already on the 'outs' starting in the 90's, left in '97. Robert at 68 in Arizona via Virginia.

[@Katsnacks]

Oh You came during “the tech boom” that was killing the middle class raised rates so outrageous that when the pandemic happened only the wealthy could recover or were you a native ? If you’re a native , then it’s fine. If you came during the tech boom. You’re partially to blame . How much were you paying rent . I moved to California from dc to visit friends and some family that still reside here. 2007 I had a studio bush and Leavenworth for $850 and it was still dicey because CALA FOODS . Which is now Trader Joe’s on Polk. I’ve never paid more than $1000 for an apartment because to use over 40% of my income for housing seems ridiculous and you can’t build savings but the new wave of tech workers never got that lesson that you shouldn’t be paying 40% to 80% of your income for housing!

[@raymondj.2351]

All due to failed leadership.

[@carlmorgan8452]

​@@mikesrandomvideos big Mac is $18 😡

[@naomijohnson4901]

My husband and I moved from Sacramento to a small town in Iowa about 4 years ago and I'm so glad we did. Although I miss certain things, there are so many good paying jobs here and the cost of living is SO much lower. With the way things are politically in CA it's not going to get any better there....get out while you can.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Plus you get to wear all the super cool Hawkeye stuff...!!

[@naomijohnson4901]

@@LuvBorderCollies haha, are you from Iowa?

[@Dan-rp9wu]

Boy, I visited Iowa in the summertime that’s rough. I don’t know how you guys do it but yes, the people are beautiful there.

[@naomijohnson4901]

@@Dan-rp9wu I've only been here four years, but the summers haven't been too bad. If you're in Cali, I can see how you would think that though!

[@JimRatcliff-g5z]

Great tax write offs . 😮

[@status-xk8kr]

As a Sacramento native, it makes me sad to see how far the city has fallen over the past few years. A lot of the blame goes to complete mismanagement of the city by Democrat Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the rest of the Democrats on the City Council who have allowed crime and homelessness to get out of control.

[@sharonnycum5414]

They didn't let it get out of control it's exactly how they planned it. It's all part of draining Americans and America.

[@bigfoot-id8bv]

And your state reps all democrats and you federal gov. Almost all democrats….wake up everyone before it’s too late.

[@Jbennyho]

The prior mayor, Kevin Johnson raided every city fund of every category of every dime to build the downtown arena. Now the streets are in terrible condition and the city wants to raise taxes to pay for it. The current mayor is afraid to crack down on the street campers and drug users and panhandlers, so the situation continues to get worse and worse. Sales tax is around nine percent in Sacramento. That seems to be high enough. We need to prioritize our public safety and learn to live within our means. There’s no safe place to park in order to frequent downtown business. I lived in Sacramento for 68 years. I’ve seen the decline under the Democrats. My wife was followed, harassed, and subjected to foul language as she walked a block to the main library from her parking spot on I Street. The mayor seems to think it’s okay for every park and even the front lawn of City Hall of the Capitol of California to be a campground for bums and druggies.

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

Homelessness doesn't care about your party affiliation. It's clear as an Australian, that the US social contract has broken down. You just don't give enough of a shit about each other, to work together and put your society first, corporate profits and politics second. Which is of course the whole idea of politicising your fellow citizens, so you don't care they got screwed over. No profit in helping them, but a lot more to be made by having you hate your neighbour because they are on the other team. As a nation the rich have suckered you all into fighting each other, why they steal the money from your pockets and your kids future. An empire in decline.

[@jamesfarmer3759]

Did you vote for the lying democrat?

[@flamesniper126]

California needs a leadership change

[@d.adrien7423]

The bail bonds guys need to work out an agreement with the police force and come to an agreement that if the Sacramento police walk into the State capitol bldg. and arrest all politicians, the bail bondsmen will refuse to provide bail money for these clowns.

[@fruityoverlord9937]

It's doomed. There is no saving it. The sad part is that this will spread to the rest of the country...already is. Not long before the USA turns into a banana republic.

[@josephjames259]

It’s all Democrats. It will just be the same result. Only the faces would change.

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

needs a Reality Check

[@Funboi68]

It’s too late for Commifornia I know I still live in this hell hole It’s worse than you think

[@harvardfong8295]

I worked in the downtown as a state employee for almost 40 years, till Spring of 2020. Some of those buildings had been vacant for years (the old Copenhagen furniture store, Bank of the West) but ever since the "recent unpleasantness" of 2020-2022, it appears that all the small business that made the downtown a place to go, have bellied up. The bars and pizza places on K street, all the deli/sandwich/taco shops have disappeared, retail on J and K is effectively dead, it's just a shame what incompetent governance can do to a city. Not just the worthless mayor and city council, but the spineless governor who refuses to bring back all the potential customers for downtown business' by allowing the continuation of the wholesale telecommuting. Lots of empty state buildings we're all paying for in rent and upkeep.

[@seemcee]

Many closed because the State workers no longer come to work and spend their hard earned money downtown or midtown. Maybe, it's time to come back to the office!

[@IGNANT4LIFE]

especially now so many telework...those day time business are struggling too. whole downtown corridor.

[@paulbradshaw4511]

You California morons have made thousands of terrible choices and California"s bureaucratic workers have always been a major part of the problem - greedy for high pay, massive health care and retirement benefits has only led to financial chaos, but that is what Dem cities and states seem to always inflict upon their citizens. Lazy, useless and costly...that is a typical bureaucrat!

[@largemarge1603]

@harvard, The evidence is clear: * you are the reason the city was artificially propped up for all those decades. As soon as you left, the city returned to its Stable State.

[@calikalbocalikalbo6082]

@@seemcee ..........You said HARD EARNED? State workers?....LOL....Now that's hilarious.

