The Oakland, California Homeless Problem is Beyond Belief
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- Is this where America is headed?
Oakland California sure does have a homeless problem. Driving around town, there’s homeless encampments all over the place. They’re on the side of the roads in dirt lots. There’s long stretches of them on sidewalks. Some of em are tents, some are RVs, some are actual encampments with makeshift structures where hundreds of people gather in communities.
It’s estimated there’s around 5,000 homeless individuals throughout the city of Oakland, but no one really knows the exact number. And the number of people on the streets in Oakland has nearly doubled in the last two years alone.
A lot of that has to do with the high cost of living in the Bay Area. Apartments that were once $1,000 a month now cost closer to $3,000 a month. A lot of the homeless are addicts. But there’s no real one reason homelessness is so high in Oakland. You ask 10 homeless people why they live on the streets and you’ll get 10 different answers.
Look at this one in West Oakland. This one is sort of sanctioned by the city - meaning they don’t run them off. Sometimes, it’s easier to keep them in one place so they can monitor them and provide support. But this problem is impacting the community in a big way.
Local businesses complain about losing customers. I mean would you want to park near here to shop? Residents complain about homeless people stealing from them. Neighbors complain about loud noise and trash. Some say helping the homeless is backfiring.
And the Oakland police are already stretched thin because of low numbers. There’s many reasons for that - you know, vaccine mandates, early retirements and being defunded.
I spent two days driving around Oakland, looking at how run down this once proud city has become. And along the way, I recorded all the homeless camps I saw. But there was one particular homeless camp that I stumbled onto which put into perspective the state of homelessness here in Oakland, and actually changed my perspective on the homeless problem in general.
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Housing isn't affordable.
Healthcare isn't affordable.
Food isn't affordable.
Fuel isn't affordable.
Educations aren't affordable.
What more do you expect?
And this is called the American Dream.
Can send $50,000,000,000 to aid in a war front easily though. Wars are always affordable it seems.
Let's go Brandon it's because your president cares more about destoring America than he cares about the America public
Tax
Nothing is affordable when you don't want to work.
I left Seattle because of the ridiculous cost of living. If I stayed I would be homeless. Move to arkansas and now have a great life
FL rents are getting really bad as well.
Most of this is the result of sending all of the good paying manufacturing jobs overseas. When I was a teenager my friends worked at a shoe factory in Haverhill MA. They were bringing home $100,00 a week working piece work. At that time that was enough to buy a nice home and live a good life. When my father came home from WWII he got a job as an apprentice auto body man. He was taking home $19.00 a week. They bought a house on 2 acres of land for $1500 dollars. Within 7 years my father learned the trade and bought land where a new highway was being built in Southern NH. He paid $1,000.00 for the land, fixed and sold cars on the side while still on his job, and built a garage just as the highway was finished. He opened shop in 1954 and ran the business until he died in 1984. He was able to send his kids to college and made an execllent living for thirty years. My mom sold the business after he died for $ 350,000.00 and moved to AZ to retire. When people can't find good paying jobs, and housing is pricing out the lower income people, it will end in disaster.
It is incredible that there is no money to make houses for these people, but for the war there are billions😢
Read and Inform.
"the answer my friend is blowing in the wind"
It's sad the money that's given to other country's and we have homeless
When democrats is in White House war is always there...
@@ioneldobrin6613 for ukraine billions dollar
These homeless people speak better than most of our politicians in the D.C!!
Yup! He's right. You should not have to leave your home.
This man should run for office.
Yeah i bet he wouldnt poop his pants when visiting the pope like biden did. Not hyperbole. He literally pooped his pants.
AOC and her squad are the ones who promise a lot but they never deliver.
Nancy Pelosi state pride !
@@jan22150 That's what you get for voting Democrat. Now Biden is set to give illegal immigrants $450K each.
Instead of US Government sending $100 billion overseas to fight wars, building by building, they could have built simple but clean dwellings for these poor Americans.
The U. S. Governmant has been taken for gangsters and warriors.
There are plenty of people using drugs that dont want to work.
There are plenty of people using drugs that dont want to work.
Look at all those bike frames
@@Knape-vz5ml America has many problems. One of them is the callousness that Americans have for each other.
I live in Bangkok,Thailand where there are no homeless people. What a blessing !!!
A very cruel and inconsiderate Government.
It's not just Oakland. Small to mid sized cities are seeing a huge influx of homelessness. The U.S. is turning into a third world country astonishingly fast.
Agreed and it's like so embarrassing. People in Europe dont struggle this hard when comparing numbers. Sweden called us Third World.
Always has been
They have serious homeless issues in France, Germany and Italy. Population wise, the population of Sweden, Norway etc are small and in large segments very homogeneous in language and culture.
I'm in FL and rents have skyrocketed this past year. I see a lot more FL folks homeless and it's so sad. Starting to see more RVs around. The snowbirds will be coming down soon enough as well-always get an uptick in homeless traffic in FL in the winter, but when you see the uptick in the summer you know it's the people living here year round that are struggling :(
Texas the home prices have almost doulbed in the last 2 years, infrastructure is crap, and the wages here suck..been her 43 years and am looking to get out, Texas used to be the envy of the country, now we are the laughing stock...
its turning in a 3rd world country fast
Thank you for interviewing people on the streets for real info
Thank you again Nick. I am so glad so many people are reading your Commentaries here.
Not one politician deserves a pay check while there’s a single homeless veteran!
One of the things Obama wanted to do was the states would get funds to house the homeless vets..guess who blocked those bills. And it wasn't democrats. I'm a vet and thank goodness i have a home.
And that why I love Jesus he understands for he sayed the foxes have dens.And the birds have a places for their heads but not the son of Man. Has no where to lay his head he went tho it all but,without sin.I love you Jesus!!!!!!
