Dregs of the City: San Diego | Short Documentary

San Diego is sweeping its homeless crisis under the rug.
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Dregs of the City: San Diego is a short documentary that explores homelessness in San Diego, a California city that receives way less press than Los Angeles and San Francisco for its homeless crisis, but has a nearly identical per capita homeless population to San Francisco, and has the potential of being severely undercounted.
San Diego is taking a different approach to most other cities with its homeless crisis. They've created government-run homeless encampments that house around 1,000 of the city's homeless population. They created these encampments as a response to their downtown tent ban ordinance that recently passed. On paper, this might look like a good thing, but it's a lot more layered once you scratch beneath the surface. For example, once San Diego began opening these encampments, they closed down shelters that equate to around 900 beds, effectively lessening the city's bed capacity.
There are different groups of homeless people in San Diego. There are the ones that stayed downtown after the tent ban, and decided to take down their tents every night and put them up again every morning. There are the ones that reside along the San Diego riverside. There's the ones in the San Diego government encampments, and then there are your stragglers. San Diego, like most cities, faces a plethora of reasons as to why the homeless crisis has exponentially worsened in recent years.
A special thanks to @JazzJune7 for hosting us while we were in San Diego.
Also huge thanks to all of the wonderful people that were willing to speak with us. You sharing your story will hopefully help effect change in some way, and we very much appreciate you.
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Co-Directors: 6 7 Kevin Kalb & Charles Leith
Editor: Charles Leith
Director of Photography: 6 7 Kevin Kalb
Camera Operators: 6 7 Kevin Kalb & Charles Leith
Thumbnail Design by: 6 7 Kevin Kalb
News Sources:
NBC 7 San Diego - KZbin
KPBS Public Media - KZbin
FOX 5 San Diego - KZbin
City of San Diego - KZbin
CBS 8 San Diego - KZbin
ABC 10 News - KZbin
KCAL News - KZbin
FOX31 Denver - KZbin
StreetTV - KZbin
NBC News - KZbin
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00:00 Intro
01:12 Jessica's Cop Story
02:32 Lady Brazy
05:55 Street Realities
07:52 Homeless Encampment Ban
08:45 Safe Sleeping Sights
12:40 Special Treatment
14:24 Mental
16:17 Too Expensive
17:32 Where's the Money?
19:20 Broken Glass
20:50 Losing Friends
21:37 Cheryl
23:50 Closing Thoughts
25:24 Outro
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[@blasblasblas2094]

Why did we allow our country to become like this in the first place? America should be a world leader but now is falling behind because of these homeless people and their drug addicts issues. It's time to bring Trump back to the office as he is the stronger president.

[@dfmgib]

You guys are getting better by the video! Great work! Keep it up

[@jimmy_junk]

I tried donating but when it went to the page it said “oops, something went wrong” I really want to support your channel so I will try again tomorrow but just letting you know it’s not working

[@SIXSEVENstories]

@@jimmy_junk huh I just tried it myself and it seems to be working. Must have been a glitch on KZbin's end. Appreciate the thought though if it doesn't work

[@linsioux217]

@@blasblasblas2094 It is world-wide, check out Canada.

[@MightyGuy8885]

I live in SD and have lived here my whole life. It's gotten really bad and getting worse.

[@DonaldWells-wk8dc]

Yeppers

[@SRFTRD]

Thanks Gloria

[@DaGoatCR7F5]

same like ong

[@christophergilbert2306]

Liberals!!!

[@dnbjunky]

That’s what happens when they voted in a democrat mayor. FTG!

[@Hiltdog69]

i live in SD, and ive also been homeless in SD. I was homeless for 4 years throughout different parts of the city and in north county. As someone whos been on the street i can tell you its what i imagine hell would be like. People are savages and there are lots of predators. You can either be a predator or you can be prey. Ive seen the worst in people and the worst things people are capable of. No one really cares about what you got going on because they got their own problems you know? I am clean off drugs now again this time for almost 3 years. Everytime i have to rebuild my life because i decide to fuck everything up i get more tired. This last time i got clean i didnt want to try to get clean again and i didnt want to get high anymore either, i just wanted to die. I had no hope at all whatsoever. Now i am almost 3 years clean, i have a good job and i have my own living situation which is pretty good. Im grateful and blessed. If you are being self destructive and dont want to do anything about it no one cares, but ive found that if you are being self destructive and you want a way out you have to ask for help and commit to getting better by any means and people will actually help you get there, but you have to care about helping yourself. Thanks for doing a documentary about the city that i live in.

