It's obvious from the comments that homelessness is an extremely controversial topic. However, if we all just continue to blame it on the things that have led to the crisis becoming what it is, there will be no solutions. For those of you that say this is a political problem that requires solutions from our government officials: you are partially correct. For those of you that say the homeless didn't choose to become homeless: you are partially correct. So stop blaming each other because that's definitely not going to solve the problem. And, for those of you that say we're healthcare workers, are being insensitive, and should know better: try having your car broken into twice, your garage broken into while your wife and 1-year-old son are asleep in the adjacent room, having your bicycle stolen, or having an arlo camera ripped off your wall and stolen, or seeing your holiday decorations stolen from your front yard, and what about having a homeless individual try to open your car door and run into it while you're in it. That is too much for us to handle. We never had to deal with any of that in NYC. So, if we want to move back to NYC, that is our choice. People have choices in life, and this is the one we've made.
Homelessness crisis is a combination of many things, but car and property vandalism is mostly attributed to drug addiction and reduced enforcement of certain crimes leading to no consequences for certain behaviors/choices. Also, those who say “we need more addiction services,” I’d like to just point out that there is no such thing as a locked drug treatment facility. The closest thing to that would be jail.
Government should build Slab Wall Buildings with 10x10 lockable cubical rooms as a SRO (Single Room Occupancy) hotel or dormitory. Rooms have 3 outlets and a sink, maybe toilet too. Common use Bathing facility that is lockable from the inside. You place Homeless Services offices there too. People who live in a tent are used to having a sense of privacy and owning their own stuff. They will refuse to go to a Communal Shelter that's a room full of beds and no privacy or security for personal items from theft. locate SRO away from nice areas and set up a rental contract that's $300/ month. Now you got the tents off the streets and better control of your homeless. Also think how a Congragret Shelter operates, they take people in for the night, let them shower, feed them breakfast, then ask them to leave so they can prep/clean shelter for another night. Hopefully the people leaving have a job to go to, or else too much idle time to do drugs and get drunk. Remember it's not a jail and by law you can't force someone into treat - but with a SRO you make certain things accountable on the lease for people to stay. Give them a 1 month Grace period to adjust to the rules and SRO case workers time to build a program for person. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink - is the truth statement about people who don't want to help themselves. The SRO plan shows you did the due diligence. If they can't take advantage of this great last chance, institutionalize them.
If youre not here to help in solving the problem then you should go back to where it is you came from. We need sound plans and fast action, not crybabies dragging their knucks. You have the means to buy a home somewhere else--move to a different part of the city. I do not have those problems despite living among the homeless community. Im tired of these fake christians and their 'lock them up' or their 'pull themselves up by their boot strings' mentality. How many doctors or nurses earned their degree, obtained their education without any parental help--probably close to none. Stop acting like youre the victim and serve your fellow man.
Protect your family first. We are already contributing to society by working hard and our taxes collected. Problem is government corruption and virtue-signalling . False compassion and charity is what brought us here today. We did tough loving to a relative who had an alcohol addiction. He knows we saved his life bec left to himself to decide, he has no willpower to do so. Govt agencies wont step in without his "consent" which he isnt capable to do so. You do what is best for your family. Raising loving , upright children is the greatest contribution we can have to society.
The point is you're disrespecting the homeless by putting their business out there respect their privacy in their space don't be putting them out on RUclips for the world to see how are you helping when you're talking about you and your husband leaving Sacramento you're invading their space and their privacy by putting them on RUclips you're not helping the homeless sounds to me that y'all are trying to get away from the homelessness talking about moving back to New York then y'all talking about houses that are a million dollars try to see our side of being homeless a lot has to deal with people growing up in foster care and group homes and being kicked out of the group home at 21 Social Services is one of the big problems to where it leads to people being homeless and the group home not helping people with a setup plan before they turn 21 to age out of the group home and people with mental disorders with my depression not having a support system or getting help I didn't see y'all once thought the car and ask anybody that was homeless if they wanted help
The homeless issue has gotten worse not just in Sacramento, but all over California. Thanks for sharing your experience living in Sacramento and exposing the growing issues of transients on the streets.
I've lived in Sacramento for 27 years, it's definitely gotten way worse, in terms of homelessness and crime. I know the area that you guys drove through really well, you guys should do a drive through of Roseville Rd. It's bad there.
I moved to Sacramento county in 1999. Very few homeless people then. It has gotten out of hand. I don't think moving to NYC is the answer. Thanks for sharing.
This is so sad. I grew up in North Sac back in the 90s and we barely saw any homelessness there. Now when I come back to visit my parents, I see a lot of homelessness there . The road that I usually walked home from school are filled with lots of homelessness encampment. But there's still some good parts of Sacramento too.
I owned a house in Sacramento 20 years ago and I bought it for 60 thousand dollars,325 thousand dollars for a house isn't cheap, that's why u have a lot of homeless people in Sacramento
I grew up in the 916 and I got to admit, it's gotten really bad in the past few years. Not only that, after graduating Uni and traveling to other cities in California, I noticed that California, as a whole, is dealing with a homeless issue. Recently, I traveled down to the Los Angeles area and wow, it's really bad!
It's bad because it's not just CA homeless. Many other states have become very expensive, creating more homeless. However, it's pretty hard to be on the streets in the Midwest and back East during the Winter. So where does everyone come? CA, NV, and AZ (and Portland and Seattle).
With people from the Bay Area and investors buying everything and pricing people out of their homes, gentrification of areas that people could previously afford, mental health, etc, this isn’t a surprise. It seems like you do live in an area that has suffered the most from gentrification. It’s very sad. This is happening everywhere. Look up Invitation Homes and see how much of the Sacramento rental market they own. How many homes did people sell to Zillow, Redfin, Open Door, etc? It’s heartbreaking. I used to pay $800 for rent for a 3 bedroom,?$1200 for a 5 bedroom. Now in West Sacramento we pay $2500 for a 3 bedroom. This change has been just since 2011. The homeless are people, just like us. Does anyone think they want to live on the streets in the “new mini skid row?” You have a public platform that generates views and you work in healthcare and have more access to social services workers that can assist people in these situations. I know not everyone wants help, but every small difference you make in someone’s life can be meaningful and bring change. With that said, West Sacramento is amazing and very safe. Otherwise, Rocklin, Roseville, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, 95818, McKinley Park, etc. Sadly the tone in your video sounds incredibly entitled and from people in a caring profession, that’s kind of sad to someone who’s grown up out here and actually watched what it’s become over the years.
This is all due to our Mayor and city council. There are many problems with these tent dwelling folks. Most of it is drugs/alcohol and mental problems. They are increasingly becoming violent and empowered by an indifferent response from local government. Numerous laws have been in place for generations to address this specific problem. That includes civil commitments, court ordered treatments, assignment of social workers and criminal procedures for those antisocial who steal and present a danger to the community. But those who are supposed to protect us shamefully and cowardly bury their heads in the sand! Why? Because the laws in the books designed to address these problems were created by a generation the current wants to replace with something different. Now you see their current solution on the streets of Sacramento everyday!
I grew up in Sacramento I just moved my family to Texas last year and I’m so glad I did I sold my house that was built in the 1970s and purchased a brand new home for less than what I sold mines for and still had money left over to pay off debt.
You always see cops kicking homeless people out of their tents but all they do is just relocate somewhere else. We as a community need to stand together and help our city. I agree some homeless people are just not worth helping. But there are some good hearted homeless people who just had a bad life and ended up at rock bottom.
I grew up here my whole life... I just happened to moved out of the area the time you moved in. I became homeless. I had to leave... I'm better now but still not 100. I recently went home and seen the obvious out cry of our people. We have the American river... there has always been a rotating homeless populous along the river that runs through Sacramento, never has it been so bold of the homeless to be along the main stretches of our interstate underpasses.. and right out on the road. The taxes and economic laws in this state are Atronomical. From family law to property and property to business.. and business to the general population... it's not easy, oh and then there isn't just government crime, street crime comes in waves. THE POPLE ARE NO LONGER ASHAMED OF POVERTY, THEY ARE FRUSTRATED. The state that is supposed to to economically alone be a contestant on the world stage, it has the wrong laws set in motion to make us the center stage of the world. And the wrong leaders in our nation
Sad to hear you guys want to leave a space you've created and built. But I understand that you have to do what is best for your family. Safety is priority. Looking forward to continuing to hear your journey.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
We lived in CA in Sept. 2022. Due to exactly this reason! We left for the Midwest!! Feared our safety, the homeless we're aggressive. It just felt literally dirty and was trash everywhere. We have not regretted one second of our move. We feel like we've gone back in time to the 50/60's in as far as respect and kindness. Will NEVER go back!!!
Same here. I exited Nor Cal 3 years ago to a small community on the Oregon Coast. It's amazing how everyone respects one another and the environment. Never look back, never going back. Peace Out Cali
I grew up in Toronto (biggest city in Canada comparable to a smaller scale NYC) and moved to a small city in Kansas. I have friends who moved from California that exclaims how friendly and hospitable people are here. Having grown up in Toronto, I felt the people here in my small Kansas city are a bit rough-no hello how are you thank you excuse me good morning- they rarely smile. People here are very informal, say hi instead of hello and respond to thank you with a uh huh or totally ignores. lol. Cannot imagine a middle class Canadian responding to a thank you to anything else other than you're welcome or my pleasure. I thought my friend from California was joking. Now I see she was not! Moving back to Canada very soon :)
We bought a home in N. Natomas and luckily the community out here look out for each other. It isn't so close to Sacramento proper so not many of those experiencing homelessness out here. Only caveat is that it is a little far from work, but just a hop to the freeway. Development out here has been escalating to a new level too. Thank you for this video, great content!
