Downtown San Diego residents say homeless problem is 'out of control' 

Code for: I’m a Democrat

Spot ON ‼️ as all the politicians live in a high security residence ‼️

lol

He’s taking a kickback from all the “programs”, no accountability of the tax money

BINGO

My daughter worked as a social worker for 9 years working with the homeless in OC LA and SD…growing up in the 50’s-70’s I never seen a homeless person but when Regan became President he cut all funding for the medically ill and mental institutions by 1983 your started seeing homeless people everywhere..75% of the homeless are mentally ill… social workers know this and they know homeless is here to stay until we start addressing mental illness and open back up institutions…drugs mostly meth has devastated the homeless community with psychosis and schizophrenic…what most people don’t know 80% of homeless people in So Cal are from other states…coming here for the weather, help and drugs…until we get serious with this problem it will only get worse..

@@davidthornton365 "If you can't figure out why the government is doing something: look at the outcome. And infer the motivation. If it produces fear, mayhem, perhaps it was aiming at fear and mayhem." (Paraphrasing Jung)

Good idea. That is what the homeless need to dol

@@laurens.2503 😂😇😘

He's got secret service! 😆 They are like bar bouncers!!

It's also illegal, but it's currently not enforced.

That's because a car is an asset that can be confiscated and sold for money but a shitty tent cannot. Follow the money.

That's really a law?! That's bull****! Do they want more people on the streets?

@@moomamoo8511 apparently so!

@@moomamoo8511 if you sleep in your car, be vary careful where you park. The police will shine a light in your car and or arrest you. The laws vary in and around San Diego county.

I think you need more big government to solve things, it's been working so well for the past few decades why not double, no, triple down!

Rob your not alone, many are afraid to raise concerns......Don't taxpayers deserve to enjoy their city...who sues on their behalf

We have this going on in Philly. The homeless of today are the aggressive ones. Entitlement off the charts.

@@roshelltannen9698 Marxists are constantly telling them that their problems are you and capitalism, so they are extremely bitter and resentful, not to mention entitled.

US consumers send trillions to other countries by buying their products, not the US government. The US military on the other hand...

Yes, the U.S. politicians are always concerned about other countries, sending trillions of dollars. Nothing is ever done about the homeless situation here. It is totally frustrating and infuriating.

We also bail out the banks and other big businesses. What if instead of giving business all that ppe money, the government had paid people who lost their jobs due to COVID money based on their tax return

“They got money for wars but can’t feed the poor” - Tupac

@@xuimod no this is wrong. The US gov sends foreign aid to other countries. The last Covid stimulus bill sent 300 million to Pakistan for gender studies, and that sounds insane but seriously just google that.

yeah cause the weather here is so nice. Would your rather be homeless in a colorado winter , Arizona summer or San diego 70 degree year round weather?

The freeway ends here. It's the last stop in the line. That is all. Many just make there own way here. With the idea of headed west till they hit the cost. Just happens to be s s.d for many. As far as non California’s anywho

@@gottahaveawawa7494 Huh, um are you okay? I was just adding on to your point , no need to be triggered, i wasn’t attacking you at all, lord , take it easy . So on edge. And how is my point unintelligent if you do not disagree with my point? Logic doesn’t exist with you i guess.

Churches sure do give their homeless one way tickets out of their towns. Shame on those churches

It's the ideal place to be homeless

Exactly! Greed at every level of power

You got dems in control of Congress presidency and California. You did it liberals. Housing for illegals but not for Americans

@@garyoakham9723 Homeless exists in every city of America. Has existed for decades. You blaming a particular party is ridiculous and short sided. There is a human element here that is the major issue. A good portion of these people are on drugs, have mental health issues, no family support, etc. Additionally, social programs that may help these people are oftentimes secondary to other big budget ticket items. Point is the problem is far from playing politics. Your comment doesn't help anyone or anything other than your political agenda. How sad for you!!!

Exactly 🙌🏽

Yeah a group of liberals in power. What do u expect

I've been attacked 5 times and SDPD laughs and throws donuts at me! But that's SDPD for you! I carry water balloons with me everywhere I go now

@Six-Pack The mayor will just kick them out of his neighborhood or have them be charged for trespassing.

@@IIII...... That's kinda what I just said. Since they're not on her property though, it's someone else's problem.

You are seeing this the wrong way. He will welcome them into his home, pour drinks and have sex. He is a disgusting excuse for...anything. Needs to be recalled.

If you changed voting habits I'm pretty sure it would be dealt with.

Na. Just moved.

Bunch of horse pocky

That's what I'm saying. What how long Covid is to blame for everything. I'm sure they'll still be blaming Covid 10 years from now.

There's big money in fighting the homeless problem, but the money dries up with a homeless solution

Pretty sure they were putting junkies in hotel rooms

@@johncasa2488 that wouldn't be unusual in any city in California.

This, instead of building entire bureaucracies around problems the state and feds should cut funding for failing to deal with the problem or even pass laws holding mayors criminally liable for persistent tolerance of vagrancy. The problem would disappear overnight if just those two things were implemented, I'd gamble my left nut on it.

Exactly.

Do you want them to not get paid at all? What the heck!