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

Don't smoke crack next time hold a job. No point in reading this garbage

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

Don't smoke crack homie. Jeeez

[@ronswansonsdog2833]

Great post. Keep going ✌️

[@ronswansonsdog2833]

@@10MM-MAGAMAN-420username checks out.

[@mimi-lg8lo]

Congratulations 🎉👏💯! WELL SAID!

[@sepehraman5651]

I work in mental health in San Diego and this documentary is spot on about the city and it’s views on homelessness and the homeless people they interview need to be heard.

[@enns5366]

I work with the homeless up North in Santa Cruz and it's ridiculous and horrible how these people are treated. I was also homeless years ago for 4-5 yes and ONLY made it off the street because I had help.

[@user-ll2qc5vs3i]

I’m a drug addict in recovery. I’ve been homeless. These homeless need to shut their mouths, get clean, and stop blaming “mental health” for poor life choices.

[@jessekolly4487]

Thank you he’s right they want to get high im in it everyday

[@jyrrin]

this might be a bit reductive but I've worked with some non-profits before in north county. it's true that these people are down on their luck, but there's also a lot of homeless people who don't like the curfews of these shelters and therefore would rather live in the streets out of supervision. they feel like it's a "jail" because they don't want to accept the strings attached to the resources - like going to rehab, meeting with case managers, returning to the shelter by a certain time, etc. the city and the state are putting millions and billions into the homeless crisis, but the homeless need to meet them half way the city enacted an ordinance last year that says if there is a shelter (tent) available and it's offered to a homeless person, they must take it or leave if their tent is near a public area. as progressive as this city and state is, they've lost their patience. it used to be take it or leave it, now it's take it or leave.

[@jonathansalas8751]

This is a great example of the reality of San Diego

[@TheeRomantic]

From perspective of being homeless. But where does it look great?

[@DonaldWells-wk8dc]

Well 60's 70's 80's was a never seen... then graffiti and trash rolled in...

[@shawnryan2197]

It's a documentary on SD.

[@CliftonBowers-pc2xu]

Tyler Texas, Dallas Texas, Los Angeles, Most of East small towns meth ...alcoholism...all across the damn CUNTry ..yall.sad ..the republican party and incumbents caused this..😊

[@karenkennedy6331]

I took in my son’s best friend in high school when he became homeless.His mom , who has mental problems, dealt with homelessness for years, living in her car, getting her other son taken away to foster care, I tried to help her. Let her shower, food, money for hotels. So hard to help, no resources for her. She finally got off the streets.

[@KemRinget-cw4vg]

You are a good person ❤

[@user-kq8qo8go8j]

Stop irresponsible breeding.Those types give F all about the kids they pop out.

[@sinnsage]

I lived in ocean beach San Diego from 09 to ‘15. When i first moved there, I couldn’t believe how affordable the rent was. My apartment was literally two blocks away from the beach. Over the course of the next few years, I slowly got priced out. The rent kept raising and raising, until I could no longer afford the one bedroom apartment in Ocean Beach San Diego. this was a small beach community That was an open place where people of low income could afford to actually live. However, by the time I left the rent was comparable to Los Angeles or any other overpriced Southern California city. I went back maybe five years later, and just for fun looked up the prices of apartments in the same area where I used to live. What was $900-$1000 a month for a one bedroom apartment, was now between $2700 - $4000 for one month of rent. What more can be said? This is happening all over the country, and because of partisan politics, not a single thing is being done to the amount of rent someone can charge to live in a particular place. The more out of control this gets, the more homeless people you will see on the streets. Cost of housing has jumped exponentially, over the past 20 years, while the minimum wage has remained exactly the same. At least in California it has gone up a little bit, but it’s still nowhere near the amount that someone could afford to live in the state of California. I moved from California to Illinois just to be able to afford to own a home. Everything I’ve ever known,the entire way I’ve always lived, my family and friends, had to leave it all behind just so I could have an opportunity to own a home. This is not just a California story, happening everywhere. How do you vote actually does make a difference.

[@MrSamer01]

Spot on! It’s so sad what’s going on.

[@chillingsworth4384]

Hard to get a job in SD now also. Some of the companies I’ve applied at said they’ve got over a thousand applicants for the same job 🤦‍♂️ Not many great jobs either

[@calex619pedicabtv]

sad to see so many residents have to do this.

[@OB_GYN_Kenobi]

To be fair, an apartment two blocks from the beach sounds like it was priced about right at $2700-$4000. If you said El Cajon I’d feel for you, but you should have no expectation to pay under $1k a month to live throwing distance to the beach. It’s not the landlords fault for wanting to get market rate. Btw, I’m 46yo and have lived in nice areas and crummy areas and even in the crummy spots, I never had a $900 a month rent, that’s not even realistic in penasquitos or Mira Mesa, and before things got so expensive. I was paying $1200 for a dinky 2 bedroom in Rancho Bernardo back in 2001-2002.