Have you guys consider moving to the suburbs like Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, and El Dorado Hills since the main concern is safety and family? Nice places to live if you still want to stay in Sac and career wise
Happily just left Sacramento and California altogether. Grew up there, lived in Sac for 35 years. This is one of many reasons we left. I watched my home town become unrecognizable. Filthy, crime ridden, wild fires etc. We wake up every day thankful that we made the leap and left
@@CJ-tx8nu Most importantly a nicer world. It's cleaner, safer, cheaper, schools are better, but most of all everyone is so damn nice. A real community where everyone is friends with everyone. You know your neighbors and spend time with them. Truly refreshing. Wish we had done it years ago
Where are the homeless getting these tents and tarps from!? Some of these tents cost >$100. How is providing the homeless tents helping the problem? I drive all over Sac all day for work and I see more and more new homeless walking down sidewalks with just a suitcase..they are obviously being bused in. And yes ALL this all falls on the responsibility of the Mayor.
In regards to the growing homeless population it doesn't always come from inside California. People flock here from other states due to the support California gives. However there are other factors. When I was an Uber driver mainly in the bay area, most of which were airport runs. In the 2017-2018 time frame I pickup a group doctors returning home to Florida. As we were chatting someone brought up the subject of medical care for the homeless folks. The doctor stated it was a big issue in Florida as well. But if the person in question needed surgery, but was not immediately life threatening they would have a board meeting and discuss the details of the cost involved. They would compare the cost with the cost of flying the person to another state, with some pocket money and a hotel while they were awaiting the surgery. He did mention that people were sent to California, I didnt ask about other states.
I’ve been here since 1986 from the Bay Area. It sucks. It has always sucked. Sac has always tried to be “hip” but it has always failed. I worked downtown on capitol mall for 25 years. Since C19 in 2020 I’ve been working from home. So thankful that I never have to go back downtown and deal with all the increased homelessness and unsafe conditions. Even before the C19 I would walk a lot downtown and the increase in scary drug addicts coming up to you was scary. It’s gotten worse with no end in sight. It’s no longer affordable to live here unless you are coming from a wealthy area. I would love to leave I just don’t know where to go as a single professional woman that would be safe and affordable where I could start over without a snow storm or a hurricane. Any suggestions?
Ive been reading through various subreddits and the unrealistic increase of apartment prices and homelessness seems to be happening throughout most of the country. I live in Phoenix, Arizona and in 4 years the apartment complex i used to live in went up from $750 to $1450. (Meanwhile my pay at the time was only rising 3-5% per year prior to getting my degree). I had to move out into an older complex so i can afford to start paying off my student loans. I cant help but laugh sometimes when people say im going to be so well off as a nurse, when in reality i can barely afford a one bedroom apartment by myself. And to be honest i didnt become a nurse because of the money! Thank you for starting these kinds of conversations on RUclips.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
The reason why you’re seeing an uptick in rent in Phx is due to Californians fleeing their broken state. Unfortunately, they bring their flawed political views, which destroyed their state in the first place, along with them. I’m feel for you though. I live in Yuma and we’re seeing the same trends as Phx
My only caveat is that Arizona has been complaining about Californians taking over since the early 2000s… i def feel there are multiple sources of where we could place the blame. I dont have any of the answers but all i know is we see rent continue to spike the homelessness will only get worse. If i did not just get my nursing job and instead i was still working at the warehouse within about 2 years i would of had to find room mates or move back with one of my parents. Its ridiculous.
I have lived here my entire life and neighborhoods I’ve lived in and visited before have become completely over ridden by homelessness but what is to be expected when the general population can’t afford to live here? I watched my rent go up over $900 in 3 years, how does someone’s income adjust to that drastic of a rent increase! Even if you get a base line raise of %20 a year it still cannot account for the increase. Homelessness is not the issue politics are 😕
Sac native here, and also a Kaiser nurse! Love seeing Sac/Nurse related content like these. I recommend my favorite boba shops which are Rose Tea in Elk Grove-Laguna and T% in midtown S st.
Thank you for showing Sacramento's current situation and actual reality! It's so unfortunate to see that and I’m very sorry for your experience. You guys are awesome! And you will thrive no matter where you go! However, California is such a beautiful place, I was wondering if you and Monica have ever considered relocating to other cities in California?
Lived in Sacramento in the same house for 38 years..Within walking distance to the UCD Med Centre..Homeless is a problem in many areas I have seen it increase substantially..We really just dont have enough affordable housing in the area..And mental illness is a huge problem...Solutions are rare..
We have been living in sacramento for a year now and we love it. Moved from fresno, ca where there is also a homeless issue. Definitely happy to say the pay here in sacramento for nurses is more and the cost of living is more affordable. Home prices are beginning to come down.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
@@sarbantz What about Emma Roark who was killed by a homeless man near the American River Parkway? Do not delude people saying that homeless are harmless. Where drugs there is always threat for decent people.
@@sarbantz I just don't know where you are getting your statistics from when claiming most homeless are harmless. However, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, desperation typically leads to crime (sometimes violent). Many of the home and car break-ins, armed robberies, porch theft, etc. are committed by the homeless population out here. When you add mental illness and drug abuse to the equation, you are just asking for a undesirable and potentially dangerous increase in crime in any neighborhood. Also worth noting that where there are drug addicts, there are drug dealers.
I lived in Sacramento for 34 years and I was one of those homeless people on Howe and Arden. back then the problem wasn’t as bad as it is now I moved to Idaho and went through rehab. I have been sober ever since but it would’ve been so much easier for me to be homeless now than would’ve been back then.
❤ I really enjoyed the ride, thanks a lot. I’ve been living here for the past 20 years and I didn’t know that much about Sac. Thank you! You guys make a very nice couple.❤ Best wishes! 👍🙏
Thanks man! The reactions to this video seem to be pretty split between people who agree with what was said in the video and those who feel like we are the ones making the homelessness problem worse.
Left Sac last year after 15 years and don't miss it all. Sky rocketing rent/housing prices. Homelessness out of control. They literally line the river around discovery park and I-80 up to business 80 and all down Roseville rd. They are every where.
I’m from Sacramento and I can tell you that there has never been this many homeless people as there is now smh. I grew up in Natomas area and extremely familiar with every area of Sacramento.
My car was stolen 2 days ago and I found it the next day on my way home from the grocery store. I posted on my channel... but Sacramento has gone down hill.
Laguna and Elk Grove are decent areas to live in but may be pretty boring unless you have kids, or family nearby. You can also look at this video if you want to look at areas that are a bit father away ruclips.net/video/TmUAdcqFHMo/видео.html
You make a good point. I've lost count of how many times we nearly died from bad drivers running red lights and racing across all lanes to exit the freeway without using their turn signals.
Sac has always been distinct but a place where peolple from bay looking for 2nd or 3rd chance in live. Similar to what Vegas is to LA. Sac has always had serious gang problems.
I have Iived here since 1996 I can verify the homeless crisis is out of control. It seems manufactured through the pandemic. Never have I seen things I've seen in the last 3 years things that would never be tolerated. I was homeless in a car and I could never catch a break not even in an industrial area. Cops would always come. I remember having my cars parked on the street tagged up to date insurance for more then 3 days I would get a notice of tow. Now I see mobile homes broke down cars everywhere around the city. What I mean by manufactured is the knowing result of the immigration crisis the pandemic which was the perfect storm for what I see. I don't think covid was an accident I don't think the crisis came out the blue of all my years nothing has changed the city more then those factors. I try and have respect for those that run into misfortune, but the rampant mental illness and the blatant disregard makes me not really sympathetic to this generation of homeless people. I worry with all the runs ends I have will I have to defend myself or my kids because it's definitely an issue that has never seen this magnitude in Sacramento.
I have a theory that the reason there's has been such an uptick in homelessness is that the 90 year old moms that took care of the marginal sibling is dying off and the kid that ended up on mom's couch no longer has their safety net.
I'm born and raised in Sacramento and I don't think it's as bad as New York less people of course are homelessness has been a problem for it really long time it's just gotten people's face a lot more it was hidden before now they're everywhere but it's really easy to lose your place if you live here and rent is gone up extremely high stuff that's one of the reason I don't think it's as dangerous as people say it is but it's getting pretty bad but I think it's bad pretty much everywhere right now.
We need more affordable housing in CA. We need more funding for mental health services, an actual safety net, and to tackle the drug problem. People won’t address these issues. Our governor just vetoed a bill that could have helped this issue, and he’s supposed to be liberal. The republicans have no solutions either, just push the homeless out of the rich areas… The problem is we are too greedy as a society and unwilling to pay for other people’s problems. If we had a real safety net, maybe things could change.
Tech changed everything forever, much in the way the Industrial revolution did 250 years ago. You now have a lot more people making six figures than ever before, and the vast majority of them can work from home (programmers, influencers, etc). Which means they can live anywhere they want. And many are choosing areas in Cali (or even other states) that were previously not considered. No problem moving to Oroville while making Santa Clara money. Or moving to Idaho when you don't have to brave the cold winter because you cna stay in the house all winter and order your supplies and food.
Yeah it sucks being homeless. I'm homeless right now living out here in sacramento. I still try to work though so I can eventually not be homeless. It's hard though when you lose your car as well. But since I work I make too much money for the government to help me out. But I don't make enough money to be able to have a roof over my head. It's like you either need to go full homeless or get a job that pays you a lot of money. This whole issue is caused by the greed of California politicians as well as them thinking homeless people are just a bunch of drug addicts and mental patients. Also yeah over there on 7th Street where you go out of downtown towards Richards boulevard it's really bad over there.