Yet idiots vote for the haves to govern the have nots ,Privatised the whole country and feeding private industries tax payer money and people vote for them .society use to be about community ,now society is broken communities are fractured and the young are disillusioned
@Benny Pacheco I'm not crocked enough to run for office and I'm Black British
@Benny Pacheco political system in America as in the UK no longer is for the people ,big business is now the dominating force no matter which party you vote for ,And most industries have moved to China and India for cheaper Labour ,but it's the patriots you vote for ,who move there companies ,like apple and consumers rush to feed this corporate greed ,this is why Capitalism doesn't work ,socialism means we all own it and we all should work out best for each other .
And a lot of Americans don't agree with this principal,cause they see socialism as communism which is totally not the case .they'd rather feed the greed of the corparate heads ,than each and everyone in there state ,no wonder lawlessness privails, greed feeds it
I spent 2 years being homeless after losing a 6 figure job! I had lost both parents, 3 friends and my fiancee in a short time period and grief and loss sent me over the edge and I slowly lost everything. It can happen to ANYONE ANY TIME!
Sadly true.
I m glad you are healing...
I'm so sorry!
Blessings
That is what most people dont realize. Anything can happen. Great career, house, and car. Than Medical issues occur and losing a job. Its worst when you and you have to endure the situation. Its important to keep family, friends, and spouse or GF. Its called helping out each other in times of need.
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Bro this is by far the best doco and footage ive seen on this topic,well done ✔️ 👏
The most incredible thing is that Americans don't question California's public policies
Thank you for your presentation and your human interest in this sad situation.
When I was a kid back in the '70s people used to talk about Mexicans living in cardboard boxes down in Tijuana. I've been all over Mexico since then and never saw anyone living in a cardboard box but I sure have seen it in California!
That's true. I used to travel to Juarez, Mexico with my family when I was a child and some people lived in cardboard boxes.
Because they all moved to California.
It’s all over America, yet millions of illegals are not mandated to get this shot instead they get get $450,000 for breaking the law and spreading the virus !!!
The illegals have all the housing.
The citizens of the us have been run off
@@theashpilez prove it, send the link to reputable sources. If true, I’ll be grateful to you for learning something, otherwise, quit spreading bs
I've been homeless a bunch of times and it's incredibly difficult to climb up, but I did. While homeless I always worked a job, never begged, never stole anything. I can take a bath with one gallon of water. A bar of soap lasts me a month. My belief in God helped me throughout my life.
Happy for you. In your case you would say that unfortunate circumstances made you homeless. But you were determined to continue being you despite being homeless. You went to work,smelled good and you held your head high.
I am happy for you.
In your opinion would you say that getting to the streets and adopting bad character which results in staying there forever is by choice?
I feel you brother I was homeless to greetz from the Netherlands ✌
@@rosemarywacera2576 I broke the law, did some time and afterwards I couldn't rent a place because they don't rent to felons and employers wouldn't hire me. It's been a very hard road because the only ones who would hire me were the temp job agencies and I had to lie to them about being homeless with a record. Temp job agencies don't give a crap about the people they hire.
@@stansigstadable Despite all you went through that didn't stop You from leaving the streets.I am still proud of you.
if i end up homeless I'll shoot up fentanyl most likely and gtfo of this mess.
Thank you for taking this educational video. Homelessness is becoming such a huge problem all over the place.. including Canada where I live. The cost to live is becoming out of reach for so many of us. My heart goes out to everyone dealing with this issue.
This is really sad to see. The number of homeless is shocking. I'm from Norway, and I've never seen anything like it. Even though we in Scandinavia have private property rights, an open market economy and among the world's highest wages, we don't leave anyone behind in the mud like this. I was particularly moved by the interview with Monte (from 26 minutes). Such an eloquent and intelligent man would never live on the sidelines of society in Scandinavia.
The most incredible thing is that Americans don't question California's public policies
When can he run for office. This man had KNOWLEDGE.
Few people understand that being homeless consumes a huge amount of time. It's like camping, but changing campsites every day and never having a reservation at the next site, rarely knowing where you can rest... and feeding yourself without money... and having to locate a bathroom every time you need to go to the bathroom. When you wake up, typically the first thing we all do is to pee. When I was homeless my days started searching frantically for somewhere to legally pee. Being homeless consumes so much time that it's just not feasible to also hold down a job. Not to mention, how do you apply for work and set up interviews without a phone number, without an actual address, without an internet connection? Employment is possible when housing is resolved. Housing must come first to really be able to hold down a job.
I hope you're okay now.
This is 100% facts .
The truth .
It's hard man.. it was hard when I did it, but it's WAY harder now. Back in like 98 I went down to GA with $100 and lived in my car until I applied at a Cracker Barrel and saved enough to put down on a small hotel room and lived out of there for a few months until I was fortunate enough to find a great small little apt with a lovely landlord. But back then a hotel was like $140 a week?? Now he'll I wouldn't even want to know how much.. it's freaking Crazy out here the prices of everything is absolutely disgusting. I feel so much for people these days I just don't know which way this world is gonna go. Hope you are well now.
I was homeless twice, once because I was living with my mom after my divorce and she got divorced, the second time I stayed with my dad after my landlord (who I resigned from working for) was harassing me. That time, after two months at my dad's, I found out he was committing heinous crimes. I never stayed homeless for more than three months. I had no help, but I had much ambition and a strong will. After one month, I found a nice job, worked hard, got a brand new car, and got a new house. You can make it if you work harder and make moves. Sometimes, you even have to move away to a different place.
@@taliagoodwomanmann so you got lucky. Congrats for that! But understand your ambition and strong will had little impact.
This need to be shown on every news outlet in the US.
I AGREE WHY ARENT WE TAKING CARE OF OUR HOMELESS BEFORE SPENDING TAXPAYERS MONEY AND ALSO BORROWING MORE(HUGH AMERICAN DEBT) ALLOWING OPEN BORDERS CLOSE BORDERS & TAKE CARE OF THE ONES WHO HAVE WORKED HERE ALL THEIR LIVES & NOW ON THE STREETS BY NO FAULT OF THEIR ON..& NOW (B ) WANTS TO GIVE (others who have never worked here a day in their lives more money) FIRST PROVIDE A PLACE FOR our people & JOBS FOR THEM. & GET AMERICA BOCK ON TRACK ...!
This is the crony establishment plan for Americans. Destroy the middle class in order to keep people poor and reliant on papa government.