What should they earn? And how does their job perpetuate homelessness? Crazy talk.

Most homeless hav alcohol or drug addiction. A good portion have mental health issues. But thr alcohol and drug addicts won't go to treatment. They are not interested in cleaning up. What do th4y have to look forward to if they get clean? Hlth4y might have to get a job working for minimum wage taking orders from some pompey faced junior assistant 2nd shift supervisor. They won't go into shelters because shelters have rules. No drugs, no booze, no co Ed rec rooms, no pets. No fun. So they woukd rather live on the streets and get lots if handouts. It's like camping. They don't want to work, they won't pull their weight, they're just a drag on society. They are human vermin. So th3 best thing is to run them out of town and push them into the desert. Push them into Brawleey, Plaster City, Holtsville, etc. They can camp out in th4 blistering desert all they want. They want to live like animals, push them out to live loke animals. Don't make working people have to suffer with them parasites. I've dealt with them for 20 years as a prosecutor. Helping them don't work. They need to be shoved off thr planets edge.

yeah .. "compassion" as in *_Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me_*

Push em south

Ooooooooooh my goodness!!!!!!!! I have no words!

And our Mayor is spending money on bike lanes that are not being used.🤑

@@sk8fm448 I honestly don’t underhand that at all. They destroyed the charm that the streets of bankers hill, mission hills had, and also made it super dangerous to drive around that area. Almost zero visibility on some of the turns you make as a driver. If anything, causes more accidents.

It’s so bad right there. I used to work at the hotel on 6th and f and it was awful. Yup at least 3 times a day there would be cops and ambulances if not more. Disgraceful. California is just a perfect storm for this.

@@alexcasey351 yeah, unfortunately it’s on every street and corner now. Last night, there was multiple fights in front of the library at 3am and this one dude who kept screaming every 10 seconds from 1am to 5am or so! I thought there was a velociraptor outside but nope, it was a super drugged up person. When you ask them if they need help, they tell you it’s a life style, it’s by choice since California pays them so much money + food stamps. Not sure if it can be fixed at this point.

Damn that is absolutely crazy. I used to visit little Italy all the time. Looking forward to again soon. Sorry you are dealing with this!

And who did you vote for? Sorry but until you put responsible people in office it's going to get worse. The democrats only make money off the homeless issue.

@@newtiger007 is that the San Diego area? I lived in SD in the 90s and downtown had a lot of homeless even back then. But in most big cities homeless always stayed in downtowns; now they are everywhere.

@Jack meouf i mean thats what im saying. Like even owning a house on downtown is shitty than owning 1 at eastlake

@@Brett1997 😕😕WTF

As i said before, I passed by a load of new freeloading bums setting up camp in a nearby strip mall's parking lot in Granada Hills CA and they had a pile of brand new luggage with pristine LAX baggage claim tags on them. They had just been FLOWN in to become OUR burden.

It's called Greyhound Therapy, and I watched a doco on tv about it back in 1988...

And yet, Seattle’s homeless crisis is just as bad as any CA city. A place that literally NO ONE would migrate to for the weather.

Living it for years, with a trade. This country is one big lie.

Move east, it's cheaper in the midwest / south

YOU KNOW MEXICO ITS STILL AN OPTION IM SERIOUS IM NOT KIDDING IM MOVING SOON WORK IN USA AND LIVE IN TJ

@@colgatetoothpaste4865 we'll miss you, but probably won't rescue you

I was poor and scared growing up. My parents were the paycheck-to-paycheck type. I saved up so much of my low income that I'm now well off. This country is not one big lie. Stop making bad decisions. Stop smoking and drinking and having kids until you're finances are in order. I also see "broke" people with new cars and new iphones. Bad decisions will keep you broke.

@Max Ter Rent and house prices has little to do with people living on the street. If people made enough to pay rent months/years ago, they should at least make enough to afford a monthly stay at a decent motel. Remember, there's many options in California. No one has to live on the street unless they're jobless and don't have assistance from any organization that assists homeless people.

People living on the streets is a byproduct of drug addiction, most of these folks come from out of state because California offers them free money and doesn’t require anything from them. There’s lots of places where you can go into drug-free transitional housing, none of them want to. They like living on the street…and using drugs freely. The problem is liberals in government, the state and city.

"Rent and housing prices have little to do with people living on the street" you are the biggest idi ot in the world. You might as well have said the earth is flat too.

@@IIII...... 'Many options in California'? No, most options go to the illegals and the politicians line their pockets. Right now there's people struggling to pay their bills, rents in California are outrageous, and gas is $5.29 a gallon.

@@barbaraallen7164 you got illegals out there infront of homedepot asking for jobs while you got these fine homeless Americans ruining the city.

John, why don’t you back up a little bit with your opinionated nonsense. It ALL goes hand-in-hand. And you truly have no clue what you’re talking about. Just because the city shelters are not full doesn’t mean this isn’t a homeless problem. And just because there’s drugs alcohol and mental issues going on doesn’t mean this isn’t a homeless problem. Your black-and-white thinking is pure piss

I wonder how many people never touched the drugs until after they became homeless and then gave up on life? I would hate to have such a small and narrow mind that I couldn't consider that not everyone has the same life story.

