Southcrest Residents Blame City Of San Diego For Flooded Homes

[@freespeech.7254]

Tax money at work😂😂😂. I see city workers asleep in their work truck😂😂😂

[@wsgeo]

Yeah, some do, but there was one guy who would crawl into those 18 inch pipes with a bucket and a small shovel and clean them out by hand. He was either dedicated or foolish, but he got the job done. Now, they use a Vactor truck to blow out the drains.

[@Blue2crows]

Don’t worry, Gavin’s home did not get damaged..

[@User_92020]

😅

[@libtearsreeee]

I hope these people win.

[@user-kq7gi7eh1s]

I hope you win🤪

[@sissycarolina4863]

Storm drains need to be cleaned out and whoever didn't do it is responsible. I hope these people win.

[@JDMSTaxKing]

Nope. Apparently, these idiots don't understand the concept of causation and the legal rule surrounding an act of god.

[@ChildrenoftheAncient]

What idiot thinks the city or state is supposed to buy them a home after a tornado, flood, etc.. Grow up.. No one is coming to save you.. This is real life.. Too many spoiled men waiting on other people to fix stuff in their community.. Go unclog it your damn self if it’s going to cost you your home or possibly your life or the life of love ones..

[@danlowe8684]

'Unprecedented' since 2019 when the same neighborhood flooded, and the city paid residents damages for failure to maintain drainage structures.

[@yourewelcome192]

So what do all the city workers do all day and night?

[@Paiadakine]

The best job is a city or county job. Guaranteed cost of living raises, benefits, all the federal holiday paid, over time, you name it they get it.

[@BoGentry1999]

CA Environmental law makes it too expensive to clear out vegetation and debris near the drainage areas.

[@kazithecanecorso2724]

But has funding for the gays

[@NauerBauer]

Another 100 year storm. Greta is right

[@vivianledonghae4eify]

BS

[@yourewelcome192]

Because they are destroying our cities and country by draining resources, not clogged drains.

[@BoGentry1999]

@@vivianledonghae4eify CA Environmental law is BS.

[@MrGetCreative]

Probably look into the city database about complaints regarding the issue but i highly doubt that you’ll see the whole neighborhood complaining about it.

[@sk8fm448]

Cal trans forgot to unclog the storm drains after the last rains like they are suppose to do.

[@lloydchristmas1086]

Cal trans spends all day painting over little graffiti tags instead of doing shit that actually matters

[@zendog9947]

I hope the court proceedings are recorded live and I want to sit in to hear what the city comes up with to defend themselves against this.

[@wsgeo]

There is plenty of blame to go around: The developer of the area from when those homes were built did NOT install the correct size of pipes, knowing that that development was at the lowest point in the area. The City is at fault for approving the development in the first place and approving the drains. The City approved the development of the park next to the area and it sits higher than the homes. Mud and silt from the alley way and the park flow lnto the drains of that area. The dranage channels in the area are not maintained because of the State of California requires permits to clean up the channels.

[@Feedergang]

The developers could care less the area was 1/10th the population when it was constructed. The flood channel degree is out of control and it’s been that way for over 10 years.

[@wsgeo]

@lowkeygato2133 I agree with you, the developer is long gone, and that's a problem that plagues older built developments, the old infrastructure can't handle all the water that comes later. That is what happened along the channels in Encanto area. But, let me emphasize that Beta Alley in the Southcrest neighborhood is a dirt alley way that contributes to the cloging of the drains that along with the Southwest Trails Park. and the Channel north of the park. You can even see all of the brush that's built up in the channel on Google Maps.

[@pipeflush]

​@@Feedergangyeah that neighborhood aka shelltown has been there a long time its not some new development for hipsters. The storm channels have to be maintained and kept clean from brush and debri. Not to mention the homeless leave those places in or near the storm channels full of trash.

[@mad-meh2719]

There are also federal environmental barriers. If the vegetation growing is native, they can not just plow through it. They have to find alternative areas to relocate.

[@wsgeo]

@mad-meh2719 True, and the wheels of the Federal Government turn very slow.

[@greggreg2263]

Wow, that water level was high. The place looks devastating. It looks like a Third World country.😢

[@Paiadakine]

San Diego is like Tijuana.

[@rodneysherwin4489]

AMERIKA IS AN 3RD WORLD COUNTRY !! ARE WOKE YET ??

[@justagirlsd3000]

@@Paiadakineno it’s not, maybe your place

[@yourewelcome192]

It is.