[@chillingsworth4384]

I lived in the cottages right by the pier. We were the 2nd ones in with the private patio overlooking everything. Best view in OB, roommate and I payed $1,012 a piece (two bedroom) Crazy underpriced. Same family had owned them for around 100 years. Think they got bought out recently, assuming it’s because the grandmother who lived on the property most likely died. Got lucky on that one

[@ElijahTate-yf7wn]

The channel deserves so much more, I've watched every "dregs of the city documentary", 10 out of 10.

[@UnCannyValley67]

Phenomenal channel, agreed.

[@jimmy_junk]

It’s a really good series. It’s raw and honest and would rather show the truth than censor it so it can be monetized with adds for gambling or money loans. This is like Vice 15 years ago before it sold out.

[@hunterhogan9326]

same. had to just binge them all

[@davesocialmedia9241]

You guys are really doing a great service showing how the government funding is not being used properly

[@gio.orbit5498]

I just wish we can do something about it 🙄

[@Mikefngarage]

Giving money to the government is like giving it to a black hole to deal with this. Private organizations do so much more. salvation army, Shine a Light. many others dont waste resources like Government does. We should be lowering taxes, lowering corporate tax and getting more money back into the hands of the people along with incentives for people to contribute to organizations that are more proactive.....But wait that is not a theory of the current administration.

[@calebrichter2565]

Not sure it’s a money problem…

[@5ohTristan]

@@gio.orbit5498vote red

[@patrickosborne9766]

@@calebrichter2565I’m positive it’s not a money problem.

[@johnjohnson-io1os]

This country doesn't have a homeless problem. It has a mental health and drug problem. Mental health is the common denominator .If you gave homeless people a hundred thousand dollars each 90 % would be back on the streets in a year

[@rrrogster]

I respectfully partially disagree. It starts for the vast majority with illicit drugs, primarily meth. You can easily see it in the faces of many of those being interviewed. You just have to know the symptoms.

[@jnbalmer448]

FACTS

[@Fujiwaramoguu]

Nah they'll probably spend it on Crack or booze and shoot up needles with that money.

[@unapologeticallyamy9031]

@@rrrogsterDo you think they’re mentally healthy before using drugs? Do you think that drug use is a trauma response? Are you sure that the drug use isn’t a form of self medication? A majority of the homeless I work with have mental health disorders that make it very very difficult to function. This alone can lead to homeless but it usually leads to drug use first. Everything snowballs.

[@user-fy3jq9mu2r]

This country has a corruption and greed problem. If they invested directly to fix mental health and housing this problem would have been fixed, specially with how much money goes to it. Buuuuuttt the money is being hoarded by organizations. The systems in place take people in vicious cycles.

[@WhyScopeIn]

Raw footage, well put together. Best short documentary's I've ever seen on youtube

[@karenkennedy6331]

Show this to the people that believe that San Diego is the most beautiful, best place to live, I point out it’s has big city problems and everyone gets mad at me, destroy their illusions!

[@chillingsworth4384]

Used to be, homeless now myself. Roommate gave me two weeks notice, had to go back to NorCal because their business was failing 🥳

[@dopehousex3]

I live in Escondido but when I go to downtown for a Padres game. When I take the off-ramp on Imperial the amount of trash and homeless people is unreal. The smell of urine in the summer is so gross!

[@1800MDGAF]

Exactly. Yeah this is a great documentary, but it sucks that we live like this in SD. There's graffiti everywhere, trash everywhere. It's disgusting. I love going to padres games, but downtown is straight trash.

[@kj34sdf4]

Downtown tolerates and tries to help homeless people. They go and stay there because they're getting help.

[@alanbmw745]

Escondido has a really bad homeless problem.

[@chillingsworth4384]

Bruh, I lived on 19th and Island. Felt like I was in a zombie movie

[@vodkarocket1]

@@alanbmw745this!! Just drove by a dude zonked out sitting under the west valley parkway overpass, he was just trying to get out of the sun, but he was also clearly nodding off and it just sucks this city has gotten to this

[@UnfilteredWP]

Beautiful film. I've lived in downtown San Diego for the last 12 years. I can say nothing has changed; the problem has gotten worse, and I hope we can help these folks. Doing the same status quo won't help. We've spend billions on that (thanks for highlighting) and it's time for change.

