The Humanitarian Crisis In Plain Sight On The Streets Of L.A. | NBC News

Homelessness in L.A. has shot up 47% in just the last few years, from roughly 36,000 in 2012 to 53,000 in 2018. And 75% of L.A.'s homeless live on the streets, leaving the LAPD and Sanitation Department overwhelmed and the homeless with nowhere to go.
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The Humanitarian Crisis In Plain Sight On The Streets Of L.A. | NBC News

[@CRMcGee2]

This can happen to anyone of us. I was a journeyman machinist making $55,000 a year, life was good. Then my medical issues got worse and I was not able to work. Then 2008 hit, a few years later were living in a two-car garage. Then one of worst days I have had, was talking to my wife about how we might have to live in our pickup truck. We had to move, but my VA disability check and her part-time minimum wage pay was not going to be enough. I guess you could say we got lucky, now we are just a step above homeless, were called Trailer Trash. It is soul-crushing to be poor in America. We're told to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps! What do you do when you can't afford the bootstraps? You're publicly humiliated by people when they see you use a Link Card in the grocery store. We have had people go through our grocery cart and literally take things out of the cart because they did not think we needed it. Your told being poor is just laziness. Advertising constantly reminds you of how poor you are. Some are crushed so bad they turn to alcohol or drugs to relieve the pain. And I do mean pain, this pain can be so bad at times that you want to die.

[@stevekambiski6752]

We live in a greedy culture that blames the victims of capitalism, because it's capitalistic in nature, it's an animalistic system.

[@nottoday3440]

Agreed can happen to anyone

[@lisa9867]

CRMcGee2 just because you live in a trailer does not make you trailer trash. Men that have children with multiple women and don't take care of any of them. Same goes for women who keep having babies with no father's around to take care of them. People too lazy to work. I think this is what is what people think of as trailer trash. What happened to you could happen to any of us. I am very aware it could happen to me. This is why I live very frugally. I know if I were to lose my job I would also lose my home. I mean I could live for about 4 or 5 months paying my bills but after that I'd be in trouble. Nobody should be going through your grocery cart ever. You have the right to eat and that Link Card was meant for people in your situation. A situation that could happen to any of us. I hope things improve for you in this new year.

[@Oregonremote]

Stay strong and keep your head up. Things will get better if you are persistent.

[@chazmichael7967]

@@stevekambiski6752 No, crony capitalism is the problem. A socialized version of capitalism is the best mixture because socialism and communism have never worked if you want to be honest with yourself! The problem is apathy in this country and the government is run by corrupt people who use it to gain capital instead of what it's supposed to be for which is helping the country. The founding fathers gave the citizens checks and balances but everyone's too busy shopping or watching football to care, this country is done for, it's just a matter of time it's already ruined.

[@Obscured1972]

You know what LA needs? Refugees! thousands and thousands of REFUGEES!!

[@annb5610]

They are coming.....!

[@loveishere8434]

Yikes...

[@mps28]

yeah more to come.

[@GasGunsGod]

Yeaaaaaa bring em on in!!!!!

[@Denzel_Watchington]

@Truth Holder - Yup, so give up your home, your rights, and your job. (If you even have one.) You now have zero rights as an American citizen, so an illegal immigrant can take your place. We no longer care to take care of Americans like you, so we can help people from other failed countries. Because that's our problem.

[@mannyrodriguez6841]

The homeless in Los Angeles is out of control people that dont live here will never understand how bad it really is. We have no room left to Build anywhere everything is so expensive everything's out of control.

[@erichuff6945]

Manny rodriguez this is your liberal socialist system destroying it's self. This is what is happening in France. The difference is the French didn't let it get this bad. You are right, people that don't live there don't know how bad it is.

[@srichey444]

It's out of control everywhere. A apt in SC where I live that just 5 years ago was $500 is now $900 to $1200. It's insane & more & more people are becoming homeless. Smh

[@Xxwilderbeast201Xx]

@@erichuff6945 What are you talking about? Whats going on in France and the homeless situation in L.A are two totally different things. The reason this is now an epidemic compared to NY is because Ronald Reagan shut down all the shelters and Mental hospitals across California

[@erichuff6945]

Lunchbox it's all related to socialism.

[@erichuff6945]

Lunchbox a large amount of social services that require high taxes to fund. Extra cost to utilities and fuel do to government regulations. Large influx of unskilled immigrants that can not support the economy, immigrants that keep wages low because they will work for low incomes. Single party political control. Implementing bandaid fixes like minimum wage hikes that puts the middle class farther away from middle class wages. That are the similarities. Then you have to put on top of that no health care, including mental health, for the poor. The very liberal view on illicit drugs and the acceptance of gangs and organized crime. It's a powder keg just waiting to discharge. It's not only France now that is revolting against socialism it is all of Europe and it's not just the right wing, but everyone that works for a living. The wealthy see no problem and the welfare recipients do not see a problem. However the working class tax payers are a little upset with funding the Socialist agenda. Many people see California as the starting point in the US for this same movement.

[@AAudioVoice]

Well I feel sorry for the homeless but if they're going to live there on the street they should at least keep it clean because that is their home.

[@Grillo711]

Lol wow

[@expertarteta4396]

💯

[@danbmx445]

true lol

[@MrAdrian13]

Facts

[@manuelvazquez8758]

​@Mr. Bob Then throw them in jail. Don't dare to discipline is the new norm.

[@1998bluedog]

Dr. Drew Pinsky says the current efforts are not enough. He thinks serious epidemics are just around the corner and he is livid about it. What a horrible evolution of an interesting city.

[@ws8061]

Yeah Drew has a good take on the problem.

[@lovelyeyessee]

Pinsky says it’s a drug addiction issue

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@lovelyeyessee Watch the video "Seattle is Dying" and you'll see EXACTLY that.....

[@jamieentenzamusic]

The talk Dr. Drew had with Seth Green about this situation was eye opening. Not only is it drug driven, just as long as theft isn’t more than $900/day it’s now a misdemeanor. Wow. I feel terrible for the homeless people. Dr. Drew is right, politicians created the perfect storm for homelessness to escalate. They aren’t doing anything to help fix it, they just want to clean/clear them out like garbage. The majority of these people have mental and/or physical ailments that go untreated (because they can’t afford it or have no support system) so they leave their state and choose to self medicate in California. It’s only going to take a few people getting really ill to infect a huge area. Sadly, that is going to be the real wake up call for big money in California. That’s probably why so many big businesses, especially tech, have left the state and moved to places like Texas.

[@Jazzywazz]

@@lovelyeyessee If they aint doing the drugs, they are surely selling them!!

[@sparkytoday8455]

“Earlier this year, the L.A.P.D. found most of their homeless citations went unpaid. “ The irony.

[@DexterHaven]

After gun control laws, they would be shocked to learn: "Most people who commit murder did not respect gun registration laws for some strange reason. The laws only succeeded in disarming decent homeowners who got robbed and beaten."

[@tombishop2222]

@@DexterHaven .

[@peterpalffy9302]

Las Vegas just implemented a $1000 fine for sleeping on the street.... WTF!?

[@DexterHaven]

@@peterpalffy9302 Good for them! Ever walk near Freemont St. lately? Bums on cardboard on the sidewalk is not Vegas, baby. Go back to LA.

[@peterpalffy9302]

@@DexterHaven or maybe if the homeless had $1000 they wouldn't sleep on the street? How will they pay that fine?

[@TROOPERfarcry]

6:40 -- "The strategy is to make everyone pick up there stuff all the time and they'll get tired and leave." Really? Or MAYBE the strategy is to allow an ordinary tax-payer to be able to walk down a sidewalk without walking through the town-dump.

[@qweqqweq2090]

If their "strategy" doesn't involve getting rid of illegals and welfare, especially access to drugs it's an epic fail.

[@BAP3221]

Or maybe it’s a strategy to get the homeless to stop being homeless and get their life together to find a place to rent and get a job.

[@qweqqweq2090]

N. Jacobs the housing prices are too high. Denver and colorado has become a communist state

[@patrickcannady493]

That's right. I had to walk through that neighborhood, and it was scary because they looked mentally unstable. Who wouldn't think that of somebody who chose a life like that?

