every store is CLOSED in Richmond 

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Could you please explain any time, why all of this shops and companies are Closed??? Instead of show the thousands of shops closed!!!

​@@LeoMetalTravelerMany thanks for your work. It would be great if the time of day was mentioned or displayed. Why are all the stores closing? Are they all buying online or are the rents too expensive or are all the top earners going abroad?

Online shopping and street conditions

You should make an APP to mark every closed store in red. And you can see an overview of all the buildings!!!!

Everything will be ran by the Gov and Corporations, who are ONE in secret.

For Joe Biden, all other countries come first and America is the last.

Czar newsome focuses on the big stores that bribe him.

3 comments listed, I can't see any of them.

@@ronfox5519because pootube censors are snowflakes and can’t handle the truth.

Border Patrol to help the illegals into the country.

In China!

Internet based business has destroyed pretty much most ways we knew to buy/sell goods, with so much more accessible online, many jobs went the way of the new internet business model. I'd bet more jobs in the shipping, delivery, warehousing, distribution and related channels to replace retail.

The jobs postings lately are fake there has been reports about corporations listing fake jobs just to hold potential employees in case they wanted to fire one of their longtime regulars, google it

​@AB-vc7ox Those jobs are being automated away to where only warehouse and distro jobs are left. And the current demonrat policies towards criminality means you either get robbed into bankruptcy, or close your shop and sell and leave before you do. Between that and all the artificial wage inflation, fewer jobs, not more and better paying.

We need to free all those BLM and Antifa Patriotic Prisoners of War who are locked up for January 6th!

Im 99.999% repeating (infinitely) that you single celled Amoeba couldn't even comprehend the phrase. Stay in the ooze and learn more before rolling your goo on the keyboard please, and thankyou.

And the Leftist pig Democrats just this week spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in D C to repaint the criminal B L M street painting in the city. Outrageous!

They’re all homless now

​@@Comeswoopfam 😅😅😅 Watching from Africa! I watch the homeless of Kensington street in Philadelphia too. Not all of them are.....😊

@@stuwest3653 People need to see this and what Newsom has done to this state!!!

How?

@@BR-ex9xp The insane minimum wage. The high energy costs. Tall the new regulations. Banning gas cars. Most of the Trucking industry has been blocked in this state for insane regulations. Which means everything moving in this state, from the food you eat to everything else is more expensice. Newsom is a big fat liar. Even with facts proving otherwise he just lies or doesn’t answer the question.

@@BR-ex9xp I think you missed the intended sarcasm.

@@BR-ex9xp I live in the Bay Area and like knowing that certain areas are less safe than others. I don’t have to drive around and look for myself.

Don't forget the online retailers

Don't know about Richmond, but Oakland & Berkeley are also driving away business by making it near impossible for people to park where businesses are. Exorbitant parking rates don't help encourage folks to come, either.

slowly?

It is not just small businesses, but ALL investors. CA is at war with the investors.

But you do have a czar that tells really good lies to the msm corporation who props his scurvy ass up.

Lol

And spray paint makers.

Germany is drowning in immigrants. We are happy to give some away if you have so many free properties. I know it's not funny, but we're in the same boat as you. All NATO countries are being torn down like the USSR was back then.

I learned in 7th grade that it doesn't matter who you vote for...

I don't think it matters anymore.

Yup, voting democrat is a bad idea. They ruin everything they touch. 💩

For sure - meanwhile I watch his videos also for ASMR reasons, very soothing and relaxing

Sacramento is good now.

Yes, Unfortunately it’s getting worse especially in the last four years. Thank you for sharing RJ

Agreed, I'm a 73 year old born and raised in So Cal. One party government has killed Calif. I remember when I was proud to say I lived in Calif. Now it is an embarrassment. It's over state income tax just passed a raise from 16% to 19%. They are so out of touch with the reality of their surroundings.

@@chaunceywilliams8405 I recall when my children were young. I would keep my body between my children and a Californian. Most Calis don't respect children. I got the feeling they wanted to kill my son.

@@chaunceywilliams8405 Well look at all the crime. Who commits all that crime? That's right, POOR PEOPLE! By raising taxes you make it less and less comfortable for the poor people to get by, so they leave. I have a job. I can afford to pay my taxes without any problem.

Exactly! Watch millions of uninformed idiots vote for him!

Nice 😂

🤣 Grusum! Love it!

The rest of America is the same or worst.

@@vallejano54 I agree.

Yes, that Albany San Pablo ave area used to be so nice. Thank you for sharing.

​@@LeoMetalTravelerUnfortunately, things are no better in Germany . The government is simply a demolition squad. Prices are rising sharply. Large shopping centers are being closed and the minimum wage remains low. But we'll need another 18 months or so to get to the situation you're in. Industry is moving away. More and more climate protection. Only 30 km/h is allowed in the cities. If cars are allowed in at all. Many cities are being converted into bicycle streets... Anyone who needs more information is welcome to ask. Viele Grüße aus Köln

Yup. Graduated from RUHS, And CCJC....haven't been there in years and years, all gone now.