[@lifewith9cats153]

My homeless, disabled brother ended up in San Diego about 10 years ago. He's not very resourceful but managed to get free housing within a few months. I still don't know how he managed to do so but he did. So, obviously some people are able to help the homeless in SD. But, it's sad and astonishing to see so many homeless particularly in a rich country like the USA and rich state like CA. May each and every person who needs and wants housing and safety find it. 🙏

[@linsioux217]

Other countries are having the same issue.

[@TommyHoff]

@@linsioux217 Not on the same level by far.

[@rrrogster]

San Diego has changed drastically in the last 10 years. And none of it for the better. A true sewer in many places.

[@brendat6908]

Your version is correct and it is the average timing for people to get housing, but only works for people who really want the help, the majority does not want follow rules or kick the habit.

[@vodkarocket1]

This state is not rich at all, some of the people IN it are, but the state itself has squandered their inhabitants tax dollars, and misspent the $ given to it. The “leaders” in this state should be in prison. The huge economy we always hear about has been moved around to state leaders and their cronies, like a shell game

[@konkeydonged]

I'm not homeless, so I wouldn't know. Me, I'm on vacation.

[@CapitalismDeathSpiral]

… that guy is in major trauma to deny his own situation.

[@beavis_loves_you]

I'm so happy that I don't have to live with junkies anymore now that I'm homeless and living in my car I sleep better than I ever have

[@adamk4733]

@@beavis_loves_youglad you moved out of your junkie parents house where you slept on the floor 😂

[@elijahtheprophet4544]

I pray you find a permanent home 💜🙏☝️​@@beavis_loves_you

[@oolong741]

Thank you for giving a voice to the voiceless. Keep shining light on government corruption until someone is forced to do something

[@yvonnephillips3888]

I don't see them as voiceless. They are loud and clear in showing that they are the dregs.

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

More money !!!😂

[@rjg7112]

Next stops in this series should be Oakland and Portland.

[@thecook8964]

Arizona, Texas, Montana, etc.

[@tonysodano]

@@thecook8964 no.

[@greywolf2809]

Portland isnt this bad but people from socal keep moving here and fucking it up.

[@DerWahnwitzsinnige]

I hope more people will become aware of this channel. Thanks for your dedication

[@RequestToSpeak]

Great work. Excellent photography, editing and storytelling. This is good journalism.

[@thewoodiworld2086]

Another great documentary. Keep it up!

[@user-ns1sv9ux6y]

In 1954 CA had 57,000 in the state mental hospitals. Now the population is much more and the state mental hospitals have less then 5,000.

[@randyscott3386]

The mental hospitals were almost all shut down by a tabloid television news show .

[@hakujin1]

It's not a coincidence Reagan - MHSA - Repealed.

[@Userf451]

@@hakujin1Reagan was president 34 years ago. There have been many governors from both parties since then that could have cured that situation.

[@bradleysmith9431]

They still have mental hospitals?? I thought they got rid of those decades ago.. they aren't like the old mental asylums? They make them stay?

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Yup. Reagan didn't solve anything with that only created a lot o crapppp

[@mexicanstreetcorn3239]

Why aren’t we charging the cities that dump their citizens to California? If these states want us to take care of their homeless citizens then we should charge them. All you have to do is check everything Greyhound and Amtrak station find out where they are from.

[@KfmPodcast]

Let’s go!!! One of my favorite, depressing series on the tube!

[@tylcouli7207]

BEST ONE BY FAR thanks Kevin, amazing content. PEOPLE KEEP YOUR SPIRIT AND SOUL ALIVE. YOU CANN PULL THROUGH! ONE❤

[@barbarac41]

I am in visiting in CA right now, the amount of homeless people is unbelievable, these people literally sleep in front of the people’s houses between cars parked.

[@pebba92]

Keep grinding boys !! This channel about to get big :D Much love!

[@diegoandrade7919]

Waiting for the next! Nonstop guys

[@Thomas-qk3xc]

An honest, and tasteful take, on a difficult subject. Well done.

[@Mr.S_666]

Excellent content here guys keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@LemonZaller]

Amazing documentary work this channel will have 100k subs soon legit underrated!

[@venusiinfurs]

Hey that’s a really good idea. At minute 17 a person says: “Charge the owner of the property if the rental is vacant for more than 3 months”. San Diego has far too many vacant homes that are sitting empty just waiting to be filled by someone who makes triple the $2000 minimum rent. This housing crisis is never going to end if people keep seeing their neighbors raise the rent and raise their properties too. He has an amazing idea and maybe just maybe we should be listening.

