Nevadans living inside vehicles, impacting residential neighborhoods
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Over the past two years of dealing with the pandemic, it introduced a host of new challenges. From loss of jobs, inflation, and one not as easily seen, vehicular homelessness. That new challenge has forced many people to call their cars home. Alicia Pattillo reports.
Its called vanlife... We aren't homeless. We are refusing to be slaves to landlords who raise rent to a point where our entire income goes into someone else's pocket.
That's fucking right 👏
like freeloaders?
how do you get internet ?
That's fine. But why do you litter? You are homeless, not mannerless. Keep it clean.
AMEN!
Absolutely 💯 Correct
I'm in Riverside California and Live Periodically in My Car and Sometimes in a Motel for a Nice Shower or Sleep
I am totally with you on being a Slave to Landlords or Corporations just taking my money 💵 and leaving me Broke to try to figure out how I'm going to pay next month's $1800 Rent .. I enjoy Living in my XB it's Comfortable and Plenty of Room and I get to Travel and Enjoy Life. As long as you're clean no drinking 🍻 or Drugs or 420 .. you've done nothing wrong but just park somewhere and fall asleep till the next town.
The difference between those living in the cars and those living in the houses is one paycheck. Do not be fooled by those who are homeless because you lose one job, somebody gets sick, or another pandemic happens and you'll be glad you have a car. Instead of looking down upon somebody who's gone through a worse situation than you have, help them and let us grow the society back to what it once was and not what it is becoming.
You are correct.
You ain't never lied.
🤔 How many homeless people have you personally housed? Most people are out of touch because a majority of these people don't want to come off the streets. In the same token no one is looking down on someone because their homeless, you can be homeless that doesn't mean you get to leave trash everywhere. If the law is it's illegal, you would want to do the least so as to not draw attention to living in your car. But leaving trash everywhere this only makes the homeowners reach out to authorities and complain.
I slept at my job 😒
Most of these people lost a lot in the war.. some of em lost there asses literally. Americans are loosing the war on meth..
As someone who has lived out of their vehicle I can say it's a lot more civilized than living on the street or sidewalk.
As I watch this, I am settling in for the night in my vehicle in a Nevada parking lot. I am house less, not homeless. The nomadic community is a different “neighborhood” than a homeless encampment riddled with drugs and crime. I’m a widow, mother and grandmother making the best financial decisions to sustain me long-term, without being a burden to my family or community. This lifestyle gives me financial freedom to travel. I don’t drink, smoke or do drugs, never been arrested, paid my taxes, and attend church in the various towns in which I find myself when Sunday rolls around. The area around my vehicle is left cleaner in the morning than it was when I pulled in. I so appreciate the few businesses that allow me to tuck into a corner of their parking lot to safely spend the night. I would anticipate that the numbers of nomadic people and families will do nothing but increase in the coming years. Perhaps instead of passing judgment our communities and places of worship could consider opening an overnight parking area for nomads just like me. I think you would be pleasantly surprised with the folks with whom you would come in contact if you should dare speak with one of us and perhaps with that brief association your understanding of a different life path would deepen. Many nomads volunteer helping other nomads and those less fortunate. Nomads help to keep clean our BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land. Likely you interact already with some of us and don’t even know it. This segment of my journey through life has been rich with blessings.
You can park in my driveway anytime...
I have heard of churches that are allowing people to park in their lots overnight. It is a great solution to a great need.
Love everything about this!
Powerful perspective and post. Thank you for this. I’m wishing you and others nothing but the absolute best.
If the 'houseless' didn't leave their garbage and crap all over, it might be different. You see an RV, you see a pile of garbage right in front. You see a tent, you see a pile of garbage....so???
It is not illegal to be poor. What should be illegal is for people to work and not have enough to pay rent, and basic living expenses. 👩💼
Ase!!!
When they vote, I hope they'll remember that.
@@3rddegreeburns494
Oh civics class, oh civics class! You cannot vote without an address.🗽🕵️♀️
@@catherinerodriguez4598, Democrats will find a way around that. If they can enroll in school with a questionable status, voting won't be a problem. You need to stop watching CNN.
In America, it is illegal to be poor.
Is this a joke report ? That is what Nevada is calling a homeless encampment ? That looks pretty damn neat and clean to me, in the Bay Area we wouldn't even complain about a encampment that looked like that. Those people have cars and RV's and from what I am seeing are super clean. If you want to see what real homeless camps look like, try San Francisco or Oakland.
No, that's what the rich summerlin snobs think a homeless encampment looks like.
Exactly. I see way worse shit drivin up Seminary
Come to Washington St. We've got homeless lined up from Vancouver to Blain
Lol. Nicest homeless encampment I’ve ever seen.
...Or L.A.
Now THIS is responsible reporting. So rare. And... Well done, both at the same time! Get these poor people help. Don't criminalize their dilemma. 👍🙏
I'm over 60 years old. Just can't remember hearing about homelessness of this magnitude in the United States growing up in the 1960's.
Why are we sending billions of $ over to Ukraine now when our own citizens are in greater need?
Exactly! The Dems are to blame because they’re all about sending aid to Ukraine
Maybe you could ask Joe Biden, He seems to have all the power and answers.
vote for tRump and these people won't even have what they have now. but I guess that would make you happy.@@loisaustin6200
I don't think that you are an American if you have to ask that question, and I don't think you have or will ever help anyone but yourself and you wouldn't help these car dwellers either.
Not Bothering you. Leave them alone.
The state of Nevada should have a designated place for these people to park their cars or vans. There are going to be more working middle class living in their cars thanks to the politicians who DO NOTHING about raising wages to keep up with the cost of rent!!! BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING!!! Take care of your people.
You would think they would have that with this being a highly tourist town.
It's called BLM your legally allowed to stay on blm land for 14 days ...
These people talking and complaining are the ones that out price locals and Nevada did Zero to keep homes affordable, now pad yourself on the back for turning Nevada into San Francisco without the beach.
@@anthonymartinez4307 its not the government's job to keep homes "affordable" in a free economy. Its the people's responsibility to elevate themselves by working or studying to increase their earnings. Try Cuba or China instead.
Raising wages and building project homes with our tax dollars is not the answer. These people need to help themselves or move to Slab City..