Sounds like you got a good head on your shoulders. Come up with a gameplan to work your way up to the next step even if it means compromising. Figure out what those steps are to reach your goal and focus not on the goal but the steps along the way needed to achieve it. Just hoping for the best for you. 🙏
@@everythingallin4905 thank you. I'm actually on a job site right now converting a hotel on H Street into section 8 housing. I was thinking about going over and applying for a room here. Maybe I can qualify for some housing assistance of some sorts. Hopefully by summer next year I'll be back on top of everything.
I moved from Connecticut to Las Vegas NV in 2007 after 17 years thinking about moving back to Connecticut. The homeless populations are growing everywhere .
Yes, I think that I could live in Sacramento if I could find safe affordable housing for a disabled low income senior. As a former homeless person, I can say that it's really tough for me to see so many encampments on the sidewalks and it would surely bring my PTSD to a tipping point if I had to be around that on a daily basis. Not all who are living in the streets are criminals, but the encampments often attract the criminal minded person because it's very easy to hide in an area where no one wants to go due to dirt, disease, and downright insanity going on. I made it out alive, but not intact. 20 years ago I ended up on Skid Row in LA after I was a victim of a violent crime and could no longer pay my rent. I lived in my van for almost a year before it was stolen and I had to start a new life living in shelters. Those living in tents with tons of trash are mentally broken and that's the biggest tragedy of all in my honest opinion. No cop wants to put a person who smells like a cesspool with oozing open sores into their squad cars because they have to clean them after each shift and it's risky to chance taking that kind of bacteria back home to your loved ones.
Just stumbled on your channel recently. Used to worked on K st and so happy to get out of there. It's unreal how its degraded\unsafe and the local government is just letting it happen more and more. It's bleeding over in the smaller cities where you can't even take your kids to city parks because it's full of transients.
Seriously and the reason why the problem persists is because whenever someone says they are concerned about the increase in crime and homelessness, a target is put on them like they're some sort of criminal.
I think the better question is why haven't the local governments of each city been more responsive. I notice the a growing homelessness population since 2016 in the downtown area all around the capital building. The fires of Santa Rosa and Paradise added to this issue as well as many homeless people coming from the east coast due to the lack of services. The only progress I have noticed is criminalizing homelessness. These people need housing and little to no affordable housing is being built.
No matter what state you live in you're going to have good parts of the city and bad parts, in 63 yrs here we have never had anyone break into our cars or house, and if people keep voting the same people /party in office then things will never change.
Don't forget to watch out behind the bushes. Lincoln is not abundant with homeless because it's Placer County. It doesn't mean there not where you live. Kaiser in Roseville has homeless right across the freeway.
Oh wow, to think we have been considering transferring to Sacramento in a few years! Probably in Roseville. Do you live near downtown, if you dont mind me asking?
You should try to remember that they are people too. I live in Sacramento and yes there are homeless people, but that is exactly what they are, people.
Bottom line. There an increase of homeless everywhere I'm still moving out of san jose to Sacramento. And New York has more homeless people than Sacramento and the bay area together
Thank you for the video. You just showed tip of the iceberg with homelessness problem in Sacramento. North Sacramento off of Norwood Avenue, is beyond recognition with homeless. I complain to the City constantly. They disperse the camp, but they move back in. The bike trail heading to Rio Linda is just not recommended to be ridden due to homeless camps.
That's awful. The city has secured $112.2 million from the federal government so they need to stop lining their own pockets with the money and actually fix this horrible mess.
Born and raised in Sacramento, so glad I left that dump, It was Homeless and shootings every single day in downtown/midtown. The only good part was escaping to the Bay or Tahoe on the weekends.
I am from Scotland. I remember visiting California 21 years ago and having mixed opinions of it. It's an incredibly beautiful place and I remember I really liked Sacramento also. I hated San Francisco (the city that is but the outskirts were beautiful) because I felt uneasy with the number of homeless people around there. It's hard to believe it was possible to get worse, but it has done and honestly, it now looks more akin to a war zone and I would never wish to live there. I would not feel safe whatsoever. It's very sad to see what your government has done. They have literally willfully destroyed it with their policies (which I shall avoid getting into but my goodness the American government really is intent on destroying itself). I am a country lass from a remote place so to me, cities always appear unsafe and unclean but I would often enjoy visiting for cultural trips to London or Glasgow etc but now, I hate the city. I cannot understand why anyone would wish to live there. It's sad that you would move to NYC to feel more safe as I believe it is not much better there but it just goes to show how bad California must actually be before NYC is considered a safer option, lol.
That’s my concern that’s why I’m contemplating if moving back to Ca is still a good idea. Might stay in NY then and do contract RN assignment. Good luck to you guys. Keep inspiring 😊
We would still recommend other nurses move up here but stay away from the major cities because that's where you'll see the higher levels of homelessness and crime.
The problem with these cities here in California is that the political leaders do a terrible job of identifying the reasons why these people become homeless in the first place but part of it has to do with the rapid rise in cost of living. "Most people surveyed in Sacramento County’s count, first reported by the Sacramento Bee, said they became homeless prior to the pandemic. Experts say housing costs are the major driver of homelessness. In Sacramento County, median rent for a one-bedroom rose 30% - from $1,005 in January 2019 to $1,302 in January 2022 - according to real estate listings website Apartment List."
@@NursesToRiches hmmm, so sad when people from my country are struggling to come over while residents are becoming homeless. But if they were to take a job, won't they be able to cater for themselves?
@@Nyakno93 many of them were working but simply cannot earn enough to keep up with inflated living expenses. If you are coming from another country i would think twice about coming to California if you are not in a high paying professional career.
The focal point is always on CA ( does anyone notice?) I do wonder why other states aren't shown? With the combination of other states sending their homeless one way tickets to CA, greed, mental illness, and drug addiction. Many people talk about state and local government aren't doing more about it, but what exactly can you do for the homeless if neighborhoods aren't willing to even let low income housing build near them or the homeless who refuse government help because they preferred their "freedom" over being a responsible adult. I just watch a documentary on some homeless who are drug addicts talking about waking up, go get their fix and napping somewhere afterwards and repeat, no rent, no job, nothing to worry. And this is only one problem for people who are trying to help faces. So aside from blaming the homeless or the government, what is the solution? The problem surely will not solve itself with words thrown at it. For some, sure, don't care and just move away and let other people deal with it but many don't have that option. Just saying...
Hello! I am planning to move to California. I dont where is the best to transfer. I am contemplating to move to Roseville, South Sacramento or Sacramento. I live alone and I am after my safety. Hope you can help
Most of your videos are promoting relocation to NorCal. After recent events, would you now recommend against the move, especially for people with families? Is the extra money simply not worth the high COL and high crime rate?
I would still recommend moving here because the problem I address in this video does not exist to the same degree in neighboring cities. You can move to Folsom, Rocklin, El Dorado Hills, Granite Bay, Auburn, etc... And almost never run into a single homeless person. Crime is also almost non-existent in those cities.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
@@NursesToRiches Awesome. So you relocating back to NY is for other reasons, not just to “get away” so to speak? My wife is much more interested in NY than CA lol, so I look forward to those future videos!
Hey there! So happy for you and all that you both have accomplished. I’m in my hometown Jersey and my family of 4 with two kids (2,5) plan to move there this summer. My husband and I are both nurses. What are your thoughts on living in the outskirts like 20-30 minutes away from the city of Sacramento? Would you consider that? And I’m curious (because we’re leaving Jersey) if California is so good, why move back to the NYC? It would be good to move back with your financial independence but why be drawn back to the NYC?
Absolutely, move to the cities neighboring Sacramento and you'll be much safer. We grew up in NYC though and we have most of our family there. Here, in Sacramento we have no family but ourselves. So, in our opinion, it would only make sense to move closer to family.
Yea this video is really stupid. Downtown has way more homeless, especially the areas they highlighted, compared to the rest of Sacramento. Go just about anywhere else in the Sacramento area and you will be fine. These people clearly know very little about this area. The HIV clinic is near there, bunch of other homeless services in the area. Might as well drive past a homeless shelter and be like "look at all the homeless people around here".
I left Orange county California about 10 months ago. It's still a beautiful place, but things have changed. I'm in New England and New York is fine if your upstate. The city is so full of crime and homeless, drugs ect.
The problem is too many Bay Area people have moved her since the early 2000’s and have brought down Sacramento driving up the housing prices and over crowding Sac County !!! The homeless seem to have followed all the Bay Area transplants here!!
this is what i heard from local sac residents, sac use to be nice and had almost no homelessness, but then they said one of the reason why housing prices and rents when up so much and home owners has lil or nothing to pay their mortgages or rents, because a lot of people from bay area sold their houses and moved to sacramento, paying houses in cash (outbidding local sac residents) that drove the housing prices in sac steadily going up. so people who moved here doesn’t realized what have they done in sac . ive lived in sac since 2003.. and yes i saw the changes.. but still love sacramento.
I feel like the Kaiser railyards is at least 10-15 years off. They have been talking about it for years now. We are still waiting for the new tower in Roseville to be finished which is at least 5 years off. Homelessness is a frustrating, complex problem with no easy solution unfortunately. Still worth it for me to live in the outskirts and commute in for the $
Your videos are always informative and I liked that you showed the cons of an area that other RUclipsrs would hidden from their viewers. I think I'd prefer Roseville over Sacramento at the current moment plus i have friends in Roseville. It sad that you all can't feel safe in the area presented itself as the perfect location. Based on your channel growth I know you all will be fine with or without nursing. Thanks for the great video and stay safe!
Than you ask much! Yes, the neighbor cities if Sacramento are much safer to live in an to raise a family. Unfortunately for us, we're city folk, so we would prefer to live in NYC because that's where we grew up and the level of crime is much lower there than it is here in Sacramento.