[@margritlehmann2010]

👍 👏 💞 ☘️ 💫

[@SnoopysVet]

I cannot have the government tell me what I can do with my property. The problem is government not landlords. Why is the homeless rate going down in every state except California

[@venusiinfurs]

@@SnoopysVet I completely agree. I don’t like the government in my business whatsoever. I just don’t like seeing tons of empty houses and tons of homeless people. California has the nicest weather, but is also the most expensive part of the country. The weather definitely attracts homeless people. Way less of a chance of dying from extreme weather. I’m from California and my family is too, for generations. We have all had problems with homelessness, because it is simply too expensive here. We have moved out of state, but due to California being home we had to return. The homeless rate in California is going up because there is not enough affordable housing, because everyone is doing what they want with their properties, which is charging high rent and not caring about the other humans around them. I agree I don’t want the government in our shizz, but as individuals we are failing to take care of eachother, so maybe the government does need to step in to let some of us know we need to do certain things as to prevent some people being successful and some people dying on the street. We can all be taken care of if we try. We are just looking out for ourselves as individuals too much.

[@thepoetsblood]

@@SnoopysVet because those cities are sending their homeless to us!

[@Littlepea2890]

It's outrageous that those apt buildings are allowed to sit empty with people on the streets

[@benschlotte8242]

What a dump. Lived in this mess for 37 years before I wised up and fled that city 12 years ago now. Good riddance

[@thecanadakid7622]

sad looks like such beautifull city.

[@MrReymoclif714]

@@thecanadakid7622Escondido! Laguna Beach if you got the money!

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. / nah. Not “Good riddance”

[@OrthodoxAtheist]

Hasn't been a mess for 37 years, or anywhere close. The fact that homes still average $1M+ is because 90% of the area is still paradise. What you consider a dump, multi-millionaires spend a fortune to have just a timeshare to visit. Maybe you're right, and those rich and intelligent people are all wrong. Or, maybe you're wrong.

[@reza_dc2]

where did you move too?

[@thoughtisenergy]

yo this is a good doc fr thanks for making

[@angelbaby8634]

Don’t ever stop making these videos and giving these people a voice! amazing editing and music as always

[@wayneroberts6642]

Just the fact that you can't film in there says something shady about that non-profit..

[@margritlehmann2010]

?

[@MichaelEllison-jr4wg]

Good Job, look forward to more content

[@kylecrowley1777]

Another excellent presentation from Six Seven! Thanks for always seeking the truth and giving a voice to the down trodden. Awesome Work Guys!

[@corinnetraynor1272]

I’m in Hollywood and the streets are laced with tents and homeless people.. and it’s awful . Shelters look disgusting and pets aren’t allowed. Even if you are lucky enough to get Sec 8 housing you have to have income to pay for it. My heart bleeds for everyone and they need to restablish mental hospitals!

[@leonabug619]

Well yeah, Section 8 helps pay for rent, as long as you have a job. And they adjust what they pay according to what you make in wages. So yeah, you need an income. Why should anyone get free housing? They would have no incentive to want to work or do better.

[@mozhang71]

Who remembers when Ronald Regan shutdown all the state ran mental health clinics and wards during the 70s and on a national level during the 80s.

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

Nothing like deflecting and gaslighting demoRAT. You lib voter's caused this tragedy.

[@OrthodoxAtheist]

He shut them down because of a bipartisan bill in response to concerns that we were infringing on people's rights by involuntarily incarcerating folks in mental institutions. Go ask the homeless whether they want free room and board in a mental institution. You'll get about 1% acceptance. The issue wasn't closing the mental health clinics. The issue was we didn't fund and build a system of out-patient community-based mental health centers. That was the idea, but there wasn't the will, either in government or the citizens, who all NIMBY'd and recoiled at the costs. Its a near-impossible problem to solve, and it makes sense that the state with more services than any other in the nation, with the fairest year-round weather in the nation, is going to attract those that find themselves in a position to need to live outside year-round. Nowhere in the US has solved this problem, else we'd copy it. It also makes it harder when more than half the people in this situation either led themselves there, or fight any solution. Cheap housing is needed, well shit the majority of the population need that solution too. Mental health services cost a fortune, and even the best professional services have low success rates. Drugs are now so cheap that you can wreck your life for good for $5-$10 per day. It costs a million times more to fix than to fck up your life. It takes years longer to fix than just a few weeks to ruin your life. The flow of drugs is near-impossible to stop. Even if we closed the ports and borders and crashed the US economy, more Americans would start cooking and pressing the shit to make some extra money, without care of killing people. Expensive housing plus expensive solutions, plus endless drugs, plus endless mental health problems = an unsolvable situation. We can bankrupt the state, if not the nation, and barely make progress. Its literally cheaper to give everyone free housing, than what we're currently spending money on. We're just trying all different approaches and hoping one succeeds. Homeless people need to feel safe, but you create camps and institute regulations for safety sake, and they feel it is a prison. There's no winning here. So the solution everyone adopts is just to destroy all the homeless tent camps and move the problem elsewhere - a solution for the city, but no solution at all in terms of fixing the problem. Sure, ask the homeless how to solve the problem, and I'm sure they'll have some good ideas, and not one of them is practical or cost-effective. There is no solution. That's the real problem. Well... maybe if we weren't a capitalist society, but since about 98% of folks would prefer to keep capitalism and suffer the consequences, so here we are. Not until the homeless start eating the rich will we see enough political and financial will to truly tackle the problem. Or the homeless dwindle their own numbers with fast-killing drugs, which is where we are now, with fentanyl, laced with tranq and whatnot. There are near a million of these videos on youTube. I'm yet to see any real solutions presented. As soon as someone works out the solution, we can all get behind it. So far, nothing.