CNN know about they just wont say ,
They will not show them, they have the tents at the border to show, their new voters and cheap labor.
Absolutely will not consider it. They are exciting to poking China. LoL
When he says, most of the homeless are actually accomplished people with trades skills. Let me tell you he ain't laying!!! I met at least 15 people in NY when I lived there, and they were all professionals living in the street. Addicts, divorced, lost a love one ect. Can't never judge someone 😢
So heartbreaking 😢💔 I've been gone from oakland 16yrs and to see my hometown like this is so unfortunate 🙏🏾🙏🏾
$3k for a studio apartment that’s just outright insane greediness.
I'd be homeless too.
Apartment in Sanfran Sisco is 3000, a month one bed room apt.
Beyond insane
This is why my adult g-kids can't leave their mom and dad right now, 1 goes to school and works, 1 has 2 jobs ( p/t & f/t) ,1 has f/t job and ubers, THIS is what it has come to
Not really greediness per say, if your 4 bedroom house costs 1.6 million your mortgage payment is 10000k per month. Spit that 4 ways, that’s 2.5k, add taxes and insurance and your looking at 3k per room. It all comes back to home prices. The thing about inflation is it transfers wealth from 9-5 people and gives it to people with assets.
This dude is right. Ive been homeless sleepn in my car for YEARS and back then it was impossible to get work in that situation. No showers, no internet access, no phone, people tryn to kill me in the middle of the night, no where to really park at night to sleep... you name it! Life was VERY hard! Not a joke. How did i end up homeless like that to begin with!? coming from a broken home where the step parent didnt want anything to do with me no matter what!? and threw me out on the street at 18 years of age. And i was a high school grade with no police record. Out on the street! Thats how it started and it stayed that way for years... terrible. Its very hard to get out of this situation
Are you still homeless? Email me I'd love to hear your perspective NickJohnsonNC18@gmail
Same thing basically happened to me. Was homeless for 2 years and finally joined the military to get out of that situation. Homeless services are a joke. Politicians are definitely pocketing the money, they don’t care.
@@zebraface6564 , basically you said the politicians are very corrupt. The systems were designed to operate that way. If politicians do not play the game, they become the victims ,(poor n homeless).
@@HeresMyView If they don’t play the game they become poor and homeless… Really??? Is that the only option they would have??? We as people truly need to open our hearts and minds, to envision a better future for everyone. The reasoning is soooo limited.
I’m sorry to hear your parent allowed yr step parent to do that to you. I hope you are in a better place.
This is really sad to see. The number of homeless is shocking. I'm from Norway, and I've never seen anything like it. Even though we in Scandinavia have private property rights, an open market economy and among the world's highest wages, we don't leave anyone behind in the mud like this. I was particularly moved by the interview with Monte (from 26 minutes). Such an eloquent and intelligent man would never live on the sidelines of society in Scandinavia.
Am a Kenyan, Every time am about to lose hope and give up, i turn on my you tube and search for these documentaries that immediately makes me realize that am in a better situation with roof over my head and food.Watching this makes me feel like am deep in these shelters which makes me pursue my goals relentlessly. Do no ask why politicians dies mysteriously with incurable diseases, its all as a result of embezzling public funds living in mansions while the poor keeps suffering
The US needs to address this BEFORE sending aid, funds etc to other countries. Take care of of us first. I have always said esp for our service vets, no man ,woman or service animal should ever be homeless on the streets they fought for to be free!
Biden only helps the illegal immigrants he doesn’t care about vets or real Americans.
@@alfreda2711 he wants to give 450k to illegal immigrants. Insane! Helps Americans! The money hunter Biden is making from his paintings should be given to these people!
@@crzyplaya oh I know and that amount is insane. Some of those children came here alone tossed over the border by their parents. There are still a lot of them still alone by themselves but nothing is being done about it while Biden is spending money like crazy.
@@alfreda2711 and how has the previous president help these people? I'm no Biden fan but this isn't a new problem, it didn't start with Biden or Trump or Obama, isn't it safe to say that no president past and present has ever cared about anyone who isn't helping them with their political or financial endeavors?
You're under the impression that these politicians actually care about anyone that's not already a billionaire, you're all expendable
This former homeless person is right. A society that puts people in povety is either embezzling the money allotted for these problems or they pretend not to see the problem.
The core issue is, the government that creates homelessness and dependency on programs and entitlements, is the same government that gets the funding for those programs and entitlements, be it federal or state.
And THEY get to say, who does or doesn't get any assistance.
They drag it out over time. Like Ohio said, it took him 15 years, working with programs and such, to get to a home and off the street.
How many billions went through the hands, (and into the pockets), of the politicians?
That is so true.
Daddy government is the problem
@@jameslanning8405 you could just decommidify housing and increase social security. Homelessness is a policy choice
And exactly NONE of this was happening to anywhere NEAR this degree before American cities moved leftward, politically. Before Oakland or San Fran were 'progressive' cities (NOT to be confused with true, authentic, classic liberalism), they were MUCH better -- 10,000 %.
8:50. Thank you sooo much for bringing this up. Thank you for this Video.
4 years ago I was riding by this homeless camp on my Harley and due to a pothole next to the old railroad tracks I wrecked my bike. The homeless came out of their dwellings and gave me unbelievable care and concern. They broke out a first aid kit and helped me gather my wits. I will NEVER forget them and the concern for my welfare. At the time I was managing a popular restaurant chain in San Francisco and after I closed I would drop off food for them to share.
West street in West Oakland.
Interesting Because I have had a few moments w/homeless who harassed me……. It was scary AF .
Pray without ceasing for God to intervene on behalf of the homeless. If people pray just maybe we will see some miracles happen. God Bless them all.
Very Noble of them and more Noble of you!
Спасибо,что приносили еду.Жалко их.
Brother, Good for you. God bless you.
