Homeless in Santa Monica during major rainstorm--Daytime 

In Venice beach on the rainy days Karen Bass got over 100 homeless people in tents off the streets. I’m homeless but i prepare. I bought a van with my stimulus checks. I’m full blooded Native American. Always praying ❤

Some of the substance abuse/addiction is mental illness being treated by the person. After Reagan closed most of the mental health hospitals these people have no where or no place to go. So many are actively hallucinating. It’s tragic.

Damn, when you think it can't get any worse....it rains 🥺😢😭

This is a national shame in the richest country on the planet. The pictures that terrified me as a child of people on the street in third world countries has finally arrived on our doorsteps. Very disturbing to me at 72 and alone on SS ( poverty) because I am only one step away .

This is heartbreaking. These poor people.

Pray for all in need.

This is why this homeless guy works everyday and makes sure he is never broke. That way, when it rains I can always just go to McDonalds, buy a cup of coffee and get out of the water.

This Narrative is a false one, the only thing evident in taking a look at these videos is that the greater percentage of these unhoused are Mentally Ill, Drug Addicted and for the most part never a part of this city muchless this state (75% of which have been bussed in with the help of other counties and states) Stop the lies, these people have more then ample ability to get the help they want and need, they wont tho because they know for the most part it is predicated on the absence of addiction to methamphetamines, which they are not willing to give up, this is NOT a housing shortage or housing first issue, instead we need to be honest with mental health and drug addiction, something that is hardly if ever discussed with the Homeless Industrial Complex that simply siphons Millions if not Billions of dollars from our state...

The world has become a sad, sad place.

Most homeless enjoy the freedom of being homeless. They don't want to follow the kotma of society. Addiction is a choice and not a disease.

All the millionaire televangelist are nowhere to be seen helping. They are too busy holed up in their mansions.

Japan has super cheap hotels called Capsule Hotels. See the videos about them on youtube. If gov truly wanted to help they could give incentives to builders of Capsule Hotels

I was a Mental Health Worker at a State Hospital during the early 1980s, back when there were services for these people. However, President Reagan abolished Voluntary Admissions in the mid-1980s, pushing them out into the street where "the community will take care of them". But the community was not prepared or funded for this monumental task - and still isn't. Where there used to be just the token homeless person in my town of 40K citizens, there are now hundreds - most of which are mentally ill, to one degree or another. We have opted for the short-term solution; penny-wise & pound-foolish. America has turned its back on mentally ill.

Yes, this bothers me so much. I try to help when I can, and try to stay grateful. But, we are all one family and need to work together as a community.

Great video- pointing out the obviousness of the homeless problem. You showed several questions during the video and I will sum-up one answer that just about covers them all- money allocated for the homeless is mostly NOT for the homeless themselves, it is for admin and government contracts. The homeless have become an industry to those two.

Santa Monica, and the West LA area, have been my home for the last 20 years and everything in this video is what I see on a daily basis. I *used* to walk to work near Wilshire and Bundy, but had to switch to driving because I was being harrassed by the homeless. One man exposed himself to me and sat at the bus stop right outside our building every day. The police took a report the first time I called, but when I called back to say he was constantly downstairs, they did nothing. A few of them walk around and swing metal poles, wander around completely naked, screaming at the top of their lungs, peeing in the gutters with their genitals exposed for all to see. It's completely unsafe. I no longer go out of my home after dark in fear that I will cross paths with one of them on one of their bad days. I feel like I am living in an unregulated, open, and exposed insane asylum and everyone is turning a blind eye. I truly believe we are living in a mental health crisis and our leaders can't figure it out.

The people in the system pocket more than they spend. Corruption is the norm nowa days

Oh this is so touching. I cried buckets today. I pray that he put this money to good use so that he can create a comfortable life for himself and his son. BI Phakathi may the Lord richly bless you and your generations to come. May your descendants never lack.

In Canada, in a time like that, all you have to do is to enter an hospital and wait. No one will come to you asking what you are doing there. They will be just glad you don't ask for medical care. As a mather of fact, no one will come to you asking what you are doing there, EVEN IF you ask for medical care. Extremists would even say 'ESPECIALY if you ask for medical care'!

Oh but they can give rooms and food to all those illeagles,, and these are our people suffering ,,,,,,God Help Us !!!!!!!

Without all that warm California sunshine suddenly it sucks being homeless.

I can speak on this situation on all three sides. I was once homeless, so I understand the feeling of being in a hopeless situation, but in most homeless situations a lot of the homeless have both mental/ substance issues that need serious addressing for in which first importance the churches need to be more involved than the government because I believe it's the responsibility of the church and not government to be intertwined with social services according to the bible when Jesus said that he would separate the sheep from the goat implying that when I was hungry you fed me, when cold you gave me shelter, when I was sick you came to see me in the hospital when I was in prison you visited me.

Our behavioral health system is so horrific. Having worked in over 60 active facilities across our nation in construction. We worked as patients were warehoused not treated or helped. Many of our homeless suffer from mental issues as do housed people. Time for change is an understatement.

Streets got cleaned.