I feel so sorry for all those homeless. I used to live in Sacramento in the 90’s. I left in 1998. It looks do different now. It was my home, I missed it but I don’t know if I can go back to live there unless if I can get a good job. Thank you so much for showing us this. When I was in elementary and Middle school, our class used to take a class trip to the Rail yards and state capitol. Why do you want to move out of there? Isn’t Sacramento cheaper to live than New York? Thank you again. I would love to see more of Sacramento.
Thank you for your honesty. Couple keys NOONE wants to discuss: #1) Many homeless CHOOSE this lifestyle. Why? Because they are either insane or drug addicts and coming in means taking responsibility.... #2) We ALL have human rights. But NOONE has a right to defecate, start fires, and spread crime and disease on public sidewalks or private property. The NOTION that enforcing public safety laws is violating someone's "rights" is ludicrous. We cannot allow our bleeding hearts to blind us to the health consequences of not taking action. If someone is CLEARLY unable to take care of themselves, either through addiction or mental illness, the state MUST step in. #3) This is NOT a California or left-wing problem. This is an American problem. When Reagan shuttered mental health facilities, he started this epidemic. So we ALL must help end it. Again, all people have rights. But they also have responsibilities. Poor people must be given options to get on their feet. The insane must be hospitalized. Addicts and criminals must either accept treatment or consequences. It's THAT simple. The alternative is a breakdown of civil society. Allowing people to live and die on the streets is neither humane to them, nor good for society. When we REALIZE this, we'll be unshackled in finally confronting this problem.
You’re spot on. We can no longer keep saying it’s their right to do what ever they want. Either we take a stand or society will break down further and things will get very very bad.
It doesn't seem that bad, but as a resident of the Portland area, most places look better in that regard. This is just the way a lot of cities are looking these days. I'd love to move to the Sacramento area, but somewhere in the burbs and well out of city proper.
As a former homeless and a nursing student the homeless encampments don’t bother me to look at, especially if they keep them clean, what bothers me is the crime. The homeless can have jobs once they get their birth certificate or social security card. When I was homeless the advocate put me at a campground. I would not move there, I like San Jose, Los Angeles or San Diego better. I am concerned about the crime because my 83 year old mom lives with me. I understand the homeless stole your bike. Someone gave me a Pedego electric bike and it was a game changer. I just think we need to change the way we look at homeless. In LA for example I heard they have to pay bribes to build the homeless housing, so this is just as much of a problem is the money making scheme surrounding the plan to profit off of the homeless. You saw homeless cleaning and churches feeding the homeless. I was homeless and cooked over a fire at my campground. Many of the encampments looked clean and they weren’t bothering anyone. Also you drove all that way to buy a tea and made a video about homeless so I hope you are helping some of them! You can go up to them and see if they need kitchen supplies. For example the homeless man you saw cleaning, you could go back and give him a hand up. ❤
If you want to live in a “City” Sacramento isn’t the place for you at all but there’s tons of safe areas to live in Elk Grove, parts of Natomas, Roseville, Granite Bay parts of Rancho, the list goes on… You’re not going to find a safe big city to live imo with rising poverty levels nationwide especially not in California. Metro SF LA all crime infested.
I agree, but think the "especially Cali" mentality is simply a misjudgment. As you stated correctly, crime is on the rise in most major cities. Crime rate per capita is worse in states like Louisiana and Tennessee. Plenty of cities in Cali have a lower crime rate than cities in Texas even. Cali being "the" problem is a false narrative concocted in the name of political interests.
@@friedenstone9779 I’m speaking to big cities I don’t really consider Sacramento a big city. but I don’t think its a misjudgment as most liberal states have issues with homelessness ie Seattle Portland etc. list goes on. But to your point and what I’ve already mentioned there’s rising poverty nationwide and in big cities it’s going to be more prominent. So yes you can find cities in Cali that are fine. I’ve mentioned 6 in a small city to prove a point. I’m sure you can find hundreds but my point still stands.
I have lived in Sacramento my entire life. Loved it. But in 2021 I had to move out of the state it got so bad. The governor is a monster and doesn’t care about the state or the people in it.
I live in San jose, and I am paying $1825 for a 1-bedroom apt. I am getting approved for a VA loan of about $435,000. I am strongly considering moving out there this summer. Can I find a basic 3/2 SFR with a pool for that, in a decent area!?
Let me give you some advice , you can encounter the same problem everywhere .Homeless does not have a destination , homelessness will continue for long time. You can move to suburb to avoid the eyesore. Stay in Sacramento , otherwise this kind of problem will follow you in any city .. (drugs , homelessness, gangs, expensive cities , good paying jobs, bad weather etc...) .
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
People hate on HOAs because of their fees. In reality, HOAs do help with keeping the riffraff away. Sure, you’ll have to worry about porch pirates and some other minor annoyances, but at least safety is elevated and trash on the streets is mitigated.
Moving to new york wont be much better. Maybe try Florida. I just moved from FL to Roseville CA, while there is some homelessness in FL its NOTHING compared to CA. Im referring to mostly Sacramento homelessness which is right next to Roseville
Currently live in NYC, i just binge watched all your videos ready to move to Sacramento and work for Kaiser. After seeing this, my dream of moving to Ca just swept away :(
In fairness, to my state, which I love, the statistics on the homeless, over 70% aren't even native Californians. If those of us from here remember, Washington, Oregon and I think a few others have all been caught bussing their homeless to us so no wonder there's this HUGE INFLUX. I'm about to be moving back to Sacramento and I hate that this is now the condition is in. Seriously has me reconsidering, but not a lot of affordable housing across the state 🤦🏾♀️
Not all of Sacramento is bad if you just come to the other side north to Roseville. You don't see encampments and such. Theres alot more to Sacramento then just the bad.
Not for long, they're planning for "shelter" in Roseville. I grew up in Rocklin, moved away, and now that I'm back I'm kind of disappointed. There's homeless walking around, steeling gas, breaking into cars, there was 5 or 6 of them arrested (probably released) for living in the old Kmart building on pacific st near the neighborhood market. Sad
@@cameronbillings7312 meh but that's all coming from Citrus Heights. I live in West Roseville . They are pretty on top of everything. I have yet to see homeless. Most of the crime in the area are from those who dont live out here.
@Rob Coley that's right, The ones in citrus Heights came from Sacramento. Citrus Heights is getting as bad as Sacramento, take a drive down Roseville rd if you think otherwise. Roseville has plans to open a 16 Acer homeless shelter, how long before it's a real problem? At almost every trailhead people are living in thier cars. Maybe get out on all of those trails a little and see for yourself. They are back there, eventually, they'll fill in the nature preservation just like they did in Sacramento. Destroying good communities because Sacramento Destroyed thiers is not the answer. We just moved from land park area right wear this video start. The kids are getting robbed walking to school.
I just left Sacramento California, as one of the homeless. I was only on the " streets" homeless shelters, eventually living in an old friends car for a few months .Left my old residence due to domestice violence issues, situation which had no resolution other than to leave and never look back. Ive been sober minded, trying to keep alert on my toes and keep growing n only going up from where I was at. What the homeless need, what everyone needs is something united in common! We need more Jesus!! Only Jesus Christ, the king of the peace who can only bring us peace and resolution from the mindset of aggravation, oppression and continued self distruction. We all need to come together and pray for each other. Whether housed or homeless, whether addicted or clean, whether rich or poor we need a strong spiritual love to fight these battles that the ENEMY Lucifer and his demons are bringing about delusions upon our minds hearts and souls right now so we aren't properly UNIFIED and working together on change !!! Fight the good fight with good intent and a pure heart !! Pray for the change and ALSO be the the change you want to see in this world!!! Yahuah, father I pray God you set your hands of immense GOOD and warming peace upon Sacramento, upon California, upon the nations Jesus , we cry out to you this world is too much to bear, so often we turn to things to bring us comfort that don't really even satisfy us in the end, Holy Holy is your name. ABBA Father send your healing protection to us in OUR hearts we are so tired of being afraid, of getting high just to feel something or to sleep or to forget how hurt and broken we've become. You love us all EQUALLY WE WE'RE ALL CREATED IN YOUR IMAGE ,YOUR LIKENESS the ENEMY will not prevail against the most high and His people!! In your good and holy name, Amen. Blessings to all of you I wish nothing but peace for our 💕 hearts . Stay strong y'all 💪
Hi. I’m from. Michigan and I have never liked Sacramento due to its many crossroads that leads to many highways to everywhere north south East and west. I call Sacramento a crossroads town. However I have lots of. Family that. Love’s Sacramento
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It's obvious from the comments that homelessness is an extremely controversial topic. However, if we all just continue to blame it on the things that have led to the crisis becoming what it is, there will be no solutions. For those of you that say this is a political problem that requires solutions from our government officials: you are partially correct. For those of you that say the homeless didn't choose to become homeless: you are partially correct. So stop blaming each other because that's definitely not going to solve the problem.
And, for those of you that say we're healthcare workers, are being insensitive, and should know better: try having your car broken into twice, your garage broken into while your wife and 1-year-old son are asleep in the adjacent room, having your bicycle stolen, or having an arlo camera ripped off your wall and stolen, or seeing your holiday decorations stolen from your front yard, and what about having a homeless individual try to open your car door and run into it while you're in it.
That is too much for us to handle. We never had to deal with any of that in NYC. So, if we want to move back to NYC, that is our choice. People have choices in life, and this is the one we've made.
Homelessness crisis is a combination of many things, but car and property vandalism is mostly attributed to drug addiction and reduced enforcement of certain crimes leading to no consequences for certain behaviors/choices.
Also, those who say “we need more addiction services,” I’d like to just point out that there is no such thing as a locked drug treatment facility. The closest thing to that would be jail.
Government should build Slab Wall Buildings with 10x10 lockable cubical rooms as a SRO (Single Room Occupancy) hotel or dormitory. Rooms have 3 outlets and a sink, maybe toilet too. Common use Bathing facility that is lockable from the inside. You place Homeless Services offices there too.