They need to open up more camping grounds to help these people stay in a safe parking area... its so hard out right and who knows how long this will last. For those who are living well, we'll thank God!! ... but things change from one day to another.
Let's be clear about a few points here.
First of all, what you showed in your video was not homeless people partying and living in their vehicles.
Those were legally parked vehicles with no occupants in them.
One of the vehicles can be clearly identified as a company work truck.
Secondly, while the pandemic did have a big impact, the real problem is that people can't afford to live in the rapidly increasing cost of living in Las Vegas.
Low wages in Las Vegas are $20 to $25 per hour and these people can't afford to rent or buy a home so they are forced to live in their vehicles or camp where ever they can.
There's a lot of hostility about these "homeless" people but nobody is really addressing the issue and helping.
I agree, Jon! By the time that $20.00/25.00 per hour is taxed.. not a whole lot of money left.. for food and utilties, medicine.
20 to 25 would be ok but most work full time and make 10 thats 1600$ a month before tax good luck when rent is 1500 what are you expected to do
Bravo! Well said!
I wouldn't say 25 American an hour is LOW, but there are barriers to getting a place to live: no inventory, a credit check (which is AGAINST Credit Bureau ethics guidelines (we don't do it in Canada; same credit bureaus) and often you have to come up with a full month or two deposit, a chunk if you're just getting b ack on your feet. and it's going to get worse.
You assume that any of us should care about them or are responsible for helping them out lol.
No, I don't want to help them. I don't get up every weekday at 6:00 AM to spend 8 hours in an office so that I can give part of my earnings to some bum that sleeps in and drunkenly scrolls through TikTok all day lol.
No, I don't want them in my neighborhood .
LEAVE THEM ALONE,YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING THRU….
He will soon be homeless himself give it time. The Mayor only care about the best place to get rid of bodies. I moved out of Vegas a while back because I would rather be homeless in a much cooler place than there. Hey at least they aren't living in Las Vegas sewers look that up on CZcams. Good luck to everyone with our Great Administration and God bless
@@mitchelljames1069 I agree with your comment until you got to god, surely you realize that this must be part of god's woderous plan?
Yeah it's unbelievable how heartless people can be and selfish crazy times
Bullshit, he pays property taxes so those people can squat? I don't think so. Plenty of campgrounds around, they just cost a little money.
@@farmerbill6855 I don’t see any of these vehicles parked in front of anyone’s home. I do think there’s a problem if these folks are leaving trash but I bet 90% of them are not. Why can’t we have mercy for those that are in their cars? I can’t imagine living in a car in Vegas during the summer! No one WANTS to do that. But, let them stay for a few days in the areas they showed here. Again, I didn’t see anyone parked in the streets in front of houses.
My cousin was renting a 2 bedroom apartment on Tropicana for $700 💵 till some corporation bought the complex and kicked everyone out under the guises of remodeling, then jacked the rent up to $1700 per month. I bet these people living in their cars suffered the same fate. Crazy times we’re living in 😭😭😭🤬🤬🤬
That happened to me back in 09. I said Fk u and moved into my moms basement. Been here ever cence as I wasted the economy jobs and everything else slowly be destroyed to socialism fascism and Marxisum.. I knew what was comming in 2015. I had a really good idea what might come in our future?..
Yes the developers are buying up old apt buildings and remodeling them. They kick people out and jack up TBE rent.
It's terrible. When we taxed high and controlled what corps could do it was better
There should be a limit on how much rent you can charge- I don't care if it's big money talking - if it leads to homelessness then you are charging too freaking much
well tell your cousin to give more handy's and pay the 1700
I was living in Nevada and making great money but had to live in my van for a bit because there was zero housing available other than shady hotels that were not safe. Nevada also needs to have more housing that is pet friendly. It’s nearly impossible to get a place that accepts pets.
Thank you for keeping your pet
Same here in Southern Oregon🐶Also here some prop owners are asking for 3x the anount of rent in monthly income. $1650 rent (or more) × 3=$4950.00 in employment proof each mo. 700 credit scores. Like what is really going on Nation Wide?
That's because so many pet owners let their pets destroy places. So responsible pet owners suffer.
That neighborhood that you're showing across the street from that "encampment"? It wasn't even there 5 years ago. Most of the homes directly across the street from that spot were only built in the last 18 months, and the ones on the extreme western edge are still being built out.
That spot has been a hugely popular boondocking spot for the nearly 15 years that I have lived nearby. This guy in the video is a typical affluent and privileged person who moves into a newly developed area and then complains about the existence of things that were there long before he arrived.
I have absolutely no problem with the people boondocking there in the cooler months. I park out there to hike up the trail going up that ridge, for the combined beautiful views looking out toward Red Rock on one side, and towards the Strip on the other. I have never seen a problem of trash, or noise, or drinking, or anything else. I see people who enjoy the land and respect the land, and who aren't bothering anyone but the affluent Chads and Karens.
You are 100% correct. Where those $700k houses are now was where I camped overnight 7 years ago when hiking the area.
$60k van, paid taxes to park on the roads, just like you did.
Living in your car is a constitutional right.
You're just jealous.
“Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation”-fifth amendment.
I guess it all depends on whether or not that street is considered public or private. Given that summerlin is a master planned community well….
They are just doing Van Life. They are not homeless
@@MH-eu1dr A) It's public. B) The large parking area shown in the video is BLM land.
@@geezerpleasers_OG one of them is. The streets inside the community may or may not be. If it has a gate it’s not.
@@MH-eu1dr People parking on the street are not parking in the gated communities, Because they're gated.
It’s mind blowing that their answer is to issue tickets, instead of finding a solution, perhaps building parking lots for rv’s, vans and people who can’t afford an apartment or a house.
Or as simple as putting in some garbage cans and having regular pick up at those places. This world is changing we need to adapt.
That's true. If only the city, county, and state politicians will do the right thing for Americans.
We should definitely send 40 billion dollars to the Ukraine.
Most states, are cracking down on Rv's. Because, they don't pay land and house taxes.. the states can't make no money off of them... that's the whole thing, in a nut shell..
@@jennis4018 We shouldn't be forced to adapt to corporate greed that is at the crux of the issue. Instead, we need to get involved at a local and national level to deal with the giant investment management companies that have been sweeping up properties all over the country. First time home buyers are priced out of the market and affordable apartment complexes become unaffordable under these companies. They will suck the middle class dry.
