LA Doctor Explains Why Homelessness Is Growing in the City | Houman David Hemmati
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- "We're talking about homeless housing located on some of the most expensive land on Earth, occupying what used to be a much-needed parking garage, at a cost of $2 million per unit. The value of that land was around $120 to $150 million. If they're building 120 units on there, that's a million dollars per unit of just land value, taxpayer land value. And the council is justifying it, saying, 'It's very much needed, it's environmentally beneficial,' and that 'it promotes equity by allowing homeless individuals to live in a nicer area rather than pushing them off.'
Siyamak sits down with Dr. Houman David Hemmati, an activist and resident of LA, who over the years has been observing how the LA county is dealing with the homeless, including the city of Santa Monica.
"I've seen people who've owned buildings and wanted to develop them for medical purposes, who've given up and said, you know what, I'm turning it into homeless housing, I'm going to make more money quicker, because the city will just write me unlimited checks. And that's what's happening."
0:00 Intro
0:50 A Million Dollar Condo for the Homeless?
4:34 Seeing Homelessness Transform a Community
6:37 The Program That Gets People Back on Their Feet
8:40 Following the Money in Homelessness Spending
11:14 VA Campus Left Empty Instead of Housing
16:30 How Profit is Made in Housing the Homeless
18:33 Where Did Santa Monica's Millions Go?
19:55 Tailoring Solutions to Individual Needs
21:34 The Importance of Family Support
23:57 The Risks of Speaking Out
31:23 Why Government Subsidies Keep People Poor
32:52 Is The California Dream Gone?
35:00 Waking Up to Failed Leadership
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Siyamak, you are doing an amazing job. But I think it's time you get your name out their more. Get on at least 2 of the following 3 PDCASTS. JRE, PBD PODCAST, or JRE. The viewership will help you propel your channel!!!!
Now they want Beach front property. 🙄
So many are lining their pockets off the backs of the homeless and the taxpayer..your guest is one of the few that has called this out.
Agreed. This is the first time I've seen anyone actually verbally say what's really go on in L.A. He nails every thing. Mayor Bass needs to put him in charge of the homeless problem. The only thing I would add is -
1. The homeless problem in L.A. is a federal problem not a city or state problem. A majority of the transients of the U.S. come to L.A. and always have since the railroad was built to end near Skid Row. The L.A. times did an investigative piece a few years ago that investigated state hospitals in Nevada bringing in van load of homeless patients and dumping them in Skid Row. They were fined but not closed down and there are other institutions that do this. Even the governor of Alaska made a speech claiming that he sends his homeless with a one way ticket to L.A. cause L.A. has resources for homeless. Therefore the transients of L.A. are not an L.A. problem but a national problem.
2. The laws that were repealed that allowed involuntary institutionalization of violent crazy people is what led to this. L.A. is now an open air asylum because those laws were removed and now there's crazy transients murdering or assaulting innocent bystanders on almost a weekly basis. They don't get arrested and permanently held until they murder. The crazy transient that just stabbed a woman to death on the subway had been arrested and released multiple times for violent incidents. Imagine a state hospital with a lot of violent patients and then suddenly someone opens the door and says all of you are free to go onto the streets. Then they turn to the residents of those streets and say - may the odds be ever in your favor. THAT is exactly what is happening in L.A. It's a failed experiment and L.A. is working on reversing those laws to allow for involuntary committing them - but no doubt protestors will protest it and it will be a shit show. But we did their experiment of letting violent mentally ill run free on the streets and it has failed with loss of innocent lives.
IF it's not for pocketing the money off of Taxpayers then they wouldn't be in office. that's the whole point is the divert the water to their own personal benefit. Without drama and chaos, they won't have a reason to use those fundings. Homeless people are the just the front cover for the public, they stealin from the back.
So much corruption EVERYWHERE.