[@Kathayne636]

@@qweqqweq2090 Most people live where they can afford. These homeless poor people with no jobs go to one of the most expensive cities in the US. Super responsible!

[@ragazzi25]

I read that the city of Los Angeles spent $620 million to tackle homelessness, where did the money go???

[@trafficjon400]

How many homeless 100.000 or more 620 million say spent in 15 years on homeless would go fast.

[@Ari-lu5ve]

for real dude.. talk about corruption

[@soioioioioioio34]

Eric garcetti went to Maui.

[@yingnyang]

The city audit shows the money went to families of politicians under the guise of "contractors"

[@bortsimpson4536]

@@trafficjon400 Has it made a difference? Los Angeles officials are bracing for the release of a report that's likely to show little or no progress in reining in homelessness, despite the $619 million they spent last year to grapple with the crisis

[@sgcl10658]

No homeless shelters in L.A.? They should focus solving this instead of welcoming and protecting illegal immigrants.

[@slojogojo2766]

Hugh 100% correct!

[@Lookout4the3rdrail]

Oh My You Can't Say That !

[@Reisito305]

The illegals actually willing to work. I say we trade

[@jgon661]

Ones an asset the other is liability

[@jojogeneral2928]

Protecting? U mean locking them up?

[@susanfoley8360]

May we have a little sympathy here for the hardworking taxpayers who can no longer walk down the sidewalks, and who are endangered by disease?

[@prihaps]

Susan Foley yes. Also tho like where do they even go?

[@lenering1084]

Susan, a lot of the homeless people have a full time job. They pay taxes also.

[@magoo9221]

"I pay my taxes" lol head right in the sand. It's passed that, it's corruption

[@DexterHaven]

Plus, they get their cars stolen from and houses robbed by bums.

[@22ergie]

@Dwight Cook How many homeless are partying and living with you at your house right now? ...just askin'

[@ultrakwon]

The reason why there are so many homeless people in Los Angeles is because all the homeless people from other states migrate there, because it offers the best weather to sleep outdoors without freezing to death.

[@chasedbyvvolves9256]

That's not the only reason, but still true. Same in Hawaii.

[@randojones2030]

What about the southern states?

[@ultrakwon]

@@randojones2030 Plenty of southern states still rain and snow. Los Angeles is ideal because it's in a chronic state of drought, thus the water is imported from Colorado. There're also no tornadoes or hurricanes. And because it's the bluest state, there're also more people with money, compassion, and tolerance for the homeless. LA is the place to be if there was ever an optimal city to be homeless.

[@htownsmookie6004]

How do they manage to migrate

[@ultrakwon]

@@htownsmookie6004 Contrary to popular belief, people don't turn homeless over night. There's a reason why most beggars look relatively clean. It starts off with part time panhandling, before going full-time. All they need to do is link up with other homeless networks and do what's trending: catch a Greyhound to Los Angeles.

[@manuelsilva1580]

Democrats: We need to help the homeless! Also Democrats: Just not in my backyard!

[@davidlafleche1142]

The best way to help the homeless is to cut them off Welfare, and force them to get a job. Also, the employer should have drug tests as a requirement of employment.

[@agravery223]

That won't stop mental illness and addiction... solve that problem and the homelessness just might decrease.

[@Mizmoon2020]

New York City is democratic and you don’t see that there. We give everyone who asks for shelter someplace to live in New York City.

[@jrjon738]

There a bunch of FAKES!

[@saundrac9]

C H 😲

[@nicojam5098]

It’s sad we don’t put these people before foreigners

[@nathanjohnson7419]

Mexicans are almost as bad as the cops to homeless

[@presidentnotsure3273]

@l.t. Evaro illegal detected

[@nicojam5098]

l.t. Evaro all the Mexicans I see are lazy, they all just have government assistance and shop at the dollar store.

[@SuperThischannel]

Bryan Taylor Because we started a drug war in their country to benefit for-profit prison companies in our country. You can’t really help your own country when you’re at risk of dying.

[@arturoangel3834]

@@BPTtech low wages and crime usually scares them to the USA

[@SuperArizona11]

We should have them organize into a caravan and go seek asylum in Latin America

[@neo_9568]

For real and see how they like it.

[@t500010000]

@@neo_9568 God forgives you but I don't

[@neo_9568]

@@t500010000 So!

[@MrSpy13011]

So they could die?

[@MrJorge6986]

😂

[@nazariog.1155]

This ain't no political issue, this is a socio economic and mental issue coupled with addiction. I have been driving to L.A. the last couple of weeks to go to work and it's pretty bad! I have read the comments below and it goes from one extreme to the other and it's sad to say that people are not even able to talk realistically about coming up with a solution because of their extremist political views!!!

[@imlew7853]

I could just compare blue & red states. Sadly, big part is political. I was in NYC under Mayor Dinkins when homeless people in subways, Grand Central Station, anywhere they can rest and sleep and harass the public. Gone when Mayor R Guilliani took over. Dig further or those people you will dig our graves.

[@nazariog.1155]

@@imlew7853 it doesn't matter whether red or blue, believe me I live in a very red area and It's the same the only thing they came up with was to give the homeless people a few bucks and a bus ticket to wherever they would like to go. That is not a solution that is saying that the homeless people they got rid of are someone elses problem.

[@suckafoo54]

@@nazariog.1155 nah go to any red rural state. Then go to any blue populated city. Diversity, welfare, and immigrants= shithole.

[@SnarlaRae]

@@nazariog.1155 What State you in? You know those tickets are to California?

[@marcusinHD]

Núm 4 exactly. ppl come from other states because its easier to be homeless due to the weather. the real problem is economical though. when working 2 jobs can barely get you a one bedroom apt, ppl will end up homeless.

[@JuanCLP]

My girlfriend and I went to LA a couple of years ago. We went to Disneyland using public transportation, and it was a really nightmare, we were really scare because of the people we encounter coming back to LA, and you can't imagine what it was looking around for an Uber or a cab or anything at 2 am in LA downtown. The quantity of overdose junkies looking really aggressive to my girlfriend was terrible experience that I never feel in my life (Take into account that I live in Colombia ). It was literally a nightmare, worst moment in my life

[@gregsanchez1930]

I'm sorry but being out at 2am is a dangerous notion no matter where you are in the globe, sounds like you thought the US was a utopia.

[@jackcollin1695]

@@gregsanchez1930 here in hawaii u still can jog on the streets even midnight.but ofcourse theres a certain locations here that homeless are living.but most of the homeless here are from mainland that thought they can survive the high cost of living and high tax,so when they arrived here they have money,but within a couple months or years,it started to crumble especially if they dont have a family or relatives here.worse if they are a drug users to begin with.

[@Mybutteredpopcorn]

Escape from LA is becoming a reality.

[@dannmarceau]

No mental healthcare, no affordable housing, no prospects for getting a leg up.

[@totallyamazing3638]

Exactly

[@61CatLady14]

@@batboy3746 We can call them Internment Camps! We also have plenty of prisons that disproportionately takes away the rights of minorities and the less fortunate. So I think they already started your little idea. We need to give people dignity and a helping hand. Offering housing, mental health services, health care and education will make a difference with this crisis. Not everyone will want this help, but every person has the freedom to choose.

[@theworkethic]

Vega Prototype you lose your self worth. You develop more mental problems, traumas, haunting thoughts and mostly importantly no hope. No hope means a soul that has given up.

[@theworkethic]

Tong Po You don’t has the slightest reason why people become junkies.

[@KTMcaptain]

There are shelters, but they don’t allow animals, girlfriends, and a lot of their possessions. Basically tells them to not come. We need to give them the ability to choose their own path. Either assisted mental health care facility, free housing and job placement, or other viable means. Instead they’re stigmatized further and policy only help to dig them deeper. Or we can send them to Australia like our British cousins.

[@AtomicCheesegod]

NBC: the police are destroying homeless people’s property Also NBC: film this bucket of drug needles we took from the homeless

[@cortedemico]

IKR? and they're storing it... lunatics.

[@slundgr]

@@cortedemico The courts made them store the property when the homeless advocates took the city to court Some anger might be directed at those folks. L.A. has a homeless and rat infestation problem because they tolerate it. Build a tent city like Sheriff Joe had in Phoenix and let them live there if they don't want to get clean and sober and get a job.