🙏💯God be with the homeless.
I am like SOOOO sorry that you sometimes have to look at poor people, Dude. It's atrocious.
I'M CURRENTLY STAYING THERE! First off, when I had to leave my apartment I went to the BLM section of Red Rock because I wanted to be lawful and I was approached by a park Ranger one night, he told me to go to this location because it is safer. I will tell you straight up 99.9% of people staying there are responsible and respectful people. Very very few people have been there for longer than a week, most are travelers. Few people are locals like me, I've been there for 8 weeks and have never seen anyone leave trash and no one is ever up late being loud, partying anything. It's actually quite remarkable. I'm very thankful to have been able to stay in a place so safe and quiet considering my position. Most people only stay overnight until 8:30am, if they are locals they are going to work and travelers are going for morning hikes bikes etc. I've been working as a tour guide for an atv company and am 1 or 2 paychecks away from being able to rent a room in someone's home, so I will be leaving soon but the locals there are just like me. They're trying to get into a better position.
Good insight! Wow, I’m surprised a ranger told you that, especially considering all the car break ins and catalytic converter thefts that happen nearby in calico. I’d feel safer in the BLM areas. Not sure if those areas are actually considered part of red rock though. It’s kind of a grey area, despite some signs stating otherwise, but those are pretty far out there. You weren’t accidentally camping in black velvet or mud springs or something right? Those spots are off limits to campers.
@@mcculloughdakota If you take a look at the BLM map for. Red Rock you'll see practically everything off the side of the main road is BLM, not the actual conservation area. That's why there are some "no camping" signs in for of some trail heads. As long as there isn't a no camping sign off the main road you can camp. Ironically, the area the Ranger told me to go is not authorized for camping lol. But that's why you have seen vans, rvs etc there for years cause the police tell them to go there. I think it's in part safety in numbers and also no to have people scattered all over Red Rock 🤘
@@drotegu6 Word! I was thinking of some lesser known areas around the 160 but those can be a little harder to get to if one is in a regular car.
@@mcculloughdakota It's absolutely amazing how the government can prohibit citizens of this country from camping on "public land", paid for with our tax dollars!!!
Illegals First !!!!
Well if the rental properties weren't jacking up rent prices and making more people homeless, they can't help it!
60 Minutes did a story on that.
Well if the cdc didn’t steal 2 years of income for landlords I doubt this would be happening as bad
@@dcg590 And doubling property taxes
Some of those vehicles are worth $100k....I seriously doubt someone with a Ram 4x4 with a flatbed fourwheel camper worth $100k is a vagrant.
Also that airstream travel trailer is probably $50,000. Is he really homeless?
Some do look homeless like the ones living in the black painted schoolbus.
I bet more than a few of those folks have decent jobs at Red Rock Casino and just can't afford summerlin home prices and want to live closer to work....and there is a convenient open desert 1 mile from the casino lol.
Good question and yes, some are. I know two people who used their remaining funds to buy and RV or a camper in which to live. Fortunately, their incomes are enough that they can stay at some lost cost or free campgrounds, at least part of the time.
I think some park there and move on.
What's really interesting about this story is the fact that the only negative impact that these people seem to have is trash which they only showed one picture of a small grocery bag full which tells me that there's not much trash The other problem is people don't like seeing vehicles parked near their home this is a tough one but it sounds to me like someone either needs to move to a gated community or recognize that they're just too poor to move to that gated community and they're going to have to deal with the people that are a little bit poorer than them and living in their car not to mention a lot of those look like $100,000 converted sprinters not exactly the drug addicts I would be worried about if I was the man complaining another thing if it's such a big deal how come they were only able to get one resident on camera to talk about it and the other was a city employee I know it's a run-on sentence I'm using voice to text cuz I'm lazy
2 weeks later I say ...well written!
Yea that one guy in the interview is a jerkoff
Down inside Americans hate each other.
It's most likely the van community. I agree. I understand the homeowners trepidation, but the solution is more places for these tourists and house less people to park safely.
I've been an auto mechanic for 30 years, I was paid 22$ an hour in 1988 age 26. The other day I applied for a job in Albuquerque and they offered me 15$ an hour! And I have to buy my own tools over 100k worth just to work. ]
Greedy Auto shop owners living in 5 million dollar homes and I can't afford to live in a 1200 a month studio apartment, no union, no power of the people! May all the greedy bastards get what they deserve!
Agreed!
slave wages is the fundamental problem in america. and then add overpopulation.
It sounds like a banana republic, not the USA.
Oh it is the USA 🤔😡
Welcome to the new America! Millenials have been bitching about this for years but ignored and called lazy complaining kids. Now that Gen Z'ers are seeing how bad and greedy corporate America is as they slowly join the workforce, they immediately pack up bags and quit. Lol
I call it insanity. Keep looking... God Bless!
It has been reported that rich corporations have been buying up housing, even single family homes, jacking up the sales prices, and raisng the rent they charge therefore contributing to higher rent rates overall. It's such an issue in many parts of the country that the traditional young family has been unable to own their own home.
The dream of home ownership has practically disappeared for some folks! There are families with both parents working 10 hour jobs that are unable to pay rent in a decent neighborhood. Some people that work from home move from place to place but actually live in vans,cars and campers and the like. It's a jungle out there and people survive any way they can! The government isn't trusted by practically any sane person. Who you gonna trust?
Foreign investors are part of the problem and there doing it on purpose to bring more harm then good to America.
yeah some canada fucks doing it too
The new socialist world. You will own nothing and be happy.
Thank you, Tesla😵
I have never seen a CZcams comment section in such agreement. So full of understanding and empathy and honest and compassionate perspectives.
This is clearly an issue on many people's radars.
OMG. People in their worst circumstances are trying to survive.
CRUCIFY THEM!!!
May God have mercy on the homeless. It might be an eyesore to those who are comfy in their homes, but they should show compassion. Many of those who are in their cars used to have homes too. Be careful how you treat those who are down on their luck it might be you in that position one day. Never say never.
Couldn't have said it better myself!!!
Big facts
Cool. They can live in your backyard then.
@@VoteForBukele just hope you don’t end up in someone’s backyard
Vote our ex Governor out ..
I fail to see any wrong doing, just people living their lives. And homeowners being karens and kens.
Exactly
Yep.