Doctor, several years ago my son was in a horrendous car wreck. He was transported by ambulance from a rural county several hundred miles north of LA to LA because he needed medical assistance that was unavailable in his county. He ended up in the hospital for over a year. Then they wanted to discharge him but have him come in daily for bandage change and wound cleaning, etc. We thought the hospital social worker would help him find housing for the disabled but no, she called to say she secured him cot on skid row. Skid Row is dangerous and is 20 miles from the medical center. I flew out 3000 miles bought a car and we lived in the UCLA Medical Center ER parking lot for a year. We could only afford a motel two nights a week and we'd shower and get a good rest. I can't praise the ER security enough. They were so kind and understanding. However, why is there nothing for the newly disabled?
How is your son today? Hopefully you found a way. Dear God, thats horrible!
Have him apply for SSI if he hasnt yet.
$2 Million dollar free apartments?
@@kimberiysmarketstrategy Good luck if you're a sane Californian, who unfortunately becomes disabled. Say "bye bye" to any savings you might have. Say "hello" to your new home on the streets. Nobody in the government cares to set up a "success plan," before a disabled person is discharged from a hospital/treatment center. That's how sick people end up homeless. And... Nobody seems to care once you end up there. Nobody... Job training? Where? Where is it? Oh... right... there it is... but, you're going to need to sell a kidney to pay for it. That's the reality I've experienced. Talk is cheap and if you're looking to survive, don't hold your breath or look to a social worker to help you. The government is full of waste, mismanagement, and bureaucrats who are taking tons of money from the bottomless pockets of taxpayers. They flap their lips, then go home at the end of the day.
@kimberiysmarketstrategy He's getting rehab to learn how to walk with a cane. He got orthopedic shoes last week. He'll be fine but still needs a lot of guidance. Thank you.
Not many shows today speak truth to power. But Siyamak's California Insider breaks the norms. Every episode is must see and filled with facts on current events facing California not political spin and misinformation. Keep it up great work and we will keep watching.
That’s why CZcams keeps trying to shut it down
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He's so brave getting paid to shill for billionaires and "speak truth to power".
This is so spot ! My daughter just moved to Santa Monica from Austin. She loves California. If I were there I would be involved with your efforts. I wish you could do an interview on The View or CNN. We never hear or see anything about the homeless crisis. Best video I have seen about this huge problem.
California needs Dr.Hematti. Keep going with your common sense solutions!
Corruption in Santa Monica is worse than in Nigeria and nothing is being done. Crazy crazy crazy
Can this doc please run for governor?!?! Please?!?! 😢
One of the best guests ever. Not only Cal but the rest of the country needs people like this doctor making decisions to get us back on track again.
Getting rid of Santa Monica's Parking Structure #3 makes no sense. Terrible decision to build $2 million a unit homeless housing. This will destroy Santa Monica tourism and local businesses.
That's the UN agenda
If all homeless in santa monica goes there to live, very soon new homeless folks will migrate there and become homeless. It has showers on the beach, nice view, great weather. Much better than skid row.
Yeah, homeless go to LA, see the beach. Santa Monica wants you!
Santa Monica has been going downhill for a long time. I recommend tourists to avoid this area and also Venice. Head north to Malibu or head south to Orange County. 3rd St is no longer what it used to be and I don't see myself going back again.
Avoid Gavin Newsom's California. He is doubling down on his failures
The homeless industrial complex must be maintained. How else can politicians friends and families fund their “foundations” which serve the homeless population. Oh, and to finance the foundation leaders lifestyle, of course.
100% that's exactly why...
I hope this channel gets to 1M+ subscribers very soon. More Californians need to understand these issues and what's really going on.
I sympathize for those homeless people, who lost their jobs especially with children, the government should prioritize helping them.
The doc nailed it - the homele$$ indu$trial complex. Hou$ing first !!!!
It’s insane and ridiculous to spend housing units for the homeless, most of them they never worked, drugs addicts , etc.
while people struggling to pay their mortgage.
And none are white
@@QueerdoLocwrong, most are white and black….very few Latinos. They have a strong family system to help them if legal. If illegal, and most are, there is an entire system that helps them, keeps them working tax free-under the table, no background checks, all Hispanics welcome-anyone else will not fit in. Tax free in California is a living wage when they all live in one apartment on bunk beds, etc.
Especially it is WASTING our money, the tax payer's money!