[@cortedemico]

@@slundgr lunatics... they are running the asylum and the rats are infesting texas now...

[@slundgr]

@@cortedemico When I read about the boy's father being ordered by the court to let the mother give the 7 year old boy medicine that would help with his transgender conversion in Texas, I realized we had jumped the shark. God help us if Texas goes blue.

[@cortedemico]

@@slundgr indeed. will be precipitated by weed legalization. unless it goes legal countrywide.

[@motminute7473]

Why does a homeless bum act like he's the boss in the streets?

[@lukesterification]

Entitlement, it’s rampant these days.

[@xXKuroXx100]

Norwindian let’s do it!!! Devoted to LA!

[@tompain2751]

@Trevor Phillips See what they did in St.Petersburg,FLA.

[@legalshieldbarbara8554]

Mud or Mot : You don't judge one homeless person's negative behavior against the entire homelessness crisis people ! My organization that feeding 365 days for over 35 years distributing food, clothings, tarf to the people In crisis, "homeless " have not encounter such incident! My foundation is not non profits 🎈🎈 I pay everything and I refuse to receive donations!🎈🎈 I am blessed that I am able to help🎈🎈 People in crisis, Children, Women, Veterans, Elderly, men and Women, families have to eat every day🤹‍♀️🤹‍♀️🤹‍♀️ Not only in Christmas, Thanksgiving, but everyday!! Lots of families out there, living in tents, rest areas, under the bridge, in your states, every States 🎈🎈 Some work, have home with children and not make enough to put food on table🎈🎈 No one wants to be in crisis, however, circumstances arise!!🎈 You have a choices either help when you are able or want o lend a "HELPING HANDS WITHOUT CONDITIONS OR BORDERS" this is my organization🌏🌏🌏 or don't be a part of problems 🌷🌷🌷🌷Plant a carden of compassion to the very least in Crisis, 🌷🌷🌷🌴🌴🌴🌲🌲🌲🌳

[@zylphaaziza3725]

He is an/the advocate/activist for the people in skid row area. Check him out on other videos.

[@craigeliot5746]

$430 million for the homeless? Where did that money go!

[@incognito6352]

that's wtf i wanna know i live in Los Angeles and i kid u not there's human feces everywhere, we need more shelters this is crazy.

[@shellypage7519]

@Jill D. Nailed it!! In real,they house stuff,no people?? nonsense.bless us all.

[@originalfiremancancelled7303]

craig eliot in the pockets of Feinstein and boxer😲

[@originalfiremancancelled7303]

Jill D. Oh no my friend evil does not go away

[@originalfiremancancelled7303]

Jill D. I was a public safety officer for 30 years of my life believe me these people are doing more harm than good to use folks that are homeless

[@rneedham667]

George carlin said politicians will care about the homeless when they figure out how to make a profit off of them. Where are the christians??? Where are the televangelist in their private jets?? There are homeless people where i live who have jobs.they just cant afford housing.

[@terrestrialwitness9873]

James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? [15] If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, [16] And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? [17] Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. | By actually helping the homeless and having interactive conversations with some of them, you will find that you share some common ground together; also, homeless veterans can find housing easier if they don't have a history of alcohol, drugs, or violent behavior through the VA. | I Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. | Acts 17:30

[@wkkimmy]

Christians are the number one donators for the poor across the world. we just dont brag about it because the bible told us to be humble and kind in secret. but I know what you mean. lots of mega churches you see in media are not doing enough and they are the wrong faces that represent many smaller churches out there doing good

[@JoseSanchez-xf7cp]

We help the homeless at our church! We have a homeless ministry and food drive as well.

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Roxanne needham You are trying to blame Christians in a liberal, secular city? How convenient...

[@rneedham667]

@@Ur2ez4me81 oh boofuckinhoo it's everyones fault.im old enough to remember when reagan turned all the mentally ill out into the streets.i remember when rev.ottwell was feeding the poor in texass and was arrested. Get your shorts out of you're crack, stop whinning.Its Everyone fault!!!

[@oz9213]

"activist" You mean unemployed..

[@Fairred6507]

Or enabler

[@SubZero_2024]

Lazy drug addicts

[@mjparadero7046]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@gohenghongstephen4585]

Activists, need not have to work for years, they are paid protesters from soros account for the socialist dems. But the poor citizens have to work very hard to pay income taxas and vacate their homes to stay in tents, no matter how rich they are, unless they know how to carry the dems' balls.

[@saintanthonygoodchild1288]

Stay school little one, the mind is a terrible thing to waste.

[@fjhaydn6047]

Drug abuse is the REAL enemy here.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Most homeless people do not do drugs.

[@fjhaydn6047]

@@nunyabiznez6381 In my country (I'm not American) most of the homeless get where they are BECAUSE OF drugs.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

If this reply is too long skip to the bottom paragraph. The third. paragraph shows the numbersBased on the picture in your icon I assumed you were American. No matter, while I concede that a great many people do become homeless as a result, most homeless are that way for other reasons. Here in the United States, unless you are deemed dangerous or you are wealthy, or have good insurance, if you are mentally ill you do not get to stay in a mental hospital. It is difficult for mentally ill people to get employment so most end up as homeless people. That is the number one category. The next largest group of people in my state are ex convicts. Since 99% of landlords will not rent to anyone who has ever been convicted of a crime, even minor ones. When a convict is done serving their sentence the are released. If they don't have family they end up living on the street here. If they are on parole they end up back in prison since the law requires them to live indoors. If they were released without a parole obligation they usually spend the rest of their life living on the street. The third largest category are those addicted to drugs or alcohol. They require no additional explanation. The fourth largest category are people who just simply refuse to work and earn an income and so have no money for rent. This comes to: 39% mentally ill31% ex convicts19% drug and alcohol users 18% refuse to work4% undeterminedThe above numbers add up to more than 100% due to the fact that many people belong to more than one category and more than one reason may have contributed to their being homeless.These are the combined statistics for the three urban counties in Florida where I have volunteered at homeless support agencies/homeless shelters. They are between 3 and 10 years old so possibly some progression in some of these numbers has occurred since then. Also Florida may be unique in this mix as other regions in the U.S. may have a different combination of problems. I should also note that about 20% of the above statistics were also military veterans who are not well cared for in the United States. Many countries have comprehensive help for the mentally ill. The United States does not and Florida is among the worst of the states in this regard. While some states have laws restricting a landlord's ability to discriminate against an ex convict looking for housing, Florida's laws strongly favor landlords and landlords can prevent nearly anyone from moving in for reasons that other states and countries may prohibit. In the United States we do not have laws requiring people to work. Some countries have such laws. If you don't wish to work you don't have to. But then you also may have to face the consequences which usually means you don't have an income and therefore can't have a place to live, especially if you have no family. About 5-10% of the population of the Unites States consists of people who have no family and therefore have no support system if they fall on hard times. A great many people are in this category. All the places where I volunteer only serviced homeless men and the above statistics only apply to males. Females make up less than 5% of the U.S. homeless population. Children make up less than 1%. About 90% of what little support systems are in place to help the homeless only help homeless females and homeless families. Homeless men are almost completely ignored by all private and government agencies. Also, all benefits issuing agencies will only issue benefits by mailing them to your legal address. If you don't have a legal address you don't get any benefits. So those who need benefits the most won't get what little is available. In my county there are approximately 20,000 homeless people. There is one homeless shelter providing a total of 40 beds and only to single mothers and their children and only to those children under 16. There is one private agency that provides individual "cottages" (tiny homes) for homeless vets. There are a total of 16 of those. Five of the 300+ churches in our county let homeless sleep in their sanctuaries when temperatures outdoors are bellow 10 degrees f which usually only happens in December-February here in Florida. I know this is a lot of information you probably didn't want to read but I think it is important since the topic was brought up that any American who reads this reply understands the reality of the situation.

[@fjhaydn6047]

@@nunyabiznez6381 Pic is of Haydn, not George Washington (lol). I will read your reply when I get a chance - it seems interesting (and carefully written).