@@robertruge2916 "Obiden is importing poor homeless immigrants by the billions". Wow! That many?

You're right of course John but Leftists HATE hearing these facts and they will ALWAYS respond with _"Shelters are full"_ or _"There aren't enough shelters and not enough beds because of greedy rich Republicans"_

@Soma Persona then don't support a system that is designed to let people fall thru the cracks and leave them there as an example to everyone else.

Keep voting for democrats.

@@cancel.lgbtq.6892 i don't vote democratic. Thanks.

@@cancel.lgbtq.6892 and you shouldn't make such ASSumptions

So true...

you have the same right to live in the street you dribbling idiot lmao

Drug and mental health issues. Also, some people are genuinely homeless too. Most that are homeless do not want to receive any help though to get them back into a house 😕

We? No, you have these problems because of democrat run cities. Not an ounce of discipline exists in such cities

Susan Golding (R), Dick Murphy (R), Jerry Sanders (R), Bob Filner (D), Kevin Falconer (R), Todd Gloria (D). Nice try though.

@@hellofriends1516 Agreed, though the “genuinely homeless “ actually use the resources available and transition back into housing. That’s unfortunately not the vast majority

A drug and Democrats problem

Yes!

The Present dent.has.all.the money.to.send. to other places but not USA don't care

You are what's wrong with America! JS

Thank you Ronald Reagan

@@MASTEROFEVIL what was his reason? Was that something it was his own idea and Soul Decision or was he convinced by some advisors?

I don't know what to say, having experienced mental illness from a prior family member and now someone close to me, it's tough to see them locked up, they seem to always have some very good qualities, but their Dark Side can be extremely dangerous and destructive

@@7x779 Often it's all about if the one who is struggling has family or support otherwise it's easy to slip into the shadows and end up homeless.

@@MASTEROFEVIL Lol

Say homeboy you paying 3500 rent you talking about smelling piss rich fuck help these homeless people out dog Damm hell you rich

@Bryan Smith Materialistic lifestyle will ALWAYS be the best lifestyle and that will NEVER change, strong permanent confirmed legitimate fact. Your parents are ashamed of your existence, strong permanent confirmed legitimate fact.

@Bryan Smith um, stating security features and/or amenities does not equate to materialism or spending habits. Keyless entry and a bowling alley has NOTHING to do with how @ D Doug chooses to spend money nor assumes how he views possessions. God forbid you wanna live in a secure apartment *gasp*

Damn that's disgusting. $3500 for a 1 br 🤣🤣🤣🤣. And let me guess, it was around 750 Sq ft?

I grew up in San Diego and lived back east during grad school and my first job before moving to Austin in 2002. Austin reminded me of San Diego back in the late 70s/80s and it felt like Nirvana here. Not anymore. First, the requisite spike in property values and cost of living (a lot of Californians sold up and moved here)... and then the inevitable spike in homelessness and then the sharp rise in crime. Austin is a shadow of its former self. Horrible shame about San Diego... this is going to be the reality in every city in the US before long.

We need less shelters, and more time in jail for using drugs.

I'm a person who does not have any mental issues no drug issues my issue was I had cancer which destroyed my credit and I end up living in my car. The police offered to take me to the homeless shelter downtown which I accepted. When I arrived my possessions were immediately taken from me including my phone. I was treated with utter disgust and disrespect. I'm a very clean hygienic person but I was treated as though I was bed bug ridden lice ridden filthy animal. Every person in the staff treated me and everyone else like we were all criminals mentally ill violent. I can't speak for the others but I was certainly not that way but all of us were treated exactly the same with utter disgust and disrespect. So after one night I went back to sleeping in my car because at least I wasn't being treated like a f****** dog.

@@sk8fm448 Wow, you really drank the koolaid. How about instead we overturn Citizen's United so huge corporations can't buy politicians. Then we regulate and tax those corporations and rich people and Churches. Then there would be enough money to pay to get these people off the streets, have medical care for all, and make the middle class powerful like it used to be. But you, you just want to stick sick people in jail. How uneducated and unintelligent. Shame on you.

@@pepperm3466 I'm so sorry that in your time of need, you were treated like a criminal. You are not the exception. That is sad, and terrifying.

I feel bad for you and others trying to help the homeless. If a homeless person gave me crap I'd be yelling at them, so good thing I'm not a homeless advocate!

That’s a great question! I remember when democrats would push and vote for laws that help the unprivileged Americans who are stereotypes of a minority and republicans who were against these programs used them for their states because they’re highly segregated in class and ethnicity and now these so called legit programs are so confusing with bureaucratic red tape that you have to be foreign born in order to receive the benefit’s.

@@ruthie8785 I posed the question cuz idk. Is your question mark rhetorical? Is your response really the answer to my question?

Red states export their homeless to blue states

@@Tepaneca that’s a valid answer, and I’d imagine that there’s some truth to it. If I was comfortable at the bottom I’d flee to a warm weather blue state and let the state subsidize my existence (no shade). I think the “middle class” has a decision to make: are we gonna continue to pay “blue state” taxes and participate in subsidizing the less fortunate or are we gonna bet on ourselves and flee to red states and pursue a thriving outcome?