[@indilospeakin]

Closed the mall and built the golden 1 arena, then drove up rent prices. Lot of business owners could no longer afford. Downtown used to be so alive

[@TheMoodyLoners]

Sacramento used to be a relatively safe and sane California city - more midwestern in its feel. I haven't visited downtown in two years and it was startling how much it had changed in such a short time. Just 20 years ago downtown was thriving with good restaurants, clubs and bars that had a lot to offer. Today it's just another bleak, dirty California city plagued by drug-addled zombies and criminals. The local politicians are just as clueless and hard-left as any you'd find in LA or SF and still stubbornly cling to the delusion that they can fix the problem once taxpayers pony up limitless piles of cash to build "free" housing for the degenerates.

[@Lemonarmpits]

Except for the Greyhound station that was scary 20 and 30 years ago

[@houseofmargot2871]

As a native SF'er I concur.

[@Phil-ll8kw]

17 18 m 19 it was going pretty well

[@JC111WPB]

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime. Fishing lessons are taught by intact families. Families- another casualty of the liberal left.

[@billyzee261]

Things have never been better under bidenomics.

[@mr.fission2238]

The World Bank now owns a majority of these properties and businesses. If you dig deep enough you can find all the ties that bind. Whats crazy to me is that foreign investment of our lands is being allowed. Thats a big part of the reason our housing market is out of control, literally setting us up for another crash...

[@mr.fission2238]

Stay safe out there LEO! 🙏God Bless

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you

[@allentarver6286]

Finally someone who knows.

[@lanthanumlanthanium6373]

China is known for doing this, investing in properties and letting them rot, this is how they'll starve out the American people. We need to ban all foreign ownership and trade of our land.

[@christinedowd1820]

When the crime is so bad and every business leaves and the place goes bankrupt then the Chinese Communist Party will come and buy up the bargain real estate, and it will be the next Vancouver with million dollar one bedroom condos.

[@sarahhale-pearson533]

We’re quickly headed towards gated communities and businesses for the rich, and a derelict dystopian hell for the rest.

[@chazdean201]

Highly probable reality.

[@chadkrahling2833]

It's already here, Martha's vineyard bussed the migrants out of there so fast there feet never touched ground!! Make us Plebs tell with this as they fly over us in their private Jets

[@WildcatTofu]

The south africa model, but even SA is falling apart.

[@jesuschristmyking8644]

Police State is near

[@Comm0ut]

Do NOT forget country living in Red states, but if you are a Democrat stay where you came from because Democrats did this. Cities are for the rich and the incompetent who made bad life choices. I live quite modestly in a semi-rural location. My alarm clock is a rooster and I haven't locked my door in thirty years. The people who live in these Blue dystopias chose then reinforce their fate. The US is a mobile society but few have the wisdom to use that advantage.

[@robertmeshew1935]

I remember when I lived near there 2016, their was shootings and muggings going on at night so people started avoiding the area! I still visited during the day but avoided at night. It was dying at night and we moved out of California when I decided to retire to avoid the high taxes! Best move ever!

[@baldguyrich]

I'm a Sacramentan who once enjoyed vibrant eateries, breweries, and shops here. Before the Plandemic, Sacramento buzzed with life. Sadly, it changed. Now, blight has replaced the charm. Sadly, it won't ever change because of Sacramento's dedication to being a deep blue city.

[@sofiabravo1994]

As someone who was also born in California and grew up around Sacramento, it was going downhill way before the pandemic only the pandemic exacerbated the problem. Things were going downhill probably since the crash of 2008 but they were subtle it didn’t become more apparent until 2014 2015 and slowly trickle down and then that’s when the pandemic really flipped everything completely.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

It's a shame

[@befreelivelong420]

All the bay area trash moved in.

[@KevinSaundersPaperAirplaneGuru]

Yes, but I say the downhill plunge started about thirty years ago. The planned shutdown finished off the American Dream for many of my favorite businesses. I heard someone describe the "Shutdown" as the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of the world.

[@KingfishStevens-di9ji]

You voted Democrat and destroyed it, not too ''vibrant'' lol

[@thejokerspeaks]

I grew up in Stockton, though I'm not sure how safe it is downtown these days. These videos are eerie and soulless, places that used to be live and vibrant.

[@canamrider07]

Someplace special!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Sad thank you for sharing

[@simhess9720]

Downtown Stockton is safe.

[@mmercier0921]

part of that fundamental transformation the Kenyan mentioned.

[@brandondeweil942]

Yep I go back to the 50's, its a different planet, and I'm not afraid to say, its a miserable ugly planet now

[@MCC876]

I’m shocked to see so many businesses closed in Sacramento. The owner of each of these buildings still has to pay: 1. A mortgage to the bank (unless they fully own the building. Few do.) 2. Property tax 3. Insurance 4. Utilities Disaster ahead, if not already here.

[@jerryspann8713]

The original owners of those buildings probably paid them off when prices were low about 75 years ago. The new owners probably paid 50 times the original price. That's the problem.

[@sasapopadic384]

To pay for what....party is over....Used to be USA nowdays is banana...

[@sasapopadic384]

​@@jerryspann8713that is well known American greed....

[@Shelley-j2y]

I'm sure they've filed bankruptcy. Most probably saw it coming and prepared for the end. 2020 was the beginning of the end for a lot of companies, all over the US.

[@gomertube]

@@jerryspann8713 They paid more than the builders because more and more people wanted to live in Sacramento. That's basic supply and demand. Unfortunately, the dollar has also been devalued through money-printing and credit expansion, putting us all in the hole. It'll take gutsy political leadership to sort it all out, or a severe economic crisis. Which do you think is more likely?

[@johnmorrison5502]

I left in 2010 born and raised in Sacramento. I lived, worked, and played downtown for years. I used to love it.

[@desertwind306]

I have had a hard time not crying while watching this. I grew up there. My girlfriends and I use to take the bus to downtown to shop on weekends. It was vibrant and alive. I bought my wedding dress at Crest Brideal Fashions on K Street. I wonder if it is gone too. I haven't been to Sacramento for many years, as all family and friends are gone. I never want to see this in person. The Democrats did well destroying the whole state. Governor Newsom can't possibly think anyone in their right mind would want him for a President.

