Why Are There SO MANY HOMELESS IN CALIFORNIA?

An estimated 172,000 people are homeless in California, the largest homeless population of any state in the U.S. and 30% of the nation's total, even though California has just 12% of the population. So why are there so many homeless in California?
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[@MichaelBordenaro]

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[@edge918]

Michael, thank you for the excellent information 🙂 Homelessness is awful. Hey Miss Lisi 💗

[@rifleman42051]

If you think the homeless situation is bad now you ain't see nothing yet. The Homeless community is about to 10x with all these housing foreclosures. Be on alert and be safe!

[@edge918]

@@rifleman42051 100%

[@mikesrandomvideos]

Drug addiction is the PRIMARY reason for homeless population in CA.....Liberals blame mental illness. Pathetic excuse IMO.....Yea they are mentally ill because they messed themselves up on drugs. So 100% of homeless people are dealing with mental illness and 80 to 90% are that way because of drugs. I know plenty of mentally ill people who dont use drugs. So using drugs to self medicate is a EXCUSE....

[@antonyleecruise]

How heartless you are ! Talking is easy. I wish you yourself experience things that you talked about.

[@ryanwilliams989]

I’m in Ohio and the housing market here over the last 7-8 years is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Homes that were bought for $130K in 2015 are now being sold for $590k. I’m talking about tiny, disgusting, poorly built 950 square foot shit boxes in quite mediocre neighborhoods. Then you’ve got Better, average sized homes in nicer neighborhoods that were $300K+ 10 years ago selling for $750k+ now. Wild times.

[@BiancaSherly-qt6sb]

A recession as bad it can be, provides good buying opportunities in the markets if you’re careful and it can also create volatility giving great short time buy and sell opportunities too. This is not financial advise but get buying, cash isn’t king at all in this time!

[@maryHenokNft]

On the contrary, even if you’re not skilled, it is still possible to hire one. I am a project manager and my personal portfolio of approximately $750k took a big hit in April due to the crash. I quickly got in touch with a financial-planner that devised a defensive strategy to protect and profit from my portfolio this red season. I’ve made over $350k since then.

[@maggysterling33254]

@@maryHenokNft This is huge! think you can point me towards the direction of your advisor? been looking at advisory management myself.. seeking ways to invest and make more money with the uncertainty in the economy.

[@maryHenokNft]

*Camille Alicia Garcia* maintains an online presence. just make a simple search for her name online.

[@TheresaAnderson-kf5xw]

I am going to look her up, I have about $81k i want to start with, might be small but it's better than nothing though. Since the 08 crash is playing out again.

[@nickorlandos1]

Homelessness will never be solved as long as politicians take our tax dollars and hire their friends with NGO’s to do the job. It’s an instant cash machine circling back to the politicians campaign treasury’s.

[@judyfabion8849]

This is 100% true in San Diego. Money from the City of San Diego is passed through so many people (insiders) before it actually gets to any homeless person.

[@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175]

Yes, the problem is that our leaders & politicians cater to the lobbyists and interest groups, leaving those without a voice to defend for themselves. Then they all become millionaire's, & trust me, it's not because of hard work.

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are the lost cause.

[@bobobobo-ki2fw]

100%

[@death4metal201]

The real problem is the hosuing crisis caused by corporations buying up homes

[@jerrygebhardt4045]

Too many people are making money off the homeless, It’s another scam.Homelessness will never be eliminated. We hear some people are getting paid over $100,000. to $150,000./year. Why would these people want that to stop. I’ve heard 85 to 90% of all crime,and people in jail, are there because of drugs and; or alcohol. Jerry from Anaheim, California

[@schatzi852]

I'm German. Came to the states 32 years ago. Never got a penny from the government. That would be to degrading to me. Fought my way through poverty. I just figured out what I need to do to stay alive. Giving up was never an option. I'm 55 years old now and I know I'll be working till I die and I'm ok with that. I don't take hand outs. As a simple handyman I made a descent living for myself. Raised kids, employed Americans and now running a dog sanctuary. It's been hard, but in no way I ever considered free money. That is not how the world works. I just like listening to this gentleman every day when I arrive home from work. Let me finish by saying. Nobody owes you anything! Keep on pushing forward. . Please forgive my grammar. Thank you

[@matthewsmith2362]

Thank you for being an awesome American. I wish all Americans could take an example from you man.

[@richardfloridaman]

Do not even talk about the USA or what people are doing here because the USA spend 90 years dumping ALL of its tax dollars into Germany and you most-definitely do NOT belong here AUSLANDER! Go home and don't discuss any issues here. Talk about the welfare women throughout Germany infected with HIV and living off of the USA's tax dollars. I lived in Germany for 8 years. I know what you animals are.

[@richardfloridaman]

@@matthewsmith2362 Do not call him an American, this is a huge cultural internalized mental sickness within German society... to view themselves as Americans, I lived there for 8 years. They do mock elections for US president in Germany and will stand in line to vote for the US president, its pure insanity, but that's not even 1% of the psychosis of Germany. They're animals. He will NEVER be an American. He's an Auslander, and we say AUSLANDER RAUS!!!!

[@andrewprice2894]

I'm so happy for you. Good job! Life isn't free we must work for it. Congratulations on your hard work and your drive. Love to read things like this. We all have mountains to climb.

[@duancoviero9759]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 your right wing rhetoric is amazing. I think you're full of ish. Just telling stories, but as long as your healthy and happy good job. leave your politics at the door with your dumb story.

[@TT-vs2ti]

Thanks Michael for this segment. Definitely true. I work in the ER here in CA and see the homeless population often…usually due to mental health and/or drug addictions. There are shelters, but they refuse to go based on the restrictions they have there. It’s really sad. I agree things need to change.

[@RetireandGo]

Thank you for your tough work in an ER You are in the front lines of this homeless situation in California I hope you talk more about it with the world

[@JBoy340a]

Prior to Gov. Reagan California had a series of Mental Hospitals where medical facilities could send people. Now the street seems to be where most mentally ill end up.

[@francismarion6400]

Wasn't that about the time the delisting of certain mental illness began? Like Homosexuality.Or was that earlier?

[@robertrocca6595]

" I work in the ER...." ?? You don't qualify to judge! You have a "job"(?).

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly.

[@landeeld9596]

I fled San Diego two years ago. Homelessness out of control. Happily splitting my time between Tucson AZ and Panama City Beach FL

[@JamesG1126]

I'd rather live in San Diego.

[@pamcornelius9122]

Great plan!

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

PCB 👍.

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are irrepairable.