🤔 You're apparently not a homeowner. Otherwise you wouldn't be okay with the trash impacting property values.
Send them to your house.
What, no Barbie's.
I can empathize, I have 2 doctorates and 39 years work experience, I go on interviews for technical jobs and get age discrimination, sometimes I hear them say I'm over qualified but usually it's just a flat our refusal. I've tried everything to hide my experience and look younger but it doesn't work. I got hired by a company with good pay but was let go after I gave my social security card and drivers license with the excuse they accidentally hired 2 people for the same job, just to clarify they are still interviewing for that one position. The practice is illegal but it goes on everywhere. So what choice but minimum wage do I have, I'm now a security guard for 15$ an hour I should be making at least $60 an hour, if I was younger I would. This country is so ruined.
I experienced age discrimination soon as I hit 50. Luckily, I had tenure or probably would have found myself out on the street.
It's a snare no one saw coming except those who orchestrated the take down we are witnessing.
It's the dismantling of society one piece at a time.
A careful look at the good condition of the RVs point towards nomads who are probably working and maintain their rigs. The news clip showed Ford Transit B van conversions, an overlander and a well kept trailer, $$$ to buy. Big difference from a challenging homeless encampment which often brings broken down rvs, trash, human waste, drugs and theft. Working homeless seek alternatives, and should receive some respect.
This story is more like former Nevada renters bother current nevada renters fortunate enough to still live in an overpriced apartment or own a home. Treat these people well and maybe you won't be treated like the plague when you become homeless right next to them. And yeah-while your at it, kick them in the shins with fee's and fines.. and why don't you just confiscate their only shelter- throw them out in the elements- LAS VEGAS MAYOR CAROLYN GOODMAN AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT DO NOTHING TO HELP THE VOTERS UNLESS YOU HAVE MONEY! If you want to help - give them a zone where they can safely park and sleep and dispose of their trash so they can get to that LOW PAYING job their holding onto! This is a way to help struggling business owners keep their businesses too!
THAT PART!
There's definitely more poor and middle class than rich,so why not just vote someone else in
Facts 💯
@@frankorobinson1540 2000 MULES
So useless to make light of someone else's hardship.. Shame on Las Vegas for being cruel
plenty of evil in Vegas
@@shastollings1305 The "irony" of Vegas of all places pissing on people's "misfortune".
Well damn, I never thought of Homelessness as just an eyesore...I thought those people really needed help.
Every single state has usable land that could be designated, approved, improved and set aside for nomad living. We used to have traveling conservation core camps, farms had transitory housing camps. Break governmental regulations and give us back to freedom to travel.
There is a serious disconnect in our society. The average American is one or two paychecks away from becoming homeless. This inflation is only going to get worse and it will be hard for people to rent an apartment.
It already is had to rent an apartment with the cost being so high it's truly sad. 🤘😎
Do you not save your money ? You should save a decent portion of it so that doesn’t happen.
Who can seriously say in today's economy they are able to save money? One pay check or one emergency away for breaking into savings is all it takes...then you are back to square one in being homeless...due to one unpredictable emergency.. There is no getting ahead in this economy...the rich dominant the financial sectors...there is no longer a middle class family and people need to understand that the Middle class family and the Blue collar citizens are the ones that keep the pockets of the rich full and wealthy beyond their standard of living. The standards they impose upon the working class families is something they themselves can not fathom if it was to even happen to them. The power of the people who help sustain and maintain the infrastructure and global economy has been all but removed....now they squabble for scraps... barrowing from Peter to pay back Paul and begging for help all in the same breath. 🤔🤷
Yes, the "disconnect" is that the average American is financially irresponsible and a glutton for a lifestyle above his/her means.
Exactly. How scary the times were living in
I value the cleaning lady in the food court at the mall, the janitors , the cashier's, the drive thru workers, the bus drivers, the trash collectors etc. Make homes and apartments affordable so that they have a place to lay their heads some piece of mind for themselves and their families 👍
Um, not all house less people have those jobs. But all the same, yes, affordable homes for all.
Lowering housing cost will rub those that own houses the wrong way because no one wants there home to go down in value.
Free parking at cracker barrel parking lot.
You hear that, everyone? Octudela here values your work. No, she won't tip you, she won't donate a dime to help you make ends meet, but she will support you in spirit for a couple of seconds. What a noble person she is! Everyone clap for her, please!!
Society is collapsing. We had to buy a camper and stay in it in Bozeman mt. I will not pay 2,500 a month. We have worked all over from east coast and west and decided to go home. I went from highend carpenter to a janitor in my home town . We decided this will be our last stand against the army of greed.
The key is to keep a low profile ((I've done this). Truck stops (I'm meeting a driver) Casinos (24 hour activity) and hotels with large lots for big rigs are three. But keep a low profile: make your car LOOK like it's not a home, keep in CLEAN, to not attract attention, and be gone before all get up in the a.m.!!
Here is the big thing they don't tell you in this story the RV's and other vehicles parked in the "No Parking" area are on BLM land and it is legal for them to disperse camp in that area. The no parking signs refer to the Highway right of way, not the area where the vehicles are. It took about 4 minutes of web search to figure this out.
Facts don't sell on the evening news, so they have to provide viewers half truths
Thank you! And they also didn't tell you in the story that the housing development across the street is brand new, and that the boondockers have been there for years. The land across the street used to be BLM land, until the BLM released it and sold it a few years ago. It would have been a much better story to talk about housing developments for the rich encroaching on the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, but I'm not holding my breath until they do that one.
@@geezerpleasers_OG Exactly. It took me around 3 minutes for a public records search that showed that the guy bought the house, brand new, less than 2 years ago. And then he started complaining about something that was there long before those houses were built, and which is 100% legal.
Imagine the news only giving you a one sided story. Lol
Lying liberal bastards
@@ednafronkelbarger8601 he did have a sketchy vibe about him. Looks a bit like a sleeze bag to me.
I lived in a car for 2 years (harsh winters), and I learned a lot.
This broke my heart love...