[@mjblue84]

Yes he did! Yet, since then, what politicians have tried to bring back these mental health clinics? Where is the $$$ going??? We know the answer to that!

[@tanaemerson5703]

Spot on, I've lived here all my life , my brother suffered a severe mental health crisis in the 80s, if my dad hadn't been a social worker with the county and knew exactly how to get him help he would have been homeless and probably dead within a year. You really need dedicated family members to help with mentally ill people to get them to the proper resources. It's not easy and the stigma is agonizing. Reagan did so much damage.

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

@@tanaemerson5703 Easy to blame President Reagan, but you all have continuously voted in democrat leadership for decades since him with ZERO changes. Stop the blame game, the sole responsibility falls on you liberal Democrat voters.

[@rockybadger]

Thank you for your content. I commented on a previous video where the music was way too loud and distracting. It stole attention away from the information you were sharing. You let people's voices be heard here. Thank you for that. Keep up the good work.

[@Cotillion308]

Another banger! You guys are some of the best. Just need more content. After this i will have watched everything on your channel. All bangers.

[@johnjaco5544]

Lots of room at slab city.

[@goombah226]

Yeah! No homeless people there.

[@focusedfreebird]

The last free place in America 😮

[@vulgardarling7090]

I’ve “met” the guy with the white beard and the German Shepard, he yelled profanities at me and got offended because I picked up my dog because he got close with his off leash shepherd. Btw his dog is trained very well, but how is a stranger supposed to know? Then he proceeded to get in a verbal altercation with other people just enjoying a drink at the establishment I was at. His dog is adorable, but that man is entitled and rude.

[@BondServant1110]

When you allow profits to be made over people's misery then all you get is misery. Homeless Industrial Complex.

[@xXFedoXx1]

HOW DO YALL ONLY HAVE 23k subs!!!! Yall super talented

[@bammy6313]

Thank god I left that place in the 80’s!

[@archieolmstead6688]

I left in 2003. It wasn't nearly this bad.

[@MrReymoclif714]

@@archieolmstead6688Santa Monica palisades park in 2002??? Totally screwed up.

[@DonaldWells-wk8dc]

And the judicial system knows who to a person's money to feed the courts😊

[@chillingsworth4384]

Yeah right, you’d be a millionaire if you had property back when prices were half way reasonable.

[@bammy6313]

@@chillingsworth4384 I never owned property there

[@ColtonWhite123]

I was homeless as a teenager, and I appreciate the way you talk to others on the street, as well as how respectful you are. You and your team are good people, thank you :)

[@billnye8143]

SYBAU

[@ColtonWhite123]

@@billnye8143 huh

[@riquisimx]

I both was born and currently live in SD. I, like other commenters, was unhoused before I got the housing I'm in now. I have been through a lot. But I just reached ten years at my current spot with all my ups and downs w/my landlord, neighbors, law enforcement, active addiction, etc. going on. SD is super expensive, and yeah, I would say the weather keeps me more or less mentally stable! Oh, mental health. Thank you for creating this well made documentary. 💯

[@deaddropsd1972]

Did you have a drug problem?

[@41maddriver]

Excellent work!

[@fivefiveqt214]

1:10 “San Diego America’s finest city…ahh…I don’t think so.” I don’t know why that was so fkn funny to me, but when he said “ahh” I lost it. 😂

[@michaelsiengo1]

Great editing

[@johndoe1126]

The girl Michelle got it spot on. With all the money going to illegal immigrants, that money should go to help the homeless American citizens mental healthcare, and teach them skills to get and maintain a job.

[@kimranson4775]

Which person was Michelle?