People who live in a tent are used to having a sense of privacy and owning their own stuff. They will refuse to go to a Communal Shelter that's a room full of beds and no privacy or security for personal items from theft. locate SRO away from nice areas and set up a rental contract that's $300/ month. Now you got the tents off the streets and better control of your homeless.
Also think how a Congragret Shelter operates, they take people in for the night, let them shower, feed them breakfast, then ask them to leave so they can prep/clean shelter for another night. Hopefully the people leaving have a job to go to, or else too much idle time to do drugs and get drunk. Remember it's not a jail and by law you can't force someone into treat - but with a SRO you make certain things accountable on the lease for people to stay. Give them a 1 month Grace period to adjust to the rules and SRO case workers time to build a program for person.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink - is the truth statement about people who don't want to help themselves. The SRO plan shows you did the due diligence. If they can't take advantage of this great last chance, institutionalize them.
If youre not here to help in solving the problem then you should go back to where it is you came from. We need sound plans and fast action, not crybabies dragging their knucks. You have the means to buy a home somewhere else--move to a different part of the city. I do not have those problems despite living among the homeless community.
Im tired of these fake christians and their 'lock them up' or their 'pull themselves up by their boot strings' mentality. How many doctors or nurses earned their degree, obtained their education without any parental help--probably close to none. Stop acting like youre the victim and serve your fellow man.
Protect your family first. We are already contributing to society by working hard and our taxes collected. Problem is government corruption and virtue-signalling . False compassion and charity is what brought us here today. We did tough loving to a relative who had an alcohol addiction. He knows we saved his life bec left to himself to decide, he has no willpower to do so. Govt agencies wont step in without his "consent" which he isnt capable to do so. You do what is best for your family. Raising loving , upright children is the greatest contribution we can have to society.
The point is you're disrespecting the homeless by putting their business out there respect their privacy in their space don't be putting them out on RUclips for the world to see how are you helping when you're talking about you and your husband leaving Sacramento you're invading their space and their privacy by putting them on RUclips you're not helping the homeless sounds to me that y'all are trying to get away from the homelessness talking about moving back to New York then y'all talking about houses that are a million dollars try to see our side of being homeless a lot has to deal with people growing up in foster care and group homes and being kicked out of the group home at 21 Social Services is one of the big problems to where it leads to people being homeless and the group home not helping people with a setup plan before they turn 21 to age out of the group home and people with mental disorders with my depression not having a support system or getting help I didn't see y'all once thought the car and ask anybody that was homeless if they wanted help
The homeless issue has gotten worse not just in Sacramento, but all over California. Thanks for sharing your experience living in Sacramento and exposing the growing issues of transients on the streets.
Thanks for the comment.
I've lived in Sacramento for 27 years, it's definitely gotten way worse, in terms of homelessness and crime. I know the area that you guys drove through really well, you guys should do a drive through of Roseville Rd. It's bad there.
Yes its horrific ! I used to work for Pride Industries and our Offices were @ Military Base off Watt and Roseville rd. Its Sac Skid Row
I moved to Sacramento county in 1999. Very few homeless people then. It has gotten out of hand. I don't think moving to NYC is the answer. Thanks for sharing.
This is so sad. I grew up in North Sac back in the 90s and we barely saw any homelessness there. Now when I come back to visit my parents, I see a lot of homelessness there . The road that I usually walked home from school are filled with lots of homelessness encampment. But there's still some good parts of Sacramento too.
We’re you a DPH Natomas or rio Linda kid?
@@Medix916 Del Paso heights.
I owned a house in Sacramento 20 years ago and I bought it for 60 thousand dollars,325 thousand dollars for a house isn't cheap, that's why u have a lot of homeless people in Sacramento
I grew up in the 916 and I got to admit, it's gotten really bad in the past few years. Not only that, after graduating Uni and traveling to other cities in California, I noticed that California, as a whole, is dealing with a homeless issue. Recently, I traveled down to the Los Angeles area and wow, it's really bad!
It's bad because it's not just CA homeless. Many other states have become very expensive, creating more homeless. However, it's pretty hard to be on the streets in the Midwest and back East during the Winter. So where does everyone come? CA, NV, and AZ (and Portland and Seattle).
With people from the Bay Area and investors buying everything and pricing people out of their homes, gentrification of areas that people could previously afford, mental health, etc, this isn’t a surprise. It seems like you do live in an area that has suffered the most from gentrification. It’s very sad. This is happening everywhere. Look up Invitation Homes and see how much of the Sacramento rental market they own. How many homes did people sell to Zillow, Redfin, Open Door, etc? It’s heartbreaking. I used to pay $800 for rent for a 3 bedroom,?$1200 for a 5 bedroom. Now in West Sacramento we pay $2500 for a 3 bedroom. This change has been just since 2011. The homeless are people, just like us. Does anyone think they want to live on the streets in the “new mini skid row?” You have a public platform that generates views and you work in healthcare and have more access to social services workers that can assist people in these situations. I know not everyone wants help, but every small difference you make in someone’s life can be meaningful and bring change. With that said, West Sacramento is amazing and very safe. Otherwise, Rocklin, Roseville, Fair Oaks, Carmichael, 95818, McKinley Park, etc.
Sadly the tone in your video sounds incredibly entitled and from people in a caring profession, that’s kind of sad to someone who’s grown up out here and actually watched what it’s become over the years.
This is all due to our Mayor and city council. There are many problems with these tent dwelling folks. Most of it is drugs/alcohol and mental problems. They are increasingly becoming violent and empowered by an indifferent response from local government. Numerous laws have been in place for generations to address this specific problem. That includes civil commitments, court ordered treatments, assignment of social workers and criminal procedures for those antisocial who steal and present a danger to the community. But those who are supposed to protect us shamefully and cowardly bury their heads in the sand! Why? Because the laws in the books designed to address these problems were created by a generation the current wants to replace with something different. Now you see their current solution on the streets of Sacramento everyday!
Vote Red
I grew up in Sacramento I just moved my family to Texas last year and I’m so glad I did I sold my house that was built in the 1970s and purchased a brand new home for less than what I sold mines for and still had money left over to pay off debt.
You always see cops kicking homeless people out of their tents but all they do is just relocate somewhere else. We as a community need to stand together and help our city. I agree some homeless people are just not worth helping. But there are some good hearted homeless people who just had a bad life and ended up at rock bottom.
Moving back to New York ?? 😢
We hope so. In 3 years. With everything that's happened here, we are beginning to miss our family more and more every day.
I grew up here my whole life... I just happened to moved out of the area the time you moved in. I became homeless. I had to leave... I'm better now but still not 100. I recently went home and seen the obvious out cry of our people. We have the American river... there has always been a rotating homeless populous along the river that runs through Sacramento, never has it been so bold of the homeless to be along the main stretches of our interstate underpasses.. and right out on the road. The taxes and economic laws in this state are Atronomical. From family law to property and property to business.. and business to the general population... it's not easy, oh and then there isn't just government crime, street crime comes in waves. THE POPLE ARE NO LONGER ASHAMED OF POVERTY, THEY ARE FRUSTRATED. The state that is supposed to to economically alone be a contestant on the world stage, it has the wrong laws set in motion to make us the center stage of the world. And the wrong leaders in our nation
Sad to hear you guys want to leave a space you've created and built. But I understand that you have to do what is best for your family. Safety is priority. Looking forward to continuing to hear your journey.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
We lived in CA in Sept. 2022. Due to exactly this reason! We left for the Midwest!! Feared our safety, the homeless we're aggressive. It just felt literally dirty and was trash everywhere. We have not regretted one second of our move. We feel like we've gone back in time to the 50/60's in as far as respect and kindness. Will NEVER go back!!!
Same here. I exited Nor Cal 3 years ago to a small community on the Oregon Coast. It's amazing how everyone respects one another and the environment. Never look back, never going back.
Peace Out Cali
I grew up in Toronto (biggest city in Canada comparable to a smaller scale NYC) and moved to a small city in Kansas. I have friends who moved from California that exclaims how friendly and hospitable people are here. Having grown up in Toronto, I felt the people here in my small Kansas city are a bit rough-no hello how are you thank you excuse me good morning- they rarely smile. People here are very informal, say hi instead of hello and respond to thank you with a uh huh or totally ignores. lol. Cannot imagine a middle class Canadian responding to a thank you to anything else other than you're welcome or my pleasure. I thought my friend from California was joking. Now I see she was not! Moving back to Canada very soon :)
We bought a home in N. Natomas and luckily the community out here look out for each other. It isn't so close to Sacramento proper so not many of those experiencing homelessness out here. Only caveat is that it is a little far from work, but just a hop to the freeway. Development out here has been escalating to a new level too.
Thank you for this video, great content!
You are right. We have friends there and we totally see the stronger sense of community and that there are much fewer homeless out there.
I grew up in S. Natomas, it use to be a nice place to live but now it looks so dirty there! I now live in Woodland.
Have you guys consider moving to the suburbs like Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, and El Dorado Hills since the main concern is safety and family? Nice places to live if you still want to stay in Sac and career wise
Rancho Cordova? You must be kidding. And Elk Grove is a hell hole. Traffic and congestion and homeless at every turn. CA is done.
Yea for real. The people who made this video are idiots.
@@cynthiagraff8373 awh you sound miserable. Wishing you happiness and many blessings
@Tim N there are a lot of hateful people in these comments. Just ignore them.
@@NursesToRiches Why was her comment " hateful"? She just simply said Calif is horrible.
Happily just left Sacramento and California altogether. Grew up there, lived in Sac for 35 years. This is one of many reasons we left. I watched my home town become unrecognizable. Filthy, crime ridden, wild fires etc. We wake up every day thankful that we made the leap and left
Where did you move to!
I left CA this year as well. It's like being in a different world.