[@FamousWolfe]

So my own mother ended up homeless for two years (in the Orlando Florida area no less), it was a number of factors combined that caused it. She got Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which made it very difficult if not almost impossible to work. She needed to see the doctors very frequently (at one point she was seeing them several times per week) and as a result she got let go by her employers because she missed a lot of work and couldn't maintain a consistent work schedule. This was around the same time that she divorced my stepfather due to his infidelity, and she had nowhere else to go (nobody would or could take her in). So ultimately she ended up living out of her pickup truck (fortunately it had a canopy so she threw a mattress in the truck bed and that's where she slept at night). Her pickup truck was too old to do Uber/Lyft (they require you to have a recent-ish vehicle, that looks decent) and honestly even if they had allowed her to drive for them, she would've ran her truck into the ground due to all the wear and tear and the pay wouldn't have been good enough to maintain her vehicle which was her home at that point. There were a few occasions where people would try the doors on the truck at night just to see if it was unlocked, so needless to say living like that absolutely stressed her out which only aggravated her Crohn's and UC even more. Thankfully she was able to move in with a friend after a couple years and got off the streets, and today my mother lives with me (her eldest son) and my wife and daughter. My mom provides childcare for my three year old daughter, which is awesome for my wife and I because we're saving a fortune on childcare cost. Plus, it frees us up so we can concentrate on work. We're feeling a bit cramped in our 2 bed | 1 bath apartment but we're making it work while I save up for a down payment on a home. But seriously Michael, sometimes people end up homeless because they become ill and literally unable to work and just don't have any fallback plans or anything so they're just forced onto the streets which is incredibly taxing on your physical and mental health. EDIT: JESUS!! YOU PEOPLE!! IF I COULD'VE HELPED MY MOTHER OUT, DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD'VE?!! I WASN'T IN ANY POSITION FINANCIALLY TO HELP HER, NEITHER WAS I ABLE TO JUST TAKE HER IN!! CHRIST, EVERYONE MAKING JUDGMENTS WITHOUT KNOWING ALL THE FREAKING FACTS!!!

[@quick-and-easy]

Why didn't you help your mom sooner? Then she would never have been homeless.

[@moebanshee]

Medicare doesn't pay for everything either. My husband had Alzheimer's. My copay just for namenda was 400 a month. If i bought 3 months at a time it was 300 a month but I paid 900 every 3 months. My husband was on 12 medications. Alzheimer's and cancer. Add my illness to it lol. Yea it is not easy getting old or sick.

[@wifiunove1650]

@@quick-and-easy facts

[@sbostic08]

Yes, please explain why you waited 2 yrs before helping your mom. Also, if you're the oldest, why didn't your other siblings chip in to help? It's hard to empathize if you can't explain the 2yr neglect of helping your mother. I would NEVER allow my parents to become homeless... da f^ck 🤨

[@SevenRiderAirForce]

I don't think the explosion in homelessness in SF can be explained by more people getting diseases like this that tend to have fairly stable prevalence rates. Either way, glad your mom's doing better!

[@kimberlyplatt2382]

CA resident here. He speaks the truth. A lot of the homeless have drug addictions or mental illness. CA should not be giving money, if these people don't get the professional help they badly need. Cost of living here is insane here as well. The apartments and alot of the houses are small for the amount of rent and home payments you have to make.

[@MR..181]

Living on the street refusing apartment slavery makes one a "little" mentally" ill...!!!???

[@brianrash9885]

@@MR..181 I would have to say that someone who pays all that rent and has no room to save are the mentally deficient ones.

[@RetireandGo]

California is basically bankrupt They can promise a lot but in the end they just don’t have the money Federal money will flood to California to keep the votes rolling in … but even that is unsustainable

[@kimberlyplatt2382]

@@MR..181 there is literally free room and board here. Living on the streets choosing to get high everyday is not it. Are you slow?

[@kimberlyplatt2382]

@@brianrash9885 self projection doesn’t work on me.

[@calebm5942]

I work at Sacramento Departed of Human Assistance… “homeless” in California are issued (minimum) $1,250 per month in ebt (food stamps) and receive $600 a month cash from General Assistance program (specifically for “homeless”). That is aside from the literally hundreds of tax funded programs that provide meals, housing, job placement, schooling. The thing no one ever talks about but what I hear from these “homeless” people everyday, is they are on the streets because they want to be. They enjoy the freedom of getting free money and doing whatever they want. They are not homeless in the sense that they have nowhere to go, it is a lifestyle choice. And California spends billions of dollars incentivizing that choice.

[@judethree4405]

Would you say that is everywhere in CA and not just Sacramento? Also, do you think all the homeless know about these incentives and take advantage of it?

[@robertrocca6595]

And all that money goes to the drug dealers !!

[@noahname6695]

That’s bs. 281 max on ebt for single people is the max And cash aid? Sure if you pay rent. Otherwise maybe 3 mos and it stops. Been there. In SF. I get my SSI and 23 dollars in ebt. That’s it. Live in an old rv. Drug free. Surviving.

[@tylerdrefahl2061]

Dude stop lying. LEAVE THE HOMELESS ALONE

[@thearch1tect249]

Whats the point of working Michael? You work hard and be a good member of society and you still get punished! There is no longer an incentive to do good. People are saying screw it. The system is broken and I'm getting close to it to . Im working my butt off for nothing! Life is to damn short for working, then side hustle the this then that etc.. People are tired!

[@francismarion6400]

The only incentive there ever was to do good was to be obedient to God. Good comes from God. The reward is everlasting life. This world is a test and many rich people will have failed.

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

Many different reasons and they are all sad. Thank you Michael for talking about this. Blessings, Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

[@MrRussianGerman]

“Homelessness” has nothing to do with housing. It’s mental illness and substance addiction, mixed with being “service resistant”. I have never met someone on the streets because of an eviction. ~ 12 years of law enforcement in a city that’s very affluent yet has a high homeless population. Most people don’t want help. They say they do. But they don’t seek it, even when it’s offered

[@MR..181]

Did you borrow to "buy" housing?

[@cicicorleo]

Back in the day in Miami we never really had a problem it was a known thing that if you seen a bum to kick their ass. All the different groups did it. Skater kids, black kids, latins everyone would jump the bums and tell the story.

[@novadhd]

my sister became homeless because of an eviction. She couldnt hold down a job. She wanted help but nobody was willing to take her in. Sad

[@MR..181]

@@cicicorleo not the attachees with cost of living adjustments out of their pockets...children..

[@dawsonpate7385]

I was homeless for around 5 years cause I was kicked out of my house . . . Now I'm not homeless but it took a bit of time for me to get back (I was in Houston at this time)

[@waynewallace2061]

The homeless industry is too big a grift for politicians et. al to let it actually solve the homeless problem.

[@hideoussails1783]

Job security for people who work with homeless and get donations. Don't want to kill the cash cow 🐄💰

[@MandatoryMyocarditis7]

Yep.

[@terriholliday8038]

Yes. Industry. You said it

[@JNoMooreNumbers]

I was close to being homeless when widowed. Found a foreclosure that needed mostly cosmetic work. Easy DIY mostly myself. Nerve-wracking time for awhile.

[@petersheenan4482]

Give yourself some credit for persevering and finding a way to thrive.

[@JNoMooreNumbers]

@@petersheenan4482 A bit of bartering for electric and plumbing and selling a lot of stuff got me through. You learn to be extra frugal and go without to have a roof over your head. Some are terrible with money and wonder why they're in deep doodoo. I did make a 150 percent profit to get into a safer area. It was going bad fast. Out just in time. Stalker too. Shooting behind my house. It was a good area when I first moved in. You never know what'll happen to a neighborhood. I worked in a rural area with a lot of nothing even people on horseback. Less than 10 years later, a jam packed overpriced traffic nightmare.