I lived in a van for 2 years in Wisconsin, and I learned that I never want to do that again
Mike Honcho should have driven it South bro
@@frederickmuhlbauer9477 Until you said It i never even thought about that, I've lived within a 20 mile radius my whole life, even when I didn't have to. Lol
I had a home kept and family warm in it while there wasn't any work in Vegas, I rented a place in l.a. keeping my job there paying bills back home , well my wife's ex was busted neglecting out daughter, then tried to sue us when he was in the wrong, so all my extra money went to a paralegal, I ended up living in my truck fighting for my step daughter, I learned a lot about myself during this process too. I fought dirty back as he waited to sue us in April my most financial month of bills, I did deep and fit so much dirt in this guy he dropped the case and we won, I finished my job and went back home to my family and home, never judge a book by its cover, I met so many homeless that never looked it, dressed nice daily, had jobs, but lived in their cars and U-Haul units fighting for child custodies and going through divorces
I can understand the homeowners not wanting this area to turn into a tent city but I didn't see any garbage around the RV's as stated by the neighbor.
Gee what an understanding guy..and quite a humanitarian..
When i was homeless in LA i was sleeping in my car ..the major challenge was to find a spot without parking restrictions finding shade cus it would get hot constantly moving from place to place without attracting any attention from the busy bodies.. i would get parking tickets all the time..it was very stressful. FOR THE LIFE OF ME I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY CITIES DONT HAVE A BIG EMPTY LOT WHERE THOSE WHO LIVE IN THEIR VEHICLES CAN SAFELY SLEEP WITHOUT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS IN THE AREA..
It's because the supposed God fearing people who are fortunate enough to live in houses won't let it happen! They and business people are the only ones the politicians care about! What you said makes perfect sense but I've yet to see it happen here in Portland, Oregon!
It'll get to that point very soon.Its called safe parking,some cities have it already.
Exactly... a place to park with porta potties or even a restroom cabana and dumpsters for trash. It surely would not cost any more than the cost of running away conventions, tourists, investors, businesses, and paying for the clean up of tent camps without restrooms and dumpsters !
As long as your car is registered you can park almost anywhere. Don't park where you need a permit . And set alarms for time limit spots. They can't give a parking ticket if you're in the car. Unless you're in a no stopping zone
I agree. And put large trash containers at one end, so they can dispose of their trash!
People doing what they have to to live . Any one could get in that situation in life. So never look down on any one in life. Uplift them instead with words of encouragement. Remember God Almighty made us all.
We are a product of evolution - not an imaginary friend.
And Joe Biden made us homeless!
@@lisad2701 Yeah.... be sure to tell him that when you meet him.
These people, who look down on others... should be going to city council meetings and demanding why their isn't enough, low income, housing for people. One never knows.. when this could happen to them!
@@paulao7022 They would rather just bitch.
We have the same happening here in Colorado. There are several people living in RV's and cars that park in the street next to the local park behind me. It's distressing to look out the window and think that with only a couple more rent increases and we could be out there too.
Homelessness is beginning to become a problem in my area of Georgia. Local developers conspired with city officials to have subsidized housing shut down; then they bulldoze the property and build new, expensive apartments. Not everyone can afford to pay over $1200 for a one bedroom apartment.
And it's going up too! Money talks and B.S. walks. You better believe.. someone's palm's are being greased, in Georgia!
Don't look to dangerous... with rent prices these people are just living the best way they can
So much compassion and understanding from that Summerlin resident! 😬
Wanting your property value to stay up when you're paying on a mortgage does not mean you lack compassion. I doubt if you would have the same view if it were your house and trash was being left behind.
@@boxesbinslidsllc quit being a cry baby you selfish creep
He had melanin so is by far compassionate
@@boxesbinslidsllc Correct.
@@boxesbinslidsllc A whole plastic bag of rubbish, even! It's not like it was strewn across the ground.
Life is hard. People have to live somewhere.
I lived in my mini van for a bit. If I park anywhere I take whatever mess made with me, Sometimes I'll clean up others people 's garbage.
They'd really crap their pants if they knew there was over a hundred thousand people living like this and these are the homeless that you don't usually see.
bingo.
I live on an island in Hawaii, and since I moved here 10 years ago I became aware of a group of people who live in a cave a few miles out of town. You know the island is full of lava tubes? This group has a lady whom I know, who works for years at a local upscale restaurant down the block from me. I see her walk by, she's always clean and nicely dressed.
They live in a cave, and they are only one group that I know of.
I think, it's many more than a 100,000 and it's climbing each month!
They need a safe place to park and rest and sleep
Leave them alone
Millions of people can’t afford rent or buy a very overpriced house
All they do is rest and sleep. They are lazy
I left Vegas in2018,I couldn't take the heat nor the extreme way rents were rising! .....
Where I moved to is not much better!
It is so hard out there nowadays it's frightening
so let me get this straight a person falls on hard times and they want to implicate fines to resolve the person that fell on hard times issue I think and feel it would make their situation worse they need to find a way to resolve the issue without financially hurting them even more
its the american way !
People honestly believe that making it illegal to be homeless will somehow help. Now they are homeless criminals. It's chasing out the 'riff raff' before they 'hurt property values'. The world is very unkind.
Yep
Any person can fall on hard times but if they were a nice giving and social person to begin with then family and friends are already there to help.
If not it’s because the same person doesn’t have the mindset to help somebody in need. It’s always about themselves.
This is why a person resorts to living in a car to begin with. No long term thinking or planning.
If some folks are supposedly so compassionate then feel free to open up your homes to them then. You won’t do it.
Always a sense of entitlement and expectations for government or taxpayers to help.
Trash Liberal Democ Rats. This is why every city self destructs run by Democ Rats.
Can you post your address so we can send them your way?
Please come to the San Francisco bay area and see how many people live in their vehicles here. It's A LOT!
A safe place for people to park would be better than complaining. There but for the grace of God go almost all of us.
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And what comes next? Work camps!
I fear that there go most of us, if only when old age no longer allows us to work. Bad breaks earlier in life: cancer, a lost spouse, disability--will just get you there quicker. A huge prrcentage of these vans are just retirement homes on wheels, or even just a tarp against the wind.
