This Is How TERRIBLE Downtown Fresno, California Is Now

THIS is the 5th biggest city in California?
I’ve been to a lot of places, and for a major US city, Fresno California might have the most depressing downtown I’ve ever visited. You’ll see what I’m talking about soon, but trust me on this, it’s rundown, unappealing, uninspiring and just blah. And it’s not like the place is falling down because people are leaving. No way. There’s a lot of people who have been forced out of the Bay Area because it’s so expensive. Fresno is only two hours away, so a lot of people are coming here these days.
I visited Fresno as part of a tour of struggling California cities in October of 2021, and I left wondering if Fresno will get better or if this is a sign of the times in this state.
Right now, we’re on the south side of downtown right before dark. Soon, we’ll drive around the actual downtown area and you can see what the rest of the place looks like. As you can see there’s a lot of homeless people here. Like many other cities in California, the really high cost of living means if you can’t afford to get the hell out of this state, you’re forced onto the streets. Of course drugs are a problem here like they are all over the west coast. Apparently, the city of Fresno has talked about moving its homeless population into former drug and prostitute infested motels that it bought and remodeled. We’ll see if that actually happens or not.
There are many bad parts of Fresno, which we won’t focus on for this video - it’s strictly a look at downtown. I did cover bad areas of Fresno in another video. The west side of Fresno has been home to substandard housing for decades now. A lot of the black residents in west Fresno have been complaining about lower life expectancy and bad air quality for years. But a lot of the black population in Fresno boned out, and have been replaced by hispanic families. Today, 51% of Fresno is hispanic, making it the third-largest majority hispanic city in the country. East Fresno is also older and more rundown.
The north and south ends of Fresno are a little better. In those parts of town, there’s new housing being put up all over and a lot of restaurants and retail. Fresno has some culture - there’s a lot of theaters and museums in town, and it’s home to several colleges, but Fresno is a large city with a lot of poor people. 1 in 4 residents here lives below the poverty line, including about 4 in 10 kids that’s just terrible.
Fresno has about 550,000 people, making it the 5th biggest city in California. The unemployment rate in Fresno is super high for California. Outside of health care or government jobs, there aren’t many job opportunities in Fresno. But there’s lots of crime. Gangs, drive by shootings, drugs, kidnappings and sex trafficking are real problems here. The sheriff had put together a Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement unit to battle them. But once gang problems settle in, they are often hard to eradicate. Overall, Fresno has one of the highest crime rates in the nation - where people have a 1 in 25 chance of being victimized. Car breakins are up a whopping 40% lately.
There were 6,000 violent crimes here last year. Stabbings and shootings happen here all the time. Like ALL the time. And drugs continue to plague the central valley.
Now, I know I harp on democrat cities a lot, but Fresno hasn’t had a liberal mayor in office since 1993. Fresno County leans liberal, but it’s pretty close. There’s a lot of farms all over this county, and smaller communities with older white voters. Imagine how bad Fresno would be if it were controlled by democrats. It’s possible that might happen soon.
You can snag a home here for about $340,000. For California, that’s like dirt cheap. But I do have to say, if you wanted to move to an affordable, conservative leaning city, Fresno is pretty much one of the few options you have in this state, outside of the far northern counties near Oregon. Because Orange County and San Diego are certainly NOT affordable anymore. So now that I think about it, Fresno might be the last big city where you could afford a home and not be brow beaten by liberal policies in California. Yet.
Driving around Fresno at night can be really scary. It’s dark and seedy and there really aren’t a lot of places open past 8 pm. And driving around at night I didn’t see a single police officer. The rule of thumb is if you’re gonna move to the Fresno region, pick Clovis. It’s way better there.
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[@chrisperry9002]

I visited Clovis in the late 70's. 76-77 to be exact. It was clean and nice. And people were super friendly and cool. Sad what happened to that area. It truly was paradise to me back then. Its a tragedy that all that is lost. Shame on those who took such a nice place for granted.

[@christophergrissom484]

California is nice if you can afford to live in the good areas. Even the good areas now have homelessness the only difference is the cities won’t let them put tents up outside

[@JadeDelphi]

Well a whole lot of right-wing bias here. California's budget was in the red during the previous three governors tenures, all of whom were Republicans. Now our budgets in the green. Further, Fresno's economies in the tank precisely because of Republican policies. And anybody who says that Fresno is the worst city in California has clearly never been to Bakersfield. This whole video is a big pile of horseshit. Don't come back.

[@LetsHaveFunJeremiah_LHFJRandom]

Why don't you see Austin TX its also bad on homeless crisis.

[@moialder252]

@@chrisperry9002 Clovis is still fine to this day. They are very conservative and republican so they make sure all the homeless and crime is pushed to the fresno borders. The problem now are people from the bay area who are the complete opposite of the typical Clovis resident (so diverse, lower income from where they originate, progressive, liberal democrat, pro on defunding police, want housing for homless right in their backyard, want super dense building of housing, etc) are now moving in and ruining Clovis as well. This can be said to all other similar cities like Clovis across California.

[@kimmacias8778]

Dude is biased and literally drove around the same streets over and over again. You can go through any big city and find this… don’t get it twisted. It’s a fine city and you just have to know where the spots are. Glad to see people defending Fresno.

[@PerfectionInMotion69]

Sounds more like whining than defending

[@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778]

@@PerfectionInMotion69 Get over it.

[@austinreednetwork]

Haha yep so not fair just absurd

[@rsohlich1]

I lived in Fresno from 09-14 and honestly sort of miss it. It was centrally located by Sequoia national park, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite. Also not too far from the bay area and LA. Lots of good people too.

[@kalbrar7169]

Where do u live now

[@packem7190]

@@kalbrar7169 under ur bed

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@@packem7190 oregon trail

[@lugi3392]

Currently living here. Its pretty cool. Traffic isn't too bad, close to the Sierra parks, and in the middle of bay area and so cal. It's also easy to find work. The air quality and homeless are some of the biggest issues for me.

[@cosmospidahl535]

@@kalbrar7169 Oregon

[@ThrtnTwntythr]

Did 40 years in Fresno and surrounding areas... worked in downtown Fresno. It's really not bad at all. I'd park at the courthouse early mornings. Sure, homeless are everywhere but remember folks, just bc they're homeless, doesn't mean they aren't human. Met some really good people.

[@kikaleek3897]

Life throws curveballs and being homeless isn’t a disease. This video feels insensitive

[@vajoynus]

Fun fact: Fresno has one of the highest number of multiple ethnicities as a percentage living in one area. As a result many corporations will introduce test products into our market because it's the best way to determine how different ethnicities will react. There are many products that are sold here temporarily that never get sold anywhere else.

[@JadeDelphi]

Yup. Diversity is Fresno's hidden strength. And one of the things that makes it cool.

[@stx108]

Wow! Thanks for talking about Fresno. In Fresno, you just have to pick your spots. Avoid potentially unsafe areas and go on about your business. Yes, homeless is problem and has been for 20 + years. Downtown is not a sight for sore eyes. Fresno is growing away from downtown, seems like that's going to be the trend. The second guy is on point about Fresno's diversity and from that standpoint, Fresno has been blessed with an abundant of immigrants. This also affects Fresno overall social-economic level. All in all, Fresno is what it is. What you see is what you get. It isn't going to change much.

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

@@garysmith8276 Gary please take off you Corner Stone Church / Harmony Church rose colored lenses. Fresno doesn't work for people trapped here in this Farming Ghetto.