A joke on all proactive, law abiding taxpayers
So... What do you think about the absorption of millions of illegal migrants? How is that a plus? How is that impacting the already existent problems of housing lack & homelessness? Maybe they're all coming for the millions of construction worker jobs that don't exist 🙄. Oh... Many will tell you, those aren't the jobs they want. They don't want to do the dirty jobs. They want to go to college, compliments of the American taxpayers. So... Learn Spanish, that's the response from your new boss.
This Doctor have a great idea for the homeless. They should listen to him.
I would vote for this guy
New homeless housing should only be given to Veterans. A Counselor & security should be in building due to Vets or other unhoused people having drug or mental health issues.
Listen to this doctor, he treated the veteran homeless population!
Every month hundreds of homeless people move to LA . Most are not from LA
Another excellent interview, thank you! No wonder I was unsubscribed by YT ... yet you never give up!
I’ve totally seen that encampment outside the VA in Brentwood .. its shameful
Dr. Hummati very well spoken and intelligent. Want to bring this to you. Drugs are so cheap and homeless person only need $3 dollars to get high. That’s a major problem. They never go with out being high. They never go through sober battles realizing the situation they’re in..
Its corruption not lack of resource
When I was homeless I applied for housing help. 8 years later I got a call saying I could finally get it. In that time my kids aged out & I bought 2 homes, divorced, remarried...started a business. WOW.
I DO want to say, I was on assistance. I took 3 jobs with my resume that CalWorks built for me & an outfit Mervyns donated for Working Women. They paid for 1/2 my college. These programs DO work.
I built 2 companies, bought 2 houses and raised 2 boys on the spectrum. I am very worried though...these days may be over soon.
The program works, just the waiting list is long in more desireable areas.
I lived back-east in a not so desireable area and the waiting list was 3 months. At the same time, the waiting list in Los Angeles was 10 years. This was pre-Coof so who knows what the waiting lists look like now that people are commonly losing their livelihoods.
Single moms go to the front of the line
@@ronaldroberts4058 no they get in line like everyone else.
Nice..your one of the few who took advantage of the Calworks program. Unfortunately, not that many are ready for change. This is coming from a retired Employment Counselor with the CalWorks program.
@@ronaldroberts4058no, that is not just or equitable to many men
This guy needs to run as governor. He needs to have no skeletons in his closet, so politicians can't hold it over him
This guy could solve the homeless problem
Great idea!
This is a gross waste of taxpayer finds. 120 units is laughable. They could house about 1000 people in that structure: leave the parking structure up and people could sleep in there-out of sight. Enclose it so it is warmer in the winter, or provide little boxes to sleep in. Provide Porta potty’s, portable showers, and hire people to regulate the crap the try to bring in, keep it clean, and safe.
Thank you Dr
Why are the homeless less worthy of that land than anybody else?They're the most in need . Arrange housing in the vacant buildings...do it.
California has a few empty military barracks they could try to use instead of prime land. Can also buy cheap land outside of LA. Building in prime land is just dumb.
True... Q: Why does CA have 1/3 of the nations homeless populations? I'd like to know where these people migrated from. I think it would be a good idea to require that all states take in an equal amount. This would lessen the strain on health services for states with high numbers. It would also lessen the tax burden while simultaneously allowing for better quality of patient care.
@@Niv1030 SF and other Cal cities give out free drugs, free food, and weak policing. It attracts homeless from around the country. what nobody is telling you is that over 2000 homeless people die every year from drug overdose in California.
@@tomofnorthcal The current system for dealing with the two major problems (mental illness & drug addiction) can't/won't work. Why? Bcuz the people suffering from these conditions require intensive rehabilitation. Which isn't happening due to various factors (lack of treatment beds, money, incomplete/inadequate treatment, gov/healthcare bureaucracy) the list is endless. Whatever the issues are... The success rate can/should be better. But... Those goals are nearly impossible to meet when some states are dealing with such high numbers of cases. This is my reasoning for requiring that all states be required to provide services for an equal number of Americans in need of such services. The not in my backyard approach simply, "isn't going to work." And... 2000 Californian's dying annually from the Chinese/Mexican drug shouldn't be tolerated by our government. We know that border isn't going to be closed until we get rid of Biden & 95%of this Congress.