[@RetireandGo]

Good find and I’m glad this worked out for you

[@jimshoe402]

@@JNoMooreNumbers Post more I just looked at the house I sold 2/2021..87% Low income in the School behind the House. U need to Look Long Term..😁😁😁😁😁

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are irrepairable.

[@danielshea-do2fp]

I live in Southern California. Your understanding of the homeless problem out here is accurate.

[@pamcornelius9122]

I recently saw an interview with an addiction specialist (and a former addict). He said the majority of CA homeless are drug addicts and that traditional 28 day rehab does not work.

[@mikedennington8856]

So go for the dealers at the top, or are they all friends of the Police?

[@Gator777]

@@mikedennington8856 Or are they the police.

[@matthewsmith2362]

Idk about all that cuz that would be different from department to department. Buuuuttttt there has to be some kinda real effort at the top of the food chain to let all this fentanyl into the country. No way this shit is all coming in from China on the sneaky. Just like Meath didn’t happen overnight either. That shit festered in the rural communities for 2 decades before some silly show shined a light on it. (A glamorous light at that) I think the lawmakers and central bankers are just fine with drugs breaking down these communities. idk what the solution is but encouraging people to freely use drugs and sleep in tents and shoplift and defalcate on everything in range is obviously not gonna work. As goes California so goes the nation. Now that’s a terrifying thought.

[@cathtf7957]

28 days would have zero effect beyond the initial withdrawal phase. Long term recovery has been quoted as being about 2%. I guess long term means five years. Once you're hooked, it is over for you.

[@RetireandGo]

There is no doubt Drugs, leading to mental illness That’s why I don’t know if a fix other than forced internment

[@Kevin_Carlson]

In 1990-91 my brother and l rented a two bedroom apartment in California near San Jose State University. We were in our 20's and neither of us made much money but we could afford it back then. I doubt we would be able to do it today if we were kids starting out now.

[@Cypher321]

When I was at SJSU, the studio I was renting was $975/mo and a 1br I was looking at across from campus was $1250. Before I left the area, I think $2k would be a steal for the equivalent place - it's absolutely nuts, nevermind that downtown has been getting worse in recent years.

[@cicicorleo]

My first 1 bedroom apt was $275 a month in Tallahassee, Florida 1997

[@cicicorleo]

Today, A 2 bedroom apt in Los Angeles on Cole Ave is $3695 a month!

[@JBoy340a]

Today, they weould probably be 4-5 people in the same 2 bedroom apartment.

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

School mate of mine left Southeast side of the US to get a job in Cali making 15 an hour back in 1989. He stayed out there MAYBE two years and then came back out east. He said rent out there ate up all his money.

[@KhmerMinnesnowta]

I have some friends and relatives who have been living in LA and they have to share their houses with other families even they have turned their garages to bedrooms due to the cost of living there. They work hard for seven days a week and with some of them have to work with two jobs. Be mindful and be kind whenever possible. Life is short to do the things we don't love doing but life is very precious. Peace out!

[@larryl5564]

You are 100% on point with your comments regarding the homeless problem in California. $1,000 a month doesn't cover the minimal cost of housing let alone transportation, groceries, clothing, etc.

[@onezero6881]

I’m NOT in favor of giving money to anyone, but if it came down to it I’d rather see us give money to US citizens than foreign aid

[@jayc4715]

​@@onezero6881yea..but think about it..the people say in helping Ukraine where the people are not lazy drug addicts and are fighting to defend themselves...that might be a better reason than wasting money helping bums in the USA

[@RetireandGo]

I would not make it with 70k a year in my home state of Hawaii After federal and state taxes … I could not pay for even housing

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

That's why all these gals doing onlyfans are from California. They just trying to pay rent

[@AliMohamed-tr1ii]

@@jayc4715let them fight with their European neighbors money. Germany, France and rest of the Europe can afford to help the Ukrainians without us spending a dollar.

[@chrisleuropa4946]

I love how REAL you've been getting. Keep it going!

[@coltspiller4446]

There was a guy that built tiny houses for these homeless people. The city took them and claimed they were a illegal and destroyed them all. They don't want to fix homelessness... There is a KZbin story about it.

[@guestguest747]

😞

[@popart7722]

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[@thetapheonix]

People make a lot of money ‘helping’ the poor. It’s an entire industry and people don’t talk about that conflict of interest.

[@toniesedrick691]

@@thetapheonix More like they steal a lot of money, therefore rendering homelessness.

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are irrepairable.

[@boondoggle4820]

One reason is the highly clement weather. I was in downtown San Francisco in the middle of August a few years back and it was cool and breezy-the weather was absolutely beautiful. As soon as I stepped off the plane in the Mid-Atlantic where I live it was hot, humid, muggy and miserable by comparison. Still, I could never deal with those California home prices or the cost of living there.

[@RetireandGo]

True High home prices, taxes and crime. California could not lure me back haha I did find rural Texas to be cheap and safer. High property taxes though

[@basic4214]

Thank you for the word "Ambition"! That is exactly what it takes in this world!

[@cgrilley]

California's homeless problem involves several factors: 1) Weather - it's got the nicest weather in the country most of the year. People can survive outside there year-round, 2) Housing costs - most expensive housing in the US so housing security is probably the lowest in the United States, 3) Drug Crisis - Fentanyl and other drugs have devastated many populations in the state. Drug addicts don't have stable housing anywhere and the tolerances are even tighter in high housing cost states like California, 4) the economy - We've been living in an undeclared depression for 15 years now and one of the effects of an economy that doesn't support a lot of the population any more is increased homelessness. Most importantly, homelessness is not a problem on an island...it is a SYMPTOM of bigger problems in our society - in my opinion it is the economic depression we're all living through now. We're not going to fix homelessness anywhere, including California, until the structural problems in the economy are fixed...and there's no easy fix unless the political landscape radically changes...which could happen but I don't see it happening without some acute trigger event that none of us should be wishing for.

[@Kurplode]

Great points. I hate to say it, but something devastating would have to happen to have any changes

[@jamesdelap4085]

Drugs, nice weather, and mental illness, were around in California 20+ years ago too. So there must be something more going on (or not) here.

[@frankme9862]

Los Angeles politicians, Universities and cops are corrupt af in southern California

[@thetapheonix]

The politics of the state reinforce it with a lack of moral standards and by subsidizing it. All the rest is fluff.

[@cicicorleo]

The enablers helping those making a career of living off sympathy.

[@maximusdecimusmeridius5224]

FYI, the Starbucks in Hillcrest is permanently closing due to the ongoing homeless crisis. This Starbucks opened in 1994 and was one of the first to open in San Diego. Corporate gave a press release stating that the reason for the decision is an inability to provide a safe environment for customers as well as employees.