@@jonathandow684 that makes sense that democrats started the policies and made it so comfortable to be at the bottom that people stayed there and that class of people grew. They incentivized the behavior. Maybe being at the bottom of society isn’t as rewarding in red states as it is in blue states?

I totally agree. A democrat gets a buddy to open a non profit. Most of the money goes to running the place while just a little goes to the homeless. Then the person who got rich running the non profit gives money to their favorite politicians next election and it's a cycle of corruption. No democrat is going to solve this problem. They make too much from this scam.

BINGO! The only thing "nonprofit" about a nonprofit is the corporation itself. There's big money, a free car, and many other perks for the already wealthy CEO running the nonprofit. And....like any other business, the main concern is growing their customer base. Who in their right mind would want to solve the problem and lose their financial windfall.

And sent 300 million to Ukraine.

You are correct. These 'non-profits' are a major scam.

@@georgeyoes3130 I think the politicians are profiting from them. This is why the problem will not be solved. Why solve it when they make money on it?

Got that so right.

We tried like hell. Can't beat fraudulent votes and all the transplants and illegals voting Democrat.

@@Lunnalee100 I’m not a fan of Gavin either but you sound like a child. When the person you voted for loses its not because “cheating” happened.

Newson created the homeless crisis in CA? Blame the NIMBYS, they caused this. Support building more housing everywhere.

What would a different gov do to solve the homeless problem?

Not really

Been to Seattle lately? San Francisco? Honolulu?

Its like this in every city right now. San Diego has simply never gotten to this level until now.

New York....is BAD.

@@jacobmulligan5962 not true, San Diego like the other big California cities has always been a top destination for homeless. Social services and sunny weather will do that. The difference is they used to keep them limited to east village and the like, now as part of their “equity” program or some bs they let them camp up where they please

You mean like the church and most every tax exempt entity related to the subject?..

Agreed. As a city bus driver, my life is threatened almost every day of the week by drug addicts and mentally ill people. What's needed is a tough approach, irrespective of who it offends: *involuntary labor camps for the lazies, and institutions for the crazies.*

@@TVHouseHistorian ..or maybe the city should pay you more.

@@mic4902 Oh, I wonder why I never thought of that. Perhaps the thought of sustaining a permanent disability or dying from being pummeled by one of those homeless lunatics distracted me from thinking of your brilliant solution. I’ll bring it up with the union.

@@TVHouseHistorian sadly, working with the public would only become better if we actually gave everyone a better standard of living, of which I agree is not what one would think about when on edge every day because our culture really does not believe in that.

It's like the walking dead

@Lynda Faye you need help

Father Joe's gets a ton of money from every lunch being served. Mike McConnell also is worth I believe $2 million dollars. I'll have to look that up to make sure. But I know he can afford to live in Del Mar or La Jolla with no problem. And I know they wouldn't want it to stop or severely reduce.

Yep those Americans are your enemies. They go to Other town to protest and go back to their clean town lol

They voted for it, they deal with it. Please Democrats stay in your shithole cities and leave our Republican towns alone. Thanks.

This crazy...... m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qug9H2nQDIQ.html

I just took a robust dookie myself. With the exhaust fan on, of course. I'm not a heathen.

Why do people like you always complain or mention Bezos? You talk about "filling their pockets" but REFUSE to talk about the POLITICIANS who take money from the people who ACTUALLY work.

For years that WAS a poor neighborhood. Rooms at the Baltic consisted of a room with a toilet in one corner; kind of like a prison cell.

We jus had two years of nationwide social programs so are you suggesting that we run that intensity for more years?

Bezos provides jobs and services for many while stimulating the economy. He pays taxes while everyone working for him also pays taxes.

So it's corporations fault huh? Not the wasteful spending of the democrats? 30 billion was spent on the homeleess issue by Newsom and 14 billion more is going to be spent. They got 115 units built for over $600,000 per unit. Seems like corruption to me. The democrats don't want the issue fixed because it's how they make easy money. How about the democrats stop wasting money on crap we don't need. Their corruption is massive. You do notice how they are doing just fine money wise in this inflation right?

They treat people in shelters like they are all murderers that are absolutely crazy as well as child molesters and like your filthy and diseased. And although many of them are actually that way not all homeless people that go to a shelter are that way but all of them are treated that way by the staff the staff treats the homeless people in the shelter's like absolute dirt. So I can see why someone would rather live in their car or in a trailer rather than go to a homeless shelter. The first thing they do when you go to a homeless shelter is they take all of your possessions away from you including your phone claiming that it could be written with bed bugs so they put your belongings in a freezer for 24 hours. After that they store your belongings in a room that you cannot access without their permission and they watch you as if you're going to steal something. You are not allowed to have your belongings with you they are kept in a separate room. This includes your phone. They also lock the bathrooms in the middle of the day for 2 hours claiming that they're cleaning them.