[@fjhaydn6047]

@@nunyabiznez6381 Can’t argue with stats; however, the video focusses on L.A., which I feel needs to be examined separately. Will you at least agree with that?

[@sophielouis1773]

The $61M,could have placed Homeless People,on a “Shelter w/Healthcare Assistance.” So where’s the $61M went?. That supposed to help homeless people in LA?.

[@dondressel4802]

Sophie Louis administrative costs I’d bet a high percentage of that went to some guy pushing paperwork

[@DexterHaven]

It went to the staff of agencies and their "pensions" and health care while they stood around the water cooler and gossiped about Donald Trump and their next vacation days. That's government bureaucracy, where the staff comes first.

[@GodChild-um3zq]

Nancy pelosi drank it

[@DexterHaven]

@P. Spit Government complains about business corruption to distract from its own, it seems. And businesses use the money they earn. Government uses the money it takes from business. Government is far more unethical and corrupt. The more wasteful government gets, the more they deflect blame and raise taxes too. People need to call out the real source of trouble.

[@teresahittner1902]

Keep asking... follow the money trail

[@Chris-tm4we]

Do you see Oprah helping these homeless? She is so worry people in Aftica.

[@lyndafayesmusic]

Very good comment!

[@chownful]

@tyler ramsey sure does come around...ask trump voters

[@TigerTummy23]

Chris Bunch of celebrities in LA in their air conditioned mansion with slaves and they don’t care.

[@markfrost7986]

I think she could careless

[@jonnychingas5757]

@bass reemer You're blaming illegals for the homeless?? How stupid is that??? How many of the homeless are illegals? It's an opioid crisis Moron Go down and check it out for yourself before you make stupid asinine comments

[@marksample6230]

Homelessness is not the problem. It is a symptom of a much larger problem. The money they have thrown at this over the last decade could build a home for every American citizen.

[@morganamarvel7075]

@Bambamrubble Not shelters, homes, or some kind. Gotta be cheaper.

[@morganamarvel7075]

@Blue Finally Gets A Clue Isn't it always the way? The rich way - first & only. Dang!😡

[@scotthull2141]

devaluation of currency and inflation are the "larger problem"s

[@birdieblurbs]

Agreed

[@morganamarvel7075]

@Blue Finally Gets A Clue Ppl need to make any polit that wants your vote to prove they don't get money 💰💲from sources you don't approve. There are enough like minded ppl to have an impact. Even if incremental. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. 👶

[@Mr670911]

Imagine govt hiring homeless people cleaning up the street

[@RedLineShortFilms]

We don't want you here, stay in Alabama

[@Mr670911]

@@RedLineShortFilms stay on your lane boi

[@cwdor]

No no no, they can't do anything to help the homeless Whassa matta you

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Yeah paying $6 an hour. They would still be homeless genius

[@Mr670911]

@@jeffreyjewell75 so what do you propose

[@wardogs161]

Very sad! The government always brings refugees from other countries and lodge them in Military Base across the country. Refugees from Kosovo, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. They built permanent and temporary housing and camps for immigrants and their families. Free Food health care, legal assistant. Why not build a permanent camp or housing area for these people to live. There plenty of old abandoned military base available across the country they can use to house the homeless.

[@bluebonbon22]

They do go too far, I know of a gentleman whose medicine for heart problems was destroyed and he died because he didn’t have his medicine.

[@peachyb.4521]

so the CA Gov't carefully stores INDOORS all the homeless people's belongings, but leaves the people outside?

[@JamesRMeans]

That was a lot of floor space, lol

[@Bwhelan89]

Invite them to your house. No? Didnt think so.

[@e.m.w.1808]

That's what I was thinking. And also how much is this costing? Could those funds not be better spent elsewhere? Also ticketing a homeless person? What's the point? That ticket's not going to get paid and all you've done is added to the jail population.

[@Bwhelan89]

@@e.m.w.1808 Maybe we should all pretend to be homeless so we dont have a responsibility to pay our bills and to do our part for society. The logic of not paying a fine because your homeless holds no actual logic at all.

[@retestra152]

I had a bin there. Its a rouse., to keep people's stuff mostly be stuff but sometimes they score. I lost 2 bins to them.for not reporting weekly. I was working. And couldn't make it there. Got my stuff back 1 but not the other 2

[@tazmax72]

Jesus! burn it all !! Build shelters and give the homeless jobs cleaning up the streets and roads

[@cooganalaska3249]

Hey naive person, drug addicts will not work, much less clean streets. Your nonsensical talk is part of the problem. We need real solutions.

[@vitalchance1032]

@@cooganalaska3249 Who's to say these people are "drug addicts". -There are tons of different people on the streets. Anyone who doesn’t want to pay extortion rents or mortgages.. and do not have enough money resources to buy land and built. A lot of the people do not come from money and do not have assets in the family. So they only option is to work every day of their life to try to afford a place that they will never really be in or see because they will have to work so much just to pay for it; Use YOUR common sense, you nonsensical/ naive person.

[@whathell6t]

Vital Chance The people who actually volunteer to protect the vagrants and transients of the homeless population in Los Angeles, CA. They’re the one who actually have the right to say “drug addicts”.

[@xChromerSatanasx]

@@cooganalaska3249 sure drug addicts work, are you that stupid. Most people who work for day labor agencies are on drugs. Get a clue

[@milethgg7620]

Not so easy when they don’t want to work or be clean

[@duanedrummond2685]

Seriously? I was homeless in San Francisco for 10+ years. Here's the problem- if you are homeless, you have no right to any property you can't carry on your back. That's why you are homeless. You have no business and no right to own tons of "property" which in 99.9% of the time is hoarding trash. The laws are not strong enough.

[@lawrencesmokingangele8785]

They should , start bye throwing the mayor away first, and all the other Democrats too , out of California

[@stevenm7071]

You know it impeach the mayor

[@jonburrows2684]

Dont bring them over here. Keepem all right there and let California succeed from the union. It'll be 3rd world over night. It's almost there now

[@willyboi3038]

Notice how most of the homeless seem to be American-born.

[@edweiser63]

Yup, the illegals get free housing.

[@willyboi3038]

@@edweiser63 what world do u live in? NOTHING IS FREE! Dumb trump K supporters

[@phatnum17]

@@willyboi3038 it is for illegals. Cost tax payers millions

[@MonkeeJack]

Send all the illegal aliens back to where they come from and there would be housing in California 😋

[@MonkeeJack]

@@willyboi3038 you are stupid...and it shows.😋

[@Mr122388]

I earn $50.000 a year in Los Angeles, Yet i find myself struggling financially.

[@willievanderlaan7441]

move somewhere else

[@Chitown18]

50k a year here in indianapolis youd be living top of society

[@fflow_wolff]

Willie Vanderlaan simple solutions come from simple minds smh

[@NoeTheLordisMySavior]

Your welcome to live in Canada

[@MakeCriminalsIllegalAgain]

Willie Vanderlaan yea move somewhere else and make $25,000 a year lol

[@Mistik20071]

Then there's people who cross illegally, find a trade job. In a year or less they own property, pay taxes, some even grow to own a company. Being homeless temporarily is sad and they need help. But when you're homeless for years and make it a career, your help needs to stop.

[@SomeBaldDude]

What help is he receiving?

[@benom6852]

THE WILL TO DO THINGS.. THE RIGHT WAY....I KNOW PPL LIKE THAT....

[@MelaniaRose]

It sounds so simple, but being homeless long term is about complicated issues with relationships, circumstances, mental health, employment, depression, Substance abuse. There’s no one solution.

[@lynnjepson302]

That's because liberals GIVE THEM free housing, free education...

[@Adrianablue2]

These people have an addiction or mental problem

[@jimcaldwell610]

Those who do nothing complain the loudest about those who do something.

[@miasandoval3418]

I'm saving this quote! Well said!

[@trymeimalreadyaghost1456]

Agreed. Except a lot of times they ignore refuse deny hate dismiss want them arrested jailed moved. None of it fixing anything but making matters worse.

[@jme2816]

This is Los Angeles! I thought it was Venezuela

[@Lookout4the3rdrail]

How could you confuse Beautiful Venezuela To Los Angeles

[@jojogeneral2928]

Yeah. America is all about manufactured hype.