I’ve been homeless with a job. I’ve lived on the streets and in shelters. I’ve met homeless people from all walks of life all races, genders and age. If you have never walked in their shoes don’t judge the homeless when you don’t know their story…help the displaced/homeless
Natisha, Hugs, Love and prayer..... Sweet girl, be strong I will pray for you.xoxo
Sweetheart, sending prayers your way...Stay strong, hope is in the horizon. xo
Nah dont help them. Let natural selection run its course. Population control.
Yeah it’s easy to judge these people when you’re well off or more mature enough to avoid situations like this. But the bottom line is everybody goes through hardship/bad decisions, period.
I was homeless 2 in NJ! I agree something has to be done immediately! I work 2 but could never afford my rent plus PSE&G was a killer. I pray for the homeless everyday whether they have addictions or not. That man is absolutely correct we shouldn't be dealing w homelessness. Everyone deserves a home❤️🤗!
I worked in Oakland for awhile, but couldn't afford to live there. I spent 4 hours/day and about $600/month commuting. I didn't want to live that way so I found a job in a place with lower cost of living. It was a great decision. I can walk to work and am not spending my life in a car or on the train. Oakland looks like it got way worse since I was last there. Thanks for this video!!
I cant imagine commuting 2 hours to work then back... 30 mins is alot for me
I thought Oakland was blue collar...ie cheap ?
@@Bodangers I wouldn’t do any more than 30 minutes unless there was a really big prize just waiting for me...
@@david-lt9wj oakland is in the top 5 most expensive cities in USA to live. Used to be affordable
Facts I live in Sacramento & work for Bart 😂😂
Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow, looks like Mumbai or Bangladesh. God bless America! 🦅🦅🦅
Also consider london !!
You should stop voting in these political criminals if you want to make America a beacon of human rights since the last 60years American administration has forgotten about they real duties on home ground they are l
More interested in disruption corruption distortions massacre genocide kleptomaniac . They type of democracy will be rejected by the nations as deception
Honestly Nick, this video shows how much you’ve stepped things up. It takes courage to go to the ‘bad’ places and get interviews like this one. You spent money to go there, you got out of your car, you talked to these folks. They’re humans. They want someone to hear their story. I think you’ve found a new niche. Mad respect.
If you want a traveling companion for trips like this, hit me up. You have my email….and I’ll pay 100% of the cost of the trip.
Why don't we go visit the Miami slums?
@@NickJohnson I'm down for that.
They need an 8x8 room or 6x9.
A roof over their head and a bed and a dresser.
Shared bathrooms and showers.
It will get people off the streets fir cheaper than if they were on the streets and cheaper than shelters. Far cheaper.
All the millio s or billions isn't worker but tiny homes will. Make them out of concrete to last. A window, painted and a vent. Plus make the door have a window too.
It cost money to constantly pay for street clean ups, to clean up human waste and hauling garbage away from homeless camps right? Spread of disease.
Homeless people get sick far more often from infections and cold and compromised immunity and no toilets or showers. This costs money in medical/hospital bills and ambulance and police.
Another thing people living with high stress, depression, hunger, cold, living in the dirt and rain, getting hated on and despised by the public, victims of rape, robbery attacks, insecurity and fear causes crime to greatly rise even violence and murder. So police, investigation, arrests, court costs and not to mention the cost to human lives and broken hearts.
Then you got the cost of social workers,
Shelters and other programs which can be astronomical.
Another to think of is that many programs do little to no good at getting people out of homelessness or changing/improving lives although a few may provide a small temporary
Comfort.
Then the biggest reason is to save lives,
Provide dignity and shelter and a place to call home and begin to heal. Providing mercy and compassion to people. Caring for people,e and having a heart. Improving lives. Safety, cleanliness, bathrooms, shelter, warmth. A place to call home
Really they are people too saying that they all addicts is a excuse for the city to despise them and treat them like animals. In lot's of cases these people can't afford to rent on a minimum wages. We are at least a bit more humane to our squatters in the first place they are not homeless. They have made a home from pallets. They have furniture there are communal toilets but they are not enough and not maintained by the city. There are communal taps. What Americans need is a riot by the poor. They can't shoot thousands of citizens. That being said supporting the Trumps of the government who hate the poor and refuse to help the poor. Using words like socialist communists when most of the people have no clue what it means fear mongering so they won't be the first ones attacked.
Its so easy to become homeless. You just don't know unless you have been there. May God bless you. Our government does not give a damn about us. They give themselves raises more and more and have no compassion for our own. That gentleman that spoke said truth. He is so blessed to be able to live in a home again. May God be with us all.
I mean if a lot of people financially educate themselves or increase their skill set than it’s hard to become homeless
Neu neu neu Tina ....god is currently overworked due to a crisis in the Andromeda galaxy......there's about a few billion who beg for his attention due to a solar system collapse. Maybe next time . Wonder how he let this get so out of hand in the first place , even in
"God's Own Country" of all places ......
I think Tina is one of Obama's "Trained Marxists"...It's all the Rich Bastards' fault!!!
Bull, there is lots of work here. Never a reason to live on the streets in the United States. Everyone just wants a free handout instead of a job. Grow up
Every year Congress votes themselves a pay raise. There's no fighting between political parties, it's the fastest piece of legislation to pass with no news coverage. And where's Biden's $450,000.00 dollars he's talking about giving each illegal?
WHEN I VISITED USA, SO CLEAN BEAUTIFUL 🙏🙏🙏SO SAD, THE GOVERNMENT / OFFICIALS MUST HELP THEIR PEOPLE, NOT OTHER NATIONS; AMARICA TAKE CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE 🙏
Ohio speaks sense
Housing is a vital human need.
Homelessness is something that shouldn’t be accepted in this world
So, where are all those 'mega-millionairs' with their mansions and stuff ? Have they NO social conscience ?
And what about the civic authorities; where the hell are they' why are they not building tract housing for homeless peoples; they did this after WW2 did they not ? That 'Land Trust' /Eco village idea sounds good; where are you millionair/BILLIONAIRs and their civic spirit ?
The most incredible thing is that Americans don't question California's public policies
I'm from Oakland born and raised, but unlike Ohio, I saw the handwriting on the wall and stayed in Texas after I got out of the military in the early 2000s. Most of my family ands have left the area as well. Some in the Sacramento area, some in Vegas and some here in Texas. The Bay Area is not sustainable for regular working class people.
the Bay area has been bought up by Big tech.