[@5990babygraceblue]

I was born and raised in Fresno (just recently moved to the Oregon coast) and it actually has a special place in my heart. It is a pretty sprawling city and it’s very easy to avoid the unfortunate and blighted areas. Being from the North, we never went downtown much unless we had a specific purpose like Jury Duty or an event at the Saroyan. The worst part about it is honestly the summer heat- if we had the climate of say the Bay Area, I probably wouldn’t have left.

[@randalllevy5307]

Honestly I get what the guy you were interviewing is saying. He's honesty probably 1 of the best people you've interviewed.

[@xpicklepie]

I agree, he was a great interview.

[@NickJohnson]

I know right?

[@rsohlich1]

He's well spoken and fairly articulate. Lots of genuine insight as well. Never judge a book by its cover.

[@SergioFernandez-cj4mt]

Yes 👍 ur guest was terrific and added a lot of insight, I think part of it is geography, growing up here in the Bay, Fresno had the rep as being the ‘armpit’ of the state…which ur guest pointed out the many factors as why it had garnered such a reputation. But with gentrification hitting all parts of the state, Fresno might look a whole lot different in 10 years 🤨

[@DuartesGarage]

The problem with Fresno is it’s so extreme The highs are pretty damn high The lows are WAAAAY low

[@JadeDelphi]

That's what makes it interesting.

[@WillyLee23]

“Fresno! At least we aren’t Oakland.”

[@coreycordeiro8114]

I like how you literally only filmed the bad areas and it was a small area

[@chairmanlmao4482]

Man the entire San Joaquin valley is super depressing, but cities like Fresno and Stockton are just truly awful. Absolute bottom of the barrel places to live, I would honestly take my chances in some shitty Rust Belt town before ever stepping foot in a place like Fresno. Just yuck

[@rsohlich1]

I lived in Fresno and have lived in Cincinnati and Detroit. Honestly Fresno wasn't that terrible. Depends where you live like basically anywhere else. Lots of hot days. The air pollution was terrible though lol

[@danieltez4341]

It's not as bad as he makes it seem. Definitely not bottom of the barrel lol.

[@lugi3392]

Its ain't that bad. It has some character and good qualities. Definitely better than rust belt, most parts of L A and Bay area.

[@drivingwithricks]

I lived in Fresno for six months and left. I now live in Cheyenne Wyoming and love it. A lot of people are moving there for the cheap housing but give it time and it will get expensive like the rest of California.

[@montseanguiano3093]

Fresno used to be full of gangs and violence atleast that has toned down.

[@nicolettemorr6588]

I like Fresno. It's close to Los Angeles and bay area. We have national parks close to us. Most people mind their business and is friendly. Most of California looks like this . They are good things about fresno. It's not all bad but does have its problems.

[@lugi3392]

Agree. It not near perfect but it's still better than lots of other cities around the US

[@pescobar9590]

Keep posting more videos like this, maybe our housing prices will actually start dropping. California is getting way too expensive with these wages...

[@bossmoney5557]

Hopefully but I doubt it

[@lwjl8893]

LoL. That’s only true if they’re planning to live here. Most people that buy aren’t buying it to live in. They’re buying to profit. And the cycle continues pushing up prices.

[@markflierl1624]

I live in Fresno. Our problem is with liberals. The city counsel passed an ordinance banning smoking in apartment complexes. They are also trying to reduce the number of liquor licenses because they think it's a problem. Maybe they should focus on real problems instead.

[@scottsoto2765]

I have lived in Fresno most of my life, I'm 58 years old, now looking at Fresno I couldn't believe how bad it has gotten. I used to hang out with my classic truck and friends. But now I don't even want to take it out. I'm always watching my back because of how high the auto theft has been. Plus the roads now are so bad, pot holes in the roads all over Fresno, cracks in the roads..go down Ashlan towards chestnut there's so many holes and cracks. I guess we will be using horse and buggies pretty soon. I don't even drive down that road with my truck would have to get a front end alignment after driving down that road..man we should make be able to charge Fresno city on auto repairs suspension repairs because are roads are so bad. Where's are taxes going to 😠

[@mariacruzpascacio4547]

No WORD ON What HAPPENED TO OUR WATER SOURCE. HENCE OUR AGRICULTURE.

[@lwjl8893]

The old saying goes, you know you’re in the ghettos when the roads are bad.

[@JadeDelphi]

Do what I did and get a motorcycle.

[@CharlieHustle1687]

We moved out of San Jose to Clovis and I’m so thankful to live here. We avoid Fresno as much as possible because they just don’t know how to run their city. They need new leadership from a grown up town to lead them into the future. I lived in Fort Worth and Nashville and Clovis has a similar vide. Nashville might be the best place to live though, it’s magical there.

[@markrichards6863]

Fresno has always been a xxxx hole. It's way too hot 5 months of the year and kind of gray and gloomy in the winter. The only good thing about Fresno is that it's near Yosemite. The real estate isn't even a bargain any more. I don't know why anyone wants to live in the Central Valley. It's a place to drive through or fly over.

[@schylperry3230]

GOOOOOOOOOO DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!!!

[@markstemock1190]

Go to he'll dems

[@kaydenchan7093]

Fresno has a Republican Mayor

[@xwrtk]

Fresno has been Republican run since the mid 90’s.

[@HDWalkingAdventures]

Amazing view.. beautiful footage 👍

[@at2130]

People not from Sacramento have no clue what they are talking about Haha it does have some nice parts but I think people see the surrounding suburbs that were built in the 2000s when they drive by on the freeway and make a broad conclusion. Sacramento is the same as every other city in the Valley and NorCal. It might be worse than most. I really think Nick needs to take a tour of Sacramento and see for himself. Stockton Blvd, MLK Blvd, Fruitridge Road, Franklin Blvd, Florin Rd, Mack Rd, Watt Ave, Grand Ave, Marysville Blvd, El Camino Ave, Traction Ave, Lampassas Ave, Rio Linda Blvd, Norwood Ave, Roseville Rd. The list is endless, Sac has more hoods and homeless camps than can be named and alot of them are in unincorporated areas. That's what makes Sacramento deceiving almost 40% of the County is Unincorporated. Nowhere in the United States has a larger unincorporated population. People look at sacramento STATISTICS and don't factor in the large unincorporated areas that are indeed Sacramento. Check out the homicide count for the entire county of Sacramento it's cracking triple digits really without any other cities adding to its homicide count. Sacramento also has been voted the most diverse city in the Country by Time Magazine Since 2002. SAC is a very misunderstood city because people never come here they only drove through to go the bay area or Tahoe. Sacramento is just now being talked about because of the housing market becoming hot causing gentrification and also the hip hop music scene becoming hot. Come check it out for yourself Nick. The surrounding suburbs of Folsom, Elk Grove, Roseville are definitely nice but Sacramento Proper and unincorporated areas...most not so much.

[@NickJohnson]

I've heard that! I need to come see it soon!

[@notthemama9986]

Yep! Most of the worst neighborhoods are right over the city limits into unincorporated county. It's embarrassing to see how Sacramento County does absolutely nothing about the homeless crisis and continues to blame the City of Sac for the entire problem, despite having 6x the budget!!

[@notthemama9986]

@@NickJohnson If you are looking for people to interview I can talk about both Sacramento and Fresno too.

[@notthemama9986]

@UC2H7UCgkCphed0_VCzvyVWQ What’s frustrating too is that the City is scrambling for resources and is very clearly not able to handle the problem on their own and the county just sits back and watches while they spend their $6 billion on god knows what

[@at2130]

@@NickJohnson Email me if you do. I'd be more than happy to help point you in the right direction or talk to you. I'm 35 years old I've been in Sacramento area my whole life currently live in Oak Park for the past 6 years. I've seen the entire region grow alot in my lifetime. My family is from SF city and I am 1st generation to be raised in Sac I spent alot of my childhood in SF visiting family so I know what good and bad neighborhoods look like and Sac is every bit as gritty as these other cities that are more well known.