[@petereastwood7868]

Newsom beat the recall, and then was re-elected yet again. He saw that supposedly 81-million voted for Biden, who never seemed to have more than 20 people at any of his rallies, and gave speeches on such important subjects as Corn-pop and his hairy legs. So, sure Newsom thinks he has got a shot at being President, never mind a history of failure, alcoholism and adultery. Hair gel will be his secret antidote. The really scary part is, he might be right!

[@omnimoeish]

Of course they're going to vote for him. Democrats hate businesses. You can just print money. Why do we need businesses?

[@coachtrevor7587]

It’s gone. K street got destroyed during the black crap matters riots. They broke into the jewelry stores the bridal shop, everything.. they stole everything and set it on fire and vandalized it. K street never recovered. They cleaned up some of the boarded up parts and it looks better in this video than it did a few months back. But it’s been in ruins for years now. I still live in this hell hole. And now it’s everywhere. It’s not just downtown. It’s literally EVERYWHERE!! The only place it’s semi decent is the newer part of Roseville and once you get to rocklin. But even up there, you get the scum who profit off all this crap that goes up there for the nice restaurants ands shopping. It won’t be long till the police can’t maintain it since half the force here left and the money they are supposed to get is going to buying homeless free tents and needles

[@mustangsandwich]

Same here. My eyes are moist watching this.

[@jaybee5832]

Life goes on. I've never seen one so emotional over store closings. Get yourself together. Big box has been diminishing for decades.

[@timstultz4387]

I lived in the Sacramento area and downtown for a few years. Born in 1974 left in 2005 for SC. I saw the decline back in the mid 90s with homelessness and lots of drug use spilling into the streets. I felt dangerous even back then and most businesses were still there. I lived on 25th and O back then and apartments ran about $450-$600. I once rented a house across from McKinley Park for $1200 split 4 ways. It was a great city to start out as a young person but greed and lawlessness finally caught up. Sad to see

[@hope-tw9ke]

Ditto, I escaped in 2007 for SC

[@sunnienelson2435]

The average rental for a downtown studio apartment is about $2500 + ..... AND it doesn't have it's own bathroom.... That's a "shared" item down the hallway 😢

[@timstultz4387]

@@sunnienelson2435 huge difference right

[@p.s.7396]

So fiel das römische Reich auch, denn ewiges Wachstum ist eben nicht möglich. Jahre der Eroberung und Ausbeutung anderer Länder und eine vom Gold entkoppelte Währung hinterlassen nun mal seine Spuren. Wir sehen hier den Preis des Krieges, nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Die Heuschrecken ziehen weiter und zerstören nun andere Landstriche.

[@trajan6927]

You forgot socialist democrat spending policies. Strangling regulations and oppressive taxes will get you this result.

[@burnerjack01]

From Seattle to San Diego, the entire Left Coast is one giant, expensive dumpster fire. “3rd World living, 1st World prices. Way to goDemocrats! Way to go!!!

[@d2966-m8t]

Many stores closed in SF too. In 2021-2022, I sold all my San Jose apartments, 4 of them. The CA politicians told me: Tenants don't need to pay rent. So I say FU and took my business outside of CA.

[@whatsreal7506]

As a 60-something that left California in the early 90s to pursue my profession, this is beyond sad. I was born there. It used to be such an amazing place. Y'all did it to yourselves.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Nah man. Not all of us. There's more than 5 million registered Republicans in California. The problem is that we have twice that number of democrats.

[@billyzee261]

@@jeffalbillar7625 the economy has never been better than under bidenomics.

[@kimmogensen5390]

well when it really comes down to the stuff that makes a difference the dem and rep is 2 wings on the same rotten bird ,as we have learned in Europe the 2 wings functions like a relay run conservatives side passes stuff the populace would not accept from socalist and vise versa , the only thing that never ocours is the stuff thats in the best interest of the ppl and the national state @@jeffalbillar7625

[@themathrock1607]

Democrats did it for us.

[@TheUtuber999]

Victim blaming.

[@tonygarcia-fd4sg]

👍THANK U FOR HAVING THE BALLS TO SHOW THE TRUTH👍

[@mikesrandomvideos]

This is WONDERFUL I think every state should start voting democrat so they all look like this. Just so Lovely.....the Murals Broken glass. Trash on the streets. People wandering around aimless with nothing to do......Beautiful. So Lovely.

[@danielmendoza3753]

Republican states are worse air head.

[@tamtam777]

and this gov thinks he will be pres...smh...not a chance

[@mikesrandomvideos]

@@tamtam777 lets hope América is not that stupid.

[@dolittle6781]

In the eighties, President Reagan’s administration "eliminated general revenue sharing to cities, cut funding for public service jobs and job training," etc., etc. The first signs of homelessness appeared during the Reagan administration. A quick Google search disproves your right wing talking points. What we see happening to our cities is the fallout of Reaganomics--a Republican micromanagement of the economy to benefit the rich in the suburbs and hurt the poor in the cities, primarily. Don't believe these folks who are quick to blame Democrats. Do your own research.

[@tamtam777]

@@mikesrandomvideos exactly...

[@JJ-gc8du]

Good video; shocking, too. A suggestion and a question...Suggestion: in your opening narrative, provide a map of the city with boundary circle showing the area of the city that you film in the video. Street names would also support this option. Question: are there offices and or apartments on the upper floors of the empty/closed retail spaces, which are still being used?

[@Mikefngarage]

Gavin Newsome never sees it because he flies the helicopter to work every day (im sure that is green). While he mandates us to drive our electric cars.

[@flamingpitchfork9168]

He lives in Fair Oaks. He never set foot in the mayors mansion surrounded by filth, crime.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

The old governors mansion wasn’t posh enough for him or his wife and spawn so he lives in a better house nearby

[@churchofpos2279]

@@flamingpitchfork9168 He said the governor's mansion area was not family friendly. I guess he was referring to the mentally ill, druggies, and homeless that live in the area. You know the population he helped to create , while mayor of San Francisco🤔

[@georgebricker1010]

The destruction of the US is going according to their plan, this is just the beginning. Get prepared.

[@threedprint5562]

Newsom is a joke. Shouldn't even think of running for president.