[@SundayCookingRemix]

The city doesn't clean the streets with street sweepers? They do in Escondido

[@shac9131]

That isn't going to stop debris getting in the drains especially if it rained a few times. San Diego has been slammed hard for a year now

[@sophies6957]

What’s the point of having flood insurance if they don’t pay 😡

[@sophies6957]

@quynhbui3965 guy in the interview said he had flood insurance but they didn’t cover ( acts of God)

[@sophies6957]

@quynhbui3965 The guy with the flood insurance said his insurance company would Not pay him bc it covered floods but not “ acts of God” floods.

[@michaelmarshall7881]

How many y times have those residents thrown trash out thier car window . Mandatory checks once a month at the drainage spots. Ask your neighbors to pitch in for dump fees.

[@000.yellow]

heart goes out to those and animals affected by rain storm.

[@hangten1904]

Don't worry about them, they sense danger before it arrives. They're probably long gone into safety when the floods arrive except for pets, they're at the mercy of their owners.

[@alecisd3ad13]

Fun fact the city didn't have time to clean the drains but about 4 years ago they had time to add a park/ outdoor gym

[@lin018]

Act of God? I thought that's why we have insurance.

[@pipeflush]

I didn't know insurance companies believe in god. 😂

[@lin018]

@@pipeflush lol..

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

THEY BELIEVE IN AN EVIL JESUS GOD@@pipeflush

[@joeyjuandiaz6195]

Mostly likely act of god anger to the world

[@vivianledonghae4eify]

always the poor area getting affected. 😢😢😢

[@BlackYellow07]

Vote for the same every year, repeat the same complaints. What a life?

[@hotdognobun]

Everyone's Christmas gifts ruined too so I'm gathering stuff around my house to donate.

[@patriciavillaalcala8801]

Start sueing the city..

[@uhadme]

Specifically the city planner. More power than the mayor or any official.

[@lloydchristmas1086]

Theres another big storm coming next week. 😮

[@KhawmTiti]

California should not be a state for people to live. It just too many disasters

[@515ventures3]

What the hell is Acts of God? Flood insurance only covers minor floods, not all floods?

[@HunterxHunter--]

People should clean it instead of complaining

[@cudiving2150]

Did the people of the neighborhood ever think of taking a broom to clean up their streets simply for a sense of pride. Who tossed the trash into the streets that clogged the drains?

[@nancyk3677]

The illegals they’re letting in…

[@User_92020]

😅😊

[@RJ6AV6]

Yea because I like going into the middle of the street and down the block everyday to sweep......

[@twinkslammer]

The bums that don't work made the mess. These folks are at work every day paying taxes and in return the city gov't needs to make sure they don't get devastated by a storm

[@cudiving2150]

@@RJ6AV6 so if some unknown person dumped a pile of shit in the street in front of your house, you would leave it there forever because you did not discard it there? We were raised to have pride in our hood, and any trash discarded in front of our house, my parents had us clean it up. Pride!

[@alanoffer]

What a nightmare for these people , But you can guarantee these people will be fighting this for years sadly

[@imaslob6168]

Your tax money at work California!!!!

[@NEVERHAVEHIGHEXPECTATIONS]

If I were one of these residents, I'd keep an eye on the city. All of a "sudden visits" to clean up the storm drains after the word lawsuit comes up. All they have to do is gather all the information. Lots of people have made calls to the city regarding those draines from those areas. Proof of this video shows that it is filled with debris.

[@4uRicki]

Real hard to imagine that the city isn’t at fault when they don’t even maintain the streets, even major ones like University Avenue, which is riddled with potholes. I have state of the art suspension on my pick up truck and it feels like I’m off road when I’m right in the heart of North Park. 😳

[@jeanettemartinez1086]

Wait till there’s a tsunami or earthquake! Who will be blamed for that?

[@rebelfighter5249]

Exactly. And both r coming when they least expect it.

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

Did these residents ask for the storm drains to be be clean prior to the storm? Is it an after thought to them, also?

[@milissameza5432]

They have been asking for quite some time. Years in fact.

[@MrDisneyCollector]

@@milissameza5432 Can you share how you know this, links to their requests for storm drainage system cleaning requests?

[@rogerm3708]

Am I the only one who inspects drains before a storm

[@frankthetank4101]

💀

[@commanderbell1965]

Blame homeless population for clogging up Chollas Creek

[@fake734]

Lack of maintenance by the City!

[@wizardofid4896]

Not the homeless. The city has not cleaned the flood channel in over a decade. How else would you have vegetation and trees 20 to 30 feet high growing in it?