In most areas of the nation, it's not illegal to park and live in one's vehicle. Those people may have a hard, difficult choice, 1) pay your monthly car payment, or 2) pay your monthly mortgage payment. They're not homeless people, but instead are inviduals living independently within confined and shrinking resources, and for one reason or another have chosen their vehicle to live in. As such, these people aren't homeless, but they're regularly employed and aren't relying on others to pay their way in the world. People have been turning their vans and SUVs into mini RVs for decades, and they should be interpreted as an RV would be. Many live in very nice self-converted vans that are very well taken care of. Such individuals spend a lot of money on refueling, filling up on water and groceries, and making vehicle repairs. So, while they may not pay property taxes in a location as they're just passing through, they do stop at Wal-mart filling up with gasoline, food supplies, and fresh water, while making vehicle repairs, doing their laundry, and dumping their grey and black tanks, etc. They can easily spend $100 - $300 in one day/night as they travel through a town. In return, these busineses, like Wal-mart, Cracker Barrel, and various truck stops, etc. will welcome them to spend a night in a specified parking area. Such individuals are supposed to check in with the business before stopping to spend the night, to verify it's allowed, what're the rules, and to see if there's a designated area. There are always some who abuse the system, making it difficult on everyone. There is also BLM land for camping with little to no facilities, such as water/electric hookups. Then there are those who are seriously living out of their vehicles, because they have nowhere else to live. Making it harder on these folks just hurts everybody, but an area has the right to define laws/rules in their location. Many churches and cities have begun designating specific areas where they choose to allow people who live in their vehicles to safely park. That is a wise decision, and it gives the community a chance to work with them to give them a hand up in becoming productive neighbors again. Other towns and states will begin campaigns against the homeless, in an effort to get them to move on. That's detrimental to all involved, frequesntly resulting in drug use, crime, abuse, and sometimes they're unsafe. Kicking them out of your city only pushes them deeper into poverty and danger, and frequently into homeless camps outside city limits with no facilities, no resources, and no assistance. I don't think people realize the homeless once had homes and jobs and families and good health, but that something horrible happened which broke them either financially, emotionally, physically, and/or mentally, etc. Usually it is a combination of bad circumstances with no way out that brings people to homelessness. Most want a way out, so lending a hand in a targeted manner can be very, very effective. Also, the majority of people living in their vehicles or on the streets are decent, moral people - like one parent families - who are working or disabled and trying their very best to improve their life situation... some are well educated with multiple college degrees. A community that strives to help these individuals will be helping their community in visible ways that reverberates across lines like class, finances, education, and even down through multiple generations. It's a worthwhile productive endeavor to watch these families as they pull their lives back together, integrating into their community once again. Really, there go any of us but for the grace of God. We're all benefitted as a community when all living within that community have the basics necessary for survival.
Absolutely no fun.it's horrible I've been there and my heart go out to everyone in this situation... God be with you and keep you safe......
Its always something how our Country never has the money to help our own, but we can always come up with literally Billions to give to other Countries at any given time. This Governments nonsense they pulled the last few years is most likely what caused these people to lose everything, make no mistake about that..... this could happen to many of us at any time....
Because the politicians giving our tax dollars to other countries are getting huge kickbacks for their help
Look at the bottom line , inflation at its worst ! Common sense is Biden has failed on day one . Prove me wrong !
You get what you vote for. People keep putting the same people back in office year after year and do not seem to stop and take note of what they keep voting for when things start falling apart and the country starts crumbling. People need to wake up.
That’s dope that so many people in the comment section understand the struggle ,,,if you are somebody who wasn’t blessed to born into a solid support system it is very easy to find yourself in this position one mistake or or even bad luck can cost you the roof over your head
So true
4 sho
It's also about people's choices in life.
You don't have to be born into a solid support system you just have to learn from it
That’s bs I was raised in foster homes grew up worked hard stayed away from drug I’m 41 retired and live in a paid for beach house the American dream is still in reach just be smart about it a good friend of mine moved here from Honduras with absolutely nothing 7 years ago owns his own business his house is paid for and has a good life
Wow why does Vegas make such a bid deal on homeless folks living in their van YET they don’t want to make it affordable for rent
Summerlin has the nice car dwellings. Over here on the East Side we have no plate junk cars stuffed with trash, surrounded by trash and a poop bucket.
I passed through Red Rock canyon every single day going home and to work I have never seen a cleaner bunch of folks I've never seen it trashed everyone is minding their own business and it seems like everyone is peaceful I understand that for the people who live by the area that was highlighted on the news piece they pay a lot of money for their home but understand it's not like the people who are living out of their cars Vans or RVs are doing it by choice I have a friend who just rented an apartment a year ago for $1,400 a month her rent got raised to $2,000 a month for a one bedroom apartment! That's insane! The city needs to do something about apartment complexes and property owners raising the rents these ungodly amounts the situation will only get worse
I agree completely. I live about a mile down the road from this spot, and I have NEVER seen it trashed, and never seen any kind of problematic behavior. By the way, I'm pretty sure that the No Parking sign that they kept showing is new, probably in response to the Chads and Karens in the brand new housing development across the street. Also, it's completely legal to park there during the day, so for the story to show people parked there when it's legal, while talking about how it's "illegal", was just bizarre.
@@geezerpleasers_OG you're absolutely right! Didn't think about that 🤔
American capitalism is what American's claim they want. THAT MEANS...screw you, I can raise rents as high as the market will bear. NO the city is NOT responsible to somehow force a "capitalist pig" to stop pigging. THIS is what the American public wants but when it happens to THEM they squeal, "THIS is not what I meant. The OTHER guy should be suffering." Honest to Pete, American's just are too damn stupid to see what is right before their eyes.
We should definitely send 40 billion dollars to the Ukraine.
Greed and power, have become the norm in America.
Leave the people alone let them live in peace
Those are not homeless people. Those are $100,000 RV’s. They are rich kid’s living near the Red Rocks so they can go climbing every day.
My neighborhood has camping any given day of the year. The problem I have with this is the garbage. The vehicle is surrounded by garbage and when they drive away the garbage remains
I see absolutely no garbage around the vehicles shown in his pictures! With the wind garbage blows all over. I always have beer cans etc in my yard I don't drink beer.
State and local governments need to build showers, water stations, etc. Tax dollars are for the homeless who paid into the system already.
Keeping the masses of homeless happy avoids revolt and property damage. Homeless numbers will go up exponentially with climate migration. Find ways to employ and commit these people to volunteerism.
State and local governments take care of the rich first, schools and healthcare for the rich are the best, instead of being available to everybody. Houseless and lack of an address create mental anxiety when attacked for being down on one's luck. Home is where the heart is. Summerlin residents have no heart.