Thanks Siyamak. Great show, and also very sad and tragic. I’m rooting for you and your guests.
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CA cities and counties cant tell the State what they did with the $25 billion they got in the last 5 years.😮😮
Somebody had to have signed the check. Or who "received" the money, it had to have been deposited in a bank. The IRS can tell when I misreport $250 and they can't find the 25 billion? I say that its in someone's pockets. There must be a way to find out...if they really want to.
Excellent interview!
What a compassionate perspective…thanks for putting the spotlight on this MD…what great work he is doing and what a great person he is.
Why not open up some of the institutions for the mentally ill. And drug units for the users
Ok, what are you going to do? Make the police arrest them? Then what...they will get sued for infringing on their rights..
🎯 You're absolutely right. Many of the homeless have mental health and drug addiction problems. Their issues require treatment. Any attempt at getting them off the streets will likely fail, due to lack of proper support services.
Why is it that few talk about the working poor or people that become unhoused due to chronic/debilitating health issues?
@@Niv1030 , they should apply for disability
@@RacerX1971 You would think that applying for disability would be a logical & simple solution. Unfortunately, the process is plagued with outrageous bureaucratic red tape. The entire process for patients, typically takes approximately four years (in CA). I know patients that have had to go onto general relief, while wading through the problematic process of applying for early SS benefits. It was wild watching a 52 y.o. patient go through emergency heart surgery (quad bypass), get released from his job, go onto g.r. while he fought the Soc Sec to give him disability benefits. I'm surprised the guy is still alive. I would've had a heart attack. Want the kick in the head, winning finale? After three years of fighting with the government workers, his claim was granted. But... He had to forfeit nearly all of his first dispersement of disability benefits to the repayment of g.r. & other benefits he'd previously received to survive. So... People do whatever you can to stay healthy bcuz the system is definitely not your friend.
This guy is an angel
Wow this episode was amazing, so much information, o shared it with all my coworkers 🙏
It's so infuriating to even hear about this topic. We are so doomed.
It’s insane if Los Angeles will build a unit for every homeless person, you don’t even know what kind of homeless people are you dealing with, drug addicts, people with criminal issues, it’s a big task to help them and perhaps babysitting them too.
The problem with people like this is that all their needs are met so they are out of touch with people who have to worry about being permanently homeless within one month of missing a paycheck. We NEED a vigorous social safety net that takes care of housing and medical needs throughout the country so homeless people aren't sleeping on your porch. We NEED a guaranteed jobs program so people are more fully employed without the caveat of abuse.
This man needs to run for mayor 🙌
God bless this good doctor! I used to live in Marina del Rey. And for many years I would bicycle through Venice Beach on the boardwalk and then to the Santa Monica promenade on into Brentwood. It was one of the most enjoyable. Of my life. You're the Beautiful beach and beautiful girls all around. I moved out and bought a home many years ago in the South Bay. And as I watch this video, it distresses me to hear about the plight of what or once enjoyable and safe areas to bicycle in. Looks like the crazy lefties have killed another wonderful spot in the People's Republic of California.
They have four thousand available units and they're not using them
But honestly, you see the way they live like pigs on the street, would you want them living near YOU?
LOL!! That's a ridiculous solution . A LOT of people don't have families , let alone families that are intact , willing to help and have extra bedrooms . The problem is our for profit " Healthcare Industry " which makes it impossible to get the mental healthcare they need without waiting for months IF they can afford it .The other issue is the cruel cost of housing .Wall Street is buying up homes , flipping them and doubling the rent.
"The government can't be someone's family."
Everyone has family somewhere and lots of people in California have family that is in another state. If the family doesn't have an extra bedroom, they at least have a couch for a little while. The family guest room and/or couch is not meant to be a permanent solution, just temporary help.
The homeless person has to put in some effort to get out of their situation, they can't just expect to be taken care of like a small child.
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Yes.