Voice of Rasin That is because it's backwards, and also pepper m is right. You can't fix this with a temporary bandaid. You have to stop corporations and rich people from buying politicians so they do what WE need. Did you know that since Regan, the people's voice has been ignored? The rich get richer, and the rest get poorer through no fault of their own. I think about my parents having 5 kids on one income and living a middle class lifestyle including many trips to Disney, and camping and owning a boat. Now two incomes with no kids can't have that lifestyle. Stop blaming the homeless, and put the blame where it belongs: The Supreme Court for passing Citizen's United which allowed rich people to buy politicians away from the people. Get your head out of the sand.

Shelters treat people like crap

don't blame it in high rent , is clearly the lazy bums who want a free paycheck from uncle sam. keep smoking that funny stuff

Lazy people = homeless

Democrats grow bureaucracies until only the rich can afford anything.

Rehab is over 90% in effective and that is for people that want to be there so clearly rehab is not a solution of any kind.

OCFilm- Dream on

You say that the government caused the problem, and I agree. But why then is it that you and so many others think that the solution is for the government to fix it?! We need to go back to being a people who don’t turn to the government to run our lives. It’s probably too late for that though. We are Rome towards the end.

@@jiujitsustudent604 The easiest government fix is to stop funding these facilities by how many patients they admit. Funding should be based on outcomes, not addmissions. This has a self regulating effect. If you want positive outcomes, then you have to be more selective about who you admit. The easy patients will be picked and treated first. And only the most successful programs can afford to take on the more challenging patients, which is as it should be. Positive outcomes mean that patients are not only off drugs, but functioning at a job with means to provide for themselves. It also means the treatment facility is more invested in the patient's long term prospects, which include housing and employment. Treatment facilities that have no interest in making a long term commitment need not apply and will disappear to their community's delight.

Reagan??? That was 40years ago.....vote blue no matter who....this is what you get

100 years ago, During the height of the great depression, Many Americans were lining up for bread and soup. There are many pictures of that. There were shanty towns but there were not block after block of mentally ill people defecating on the sidewalks. It took drugs and an over reliance on government handouts to get to this level. This is worse than most third world countries.

@@oncho1960 Yes he closed a lot of mental hospitals which is part of the reason why we have so many mentally ill out in the streets. His administration did good in other areas but in this area he screwed up and now we are seeing the results of his policy.

Yes. I noticed the same thing. Cutting the funding seemed like an acceptable thing to do- but this is what came if it. Most of these homeless people can never work.

Why didn't you help them when they were your patients ? You can't house mentally ill people forever . They obviously didn't get help from your facility . Open borders , and not enforcing laws isn't helping the homeless or taxpaying citizens .Allowing mentally ill people to loot , steal and bring drugs and bring violence into neighborhoods where people are raising families is only going to build resentment and frustration which will make the situation worse. Most of this is drug related and our open border policies are a big part of the problem !

Us here in california and you in new york have too many democrats who make money on the homeless problem. Why solve it if you make money on it?

Bethany, um honey.... You might want to research because......um....northern Cali is mainly Republican

@@joshuahowdewudo1548 San Francisco is republican?

@@bethanyhealy4989 How would the Repubs solve homelessness?

few are mentally ill. They are likely stoned when you encounter them. 80% stoned hiding behind 20% ill. The handouts and squatting enable them to be homeless. you are 180 degrees out of phase.

Over 17 million homes wouldn't be empty if all adults had a job and made smart financial decisions. Problem is people nowadays are not being informed on financial literacy. Not only that, but many who live on the street refuse to get help. Are we supposed to force them into medical treatment?

Alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, no job, and hundreds of state, federal and local programs that reward them with even the needles they use to inject themselves with illegal drugs that they always have the money to buy.

it will only get worse. They already imported 60k illegals and rented up a ton of apartment complexes to house them, practically pricing citizens out of rent.

Because people choose to live on the street. Nearly all of the homeless don't want a job, mental health treatment, and they certainly don't want to follow the rules. San Diego will remain expensive as long as people keep purchasing real estate there and touring the city.

Well that’s when you leave SD lol are you insinuating they absolutely NEED to live in San Diego ?

Because 40 years ago Ronald Reagan and the ACLU made sure the asylums and mental hospitals couldn't keep them in. Simple answer. When I see Hispanic illegals at Home Depot lining up for work (and getting it) and living in apartments and houses in the neighborhood (and paying the rent), and white and black American homeless living on the street right NEXT to the Home Depot, I ask myself, who do I want for my neighbor???

The main problem here Is that most homeless in the street. Are young With mental issues. Due to over use drugs 😁😵😵😬

IMHO the best solution to this problem is to export them to "ghost towns" and let them figure it out. Give them the bare minimum necessities to restart their lives and rebuild these ghost towns and create farm land and fix up old homes. Once they do that theyd be contributing back to society while not making a city look disgusting and if they cant do that and end up dying from lack of effort then thats on them. If they do manage to get a mini society functioning they can sell farm goods for money to bring in more things to their towns. Also if theyre in the middle of nowhere where would they get drugs? theyd end up getting clean bettering their lives.

You’re inconvenienced by people who don’t have homes? Considering the rent you must pay in the East village it’s hard to drum up sympathy for you, not that you explicitly asked for it

FFS you people STILL expect the government to "fix" or "solve" THIS problem?????