What are you talking about? 6 years ago? You'd be in real danger during the day time walking around Richmond 30 years ago let alone 6 lol.

@@SpookyFow The San Pablo Ave/Albany area he filmed isn't really considered the Richmond you're thinking of. The hood hood Richmond is different from the commercial area (shops, restaurants, theater all now closed) shown in this video. Oh I'm aware of Richmond. Sadly, a couple of my cousins were murdered in Richmond.

I am a former Los Angeles business owner. My late husband and I escaped from California in 2003. Idaho is a far better place to live and do business.

It is by design

In Europa too

This is what happens when businesses are allowed to consolidate to the point there is no competition.

@@DeindexedSoWhat Who bails out the Banks? Who says "Businesses are too big to fail?" and then gives THEM the WELFARE they REFUSE to give us? WHO PISSED ON OUR BACKS AND CALLED IT "TRICKLE DOWN??" Ah, it MUST have been "Those dayumm DemmmyCrats..." Yeah, right.

China too.@@viktorfrank1775

Yea, Richmond looks like Selma and Montgomery.

California is too big to manage, the only thing they get right is raising TAX , creating new taxes, fines for companies, regulations .... It shows how small business friendly is by the spray paint

I was also born in Vallejo.

Sad when you realize that Cali used to be the middle class paradise, now there's only the super rich and the super poor.

I was born in Vallejo and raised in Richmond. I haven't been in the area in 10 years. It's sad to see this happen in my hometown.

Lived on Hogan Avenue, right down the big hill from Dan Foley park for most of my life. I left for the USAF in 1993, never went back because of the things that were being told to me from my family. I retired now in Arkansas, great choice. @@mdemartile

Middle Class was targeted and destroyed on purpose. @youreprettygood2603

Bet THAT is quite the rarity there! Really a sham, and a shame... best of luck to you

Not really all my towns around are still open. Plus California is huge. You all focus on a few big cities.

@@poopn69 No worries, mate, then, as voting habits have nothing to do with the sight we can all see with our own eyes. Or, perhaps you can vote the same, but expect different results...

@soavemusica I don't even know what you are talking about bro.

@soavemusica all you weirdos that focus on politics need to get a real life. Both sides don't care about you. You are a fool if you think different.

I think you should be saying that it was the democrats that killed them. Look at every single democrat controlled city in the US. They have all been turned into crap holes.

With lots of support from the scumbag politicians.

This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley

They may not be paying but the tax bill goes to the owner registered at the city and county clerks.

Property taxes are too damn high everywhere in CA. Those who can't afford it are forced to leave. Thanks for your "concern."

​@@celestepalm6949These are the types of people that will pop off and accuse theft for these problems. I guess the movie theater went out of business because of theft. They stole a 400 lb projector.

Because no one ever gets mugged at night in a bad area. I know when I get robbed I just love going back to the same place.

​​@@jerryspann8713 if one of the employees or the customers get hurt, the business owner will be sued for millions. Same reason In and Out hamburger closed their doors. Imagine couple of thugs go in during a movie and rob everyone in the theatre and hurt someone. Retail stores get robbed for products and service business gets robbed for money and personal belongings.

And glass companies for car windows

Foreeaalz. You must be a Berzekely Native or something

Pastime hardware is STILL OPEN, this was a major ERROR.

Agreed. Like the movie Greenland. No one pays attention until it's happening to them. They shut all the doors on everyone else by universal law someone must shut the door on them. All the warnings are there but no one listens. Just like the movie Greenland. They are given everything but when SHTF they scream where is everyone to lead us as they didn't want anyone to lead them until the SHTF. It's unfortunate just like Noah they don't listen even though every sign is there. Covid was a world wide event LITERALLY STOPPED THE ENTIRE PLANET and they still don't listen. Stay safe out there! This might be big but God's bigger.

Appreciate it!

During the DeSantis debate when confronted with the plight of San Francisco, Newsom just laughed and changed the subject.

Yes, online shopping you’re right thank you for sharing

This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley

Not according to them, everything is fine and dandy.

That's the point of this video

Many were probably money laundering fronts.

Thank you, Captain Obvious

Bippers too!

I live in a small Rural city of 20,000 in E. Texas 80 miles east of Dallas . A lot of commercial construction and new industry coming in . and growing population . No store fronts closed. Business was shut down during covid for very short time.

I live in West Central Texas Town has less than 20,000. No stores or businesses have closed they actually opened. Housing has gotten a lot higher but my property taxes have gone down.

Commyfornia has SIX..MILLION well paid ($100k yr.+ ) 'democrat voting govt. employees' .. living high on the hog while the rest starve.