Building housing specifically for and only for "the homeless": is treating the symptom not the cause. I don't think they should build stigmatizing housing that creates a public nuisance and needs a bookshelf full of new laws and regulations, and an entire new Agency full of Unionized Civil Servants with huge pensions and salaries to administrate - just build enough housing and then a little more and make housing a consumption good rather than an investment good. Singapore has a housing model that works and could work for us with some adjustments.
Investigate government officials May shock you
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The people that "act" like this recession isn't happening are plugging their ears and yelling LA LA LA LA LA!!! They don't care what the truth is they don't want to be wrong. "Never expect a man to except the truth when his salary depends on it". 💯 facts. Human nature makes me money🤷🏻♂️
We need to abolish all zoning laws that have forced car-centric suburban sprawl on us for too long.
This is what WOKE voters and Governor gets you!!!!!!!!!!!!
New residents will come once the city is safe as top priorty. Matter of fact, this is a major urban problem in 21st century and in the whole western atmosphere. A large poriton of the world is facing this issue, Fed, US, World leaders should organize and address it with local advocates.
They won't because authoritarianism is arrogant and subjugating. California loves to enable instead of truly use healing processes that are sustainable and transformative. This state once advocated for autonomy. Authoritarianism stupifies and subjugates because that is all it knows. No political entity wants to fund case management or coaching principles. This is pure Machiavellian ideology. This is not fifteenth century London.
This is what happens when you have a system where 70% of the wealth is concentrated at the top 10%.
That means 90% must share the remaining 30%.
Anytime this happens throughout human history, the society in question collapsed soon after.
Give them another 10 years and that's what will happen!
@@billbradley5296 At the trajectory we are going, it could very well be sooner!
@@billbradley5296 Already happening.
Our political leaders are corrupt or incompetent or both. We must vote and get our state and country back on the right track.
Dirty corruption gov.
The Dr is right about not to take taxpayers paid property , but the issue is far bigger than this. One of the good thing about Santa Monica is that the city has rent control. The other parts of Los Angeles don’t have it and that’s why a lot of people who are even working, can’t afford to rent why??? Because no one is controlling the rent prices. Not every homeless is drug or alcohol users or mentally I’ll. The majority of them can’t afford to pay a sudden high increase of rent. According to the Government market value of rent price for every area, the apartments in Los Angeles are way higher. The other problem is a lot of homelessness’s are coming from other states and adding to the problem. Also,The federal budget that has been given to help homelessness, is being used to pay high salaried people and agencies that are supposedly have to resolve the problem and instead spending the money on their useless decisions and actions. Over all I think there isn’t a solution with the existing issue except change and find a right program,management , budgeting and control that all Californians can have a better life because apparently what they have been doing , isn’t working. You are absolutely right about our governor because of what he has been doing,and people who have been living in California for many many years, would see it clearly.
Homeless ness will never going to end because it’s a private billion dollars industry bahind it to start with the homeless don’t want a home to start with no responsibility of any kind It’s a money grab for everyone trying to get away whith helping them it’s a tax heaven for them those CEOs making 300. 400 thousand a year but not for profits and what about the drug dealers working freely they don’t have to pay taxes so it’s a roller coaster’s rain of money for a lot of white collar criminals So Why End such nice game It’s just a Duty very profitable business
Money,Money,Moneeeeey😮
I would 100% vote for him for governor. We have got to get rid of Newsom he has done so much damage in a relatively short period of time.
NO land should be worth more than $5,000/Acre. Land MUST be accessible to all human beings equitably. Land is for living on and growing food. NOT making money off of for luxury lifestyles.
It’s true homeless need come and sense care. Enabling them just make things worse and keep them in the vicious cycle. I agree with the Dr.
inflation of property all around the area. what is the sq footage of each unit.
That is not City online is the problem.
It’s the taxpayers who will pay for this expensive units, unless they are working, not free loaders, they should be give and take.
Doctor is freaking out the poor people will get something, and the fat cats will not get fatter.
is the cost ever going to decrease over time?
For the big ballers😊 it's all about the skimm.
Developers make a higher profit over expensive land and homes than they would an inexpensive home on cheap land.
