Why Did Sacramento County Stop Giving Water to Homeless Despite Heat Wave?

VIDEO: The county stopped delivering water to Camp Resolution and other homeless encampments on July 1, 2024. Watch as residents voice their concerns for the high risk, disabled residents and their pets during an unprecedented heat wave. "Water is definitely a requirement," said camper Sharon Jones.
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[@Arturo-sm1tb]

Witholding water from these people is a crime against humanity, seriously. It was 116 in my car today out on I-80.

[@richatlarge462]

Water isn't withheld, it's available at many convenient locations.

[@eshea3621]

@@Arturo-sm1tb @richatlarge462 but god forbid they move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@denisemayosky1955]

​​@@richatlarge462 Where?? And for how much?? Can these people access it??

[@j.k.asbill6131]

This is literally the most fucked up thing i can imagine. You put up illegal migrants in luxury hotels but cant even give water to the homeless. No words

[@eshea3621]

@@j.k.asbill6131 Available many places inc the rivers but god forbid they move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@BufordDuckworth]

Because we Americans are taught to hate the poor.

[@Hepzibahlee8440]

The Lord is going to fix this issue, of not looking out for our neighbors!

[@BufordDuckworth]

@@Hepzibahlee8440 *if god is all-knowing he knew this would happen *If god is all-powerful he could stop it *If god is all-loving he would want to stop it. *If free will can stop god from helping people then he's neither all-powerful or all-loving.

[@williamryan9195]

Agreed.

[@lunaaquafina3754]

As Americans, we should be ashamed of ourselves for not providing water to the homeless in need. What does the government do with our taxes we pay? This is a shame on us Americans not providing for our own Americans.

[@williamryan9195]

@@Hepzibahlee8440 We are all living in shame because of this.

[@tigerguitara]

The Supreme Court ruling is already having negative affects

[@eshea3621]

@@tigerguitara No plenty of water available many places incvrivers & Walmart where they can buy ut w their $281 in food stamps but god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@danasmith858]

The earlier Court rolling was negative effects, it didn't let the world address the problem of squatters

[@sophiaduarte745]

The city should help them out.

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@eshea3621]

I have worked w the homeless for a # of years now. By the time I get them qualified for everything CA lays out for them ( didnt know re the trailers maybe thats a Sacramento thing) they bring in more per mo than I do and I worked for 39 years! Sorry but there is something wrong w that. Plus the Medi- Cal they get at no cost is far better than the Medicare I get. Again this is jacked. You are rewarded for not following the rules. One fellow I worked w is in his mid 40s NEVER has had a job, drug addict, # of jail terms. If they truly want off the streets its doable. Most like their no rules lifestyle and prefer to stay on the streets and CA empowers that.

[@annieann6347]

Nice shes helping the dogs to.

[@DistrustHumanz]

I lived in my minivan for 3 years. I worked full time and never took a handout in any form or fashion. I bought two 6-gallon water containers from Walmart and filled them up at filtered water dispensers at $0.25/gallon. To be clear, regardless of how I lived, this did not stop the majority of society from viewing me the same as other homeless people that lived irresponsible lives.

[@denisemayosky1955]

You know what it's like, why crap on others??

[@wynnefox]

This doesn't answer the question though, why was water stopped?

[@billbillards569]

They ran out of money according to an article I read about it.

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@denisemayosky1955]

Why do you think?? They want them to die. The unhoused are a nuisance, a blight. They're no longer seen as fellow humans. And you see it in a lot of the comments on these threads. People just shut up their hearts towards the less fortunate.

[@billbillards569]

@@denisemayosky1955 Mass homelessness and unaffordable housing is stage one of the Project 2025 takeover of America.

[@robertmiranda9013]

Sad what the California government is doing

[@cathy2773]

and shameful.