[@psgaming101craup4]

@Phil Hall "the hitler demorats" No offense, but hitler's belief's and ideological world view does not even align with the democrats one bit.

[@jeremyzisman9385]

i saw it on Google maps images

[@lynnjepson302]

Liberals think it's great!

[@pno2496]

Where are the rich and famous in LA?

[@RedLineShortFilms]

Malibu

[@Andrew-pu8ly]

...in the ( Hollywood ) hills and Malibu

[@Idiotsbabble23]

In in a gated community in the hills where no one can come in if they don't belong

[@edgarflores10]

West of the 405 fwy and North of the 10 fwy LA county is massive dude. There are nearly 19 million people living in the greater Los Angeles area taking up 39,000 sq miles of land area. Skid row takes up 0.431 sq miles of that area. Imagine that

[@andythoo5682]

They forget were they come from 💯

[@gtw4546]

I wonder how many hundreds of homeless they had to interview before they found these few who were lucid - not strung out on drugs or mentally ill. It's amazing the extent these journalists will go to push their narrative.

[@bigiron7547]

Could it also be an actor?

[@robertstewart124]

If you check our constitution it dosen't say anywhere about sanctuary cities

[@maxromero2903]

Nor does it define the denizens of our nation as liberals or conservatives, dems or repubs, or by color.

[@douglashoward4206]

says nothing about a wall either or drugs. and where does it say homeless are criminals for being homeless? like the wall, border patrol has been givin billions to build a million dollar wall. where's the money????????

[@kyleholland6983]

In Austin there exists a sausage stand, which sells sausage on 6th street from time to time, called the best wurst, and when people have change leftover from their sausage fest, they give their change to the gutter dwellers, out of kindness and compassion, AND Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Don the con, AND the rest of the GOP, HATE the liberal leftists, like AOC, for exhibiting such horrible, patriotic, behavior.

[@kyleholland6983]

@the jaywezee have you ever imagined having a conversation with God, wherein you tried to lie your way into heaven, after you justified treating other people UNEQUALLY, while you lived on earth, simply because you owned "private property"?

[@BOLIS]

Our constitution has been subverted by the u.n charter.

[@rowdyrx6109]

And no plastic straws.............who are the insane ones?

[@Southerngirl612]

Ban plastic straws? pass out free needles that cost a couple million per year . mind blown !

[@sgcl10658]

But they don't ban styrofoam which is more dangerous to the environment.

[@gavincurtis]

Thats why I dissolve Styrofoam into gasoline and burn it. Makes a huge black cloud of carbon. Dont know what else to do with the stuff.

[@randomperson537]

So true. The beautiful people fight for causes like no plastic straws yet their limos never drive pass the camp cities. Homeless advocates are laughable they also address issues like belongs but diseases, drugs, violence, and other citizens must tolerate and understand only their issues. California is one messed state and I don’t think it’s an accident. Also watch for the return and rise of plagues and illnesses we haven’t dealt with in ages.

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

It's not "personal property" if most of it was stolen/shoplifted in the first place. You think they paid for those shopping carts?...

[@Tfichtenbaum]

Arresting the homeless just makes the situation worse , because now if they want to better themselves and get a job they now cant because they have a "criminal" offense on their record ....

[@franksunden8789]

Brought to you & me by our friends in the democratic party !

[@slojogojo2766]

Nancy Pelosi we give you all the credit Nancy Pelosi this is your state and you don't care about the people there so you allow thousands of illegal immigrants into the country you pander to them and allow them to vote for you to keep you in office all you DEMOCRAT politicians are destroying America!

[@slojogojo2766]

Joe’s Garage Democrats are the new Socialists didn't you hear all the presidential hopefuls spew about free healthcare, free college!

[@ryanharvey9800]

Dems and Republicans are the same party you're just another gullible American who believes otherwise

[@turnoffmainstream]

Such a big world we live in... Why so many in a small space.. Thanks Nancy, Diana, Maxine, and and and just sad

[@cortedemico]

keep 'em in that small space and one small nuke could fix it.

[@Skoomz]

@Jay if you had no shelter, why wouldn't at least live somewhere where you won't die without it? Also, undocumented immigrants don't recieve any welfare or social services genius.

[@williamsjeep]

What ever happened to affordable housing, 52,000 people living on the streets is unexpectedly high. People are perpetually homeless with no chance of getting shelter or into a group home and all they're doing is managing the homeless, and that's not helping them at all, that's a waste of 450 million dollars.

[@erichuff6945]

william richardson the homeless problem in California is caused by a few factors. The over night influx of high paying tech jobs. People coming in needing housing and have top dollar to pay. On the other hand minimum wage going up but other wages not matching the rise. Lager amounts of illegal immigrants taking jobs and undercutting the pay. Strick restrictions on energy raises the cost of utilities. More and more social services keep raising taxes, including property taxes. Not to mention political corruption never seen on this level in American history. So keep supporting open boarders and mass immigration. Keep demanding the government create more social programs. Keep implementing heave restrictions on business and industry and I'm sure everything will work out fine.

[@williambaker-d7h]

When are rents projected to be twenty grand a month? And will that be enough to satisfy the money addicted gentrifiers.

[@xtraterastrielrede5513]

Someone homeless in L.A. should start a KZbin Channel because people worldwide really do have interest about the information. It's an opportunity to record what life is like providing an educational resource.

[@xtraterastrielrede5513]

The who why what when where. Q&A's. People need to see for themselves before anyone can act professionally about anything.

[@FlansyLinny]

I follow two homeless youtubers and they talk about all the stuff going on with the homeless community and how they get by as a homeless.

[@Raine13]

What happens when homeless individuals CHOOSE to NOT go into the shelters? Hard, cold reality is that many of the homeless avoid shelters because they don't want to follow the rules and many of the facilities are a version of Thunderdome.

[@sueb2898]

There's not enough shelters anyway ... that's not even a valid concern.

[@nancybogart3899]

Raine Devries I wouldn’t know about the rules but I’ve heard the roaches are just ungodly the hygiene other people make it even extremely worse just thinking of it gives me a weak stomach like I would puke at the smell or scent of somebody that never takes a bath or brushes their teeth especially bad oral hygiene what makes me really in rage is all the drug use and constant and caring for the people that literally die on the sidewalk

[@nancybogart3899]

Kristen Michelle I FULLY AGREE & UNDERSTAND. I ALSO SEEN “ FIRST HAND THE B/S Favoritism stealing number one I was always being stolen from and the lying and cheating I could go on anon

[@brianbrittain84]

How embarrassing? "Progressive" Liberal, Democrat City USA.

[@looooooch]

I don't think it's the fault of progressivism. Almost all American cities are rubbish in the sense of drugs and crazy or sick people. It is a matter of personal mentality

[@joshuahuff7706]

Love how the homeless are victims. They put themselves there. No one put a needle in their arm. You are responsible for your actions.

[@so_cal8057]

joshua huff some are drug addicts, and some are not. I used to work graveyard hours at a 24 HR convenience store in Ventura. You’d be surprised by how many actually have jobs, but just can’t afford rent. Some people are working 2 and 3 jobs to to try to stay afloat.

[@fauxmanchu8094]

joshua huff Best comment.

[@cat-lw6kq]

Yes my former room mate started drinking when he was 12years old. He kept drinking and lost his job and separated from his wife. He moved in with me and he had a few part time jobs but his drinking got him in trouble and he ended up back on the streets.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Everything in this world is a joke A really BAD joke

[@thegeminiguy1065]

Wanna hear a joke. It's called personal responsibility for your actions and life.

[@Dustie1984]

True Makes me think whoever brought this world into life has bad taste...

[@leonhenry4861]

@@thegeminiguy1065 Such a weak statement, some people have mental health issues and can't deal with every day life issues. But yeah they should take responsibility for there actions

[@citizenY]

Wanna hear God laugh? Tell him your plan. ~The Great Cosmic Giggle

[@citizenY]

@@leonhenry4861 FAE

[@jaydaytoday3548]

PPl complain, but they dont do anything to help. My brother in law has mental issues and was living in the streets also, but instead of accepting reality my mom and I searched and found him and brought him home. Then we sought help with government and managed to get him the medication he needs to live a somewhat normal life. He now lives with us and hasn't lived in the streets in over 7yrs. If PPl only cared about their family more.