[@nicolehottendorf8981]

Great video and i liked Caleb's perspective. Does he have a channel or website?

[@bobsanderz3005]

DT Fresnos been bad for decades. My grandma used to take me to thrift stores on van nuys in the 1980’s and having to change our usual parking spot because a literal Opium Den had set up shop. What’s wild is how fast a stolen car gets stripped down in broad daylight in Fresno. It’s an art form.

[@johnnypensive]

I am a Fresno resident and "you get what vote for" is prevalent here too.

[@agent4you2]

I have lived in Fresno for 4 years and I've never seen this, but then I never go downtown. I hear about a shooting on the news every single day.

[@andreafaldon5026]

There are other places to live like Hanford, Lemoore, and Bakersfield.

[@johnclaeys376]

“I’m a conservative Christian now”…I hope you realize that “the rest of us” have a spiritual connection that doesn’t require us to label ourselves.

[@Hunter_Kennedy1]

As someone that has lived in Fresno my entire life, I’ve always lived in the north side and stay there. I only visit like a 6 mile radius in Fresno cause it’s gotten so bad Clovis you can pretty much be safe most of the time. It’s a lot nicer than Fresno and has better neighborhoods . I haven’t been downtown in in Fresno in years and this is why…

[@JadeDelphi]

Ugh I can't stand Clovis. Klansmen aren't my cup of tea.

[@bulldozer99]

Hi, I'm planning on moving to Las Vegas sometime this year God willing, in the meantime I'll be networking and conducting research to find the safer and affordable areas to move in regardless if it's an old neighborhood with a bunch of old people living in it, after all I love old people in general 😎

[@abunchahooey]

Nick recently did a video about Las Vegas. You should check it out.

[@bulldozer99]

@@abunchahooey thanks ❤️

[@NickJohnson]

I have several more Vegas videos coming out soon Wendy :)

[@bulldozer99]

@@NickJohnson thanks, I need all the info you can help me with so I can and will move to an affordable and safe area in Sin City. ❤️

[@Dcll8451]

Crazy I lived here for 22 years just moved out. Wish to return to my home town and save some people.

[@tamarapatrick9949]

I don't care for Fresno and I'm from Fresno but he drove around the same areas and went on and on and exaggerated the truth alot. Fresno is not as bad as he is making it seem.

[@freddieriojas6818]

Actually it's is , we have the worse everything by reports I love the 559 , but Fresno has nothing going for it and your probably saying this because you never left CA and visited a pro republican states like FL where people are thriving . Fresno cost of living in crazy compared to city's in FL

[@eddyrucker892]

Yes it is...

[@Bill-up9xw]

Tamara mayo?

[@mattnelson1716]

The truth is right there, I believe my own eyes.

[@lwjl8893]

@@freddieriojas6818 Fresno is run by Republican leadership for over a few decades now.

[@longlai2941]

Fresno is far from perfect and definitely has its issues. But this guy only drove around the Poverello House area spitting misinterpreted statistics. Which is equivalent to driving around Skid Row and judging all of Los Angeles.

[@dwaynecope1914]

Hi Tech Slumming from your laptop. Take it with a grain of salt.

[@PerfectionInMotion69]

Uh, no. Did you not pay attention to the dialogue ?? 😂

[@Robertperezshow]

I thought the video was going to show more of Fresno not just the downtown area.

[@EricSPizarro]

Idk but I passed through several areas in Los Angeles and other than Beverly Hills, nothing seemed nice

[@JadeDelphi]

Exactly. Fresno is a lot bigger than Chinatown.

[@thechad4485]

In the past few years, Fresno has made some major growth, no thanks to the local or state government. The individuals of the city have stepped up in the past 10 years, to revitalize the downtown area. Moving in small local businesses, preserving historical buildings and sites, getting community events going on every couple of weeks. The pandemic hit hard, though. A lot of us lost our jobs, our homes, the ability to afford prescriptions, etc. I was living in a tent in my parents backyard for 5 months. The homeless population boomed, and reliance on drugs exploded…. Fresno is not great, but the few individuals that have the means to make changes have made it their mission to do so, while local government officials squabble over things that’ll help nobody.

[@randomchannel609]

Those in charge of downtown havent down much. However in clovis they’ve done a lot of development clovis used to be way worse than downtown

[@jerryparisi2885]

@@randomchannel609 What You Said About Clovis ISN'T True!! Clovis Has NEVER Been Anything Like Fresno! I've Lived Here 78yrs And Clovis Used To Be Separated From Fresno NEVER Did Clovis Have Any Crime Or Slums Or Homeless Like Fresno! And Still Don't Today.

[@BillyBoB_508]

@@jerryparisi2885 guess you haven't seen tarpy village area of Clovis? Lol fuckin old man anyone that says fresno isn't to bad is fuckin naive. I moved my family to big bear and will never look back. Shootings used to be a South of shaw deal now they're all over the city,not to mention motel drive or sin city by fresno state. So please cut the shit. My great grandfather built the flumes from shaver to pineflat,I bet he'd be fuckin broken hearted to see what its become.

[@genesiscrafts6220]

@@jerryparisi2885 Very true, I'm from Clovis and I live in Clovis and is never ever been nothing like Fresno or downtown Fresno. So far, thank goodness, my family and I have never been victims of violence or crime, Clovis is a very clean and beautiful town to live peacefully and raise your family. My son is a CHP and he also lives in Clovis so the kids can go to the same school that he went to. Love Clovis!!!

[@JadeDelphi]

@@jerryparisi2885 Whatever, Mr. Grammar. Clovis has Tarpey Village which is a huge white ghetto. Its only nice if you're a Klanster.

[@jermaineflowers1538]

I was just in Fresno. People tend to have a glamorous image of California and it's nothing like the advertisement. It's a naturally beautiful place and the regular people are friendly and courteous but it's also dirty, dull in some places, dangerous, overpriced, and mislead.

[@paladin3116]

the glamorous areas are only for the millionaires. If you in a millionaire than cali is heaven because you can afford the part of cali that people dream of but they dont realize what the low and middle class areas are like. Complete opposite

[@californiamade5608]

It’s different all over California. People don’t think of Fresno when they think California.

[@Amberlys94]

Overpriced?? Fresno is one of the few affordable places to live in California.

[@carlosm8795]

You mean like anywhere else in the world🤡😂

[@MyBelch]

@channelofstuff Good riddance california. Your hubris and ignorance are a bad combination.

[@NBZW]

Been a California native 88 years, don’t remember Fresno ever having a good reputation.

[@carlosm8795]

Yeah this man is making the city seem way worse than it is. I was born and raised in Fresno and these mufukas over exaggerating 😂🤡

[@madilynmorrison3380]

frrr. fresno's bad but its not that baddd. its like any major city. but also i hope this man keeps making it sound worse than it is, cuz we dont need more ppl coming here

[@2ndworldcountryusa583]

Right

[@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778]

I moved here when I was 1 and I'm almost 20 now. I've never had any problems. Don't get me wrong, it's not the most exciting city in CA but people still call it home.