[@pipeflush]

I think its a combination of both - bums and the city.

[@fake734]

@@wizardofid4896 Out of 200 flood channels they only maintain 4 !

[@frankthetank4101]

​@@pipeflushmost definitely

[@johnjaco5544]

Don't expect help from local government.You either have flood insurance or you don't.If you don't the damage is on you,period.

[@freespeech.7254]

Exactly, the government money is for migrants😂

[@GREVIEWS02]

Please step aside if you are not going to help.

[@freespeech.7254]

@@GREVIEWS02 hummm, I guess everyone is on the side. No one will help

[@aicofrena505]

Dog flood insurance doesn't even work you have to sue them too you have to take them to court

[@Feedergang]

Clean the flood channel! There shouldn’t be trees growing out of the dirt that washed in 20 years ago!

[@hangten1904]

Not littering also helps

[@peterrudy9207]

I would not be surprised that NO city or town . Reguarly has a vacuum truck to clean out every drain , per year . As all the leaves , twigs , dirt , rocks , litter and grass gets washed into them .

[@KOOLBadger]

I have to clean the storm drains by me every three days!😢

[@myobmyob2215]

Why isnt this on all west coast news stations? So far they talked about the micro climate temp,the Maui fire and the Warrior asst manager death. ???

[@fake734]

It's being done by design! Sustainable Development! Build Back Better after all of the old stuff is demolished!

[@pipeflush]

Yup turn it in to liberal hipsterville w plenty of cafe's and vegan spots.

[@fake734]

And no cars!@@pipeflush

[@pipeflush]

@@fake734 thats where the bike lanes come in 😂

[@wsgeo]

That might happen when a developer comes in and buys up all of these older homes and gets the City Council to Rezone it for High Density. Hipsters would love it close to everything and next to an urban park.

[@fake734]

Doesn't work like that anymore! The entire infrastructure is old and they are in the process of destroying it ! You won't see anything being rebuilt until 2030! Then they said that they will, " Build Back Better "! Even Biden is saying it! World Economic Forum, Sustainable Development, United Nations!

[@martin34ist]

How could this happen with all of those hard workers living there? 🤔

[@chrismlastname]

How?

[@robertpigott5312]

Those drainage areas have been clogged up for years. Too expensive to clean. Now the lawsuits will make it real expensive.

[@leslietaylor9313]

Good luck with that.

[@rstats2127]

Homeless encampments, trash in streets and the alleys that residents dump, illegal immigration trash all has an affect on clogging the storm drain systems

[@santeelocal]

homeless live in the drainage pipes and they bring everything you can imagine down there, so when water comes all that crap gets wash until it stuck and water has nowhere to go, plus we got close to 5 inches of rain

[@User_92020]

Flood insurance doesn't cover "acts of god" 😆 😂 🤣

[@noblelies]

They should have been more careful when praying for rain.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"It's not the planet's fault. It's yours." 🙄 Stay classy, humanity.

[@TheChosen1uan]

City - " we investigated ourselves and found no wrong doing "

[@ricsosa7107]

Most expensive City to live, where does all the tax dollars go. The County of San Diego has been ignorant to fix Roads, Riverbed, quality of water works

[@Prestigious76]

Yep the (News)also they gave no warning on the weather

[@OccultOdysseyGamingGalaxies]

It's only the beginning and people are still turning to a certain group of people for help.... Key giveaway should have been examined last year when your news outlets were posting that home insurance companies were pulling out of Southern California. Look at the new USGS quake destruction prediction map.

[@churchdc]

No help for you, but rest easy knowing there is lots of money for homeless psycho drug addicts

[@jeffreyb8770]

BULL - LONEY!

[@frankthetank4101]

Man I had to read this a couple times LOL I really got to stop smoking weed

[@js-wq6zy]

Build or frankly buy a home on a floodplain in a valley.....zero sympathy....

[@SundayCookingRemix]

And rightfully so There were sand bags on top of storm drains

[@RandomNamedOne]

This is what happens when the city relies on its citizens for work advertisments via an app...."Get it Done"..instead of being proactive with their duties to mantain the infrastructure...ie; Roads, potholes, storm drains...etc..etc.. But you know what? All the parks have gotten nice heavy cement trash can covers..oh we needed those.

[@23michaelb84]

Greg Montoya 👏👏👏👏👏

[@yourewelcome192]

I'd be concerned about sink holes now, since the roads are so old and cracked with potholes and the water saturated the dirt beneath. Who gets swallowed first.