[@SolarSolar-uh6op]

I was born here in 1954, lived here until the early 80s only to bail for the Sierra. This is the first time I've seen this septic of a town in decades, back when I used to ride my bike to work on C street. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane, I can now put it all behind me, all the great times hiking to Freeport as a kid with my dog, picking fresh tomatoes in the Pocket area, or hanging out late playing army with my friends when it was still a safe place that never saw any problems. We all know who to blame, the Marxists. Aside from owning one of these sites, can one even begin to imagine the cost of insuring these buildings now? Assuming they can even get insurance since most large insurers have already left the state.

[@optitom9033]

Remember the old hoffbrau restaurant on J Street, great food

[@SolarSolar-uh6op]

@@optitom9033 YES! Actual roast beef Sandwiches cut off the spit. Yummm! 🥰

[@optitom9033]

@SolarSolar-uh6op my favorite was the turkey sandwich double yummy, Oh and their new location at Watt and Marconi burned down last year and from friends there say they're rebuilding

[@sber3911]

Worked on K street for over 20 years and thank goodness the only good thing about the lockdowns was it gave me an excuse to escape and never good back. K Street mall used to be so cool with the open air walking mall. DOCO (Downtown Common's) came and revitalization started by pushing out old tenants and bringing in the new. The new tenants bought the story of a cool downtown and paid the price with the Mayor being a total schmuck and only worried about climbing the government ladder. Kevin Johnson, Darrell Steinberg and a plethora of idiot council people have ruined most of the city. Don't worry Blackstone will buying up the buildings at pennies on the dollar.

[@memecats5698]

I saw this coming but it’s worse than I could’ve ever imagined when I finally got a chance to get out of California in 2002. My daughter and her husband got out of the LA area 4 years after us and my son never came back after college. My father who owned a business in fact started his business right around the corner from that last building you showed. I’m so glad dad and mom are not around to see what has happened. He fought in World War II, they lived through the depression, the cold war, Korean war, Vietnam war and so glad he’s not around to see what has happened to his beloved city. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for the US.

[@coachtrevor7587]

I live in Sacramento. I’m so glad you came to show this. People don’t realize how bad it is. It’s EVERYWHERE. NOT JUST DOWNTOWN. FKING EVERYWHERE. the drugs and homeless have spilled over into residential and park areas now. It’s horrific, you can’t go a few blocks without seeing burned down, closed buildings, homeless tents, needles, drugs. Its like Los Angeles but in a area that is 25x smaller. It’s disgusting here. It was never like this but now it’s literally in every suburb and corner of the towns and city of Sacramento. It’s so sad to see homeless and drugs on a elementary school field living on the property. Im not even exaggerating. Homie if you are still here in Sacramento, I can show you around the entire city of Sacramento including the suburbs so you can truly see how atrocious and sad it is

[@theartistcherrypi6454]

Why do you stay? I’m a Sacramento native but leaving California was the best decision I’ve ever made!

[@javiersilva2884]

@@theartistcherrypi6454 Where did you go?

[@kellievalla8945]

I left Sac to fargo ND it's much much smaller but way better job opportunities way better pay people are nicer and no tent cities!!! Too cold I guess they could make igloos if they came out here

[@stanleytolle416]

In Sacramento all the single room occupancy places were eliminated in the downtown area as part of redevelopment. Only problem with no place to go the now homeless SRO people are now on the sidewalks driving business away from this area.

[@bigstyx]

I live in the valley for 60 years and 40 years of that in elk Grove outside of Sacramento. Three years ago, I moved to South Carolina. It is the best thing I could’ve ever have done. I will never go back. I can walk to the waterfront in less than five minutes I can drive to a state beach in five minutes there’s no homeless and everyone is polite. I recently had guests from the Sacramento area and they couldn’t believe how clean it was and how the roads were so nice and the gas prices are so low. Nope I’m not going back.

[@smoothoperator1083]

Thanks Leo for what you do! 💯👍Between the Pandemic, 40 Year High Inflation and A Crime Wave we haven't seen since the early 90's, it Polished whatever hope and fate those businesses had left! 1000%

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

You are correct

[@ElectricUniverse56]

Also over leveraged banks, especially the Silicon Valley massive speculation. I wouldn't be surprised if there were massive closings around Holy weird

[@YuTv1408]

It's not shocking. It's beyond scary now Leo.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I know it is bad out here ,they have sidewalks that are completely blocked by tents. pedestrians are actually walking on the street not the sidewalk!

[@JohnDoe-gj4dv]

Truth

[@YuTv1408]

That coffee shop + capital building look like the old 1970 Hammer Horror flicks.

[@ajt1294]

I didn’t know this bad😇 Thank you for doing this❤❤❤

[@ivaniuk123]

Thank your local and state democrat politician for helping make their dreams a reality and if you like the fine work they are doing make sure to vote for them again. True change comes when you do the same thing over and over again expecting a different results.

[@jesuschristmyking8644]

I left Sacramento, CA (graduated from Mira Loma HS) in 1993 to join the Air Force, retired in 2013, never been back to California. The politicians destroyed my home state, so sad to see what they have done to it.

[@Comm0ut]

The Air Force got me out of north Jersey and an instant career from which I retired debt-free. I haven't felt a recession since 1981 and still have friends around the world from my career. I would joyously do that again.

[@echohunter4199]

Dear God. I was born there in 1965 and I’m stunned, I didn’t know it was turned into Tijuana. I left there in 1987 for a career in the Army and settled in Texas. My aunt and siblings are die hard liberals so it sucks to be them, I told them to enjoy the joys of liberalism.

[@l.rongardner2150]

Tijuana, where I now live, is thriving and booming - not boarded up.

[@Yungmills]

Even Tijuana is nicer

[@kellyatthedoublekranch5134]

Wow! I worked downtown from 2012-17. Used to walk to go to lunch with friends and it was great! But during the virus and all the riots and unrest in 2020-21 I just knew it would never be the same and I haven’t been downtown for a while. Your video shows it’s even worse than I expected. 😢

[@SSJIndy]

In Indianapolis, we had an excellent chinese/thai restaurant. The owner had a couple strokes and they were forced to close for a year. She recovered and reopened last Thursday to overflow business... then permanently closed again on Satday after numerous police calls for fights and someone threating customers with a gun. Sad. She was heartbroken, saying 'It never used to be like this.'.