[@XOGV4MPx]

@@madilynmorrison3380 what? Lol people get shot everyday lol

[@labbott3933]

Yes, we have homeless like other large cities. You drove during pandemic while residence shelter in place. Then circled the Potter's Wheel homeless area food line area. You truly did not show downtown, Van Ness. You did not show the Brew District, Mural District, Fulton Mall, Tower District... all stroll districts with thriving businesses pre-pandimic in downtown area. We have had Republican mayors and focus on ag, and see homelessness as a choice. We have a mayer that focuses on crime and gang reduction. Like the guest shared, Hwy 99 is older than 41, and through poor areas. Lots of nonprofits helping the homeless and drug problems. We need more education at a young age about dangers of drugs. Although unemployment is high do to the Great Resignation, there are jobs everywhere you look.

[@kathleenking47]

Yes, they did have lines for homeless during pandemic. (They werent 6 feet apart) They may even have NATURAL IMMUNITY being outside 😊

[@kathleenking47]

We've been educating children about dangers of drugs since the late 60s, when it exploded. What needs to happen is supernatural intervention at this point

[@sierrachoco5271]

@@kathleenking47 right on point!

[@taylormcconnaughey1899]

Agreed with L Abbott. You focused on the worst of the worst.

[@alishajones9411]

Agreed. I've lived in Fresno 47 years. I love Fresno. Dude is about 15% correct! He needs to get his facts straight.

[@ploopydiper]

I’ve never seen more positivity towards my hometown than in these comments lmao. Glad to see us fighting back against this goober

[@billjoe39]

All his 'color coded' videos, on homeless inhabited neighborhoods, are aimed at the middle class , those considering fleeing the cities, for other states, or low rent areas, like in Texas or Idaho. Not that those last two are very affordable right now.He's literally 'making a living' off this.

[@austinreednetwork]

Yeah I love how he didn't show N or West Fresno ... SMH

[@perfecevil]

I have lived in fresno for the last 12 years & for someone that grow up in Oakland, I honestly have nothing but good things to say about it, I see the point of your video showing only the ugly side of it ( but every big city have something similar) I live in the tower district and I have never experienced crime in the magnitude of the bay area . The worse thing that I ever experienced was that one night I forgot to lock my car & someone stole my daughter's baby seat , other that that and the weather on summer ( that you will get used to after a season or 2 ) I think is a great place to live .

[@NickJohnson]

Cool Antonio!

[@katrina55nine]

not the car seat!!!! Agree. Born and raised in Fresno. I lived on Bulldog Lane over by Fresno State in early 2000s and had my radio stolen and all of my lug nuts removed but my rims had a lock lug nut, so the thieves weren't successful with that. Other than that, I haven't been a victim of any major crime and I've lived in some of the worse areas of town. Overall, I can't complain.

[@PinkiTadinki]

I guess you're lucky. Tower district is all gang land.

[@katrina55nine]

I'd live in tower before a lot of areas.

[@ramonw9430]

I've been attacked, had my car stolen, had to fight off a homeless man and been held at gunpoint when I lived in Oakland AND when I lived in Fresno lol. The only city with a higher murder rate per capita in California than Fresno was Oakland.

[@JosephSneep]

I always thought Fresno was a decent place. Sure it’s not perfect no place is but I still think it’s pretty good tbh

[@markbajek2541]

There are quite a few near perfect places still left in the US. They tend to be smaller tight knit communities that simply don't put up with problems like what Fresno and other larger urban areas are dealing with. Just because a community is poor doesn't mean it has to be a shit hole. This comes down to instilling decent values in kids when they are young, allowing them the opportunity to become non criminal youth/ adults and if need be moving to a more prosperous area and growing a lawful life. You really just have to draw a line in the sand one day and say after this time and date, everyone who gets convicted goes to jail or prison , serves their full sentences etc. It'll cost lots of money and feed the prison industrial complex for sure but the quality of life will once again come back to even the worst of the communities across the US . There is absolutely no need to let a city become what Fresno has become..

[@williamsantiago9284]

@@_bando_ to be fair if there’s a high population it’ll most likely not look great so

[@williamsantiago9284]

@@_bando_ every place has its ghettos. i live in nashville. there’s ghetto areas everywhere and honestly uglier than La in some spot

[@californiamade5608]

I agree. I’m from the valley. Fresno is doing better than it was actually. Nick just doesn’t know what he’s talking about. 🤷🏻‍♂️ typical outsider. There’s a reason it’s growing. Fresno is doing something right.

[@rosalieochoa4075]

Fresno is decent to live that person that doing the broadcast unit looked at the west side of Fresno he does not know what he’s talking about and that is the truth that’s his own judgment. I don’t deny they are some other cities in California that is worse than Fresno. But Fresno it’s not that bad or people from the north and from the south of California wouldn’t be moving To Fresno.

[@tylerbrown1160]

While this guy makes some good points on how the city’s going down hill, his tone makes me think he actively hates it and is looking for the worst statistics he can find. Like he actively accentuates the negative words in a sentence. It’s like he WANTS you to dislike this place lmao

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

The Powers the Were / We are Fresbillies crowd, seem to work hard at making live harder for the Cotizens of Fresno .... now, they are going to be removed from the " drivers seat ..... their Totalitarian / Conservative Trumpian mode of operation is out of gas. All it takes is more functional / rational / functional Citizens to vote and bring about a " New Fresno " .... because the old one is a rotted corpse of what it never was.

[@2ndworldcountryusa583]

Exactly

[@docholliday2961]

Billions in humanitarian assistance for Ukrainians but our country is falling apart 👎

[@kathyhunt3681]

I have lived in Fresno most of my life, I'm 72 and these areas that you saw in this video were outside the city were there is not much of anything. There are some beautiful areas here, these guys are wrong. It's not as bad as they tell.👎

[@kristen1755]

When he approached the developing areas he turned the opposite way🤷🏻‍♀️

[@juliekeeney1538]

I’ve lived here my whole life. We didn’t have all the homeless before the 2008 financial crisis. Politicians should have tried harder to keep people from losing their homes because once they hit the street, they get on drugs and then they are pretty much just wastes of oxygen and space. Downtown has struggled for a long time because all these old buildings have asbestos and old wiring and are just money pits.

[@sierrachoco5271]

Yup - there are many people who never recovered from the BS of 2008. Best wishes from upstate NY!!

[@pete1853]

I'm in Colorado Springs, and we also saw the homeless population explode in 2008, and persist ever since. They saved the banks and screwed the humans.

[@sierrachoco5271]

@@coldwater5707 I would recommend reading nomad land - the book gives some perspective on the aftermath of 2008. Movie is not very informative but the book is an eye opener on where people are today.

[@gerryhazelton9569]

But I thought Californians were loving there Democratic policy’s they vote for . You mean paying 5 plus a gallon of gas ⛽️ is a good thing right ? I imagine if you live in Fresno you need to drive far to get to work . I don’t know how they afford it . No wonder so many homeless

[@gloriamdominguez288]

Thank God 🙏 FRESNO CA IS getting Back on Track 💯. I'm so excited Old building are getting there make over HELPING OUR HOMELESS PEOPLE A Decent place to live 💯. Getting our Speed trail 🤗 YESSS GOD BLESS FRESNO AND GOD BLESS CALIFORNIA 🙏

[@henrikrolfsen584]

I once had make a delivery, to Fresno. I was shocked by how ugly the place is. The climate is horrible. Hot, muggy, and dusty, depressing, and boring. I feel sorry for any child born in such a sh*thole.