[@user-bl1if9tz5f]

You people should all be ashamed of yourselves. Judge not lest ye be judged. Not everyone who is homeless is unemployed. Sacramento has lists for people to sign up for affordable housing. These lists can have thousands of people waiting for homes. It takes years for someone to get the opportunity to get that home. In the meantime where should they go. There just aren’t enough homes to go around. This current housing market makes it damned near impossible for people to find affordable housing. People also have pets for the same reason you might own one for enjoyment and companionship. Many times an animal is the only family a person may have left. I know that many homeless people feed their animals and go hungry themselves. For many, a dog or cat may be the only thing keeping someone from killing themself. Times are so much harder these days than when I was a young person. Many Americans are 1 missed paycheck from being homeless. Prices for food, clothing, diapers, formula, cars,bus passes, gasoline have all gone up exponentially in the last 2 decades. Water is an absolute necessity, go without water for a couple days you end up hospitalized or dead in the case of our recent extreme heat. For some this will be a death sentence especially in the Sacramento Valley. When did it become a bad thing to help someone in need. Offering someone in need some water, food, shelter from the elements is the least we can do to restore some humanity back into humans. Remember, one day it could be you in their place for whatever reason and you might appreciate a warm bottle of water to rehydrate and remind you that there are people who do still care.

[@wynnefox]

So much selfish cruelty in the other responses. We no longer live in a society that allows for those to go out and homestead on their own if they can't make it in a city. All the land has been scooped up, rivers polluted, and the cost for food is astronomical.

[@IggyFireMist]

@@user-bl1if9tz5f I guess very well said but why would you expect to be kept given this free water if you're washing your animals with it instead of drinking it? If you can't afford water for yourself you shouldn't have an animal! That's abuse, NOT LOVE! And I think I can speak to this because I actually have been homeless and hungry. To the point where it hurts to eat. It tastes better than it ever tasted in your life but the mill doesn't go down easy and you hurt afterwards. Not that you weren't hurting in the first place. But, I do love animals more than people. I would feed my fur baby before I fed myself. But I wouldn't have taken responsibility for an animal in that situation. And, I didn't.

[@glendakillough6726]

@@user-bl1if9tz5f very simple answer: leave, go where you can afford to live, stop milking others lives and build your own. It's a human law that everyone is responsible for themselves. Everyone. I've been homeless. I deserved to be. I learned my lesson. These people need to learn theirs or suffer the consequences.

[@glendakillough6726]

@@user-bl1if9tz5f beans are .69 a pound still, water is free. Food isn't the problem. It's lack of accountability. When you really want to save money to get off the street you can. There's several places that will give you a piece of property. But you have to take care of it yourself and take care of yourself. They have places to go. Lots and lots of places. They just want the free hand outs while they get high. The state hopes they will kill themselves to be rid of the problem. People like that have a problem for every solution.

[@glendakillough6726]

@@user-bl1if9tz5f there's water everywhere they're complaining it wasn't delivered. It's a park. There's water. Of some kind near by.

[@MicaelAlbrecht-lk9uf]

There are people in the world who wouldn't spit in your mouth, if you were dying in the desert. Wouldnt sell you an affordable parcel to get grounded, farm, build, and leave a safe harbor for your children, family, or friends. Dont ask for a living wage. That might make you homeless and jobless. The rejected cornerstone.

[@hitekcountry]

Right now 2:00 I just checked and it's 112 in the shade. I'm a little over 100 miles north of them. So yeah it gets hot there this time of year, you run out of water, you're in trouble.

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@williamryan9195]

My previous 4 comments were censored. How is saying the truth get banned.?The reason we cannot get this problem solved is we are not allowed on media platforms to speak freely.

[@bewitchingcats]

How is it that this camp was set up without running water?

[@williamryan9195]

Because they refuse to build low income dignified housing with plumbing. It's about class and low income and poor people are in the crosshairs. They will allow drug dealers to poison them, but fresh water is a step too far for Sacramento elites.

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@williamryan9195]

@@eshea3621 You don't know much about the area.It's over 110 degrees just about everyday. Re-think that fake reality you preach.

[@eshea3621]

@@williamryan9195 I am also un Central Valley . It was 115 yesterday. I know exactly what I am talking about. As noted zi have worked w this population for years. If you want off the streets its doable. Most prefer their no rules lifestyle and the state empowers that. Btw I do not have an ac cause mine broken and senior on very fixed income and cant afford the 6-10k to replace it. So YES I DO KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. How about you move your buns and do something instead of waiting for the " govt" to act.