Open up empty stores for these poor people

Heartbreaking we should and need to help these people that are suffering. God made us all . We could be in there shoes , I was once homeless with a baby it was terrible. But luckily I had My wonderful parents to me back after losing my trailer in a flood everything was gone . Iam sure some homeless people don't have their family. Yes we need to provide help and warm place safe for them 💜

You can lead a horse to water, but can’t make him drink. Many of these homeless know where to get help, and to get off the street, but do not want to follow the rules associated with it. Those that want out get out, but they are a small population of the homeless, the rest would rather feed off the system.

I WENT THROUGH HOMELESSNESS THREE YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS NO DISNEYLAND OUT THERE ON THE STREETS AND IN THE HOMELESS SHELTERS! I HAVE A NICE ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT NOW IN FORT WORTH,TEXAS.

How 😔 sad Lord!! Please help the 🙏 Forgotten. At the end ee have all lost our way once. Help them return back home to your mercifully precious healing 👐 hands. This hurts my soul to watch😿

There are plenty of shelters that they can go in too.

By allowing this to go on, and continue...the "powers that be" clearly deem the situation to be "appropriate."

Certainly like to see the unhoused get their life straightened up & possibly be a part of society to be a resourceful essential to various businesses & industries. Glad that out reach organizations are doing their best to place them in a safe place

So Heartbreaking, This World Sucks Treating Peolple like this!

But also remember, that the majority of homeless when offered treatment for substance addiction DECLINE the opportunity to get clean and sober. In addition, when offered a place to stay the average participants stay less than 2 weeks. The majority response is they feel lack of freedom and confined. Los Angels county statistics 2022. So, before you shed another tear think about that!

God bless us 🙏❤️

I like seeing homeless people in the rain 🌧

こういう場面を見ると 辛く切ないね・・・😖。 何処の国でも同じような場面がある・・人間のストーリーがある・・・😖。

These people need to be in drug treatment centers or mental hospitals. Unfortunately, they can not be held against their will and they choose to remain on the streets. It's a no win situation.

I've been homeless in the rain! A 10'x12' plastic tarp will cover you nicely, as well as an upwind doorway. LIFE IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION.

It's so devastating. It's happening here in Australia also.

Eso pasa por recibir a tantos mi gran tesoro. A Chile le está pasando lo mismo Tenemos tanta gente, que no hay trabajo, no hay casas, y siguen recibiendo gente.

I pray if I'm ever homeless I still have my car to live in. I can't imagine being on the street.

I have been homeless in Santa Monica and Venice beach

This is a very misleading and manipulative….CA will always have a homeless people because if you are homeless elsewhere in the US and have common sense,,,,,not long before you get a bus ticket to CA in hopes things will be better, as CA has better weather (no snowy winters or blazing summers), dense richer areas that are pretty charitable, more tolerant laws, better homeless services, etc. So CA will constantly absorb the homeless from all other states, many of who decide to “solve” homelessness in their town by harassing them until they move elsewhere….like to California. So CA is disproportionately the destination for the homeless across the US, with no easy fixers…it is a tough issue with many competing needs.

I lived in Santa Monica in the 60's and there was nothing like this in the city back then.

It's like one big rain shower. It rains here in Jersey all time. We survive all the time too.

Omg the music made it even sadder

I have priorities,that's keeping a job,keeping the heat on,food in the fridge,and money in the bank.What do you think these peoples priorities are?????Most of these street people don't want to work,they want you to go to work and give them your money.People are sick of these street bums.

So sad

Instead of fighting a 10 trillion dollars wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, USA should spend resources for the well being of its people

Praise God that you survived ppl water is good for you is like water from heaven to clean the stench man has created

Great ministry GOD has you in

The situation here on the east coast is even worse!

Sad to see..this Homeless people in a Developed Countries....What are the RICH..n POLITICIANS are Doing about it.....(Make this World a Better PLACE for ALL..Human beings...n Stop whatever NONSENSE...that destroys what our ANCESTORS Build Before..)..

Good job Nancy. 🔨 man was right.

It's sad. And me being on disability don't ever mean it couldn't happen to me. The rents are going up. And I'm lucky to have a van and 3 tents and lots of camping stuff I know if I can't pay the rent anymore I'll go somewhere where it's warmer and live in my van and tents.

im crying

If you saw a dog or a cat outside in the rain you would want to see it get dry and warm shelter. Why not the same for humans?

What is becoming of this world? There is more and more needless suffering. The callous cold hearts refuse to see the contentedness. The poison they sow will return to them.

That's so 😢

That rainstorm is probably as close as the majority of them have come to taking a bath since they began living on the streets.

7 billion people should stop paying taxes,stand together and put end to government's tyranny

My heart aches. I tythe at my church but does it help the homeless?

Easier to glance from my car than to offer help 😎

great video

Governments don’t give a shit about the poor or the homeless never will never have.

What's painful, is how cities are providing housing for immigrants, while American citizens suffer 😢 on the streets. This is so wrong.