[@gulfgypsy]

I remember living in Hillcrest back in the early 1970's. Back then it was a charming little neighborhood --- Very walkable, lots of great small businesses. I especially recall the Chicken Pie Shop. All of San Diego was wonderful back then. Spent a lot of time living in the beach communities --- Grew up in Imperial Beach, enjoyed the boardwalk in Mission Beach. It was a time when CA truly was the Golden State ------- Sad that liberal policies have destroyed.

[@j4513]

@@gulfgypsyIt sounds like paradise back then. My grandmother moved to Los Angeles in 1926 when she was 14 years old and said on their car ride there when they first dropped down into the valley all she could see were orange groves as far as the eye could see and that she thought she was in paradise.

[@maximusdecimusmeridius5224]

@@gulfgypsy My knowledge of San Diego is limited to Three's Company reruns; however, based on what you wrote, it seems like it was a pretty rad place. Thanks for sharing and keeping the memories alive.

[@schahrzadmorgan]

Downtown area has sadly gone downhill. That's where the homeless are. All those new beautiful condos built 15 years ago...such a shame these people have seen their properties devalued by a city that stopped valuing public safety, order.

[@RetireandGo]

True Employees not feeling safe to go to and from work Or even work in those areas This is the degradation of a community

[@aurorac.v5546]

Michael, it is the same in NYC (the reason I left). It had become impossible to take the subway or walk down the street without being harassed, threatened, or worse. And nobody does anything. Not even the police. This phenomenon has nothing to do with people not being able to afford rent. It has a lot to do with mental illness, drugs, non existing family ties, softness on crime, etc, etc.

[@FloridaGirl-]

I believe you, and agree! 👍

[@richardfloridaman]

This is all over FLorida, too and has been since the 2000's when the opioid epidemic first started here in 1999-2000. We were the first pill mill state.

[@matthewsmith2362]

You guys are all trying to put it into words. This is social and moral decay. We are crumbling as a species.

[@RetireandGo]

The nyc subways are simply not safe It’s like rolling the dice to see if a crazy person will attack you that day That’s not sustainable

[@francismarion6400]

It's not "all over Florida " just like it's not "all over NY. It's limited to the larger Democrat run cities.

[@tinkerbell9396]

I was a single mom, I lived in CA for 60 years, ran my own company 30 years, 🚫 law, 🚫 arrests for committed crimes and yes you have billionaires from other countries that are buying up all the real estate (my clients, catering to...) forcing the price/taxes up...shall I go on?.... And Southern California has terrible humidity these days. Sold home/company and left 7 years ago 😎 most of the individuals you see on the street are from other areas of the country and many are not from the USA. I used to do business at the LA Mart and met/talked with many homeless at that time. Have a safe trip to CA 👍

[@j4513]

More humid than it used to be? Interesting

[@davidmoreno-xd8rt]

​@@j4513HARPP controlled weather?? U never know

[@j4513]

@@davidmoreno-xd8rt Exactly what I was wondering, funnily enough… 👍🏼

[@Ethicalhate]

Where did you go after you left California?

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are the lost cause.

[@MissMelissa0007]

I believe trauma is a huge part of the homeless crisis. If a child lives in a dysfunctional home with violence, etc it can literally rewire their brain for a life of struggle. Sad but true.

[@tlindsay1007]

Yes, it's very sad. It's hard for generations of dysfunction to break out of that, which just means more people with dysfunction over time.

[@yezmirsheppard-halika6892]

THIS! I went numb for 20 years based on childhood trauma. Never used drugs or alcohol, but was alive and not living. You never know how abuse will affect you.

[@rachelk7555]

I don’t doubt that this is true for many homeless people. However, it’s also true for many non-homeless people.

[@sjg5994]

​@@rachelk7555This! Look across America.

[@ildyivy]

Coming from neglect and abuse altered my life course significantly. It makes a huge difference in life trajectory if u had parents invested in u and u got your needs met properly between the ages from birth to 6 years old. If your parents could not do this u are going to possibly end up homeless or premature death due to problems maintaining relationships and employment.

[@huemann7637]

I live in central Texas. I just got back from Los Angeles. It was 70 degrees there. It’s 109 degrees in Texas. I can understand why people would want to live outside in California as opposed to other places. I didn’t even see any mosquitos while I was there.

[@Introvertcat]

I used to volunteer at a nonprofit helping to house homeless veterans in San Diego. Some of them wanted housing however some of them really didn’t want to have to pay rent. They were receiving disability benefits and just didn’t want to put the little money they had towards rent and chose to live in homeless shelters. It’s definitely a choice. And yes a lot of them struggled with substance abuse. Also they no longer had support from their family due to said substance abuse.

[@xxxxxxxxx3944]

If they were in active combat, they should be taken care of. Sorry, bit their mental problems and substance abuse came from seeing their buddies blown up.

[@mamapapaforgiveme]

And that's all they give you enough money for is rent... Nothing else... Nothing else... No fridge no stove... Just getting played and expected to be employment ready and in body pain and all.

[@marknewton6984]

Mental.😮

[@dm3988]

The amount of embezzlement that is going on because there isn’t any accountability for the “social services.”

[@Fireballsocal]

The number of homeless is far far greater than that 60-70K that was given. Just in my home town of San Bernardino, there are thousands and more every day. The churches and advocacy groups give out clothing, tents, sleeping bags, and food. Since the homeless don't have a trash service, all of that material ends up on the street as garbage laced with needles. You will see it during your trip. Some cities try to hide it but the homeless are everywhere here.

[@SCH292]

"Some cities try to hide it". Yeah in my city they push these homeless into the suburban areas, to the near by farming lands and canals. They don't care what the homeless do in these areas as long as the homeless aren't in the inner "place of attention" areas.

[@faustinreeder1075]

San Berdoo was a godforsaken hell hole before the homeless problem. I can only imagine.

[@Juliet875]

Yup, the drugs and mental illness go hand in hand. Scary Stuff! California is a mess. One trip visiting Florida I saw a bunch of homeless people sleeping on Fort Lauderdale Beaches. It was pretty shocking. I guess they tend to go where there is a warm climate. Thank You Michael, Happy Thursday!

[@JDied1]

They prefer to be homeless in warmer climates vs. northern climates-too cold.

[@richardfloridaman]

Florida is filled with them, I am from Florida and trust me they've been here and are here and its just as bad as California in a lot of area's in Florida.

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

My parents did that for a little while back in the 70s in Florida .They weren't on drugs or unemployed, they were just young and in love .

[@RetireandGo]

I agree the warm climate is a factor as the homeless are exposed to the elements It’s survival Could tiny homes zoned in certain areas help? I’m not sure I think it’s worth trying

[@francismarion6400]

Nah that doesn't happen on the other side of Florida. Broward County tolerates it.

[@krisangel7080]

I agree, after my divorce she and the state took everything, even my 2 year old son. I was so low. Lived in a van. Better now. My 8 year son now asks if the police hate me. Because mommy says so.

[@WEANDK]

F that marriage scam

[@petersheenan4482]

Mommy sounds like a real gem.

[@MandatoryMyocarditis7]

@@WEANDK The lawyers really put the screw on the men.