Then don't vote Republican because they destroyed this State's capacity to do just that in the 80s. And to add insult to injury; in the 90s they gave the non profit treatment money to Churches and religious groups that used to go to trained and educated professionals.

Really? Does the same apply to the war that Biden finally ended in Afghanistan because no one else would do it? We're not even really involved in the Ukraine war situation, not anything like we were in other wars. Keep telling stories though, we all know where you get your news from.

You think drug addicts/mentally it’ll just showed up after Covid ? No the drug issue has worsened over the years.majority of homeless are there because they refuse to take accountability in their lives not because of effects from Covid

They’re gonna creep into your home. Soon.

City police should walk through every day with drug sniffing dogs and confiscate the illegal drugs.

Covid allegedly puts people in the ground, not out on the street.

Make some examples.

I totally agree with you 100%. I can’t believe how bad the situation is and how far society has fallen. California is such a beautiful state and you are right, it is being completely destroyed right before our eyes.

FREE hot shots??

If you want laws against living on the street you'll need to pass laws to CONTROL RENT.

@@ayo623 LA has had rent control since 1986. It doesn't work.

so sorry to hear about CA. we left CA 5 years ago and we didnt regret it. what we feel the gap between the rich and the poor are getting wider. plus all the family problems, broken home, job, etc.... add more reasons to live on the streets.

I’ve carefully read through the comments listed here, and no one is mentioning the core reasons for this social breakdown. Some suggestions would be effective, but would take systems-change to implement, and given American political divisions (Dem vs Rep) I don’t think it could be sustainable. First and foremost: the capitalist system doesn’t work for the majority of humanity. The fact the top richest Americans have increased their wealth by 20x-200x in two pandemic years, while personal wealth for the rest of humanity has plummeted, says it all. Second: the number one cause of “mental disorders” in men is the military industrial complex, which destroys young men who are deployed to wars. Many Iraqi and Afghan vets are disturbed, and PTSD shuts down the ability to personally pick one’s self up. This is a fact which isn’t even discussed. Third: Brain injuries have been lumped as mental illnesses by most municipalities and states, and the services and medications they provide worsen brain injuries and the possibility of healing. Those people need customized cognitive therapy, and help to survive because brain injuries sometimes don’t rehabilitate. Forth: mental illnesses are complex, from passive aggressive behaviors by people wrongly incarcerated to full-on schizophrenia. This is where evaluations must be done by knowledgeable professionals, who can effectively maneuver through the master manipulative personalities of some of the homeless. So many homeless men are just angry that they couldn’t make it in the system, or were “wrongly” accused of a crime, or who’s lives were ruined from the war machine this country has become. Some are seriously ill from an accident or mental illnesses. Some are drug addicts and fell through the cracks. Some are alcoholics and don’t want to quit. So you can see this has many layers of breakdown.

​@@uslee19 ​ @L The capitalist system is the main reason why we have social media, food companies, electronics, large amount of GDP, and so much more. Capitalism may not work for most of humanity because almost all of them make stupid decisions that could make it extremely difficult for them to become rich. Main reason why the top richest Americans had their wealth increased is because me, you, and others keep on purchasing their products. Try not to shop at any grocery store owned by a rich person, take a big break from social media, and quit purchasing Wi-Fi that is also owned by a rich person. Then, those people will stop getting richer. Everything else you said is agreeable.

Keep electing democrats

@@miker9082 I voted only republican so you can’t group me in with liberal scum.

@@miker9082 Happily. You republicans are something else.

@@jasongates- im not republican.

@@jasongates- both parties are thieves but one side is intentionally destroying America and every single thing democrats have done in recent years is bad for every American. I am intelligent enough to understand reality. Thats something democrat voters are unable to do. Open your eyes. Tell me one thing any democrat has done that is good for America? Just one thing? Open borders? Killing oil and gas? Putting people out of work causing inflation like we have never seen? Is this good? Is your life better now than it was a year ago? Is Biden restarting the iran nuclear deal good for you? Democrat politicians Cleary do not work for Americans and they have even said so.

So LEARN HOW to DEFEND Yourself!

@@samreynolds3789 He did. He beat that loser's ass.

Good for you bro that's how you deal with it kick the shit out of em

Captain, Captain, he knows the way, he knows the way to save the day!

If the police aren't doing anything about it, we have to take matters into our own hands. Homeless are being handed money but then stalking & assaulting hard working people. Homeless throwing scourching hot coffee on shop employees badly scarring them for life, but then no consequences for the homeless. This needs to change. The law/government isn't doing anything besides making the homeless more comfortable.

We have PLENTY of facilities Good try blaming Reagan when Ds have been running this state for decades. The issue is, current leadership. We can't arrest drug addicts and we can't force sick people into treatment because "they have rights" Nothing from 50 years ago makes a damn bit of difference now. Do you know how many psychiatric beds are available in SD? I bet more then you know

@@Lunnalee100 Then that's where these vagrants belong. Available? Perhaps. Actually using them? No. $1 Billion from taxpayers in L.A. spent flushed down the toilet recently. Reagan was only part of it. Closing down mental institutions started with JFK. This political football was bounced from Federal to State and back for many years. Since you think Democrats do better, why aren't you blaming Governor Gavin "Pretty Boy" Newsom instead of just blaming someone 40 years ago? Democrats don't seem to take charge and do something constructive. All they do is monitor, discuss, or tear down.