[@rolandomartinez2535]

Bro.... are you from here? I was born and raised here. You can go to any major city and go to the most fucked up Areas and say the same thing!!! Like LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Chicago etc!!! Is your point to show the shittiest part of my city? We have very affluent parts of the city too with multimillion dollar houses. Van Ness Blvd, and extension, Woodward park and lakes area, Fig Garden area, The north side is clean and beautiful....to the east side we have the beautiful charming city of Clovis with great schools, gated communities with big beautiful homes that are untouchable in the Bay Area, LA, San Diego, due to price, and very low crime. Our foothills are wonderful for hiking, biking and general out door adventures! We have great agriculture, lakes, parks, and Kings Canyon and Yosemite near by, Fresno State is one of the top agricultural, business, health care, and educational university’s. If you wanted to show the shit side of my city you succeeded and I agree.... however, if your going to show the shitty side.....show our best side too. We are proud hard working people here....so DO NOT BASH my city because you toured the shitty south side and spoke to a few down and out people who dislike Fresno!!! Talk to educated and very successful people too, who are that way because it is Fresno..... which seemed to be one of the last affordable major cities in California for starting a business and buying a home until LA and Bay Area investors showed up.....Especially if you did NOT grow up here my guy!

[@kawaiivenus8177]

You're an biased to drive by the worst parts. I could literally do the same for Japan and twist the story of how awful Japan,Tokyo is. When it's a beautiful city. Fresno is great, I miss it often despite permanently living in Tokyo now, I look forward every time to visit my family there as well as in Mexico.

[@rubenlaus1035]

Why you hating so much Fresno is not that bad its just like any big city in California. But less crowded.

[@rivergambler5903]

North Fresno near Champlain is a high end area. You'll see high end cars that you normally see in nice areas in LA

[@rsohlich1]

Very nice north of cedar basically

[@heavencasteel8277]

He makes Fresno sounds so bad! I lived in Fresno almost half my life . I now live in Maryland and I miss Fresno so much! Fresno not that bad yeah it has crime and has homelessness like any other town but it’s actually a really good place to live with a lot of diversity and good food people are really really nice there now and I miss you Fresno

[@heartless_raven]

I grew up in Fresno and have lived in New York (Brooklyn). He definitely makes Fresno sound like some shanty town abyss where there’s nothing to do but get shot and get robbed which isn’t true. However that doesn’t make it any less of a shithole. A lot of it is dirty, there’s not much to do for fun, so many things close early, and it’s insanely hot.

[@luckygurl70]

I’ve lived in Fresno for almost 10 years and I agree a lot with the things the gentleman from Fresno said. He paints a pretty unbiased accurate view of Fresno. I definitely agree that it is one of the last mid sized cities in California that is affordable to own a home. I would not be able to be a homeowner in the Bay or LA, or even the coast but I’m able to own a home with a 1 person income in Fresno. And, now with home values on the up and up, Fresno homeowners are able to gain a lot of equity. Totally agree that downtown sucks and it’s grimy. Long story short, don’t go downtown you have no reason to be in the extreme ghetto parts. If one is looking to move to Fresno, no matter what part you are able to afford to live in, most likely you will be in North Fresno Riverpark area, Fig Garden, by Fresno State or somewhere in Clovis. Yes there’s some horrible stuff in Fresno, but it’s just like any city, don’t go to the bad parts.

[@HotWheelAXEL]

fresno County in general we can talk about has some very nice places abs towns to live in

[@piratejoan]

Thus town is just plain bad juju.

[@michellemoreno5545]

I moved to fresno back in October 2021 I’ve seen good and bad areas but over all a lot of good people Still trying to make a difference hopefully 2022 will be 🙏🏼 changes

[@thenevadadesertrat2713]

That old mantra about "Home values going up" has some bad side too. When the assessor comes around your taxes will go up' I lived in CA when Prop 3 (or 1?) was passed. The reason it was passed was because elderly home owners on fixed incomes were losing their homes because of ever rising home appreciation and rising real estate taxes.

[@dangrimes5078]

@@thenevadadesertrat2713 13

[@bearflagmercantile8113]

Fresno isn't that bad, yes Clovis is better. I've been in town day and night, I've had no issues yet. I live up in the mountains by shaver.

[@erics133]

I've live there 36 years I've been robed 3 time at gun point but that was all my fault for being on drugs and around gangs not all of fresno is dirty there are some really nice place it would be nice if the police would watch it better now I'm older and moved away I miss it and don't want to see it go to shit

[@joshuafult84]

That's a hilarious misconception. Clovis is lower middle class the real wealth is in North Fresno.

[@bearflagmercantile8113]

@@joshuafult84 yeah, you're right.

[@NeilBaker722]

I've lived in Fresno for 6 years having moved from L.A. Initially, the poor air quality knocked me down but my body adapted and I bought two high-quality air purifiers for my house. Fresno is bicycle friendly, almost very bicycle friendly. Weather is suitable for bike riding all year except for maybe a few days. Living in Central Fresno, I've been able to live without a car as grocery store, library, bank, mall, post office, Target are all within easy biking distance. And then there's the well-run bus system that I use once in a while. It doesn't freeze. Maybe a bit of ice on your windshield or some on the edge of your roof at sunup but it's Climate Zone 9b and good things grow if you water them. No mosquitoes except in the Spring near the river. You can still buy a 3BR/2BA house with two car garage and front yard and backyard for $250,000 Hot in summer but low in humidity so allows use of less-expensive evaporative coolers instead of air conditioners. I bought a house in 2018 within easy walking distance of work that has increased in value by $100k since I bought it. I feel mostly safe. There was a drive-by shooting a block over from me but it took place at a Section 8 rental full of welfare recipients unsuitably placed in the neighborhood. The neighbors would like to get their hands on the people that rented their very nice duplex that has become a total dump since occupied by Section 8 darlings. The Fresno Housing Authority is a big source of problems in Fresno with little or no oversight or transparency. Fresno has been good to me. I think almost all of the people in Fresno are good people. I've enjoyed Fresno immensely compared to my experience living in seriously mentally ill Santa Barbara. Once High Speed Rail is complete, this place will be a boomtown. An hour to L.A., an hour to S.F. But when?

[@NickJohnson]

Great stuff. I hope you're happy.

[@brucesweatman2146]

Oh yes! let's bike in that air? PLEASE! a dump desert town plow it under and grow a crop on the land, make use of the area?

[@victoriae.2371]

"Diving around Fresno at night can be really scary. It's dark and..." Oh my. It's dark at night. Better not move there.

[@amberscott8239]

I moved to Fresno in 86 at 9 years old, and left in 2015. I lived in every area. Even in the toughest poorest areas you meet the nicest people. I found the richer neighborhoods people are rude, disrespectful, and full of themselves. As long as you can adjust accordingly, Fresno is an awesome place. I miss it.

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

Strange but true 👍

[@patriciacairo4002]

That's so true I been here since 91 stayed in the same area figarden loop only thing I agree with him is Fresno is dark at night downtown is lawyers and government and out of controlled homeless and rent is to high for a 20 year old out dated apts.1.300 2 bedroom🤔✌️

[@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778]

Its true. A lot of the homeless people are actually really friendly.

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

@@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778 I was a clerk for the Dept. Of Social Services, when a couple companies wanted to open its doors in Fresno, offering semi High Paying jobs ,that were low tech / Union Jobs. Local Government played zoning games and other strategies to making them lose interest in Fresno .... was it on purpose. Yes !!!!. Big Ag and other would lose it top perch in the political landscape and Fresno's Poverty Industry would lose " clients " . Poverty is Fresno's main Industry, not Big Ag .

[@dangrimes5078]

@@diaryofanaxeman539 That's amazing. Reminds me of what AOC did to screw over her constituents. One thing I have always believed is that when opportunity knocks you better lay out the red carpet. You never know when it will come knocking again.