Life is only 10% of what happens to us, 90% of how we react & deal with our circumstances! Trust only in one for help!✝️🗝️☝️

I was homeless 17 to 24 though i have a job own a home i still feel homeless dirty i cant form relationships i am less than zero it will never leave me. I smell of feces, i am alone

Those homeless people must be helped for the sake of humanity, they need a second chance to live their lives, you are God's chosen people by being given excess sustenance and wealth, please help them, do not be stingy because the sustenance and wealth that you get is also a gift from God to share with others. You guys can care so much about your pets but Why don't you care about them (the homeless). Don't just rely on the government to solve this homeless problem. SPECIAL MESSAGE; I am also a homeless living in Indonesia, suffering so much from being homeless and without having a second chance to rise from the economic downturn and without support anyone because indeed we are only considered smelly garbage! We were dying without food and drink.

Don't do drugs kids

What happened to Lazarus and the rich guy?

Prayers to all that r homeless no food $$ .

i have lived in santa monica for almost 68 years now - i was born in a hospital in los angeles then my parents lived in brentwood because they were taking care of an elderly woman then we moved to 3rd streetin santa monica then across the street from los amigos park up to an apartment on kansas ave then down to maple and euclid now to 1116 grant street where i live now - i have also lived at 34th street and ocean park blvd and londelius street in northridge i went to high school at st monica's catholic school and santa monica city college i would like to help the homeless people is there a place that i can help them? i will be calling someone on the city council people should not be left out in the rain with no food or shelter

Go to the library

Where are the Family's of these people?? Where are the Governers and Mayors of the City and State?? Where is the HELP for your Fellow Human Being?? GOD How America Has Fallen!!

😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟

💜❤️ Breaking ONLY IN AMERICA. WE SHOULD QUESTION WHY???? No one gets help why are we still using OLD scales from 1940 to qualified people for help. City county and State will not help you if you make over 5.00 dollars in your SS check. The elderly is now homeless. WHY ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEING SEND OUT TO HELP OTHER COUNTRIES WHY NOT HELP OUR OWN PEOPLE HERE IN AMERICA FIRST.

It’s only going to get worse .

Contact information for the Santa Monica Coalition? Website has no contact info

Que tristeza 😢, tantas riquezas, pero dónde??? Cuando hay tantas necesidades?

To the person[s] who filmed this : How do you know these people were not offered shelter? Did the person[s] filming this ask? If these people did ask for shelter, were they turned away, refused shelter by the people who handle this? What do you say about people who were offered shelter & refused & suffered the rain? Whose fault would that be? What's your answer? Would the person[s] filming this be pissed off if these people were forced to go to a shelter for their own good ; or coerced to go to a shelter ; or if laws were enacted that did not allow people to live in tents at all & the law was diligently enforced? You speak as if these people asked for shelter & were turned down. All you're doing is showing pictures without any answers to the above questions. Man/California cannot help everybody & your pity doesn't help them either. Every homeless person in this state is not going to receive shelter, whether because they don't want it, and because there are too many, including those who come from other states to game California for a sucker to receive free whatevers. Tough love, common sense, & logic needs to be practiced & until it is "practiced," California streets will always be over-run with homeless people. The way homelessness is handled in California, it's inevitably unsolvable. Take a page out of Houston's book. Houston banned living in tents on the streets if a person did not want shelter or housing, & Houston enforced the ban. So be it.

The great American dream

SHAME on The Government n Politicians !!!!!!

I know someone down there they said they were soaking wet for 3 days

Get Markle To donate some of the millions and millions of dollars to help these people she is a "humanist" after all...................

How sad,💔💔😪

If the rain comes They run and hide their heads They might as well be dead If the rain comes If the rain comes- Beatles

They get to live near the ocean and I’m currently living in -5F in Minnesota. 🤷‍♂️

The weather will not always be like on the day you told your landlord to go fly a kite and got evicted. It is no longer nice and warm.

Mother Earth is crying.... Tears of Sorrow.

They does everything to get these people off the street they refused. They pay as much as 550. Per night they rather sleeping on the street . I think it's more of a drug and mental health issue.

IT IS SO GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SHOWER ANYTIME I WANT NOW.I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COOK ON A STOVE NOW.I CAN GO TO BED ANY TIME I WANT, WITHOUT A FEMALE STAFF OR MALE, TELLING ME TO GO TO BED AT 10:00 P.M.I CAN ALSO SLEEP PASSED 6:00 A.M.ON WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS NOW!😉☺😀😀😃😄😝😛😜😜😍😉

This made me angry, why aren't people doing anything about the homelessness in America? The government has the means to end it.

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Damn, better than snow I guess.

just curious where the millions of dollars goes donated for homeless given it's Volunteers distributing food past an the expiration life before trash, and property claimed as some offering overinflated

Is the SamoShel shelter on Olympic,near the freeway open?In the 90's folks could get food stamps in 3 days and nearly 300$ a month just for the asking.Police are (or were respect ful and always kind to me.Ya, it does rain in LA in winter, yet when I bounced around there in the 90's,SM the city I thought was good to me.Go 5-7 miles east downtown LA-thats brutal street life.I thought there were much worse things in life than being a beach bum in beautiful and (in my opinion) kind Santa Monica.

Shame on you Santa Monica. You mayor and people who run this city WILL stand before God in judgement one day very soon 🙏

They have day shelters