Lock them up. Lock them up. Lock them up.

California is a hell hole state to live in

Very privileged statement from someone who like most Americans is only a couple paychecks from homelessness urself ... Don't expect anyone to treat u like a human if u hit hard times or face mental health issues ... U must think Ur exempt

@@datuminformatics2847 You are mistaken about me; I am a crack addict who lived on "Skid Row" in LA.

@@lysliepope3967 Clearly can tell your Brain is already too fried to think everybody else on the streets is like you.

Drug addicts lie all the time

Hmmm. Like North Korea?

@@ozzierabbit587 Yeah, like North Korea. Every time when someone mentions something about other countries' lack or small portion of homelessness, a stupid American shows up and starts talking about communism. In most communist states around the world - former or current, this issue actually doesn't exist. Housing and medical care for mentally ill and addicts are basic human rights and nobody even talks about it. But for the regular Joe, tent cities in the actual cities are something perfectly normal. What a sad and pathetic country...

The same with power. A trash to electricity plant would reduce the cost of electricity, but the city receives more largess by restrictions on alternatives.

Gee whiz, how original. How would anyone else solve homelessness?

@@ozzierabbit587 Thank you for posting Mr. Original. To answer your question, admittedly I don't know the solution but my point is more about the hypocrisy that Gavin and others show towards them. They say it's great to help the poor and destitute, as long as it's nowhere near their neighborhoods of wealth and privilege.

"This homeless problem is literally everywhere! " Not really, Calif. is by far the worst we have over 162,000 homeless compared to a place like Utah 3000, This stuff isn't rocket science, most homeless want to live this life, they get money from the government, and they can hang out and get high all-day with there drug addict friends.

⬆️ there's your holdup on fixing this. No one wants to see them but when efforts are made the same complainers are worried about "free hand outs". So nothing gets solved. It's a revolving door.

AMEN!

Theyre from another land poverty.

Greed will be the downfall of the USA. Rents have inflated so much all over the country that now middle class workers are either going homeless or on the verge of it because of the abusive rent increases.

@@bena.3955 Rent in America is high & poverty starvation in other countrys That's why they're from starvation contrary over population

She's Absolutely Right. But NO WAY, Id move from Point loma to Downtown!

I live outside of California and we do not have this problem. Democrats did this, your voting did this ! ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES

Oside has it bad too. We have our regulars in Esco.

Your are totally right, I spoke to some home less and the police in laguna beach, they told me that they have a net work from all over the country. Their know what time of the year to get from Florida to California and in-between from the different states. Not only that but in california they have laws that helps them. The big problem is a lot of the homeless don't want help, they like living on the streets. Once a friend of mine came down to laguna beach to visit, walking down on the board walk. He says to me, there right on the edge of the beach by the ⚾ baseball court. Right to the right side is a lawn with grass, my friend says look at this. I said yes ,they have there free ocean front condo for free when other in the city spend million on a house or condo for a ocean view. That person that wrote that is correct. Some states and the church's give them any thing. Racket, that's what it's call. You can try all you want and you get the same answer from are political party, where doing are best, just sent us more money Right, that's it Look the other way.as long as there in office to get their benefits and climb the ladder for a better job and a better paycheck. What ever you say at at a town hall meeting is the same answer, were doing the best we can do. You see it all the time on the news channels, on all the cable news. Read the paper, the same B. S. Stories all the time. In on ear and out the other. Forgive for ragging on like this. Just want people to know it.tganks.

Same here and I'm from Vista. So it's not like we're not used to weirdness. And still, our minds get blown at the Padres game. I'm with my niece and we're just getting out the car and there's two crackheads spitting on each other in some argument. It's like welcome to the Padres game little girl! Shiiiiiiii.

RELIGION IS THE PROBLEM NOT THE ANSWER. WHY DONT ALL THESE MEGA CHURCHES DO ANYTHING BUT PROFIT OFF GOD ??? THEY PREACH THE GOSPEL BUT REFUSE TO APPLY IT. BLASPHEMY. AMEN 😎🎭✌

I agree. I pray for us all, everyday.

@@stevenotero2627 Religion isn't the same thing as a personal relationship with Jesus. Jesus didn't like it when people were religious, and only after their own gain.. I agree about the mega churches. They have lost their way, and we be judged for that.

Comic Con is coming I believe in July.The homeless have been moved out of the SD Convention Center a long time now.( sometime before April or May of last year) I did hear about the L.A. Super Bowl one.

we can only hope.

Gentrification is a problem.

Good point

Shelters aren't good things. Because you're homeless, they treat you quite badly. I was in one once. The only reason they weren't (overly) cruel towards me was because I had no interest in drinking or drugs so they didn't know what to do with me.

Once you become homeless it's as if you lose your humanity. No one will hire you and if you have a job you're most likely to lose it since you no longer have an adequate place to shower or sleep.

you are lazy. It is Your problem. Deal with it and stop mooching.

You mean by a home for the homeless? Why can't I get a free home? They should be forced into labor camps.