@@jagibs5494 Big tech and China.
yes you're right. 2 entities that don't care about working class Americans.
I remember learning about shanty towns in Brazil at school. I never would have thought the richest country in the world would have places like this.
Yeah most brazilians dont know about this. They dont have access to Whats going on in the USA.
Stop spending $$$ on war
This is what happened when you focus in war than homeless. America is rich and beautiful country until homeless situation started. Just Like the Ohio said the rich pushing everage fàmily to street.
This. It completely looks like a favela. I visited Brazil in the 80s, and this is what it looked like on a much larger scale.
Democrats are getting ready to spend trillions. Lets see if these homeless people get their part!!!!🤦
I've been there, but in smaller city and due to creepy people in my life, some people push people into ruin. Always take care of yourself, never let the worst happen. You fall into a rut and it's hard to get out.
Thanks You Nick for your CZcams channel eye opener 👌
I like his mentality..
"There is a solution to every problem..."
Thank you 😊
lol not in a world where you can't be left alone an live away unless rich. unless you talk about population reduction
IT'S CALLED DEPORTATION AND CLOSING OUR BORDER'S
@@therealvirgoqueen6553
"Our borders"!? Are you for real? This is USA 🇺🇸. These aren't any refugees. Listen to the man on the beginning. Studio apt is 3000 $. Who is on these streets? People who can't make enough money to get by from month to month. They do have jobs. Just listen to him. What borders are you talking about? They were born there.. 🙄
dont expect the govr gonna do anything. i too love to live in sanfransisco but i can't afford it. so i live 2 hour a way from it. he said whenever problem alway have solution yet he refused his solution and rely on some one else solution. we all dont want to live on the street so we have to figure out of what going on. he also claim that studio cost 3000$ but rent a room cost only 600-800$ which it affordable and keep you out of the street.
and dont get me wrong. i think the whole housing is a messed up from the govr. they push the poor out of the street, they push the poor out of the states, they shoulda have regulate the law that forbit housing marking going up to the moon.
Thank you for having the decency to talk to some homeless people instead of just talking about them as if they were some kind of trash.
Amen, anyone can become homeless!
You never know where somebody's been or where they're going.
The only way to solve this problem is to send out massive amounts of social workers and put these people through in-depth interviews! And depending on the results they would be sent to institutions or homes with the prospect of jobs. Unfortunately there are some people that there is no help and the main thing would be is to send them to Oregon for the Kevorkian treatment. The Kevorkian treatment would be their choice.
Indeed, well said Felicia!
WHO WANTS TO HIRE THIS MEN? SEEN THEM EVERYWHERE.
They are awful.
This is wonderful. Warms my heart.
Please, give my highest respect for this former homeless man. 🇺🇸🇫🇮
i was impressed by his statement by him saying the rich people will go broke without the poor people
Damn, so simple and succinct. I'm going to use that one. Very well said, and it's true. Think of it like this....
The poor don't need the rich. Without the rich the poor will still be poor. But the rich can't get by without the poor. Without the poor the Rich have no relative wealth, and no desperate people creating demand for their products. Then they stop being rich.
@@glengillham4629 Hmm. Gosh I wonder if they go their money....by....selling their products?
The Debt of the Poor are the Fortunes of the Rich
@Sacha Vasiliev So is human decency and empathy.. Smh
Yes he is absolutely correct 💯 percent. It is the poor people buying their stuffs, their clothing, music, films, working for them on low pay, and lots more. So they need to level up the poverty line to riches.🙏
I hope these guys are advocators for the homeless! They are speaking the TRUTH! Hell, they live in the TRUTH daily!
Amen
They can survive on social benefits which the are paid by rich taxpayers ,these people should find work and work hard instead of just living off the social benefits.
Buen video, sin tapujos,continua así como lo estas haciendo descubriendo la verdadera cara del imperio ,muy buen trabajo te apoyo
I'm a 49rs fan and I'm telling you, it all started as a Oakland Raiders tailgate party. On everything.
Doctors having to live in an RV to save up for an apartment, not a house, but an apartment? If that doesn't raise flags, I dunno what does. It's getting worse everyday, and I hope to the gods that this can change. My heart goes out to anyone that is in this position.
This IS Biden and obamas ‘build back better’
Dr.s don’t rent apartments…..sorry….I live about 20 east from Oakland (Pittsburg) and have been in these peoples shoes 25+ years ago…….now I’m married with a family and 4 homes and 6 cars all paid for……these people need to get their priorities straight and keep it movin…….only one that’s gonna help you is yourself…….suckas
I hope the Gods see fit to intervene before this turns into a war between the rich and poor.
Most are avoiding working 34 hrs a week .BS excuses so they do not have to wake up at 7 am and go to work but will use drugs instead .Open border and millions flooding in are going to raise housing cost will lower wages increase crime and make whole situation worse but democrooks will get more voters . cushy jobs . bribes and will increase this vicious cycle and give us more Systemic criminals ,
Do you really 🤔
This is true ground level journalism. We need more like it. Thank you.
some more of that Grab Them By The Pussy Reporting hahahahahaha
The media don't dare show this side of Bidenomics !
All money went to ukraine 💰💰💰
We need the mayor to step down.
@@rickymeadows5176pp
Great interview Nick!!!
THIS GENT HAD GIVING ME A GREAT LESSON ME THE WAY HE EXPLAINE. WOW VERY SMART..AND HE STILL IS ON THE STREET,BRIGHT MAN...
I've lived in Cambodia and it's much cleaner than Oakland and downtown LA!
@@elsagrace3893 Yes! So true. Forty- seven countries later and not one tour! The cleanest ever was Austria (non-developing). I probably could have eaten off the sidewalk! And the cleanest, best public toilets ever...Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Best, cleanest, modern airport...Bangkok.
Yep I live in Hanoi Vietnam its way cheaper over here than California. In Bangkok you can rènt a nice Condo for 300 dollars a month. Way better outdoor bathroom facilities all over the city.