[@JohnJohnson-wy6fk]

I'm from Indianapolis and the city is depressing and dead for that exact reason. The violence and shootings have scared off so many businesses. I live in Texas now and it's vibrant. The malls are nonexistent in indy and even Castleton mall is a dump now. All they have is the Indy 500

[@farmerbill6855]

Mostly thanks to Joe Hogsett, easily Indy's worst ever mayor. It's been especially bad since he let the George Floyd rioters trash our once beautiful downtown. He knew it was coming and did nothing. And continues to do nothing about crime.

[@sharksport01]

Your mayor is crazy, and just got re-elected.

[@SSJIndy]

@@sharksport01 Which shows that at least 60% of the voters are crazy, too

[@biggdogg19]

I’m a 14yr Florida transplant from Indy, and I read that story on WRTV 6 website. So sad.

[@ultramagnus1275]

It's sad seeing your SF videos since I was born there and I now live in Sacramento but haven't been downtown in over 3 years. I blame liberal politicians. 😔

[@ulexite-tv]

COVID and online retailers.

[@roberthuff3122]

I blame liberal voters.

[@ohsweetmystery]

@@roberthuff3122They asked for it. 👍

[@max420thc]

Liberal voters. No one made a politician shut down and destroy all of the businesses. They did it on their own

[@Spot4art]

Voters put them in office.

[@kiethuu7734]

Thanks to Councilmember Katie Valenzuela. She allows the homeless to camp everywhere in downtown Sacramento.

[@rondolan6457]

In the city of Auburn WA. Their are no homeless people or camps. The city doesn't tolerate it.

[@apwkastmaster2096]

💯 Miller Park is an example. Family park, and katie put homeless tent in there. Mayor Mary Steinburgs about as spineless as they come. Sad!!!

[@robinpriego4453]

Welcome to Gavins California 😏😏😏

[@klaraakop3091]

😪@@robinpriego4453

[@SegoMan]

Everywhere but her back yard...

[@josh24441]

I lived in Sacramento for about 15 years. You know the part in the movie Kingpin where woody harrelson drives through his original hometown with great memories, but then sees what has become of his hometown and is disappointed and never needs to go back? That’s how I feel right now.

[@lindan.9487]

Thanks for making this video ! My last visit in Sacramento was in 2019. It’s so sad to see that so many stores got closed 😢

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I know it’s sad. Thank you for sharing.!

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

there was big sleeping bum on Old Sacramento

[@Mama_298]

Born and raised in sacramento. This makes me tear up. Height of my life was to go down town and go shopping. As an adult going to old town. Moved away many years ago. Still so sad to see this.

[@RichardSanchez-g7e]

I remember Skid Row, old front street, the pre renovation of old Sacramento. The Golden Eagle Hotel, on K Street, at 6th or 7th, 0:48 and the bed Ret. General and President Grant slept in. This downtown visual of the current demise of the area is largely withheld from the Public . This video belongs in the Sacto Council Mtg record.

[@2012dnt]

Do you still vote Democrat? There are reasons why they are doing this, and most people have no clue and probably won't until they breathe their dying breath, if even then.

[@simon6071]

The scary news is that the governor of California Gavin Newsom wants to run for president in spite of the destruction of the economy in California and the livelihood of the Californians under his rule.

[@Mama_298]

The old magnificent Fox theater

[@optitom9033]

Remember the old hoffbrau on J Street, great food

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Leo makes me smile, but what Leo shows us in these cities makes me sad… and angry…

[@donne9768]

I'm shocked! Back around 5 years ago I used to ride my bike from Hazel Ave to Discovery Park and catch light rail back to Fair Oaks. I had no clue it was dying like that. I'm sure the plandemic had plenty to do with it. After retirement we cashed out and moved to a "fly-over" state, where we re-entered the free country.

[@samscharp3367]

I'm from Sacramento, born and raised. I left about 12 years ago before it started going down the crapper. I am blown away when I come back and see just how bad it is downtown. The number one problem? The HOMELESS. They are everywhere down there. I hear the cops try to move them along when the sun comes up and they scatter down by the river. But once night comes they are everywhere, pissing n shatting wherever they want, leaving trash and needles everywhere. The government caters to them as much as possible and chase the small business owners out at the same time. Would you want to go eat a meal or get a hair cut at a shop that stinks like piss and trash right out front?

[@mickey1849]

The nooks and crannies off J street were stinking like piss even in the summer of 2005. Take my word for it. I was there.

[@oscarmadison8530]

Looks like the after-effects of thermonuclear war. Complete devastation. I would like to see you tour Portland and Seattle,which seem to be in more dire straits. Cool upload,Leo.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thank you ,I will eventually head up north for Portland and then Seattle. They are for sure in the List . Thank you for sharing.

[@lisacummins5135]

Seattlite here... same, but goes from boarded up to new apt.'s/condos, overnight.

[@HeartTurnedToStone]

[@timothyparker9810]

Of course the bail bonds places are open Crime is running rampant

[@andrewmurphy8724]

Biggest issue with California is the taxes and cost of everything is out of control. My son is a lawyer and he got his law degree in California, and started practicing there. He decided to leave California due to the cost of living being way out of hand. He now lives in Louisiana where he is a state lawyer and owns his own house and lies very comfortably even can save money for his retirement.

[@KennySingsCarpenters]

I lived in Sacramento from 1985-1989 as an int'l student at CSUS, spent last 2 years renting an apartment on 21st street and loved living downtown area. New Helvetia was my usual hangout place for a cup of coffee & meeting up friends. I never felt worried about parking my car out on the streets or scared of it being smashed. Could hardly believe what I was seeing here...pretty sad and depressing. Thank you for sharing this.

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

ITS CALLED CONVENIENCE VS hassles

[@Jayhammer76]

You lived in California when it was the "Golden State". It hasn't been that way for a long time.