[@williamryan9195]

@@eshea3621 The World you live in is past. It's a fluid and changing World out there are you are also generalizing the situation. Not one size fit all. What worked yesterday may not work for all Today.

[@CalvinMorris-cf8jk]

the same god that made them made you just think this could be you instead of them. strange things happen in the after life.

[@jesseevangelista2422]

Whoa those are really nice trailers I must say wish I could get one for free 😢

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Too poor paying the tickets for being homeless to pay for water.

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

@@eshea3621 how does a poor person with nothing, living across town without a car get to Walmart and back with a months worth of bottled water? Carry it? THEN, how do they stop others from stealing it?

[@eshea3621]

@@user-ii3vn8tn3q Lets see- 1. you WALK to the nearest groc store, 7-11, arco etc. Buy 2 gallons one for ea hand NOT a months worth. Wash rinse repeat. Do early am & late pm 2 avoid heat. I did this 4 mo when pipe burst in my house. 2. you take the bus and repeat above. She said most r disabled . They ride free. 3. Some have cars. Car pool sharing gas cost. Can get more than 2 gallons. 4. Disabled get to call & ride Handi Ride free. Delivers them right to the door of Walmart. 5. Most panhandle. They consider $40 a very slow day. Take part of that $ and call uber. 6. Many churches do outreach & are willing to provide transportation. 7. Some have friends left they can call 4 a ride. etc etc etc My sister had a saying. There are at LEAST 4solutions 2 every problem. The reality is there are many more and one solution always is to do nothing wh is their choice. They only see 1 solution. I am a victim and some one else has 2 do the work 4 me and DELIVER me the darn water

[@eshea3621]

@@user-ii3vn8tn3q replied w 8 different ways boobtube deleted. Guess aim not politically correct.

[@jekalambert9412]

Sacramento has money in their budget for military and paramilitary equipment but doesn't have money to help the homeless population with water? Get your priorities straight! People are homeless because the national landlord cartel has colluded to increase rents beyond the reach of average working people not because people are lazy. Yes, yes, we all know that corporate landowners are the ones making campaign contributions, so that makes them more important to the politicians than some homeless person on disability struggling to meet their basic needs in a world where inflated costs for EVERYTHING keeps them impoverished. Edit: I suppose it makes more sense to the politicians to pay for paramedics and emergency hospital visits for homeless who suffer heat stroke and dehydration than to provide water?

[@michaeln.2383]

If they were migrants, water would be delivered hourly.

[@williamryan9195]

There was a Honduran drug cartel member selling fentanyl in the Tenderloin who said police would often tell them that it was time for them to go home for the day and that they had made enough money.Not arrested but told to take the night off,This was reported in an article in the SFGATE .

[@denisemayosky1955]

Not if they just crossed over the border!!

[@kayeandrews7499]

Some people saying waah about the homeless but are crying cuz they don't get free trailers 😅

[@claire5399]

WTF

[@Diamond-nz5mo]

These people get money every month from ssi

[@eshea3621]

Trailers they have GIVEN us???!!!! How about you send one my way.

[@kayeandrews7499]

Are u jealous of homeless people 😮

[@eshea3621]

​@@kayeandrews7499 I have worked w the homeless for a # of years now. By the time I get them qualified for everything CA lays out for them ( didnt know re the trailers maybe thats a Sacramento thing) they bring in more per mo than I do and I worked for 39 years! Sorry but there is something wrong w that. Plus the Medi- Cal they get at no cost is far better than the Medicare I get AND pay for. Again this is jacked. You are rewarded for not following the rules. One fellow I worked w is in his mid 40s NEVER has had a job, drug addict, # of jail terms. If they truly want off the streets its doable. Most like their no rules lifestyle and prefer to stay on the streets and CA empowers that.

[@judydestefano7082]

Tax payers are struggling to pay their water bills, they would like free water too!

[@judydestefano7082]

@user-ur7jv1pe8d no whining here, I earn my keep as a native Californian and love my state, but, disgusted with those that choose a life style of dependence from others and take no responsibility for their survival.

[@judyhalsell9510]

Christ come quickly.

[@adamt.5649]

Why do they expect to be taken care of for free? They don’t pay taxes or give any value to the community but want everything given to them like they’re owed it?