@@MrJboogie04 Smart, California isWAY overrated I wouldn’t live there even if I could afford to frankly
When a doctor cannot afford rent in your city you have a rent problem.
that's hyperbole. There's no doctors living in there
Give them a third of your paycheck
Depends on the doctor. Psychologist PsyD and Dentists often are in debt and certainly can go broke running a private practice. I have met plenty of broke lawyers, they often get temp work but with the price of the Bay Area I can easily see professionals of all kinds being priced out. It’s $3000 month rent or more.
There was a house for sale in Oakland, THE ADD SHOWED BOARDED UP WINDOWS, $525,000??!!! CRAZY
There is no doctor who's payroll is less than 20k per month in US. so no. that's a lie.
Excellent piece of journalism. It would be nice for a follow up on Moose and Monte etc.
the gentleman that were interviewed are well spoken,mannered and intelligent 😊
Its a damn shame... Its heartbreaking 😢
15 years and the guy gets help. I am a veteran, single mother and long term chemotherapy patient and couldn’t get help when I needed it!!! it’s true anyone can become homeless, not just addicts!! Are they more susceptible yes…however there are many people who are educated, have owned homes, paid taxes ect who experience life events that lead to that. we all need each other is unfortunately not common sense. It should be.
It's worse than just the people living on the streets. My grandma, aunt and myself would be living on the streets if my mom didn't let us live with her. We are the unseen homeless.
Thank goodness for your sweet mother, I keep hearing stories of the huge rise of multi generational families.
Many adult children in their 20s, 30s, and even 40s are living with their parents home. Rent, rising prices, covid19, recent inflation and generational decline of economic opportunities (compared to previous generations) are all leading to this chaos.
I’m 77 y/0 still on a waiting list for affordable housing for seniors in LA County. Because I’m not the right color or a refugee, my name is continually moved aside . I live on $1035.00. A month. $850.00 a month for housing and the rest to live on.
@@slvrhrt6 I do believe that hanging onto a certain place is illogical at this point, I make less than you and I live very comfortable, but I own my home Since 2013, even tho it's hard to think of moving I would do it before I gave up and allowed a "place" to dictate to me
Do you have difficulty finding a job for yourself? Have you tried looking?
Omg this is me right now and I really didn’t know what to really call it but yes the unseen homeless is very real 🥺
I spent the first 28 years of my life in Oakland. Yeah, there were jokes about the city, it lived in San Francisco's shadow, but it was home. Seeing its present state, I cannot help but think as the man said: "solutions to every problem" Why can't FEMA deploy some habitats in that lot? Do it by barter. Make the persons there responsible for their community, give them a sense of pride. Clean it up and organize. What better way to show you are ready for change, than to make change. Sure, outsiders dumped their trash, but take pride in what is your home, even if you do not own it, and clean it up. And realize that it was the politician's actions or lack thereof that put those people into that situation.
The old man said a great truth, when he said...
You rich people cannot survive without us... and it is true, neither the Government, nor the Elite, nor anyone, without us poor people, if we do not work, everyone, including the rich, would not survive...Goverment, help the homeless...
This is the best video of the worst conditions I've ever seen. I wish I had the answer. Definitely makes me appreciate what I have, which isn't a lot but it's mine.
Economy collapse and civil war is coming over us. 😥 Is not the end, is the beginnings of the new Atlantis of Francis Bacon in United State of America. (2020/2070) Can't wait baby 💋
It is alot .
@@faraon2012 , you’re a fool.
True wealth is to be content with little.
@@markfreeman-uv7si just not that little. Get a roof over your head, healthy food, clean water, family and friends, and a few passions you enjoy.
Then be content. Life is more like surfing than golf or football - the goal is what you make it.
When I was younger, these camps didn't exist in the Bay Area. Ohio is right, things are going in the wrong direction because of greedy leaders who aren't doing their job.
No, it is because of the voters who made those greedy people their leaders. They are the ones to blame, if they wanted change they would vote for someone else; they voted for this.
Time to vote for someone else , CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO TURN RED , OR ELSE IT WILL BE WORSE AND WORSE. , YOU DONT NEED TO BE BLIND TO SEE THE TRUE WHERE THE LEADERSHIP HAVE TAKE US WHILE THEY THE POLITICIANS DOING THE BIG BUCKS ,
democrat run.. This is what happens when democrats steal elections
The President and Vice President created this. So sad
@@marthaparedes2288 And They keep ON voting for them .
Also, putting some moveable tiny huts on wheels could help. They look nice are functional and cheep
Touching to listen to these people.
A studio cost $600 here in my home town of Dekalb Illinois, $3000 is absurd!
Vote Democrat !! 🤦🏻♂️🙄
Because there’s not much demand to live in small town IL.
Don't tell them that! They'll move that vote Democrat and raise your cost of living like they always do.
@@MrCucaisme news flash, if the rest of the country would stop coming here that would be great. Let me tell you how many people I meet who came here from somewhere else.
600 dollars is absurd for a studio
Always be grateful for what you have. Help those in needs when you can.
Colorado ! Becoming the same thing
Read And Inform.
This man is telling the truth! Many of us can't afford rents, and there will be more homeless as time goes by. The media says we are drug dependent so they can justify not helping to change things. I personally live in a motorhome because my SS check is only $735.00 a month. There are many of us out here.
Ohio is a real American, absolutely great interview.
All these men are articulate and well spoken. I pray they will find a home soon. God bless them and shelter and protect them.
‘God’ is a huge part of the problem.. Being subservient to a false ‘authority’ is exactly how ‘governments’ want people to be.. And this is the result..
The interviewees are extremely articulate, understand the big picture, and have innovative ideas for solutions.
The 'big picture' is simple to figure out. The law of supply & demand can answer that.
Unfortunately the government don’t seem to get the point. They seem to believe homeless people are in the situation are just drug user.
@@lashurediscussion4970 So true!
The problem with their proposed solutions is eventually they'll run out of other people's money.