[@richardcheatham9490]

Happy to see so many comments on Michael's page. The channel is growing and we benefit from that. Hoping too that those struggling on the streets in California will find their own path and initiate a change in their life story thus far. Fate has to see just the smallest light of purpose in you to fan the flame you lit.

[@ericp1139]

Sorry to say, you can’t count on rugged individualism to save society.

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[@user-xp6sc6su9c]

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[@notoftheworld6905]

Many people become homeless out of pure laziness. It happened to my 3 brothers who lived with my father until they were 40+ years old, doing nothing. He finally kicked them out. they lived in hotels then in a van. All 3 of them are perfectly healthy men, they just refuse to make anything of themselves. One of them came into some money and they bought cheap land in New Mexico. About a month ago I got a call from them asking to send money coz they didn't have water to drink. For the record I am the complete opposite of this. I got my first job when I was 14 and moved out when I was 18. I have supported myself ever since. I don't understand their mentality at all. I don't think giving the homeless money will help them, maybe a small percentage, but most likely they will squander it coz they don't have the financial intelligence. I really don't know how to fix this problem. It seems some people have a completely different type of mindset and have no drive in life, like my brothers.

[@larryl5564]

I was talking with a homeless person in the small town in Southern California I live. She was so upset with their boyfriend. Neither her nor her boyfriend have any job and her sister sent $500 for them. This lady spent $250 of it to give her boyfriend a tattoo. Because of that neither of them had enough money to stay at a hotel once they paid for their alcohol, cigarettes, and junk food.

[@FloridaGirl-]

@@larryl5564🎯

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

I know some mofos personally that are homeless. They get busted by the law for drugs,they get put in jail and get set up on workrelease to pay off fines. They work pay fines off get out of jail and quit their job and go right back to drugs and living on the street.

[@RetireandGo]

This is a real situation I have seen it In Our family also. Some people simply have no desire to hold a job, be sober, follow any rules , or take in a shred of responsibility

[@Ethicalhate]

Did you give him the money?

[@ibrahimdogru8188]

Love your videos and comments! keep going Michael 👏👏👏👏

[@jeremyanderson3819]

In Phoenix we went from the occasional person on the corner asking for money to multiple full blown encampments over about 4 years.

[@FALCO797]

I have been living in Portland, Oregon, for most of my life, thankfully moved out to a nearby city. The only conclusion that makes sense to me, and that will have the most impact is to get these drugs off the streets and prevent more drugs from coming in, as Michael said, most of these homeless people are addicted to drugs. Anyone addicted to drugs to not get their life in order. The drug comes first.

[@cicicorleo]

Yes I was speaking to someone in Tennessee yesterday and they mentioned that there has been so much drugs all over the streets. So sad we need to clean up these drugs. This cannot continue like this.

[@FloridaGirl-]

Agree Falco! 👍

[@matthewsmith2362]

I was out on my own running the streets of Omaha ne at 13. From my limited life experience drugs and alcohol are the most noticeable catalyst in homelessness. 2nd most noticeable catalyst is the state and fed government assistance. I have seen a whole side of my town (south side all Spanish) in the 80and 90s there was almost no aide in form of money to that community cuz back then they were illegal and didn’t even know how to or try to get benefits. There was smart phones, full of information about how to apply for everything you’re eligible for translated into your native language ultrafast. But the north side of town where I grew up with all African-American and single mother homes and they qualified for a lot of aid in the 80s and 90s if you drive through that town today the south side of town is flourishing with tons of businesses, rehabbed homes, and an active community. The north side of town looks like a war zone. Draw your own conclusions.

[@matthewsmith2362]

Was NO smart phone

[@RetireandGo]

I’m glad you got out Our family moved far Far East to Sunriver I’m hoping Bend does not fall to this madness

[@FreshGrey-pm4vw]

I grew up in So Cal- not only is it an amazing place (still) and not only is it perfect weather, but many who are living on the streets dont have the means to leave. If you want to see what it looks like theres a channel called German in Venice and this guy walks all around Los Angeles in very dicey areas and films the encampments.

[@tick_go5989]

It’s so sad to see CA overwhelming homeless problem. I used to visit the state every so often but not anymore! 😢. Thanks for sharing this topic!

[@donnaw9040]

Being responsible for yourself is a discipline, every day, not what homeless are in to. Going into retirement has taught me a lot about the subject.

[@RetireandGo]

I’m with you The years I went without fancy meals , going out, no expensive possessions … all to invest and retire early so I could travel full time. It’s about responsibility Being realistic

[@gregorygruzdov-sk8gm]

@@RetireandGo sorry for being curious, what have you invested into?

[@michaeljlink]

The weather is nice.

[@tonyrappa4611]

There's more more people giving up on life and that will keep escalating

[@jiyushugi1085]

The question is why?

[@JBoy340a]

Giving up is what I see when young people in their 20s complaining about customers coming into the fast food joint where they work on Tic-Tock.

[@gimcrack555]

I became homeless at one time. But I was only homeless for 19 days. Who really wants to be homeless anyway? I got back on my feet as fast as possible. If I can do it as little as 19 days. From nothing to something. Anybody can at a fast pace. You just have to make a effort to do so.

[@katyhtx]

Michael, this is my first time in LA, and I have been watching your channel as the best source of insights to connect the dots and figure out all these issues you discuss. Thanks a lot! Katy

[@seabreezeA1A]

One thing you said shows a real lack of understanding of the homeless problem. When someone is homeless, they can not show up for work clean and showered in nice clothes. Just a 1 room studio apartment would solve that problem but I understand that really expensive (like $1700/m) same as a lot of places in FL. There is a video about why Japan has no homeless problem and they have "Internet Cafés" where a person can pay for a really tiny room with a computer and a bed. It costs around $20-$25 a night. They can take a shower. The place sells underwear and socks. Many single (men) live in those instead of paying for an apartment when all they need it for is to sleep. Not sure why it's mostly men. Another solution is to make drug rehabs in the cities where there are blocks of abandoned homes and buildings and teach building skills as part of their rehab- like a work/study program and as they renovate the buildings, they can move in to a place and continue working or find a job outside and start paying rent.

[@Marys-Channel]

I vote for seabreezeA1A ~Mary

[@stace1967]

I was born and raised in Northern CA(Bay Area). I lived there from 1967-1989. Moved away and then came back in 2005 and left again in 2012. EVERYTHING in CA is more expensive. Housing, food, utilities, car registration, etc. I paid $1400 rent for a nothing special apartment back then. I grew tired of struggling $$$ and the rising crime so I finally left for good. CA was once a great place but is going downhill fast. Im excited to see your content about CA when you get there.

[@magicparkmemories]

Be safe traveling and watch your stuff.

[@gladysgriffin7347]

Great video. Thanks

[@wolfmannews1345]

It sounds to me like Carlos is just one of the many that is and will be experiencing the same fate in the very near future. When you combine all the factors including when you own your home it doesn't take you long to become homeless if you lose your job, you still have to pay for your auto, auto insurance, home insurance if you own, property taxes, food, clothing and all your utilities it doesn't take long before you are out in the street when the government takes your vehicle. People are not facing one small stigma of this global dilemma, people are now going to be facing a plethora of reasons that will drain the wallets of Americans all at the same time, this is going to be catastrophic.