[@markkarnowski5323]

I lived there for 10 years in the 90's. As a security guard, even the nice apt complexes on the good side of town were filled with crime. A guy I worked with was jumped and beat to a pulp, they didn't even take his wallet, just beat him up for fun. Glad I moved and didn't get shot :)

[@theodorajackson6233]

It's sad how fresno is like this anyways I've been there before It's much worse I've seen people getting jumped and shot at and beaten to death I've seen someone get their head blown off as well fresno Is not what it used to be anymore I wouldn't move to fresno at all I'm moving out of California as well I'm done I feel fresno is the city where people get murdered fresno does have cheap housing but in the next years the housing prices will sky rocket through the roof I'm moving to Clovis California I have an aunt who lives there but fresno in general yeah

[@moa3008]

It’s no wonder why there’s a white flight to Idaho!

[@stephenfernandez8601]

Crime is everywhere,Common sense

[@theodorajackson6233]

@@stephenfernandez8601 crime is everywhere no one can stop it

[@nbaoldgirl]

Thanks for telling the truth! So many people here are trying to act like this video is showing only one side of Fresno but nope this is Fresno as a whole.

[@edgarsandoval289]

I live 30 minutes southwest of downtown Fresno and I love the city. There are certain areas that you should clearly avoid, but if you stick to the decent side of town it’s not that bad. They have most of what you want in a major city without the overwhelming amount of people you have to deal with in LA or the Bay.

[@Stanley-px3bt]

I travelled to Fresno CA back in 2017 on a business trip. I stayed at a hotel / Casino downtown. It didn't seem that bad back then. Like other parts of Cali, times have changed.

[@at2130]

Fresno has been bad for decades

[@wizkaqueefa9003]

@@at2130 White Folks get scared the moment All the Crime Spills over from the Hoods into Downtown & middle class areas

[@scocro]

@@wizkaqueefa9003 well in such a affluent country people in general shouldn’t worry about that so 🤷‍♂️

[@clearlynotwoke4929]

@@wizkaqueefa9003 that’s because we’re civilised.

[@midcenturymodern9330]

Whenever I see a casino in poor area, it's never a good sign.

[@judaspriestchild]

This is the obvious perspective of a scared and depressing individual.

[@cartninja6479]

C'mon man

[@559Burton]

North Fresno is the nice side of town.. Every city has it good and bad side.. nothing about river park area or Woodward park.. That’s where you should have focused your story on if you were looking for something to do at night..

[@joshuafult84]

100% it's funny a lot of people think " Clovis " is the nice part when North Fresno is the actual nice area.

[@John-kx3ng]

The state as a whole can be saved with the right leadership in place, something it terribly lacks.

[@carolcriado3560]

Yes. Fresno is no longer a small town, and it needs to be run by bigger-minded leaders.

[@RJ-TRB19]

Certainly not a democrat. They can't govern for crap.

[@truthteller8459]

I live in Los Angeles and Fresno is suffering from the same problems we are. A corrupt Governor as well as an incompetent corrupt City Mayor and city officials sadly elected by people who mostly want a hand-out not a hand-up. People who will stand for hours in a line for something free but won't spend less effort looking for a job. A sad, but true, reality. Not all Californians are that way but wherever there is a mostly Democratic voting base you see scenes like this. I'm neither Democratic nor Republican being honest. Our Mayor in Los Angeles, the infamous Eric Garcetti, is THE poster boy for stupidity and corruption.

[@alexo82191]

I agree with you. Our homeless problem is only getting worse spreading throughout LA. In CA you have to work 2 jobs in order to stay afloat or hope you have a job that pays above 20 to survive. Ive never seen so many tents in all my life living in LA, Cesar Chaves street is surrounded by tents.

[@scottanderson9492]

The city council is corrupt. The new mayor (R) is trying to clean this place up.

[@johnnybgood2887]

The culprits r not the Democrats or the Republicans nor Trump or Biden. These fictional political parties matter as much as your vote ever did. These corrupt politicians don't serve "we the people" nor work for what used to be known as; "The United States of America". They work for the separate and autonomous Government of the District of Columbia aka "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CORPORATION". These nation traitors have usurped authority over our judicial legislative n executive branches and are looting our country of its wealth. The Civil War wasn't about freeing the slaves but about full government control. This is the real reason why the southern states seceded from the union in 1861. Read about the treasonous acts of the 41st congress passed in 1871. ("Act of 1871" ) .

[@johnnybgood2887]

@Alx O Sadly it's only the beginning of what lies ahead of us, and for the rest of country (world) as well.

[@brennanbourne]

Except that Fresno's mayor is conservative and doesn't believe in handouts. Nice try, but clearly Republican mayors aren't doing shit for their residents.

[@KMG1995]

I was born and raised in Fresno County, moved to Merced County back in the summer of 2018. Honestly, I’d rather live in Fresno County. Housing is through the roof in Merced County because of the Bay Area commuters moving here. Fresno has its rough areas but it’s also got its nice areas as the guy Nick interviewed mentioned. And he’s right, Fresno is basically one of the last large cities in CA where housing is even remotely feasible.

[@jenniferfrates7475]

This!! Born in Merced, Raised in Mariposa County and now in Chowchilla!! Bay Area has made it almost impossible for locals to purchase property anywhere Merced County and North!!

[@lynksis12]

I recently visited Merced and would say I'd rather live in Fresno than Merced. Merced has an off-putting vibe to it, while Fresno has some genuinely nice areas.

[@Bigcarnal123]

@@jenniferfrates7475 Merced small hot boring hick town the smallest mall no stores no good restaurants you will get stress and depressed living in merdead lots of meth and mental health homeless getting drop in the Merced area that's right cops bringing lots of homeless people from LA and dropping them in Merced, Modesto, Fresno, Sacramento wake up people God bless

[@FresnoBoy6star]

They should turn Fulton mall a bar strip. Like a mini Vegas strip. Same with tower

[@heartless_raven]

That actually would sound cool. Make it like a little SoHo. But the problem is no one wants to go there. People would be afraid of being assaulted, robbed, killed, raped, etc by the people in downtown. Not to mention the area smells like piss 24/7.

[@JadeDelphi]

The Tower District already is kind of like that. A lot of bars. But its become infested with meth heads stumbling around with their shopping carts and I don't like going down there anymore. Plus since the Chicken Pie Shop closed there really is no reason to visit the Tower unless one is LGBT.

[@MamaBrisa]

I have lived in Fresno my whole life. I don’t like how it changed. A lot of homeless on the street, building boarded up, and etc. I have to agree that Downtown Fresno needs a upgrade

[@Lostloneysouls]

You should come to art hop and see the life of downtown. First Thursday, every month in downtown vaness.

[@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778]

Sadly that is true. Down town Fresno has seen better days

[@alicebu8698]

I had to leave California. I was too bummed watching cali get worse and worse

[@JadeDelphi]

Good don't come back.

[@TheGreatBlumpkin]

@@JadeDelphi Typical Californian attitude. Welcoming place ;)

[@obediahpolkinghorniii564]

When your own sheriff lost his job for being caught in a motel room with hookers and blow AND GETS HIRED BACK because they couldn't find someone less corrupt...

[@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778]

I've lived in Fresno for 18 years. It's not nearly as bad as he says. Don't get me wrong, it has it's struggles but it's not a death trap where you can get shot at any second. I find the over exaggeration kind of disrespectful to it's residence. It's just an average city.