[@WaldoG-b9j]

Get flood insurance you live near the ocean stop crying

[@jasonme862]

Where do you think the money comes from when they sue the city. Bunch of idiots

[@b.visconti1765]

City Planners And Workers are Lazy and Need to concentrate on Whats important!!!

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

blame it on the rain by MILLY VANILLI

[@JosePerez-wl2tq]

I believe the issue is through out California. The city's don't clean storm drains anymore.

[@noquitters2008]

If there is so much concern regarding wildlife and vegetation for not maintaining the canals, why are the homeless allowed to destroy those areas with trash and human feces? the city cant use one excuse for one and not the other!

[@tonyleewilson]

yup there goes YO LAZY CITY WORKERS! Who all sit in there van sleeping or eating 😂😂😂👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@User_92020]

😅

[@blackcatstudios5165]

like the city cares 😂😂

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

TO ALL INSURERs , all of SAN DIEGO CANYON DEVELOPMENTS ARE DOOMED

[@BENYEET]

This is not an act of god😂 its always rained hard but the drains can only hold for so long and it gave out

[@trohnb8104]

Cautionary tale for most cities and city officials. 😊

[@JasonBravo-b9k]

This is just terrible, and another storm is coming in next week.

[@cynthiahoggatt6911]

Yeap blame the city smh

[@katnew4408]

Gavin will save you, you all love him sooo much let's see how he feels about you?

[@Superbeetlefan73]

My thoughts exactly.

[@Trutoke]

More to come. After the primary season is over, they'll deem Joe unfit to continue running, then just install good ol' Gavvy Gavster in his place.

[@MonMonBlaah]

He’s a piece of sh!t and won’t do a d@mn thing. Same is the mayor of San Diego. California/ San Diego is F’d and those of us living here are stuck with these Demon politicians.

[@andiepantss6838]

Who lives by a creek? I wouldn't

[@SuaveG310]

Will the real Todd Gloria Gavin Newsom please stand up Democrats failures at its best

[@pressmaster1255]

Always wanting to sue somebody 😂

[@fredthomson2182]

You ARE the City of San Diego so you’re suing yourself. The problem is we have representative government and it’s a perfect representation of the populace that voted them in.

[@b.visconti1765]

Get those Workers who Get Paid Soooo Much Money to clean up drainage everywhere!!!

[@wsgeo]

From Zip Recruiter ...How much does a Water Utility Worker make in San Diego, California? As of Jan 17, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Water Utility Worker in San Diego is $19.22 an hour. I'd rather work in fast food. In April they get $20 an hour and don't need to go into storm drains or sewers.

[@DS-ss396]

She says good afternoon. Pfff

[@YouSoCute2000]

The city only cares about making traffic worse with all them idiotic bike lanes that nobody uses...make sure you guys bring that up too!

[@palaciosjorge3075]

But where did the trash come from, maybe the same residents?

[@FAFOCLUB]

Maybe also the littering by residents.

[@risa_sh.youtube3244]

The world has changed *Nam myoho rengekyo** 🙏 pray 🌍 peace 🕊️ be safe

[@User_92020]

Sue San Diego 😆 🤣 😂

[@bluerainbug]

A lot of questions, heh? I betcha, they'll remain unanswered.

[@gregorylabao9099]

"I AM" here. I am "THE DESTROYER".

[@brianchisnell1548]

Remember city slackers? News channels following city trucks driving around town doing nothing.

[@toddcorny6548]

Keep voting Democrat

[@Aikynbreusov]

Yeah. Just blame others..... so typical..... how about self-responsible??????

[@ethikzmedia]

sue those lazy governments

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Vote Republican

[@LIZARD909ALIEN]

So, government workers can get away with knowingly endangering the lives of the public without seeing charges? 🤣👽😎

[@rbfarrell1]

Not sure about this one. If they show they cleaned the drains then it will just be a case of Act of God. They might be able to go after the state for not clearing out the creek.

[@ReynaldoAbasr]

I BLAME YOU EVIL JESUS

[@user-og6bf6yc4m]

That fools not getting shit. Good luck on that lawsuit 😭 🤣

[@GungaLaGunga]

oops. systemic corruption everywhere in everything. oh well. smh

[@Prestigious76]

City of San Diego is responsible also the news channels

[@ccptube3468]

You get what u vote for.....

[@TheTrippySoul]

Sue the EPA as well

[@angely.2440]

It's an act of God because because it was allowed to happen. If the Lord didn't want it to happen, It wouldn't happen. You reap what you sow, treat the land with respect and clean up.