[@fromsuncity1]

Keep Voting dumbocrat

[@saintpreferred9223]

Its all the Dems you voted for....

[@sandramarcantelli4958]

I lived on 21st and I Street during the late 1980's. It was a Victorian house converted to 3 apartments. Neat experience. Claw bathtub. No AC. Slept naked in the summer in front of the window on the side of the house with a window fan. Didn't worry about the neighbors seeing me. They were gay and I was too hot to care anyway.

[@TheFinalBathAmber]

Great reporting, Leo. As a Californian, it is just amazing to watch it all go down.

[@TheCornerZoo]

This is shocking because it’s the State’s Capitol. I have family there. We used to enjoy visiting, driving through the old neighborhoods with the beautiful old Victorian homes, gorgeous trees, great shopping and restaurants. California is a failed State. Such a shame. Thank you for keeping us informed, you are much appreciated.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Thanks for sharing!

[@anthonykaestner2051]

I used to live in midtown (22nd and "V", 24th and "T") during the late 1980's and early 90's. It was a fun place for a twenty-something year old. Now, I don't go anywhere near Sacramento unless I have to. It's a cesspit filled with homeless camps, out of control drug/property crime, ridiculously high housing costs, etc. No way I'd ever live there again.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Soon, Newsome will be president and living in DC. Maybe his replacement can help California.

[@rdaffon23]

Such a failed state that it pays more than any other state towards federal government making up for many other states. Don't let political rhetoric and what you choose to watch as your primary news channel dictate your public opinion. In fact, having lived in Sacramento for the past 20 years including visiting Sacramento regularly since the 70s, downtown has always been crap with the exception of a few blocks. Now, I do notice that they've expanded the Golden1 Arena areas similar to when they had K Street Mall. I'm hoping it'll keep progressing towards a bustling metro. This guy's "walking" channel is cool, but every major city is now redefining how they use their traditional downtowns.

[@Mr.Howell78k]

​@@anthonykaestner2051I hope they can fix it in the next 15 years. I lived at 19th & L, 23rd & F and 16th &V St., good memories. I wish I had seen it in 1950, 1960 and the 70's

[@jeffharrison1090]

Surprised that you can walk that far and not see homeless tents all over the place. In SF, it is impossible to walk more than 2 blocks and not see homeless ppl doing drugs, passed out on the streets, bumming for money, trying to break something open, throwing bottles in the street, screaming and yelling at nobody!

[@thearch1tect249]

Leo this is absolutely criminal what they have done to California..Thanks for another update video!

[@davidherdman9798]

Who are "they"? Somehow it is always the fault of someone else.

[@thearch1tect249]

@@davidherdman9798 State government and the people who voted for them!

[@ArkadyItkin]

The remote work hurt Sacramento even more than SF. So many state workers still work fully or partially remotely and this devastated downtown Sac, forcing so many downtown restaurants and shops out of business.

[@walterwhite1]

Thank china and covid for this

[@ashleyg8633]

Sad stuff… I lived there 1975-95… My mom worked there at 918 J St… you showed it near the end… mid to late 70s, there were tons of closed businesses down there on the old K Street mall… it was like a ghost town and other malls around town ,such as Country Club at Watt and El Camino, had the majority of the retail spaces empty but what you just showed is even worse!…Thanks to you for this eye opening series… Greed, corruption and bad/senseless policy decisions have brought us here! 🙋‍♀️💕🌻

[@keckland6930]

as a travel nurse, I see much of this first hand every couple months as I go from city to city

[@janeprepper177]

Homeless people and theft killed that part of Downtown...and eventually California 😮 30 years ago Downtown Sacramento was amazing.

[@PqV72MT4]

Homeless people don't ruin cities. Homelessness is a symptom of a larger problem.

[@truthiselusive]

You should talk to some of the employees at the open businesses, like the bar, and find out their future plans.

[@ultramagnus1275]

Yes I would like to see Leo talk to a few people.

[@ZedzDed311]

I'll sum it up..."closed"

[@TwinSister1957]

They have no future....

[@stuckinarkansas1]

I used to work in downtown Sac years ago, very sad to see what is happening there. My mother, who still lives there, says she feels very unsafe wherever she goes in town.

[@optitom9033]

Remember the Hoffbrau on J Street great food

[@stuckinarkansas1]

@@optitom9033 👍Didn't they have a couple locations in town? If I'm thinking of the same place. That was pretty far back, though. My memory starts to get a little fuzzy🙂

[@optitom9033]

@stuckinarkansas1 the newer location is at Watt and Marconi and a few months ago caught fire but my family still living in Sacramento said they're rebuilding, love to have one of their turkey sandwiches and side of coleslaw, yum

[@stuckinarkansas1]

@@optitom9033 Yes, that's it. My mind was thinking somewhere on Watt.. I didn't realize they were still in business. Will have to go in next time I'm there. I remember always trying to get my folks to take us there when I was a kid. Good memory. 😊

[@mickey1849]

So sad. I lived in Sacramento from 2001 - 2005. It was a vibrant small city. Loved boating on the Sacramento River in the summer! To see what it has become now...sad, very sad. 😟

[@srozaardnet5630]

Thank you so much for this. I have been hearing about how the downtown area is changing, but it was a shock to see just how bad it is.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Spot4art]

Amazing to see. It is true, why shop in a brick and mortar place when you can shop online? Who wants to be subjected to violence and stealing bands of criminals when you can shop at home? Thanks for the videos. It tells a sad tale of our country in decline by design.

[@suziecreamcheese211]

Crime will be coming to a neighborhood near you.

[@jdubbs9658]

Unbelievably sad. I think it will only continue to decline. Not just Sacramento, but all urban areas in liberal managed states.

[@ulexite-tv]

"Liberal" is not the problem. Bankers loaning endless money to retail space landlords, then COVID, then the rise of online shopping. Malls are closing in the conservative rural states. This is a major shift in shopping habits.

[@suppylarue220]

@@ulexite-tv I agree liberalism is not the problem, but the core issue is government actions "guiding" people away from personal shopping to impersonal "take what you get" product purchases. the less interactions people have, the more power government has. the government enforces it's power by limiting your actions. the police or the military ensure you comply. if you think your vote makes a difference, you are fooling yourself.