[@IggyFireMist]

And if they can't take care of themselves why are they taking responsibility for animals?!

[@BufordDuckworth]

When your house catches fire, I hope the fire dept asks whether you deserve to have your house saved. Or whether you're valuable enough to bother risking firefighters' lives.

[@cathy2773]

Wow, thats harsh.

[@cathy2773]

@@BufordDuckworth thank you

[@willywonka69xx]

​@@BufordDuckworthHomeowners and renters pay taxes and their own way, so yes, they do!!!

[@lindapfister2484]

So still no answer about bottled water

[@IggyFireMist]

Maybe you shouldn't take responsibility for animals if you can't take care of yourself?!

[@jamesray9034]

Maybe you should mind your fukkin business and not just say stupid shit on KZbin 🙂 Do the Biden 🙂

[@annwilkiemeyer3433]

You're the one who is Ungrateful 4:25

[@Michele-zn5yi]

This isn't right. Water is a basic right. The animals didn't choose this life. Stop letting homeless people having pets.

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@denisemayosky1955]

Yes, take away every last vestige of comfort and companionship these poor people have! How dare they want to have someone who cares about them! They should be all alone and miserable to think about their wretched situation and how they *chose* it and how they weren't "lucky" enough to be you!!! Do you even *hear* yourself???🤡

[@dlwatcher]

WAAAAH

[@nunyabitness7166]

Boy those are some nice trailers 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@hitekcountry]

There's a fire hydrant across the street on the northeast corner of the intersection. FWIW

[@ldwankenobi5618]

master is only kind and merciful.

[@glendakillough6726]

Your coddling these people to death.

[@williamryan9195]

How is giving water to someone who has none in 110 degree heat "coddling"?

[@kayeandrews7499]

very stupid comment. " Coddling" WOW just hateful ignorance

[@willywonka69xx]

​@kayeandrews7499 people are tired of the homeless blight...tired of bums a d junkies making messes

[@glendakillough6726]

We are all responsible for our own lives. Your logic is flawed. You say because they make terrible decisions it's an emergency on others. It's not. Everyone is responsible for their own life. Even if the consequences are death. Such are the wages of being foolish.

[@williamryan9195]

@@glendakillough6726 It's not viewed upon others as an emergency. It is viewed as an act of kindness and giving to those who have fallen or lost their way on the path. You act like we have to resort to the law of the jungle like some primitive species. All civilized cultures and religions have mention of the act of giving as part of spiritual growth and enlightenment as human being. .

[@eshea3621]

No people ​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@twowheeler1662]

Difficult to help people who won't help themselves. They've become dependent on the city for a lifestyle created by mental illness and addiction. Yet when offered long term help, they refuse because they value their so called individual freedom. But when you look at any rehab situation, the first step is to give up your freedom to accept the regimen and control of normalcy.

[@m.r.6222]

absolutely. In a camp across from out housing area on Stockton & Fruitridge, there were 100 homeless who were offered housing and rehab from TWO organizations and NOT ONT took the help.

[@glendakillough6726]

​@@m.r.6222exactly

[@glendakillough6726]

They want free everything without any accountability. That chic needs a wake up call. It's every person's own responsibility to provide for themselves.

[@eshea3621]

​ plenty of water available many places inc at Walmart where they can buy it w their $281 in food stamps AND in the rivers where many of them are located along the banks BUT god forbid they have to move their buns. Their complaint was it wasnt DELIVERED!

[@glendakillough6726]

@@eshea3621 exactly

[@markrodgers8446]

These people need to go out and get a job, I’m tired for paying for these people to live.

[@markrodgers8446]

These people are so ungrateful

[@Robgnarly79]

Waaaa

[@kayeandrews7499]

Shut up

[@user-uj9xb5ns4x]

Ungrateful people! Be thankful for the RV trailer you received to live in. If you need water, get a hose! Do you realize those trailers cost between $12,000 and $30,000? If the state gave me an RV, I could take a vacation away from the city where ungrateful homeless individuals engage in criminal activities and create unsanitary conditions. It's appalling that the state of California finds it acceptable to expose citizens and taxpayers to this health crisis in our community. Absolutely sickening!