@@hezimoe1 Madison Wisconsin, Sun Prairie technically. Town just outside of Madison.
@@CJ-tx8nu Most importantly a nicer world. It's cleaner, safer, cheaper, schools are better, but most of all everyone is so damn nice. A real community where everyone is friends with everyone. You know your neighbors and spend time with them. Truly refreshing. Wish we had done it years ago
@@nathanielanger3941 Its very sad but Im staying put I love Sacramento despite its homelessness problem! Good luck In Madison! :)
Thank you for showing this. Seattle is the same. Sad times.
Where are the homeless getting these tents and tarps from!? Some of these tents cost >$100. How is providing the homeless tents helping the problem? I drive all over Sac all day for work and I see more and more new homeless walking down sidewalks with just a suitcase..they are obviously being bused in. And yes ALL this all falls on the responsibility of the Mayor.
In regards to the growing homeless population it doesn't always come from inside California. People flock here from other states due to the support California gives. However there are other factors. When I was an Uber driver mainly in the bay area, most of which were airport runs. In the 2017-2018 time frame I pickup a group doctors returning home to Florida. As we were chatting someone brought up the subject of medical care for the homeless folks. The doctor stated it was a big issue in Florida as well. But if the person in question needed surgery, but was not immediately life threatening they would have a board meeting and discuss the details of the cost involved. They would compare the cost with the cost of flying the person to another state, with some pocket money and a hotel while they were awaiting the surgery. He did mention that people were sent to California, I didnt ask about other states.
I’ve been here since 1986 from the Bay Area. It sucks. It has always sucked. Sac has always tried to be “hip” but it has always failed. I worked downtown on capitol mall for 25 years. Since C19 in 2020 I’ve been working from home. So thankful that I never have to go back downtown and deal with all the increased homelessness and unsafe conditions. Even before the C19 I would walk a lot downtown and the increase in scary drug addicts coming up to you was scary. It’s gotten worse with no end in sight. It’s no longer affordable to live here unless you are coming from a wealthy area. I would love to leave I just don’t know where to go as a single professional woman that would be safe and affordable where I could start over without a snow storm or a hurricane. Any suggestions?
Ive been reading through various subreddits and the unrealistic increase of apartment prices and homelessness seems to be happening throughout most of the country.
I live in Phoenix, Arizona and in 4 years the apartment complex i used to live in went up from $750 to $1450. (Meanwhile my pay at the time was only rising 3-5% per year prior to getting my degree). I had to move out into an older complex so i can afford to start paying off my student loans.
I cant help but laugh sometimes when people say im going to be so well off as a nurse, when in reality i can barely afford a one bedroom apartment by myself. And to be honest i didnt become a nurse because of the money! Thank you for starting these kinds of conversations on RUclips.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
The reason why you’re seeing an uptick in rent in Phx is due to Californians fleeing their broken state. Unfortunately, they bring their flawed political views, which destroyed their state in the first place, along with them. I’m feel for you though. I live in Yuma and we’re seeing the same trends as Phx
@@DeJulius_Caesar so why is rent going up all over the country and the world? Does california control world economics as well? Lmao 🤦🏼♂
Become a travelling nurse and take a CA contract. These RN's make as much as doctors in AZ i bet.
My only caveat is that Arizona has been complaining about Californians taking over since the early 2000s… i def feel there are multiple sources of where we could place the blame.
I dont have any of the answers but all i know is we see rent continue to spike the homelessness will only get worse. If i did not just get my nursing job and instead i was still working at the warehouse within about 2 years i would of had to find room mates or move back with one of my parents. Its ridiculous.
I have lived here my entire life and neighborhoods I’ve lived in and visited before have become completely over ridden by homelessness but what is to be expected when the general population can’t afford to live here? I watched my rent go up over $900 in 3 years, how does someone’s income adjust to that drastic of a rent increase! Even if you get a base line raise of %20 a year it still cannot account for the increase. Homelessness is not the issue politics are 😕
Sac native here, and also a Kaiser nurse! Love seeing Sac/Nurse related content like these. I recommend my favorite boba shops which are Rose Tea in Elk Grove-Laguna and T% in midtown S st.
Awesome, thanks for the recommendations!
Im glad you shared your insight
Thank you for showing Sacramento's current situation and actual reality! It's so unfortunate to see that and I’m very sorry for your experience. You guys are awesome! And you will thrive no matter where you go! However, California is such a beautiful place, I was wondering if you and Monica have ever considered relocating to other cities in California?
Lived in Sacramento in the same house for 38 years..Within walking distance to the UCD Med Centre..Homeless is a problem in many areas I have seen it increase substantially..We really just dont have enough affordable housing in the area..And mental illness is a huge problem...Solutions are rare..
There are too many people in Sacramento. The influx of Bay area home buyers ruined Sacramento and neighboring counties. It can't be fixed.
We have been living in sacramento for a year now and we love it. Moved from fresno, ca where there is also a homeless issue. Definitely happy to say the pay here in sacramento for nurses is more and the cost of living is more affordable. Home prices are beginning to come down.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
@@sarbantz What about Emma Roark who was killed by a homeless man near the American River Parkway? Do not delude people saying that homeless are harmless. Where drugs there is always threat for decent people.
@@OlgaMeleshkova that's true. Street homeless unfortunately bring lots of crime into neighborhood.
@@sarbantz I just don't know where you are getting your statistics from when claiming most homeless are harmless. However, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, desperation typically leads to crime (sometimes violent). Many of the home and car break-ins, armed robberies, porch theft, etc. are committed by the homeless population out here. When you add mental illness and drug abuse to the equation, you are just asking for a undesirable and potentially dangerous increase in crime in any neighborhood. Also worth noting that where there are drug addicts, there are drug dealers.
@@friedenstone9779 just walk by any street encampments, and see what they do all day long. They smoke fentanyl pills popular blues. Use your own eyes.
I lived in Sacramento for 34 years and I was one of those homeless people on Howe and Arden. back then the problem wasn’t as bad as it is now I moved to Idaho and went through rehab. I have been sober ever since but it would’ve been so much easier for me to be homeless now than would’ve been back then.
❤ I really enjoyed the ride, thanks a lot. I’ve been living here for the past 20 years and I didn’t know that much about Sac. Thank you!
You guys make a very nice couple.❤
Best wishes! 👍🙏
Thank you so much!
Such a great video!
Thanks man! The reactions to this video seem to be pretty split between people who agree with what was said in the video and those who feel like we are the ones making the homelessness problem worse.
@@NursesToRiches Homeless is a systemic issue due to a lack a appropriate government programming and laws. To blame you guys for homeless is absurd.
Left Sac last year after 15 years and don't miss it all. Sky rocketing rent/housing prices. Homelessness out of control. They literally line the river around discovery park and I-80 up to business 80 and all down Roseville rd. They are every where.
I’m from Sacramento and I can tell you that there has never been this many homeless people as there is now smh. I grew up in Natomas area and extremely familiar with every area of Sacramento.
My car was stolen 2 days ago and I found it the next day on my way home from the grocery store. I posted on my channel... but Sacramento has gone down hill.
If you’re moving back to New York? What does that mean for you salary wise. I suppose you are ok with taking a “pay cut”?
The goal is to create a sustainable business before then so we don't have to work as nurses when we return to NYC.
Hi Jason,
I'll be working at methodist, do u have any suggestions for safe side for apartment?
Thank you!!!
Laguna and Elk Grove are decent areas to live in but may be pretty boring unless you have kids, or family nearby. You can also look at this video if you want to look at areas that are a bit father away ruclips.net/video/TmUAdcqFHMo/видео.html
You should’ve added how bad Sacramento residents are bad at driving. lmao.
You make a good point. I've lost count of how many times we nearly died from bad drivers running red lights and racing across all lanes to exit the freeway without using their turn signals.
Sac has always been distinct but a place where peolple from bay looking for 2nd or 3rd chance in live. Similar to what Vegas is to LA. Sac has always had serious gang problems.
I have Iived here since 1996 I can verify the homeless crisis is out of control. It seems manufactured through the pandemic. Never have I seen things I've seen in the last 3 years things that would never be tolerated. I was homeless in a car and I could never catch a break not even in an industrial area. Cops would always come. I remember having my cars parked on the street tagged up to date insurance for more then 3 days I would get a notice of tow. Now I see mobile homes broke down cars everywhere around the city. What I mean by manufactured is the knowing result of the immigration crisis the pandemic which was the perfect storm for what I see. I don't think covid was an accident I don't think the crisis came out the blue of all my years nothing has changed the city more then those factors. I try and have respect for those that run into misfortune, but the rampant mental illness and the blatant disregard makes me not really sympathetic to this generation of homeless people. I worry with all the runs ends I have will I have to defend myself or my kids because it's definitely an issue that has never seen this magnitude in Sacramento.
I have a theory that the reason there's has been such an uptick in homelessness is that the 90 year old moms that took care of the marginal sibling is dying off and the kid that ended up on mom's couch no longer has their safety net.
I'm born and raised in Sacramento and I don't think it's as bad as New York less people of course are homelessness has been a problem for it really long time it's just gotten people's face a lot more it was hidden before now they're everywhere but it's really easy to lose your place if you live here and rent is gone up extremely high stuff that's one of the reason I don't think it's as dangerous as people say it is but it's getting pretty bad but I think it's bad pretty much everywhere right now.
We need more affordable housing in CA. We need more funding for mental health services, an actual safety net, and to tackle the drug problem. People won’t address these issues. Our governor just vetoed a bill that could have helped this issue, and he’s supposed to be liberal. The republicans have no solutions either, just push the homeless out of the rich areas… The problem is we are too greedy as a society and unwilling to pay for other people’s problems. If we had a real safety net, maybe things could change.