Illegals First !!!!
If they aren’t in your neighborhood leave them alone.
Edit: also, I couldn’t afford to stay in Vegas and I packed up and moved to Oklahoma, I have a crazy nice apartment in downtown Oklahoma City for $1,100 a month, in Vegas it would probably be $2,200 a month. I know it’s Oklahoma, but it’s affordable.
What your paying... wouldn't be feasible for one on SS or just making minimum wage. Your fortunate. Count your blessings, dear.
Even $1,100 a month is not affordable for many people, not if they still want to eat, have electricity, a phone, rags on their backs, and see a doctor once in a while. Many seniors, veterans and disabled are living on Social Security of less than a thousand a month after working and paying taxes and into the system for 40 or more years. Many worked for years at very low low pay, a dollar an hour even. I myself worked over 30 years before I made $15 an hour raising three kids on secretary's salary.
Most of those people are travelers. Hell, one of those rigs in the video was probably 500k.
I wonder how these snobs are going to feel when Vegas runs out of water and they become displaced maybe they'll feel what it's like to be like these people shoes
Give it 20-40 years. CA water will run dry eventually
They look pretty organized and to themselves. Very clean homeless people. Cut them some slack, where you want them to go?
It all starts somewhere it soon will be la if you allow it
To live behind your house while your kids play. Talk to me then, son.
Take your kids to the park.
@@VoteForBukele yur sew tuff
🙄 So I guess you missed the shot of the trash left behind by the very clean homeless people. I'm not against them having a place to rest their heads but clean up, so no one knows your there and complain about it.
I lost everything and lived in my truck. I’m finally on my feet again, but it was a long uncomfortable haul.
All his videos and pictures just shows that they care and pick up after themselves. Looked pretty clean to me for people down on their luck!
Because they should have froze rent increase 3 years ago! When an apartment in the ghetto is almost 2k a month there is a problem
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During the pandemic, a lot of rentals and apartments complexes would not accept the money that was available for rental assistance. Look what happened after the pandemic was considered over, rents went sky high, because they evicted those who were behind. Maybe we need what new Yorkers have, rentcontrol. And I don't want to hear about rights.
@@louisecollard2320 I went to go sign a lease without warning it went from 1240 to 2200. My gfs went from 1210 to 1800 this is completely ridiculous
@@G_Vegas22 what part of the valley?
@@greenisgold1322 by the base
You don’t get to price everyone out of the market as far as rent, housing and cost of living, then have it be illegal to live in your car..
That’s why people snitch to the news.. They wouldn’t dare go up to these people and complain in their faces! Scary asses want to have something to say without fear of rebuttal or getting knocked tf out!
I agree with you that they should be allowed to live in their cars but whether or not authorities enforce it in "their face" is another matter. If they did get "knocked tf out" that would be battery and then they would go live in prison instead..
@@MuadDib_ I meant the guy complaining. He isn’t an “authority” on anything, but has a mouthful of shit to talk, but I guarantee he’d never go approach these people.
Thank you.
@@MzEpiqBeatz He should have some compassion, maybe be The solution, go by dollar tree etc, provide trash cans, get with his neighbors , ask them if they mind helping those in need , just to keep a well structure area . 😁 What if they were ever in a down needing help situation. I'm sure they would appreciate some help from someone. People love to complain, instead of taking the time to help. If you Love Jesus Christ, Then Jesus would Love for you to be more compassionate and helpful, follow his kind , Loving Heart. ❤️😁
you are correct, i once had a home owner leave a note on my windshield saying i am not allowed to park here. I arrive at 11pm and left 6 am one night and this happens. they are cowards for sure.
That "No Parking" sign is for the street. 18 feet off the side of the road it doesn't count. Unless the signs are placed at the back of the dirt area off the road facing the road. This is not a residential street. It's a highway.
They need to start giving out all of those empty apartments to these people ASAP.
Yep, and I'm just a paycheck away from a weekly rental as I work my ass off 40 hours a week as my rent takes nearly all my monthly pay. I scrimp to eat, pay out the butt for a cell phone and internet service (Cox has manipulated the area, so it's impossible to find another ISP service); auto insurance is the biggest scam in Nevada and seeing a doctor? Forget it.
Sorry sweets, its no better anywhere really! Greed is everywhere!
And totally out of control!
Crazy thing is, this is just the beginning 😭
Don't lump all homeless in together. There are a lot of regular folks out there on fixed incomes who just can't keep moving away from their familiar doctors and people that they know. Some people have already moved here because a while back at used to be more affordable here and now there's not a whole lot left to go to so it's van Lifetime and that has to become more permissible. And if you got to go van stop littering the shit up.
I agree
Exactly. And some even have kids too. So disgustingly sad as can be. I pray God will help n protect them.
Bottom line, the government needs to build affordable housing just like it did for returning G.I.s after WW2.
@@tonjamarshall4842 and they have to build plenty and they can't treat them like institutions they have to just sell them like little houses that people can actually afford at the salaries that we have or the fixed incomes that we have.
Now that runaway inflation has almost doubled food prices in a few short months, homelessness will follow suit. I've been around for a while, and I've never seen anything like this in my lifetime. Prices will likely just keep going up and triple, then quadruple in the coming months. The government is lying about it, naturally.
With the direction the economy is taking we must all be ready for millions of homeless people to be living on the streets very soon.
Nomads are the #1 growing group. A smart guy will figure out how to meet the needs of these folks and become successful doing it.
Yeah issuing fines and fees is a suuuper smart way to deal with the homeless situation 🙄🙄
Better yet arrest them and impound their cars.
That’s what I was thinking, kicking people when they’re down is what they are doing
The US is getting more hateful everyday, it's not the same world it was 50 years ago. When anyone who worked could make a decent living wage.
@@kxp.1496 No, what they are doing is kicking people *because* they are down.
The jobs need to increase the hourly wage so people can afford this outrageous rent. Nobody should be homeless or hungry if their getting up going to work everyday. Shame.
They are just gonna raise it again. No time to go work on them. The gloves should be off. Round up these hedgefunds and give them some CIA Black Site treatment. Take the useless Government whose only worried about the trainies down and go to work on the rich. I got your asset portfolio right here. Let us see how good those panic rooms are.