[@max420thc]

cat, nope. Democrat voters caused this. The major shift in shopping is Americans earning ten thousand less per year in just three years under Biden. When Biden starts the draft up I’m sure your going to blame Trump for it. Biden and the democrats have done this damage in less than 3 years.

[@ocnier]

So why is the only happening in Democrat/liberal controlled areas to about 95% nation wide?@@suppylarue220

[@mmercier0921]

capitalism can not exist where there is no protection of private property and unequal enforcement of existing law.

[@deaneads3098]

I grew up in this state and now I'm wanting to leave 66 years it's changed so bad that I don't want to stay but Idon't think I can leave I waited to long that I can't afford to.

[@laurabogue3503]

You know moving the Kings and closing the K street mall was supposed to spur growth and encourage urban development. Imstead, it accelerated the demise and urban blight. Real estate values are too high and landlords are unrealistically charging too high rents. As a building inspector once told me, buildings are living breething structures, if they dont have people in them, they degrade at a substantially high rate. The dgradation of k street and the surrounding area is teagic. I used to spend nights there just enjoying walking around and visiting the stores.

[@bertbinion7420]

Closed restaurants? Starting wage is $15.50/hr. That's on top of worker's comp and other business expenses. Fast food wages will increase to $20.00/hr next year. A taco will soon be considered fine dining. Way to go Governor. Keep increasing entry wages to incite creative employers to come up with even more ways to eliminate staff.

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

its everywhere except south of the Migrant borders

[@Ekam-Sat]

What do you expect? That people can survive at $15.50 an hour? After tax that is maybe just enough to fill up your car with gas. It's not about wages of average salary workers. It's about corporate greed.

[@Robs_Model_T_Fun]

Turning on to demolition man . The fine restaurant was Taco Bell 😂

[@thamnosma]

@@Ekam-Satthese are entry level jobs, used to be filled with students. These were never intended to raise families on. Get real. So the more you enact your bill crap, the more the places go robotic, the fewer people they hire, the rest rely on government bennies, more permanent democrat votes anyway, kids can’t get summer jobs, and at some point the businesses just close. Never mind that those working people who depend on inexpensive prepped meals then pay more and more as well. Your thinking hurts rather then helps the working classes.

[@fazole]

​@@Ekam-Sat California is putting even more tax on gas and the California blend is only refined in two refineries...both owned by Getty, who are Newscum's godparents. California policies are making things too expensive, raising low skill wages just means there will be much fewer low skill jobs. Any pay you get is HALF of what the employer pays for you. Taxes, work comp., health insurance, soc sec means $25hr costs $50. Mom and pop business can't afford to hire LEGALLY. So many in Cali working under the table from foreign lands in the small businesses that can survive.

[@HomeSkillit]

I grew up there my whole life. Every California city is apocalyptic. At this juncture I believe it's apocalyptic by design. Thank you for showing the world.

[@mikemcglauflin8985]

Agenda '21 was no joke. They are proceeding with depopulation. A little late but close enough to being on schedule.

[@stacym9578]

My grandmother worked on 7th and K when I was a child. I remember all the specialty stores, tailor shops, fine department stores. As a teenager the same stores were there from my younger years, some changed over, but I spent many hours on the K street mall. It was a favorite teenage hangout. As an adult, I worked downtown for many years, now after 2020 I have no need to go downtown. It saddens me to the core to see the once beautiful streets boarded up and desolate. I am fearful of the times ahead......

[@nimarus3118]

Banks and stores are not closing across the country. It's mostly California and maybe some places in Detroit/Chicago and maybe Seattle. You know, the places where people are doing drugs and crapping on the sidewalks and the police say they can't do anything about it (unless it's in front of a politician's garage door). Places where people shoplift and prosecutors refuse to hold people accountable. Cities where you can sign up to get clean sterile needles to do hard drugs, no questions asked.

[@jasonmullins6638]

Man. Shocking, exciting, disturbing, depressing, and that was just the first block. Always look forward to your videos Leo.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Yes it was, A lot of emotions for one block. Thank you very much for your support!

[@prettybaby80]

I remember us visiting downtown area over 5 years ago after having moved to Sacramento. The place was empty. No shopping. People, nothing. I was shocked after having just moved from NYC.

[@AnnaGladden-z3s]

This is really sad that these stores had to close and I could imagine what these places looked like when these places were in business. So sad

[@_w_w_]

OMFG! I went to college in the area 20 years ago and remember many weekends spent downtown, around J and K Streets. It was vibrant, clean and safe...completely different than how it is now. This is so truly sad.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Right ! but it went down hill a lot faster in the last four years

[@dubd7626]

Wow I’ve been there 13years ago everything was so pretty and peaceful and the people were nice

[@pixelwash9707]

Missing from this informative video is the fact that despite the vacancies, rents have actually increased because most property in California is either owned by the finance "industry" or the Chinese as a safe place to park their money rather than actually investing in the economy in either the US or China, or anywhere for that matter, and the owners actually prefer to see it vacant because then they don't have to worry about the problems of tenants.

[@qcriverrat]

And they get to write off a loss of rent as a tax write off, balancing against their investment income. Unreal.

[@coshyno]

Spot on !

[@pauljs75]

@@qcriverrat Which is really messed up, because if a property isn't contributing anything locally it should be taxed at an increased rate to pressure on renting or selling. "Investment" properties tend to sit dead for years if not decades, which likely has a bigger negative impact than not.

[@phann860]

Agree, a totally investment property.

[@mysticone1798]

Nonsense. Property isn't highly valued because certain people own it instead of other people. The DEMAND for California property is still there, and the prices will remain high until this changes, no matter who the owners are. And btw, owners/landlords don't make money on rental properties unless they're rented. No land or property owner wants to see vacancies for any more than short periods of time.