Don’t forget to thank Mr. wonderful Superman Avan, Gavin
Does the city provide porta-potties? I do not see any in the video
"Starter" homes being built in my home town are selling for $600,000 plus, and start at 3,000 square feet. Affordable homes aren't being built anymore in California. The problem is greedy developers wanting to cram as many homes as possible in as little amount of land as possible to make as much money as possible.
Municipalities keep increasing property values in order to generate more tax revenue for the city. Our home in Texas sold for $183,000 eight years ago and is now selling for $325,000. There is no way in hell that home is worth over $300,000 dollars.
In our current area in Alabama the homes on our street were selling around $380,000 four years ago. We just had a new house built on an empty lot for $599,999!!! Same square footage as our house. 😬
It is out of control!!!
Nah that's just business, no one gets into business and think about losing money just to make their customers happy.
@@newtonraymond77 well if it's just business then there is a hell of an opportunity for an investor to build $150,000 starter homes. Unfortunately the cost of supplies and added property taxes rips that possibly right out of the water.
The problem is Fraction Reserve Banking and printing $ to infinity. Inflation already happened...this is the result. Get ready because the Inflation chickens are coming home to roost and you can add a zero to your numbers.
Greedy developers set their prices based upon what it costs them to build. That price is increasing on a daily basis and will continue to increase until people see Inflation for what it is...The State printing $. Those dollars must land somewhere and that somewhere is Real Estate, Food, Healthcare, etc.
@@tsormmh3590 How exactly do municipalities increase property value??? They can increase property taxes but demand sets the price along with Inflation. If anything, higher taxes result in DECREASING property value since they are another hurdle toward ownership.
Inflation is NOT rising prices. Inflation is the printing of $ by Central Banks everywhere. The printing has already occurred... Rising prices for real estate and all things is a CONSEQUENCE of the Inflation.
Unfortunately, people will continue to misunderstand this concept and that misunderstanding will lead to more Money Printing aka Inflation. Thos dollars will need to find a home and that will drive prices even higher...rinse and repeat.
I just moved out of California. When I worked in San francisco in 1993 my 1 bedroom apartment was 850 a month, now the same place is 4690 a month. Greedy landlords have driven this problem. Even though I made 6 figures, I'd never willingly toss my money to greedy landlords, on principal I'd move and get other employment.
@@xlgnepo
Good point.
@@xlgnepo I voted against prop 13, but there were too many Reagonites still in California at that time. A lot of them have left by now, however, or died of old age.
i left petaluma in 92. now my home i bought for 99k is worth 900k
Wow. Sad. Way. Too expensive even back then. Crazy. Yes Greedy
@@billysmith5721 wow
Its a CHOICE. I was homeless living in the backseat of a car. Woke up one day and said ENOUGH. Walked to a fast food place and said I was hungry but also needed a job. Any job. They hired me to work 10pm to 2 am.
It was close to a college. I enrolled. Put myself thru college and one and a half semesters was offered a job that would not wait. I dropped out just one and a half semesters from graduating with a four year engineering degree.
Took the job that was a two year overseas contract. I had planned on coming back and finishing my degree. Instead traveled the world, started and built three Corporations. Numerous real estate holdings, a landlord and now even a lender. Never finished the degree but living the American dream.
As a real estate investor I search out dysfunctional destroyed areas. Clear and clean them out and insure these areas stay clean and are successful.
Its all a CHOICE. Especially in America.
This man is smarter than most in Washington! I would hire him!
I live in Oakland and a life long Bay Area resident. I really appreciate that you made this video. Homelessness is complicated, but I'm glad to see these residents are organizing and building a community. I did wonder if our Mayor was involved or helping them in anyway. Go Habitat for Humanity!!
Except most of those programs are just a funnel for non-taxable funds that don't go towards the real problems and ppl who need it
CALL ON JESUS HE LOVES YOU❤
@@devintaylor8702 how is calling on Jesus gonna fix the homelessness problem?
agreed
They should be paying for trucks to haul all that junk and garbage away. As many trucks as it takes to get it done. Then keep it all done. Kept up afterwards.
This guy, Ohio, is a great spokesperson for the homeless. Hats off to that fellow. Bravo!
Agreed.
Except he's full of crap. No way is only 5% of homeless ppl addicts. The real number is closer to 80%. And there's no "doctors, lawyers" living under that bridge. Lmao. Old man is clearly high talking such absolute nonsense.
He needs a city job in houseing so he can help these people .I call the homeless God's people .Jesus had no home but he fead the hungry he was humble we as a people should follow on his foot steps ohio is a good humanbein.
@@cyanide_lollipop3264 do you enjoy being a demon?
@@Tangarisu About as much as you enjoy smoking crack.
Wow! No words…
Thank you.
THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE! THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING!
Very interesting.
How so ?
Do you think it's slowly falling?
@@iveyhealth2266 Empires fall when the system they adopt cannot prevent domestic decline.
That is what we are witnessing.
It's fall won't be slow. In 100 years from now the US won't resemble anything like you know it today.
@@iveyhealth2266 Because Rome is the last kingdom to fall, and we are still under the Roman influence....
@Alex Roberts The homeless issue didn't start with one person, it usually consists of a collective effort from many departments.
Exactly go back into history you'll see all those empires lasted around 400 or 500 yrs then crumble upon themselves history is only repeating itself Hay day then comes Mayday
"When there's a problem there's a solution" 👏 you sir should be a politician. Eloquent, intelligent, pragmatic and empathetic. God bless you
Amen
Seriously!
politicians are usually lawyers first, so the wealthy can depend on their corruption & the bribery is accepted
only lawyers & politicians are more dishonest than police
Lawyers, politicians, & judges should all receive the same check that the blind receive, & until then, we will have homelessness & corruption, since money is THE reason for our youth to become a lawyer or politician.
Only our children who truly want to help others, should be allowed a law degree.
THAT fixes the problem.
HVALA DRAGOM BOGU STO MI ODREDIO DA ZIVIM U LEPOJ SUNCANOJ SRBIJI KAKVA TAKVA😊
11:00 Brilliant speech!
This makes so much sense to me. These people are being kept a secret from all. Dirty Government, dirty media. This is heartbreaking and very scary.