Y’all sound like hitler

It's illegal to force people to move to any specific location.

@@ozzierabbit587 we should change the laws!

What a loser

I am happy to hear that you managed to leave the streets. Hopefully, one day soon, you'll be able to kick the alcohol habit. Always remain strong, positive, confident, and treat others like you would expect them to treat you. Good things will eventually happen to you. Good luck!!!

@@FFab-DD68 awww thank you Frank. I appreciate that! 🐥

@@chickychrissy9405 Welcome. Stay safe and warm Chrissy.

Where is hypocrite Jimmy Kimmel at??????????

I hear you friend. I'm shocked at how many people are ignoring a growing a problem. We're struggling to pay basic bills at this point, though we drive used vehicles, have no internet, no cable, etc. Just our phones for $40 that provid internet. That shouldn't be too much to ask for.

To late most American 🤔 cities are looking like something out of an apocalypse kinda world from were I am in scotland. Its frightening the supposed richest country in world 🌎 can't take care of there own people. Its all about government greedy corporate games .they want to invade and get there nose in other countries business. All the tax goes on military spending because Biden dumped all the last 87 billion military tanks helicopters rockets guns war weapons in Afghanistan .every city in America looks like that nowadays. Your country hasn't got free healthcare even poor countries have free healthcare for there citizens 🙄 its turned in one big strip joint😷🤒🤕 .

@@triangleman9997 well what's your take on it then Mr know it All 🤔

I'm not trying to be rude, but why do poor people bring a child into their world if they're barely scraping by? Now the working class taxpayers have to give you money. Maybe we can't afford your child either.

@@networth00 it's actually my sister's, she passed from heroin at age 35 on leap day actually 2016. It was either take him or put him in the system and I couldn't do that. He's in kindergarten now age 6 and it was the best choice I ever made, gives me life ❤️

I don't get food stamps, you need to make like 12/hr or less for them I think but it might differ state to state. In Pennsylvania where I live I'm pretty sure that's how it is.

Also I make a shade under 45k/yr and you're calling me poor. That's part of the problem. 45k/yr living in a modest 2 bedroom apartment shouldn't be considered poor. That's crazy.

@@kellyallen8528 I worked two jobs for 30 years and saved every penny to get out of poverty. It does take hard work. Good on you for taking your nephew in as your own. If you claim your son then you could get a huge tax deduction and/or a big refund at the end of the year. Good luck and work hard, keep your head up and seek God. It will all get better.

@Jack meouf 😂😂😂 mountain home

@Jack meouf but Id still have a smile on my face if I did live outside in the mountains

Sounds beautiful where you live. Most people in San Diego are out of touch with reality. They seem to be aloof and ignorant. I've seen a lady give disgusted looks to a homeless woman who begged her for some assistance. It's really sad and I find some of the people to have unattractive and ugly souls.

@@ajl2232 eureka springs area

If she did good if she didn't good as well but let me tell you about giving out food or money especially in that area the homeless population will throw the food away and money or change they will buy drugs or alcohol I know because I live in San Diego and I have given out food and money they just don't care it's very sad situation 😔

Downtown San Diego is among one of the safest downtowns in America having traveled to 48 of the states, but the homeless issue is definitely out of hand. Instead of being afraid and spreading that mentality go down and talk to some of people and hand out some lunches if you can...you’d be surprised that they are HUMAN just like you ❤️

@@taylorparker8912Just now read this comment. Wow. Um thanks for coming to judge. I wasn't bad mouthing them and I have handed out sandwiches AND leftovers from a restaurant before thank you, I always will try to hand someone some water or something. I've just had a sense of not being safe. 👍🏼✌🏼Also, handing people meals doesn't help the situation, maybe for a moment. One last thought, are you female? Because that could explain safety for you vs me.

@@taylorparker8912 are you serious? Haha- guess you haven’t been there at night walking around.Now go drop your mother or daughter off around midnight and drive away. Tool.

@@aleeshanwnderlnd Ok Karen

I know the entertainment in Cali is fun but when it comes to housing and rent is ridiculous… people and society are the things expensive in San Diego like it’s not fair and making people leave the state or become homeless because of no recourse or any help to support themselves and living cost. Like shouldn’t California should be cheap cause it was owned by Mexico in the past .

Gavin Newsom sure doesn't help ether

@@Brett1997 I lived in San Diego as a kid in the early 80s and my parents were able to buy a duplex 3 bedroom in south bay area new for $73,000! The average price of a single family home was about $150k. Since then things have skyrocketed and priced out the average middle class family.

Are the freeways still old and ragged from the 60’s? California charges a state income tax but doesn’t do anything with the money and Nevada doesn’t charge a state income tax and is always under construction.

All the homeless losers are drug addicts you idiot.

Big population = higher cost of living. It's the population amount that's the issue. 39+ million live in Commiefornia, with the majority living in the cities.

Go to San Francisco

@@frankihatch no thanks few more months and I’m outta Cali

39+ million live in Commiefornia, with the overwhelming majority living in the cities. I'd say poor city management and endless mass immigration that never stopped has come back to haunt the demonrat voters there. Higher populations = higher cost of living.