No, they need to get higher paying jobs or go back to school. Otherwise, they can go back the wastelands where they came from like Detroit
I get your point. But did it ever occur to you that when companies increase the wages of their employees, the consumer pays for it in the end?? Truth be told, if the people at the "top" were willing to be more equitable in sharing the profits of their companies with their employees as opposed to being so greedy and self-centered, your idea would go a long way toward bringing about a solution. But you and I know that is not going to happen.
@@rectaldestructionisnotlove4091 love it
@@chicago-l9125 why do the people at the top have to give their money away? Why don’t you give some of yours? Or take some homeless people in?
Rent is SKY HIGH all around the country. Home buying is impossible because you have to OUTBID CASH OFFERS. I don't blame people for living in their cars. BETTER THAN THE STREET
“They’ve unfortunately lost their homes and their jobs but I want them to go suffer somewhere that I can’t see them” says annoyed neighbors. Pathetic example of humanity.
Issuing fines and fees to the homeless... Sounds legit 😐 come on people, we gotta do better!!! Humble yourselves before you get humbled!!!
The fines and fees, are to run the homeless, out of their town... get it?
Vegas has changed so much over the years. It's easy for those fortunate enough to blame the homeless for "not trying hard enough" or whatever you want. I'm working more than 40 hours a week, and with the BS minimum wage on top of rising gas prices, and rent increase, it's just about IMPOSSIBLE to live alone. Most places require 3x the rent to start off, and no SINGLE person can do that. I had to have someone cosign for my apartment or I wouldn't have a place to live either. It's unfortunately just easier to life out of your car than bust your ass and barely make it...
Why don’t you learn a trade or get a skill or education. It’s no one’s fault you’re making minimum wage except yours
@@dcg590 Wow Lisa, that's pretty insensitive, at least this person is making an effort, there are plenty who don't, even if G9 furthered his education it would take time and the situation would not change very quickly.
Hoping you have a better situation than this person! I for one will say a prayer for G9 and all the others who like him at least make the effort..
Thank bidenflation
@@dcg590 it's not that easy. The thing people don't realize are the situations others are in! My mother has stage 4 terminal Brest Cancer. I'm her caregiver and have to be available if she needs me. I can't work two jobs because of that. I HAVE an education, but honestly having a degree doesn't do shit these days. Y'all think it's always an excuse but there's a reason for everything. I just got unlucky with my draw at life. Shit happens. Once again it's so easy for those who have it made to blame others. You have NO idea what others are going through.
@@dcg590 trash bag Karen
I don't have a problem with people living in their RVs parking in neighborhoods. I do have a problem with the trash they dump, used needles I have to step over when walking my dog. I must add, that in my part of Northern CA, most of the people living in their vehicles do not appear to be Nomads, they appear to be drug addicts.
All the real crimes that authorities look the other way at and someone wants to enforce living in your car????
Let’s see to the person that was interviewed for this story if the brick wall dividing between the property line of the neighborhood and the state highway it’s not your business or concern of that owner of the car suv rv or van you should mind your own business this is what’s wrong with the country now is everyone in someone else business and not to bother if there ok or offer help to them
Come take a trip to Los Angeles
@@thinkaboutit3011 I used to live in Los Angeles New York City New Orleans Houston so try again
Im one of those guys who will kill any of you without hesitation if I feel my family is threatened. Move behind my house and find out how fast reality sucks.
@@jamesmcfear1630I guess you had your eyes closed then
Spoiled man.....his kids must call him karem
I drive by that road and see them everytime I'm driving to hike in red rock. the vast majority of them usually leave in a few days... it's just a good spot for hikers and climbers because it's so close to red rock. most aren't even homeless lmao
Some of those rigs looked pretty pricy to me. Maybe a lot of them are not homeless, but people on vacation that pull in there to save a buck or two by staying away from the expensive camp grounds that may not have spaces available at the time anyway. They can still find a place to shower, and buy groceries, take a drive into the desert, whatever!
Not everyone living in vehicles do so for homelessness. Some do it because it's a lifestyle choice. Some people like to travel and do alot of online work and do alot of work with nature and photography etc. And alot of these people seem quite happy and content.
It's a sad reality, and can happen to anyone. Especially with the price of rent out of control.
America is a disgrace and is on its way down. So why don't all the rich and ruling class get together and pass a law that says being homeless is illegal so you can arrest and send all of us working class corporate slaves to death camps. So all the have's can get rid of the have nots. Then you can live in peace until the over breeders and immigrants manifest the same scenario.
did snookie dye her blond though? that is the bull in the china shop sorta' question...
It's doubled since last year! Rent is very steep. Many are scared... the future looks bleak to them. Suicide rate, is still going up. People, are depressed and anxious and they don't know what else to do but sleep in their vehicles... For many, there is NO where to Go.
@@paulao7022 it's very sad and scary.
@@laurievanriper7714 Yes, it's frightening. They probably thought at one time, they would never be homeless either!
Do not assume that everyone who lives in a vehicle is homeless. Some of those rigs shown in this news clip sell for over 100 grand. I lived in a van and during that time, I never felt more alive. I also had thousands in the bank but chose not to get a room. It's called boon docking, not homelessness. Boon docking is a freer, more adventurous and a more recreational way of living. Bob Well's is the most noted person who promotes dispersed living and he has many videos on CZcams. I would recommend "Without Bounds" as a starter video into this subject. Bob also makes more money than many people who live in boring houses. As far as this issue is concerned, Nevada is not lacking in wasteland and BLM Property, I'm sure this issue can be worked out. PS, BLM in this case means Bureau of Land Management.
Bob is awesome 😎
LOL I knew that but good point
I remember when BLM released 380000 thousand acres before we sold and moved to Texas. Undeveloped acres in basically desert. I can't remember the exact price. There was a pig farm at the edge of town and the subdivisions were crying about the smell. He was forced off his land. It used to be called North Las Vegas. That's where the black people lived even had their own casino called the Moulin Rouge. I'm starting to date myself. Peace y'all
....live in boring houses ?
....it is to work hard to get a real roof !!
@@angieatvegas Any roof that doesn't leak is a real roof to me. If you're into buying a house, it's a nice place to hang your hat. I run a business myself and I now live in a house. It's boing to me I do not know my neighbors well and I watch CZcams too much
I hope more and more keep coming.
A glimpse of what the future may hold for many of us, alas.