[@Owen741.]

Its not as easy as just putting them on medication, also thats expensive and take resources

[@jendeh1000]

You are a good person.

[@yamomma6479]

I agree with you to a point, my great aunt had mental issues lived with her sister (my grandmother) her whole life until she was in her 80s and had to go to an institution for aging people. BUT! She was never a danger to anyone in our family, she helped with household duties, etc. My point is it would be shortsighted to say every situation can be amended by simply taking in your mentally I'll relative. Some are violent, prone to auditory and visual hallucinations which can put caregivers in precarious situations. I agree that in some cases more family Interventions would help but mental illness is not a one size fits all solutions. Congratulations to your family.

[@jamesstone876]

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[@bryantcurtis2665]

Wishing you and your loved ones a lifetime of love health happiness and prosperity ✨ 💖.

[@876vanred]

Homelessness goes up in L.A. Guess What? The middle class goes down. Somewhere to go? Get them out of California. No one can afford it anymore.

[@freyamikilson6511]

That's some faulty "reasoning" you have there. Since Reagan's "trickle-down" policies there has been a *huge* redistribution of wealth from the middle and working class/poor to the wealthy. The poor & homeless are not causing the middle class to decline, the middle class are falling into poverty because of economic policies that favor the wealthy.

[@mimi1o8]

Freya Mikilson , exactly

[@gavincurtis]

Our town of 15,000 in the northwest had 300 new school students this year. All from California. I have 7 new neighbors, all Californians fleeing their sinking ship SS Pelosi.

[@NSUScooter]

The Dollar Guy Pelosi didn’t make people charge double and triple to rent out their apartments and homes. You have new neighbors because of greedy property owners.

[@thecabinetninja5637]

As an Idaho resident, I have watched the cost of property skyrocket proportionally to the influx of Californian "immigrants." California is a joke with no punch line, run by clowns.

[@vonquin9798]

When I was homeless I only would have a back pack,but these people a have so much stuff,how do they move around.

[@Tk-iz2ws]

They don't. Where would they go

[@yourhandlehere1]

@@Tk-iz2ws Where would they go? To work.

[@This0is0pointless]

That's because most of these people want to live this way and don't want to change, they do not want help to change they want hand outs

[@lynnm8417]

They are mentally ill hoarders!

[@gnarbyq4667]

@DD123 I'm sure he arrived at it by observing homeless people his whole life. I have been down in skid row over a 1000 times. I have seen how they live. They are not seeking jobs. They are poor broken people who have accepted that their lot in life is to live in the street. If you believe different, go talk to them. They'll change your mind quick.

[@happycook6737]

These homeless live illegally on city property and the city has to store the homeless people's stuff? How crazy is this? And unsanitary too.

[@vandergriff65]

"They're taking our personal property" Me: you're property has the plague

[@niilespunkari8832]

It goes to false pride. People who do public bowel moment, demand respect for this and that. Only in USA, it's fascinating.

[@galegrazutis185]

Spot on

[@CiaofCleburne]

I understand that drugs make the brain believe the body cannot survive without the drug. It’s a mindset of people and the combination of no affordable housing. But pooping in the street and sleeping in their own poop isn’t the answer. Getting off drugs would be a huge step in getting off the street.

[@mac75desjardins74]

Lmao...yes thank you

[@toddruss100]

Humble yourself,, know it’s only by Gods grace it’s not you.

[@TheWayshower]

I don't understand why they don't put that money into an already existing apartment building, etc ... rehab instead of building from the ground up

[@heretictom]

It's LA, there aren't any empty apartment buildings. And if there were, they could charge $4000/mo in rent for them.

[@F3ARtheGERBIL]

The Wayshower rehab doesnt always work. I had to go to a mental facility and they didnt have room upstairs so i had to spend the day downstairs in the rehab unit. The people were kind but they were also sober. They dont want to leave the facility and be homeless again so they stay until they get kicked out and go back or hope for another sponsor to pay for them to go back. They bragged to me about stealing clothes and instead of washing them, they would just steal new clothes. One was on probation and had to charge the tracker on his ankle every few hours. It was mind boggling. Im sure its not always that way tho. I was only there for a day thankfully. They didnt let me leave the same day.

[@zg-mzga]

@@heretictom i just passed a big one today on 7th st and i can think of one in hollywood off the 101

[@fredflintstone6338]

Build from the ground down.

[@marcoAKAjoe]

@@fredflintstone6338 lol

[@benvasilinda9729]

Liberals must be so proud of their policies.

[@thetruth6270]

Quit handing out needles. Quit handing out containers that end up as trash. The problem keeps increasing so the bleeding heart approach doesn't work. Quit paying homeless to be homeless. Let the criminals that have a place to stay do house arrest. Place the homeless in jail it will be cheaper. The homeless don't need anymore than a hiker hiking one of the 7 national trails.

[@bitkurd]

Progressiveness and Liberalism in a nutshell

[@topher766]

SORANOV yep. And complete dumbasses keep voting for them.

[@shadowbanned761]

All hollyweird actors should be required to live there on skidrow together with the tech company workers:)

[@fieldandstream9362]

Everyone should wear the shoe on the other foot...to really find out a more well rounded view of reality.

[@fieldandstream9362]

@reality check I find people are liberal to a point. When it means sacrificing their own comforts or personal needs...instinct to look out for your own personal well being kicks in. With environmental chaos kicking in...I'm for a wall because I want my loved ones to be safe. They worked hard to have what they have. This is natural.

[@alexcarter8807]

Oh, don't worry, the tech workers are headed there. I studied tech - BIG mistake. Tech jobs are reverting to min. wage.

[@fieldandstream9362]

@@alexcarter8807 I know. Many have been outsourced for a long time. A $20\hr job will easily go for 40cents an hour to somewhere else.

[@emersonherrera4939]

😳😁

[@bf6159]

The Bin... looks like free and secure storage! When I was homeless I paid to keep my stuff in storage. What I couldn't fit in storage was sold, given away, and or destroyed/thrown in the trash. How does a homeless person have a pet? if you cannot care for yourself, how can you care for a pet? Don't break the law and you probably won't have any Warrants issued for your arrest... there's a whole lot of excuse making going on and next to no personal accountability. I didn't hang out with other folks nor did I obtain a drug problem... too busy working to get out of that situation... which is very wearing to say the least. Never though I would end up in such a situation... I was competent enough not to burn bridges and or wear out my welcome when folks were gracious enough to help out... however, some are perpetual train wrecks and routinely self sabotage. While no one wants to be homeless, there are too many who end up as such who go to great lengths to make the situation as bad as possible. How about focusing on mental illness, the real problem that folks choose to ignore. Many, if not most homeless folks have mental health issues, some severe. Many who are remedially functional end up with mental health issues because of homelessness; it's a brutal existence... although a choice for some. And, regardless the help/assistance, some folks will literally destroy everything they come into contact with; personal choices. Interestingly enough, some of these folks are vividly aware of their situation and just want to be left alone.

[@jaelynn7575]

Most of those people were likely abused. There's a lot of explanations for why and how people end up on the streets.

[@FlansyLinny]

I see homeless with pets and usually the pets are better fed because people donate dog food all the time.

[@studlord9970]

Wow. The five homeless people in our town are cold and hungry. Let's give them food and shelter. Wow. The twenty five homeless people in our town are living in filth. Let's give them food and shelter and let them defecate where ever. Wow. The five hundred homeless people in our town are blocking the streets with their belongings. Let's give them food and shelter and let them defecate where ever and build them a storage facility for their belongings. Wow. The ten thousand homeless people in our town have made it unsafe to leave our homes.

[@iloveamerica53]

Housing the homeless in NOT the answer!! Mental health rehabilitation, drug rehab and teaching peoole self-reliance.

[@gokermitsewerside358]

Really easy to stay sane without a home or shelter am i right?

[@iloveamerica53]

Go Kermit And they were all sane when they lost their home in the first place??

[@gokermitsewerside358]

@@iloveamerica53 most likely not stress and debt will make any human insane when there is no way out of it. But the world runs on money so what will you do cave and end up homeless if you have no help from family or continue on depressed in a job u hate to barely get by.