Tech changed everything forever, much in the way the Industrial revolution did 250 years ago. You now have a lot more people making six figures than ever before, and the vast majority of them can work from home (programmers, influencers, etc). Which means they can live anywhere they want. And many are choosing areas in Cali (or even other states) that were previously not considered. No problem moving to Oroville while making Santa Clara money. Or moving to Idaho when you don't have to brave the cold winter because you cna stay in the house all winter and order your supplies and food.
Yeah it sucks being homeless. I'm homeless right now living out here in sacramento. I still try to work though so I can eventually not be homeless. It's hard though when you lose your car as well.
But since I work I make too much money for the government to help me out. But I don't make enough money to be able to have a roof over my head. It's like you either need to go full homeless or get a job that pays you a lot of money. This whole issue is caused by the greed of California politicians as well as them thinking homeless people are just a bunch of drug addicts and mental patients.
Also yeah over there on 7th Street where you go out of downtown towards Richards boulevard it's really bad over there.
Sounds like you got a good head on your shoulders. Come up with a gameplan to work your way up to the next step even if it means compromising. Figure out what those steps are to reach your goal and focus not on the goal but the steps along the way needed to achieve it. Just hoping for the best for you. 🙏
@@everythingallin4905 thank you. I'm actually on a job site right now converting a hotel on H Street into section 8 housing. I was thinking about going over and applying for a room here. Maybe I can qualify for some housing assistance of some sorts. Hopefully by summer next year I'll be back on top of everything.
I moved from Connecticut to Las Vegas NV in 2007 after 17 years thinking about moving back to Connecticut.
The homeless populations are growing everywhere .
Yes, I think that I could live in Sacramento if I could find safe affordable housing for a disabled low income senior. As a former homeless person, I can say that it's really tough for me to see so many encampments on the sidewalks and it would surely bring my PTSD to a tipping point if I had to be around that on a daily basis. Not all who are living in the streets are criminals, but the encampments often attract the criminal minded person because it's very easy to hide in an area where no one wants to go due to dirt, disease, and downright insanity going on. I made it out alive, but not intact.
20 years ago I ended up on Skid Row in LA after I was a victim of a violent crime and could no longer pay my rent. I lived in my van for almost a year before it was stolen and I had to start a new life living in shelters. Those living in tents with tons of trash are mentally broken and that's the biggest tragedy of all in my honest opinion. No cop wants to put a person who smells like a cesspool with oozing open sores into their squad cars because they have to clean them after each shift and it's risky to chance taking that kind of bacteria back home to your loved ones.
Just stumbled on your channel recently. Used to worked on K st and so happy to get out of there. It's unreal how its degraded\unsafe and the local government is just letting it happen more and more. It's bleeding over in the smaller cities where you can't even take your kids to city parks because it's full of transients.
Seriously and the reason why the problem persists is because whenever someone says they are concerned about the increase in crime and homelessness, a target is put on them like they're some sort of criminal.
I think the better question is why haven't the local governments of each city been more responsive. I notice the a growing homelessness population since 2016 in the downtown area all around the capital building. The fires of Santa Rosa and Paradise added to this issue as well as many homeless people coming from the east coast due to the lack of services. The only progress I have noticed is criminalizing homelessness. These people need housing and little to no affordable housing is being built.
No matter what state you live in you're going to have good parts of the city and bad parts, in 63 yrs here we have never had anyone break into our cars or house, and if people keep voting the same people /party in office then things will never change.
Matthew 24:12
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
My wife works at the Kaiser in Roseville that's why we chose to live in Lincoln, away from homelessness.
Makes sense.
Don't forget to watch out behind the bushes. Lincoln is not abundant with homeless because it's Placer County. It doesn't mean there not where you live. Kaiser in Roseville has homeless right across the freeway.
Oh wow, to think we have been considering transferring to Sacramento in a few years! Probably in Roseville. Do you live near downtown, if you dont mind me asking?
We live 8 minutes from downtown.
You should try to remember that they are people too. I live in Sacramento and yes there are homeless people, but that is exactly what they are, people.
Bottom line. There an increase of homeless everywhere I'm still moving out of san jose to Sacramento. And New York has more homeless people than Sacramento and the bay area together
Thank you for the video. You just showed tip of the iceberg with homelessness problem in Sacramento. North Sacramento off of Norwood Avenue, is beyond recognition with homeless. I complain to the City constantly. They disperse the camp, but they move back in. The bike trail heading to Rio Linda is just not recommended to be ridden due to homeless camps.
That's awful. The city has secured $112.2 million from the federal government so they need to stop lining their own pockets with the money and actually fix this horrible mess.
Born and raised in Sacramento, so glad I left that dump, It was Homeless and shootings every single day in downtown/midtown. The only good part was escaping to the Bay or Tahoe on the weekends.
I am from Scotland. I remember visiting California 21 years ago and having mixed opinions of it. It's an incredibly beautiful place and I remember I really liked Sacramento also. I hated San Francisco (the city that is but the outskirts were beautiful) because I felt uneasy with the number of homeless people around there. It's hard to believe it was possible to get worse, but it has done and honestly, it now looks more akin to a war zone and I would never wish to live there. I would not feel safe whatsoever. It's very sad to see what your government has done. They have literally willfully destroyed it with their policies (which I shall avoid getting into but my goodness the American government really is intent on destroying itself). I am a country lass from a remote place so to me, cities always appear unsafe and unclean but I would often enjoy visiting for cultural trips to London or Glasgow etc but now, I hate the city. I cannot understand why anyone would wish to live there. It's sad that you would move to NYC to feel more safe as I believe it is not much better there but it just goes to show how bad California must actually be before NYC is considered a safer option, lol.
You’re totally right of course, the cities are being destroyed and are more unsafe each year.
Unfortunately it's a result of the current state government's incompetence. There needs to be more accountability
A lot had changed in two decades
@@danielstellwag3081 Definitely
This is the result of "blue no matter who"
That’s my concern that’s why I’m contemplating if moving back to Ca is still a good idea. Might stay in NY then and do contract RN assignment. Good luck to you guys. Keep inspiring 😊
We would still recommend other nurses move up here but stay away from the major cities because that's where you'll see the higher levels of homelessness and crime.
@@NursesToRiches like what cities do you recommend?
I would love to ask, is it that these people are unemployed or they don't want to work at all
The problem with these cities here in California is that the political leaders do a terrible job of identifying the reasons why these people become homeless in the first place but part of it has to do with the rapid rise in cost of living.
"Most people surveyed in Sacramento County’s count, first reported by the Sacramento Bee, said they became homeless prior to the pandemic.
Experts say housing costs are the major driver of homelessness. In Sacramento County, median rent for a one-bedroom rose 30% - from $1,005 in January 2019 to $1,302 in January 2022 - according to real estate listings website Apartment List."
@@NursesToRiches hmmm, so sad when people from my country are struggling to come over while residents are becoming homeless. But if they were to take a job, won't they be able to cater for themselves?
@@Nyakno93 many of them were working but simply cannot earn enough to keep up with inflated living expenses. If you are coming from another country i would think twice about coming to California if you are not in a high paying professional career.
@@AstroZombie1 thank you
The focal point is always on CA ( does anyone notice?) I do wonder why other states aren't shown? With the combination of other states sending their homeless one way tickets to CA, greed, mental illness, and drug addiction. Many people talk about state and local government aren't doing more about it, but what exactly can you do for the homeless if neighborhoods aren't willing to even let low income housing build near them or the homeless who refuse government help because they preferred their "freedom" over being a responsible adult. I just watch a documentary on some homeless who are drug addicts talking about waking up, go get their fix and napping somewhere afterwards and repeat, no rent, no job, nothing to worry. And this is only one problem for people who are trying to help faces. So aside from blaming the homeless or the government, what is the solution? The problem surely will not solve itself with words thrown at it. For some, sure, don't care and just move away and let other people deal with it but many don't have that option. Just saying...
Hello! I am planning to move to California. I dont where is the best to transfer. I am contemplating to move to Roseville, South Sacramento or Sacramento. I live alone and I am after my safety. Hope you can help
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Most of your videos are promoting relocation to NorCal. After recent events, would you now recommend against the move, especially for people with families? Is the extra money simply not worth the high COL and high crime rate?
I would still recommend moving here because the problem I address in this video does not exist to the same degree in neighboring cities. You can move to Folsom, Rocklin, El Dorado Hills, Granite Bay, Auburn, etc... And almost never run into a single homeless person. Crime is also almost non-existent in those cities.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
@@NursesToRiches Awesome. So you relocating back to NY is for other reasons, not just to “get away” so to speak? My wife is much more interested in NY than CA lol, so I look forward to those future videos!
Hey there! So happy for you and all that you both have accomplished. I’m in my hometown Jersey and my family of 4 with two kids (2,5) plan to move there this summer. My husband and I are both nurses. What are your thoughts on living in the outskirts like 20-30 minutes away from the city of Sacramento? Would you consider that?
And I’m curious (because we’re leaving Jersey) if California is so good, why move back to the NYC? It would be good to move back with your financial independence but why be drawn back to the NYC?
Absolutely, move to the cities neighboring Sacramento and you'll be much safer. We grew up in NYC though and we have most of our family there. Here, in Sacramento we have no family but ourselves. So, in our opinion, it would only make sense to move closer to family.
Yea this video is really stupid. Downtown has way more homeless, especially the areas they highlighted, compared to the rest of Sacramento. Go just about anywhere else in the Sacramento area and you will be fine. These people clearly know very little about this area. The HIV clinic is near there, bunch of other homeless services in the area. Might as well drive past a homeless shelter and be like "look at all the homeless people around here".
California needs to do something about it’s homeless crisis ☹️☹️☹️
I left Orange county California about 10 months ago. It's still a beautiful place, but things have changed. I'm in New England and New York is fine if your upstate. The city is so full of crime and homeless, drugs ect.