[@DoritosResidue]

This guy really knows his demographic history in California. Short and brief . Very good speaker. I visited Fresno a couple if times. Its truly another world apart from what I'm use to in Southern California. Yeah the places I was at is pretty sketchy but saw some nice places also. Its like another San Bernardino

[@davidrasch3082]

My family has decided to leave the 'Peoples' Republic of Minnesota'-before our cars are carjacked... Never thought I would leave the house where my wife died.

[@The08450]

I've lived in Fresno all my life. I feel like as a city and probably the whole state is losing ground to income inequality, gangs, drugs, homelessness. Not sure what the answer is bud something needs to be done!

[@lukesmith981]

Agree 100 percent.

[@freddieriojas6818]

Income equality? Don't bring race in to the issue . It's the heavily democratic politicians

[@cmats4020]

@@freddieriojas6818 Who brought race into the issue? The democratic policies are definitely the problem, but citing income inequality isn’t a racial issue.

[@dumbdumbking4208]

Keep fresno out of your mouth

[@nbaoldgirl]

Hanford says the answer is bud. They legalized it and I get it delivered from a company there. Hanford is getting a ton of tax money from me (I see it everytime I order and on my receipt) and other Fresno residents. Fresno isn’t getting any of that money. Fresno is cutting off its nose to spite its face. Tragic.

[@smartandhandsome]

fresno's downtown will see huge development within the next 10-20 years, as the central valley booms. San Jose's downtown looked similar and now it's gentrified with shopping malls and such.

[@joelhaas765]

I lived in this area on and off for over 10 years and it is overall one of my favorite parts of California for a number of reasons. This guy starts things off on the wrong foot and seems rather bigoted, but the guy he interviews straightens things out. Yeah, homelessness and petty crime have grown in the area but the violent gang violence down town isn’t what it used to be. Bottom line is use some common sense and avoid seedier areas of town! I would say that Clovis isn’t what it used to, the poverty and petty theft have become more “equalized” across Fresno county over the last 20 years.

[@batman4329]

The problem is from 40 years of urban sprawl. The developers and city government keep building outward with not enough redevelopment in the center of town. The other big problem is drugs and homelessness. There are a lot of awesome places to live in Fresno and Clovis. The guy that was interviewed accurately described the history and issues.

[@vagpounder5614]

I'm Hmong and grew up in downtown Fresno all my life but moved out of state 10 years ago. Much respect to Caleb for explaining the history of how southeast Asians ended up in Fresno. He explained perfectly the Fresno political climate and how Fresno is the melting pot of migrants from other countries and regions. Seeing my old neighborhood in this video brings back so much nostalgia. So much has changed but so much has stayed the same. Appreciate this video!

[@FresnoBoy6star]

What state did you move to?

[@itsmesteve1081]

My dad's side of the family grew up in fresno too. But half of them moved to st. Paul Minnesota. The only ones still in fresno are not in Central fresno or downtown anymore. They are all in the better parts way down west where there is better housing. They have to drive a couple miles to even see a supermarket but I think it's worth it because they have good paying jobs

[@shawnbroyles8274]

My neighbors are Hmong very hard working honest people work day and night farming and they have great family values and very nice

[@MyBelch]

California is the Victimhood Sweepstakes. Er'ryone want's to prove how oppressed they are. Just bomb the place already.

[@JadeDelphi]

One of the coolest things about Fresno is the different cultures and diversity. Its one of our hidden strengths.

[@denizen9998]

Its hard to believe Fresno is California's 5th largest city. I can think of 10 in California that seem bigger.

[@JadeDelphi]

Its true though -- Fresno country is home to a million people.

[@aaron5508]

The first week after I moved to Fresno I ran out of Gas on Herndon. Two homeless guys ran out from some shade helped me push my car to the side of the road and told me where the nearest gas station was. They didn't ask for anything, they were just being nice. Fresno has LOTS of people like that.

[@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778]

It's true. I've lived in Fresno for 19 years and and the people here are very friendly. You'll even find kind and humble people in the "sketchier" neighborhoods.

[@timothykeith1367]

Victor Davis Hanson great grandparents bought a farm near Fresno in the 1870s and he still lives there VDH often makes remarks about the decline of Fresno

[@JadeDelphi]

Victor Davis Hanson is a tool.

[@Phokenlaomouth]

Born and raised in Fresno, never felt unsafe. Just don’t go to places you’re not suppose to. Yes, I’ve had drivebys and gangs.. etc. you just mind your own business. I moved to Minneapolis and after the riot and Democrats letting Minneapolis go. I feel a lot safer in Fresno than Minneapolis now.

[@masriabdulwahab5466]

I was in Fresno in early 1980s studying at Fresno State. I found out the down town area is way better off than it was in 1980s. These guys are trying to compare Fresno to other bay cities in California which is unfair.

[@alanalessandro9395]

I have visited Fresno a few times and the issue of homelessness is not as bad as in L.A though. Fresno is much cleaner less crazy and people way friendlier and polite. I saw a few by Tower district but nothing as Los Angeles.

[@80skid4ever8]

I grew up in Fresno/Clovis through out the 80s and into the mid 90s. My parents were first generation Hmong refugees who farmed all their lives in the central valley until the Clinton administration took over. I spent most my childhood there so I'm a little bias when I say I miss California, and that California will always be home. Transitioning from the west coast to the east coast I can honestly say that every state and major city in America has its own problems. There is no perfection. Even in a little no name state like SC has its ups and downs. It all depends on what part of town you live in.

[@lionelbrown5846]

I grew up in Fresno. Grad. Clovis West 88, The real problem is overcoming a paradigm. The thought that downtown revitalization is good has to change. It will keep you poor. They fill peoples heads with revitalization to raise taxes and fill the pockets of the developer buddies.

[@JadeDelphi]

That's real. DEvelopers are a corrosive influence on city hall, and everything they touch turns to shit.

[@lionelbrown5846]

My father worked downtown at Gottschalk's on the mezzanine 78. He made the decision to move as far north as he could prior to my having to attend Tehipite middle school. We moved from Fresno and Belmont to Nees and Blackstone. Gottschalk's moved its headquarters there across from Woodward Park. The center of town is arguably River Park to this day. Fresno is a ring city that reached north to the river and north east to Clovis but just never went to the west or south.

[@NickJohnson]

I haven't heard anyone talk about Gottschalks in a long minute

[@annat4014]

West & south are full of problems but also it is full of good people. They are trying to raise families and to feel safe. Not all of us can afford to move or buy expensive homes. Respect to all my friends and neighbors just trying to survive.✌🏽❤️🌎

[@lionelbrown5846]

@@NickJohnson I just went shopping this weekend in Fresno. Not good. You want an older prospective I am your guy. My father worked for Gottschalks for 30 years and my mother worked for Pelco for 30 years.

[@angskeet]

I’ve lived in Fresno my whole life and it’s home to me. Bought a house for $324K in a nice neighborhood a few years ago, but can’t do the same anymore because of people moving here. Don’t come and make housing prices go up people!

[@carolcriado3560]

Exactly 😊

[@carolcriado3560]

@@ericschwan7353 yes because of supply and demand. They’re coming here in drives because of cheaper housing.

[@lugi25]

it definitely has a good real estate market. lots of new houses being built as well

[@99BakerG]

The reasons for the ridiculously high home prices now are: 1) MASSIVELY EASY CREDIT, 2) Artificially suppressed interest rates by the Fed, 3) Mortgage banking system where the loan originator sells the mortgages it makes. When everyone buys on credit, price becomes no object to short-sighted (aka dumb) buyers. They bid up the price way beyond their real means to repay their mortgage. All the rest of the savvy potential buyers are then left with a choice of either buy at inflated prices or find another option. This bubble finally crashes when the US govt declares it will NOT bail out failing banks. Credit will naturally contract, interest rates will rise to account for risk, and house prices will fall to the level that the mortgage can be repaid from a a reasonable level of family income.