The Navy seebees can build a lot of homes, infrastructure, utilities, water, sewer, in a fraction of time and money.
Governor want affordable housing but build on expensive land how can be affordable.
Tax payer funded
4:02 and then the cost of rehabilitation
What they need to do is move the homeless out to an industrial area where there are less likely to have conflicts with real citizens and tourists.
I agree about the mentally ill and drug addicts. They need special help. Family are you kidding, that is not the answer. What about rent prices.
They have rent cpntrol?
If you think the homeless problem will be fixed, don’t hold your breath, why ruin a lucrative endeavor by fixing it?
Homeless housing next to the beautiful beach, that helps anyone's mental health. Why leave this for your parked cars to enjoy? Leave this to the homeless veterans to enjoy.
Siyamak, you are doing an amazing job. But I think it's time you get your name out their more. Get on at least 2 of the following 3 PDCASTS. JRE, PBD PODCAST, or JRE. The viewership will help you propel your channel!!!!
Thank you for your advice.
When you break it down, about one out of every 10 soldiers in the military - 10% overall - actually go to combat and have to fire their weapons.
Hope city police don't make used bathroom on the street for homeless people's on the future and always
I’m homeless now I know where to go 😂🤣
This is just more of the california airshow...loop d loops and inverted flight
I gave up and had to move… city is destroyed sadly
I was gentrified out of Ohio too. ALL cities are too expensive in America. Living out in the country around populations under 10,000 is the only chance left.
People need to be jailed.
I have been homeless as an educated American since 2019. Gentrified out of my city of Columbus, Ohio. Capitalism is destroying human lives because excessive greed in capitalism is be taught by the affluent.
The homeless should not be housed in $1,000,000 units. That's utterly ridiculous. However, few people are going to want to rent to a homeless person who likely will destroy the property.
Disinformation and lacking empathy for human life
Mr. Insider. Did you know your voice and accent sound exactly like the dog whisperer?
That is ridulous. They could house about 2000 if they wanted to. Make tiny little units in one big building.
Each human needs at least 1,200 SQ of privacy space to be fully functioning and feel dignified as a human being.
@@CapitalismDeathSpiral please cite your source. What about a family of five and a 2000 square-foot home? It seems like you just make things up as you go along.
RIDICULOUS!!
What about the homeless college students! Smh or those single family or no family college students. The homeless have no future help our future not what’s broken and can’t ever be fixed. They have no future
Lol. And homelessness will inexplicable rise another 50%
They can't afford those 4,000 vacant rentals ? -- They would be living in those places if they weren't so ridiculously priced !!! 🤔 Inflation and high costs are the problem. --- The so called "upward mobility" doesn't exist - in reality. > It's a - 'pipe dream' ! Not enough good paying jobs exist - for the amount of people needing them - to be able to afford the costs of living. --- COMPRENDE ?
Or.....A lot of people don't make good choices in life, and end up with problems they want to blame everyone else for😏( and I'm not talking about the extremely mentally ill who should be in hospitals).
@@truthmatters4520 True enough - however - the numbers are against many and it is not always their fault or bad choices necessarily. > The amount of good paying jobs are far fewer than the number of qualified people !!! = Uh Oh ??? ---
@@KB3TLE I'm talking about people spending their money foolishly, having children with no money or a job, doing drugs etc. I grew up in poverty, so I know what I'm talking about.
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee;
and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust,
neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. I would seek unto God,
and unto God would I commit my cause: which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: to set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. From Job Chapter Five, Authorized Version of Sixteen Eleven.
a man named Donald
Yup, 2017 , free taxes for builders in impoverished areas...
John 14:6❤
Magic Space Daddy 4;20
They are having babies ...
Dream on, to fix the state of california
homelessness is growing because rent. Period. Before the pandemic just 5 years ago, you could rent a room in a house all day long here for $500 to $600. Studio apartments were 800 to 1000. Today, people are renting rooms out for 1200 and studios are 2 grand. Basically anyone who cant afford 1200 or more is now homeless. I knoew several people who were renting rooms who now are in tent camps.
What a scam😵💫🤪