[@RinconSurf-y6i]

Los Angeles is such a large metropolis but it has it's unique areas, individual neighborhoods within the large city limit. I have lived in the SFV but noticed in the last year or two a steady decline in traffic going into LA. It would be interesting to pick a neighborhood (Hollywood, Thai Town, Chinatown, others) and see the democrat effect in creating democrat dystopia in those communities within LA city limits.

[@virtualselfie6899]

Leo, too "funny" how everything's closed except the bar and two bail bonds. It is Rite Aid that filed for bankruptcy as you captioned when uploading. It took up the whole corner there. Did not know that Sacto. was hit so hard by the depression. Great coverage! TY.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

I know one of the bars was right next-door to the bail bonds 😁and yes, the Rite Aid store was big thanks for the support

[@virtualselfie6899]

@@LeoMetalTraveler Keep up the great reporting and be safe out there, Leo. Glad to see you cross the street, away from the homeless tents. You don't know what they'll do. So much mental illness from the drug addictions.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

You’re right, it can be unpredictable

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

Rite aid products are way overpriced and the stores interiors look like boredom

[@Hombre_Viajero_2023]

The Subway there just recently reopened. It was temporary closed for some time. Many businesses have closed & will continue to close thanks to online shopping boost.

[@albutterfield5965]

Lived in this area in the early 90's what a change

[@neophytenomad8111]

0:47 - Given the state of the economy and the affect its been having on major metro areas, there not a lot in your videos that I find "Shocking" anymore. That being said: I still think they're informative and amazing. Please keep up the excellent work, man. It's definitely noticed and appreciated.

[@CHRISMED2]

Sunrise mall in citrus heights near Sac is an empty mall ghost town. Please go see before they shut it down

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

Will do. Thank you for the tip.

[@srozaardnet5630]

They just built some homes near there & put in a 5G tower. There is speculation that it is destined to be a 15 minute City in the future...It used to be a nice mall.

[@jesuschristmyking8644]

I used to go to that mall as a kid...thanks for memories.

[@kathrynbaker8215]

It used to just be small towns that were dying. Now it’s the cities that are already dead. I’m happy to be in a small midwestern town which is pretty vibrant. Great video as always.

[@007thematrix007]

this lookin' all eerie ..... can't wait for you to explore the diff. states as well!

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

That’s my goal to visit every state , I just can’t afford to do it right now

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Leo! Have you thought of offering guided walks with some fans that maybe could pay and join you for a filming session?

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

This month I will be rolling out memberships for the channel ,where we can have members only videos and live streaming where i’m sure topics like this are going to surface , we already did tours with subscribers in other countries like Brazil and Colombia, and soon the Metal club can do a tour in the US too

[@headsockgoatlock4]

We could all yell " CLOSED NOW and GOOD LUCK WITH THAT " at the same time in front of the buildings , damn that'd be fun . I still live in Sacramento but I never go downtown, I can't believe some of the once thriving businesses are closed however some of those vacant spaces have been that way even 15 years ago it looks a few old buildings got turned into apartments. Like I said I still live but never go there ( downtown ) .

[@valerierogers9609]

It looks like life after the apocalypse 😢

[@ma3stro681]

The USA is the apocalypse of greed, feminism and wokeism …

[@Maxine_V]

That is a LOT of large retail space empty. I am not that familiar with Sacramento, but this does not look promising at all. Thank you again for showing us what you are seeing. ❤

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

My thoughts exactly

[@johnstuartsmith]

Downtown retail has been dying ever since suburban malls sprang up, then online shopping replaced the malls. Downtown was kept alive by office workers, but many of them are working remtely from home in their sweatpants. Relatively new retail and office buildings are empty shells. Bank buildings are empty, not because of "bank failures" but because people do their banking business on cellphones. Bank tellers, checks and cash became obsolete. The relics are depressing, but it's not a "depression", it's just that a lot of work and prosperity became invisible.

[@joonya66]

Our town Albury NSW Australia is goin the same way cheers you good ol boy's Aussie ear 👂

[@bonitabeach3127]

Thanks, sad state of affairs in CA.

[@ultramagnus1275]

So goes California so goes the country. 😒

[@KnownAsLeo]

Sacramento native son here - our downtown has changed A LOT since the beer bug experience, quite sad to see what it has become. A big contributor to why its this way now is the downtown core near the Capitol has tons of State Agency offices, and since the pandemic ended, many agencies are going with work from home full time with staff having to report to the physical location once or twice per month. Other agencies requires staff to be at the office at least a couple days per week. Many of the businesses relied on state employees as customers.....but now a lot of them are teleworking.

[@bigfrank717]

You're exactly right, and it seems that when downtown businesses close shop, the vagrants, homeless, and criminal element set up shop.

[@SegoMan]

Fl had a different response to the Beer Bug look at them now everything is flourishing..

[@fjb4932]

KnownAsLeo, What was " the Beer Bug experience" ? A festival ? ☆

[@PorchiaP.]

This look light years better than the things I’ve seen in Bakersfield. California dreams are a nightmare now😱

[@jeffbe7504]

This is truly eye opening. I work as a lyft driver and drive down J street quite frequently and never noticed all the closed businesses....I've noticed a few...but not all the ones you are showing. sad to see...I'm sure the homeless population has a lot to do with it...they hang out and sleep everywhere downtown....who would want to walk downtown and have to step over people sleeping on the sidewalk? Great video!

[@joesphmurphy4013]

Leo: I listened to Rush Limbaugh rave about Sacramento being his adopted home town; deeply disappointed by what you have shown us; it could be worse except it is the Capital and they must pretend to care about the city. Did you wonder what the guy in red laying down in the alley was doing? Anyway, thanks for taking us along as dismal as it got the longer you walked around. Have you done San Diego? Curious about it. Stay safe.

[@mikesrandomvideos]

well they have made laws favorable for crime. So what do people expect.

[@LeoMetalTraveler]

The guy in the alley wearing red was making snow angels😁 I haven’t been to San Diego yet but it for sure it’s on the list. Thank you for your support.

[@ooyginyardel4835]

I was in San Diego two weeks ago and rode the trolly all around. Speaking for downtown, East and North County, the place is vibrant and quite alive. Nothing like this at all although I’m sure that there’s crummy patches here and there.