[@MR..181]

0 % interest 15 plus years or gamble with debt or rentier landlord aka dead in 1918 pandemic year Russian Revolution..???...untroubling masses of people?

[@francismarion6400]

Is Brandon the Czar?

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are irrepairable.

[@SylviaAndrews-ou5xm]

There are many reasons for a person becoming homeless. Physical and mental health but unfortunately drug use is a major contributor. So it’s kind of hard to have a job if you’re too busy doing drugs. Also, it is hard to have a job if you’re sick. I have been around various addicts in my life and it’s really hard to live with an addict. I’d much rather live with someone who is ill physically. At least I don’t have to worry about them stealing from me and lying to me. I feel this kind of behavior is what prevents them from being able to live with someone else. It’s like they burned their bridges.

[@RetireandGo]

Drug abuse leading to mental illness is the two steps leading to permanent homelessness I wish there was a fix for this It’s so tough to treat or even intervene

[@sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer destroy humans mentally and physically beyond the point of repair very quickly. 99% of street addicts will not be alive in the next several years. They are irrepairable.

[@gabecasillas493]

Very informative and true. Drug addiction has been plaguing our country for far too long. Thank you for this informative video 💯.

[@MagicCyclops]

Can I point out an obvious fact that people get into drugs once they’re forced to be on the streets to deal with it. Not everyone ends up on the streets because of drugs But it becomes a coping mechanism

[@RubenRodriguez-tc9lz]

Giving homeless people free money will only make the problem worse because they will 100% spend it on drugs/alcohol.

[@markcurranjr7366]

I had the perfect storm of events starting in 2014. First, my landlord refused to renew lhe lease on my business. Just as I was recovering from 2008. Then I found out I needed a serious spinal surgery on my neck and then my landlord (same landlord) gave me notice on my apartment right before I had to have the surgery. . Had to have the surgery, which completely severed the nerves to my left arm, took 3 years to get my arm back. I ended up sleeping in my truck, couldnt work and family/friends abandonned me in my hour of need. I think that hurt more than the five level fusion of my neck. Thats been going on for 7 years now. Im houseless, but Im not on the street. I have a good deal of physical limitations, so I can only do light work where Im not on my feet, its been hard for me to find work. Just started working part time again recently but even if I worked full time, it wouldnt cover rent here in California. Im looking for an exit, i love California, but it is too expensive, although Im looking for rural land in Ca where a teepee would be an upgrade to my living situation, and an opportunity may yet present itself. Or I may move overseas, it feels less safe here by the day, and I am in a very wealthy area currently.

[@SleepingElephant]

1 Way ticket bus ride to Cali. Great weather to California dream. Not gonna freeze to death

[@nevadawest411]

Great video .. Well done ..

[@victorkral5758]

Thank you, for speaking truth.

[@j4513]

I lived out of my truck for several years in San Francisco where my salary was double what I could make elsewhere, and without living expenses was able to save up a nice chunk of change to purchase a house cash elsewhere. No regrets. Homeless/drug problem is very real though. I didn’t have any problems from it. Biggest issue in San Francisco is usually worrying about your whole car being stolen and taken to Oakland to a chop shop. They have no interest in solving that problem either. General sentiment around that from officials seems to be that if you have enough money to have a car, you deserve to have it stolen.

[@j4513]

@@ardithbarbosa4877 Quit trying to tell other people what to do. I know someone saving up money doing the exact same thing today.

[@pamcornelius9122]

Unbelievable that many Democrats want Gavin Newsom to be their guy in 2024.

[@WickedMouse]

@@ardithbarbosa4877 Okay Karen.

[@WickedMouse]

@@ardithbarbosa4877 You sound like a real winner. Not. And calling another poster on here a "sc_mbag." Says a lot about you.

[@InternetUser._]

@@j4513Quit being a slave to the system and realize you can live however the F* you want to, just as soon as you stop caring about the opinions of strangers.

[@davidhenner5067]

A good percent of people in CALI that are homeless are shipped here from other cities. I have seen a bus load coming from Chicago. One dude came off the bus with a sign "Need a bus ticket to Chicago". He was sent here because he was homeless and a "lost cause".

[@JBoy340a]

Yep. Las Vegas has done that also.

[@somerset6646]

I was born in California and lived here all my life. Rents here are so expensive that only the wealthy can afford to pay. Landlords gouge the rent as much as they can to get top dollar. Until there is serious rent control across the state, it will only get worse. I was fortunate and able to buy a mobile home in Northern California, which is much cheaper housing. Not everyone can do this.

[@nickscarter9609]

My dad paid $21,000 for a residential home that sells for over $ 500,000 now..in Northridge, CALIF.

[@mikefulp1]

Michael - I was in Miami this past weekend, stayed at the Shelborne in North Beach section of SOBE. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve visited, these were my observations: lots of homeless - especially in parks and I saw them pooping on the boardwalk behind the Ritz Carlton. There were a number of them on Lincoln Rd just off Collins. Some of the streets that run between Collins / Ocean Drive were sort of sketchy - again encountered an individual with pants down (not what I want to see much less your GF/wife or kids) Quite a few vacant store fronts on Collins and I believe down to Ocean Drive. I saw other areas of Miami Beach & Miami that had the same (we Uber’d to Vizcaya and MIA). I was surprised to see that Senor Frogs was gone I would have thought their business would be booming. I would like to see a commercial RE video about Miami Beach. It appeared that a number businesses may have moved off Collins / OD / Lincoln to Washington Ave - it was booming area, the shops appeared to have just about as much business as OD shops. Security seems beefed up in general - very visible police presence; armed security at CVS/ Wahlgreens /liquor stores / hotels; guest entry to hotel from boardwalks is closed at dark - gates are chained. I assume that this is due to both homeless and the spring break riots. I do enjoy SOBE and will definitely return in future. I was surprised by some of the surroundings….. I would like to see some videos of areas like Coconut Grove / Viscaya; Condos around Southpoint and across waterway from Smith & Wolensky.

[@claytonelofgren]

Not Michael, But I saw your comment about Collins Ave and Ocean Drive. I stayed on south beach in 2016, 2019 and 2022. Post Covid it didn’t seem as good as before. A lot more crowded and it didn’t have the same vibe it use to. Still a cool city but I’m not surprised by your comments

[@hanwin651]

Yes , Michael should do homeless video of Florida ! Many in Tampa .

[@mikefulp1]

@@claytonelofgren - your visits were similar years to mine. So if you go there now you will be quite surprised by sheer number of homeless (there were homeless in March 2020 - I probably saw 100 NOT 1000 like this time). My point of posting is that 90% of Americans will talk trash about Cali while ignoring their own backyard. I live in Wilmington NC - Myrtle Beach SC area. We have homeless problems in both cities, and it’s much worse than 5yrs ago. A coworker recently went home to Houston TX - she said it was pretty bad there as well. Miami is well on its way to becoming the next SFO. If local officials don’t manage correctly - everyone will flee and tourists will stop coming. If you do travel to SOBE - keep your head out of your phone / stay situationally aware, stay in groups, and get off the streets at night - after 8pm (Uber is safer than walking in some areas). I would also avoid the boardwalk at night.