THEY ARE UNELECTED, BILLIONAIRES, FOOLING US, HOW ???, THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL US WHAT TO DO OR RUN OUR COUNTRIES, BUT THE SHEOPLE DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT !!, WHY ??? WE MUST BE UNDER MIND CONTROL !!, OR WHAT IS THE ANSWER FOR NO RESISTANCE ???????

He mentioned that you can buy Autoparts online, but he showed a muffler shop 'Midas". I doubt that very many people are going to buy a muffler online and install it themselves.

Coffin builders and crematoriums are busier too

Good point.

Exactly!

So why do you still live there.. If you're capable.. GTFO

Haven't you watch videos of texas, alabama, georgia, moron?

@oscarmadison8530 yes, it’s really looking bad in this areas and there were some parts I didn’t have access to for safety reasons, but I’m planning to use a drone to go explore this areas, thank you very much for your constant support and for remaining a member of the channel. Take care Oscar

No place in America should look like this.

The crazy part is normies walk around oblivious and think everything is fine. Never seen anything like it.

The public CHOSE this. Democratic republics give their voters what they choose. The voters ruined CA by voting Democrat.

THIS IS THE END RESULT OF "TRICKLE DOWN."

Absolutely ,somebody has to make money 💰

I miss the guitar Center 🎸

This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley

I thought the same thing Richmond VirginiaI. don't know how much longer before this happens to Richmond Virginia. I live in Gladys Virginia and there are some parts a Virginia that are really bad when I go through Roanoke Virginia. DO you know where the train station is in Roanoke Virginia I was surprised and it's very sad of all the homeless people in that area not too far away from where that fancy hotel is I think they have a lot of homeless people in there but I'm not sure but it's very sad day in Roanoke Virginia with all the homeless people people had tent setup that's the first time I actually saw people living in tents I seen it other people showing videos of it this is the first time I seen it with my own eyes going through Roanoke Virginia I don't know they got to do something adults with children children I did not realize there are so many adults that have children that are homeless in Virginia it's very sad in Virginia okay and it's really sad through the whole USA

@@ruthpullis9279 It is sad to see. I just drive thru VA to Maine. Richmond is pretty that old church right beside the interstate. The big overpass loops is amazing.

That whole shopping center was vibrant back in the day. I miss it. I think it's all townhouses now 😢

Is the Hilltop mall still a thing?

@mdemartile Nope. It's gone unfortunately.

Yep, it's lot a Metal Leo video without "Good luck with that."

Indeed , even in the 90s wasn’t too bad as it is today , Thanks for sharing

All major downtowns have been affected, thank you for sharing

Is not happening in Florida.

@@celestecarrera2963 Florida is worse! Do not come here!

This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley

Montgomery Ward brings a lot of memories. Thank you for sharing.

I learned to drive in the Toys R Us/ Wards parking lot. And my husband and I bought our wedding bands at Wards.

I appreciate that

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful comment--a rare treat these days.

Sounds like you are asking for "smart cities" which is exactly what the Soros crowd wants.

@catyronwode What a positive comment, that’s what we need like you said somebody smart with a vision to start fresh and see a turnaround of the city. Thank you very much for sharing.

Real estate developers are buying everything up to put in condos all around the Bay Area. There is a lot of relationships between construction, developers, and politicians. Its happened already all over other areas such as some parts of Hayward, San Leandro, San Jose, I've seen it a lot. In SF they try too, but have more trouble due to corruption about pollution cleanup--that is an interesting story in itself, for anyone that is interested. If things are going up or going down, the rich and powerful always make money.

The only businesses now in these areas that can still stay open and operate are those with armed guards protecting the business.

None of these store were in Richmond, all El Crrrito and up!

Agree. Drove down PCH through Long Beach. Lots of closed up shops.

Will do. Thank you for the tip.

Michael who has a real estate blog, walk and talk visited the Bay area/ southern Cal, for a month. Rented a house. He toured some nice small towns/small cities across the bay from SF. But he never ever visited SF, Oakland, etc. He values his life to much. Many places had a view of SF in distance. He loved the weather, but would think long and hard before moving there. He lives in the Miami are of Florida.

Those are some pristine towns in Contra Costa county, Sonoma is beautiful also.

This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley

The '60's! Took prayer out of schools. DRUGS flood the nation. Movies go even more violent. Music goes faster & harder than ever. Porn becomes more mainstream.

Nobody is paying the taxes on those buildings. What’s the city going to do, reposes a worthless building?

@@canamrider07 That's the next step.

Thank you for your support!

Hilltop mall is closed.

Long gone, only Walmart there. The one time I went there (closed) Amazon staged their fleet there.

@@jennychavez2436 Oh OK, too bad but not unexpected. It used to be pretty nice back in the day. It ended up just like everything else in Richmond -- Closed!

@@colin1657 Well, i would say that is par for the course that Amazon is using the mall for their purposes because they are likely part of the reason for the mall's demise. It is likely not the main reason though. The main reason this mall and all these other businesses died there is because the local demographic is not Conducive to a successful economy.