You mean dirty rotten FOX NEWS MEDIA, RIGHT?
Ronnie Reagan, that sweet sole, said they all welfare queens driving around in Cadillacs...GQPig lies ever SINCE...
Yeah look at new york
Everything you know is a lie, everything they teach you mostly about history is a lie. Present government you believe is a lie. Even religions you believe in is a lie.
Here is my reaction to the video to open up:
Karma Never Sleep.
Richest country in the world? pardon me, you should rethink again about definition of Rich here ;) the richness in your term is very poor in my dictionary ;)
One of example how dirty Western world and Middle Esst has been drawing Indonesia too small since year 1569 Mercator, while this world's richest natural resources The Emerald of Equator, real center of world's oldest modern civilization should be larger than whole Europe, stretching from London UK to Moscow Russia.
Also you know nothing about oldest ancient civilization before Toba of Sumatra (today world's largest volcanic lake with diameter around 100 kilometers) erupted 74000 years ago, as most of you never been living around the world all alone since childhood, neither a complete multiracial multilingual.
@@RIZFERD Whoa slow down.....let's work on getting the Democrats out of the stolen office first. We can go from there. Everyone would do themselves a great service to research the TRUTH like Rizki Ferdian has. The truth will change your reality.
God Bless this Gentleman, He's speaks more Eloquently about the homeless population than our Elected leaders in D C.
I agree 1000%
NAKU MGA CORRUPT LIKE IN PHILIPPINES?
Stop electing politicians from Republican and Democrat parties. Politicians from these 2 parties only help the corprates and not those who voted for them.
He speaks truth!
Scenic Nancy's democracy
Hopefully there'll be more entry level positions open in the agriculture industry next year. 🤞
I love how visible the "1st world" poverty has become. Let's hope the camps keep growing and they don't manage to sweep us under the rug
We’ve been making meals for various communities, it’s just me and my mom that cooked the hot meals and distributed it to the homeless encampment. We’ve driven to these streets in Oakland and hand them out the hot meals, they were very grateful. We may not be rich but still able to help, and we often receive contributions (I.e meat, rice, recyclable food containers) so we can continue to make meals for these communities. We’re just happy to give back to the community, so far we have distributed 9,800 meals and the numbers of meals we distribute will continue to rise. I just wish people would think about helping in any way they can, and don’t look down on these communities, they each have their own stories and battles to fight to live. Homelessness is not all their fault, there’s underlying cause of it. Have a blessed day everyone.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
So kind of you and your mom! There should be a more systematic solution. If I were a homeless person with dignity, I would rather prefer a job that could afford me the meal, than getting a free meal on a daily basis. This is so sad and unhuman. The third world side of a first world.
Why if most of them are drug abusers.
After watching the rest of vid, it's very conflicting... such intelligent people. Nice of you to provide them meals... but gosh, move out of CA.
That's a movement that most Americans should take part, help this people and petition to the government to do better.
SO HAPPY for the gentleman getting an appartment.
A society distinguishes itself by the way it takes care of its weakest members. Seeing this is sickening, and shameful for the state.
God helps those who help themselves……
@@davidtwigger7292 sounds like a cruel god
@@davidtwigger7292 That's not even in the Bible.
Me 2🤗
@@josieposie9969 Large majority of times a liberal spouts Bible, they’re wrong. They may get a verse right, but usually out of context.
Does anyone know if anything has changed? Any removal of any of those encampments??
i am a Filipino we have the same setuation here in my country living in the slum but they work hard for their foods and for the school of their childrens, lucky for me that we have a heritage house from our parents living here with my brother and thats what we are settle down now.
i have a friend from croatria work there in US its true that its very expensive there and lucky for him too that he meet a filipina there that have a lot of business here in the philippines let say a millionair and now he lived like a king here.
This is the saddest thing. Housing inflation is becoming a plague to society.
The true plague to society is drugs. If you're not on drugs or mentally ill from doing drugs, you'll just move to a place with affordable rents.
@@jasonjames4254 there is no such place in major urban areas...thes rents in DFW area, which include smaller towns and suburbs is averaging 1200. a month for a one bedroom that is a dump or in a sketchy area..when i was renting the 1990s, 1 bedrms in a new complex were 450.00 a month
@@SuperBooboo02 BS!!! Then don't live in a overpriced "major urban area" where there is extreme competition for housing! There are cities all across the country with labor shortages. Employers are running ads and literally offering hiring bonuses for various entry level jobs. Starting wages are in the $14 to $19 an hour range and you can rent a cheap apartment in a safe neighborhood for $600 - $800 a month. Most of these employers are begging their employees to work overtime (some have mandatory overtime). A person can make $60K+ on even these crappy wages. Do the math! Then rent a two bedroom for $800, share it with a coworker, work as much overtime as possible and SAVE MONEY! Don't buy a new car! Buy an old Toyota with 150,000 miles for $2000 - $5000. Don't buy take out. Cook yourself a pot of spaghetti and take sandwiches to work. Buy your clothes off the clearance rack or the thrift store. And whatever you do, DON'T DO DRUGS!!! Within two years, you'll have saved enough to make a substantial down payment on a starter home. Move into your two-bedroom starter home, and rent out the second bedroom or these basement to a co-worker. Do that and you'll have that house paid off in 15-years max! It's not rocket science. It just requires a little hard work and discipline. If a jackass like me with a GED can do this, anyone can!
Something for our kids to look forward to.
Housing inflation has nothing to do with it. People aren't working and choosing to be in the streets....
Respect for this man (Ohio)! May God protect him and all those people who are in that situation.
Ohio is one of the most honestly kind people I have ever met. West Oakland loves Ohio.
He should go back to Ohio where he need not complain about what he doesn’t have
@@sweetla4750 no no he shouldn't he is a product of what California has become and is a prime example of the failing state.
Good guy but completely wrong about everything
God. Does. Not. Exist.
Mother Nature exists.
Period.
Economic problems have people lose their way, he is absolutely right.
This us sad. I found myself in same situation! O had no help! I finally found help and i day b4 i got my apartment my case manager disappeared