[@baconman1919]

Love the videos. I will have to disagree with this take though. As someone who’s gone from upper middle class to homeless and then to upper middle class again, there’s an incredible amount of ways to end up homeless outside of drug addiction or mental illness. And there’s wayyyy less ways or opportunities to find housing, a job, and economic stability once you are homeless. Sure some could say, I worked hard and hunkered down on my work to get to where I needed to be, but I also benefitted from a variety of privileges and access to opportunity that most homeless people just don’t have (educated, strong social groups, I had a laptop so I could work from benches or people’s couches). It’s easy for people not in those situations who have been lucky to never experience it to downplay the challenges, but the challenges beyond just addiction (which is an illness that science has proven) and mental health (also an illness which many won’t have access to treatment for if they don’t even have a place to live) are extremely real. In a lot of ways, simplifying it is truly a disconnect from reality because it’s not just as easy as someone choosing to be homeless. Are there some that do?Probably, but there are also tons that would jump at the opportunity to achieve stability, housing, and treatment if given the chance. Also, on the “they should move” idea, if they can’t afford their bills now, they likely can’t afford a down payment nor could they afford a security deposit or broker fee, so that’s also an option likely off the table. Not even to mention the 40x the monthly rent requirement that many landlords require. I also know here in NYC, the shelters tend to be filled up very quickly, especially during the winter. We’ve stigmatized and shamed homeless people forever and it’s really done nothing to solve the problem.

[@ildyivy]

I think your take is the most realistic one on homelessness. If u start out in this society in the working class, and u had a abusive, low nurturance environment with significant neglect, it will be very hard to ever achieve stability in the US doesn’t matter where u go. It isn’t just a they can just move somewhere cheap and now you’re no longer in poverty or gain a decent opportunity for substantial upward mobility.

[@josephpiedmonte]

For a good amount of the homeless, handing them 10K is a death sentence due to substance abuse and addiction. On top of giving them money you'd need to pay a social services agency to manage their money for them to ensure it goes towards their basic needs.

[@jayr9948]

Excellent video . All facts .👍👍

[@Yoshifan75321]

Born and raised 4th generation here on the central coast of California. Everything you said is true, most homeless working class I have met have lived in their vehicles, or with family/friends. The vast majority are severely mentally ill and/or on drugs. Walking or riding bikes into traffic, and screaming at cars. Some sidewalks, parking lots, and even businesses' doorways have become unsafe communes. Understandably, a one bedroom apartment averages close to $2k, but low income housing brings it's own problems. Like they say, prisons make money, institutions don't. From what I have heard, there is nothing they can do to help people get better unless they want it, even though they cannot rationally make that decision themselves. It's sad.

[@robertrocca6595]

Stop repeating bullshit !!

[@clyde19788]

better weather than the rest of the country, half way houses that are paid by the state goverenment, and housing exspenes.

[@huemann7637]

You don’t even need clothes to survive there. Lol

[@cicicorleo]

7 to 8 people living in one house and say goodbye to your plumbing. Just imagine how much toilet paper is being flushed a day?!

[@sasilver1]

Very wise well thought out reasoning on the topic of homelessness

[@carmencsorba8153]

You’re so right Michael! Unfortunately the drug addiction is the biggest cause of the homelessness. Because the drug use takes away all the motivation about improving their lives. The only important thing is to obtain the daily dose of the drug. Very sad situation.

[@socialtraffichq5067]

Giv is the vip

[@oxennguyen3148]

Never spend more than you earn , be cheap, do without many things and invest the $$ you save. ❤

[@acenath8643]

The sad part is criminality is rewarded, if someone tries to stop them they're the ones that are going to be punished by the law. People are afraid to go to jail that's why they won't do anything to stop criminals.

[@mattanderson6672]

Thanks Mich

[@colton-bickle]

I work in Law Enforcement in Cali, they aren’t called Homeless, they are called residentially challenged and we have to refer to them as that

[@oglee_]

How interwoven are gangs in homeless life? I heard the homeless aren't allowed to set up camp just anywhere and are shook down by the gangs.

[@flamingofan5411]

Good grief! 🙄

[@Nikkisweeets]

We have to call them Houseless

[@sylviamuston5412]

I feel for you.

[@pamcornelius9122]

Communists always control speech.

[@devangel3614]

I live in So Cal and you are absolutely correct, that report is a joke or propaganda. Other states literally bused their drug addicts to our state. Others came due to easy general relief and food programs. If you looked at the encampments that happened on Venice Beach, they were primarily drug addicts and hardcore alcohol users. Yes, some are mentally ill baseline without drug use. We, like where I used to live in Hawaii, also have historically large numbers of people who came to the state without doing the research thinking they can make it here and finding they can't find a job they want or a place they can afford and eventually end up on the streets unable or unwilling to go somewhere more affordable. We even have quite a few who want their freedom from the restrictions of paying rent. They do refuse any help that restricts them in any way. The housing voucher program is a joke that gives preference to drug addicts, those who have been incarcerated and a number of others. if you are a single working mother, your children will graduate high school BEFORE you ever get section 8. And it is Not the immigrants from Mexico --they work 3 jobs, live in multiple families in a single unit and aren't on the streets. They need to cut off the resources to those not interested in taking the steps towards self sufficiency and use it to help those born in California or who have a significant amount of time in the state during which they were housed and working. Bill the states where people came from for food and housing. We can't be a sanctuary state for people unwilling to help themselves. Free bus tickets from where you came from. Expand substance abuse programs for those who really want help. Open up section 8 to those who are from California and need help to stay housed instead of $300 a month. But hey, wouldn't you rather be homeless somewhere warm and where they give you free food and yes, you can become a star here and never have to work another menial job as long as your shrooms don't run out. Thanks for voicing some reality on that report.

[@robertrocca6595]

WHERE DO THEY GET THE DRUGS? WHO ARE THE SUPPLYERS?? WHERE DO HOMELESS PEOPLE GET THE MONEY TO BUY DRUGS??

[@sylviachacon4152]

Cut off PERIOD!!

[@asw654]

Just note that so long as you've lived in California for several months, you're a "resident" who came from California in that report. Yep, someone who came from another state thinking they can make it on a barista salary and becomes homeless in less than a year?... that's equivalent of me, a Cali resident for over 20 yrs.

[@asw654]

@@robertrocca6595 begging, recycling, disabilities, stealing/selling, etc.

[@hurryandleave9680]

I live in California and recently moved to the desert. The heat keeps the homeless population reasonably low.

[@natedog2304]

Mojave Desert?

[@hurryandleave9680]

@@natedog2304 Palm Springs, in the Colorado Desert.

[@abs2528]

I’m from LA, I think it would be best to build mental and rehab institutions and take people forcefully there. Need to clean up the streets and remove all camps.