[@ws8061]

Exactly this is a drug and mental health problem more than a housing crisis.

[@gokermitsewerside358]

@@ws8061 people live paycheck to paycheck in the working class and when the paycheck stops or gets cut short sacrafices need to be made until you get back to work. If you cant get back to work within a month u already miss rent and bills. Its so easy to be homeless its ridiculous how you guys think homes wont help and drugs are the only problem.

[@LORDERIK13]

YOU NEED MORE DIVIRSITY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM!LMFAO!

[@billgates2581]

Seems like socialism . the homeless get free maid service. free needles, free everything.

[@jonburrows2684]

Now now, diversity strengthens us. Just look at how it used to be and is now.

[@aceshadowins1310]

Elvis Presley yea America is sheit now

[@jonburrows2684]

@@aceshadowins1310 my point exactly

[@qrion13]

What does diversity have to do with homelessness? Most of the political leaders are white. The issue is they’re taxing middle class to the point of homelessness. Most people get annoyed by homelessness because they realize they’re one or two missed paychecks away from being homeless. I suggest you do more research, and look at your own finance to see how screwed every average American is from being in a crap situation.

[@gilc7626]

Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) spends half a billion dollars on mental illness issues. The homeless issues just continue to grow and invading into our neighborhoods. A lot of lower income people are being price out by the hi tech employees. The working poor now live in these tents, RVs. In San Jose, Police officers are allowed to live in RVs in the police parking lot because the can’t afford homes in the Bay Area. I find it ironic that some of theses police officers are the ones ticketing and towing peoples homes while they are living the same way behind the protection of a fenced police parking lot.

[@Robertlee-q3x]

The tax's for this is being used for other things JUST LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY

[@LP-ii3vy]

Welcome to California. Come enjoy the sunshine, culture, disease and corruption. It's great here

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

Then open the Insane asylums again! In the 1970's I worked at one- it was called Sporups Sanitarium for the insane! I worked there! It was a home for drug damaged, old senile people, a few mentally ill- I worked in the afternoon- we had fun- no classes no therapy just fun- watched the tele, baked cookies, had wheelchair races- etc etc- they were allowed to come and go- It was a great place- I will never forget anyone I cared for- I have poems, letters still- Then it was closed .... now every one of my residents would be out living under a bridge or on a sidewalk- this is crazy insane!! Not my residents- and note I call them residents not patients- this is a travesty- ticketing people for homelessness is a sin- shame on you California!!! Shame!

[@Poemi10304]

Ramona Ray Those kinds of places were closed for a reason - abusing patients with “treatment.”

[@truetrax2]

When Cali votes republican things will change

[@jonburrows2684]

They're too dumb

[@andreilabanz]

Brainwashed from the news media

[@johmcg64]

They don't need housing. The government needs to open up a free school and equip them with learning skills. It is the same idea as teach a man to fish and he can feed himself.

[@DavidinSLO]

12:28 wow - even the hard core liberal Venice Beach is absolutely FED UP with the lack of leadership and "solutions" from Mayor Garcettii and City Hall.

[@QueenofDenial10775]

Venice Beach has become a horror show! EVERYWHERE you go it smells of pee, mentally ill homeless fighting and attacking each other with knives , sticks and what have you. Needles on the beach.... I used to live in Venice, for many years I been going down to Venice several times a year. This year may be the first time that I won’t . I am sick of literally paying to spend my hard earned vacation in filth. It’s disgusting!

[@anthonyclerfont7553]

Blame the selfish politicians. And the mayors.

[@jonburrows2684]

Which are all DEMOCRATS.

[@sandorclegane5469]

430,000,000 a year??? That's nearly $9,000 per homeless individual....give them $8000 to leave...a few band together and that's enough to start over in nearly 90% of the country....wtf man???

[@HammerheadGuitar]

Most of the money probably goes to 'public servants' and their cronies.

[@nathanjohnson7419]

Give a bunch of drug addicts money? That doesn't work

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

It might sound like a good plan but that's only in an honest world, you will likely get more homeless folk from the rest of the country coming in just to get that $8,000 award to leave.

[@jaycarter8687]

That makes too much sense

[@whatshisnameagain767]

Hmmmmm $8000 of drugs, nice! Thanks government!! They are doing that here in Scotland, giving junkie's extra money as well as methadone to continue their habbit and giving alcoholics money for their booze!! I'm terminally ill with a bad health condition and I struggle day to day​, every day, I don't drink or do drugs, they all look like it's their world and they can do what they want!!

[@bobberguy1]

Welcome to the land of Democrats.

[@haspowerhd5374]

This also happens in trumpland btw

[@Adrianablue2]

But it should not happen in democrats land that’s the thing !!!

[@theartzscientist8012]

We are ALL a step away from homelessness. YES, EVEN YOU! You could lose it all tomorrow.

[@wildwoman6217]

Yes but there is always a better place than the streets of LA..a lot of these folks get high..I know seen it myself

[@theartzscientist8012]

Wild Woman I live there. There is homelessness everywhere. Instead of complaining, help them!

[@wildwoman6217]

I live there to..don't tell me I have done food not bombs.fed on skid row etc..I donate when I can and help when I can so I know these homeless personally so you need to take a seat because your telling the wrong woman wtf is up! I know a lot of them share needles and steal for cracking because I personally know them.why don't you help them since your all high and mighty.when was the last time you actually helped someone get there life 100%together I personally have helped 10..so stfu till you know who your talking to.I am a queen and you should probably address me as such

[@theartzscientist8012]

Wild Woman I think not, as a REAL WOMAN wouldn’t share her alms. You just erased everything good you have done. I don’t post those. I read my Bible.

[@theartzscientist8012]

Wild Woman oh, and WHEN PIGS FLY is when I will call you Queen. That’s NEVER! Now, those that are homeless don’t need your mouth as an example. They need some pure God remodeling. God isn’t in you.

[@LA_Unconfidential]

There is a massive transfer of wealth from the average citizen in Los Angeles to property owners. The property owners in Los Angeles have essentially become the new ruling class.

[@MetatronsCube23]

If you don't own property(anywhere, not just LA), you are not an average citizen. Renting is a luxury for rich people, and if you can't buy something you have to go elsewhere, where you can buy something. Renting has no future return on equity, and you lose money over the long term because you don't own the property you pay money into. Even a payed for trailer(under 20 grand) is a better investment than renting an apartment because lot rent in cheaper than an apartment so you can save more money. At some point, you can sell that trailer for 15 grand in cash and get a real house.

[@Brandonhayhew]

USA has became a plutocractic societies.

[@jamesstone876]

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[@burkeharris9699]

@Jack Smith - you probably think the dems are a bunch of socialists but leaving people to struggle on the streets looks a lot more like capitalism than it does socialism.

[@kinkybartender6709]

Yeah..... college helps. Get a loan, pay off your mortgage. Old fashioned, I know, but it could work..... theoretically?

[@emiros]

"Taxing the homeless" really?! What is California's weird obsession with taxes? If some problem occurs their response is always "raise taxes!!" Their solution to everything is taxes, taxes, taxes and more taxes

[@seanaaron94]

so rich politicians and their friends can line their pockets

[@ashleygrayson3326]

Which causes more homelessness.....it's a cash turntable.

[@johnsotelo3125]

Just like Hawaii taxes only goes up, us government Can't even take care there own people, it shows how corrupted the government is, the system is broken. Every thing in the world today is unbalance. To justice system, one for the rich and one for the poor. The have and the have not.

[@highwayman22790]

He told the cop he wanted to kick him in the face. 😂

[@thegeminiguy1065]

But he didn't want to disrespect him either. LMAO

[@vsiegel]

@@thegeminiguy1065 He was angry. Very angry. And still rational.

[@btx5740]

If he was BLACK he would’ve been shot !🤬

[@vrazumovsky122]

California - Sanctuary state for everybody, homeless are welcome too.

[@imluvinyourmum]

@Prairiedoggen They are blaming Ronald Reagon LOL

[@GoBrand0n]

DEMOCRATIC CONTROL STATE, COUNTY AND CITIES ARE DYING.. FACTS

[@arizonabarb51]

At the request of the mayor? What about at the request of the tax payers the citizens who work and deserve to live with dignity and respect?