[@mattbrown5921]

As somebody that was born and raised in Fresno I have to disagree with a lot of what the 2nd guy is saying, They're stretching everything out instead of fixing all the broken down buildings in gang infested neighborhoods. It was cheaper for me to buy a house in Bakersfield and in a better neighborhood than it was for my sister in Fresno who spent more to live in the ghetto. I left in 2008 and it was the best choice

[@ScoobyGSXR750]

yeah but then you live in Bakersfield 😳

[@mattbrown5921]

@@ScoobyGSXR750 your point being? Its better than Fresno. Spread out so you dont see crack heads and homeless everywhere like you do in Fresno

[@KEEFG5]

Bakersfield is horrible

[@ramonw9430]

Bakersfield sucks. I'd rather be in Fresno. At least there are punk and metal shows almost every night lol. Nothing going on in Bako.

[@mattbrown5921]

@@ramonw9430 Im married with 3 kids. We're on separate pages. I did spend my early 20s going to rainbow and small venues in and around tower but thats 15ish years ago.. I go to Fresno all the time with all my family still there. The south/west has got worse everytime i go there, roads are junk and theres tents cities everywhere. The neighborhoods around tower have went downhill as well... maybe the city should have put money into that instead of wasting millions buying property because some gays got upset 🤷‍♂️

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

I used to live there 25 years ago... now I can't even locate where I used to live.

[@AnnC....]

Fresno could be a really nice city, they need small businesses to move there and take an interest in Fresno.

[@danielboone72]

…….Then you need to crack down HARD on homeless people and the gangs! Then MAYBE Fresno can turn around!

[@wagstag89]

No business is going to set up shop around so many fart heads. They stand around doing nothing and farting everywhere and blame it on everyone else

[@Ericadefi]

You got that right, Fresno needs to be more business friendly.

[@californiamade5608]

@W California is still home to America’s biggest companies. Google, Apple, KZbin, Instagram, Facebook, Uber, twitter. The list goes on. The point is, Fresno is overlooked. Companies are choosing other cities across America to expand.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

I live here in Fresno. I've lived in Bakersfield for 12 years, too. Was originally born an raised in Hanford, 40 miles southeast of here. One problem I noticed, especially in Hanford, people from LA and San Francisco moved here to the valley, and used of for a "back bedroom" and commute to LA and SF to work, because it's cheaper to live in the valley. Problem is, when all these people came here in the 80's and 90's, from LA and SF, they brought their gang mentality, drugs, and major crimes with them. The problem isn't with the migrant workers, or the people like myself born and raised here, but all these crowding in here from the big cities who cannot assimilate to small town living, and a slower pace of life.

[@harysuper]

I went to Downtown Fresno and thought it was an extremely depressing town. It was not until I went to other areas that I began to appreciate it. The people are very nice there, and the parks are beautiful! My girlfriend from Costa Rica resides in Visalia with her family. Trips from Tulare county to fresno are fun and special to them, lake Kawea in the sequoias as well. They have great malls and ethnic food in the central valley. The housing is dirt cheap there California wise. For a good reason though. The issue I always had there were my allergies. This is coming from someone in the LA/OC areas so I am spoiled with amazing weather. Although I think fresno for the most part is improving, Visalia seems to be declining.

[@hobbswade]

People from L.A. and the Bay are are moving to every vacated house on my street in East Sacramento. The worse things get in the leftist strongholds of California the better the central valley towns appear to homeowners.

[@NickJohnson]

So true

[@dr.paragpichai8258]

Why would I move Texas and take a salary cut lol? Or Tennessee. Plus Pismo beats any beach in those state and is only two hours away not 5-8 hours. After my tech job went permanent remote I moved to Fresno in June 2020 and all I can say I don’t miss my expensive rent in San Francisco at all nor the traffic. Overall Fresno has been a good city for me. I already drove to a tech conference in San Jose, California and still feel connected to Silicon Valley and luckily my neighbor is also a programmer as well haha. Also Luckily my two kids have found a coding place called “Bitewise” to meet other coding kids in the area. Fresno Pros: diversity, liberal, good Chinese/Indian/Mexican food, friendly people, lots of jobs, live music all the time, art scene is awesome (art hop), very dog-friendly, nobody cares what you wear, growing tech town, international airport can fly to SF or LA under an hour which allows me to then fly to Sweden to visit my wife’s family, tons of attractions throughout the city so there's never nothing to do Cons: some traffic nothing like SF or LA tho, might become to liberal oh well lol.

[@abunchahooey]

Liberal is not a pro

[@dr.paragpichai8258]

@@_bando_ No my neighborhood and myself actually invest in their front and backyards with planned plants and trees that have gave us amazing air quality even measured in the low 40s. Slap a reusable air filter in your home and car and it doesn't exist anymore. I could also get a Air-ring personal air filter space helmet but my doctor has found no difference in my lung health so far.

[@annjames1837]

Wonderful news you won't be moving to Tennessee!!!!

[@raquelkidwell1539]

You only focus on the negative every city deals with homeless people. It's like every other city it has bad and good areas. It's still very affordable $

[@williamcarey8529]

Another outstanding video Mr. Johnson, I live and work in Fresno and what you and the person you interviewed said are pretty much true!! I most definitely agree that no politician Democrat or Republican gives a damn about the people that they represent!! If you are a truck driver Fresno and the surrounding area have lots of jobs as do the truck repair shops do. Keep up the great work!! MAPPY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NickJohnson]

Mappy says hi

[@williamcarey8529]

@@NickJohnson Thank you Nick and thank you Mappy!!

[@geniousgeorge4973]

Get the firehoses and start spraying the sidewalks down Everyday and night! Guaranteed zombies hate cold water and will move on to a town that can surprise them with the same treatment. When you voluntarily put a needle in your arm you cease to be a human being.

[@geniousgeorge4973]

@viaWhatsApp🔝①②③④②②⑧⓪⑥⑥⑤ just think no need for arrests , ambulance fee's , narcan, arrests, police, court appointed attorneys fees, commisions that do nothing, special trash crews, or therapy . Giving refuge to zombies on city sidewalks must come to a screeching halt as it is eroding our once beautiful cities across america. The fentanyl zombies are so bad this must be treated as a war . Everything overpaid mayors and so called officials have done up to this very moment has been a disastrous failure. It is time to get tough with the zombies who have absolutely no shame and only look forward to their next fix and the crimes commited to obtain it. Causing an extreme health hazard wherever they go with used needless, blood ,urine, feces, trash and even dead bodies should have never been tolerated to begin with. Fire departments must be utilized to hose the streets for public safety and as a deterrent to this epidemic. Warnings can be made to the public that the sidewalks, garbage , tents and persons refusing to move will be facing cold water , no exceptions. Then we must address the corruption that enabled this debacle and get those responsible for looking the other way or profiting from this a jail cell.

[@mtnmike76]

Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, dang… these San Joaquin cities suck a big one. The crime alone would make south Chicago blush (California in a whole Is like this). I grew up in one of these towns and I can tell you first hand things are much worse now then when I was a kid. Counting the days until I leave this mad state!!

[@NickJohnson]

Where are you headed Mike?

[@mtnmike76]

@@NickJohnson Headed to Texas, specifically the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. I'm pretty excited!

[@oniinparadise9620]

I used to live there but now I'm in Florida! I miss fresno- NOT!