[@riverchaser9175]

Bring back the chain gang and make them work

[@trumpshare]

There is a guaranteed way to maintain a middle class lifestyle in the US. If you do these 6 things you will be fine: 1) Get a high school diploma, not a GED. 2) Get a skill, any skill(trade) and be willing to adapt to market forces. College not necessary (actually a hindrance if you carry the debt and don't pay for it as you go) 3) Don't have children out of wedlock 4) Get married and stay married to 1 person (make the right decision on a spouse) 5) Don't become addicted to drugs or alcohol 6) Don't spend more money than you make and save 15% of your paycheck Its literally that simple. No one would be poor if they follow these rules.

[@thetapheonix]

But that means people have to take personal responsibility, adulting is hard.

[@DJ-jq5rh]

I agree, but #4 could be as dangerous as not hindering to #3 or #5. I'm not a gambling man.

[@CashKingMarcus]

When I first came to the US, I was an illegal alien, and I lived in a tent for the first year. I would stay in Florida in the winters and travel around the rest of the country in the summer to work. I specifically came back to Florida each winter because it was cheap and the weather was nice so when I moved from a tent to a van, and then to a school bus, I was still living in nice weather. I traveled up north, and across to California in the summers, because I could make good money and the weather was better. Crap happens to everybody, but your overall situation is always the result of your choices. When you don’t have a housing payment, there is nothing as easy as saving money. When I lived in that van and I would drive to California or New York for the summer to work, when I would pull back into Florida in early November, I would normally have about $40,000 in cash stuffed under my mattress. I watched a lot of my friends fall deeply into drugs, and they never got ahead. We were working in a dangerous highly paid industry for cash and so soon as the sun went down, we would drink beer and party on speed and cocaine. I would occasionally party with them, but then one day towards the end of the summer I had some cocaine that I bought for a party and I did a line in the bathroom alone, which was against my own rules. I realized that that is how you become a drug addict and so I flushed it all down the toilet, got in my van, and drove away, coming back to Florida to get away from those people. By the next spring when I was looking for the next summer job, a couple of those people were dead.

[@lorysutherland5464]

Excellent.. I listen thru.. I wonder what my life would have been like had I a financial class in high school.. Some people are just driven.. Like You.. And/Or Talks about finance early on . And you are quite well versed and empathetic how people get this way . Thank your parents.

[@midnightrider5797]

Former Sheriff of Los Angeles said homeless problem in California is rooted in drug and alcohol problems.

[@michaelkeeton2979]

It's a greed problem.

[@cjgray9352]

Agreed 👍🏾

[@MR..181]

BINGO..

[@auctionrob600]

There was a series on British TV where they took a few families that were all on government assistance, and gave them something like $10000 if they got off of assistance. It had varied results as you might imagine. I'm sorry I don't remember the name of it, but it was on KZbin somewhere.

[@cathtf7957]

I think it was one of Benefits Britain shows.

[@RetireandGo]

From One program into another .. ultimately it’s on the back of taxpayers I don’t think there is an easy fix to this

[@darrinaleman4023]

2 ? years ago during the pandemic i drove threw Berkley california at night.....the famous peoples park was full so full that tents where out in the street where cars parked ! all it would take is someone drunk to weave...and they could have killed people in there tents......and tents where placed on the university off ramp on highway 80 inches from traffic ! it scared me when i drove up on them....im glad my breaks didnt fail or tire popped taking that turn !!!!

[@blacksandee]

I agree with the things you've said in the video. Another big reason is the weather, even though CA had some terrible rains this year, it still beats freezing to death. I've seen on the homeless subreddit (yes it is a thing) people planning to go to CA from elsewhere this winter, looking at this place as a homeless vacay spot.

[@gordonmack7766]

It's obvious you've never driven Uber or Door dash, each company requires a background check.. you don't just "sign up" since homeless people and those with law run-ins are the same demographic most of them don't qualify.

[@richardfloridaman]

Yeah dude he's just been handed everything in his life, he's clueless. He's never worked hard his family supported him. Just look up his background on google. He's spoiled rotten.

[@donnachimenti7]

Love your videos. So happy to see your channel growing, it's wonderful:) This is just an absolute shame. I loved California and just feel plain sad.

[@jaymellathomas7958]

Thank for this stories..I’m going Thur this now Michael… she was in California…this is really sad😢

[@SantaCruzCowboy]

Thank you

[@Feliciathedoll]

I'm born and raised in Los Angeles California and you are correct a bunch of people that are homeless here I'ma say at least 70% are not California's they come from other states and they come here and can't afford to live here and end up on the streets doing drugs most people here who have to go through temporary homelessness because they have an issue know how to work the system and get back on their feet and also may have a lot of family here who can help them but you are correct most of these people are transplant but don't understand California living😢

[@wb1738]

If you can't afford to live there, why would you want to turn to drugs instead of moving where you can afford to live?

[@JBoy340a]

@@wb1738 drugs help people escape their day to day reality.

[@sallyjones4139]

I enjoy your videos. My comment on how $300 a month would help some marginalized folks derives from the typical fastfood wage which equates to about $25,000 a year, $20,872 net, or $1,739 per month. You can see how that $1,739 could quickly be eaten up by rent and there's no more for food (or medical, or anything else.) It is debatable if drugs come before the homelessness or after the homelessness but the addictions are real. And go hand in hand with mental health issues. I don't know what the answer is. If we're going to let companies pay a very low minimum wage, where will those people live? The small towns where homes are still affordable don't have the jobs. In most communities, and Florida communities are among them, service is the biggest industry and those who work in service can't afford to live in the communities in which they work. They will need to keep a car running. If the car breaks down, there goes the job.

[@mendyviola]

Two issues: housing prices and climate. It’s too expensive for most to live there unless you have a high paying job, plus the weather climate is mild enough to live in a tent year round. It’s easier to live a nomad life while working than trying to get to in an high priced apartment.

[@djmotion86]

one thing i like to add is that observing the final state of the system does not mean that the current observed conditions is what made it to be that way.

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

The homeless problem is all up and down the West coast, and one thing that all of these places with exploding homelessness have in common is unaffordable housing. And unaffordable housing is a byproduct of growing wealth inequality, which in turn was a direct consequence of the govt juicing the economy with low interest rates for the last two decades. Some of the people living on the street may have had a drug problem before, but were able to manage it as long as their cost of living remained reasonable. They were on the edge before, but now they're over the cliff. And some of them didn't have a drug problem before, but after losing their home and finding themselves in an extreme situation they turn to drugs and become addicted. In either case, once they become addicts it is very difficult for them to get back on their feet.

[@georgeheim1767]

Also these people have a choice. You can be a Survivor or a Victim. Being a Victim is easy being a Survivor takes work and Determination. Most People choose to be a Survivor.

[@MrBubbagump58]

Thank you, Mike. Someone who isn't mealy-mouthed about the homeless. In Michigan, I volunteered at my Church taking care of the homeless for a week or two every year. I usually asked one of them why they were there, and it was always substance abuse. But there were a couple, usually women, who the issue was mental illness. I've heard from so many of my friends, "All of us are just one paycheck away from being homeless." I was never one paycheck away from homelessness.