[@brendawatkins7985]

Doña Bárbara PRAY AND BLESS GOD,HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?THIS IS AMERICA.ITS SO SAD I CAN'T SEE FOR THE TEARS .THERE PEOPLE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD ,AND DISREPAIR AND MENTAL ILLNESS HAS TAKEN OVER .GOD BLESS AMERICA,AND ITS PEOPLE.

[@4635235]

Monies, monies and monies spent on wars all over the world for the last 20 years......and win nothing......

[@BRICSSCO]

I think homeless better off being in jail cause they get foods n medical care...

[@moxycat314]

And beatings by "Law enforcement."

[@deanpagliaro1252]

A friend of mine was in prison a few months back and told me that he encountered a lot of guys that literally just committed a crime just to have the state house and feed them in prison. They said it was an easier life than working. Like a revolving door they keep on coming back. Blew my friend's mind.

[@ChoclateGeek]

Prison does not provide medical care

Thats what happens when the state is thinking for you.

@@moxycat314 you believe a homeless veteran who you may deem crazy and drive him out of his home deserves to be beaten by the police? God have mercy on america this 4th of july.

[@zEropoint68]

it sounds like someone in the city government stole most of the money they raised in tax revenue for that project. i live in california and i've stopped voting to approve repeat municipal tax proposals, regardless of what they're claiming to be for. i just voted no on one for a service bond for a hospital because they didn't even bother to change the language from the 2016 ballot. they got that bond, implemented none of the practical improvements they listed, and now they're asking for _another_ tax increase for the same thing? to me, that indicates there's someone along the line siphoning off the money. if you voted to raise taxes twice to solve this problem and all it's done is gotten worse, it's because the money is getting diverted. plug up that leak and see if the program doesn't start running properly.

[@zg-mzga]

i agree

[@Radnally]

I've lived in CA for 50 years and I've seen a lot of specific tax money go into the "general fund" and never get used for its intended purpose.

[@lanouek]

Absolutely heart breaking, how could this be happening in the States. California really needs to wake up and help it's people wow

[@Fairred6507]

The people who want help, get help. More and more, it is becoming evident to the groups that try to get the homeless off the streets is that ALMOST ALL who remain on the streets don't want help. They don't want responsibility. They just want to drink and do drugs all day. You can't help an addict if they don't want to be helped.

[@stevencamacho6474]

@@Fairred6507 i say we force help upon them. they are a clear danger to themselves and the general public. and it is cheaper to force help on them than to continue paying for their medical bills, sanitation, tickets, ect

[@whouse7]

You really can't help people who don't want to change. It's a tough situation, we've provided millions in programs, and the problem has just gotten worse. I've given up, they need to enforce laws and clean up the streets. The homeless can go to jail and get mental and drug help there.

[@smallisbeautiful2808]

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[@OperationNonsense]

The best solution to the homeless problem, is to move yourself out of any area where homelessness exist, and to vote out any politicians who are not willing to get tough on banning homelessness.

[@jonathanrosales4974]

Trash is considered property now

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

Jonathan Rosales one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. It doesn’t seem you heard that’s one before.

[@jonathanrosales4974]

If you want the used up needles, pee bottles, and all other infectious garments be my guest mate

[@slasher6547]

They need to round up all the homeless and dump them in the middle of the ocean

[@EC-wv9xi]

@@slasher6547 you sound like a crappy human being

[@alt-abby-exe1165]

@@slasher6547 Since you lack empathy, and clearly any strand of humanity, how about you go live in the middle of the ocean. I'm sure you'd be much happier with your own cold blooded kind.

[@darkliter7]

L.A. County has plenty of space in the High Desert areas of Palmdale and Lancaster... Build shelters out there!

[@CannabisTechLife]

The problem is with the homeless they depend on the inner workings of city life to panhandle and have access to "cheap" food. Building housing away from areas of access is just going to make them not want to go to that housing in the first place.

[@angelben5572]

With what money?

[@darkliter7]

The money the city of Venice already have to build the shelter. And yeah some won't want to leave except the truly desperate but its cheaper in the desert anyway

[@Nesquickster240]

We don't want them either!

[@SiegePerilousEsauMaltomite]

It would turn into a shithole and they'd come back to the city for handouts.

[@cajunkuto]

Just imagine if we cared about the homeless as much as people care about politics.

[@Pomiferous]

It seems like politics create more problems than solutions for the most part.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

In my county, homeless often go to the county jail and falsely confess to misdemeanors in order to go to jail so they can have a meal, place to sleep and free medical care. The county sheriff figured it out and now they are fined instead of sent to jail. One recently died after being ordered by a judge to do community service making it impossible for him to earn food money collecting aluminum cans. He used to work 84 hours a week so he could earn $4 from selling the cans but when he was caught sleeping at a bus stop (a crime) instead of putting him in jail he was ordered to perform 500 hours of community service within 3 months which made it a full time job. He was only able to collect enough cans to earn a dollar and that didn't buy him enough food to keep from starving to death so he died. Judge said it was his own fault for not taking advantage of all the free grass available to eat.

[@garygerard4290]

You think you are going to fix this? You are insane. Society is dying. In fact it is your attitude and policies that made this happen Some actions / lifestyles do not promote positive results. Very soon They will be coming for you and calling you a hater for not giving freely of your dwindling supplies. At that point you will come to a conclusion you would have held 20 years ago if you were sane. In the meantime sit back and enjoy the show, it will all be over soon.

[@Columbus1152]

You couldn't pay me enough to live in that God forsaken state.

[@Tk-iz2ws]

Saw the writing on the wall in 93 and l left and never looked back.

[@ChrisTesch87]

The amount of California license plates I see in Oregon now is astonishing. People are not leaving California. They’re “escaping” that cesspool of a State

[@kyleholland6983]

GOD is not to blame for the behavior of prejudiced and racist liars, in the positions of man made power and authority.

[@ChrisTesch87]

Kyle Holland it was figure of speech. Didn’t need your religious rambling of a response

[@ShyRage1]

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[@andrebowling9864]

"I just want to kick you in the face! It's not personal" 😂

[@TheCausalParadox]

The frustration of true powerlessness. Hope you never have to experience it.

[@GinaBaa999]

Much of that is frustration

[@thegeminiguy1065]

Great job California 👍 your doing a wonderful job. Needles and feces everywhere.

[@southernman5839]

This makes a lot of sense! The homeless in the streets but bring in more immigrants in? You make me understand how it helps to bring more people in the USA . THIS IS NOT HELPING THE USA!

[@gokermitsewerside358]

Neither is letting companies like amazon get away with not paying taxes.

[@JAZZYM201]

Southern Man Immigrants work and pay taxes. Homeless don’t want to work and they are either mentally ill, drug addicts or both. I met a homeless woman who was an alcoholic and she made $200 or more per day begging in L. A. By looking at her she would not make that a day working any job so why would she work?

[@southernman5839]

JAZZYM201 ok immigrants work but drive down wages of Americans.

[@gokermitsewerside358]

@@southernman5839 no employers drive down wages

[@DJThijzzzz]

When we were young the USA was the best country of all....... Now I wouldn't even go there on vacation

[@sasquatchhunter86]

It’s pretty much the west coast, especially California coast. Inside California and other parts of the country it’s better.

[@zazaaziella16]

@Dupa Essex Go..We don't need you here!

[@catrinahartz944]

I dont blame you. U.S.A. no longer good.

[@papabilby8855]

Thijs Smits The homeless problem is WORLDWIDE. There are lazy people everywhere and will be for the rest of time.

[@papabilby8855]

Dupa Essex Doesn’t get more uninformed than that opinion, 🤣. No one feels sorry for you and good riddance. Wish the rest of your friends over here in the country where people like you get exposed would have went with you.

[@BrVi_7]

Breaks my heart, it's just such a deep, multi layer festering cancer of a problem.

[@kellychuang8373]

It's going to be a whole lot worse since now Coronavirus is entering this mix.

[@Mark2790]

If they didn't leave all their trash and used needles around, maybe the city wouldn't clean up so often.