[@vids595]

Economic inequity --> hopelessness --> drug use --> homelessness

[@Jigsjigz]

while they government gets rich of our taxes saying they are spending it on helping.

[@privatecitizen4001]

Dont be so bigoted against us poor folk. Plenty of rich ppl do drugs.

[@m.htruth8880]

​@@privatecitizen4001Actually a couple of homeless ppl I know weren't really poor before they just hit their rock bottom and ptsd came back up during the pandemi. Others lost goof jobs or careers during the pandemi. Different situation for everyone. Drug addiction is a coping mechanism and it doesn't appeal to everyone. I personally can't even stand the smell of weed. My mom didn't drink, smoke cigarettes, or anything and she was poor her whole life.

[@m.htruth8880]

​@@privatecitizen4001Rich ppl such as doctors and law officials don't just do drugs but they make amd traffick them. Although police, military, and FBI are more responsible for trafficking drugs. Doctors just prescribe them to kids and adults like candy.

[@ghoste1605]

Understandable then when your there it's hopeless ness....

[@merlinawakend]

this breaks my heart.. You can see how they are all connected even if they don't know it.

[@kilosierra1560]

great video. grass roots journalism. subbed

[@SIXSEVENstories]

Thank you! More to come

[@MrReymoclif714]

@@SIXSEVENstoriesNo Christian.

[@RupertMay]

I'm 58 ,just kicked a 30 year opiate addiction got 15 months clean I graduated a long term rehabilitation program now work as kitchen staff24-29 hours / week at a large chruch here in Columbia S.C. I was offered a "pod" for the homeless and had to take it but you only get resources for 90 days then you must vacate so basically my future is I'm gonna be on the street

[@elijahtheprophet4544]

I will keep you in my prayers Rupert, keep the FAITH God has a plan for you! 💜💯☝️🙏

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

That what you get for doing heroin..

[@karenkennedy6331]

If the government wanted to fix homelessness it could have done so long ago. So much money wasted. Some benefit from this. Our government officials have let us down.

[@margritlehmann2010]

Yes 👍 👏 💞 ☘️ 💫

[@cashadder]

These r the best!

[@jasonwilliams0306]

Greetings from London, that was #Deep, the way you filmed this and edited and repeated sum of what they said was good, and also they make a lot of money from Fentanyl deaths - organs must be kept warm or no good, the people are conscious - that 67 year old woman spoke the truth and the beat goes on

[@pfkmsandiego]

thank you

[@eric6242]

As someone who lives in SD thanks for diving deep into this garbage town !!!

[@BobbyJetty1502]

I was born and raised here in San Diego, and I've lived in Ocean Beach my entire life. I am now 50 years old and this is the first time I've had to live out of Ocean Beach. But I will never ever give up on my town!

[@calex619pedicabtv]

great documentary

[@random.oddities]

Cool to see Pokez is still there. I think I last went there in 2005 or so

[@larrybecker9565]

I live in San Diego all my life it seems like it went to hell

[@patneil6844]

I graduated high school in 1983. I remember a guy there named Larry Little. 'Bad Larry' sure looks like him if you add 40 years. If it's the same guy we certainly made different life choices.

[@koffinkat666]

I relate to the homerless people more than I do the average person. If I wouldn't have got a section 8 with my disbility I would be homeless again.....I just been lucky. I find those that have travelled a crazy road are far more interesting

[@corinnetraynor1272]

STOP helping people from other countries! Help us here !

[@1800MDGAF]

10000000%

[@vodkarocket1]

These homeless people are more informed and knowledgeable of local politics and the ca government than every single friend i have. Im amazed

[@elliotmann8882]

I lived in San Diego from 1974 to 1978 while attending SDSU. It used to be a great town to live in.

[@hakujin1]

This one really excelled at excuses. I like the SF one the most,just good ol 💩 vibes.

[@calex619pedicabtv]

thank you for showcasing my city in its true form still beautiful though people are just suffering.

[@americanmade3650]

I know Josh…thought he was dead. Glad to see he’s alive!

[@shannontalavera8637]

Great Video. Missed all the music in this one though.

[@sunsensational]

3-prong approach: Enforce CA new mental health conservatorship/commitment law; Reverse Lax Drug law and require jail or rehab; and (3) Invest/Convert Vacant Commercial/Retail Buildings into Shelter/Housing.

[@Resmith18SR]

I lived in downtown San Diego for years back in the 90s and back then they at least had some SROs that people on disability or low income could afford. The developers used SROs to get their low interest loans and then when they didn't have to service low income people they stopped and started charging triple or more for rent.

[@DiP2011]

Since we visited San Diego as tourist in 1997, it certainly get (a lot) worse in a lot of American cities.

[@phonkay]

Shocking to see stuff like the government-run camps not even a 3 hour drive from where I am

[@jordypenagos8862]

Where are you and does homelessness not exist there ?

[@phonkay]

@@jordypenagos8862 I'm sure it does, I'm in another part of SoCal

[@K8n2010]

How do I connect with you about this video? Id love to share some insight of areas you can recover.

[@gnarlyvato1999]

This is horrible and 😔 sad. This could be any one of our family members .

[@CLaFong]

How many of these people were born and raised in San Diego or even California? They are America's homeless from everywhere. Whenever you blame homelessness on a state or a city you are missing the point. As a nation we don't take care of the people who don't have the ability to compete in market capitalism.

[@nf_GDonny]

Here before 100k 🤞🏽💯

[@godforge2003]

Great content. Very entertaining. Glad that you guys have found a way to make money off of this bad situation. That's the American spirit. Keep up the good work. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@russellm7530]

God bless all of these people. I'm afraid of ending up homeless myself too .

[@stevesuperfly9224]

I have family in SD , I road my bike down that trail. I watched a guy poaching ducks, also the selling of stolen goods I assume to buy drugs . I was approached by a woman who told me I should be homeless in SD lol😂 she said all the free food and clothes you could want . It's wild down there, great weather tho .

[@raw_si_siht]

Poaching ducks? Doesn't surprise me..

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

Yea liberals are helping the homeless problem grow

[@Lawrence-od6gt]

I waa homeless for a year and it was hell

[@sirjames7800]

How did you get out of it?

[@beyondthesea9648]

That man was right: the best part of San Diego is the weather. 🌞 🌴

[@jcw3195]

I worked in social services for children and families for twenty years (1970s - 1990sP). I retired (or got burned out) and worked in art/archival-printing. Went back to social services in senior services in '08 when the economy went bust. I've survived while middle class people lost their homes to speculators & investors who bought them up. Rents were raised, people couldn't afford rent ended on the street And now, "the homeless issue" has become a social service industry. How much of our tax dollars are going to the salaries of the administrators? We are talking millions of dollars. Why would this heavily politically funded industry want to really solve the problem of homelessness when the money will continue to into the pockets of the corrupt that don't want any incentive to solve the problem and eliminate their administration jobs? Riddle me that you Democrats SOBs!

[@margritlehmann2010]

Genau 👍 👏 💞 ☘️ 💫

[@MarieLamour-cv1jc]

Old man he asked about how many homeless live there is a pretty nice guy. He lost everything when his wife got sick.

[@LeeHarveyOswaldStyle]

I'm late to this one, but man, another banger. Definitely makes me glad I'm not living this kinda life.

[@Lux2]

I used to work at 7-Elevens in both Gaslamp and Little Italy, so I've seen this first hand. I've seen homeless do crazy things like shoplifting, loitering, defecating, insulting and gaslighting people, abusing drugs, littering, and accosting tourists. We can't do anything because of a fear of being arrested. Also, I miss the San Diego of 20 years ago. I used to ride my bike on the bike path between Morena and OB (where Brazy got burnt), check out the art scene in East Village, and party in North Park. East Village is now a gentrified ghetto. It sucks.

[@margritlehmann2010]

Auch diese Menschen haben das Recht irgendwo zu sein, zu leben / zu überleben !!! Wenden sie sich an die Politiker und deren finanzstarken Hintermänner die solche Zustände zulassen und fördern !!! Das sind die wahren Verbrecher !!!

[@RosieWilliamOlivia]

14:43 that man is beautiful. You can easily see, if mental illness hadn't taken him, how he would have looked in a suit and tie and living a successful life. Our brains are often not our friends.

[@mollydoran9488]

get you coming n going!

[@danielnakahira9601]

You should do a video in Bakersfield, CA. Union ave and Oildale

[@ApexMisanthropy]

Having being born and raised in San Diego this is really a sad site. But now that I live in Northern Nevada and seen the way the City of Reno has handled their homeless problem in stages and how much better things have gotten I think that should be kind of used as a model for every other City. Clearly mayor what's his face has an elitist tone and doesn't truly say concerned with solving the problem...

[@Cmbtvtrn05]

Pray that God puts it into the hearts of those is positions of authority to not be greedy and money laundering.

[@foxywhitetip7387]

😂😂😂

[@Rasidawg77]

Everyone needs to understand that it could be you one day that is homeless so never judge

[@littleflower7769]

ANOTHER EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY, documenting the DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION 😬