California should go red at least once
The problem is too many Bay Area people have moved her since the early 2000’s and have brought down Sacramento driving up the housing prices and over crowding Sac County !!! The homeless seem to have followed all the Bay Area transplants here!!
I do live in Vancouver and we have the same issue. Would you say that New York doesn’t have that?
Is moving to the suburbs of Sacramento not worth it? Asking cuz I was considering moving that way from Georgia.
The suburbs are much better for raising a family than Sacramento if you want to escape the crime and homelessness.
this is what i heard from local sac residents, sac use to be nice and had almost no homelessness, but then they said one of the reason why housing prices and rents when up so much and home owners has lil or nothing to pay their mortgages or rents, because a lot of people from bay area sold their houses and moved to sacramento, paying houses in cash (outbidding local sac residents) that drove the housing prices in sac steadily going up. so people who moved here doesn’t realized what have they done in sac . ive lived in sac since 2003.. and yes i saw the changes.. but still love sacramento.
I feel like the Kaiser railyards is at least 10-15 years off. They have been talking about it for years now. We are still waiting for the new tower in Roseville to be finished which is at least 5 years off.
Homelessness is a frustrating, complex problem with no easy solution unfortunately. Still worth it for me to live in the outskirts and commute in for the $
What is outskirts here that is near Kaiser Sacramento to commute? Thanks.
Your videos are always informative and I liked that you showed the cons of an area that other RUclipsrs would hidden from their viewers. I think I'd prefer Roseville over Sacramento at the current moment plus i have friends in Roseville.
It sad that you all can't feel safe in the area presented itself as the perfect location. Based on your channel growth I know you all will be fine with or without nursing. Thanks for the great video and stay safe!
Than you ask much! Yes, the neighbor cities if Sacramento are much safer to live in an to raise a family. Unfortunately for us, we're city folk, so we would prefer to live in NYC because that's where we grew up and the level of crime is much lower there than it is here in Sacramento.
Homeless is worst down here in SoCal…California State is heading down the drain… Vote and Pray for change is the only way to get us out of this….
I feel so sorry for all those homeless. I used to live in Sacramento in the 90’s. I left in 1998. It looks do different now. It was my home, I missed it but I don’t know if I can go back to live there unless if I can get a good job. Thank you so much for showing us this. When I was in elementary and Middle school, our class used to take a class trip to the Rail yards and state capitol. Why do you want to move out of there? Isn’t Sacramento cheaper to live than New York? Thank you again. I would love to see more of Sacramento.
Thank you for your honesty. Couple keys NOONE wants to discuss: #1) Many homeless CHOOSE this lifestyle. Why? Because they are either insane or drug addicts and coming in means taking responsibility.... #2) We ALL have human rights. But NOONE has a right to defecate, start fires, and spread crime and disease on public sidewalks or private property. The NOTION that enforcing public safety laws is violating someone's "rights" is ludicrous. We cannot allow our bleeding hearts to blind us to the health consequences of not taking action. If someone is CLEARLY unable to take care of themselves, either through addiction or mental illness, the state MUST step in. #3) This is NOT a California or left-wing problem. This is an American problem. When Reagan shuttered mental health facilities, he started this epidemic. So we ALL must help end it. Again, all people have rights. But they also have responsibilities. Poor people must be given options to get on their feet. The insane must be hospitalized. Addicts and criminals must either accept treatment or consequences. It's THAT simple. The alternative is a breakdown of civil society. Allowing people to live and die on the streets is neither humane to them, nor good for society. When we REALIZE this, we'll be unshackled in finally confronting this problem.
You’re spot on. We can no longer keep saying it’s their right to do what ever they want. Either we take a stand or society will break down further and things will get very very bad.
It doesn't seem that bad, but as a resident of the Portland area, most places look better in that regard. This is just the way a lot of cities are looking these days. I'd love to move to the Sacramento area, but somewhere in the burbs and well out of city proper.
We are a country under God, the bible says those who have more owe those who have less.
As a former homeless and a nursing student the homeless encampments don’t bother me to look at, especially if they keep them clean, what bothers me is the crime. The homeless can have jobs once they get their birth certificate or social security card. When I was homeless the advocate put me at a campground. I would not move there, I like San Jose, Los Angeles or San Diego better. I am concerned about the crime because my 83 year old mom lives with me. I understand the homeless stole your bike. Someone gave me a Pedego electric bike and it was a game changer. I just think we need to change the way we look at homeless. In LA for example I heard they have to pay bribes to build the homeless housing, so this is just as much of a problem is the money making scheme surrounding the plan to profit off of the homeless. You saw homeless cleaning and churches feeding the homeless. I was homeless and cooked over a fire at my campground. Many of the encampments looked clean and they weren’t bothering anyone. Also you drove all that way to buy a tea and made a video about homeless so I hope you are helping some of them! You can go up to them and see if they need kitchen supplies. For example the homeless man you saw cleaning, you could go back and give him a hand up. ❤
Its crazy how we have homeless people in all parts in cali, yet we are about to surpass germany as the 4th best economy in the world… makes sense.
I think it's a bunch of media BS! More and more businesses are leaving CA every day. The state is going to collapse.
I'm from Chicago and I see that around Humboldt Park. lot of tents popping up. you don't feel safe...!!
The rail yards were supposed to be a new stadium for the Sacramento Republic FC and new shopping/restaurants but that sadly never took off.
If you want to live in a “City” Sacramento isn’t the place for you at all but there’s tons of safe areas to live in Elk Grove, parts of Natomas, Roseville, Granite Bay parts of Rancho, the list goes on… You’re not going to find a safe big city to live imo with rising poverty levels nationwide especially not in California. Metro SF LA all crime infested.
This is true.
I agree, but think the "especially Cali" mentality is simply a misjudgment. As you stated correctly, crime is on the rise in most major cities. Crime rate per capita is worse in states like Louisiana and Tennessee. Plenty of cities in Cali have a lower crime rate than cities in Texas even. Cali being "the" problem is a false narrative concocted in the name of political interests.
@@friedenstone9779 I’m speaking to big cities I don’t really consider Sacramento a big city. but I don’t think its a misjudgment as most liberal states have issues with homelessness ie Seattle Portland etc. list goes on.
But to your point and what I’ve already mentioned there’s rising poverty nationwide and in big cities it’s going to be more prominent.
So yes you can find cities in Cali that are fine. I’ve mentioned 6 in a small city to prove a point. I’m sure you can find hundreds but my point still stands.
I have lived in Sacramento my entire life. Loved it. But in 2021 I had to move out of the state it got so bad. The governor is a monster and doesn’t care about the state or the people in it.
I live in San jose, and I am paying $1825 for a 1-bedroom apt. I am getting approved for a VA loan of about $435,000. I am strongly considering moving out there this summer. Can I find a basic 3/2 SFR with a pool for that, in a decent area!?
A 3/2 SFR WITHOUT a pool in a nice neighborhood, yes. a 3/2 SFR WITH a pool in a nice neighborhood, no.
@@NursesToRiches Lol, thanks!
I thought you said the cost of living compared to pay was horrendous in New York. You should move out here to San Diego.
The goal is to be so financially secured by then that the cost of living won't matter to us.
Let me give you some advice , you can encounter the same problem everywhere .Homeless does not have a destination , homelessness will continue for long time. You can move to suburb to avoid the eyesore. Stay in Sacramento , otherwise this kind of problem will follow you in any city .. (drugs , homelessness, gangs, expensive cities , good paying jobs, bad weather etc...) .
Thank you for showing us the reality.
Most of street homeless are good and harmless humans. They kinda live minimalist and modest life. They just find a camping spot, and that becomes their new home with new stories and memories. They don't ask for much, and they don't need much. They just want to be left alone, and no one bothers them including police. They have too many problems to sort through. Sadly, 99% of street homeless are fentanyl addicts, so they are not capable of having a job. Many will die from fentanyl overdose, or drugs related violence.
Yes, I would still move to Sacramento. However, I would move to Elk Grove area or North Natomas.
People hate on HOAs because of their fees. In reality, HOAs do help with keeping the riffraff away. Sure, you’ll have to worry about porch pirates and some other minor annoyances, but at least safety is elevated and trash on the streets is mitigated.
It everywhere, you should see Oakland and S.F homeless areas. Also Los Angeles.
Moving to new york wont be much better. Maybe try Florida. I just moved from FL to Roseville CA, while there is some homelessness in FL its NOTHING compared to CA. Im referring to mostly Sacramento homelessness which is right next to Roseville
Currently live in NYC, i just binge watched all your videos ready to move to Sacramento and work for Kaiser. After seeing this, my dream of moving to Ca just swept away :(
Keep in mind this is just the city of Sacramento. The cities outside of Sacramento are not dealing with this issue.
Why dont you move to orange county bro. The pay is higher then new york but its very nice much nicer then sacramento or LA
In fairness, to my state, which I love, the statistics on the homeless, over 70% aren't even native Californians. If those of us from here remember, Washington, Oregon and I think a few others have all been caught bussing their homeless to us so no wonder there's this HUGE INFLUX. I'm about to be moving back to Sacramento and I hate that this is now the condition is in. Seriously has me reconsidering, but not a lot of affordable housing across the state 🤦🏾♀️
As a single 26 year old guy would you rather make 130k in Sac or 100k in San Diego? Having trouble deciding which route to take, thanks!
$130k in Sac 100%. $130k in Sac is like earning $160k in San Diego.
@@NursesToRiches thanks brother! I’m going to apply with 1 year tele experience, hopefully I can get a job at Sutter, Kaiser or UCD!
Not all of Sacramento is bad if you just come to the other side north to Roseville. You don't see encampments and such. Theres alot more to Sacramento then just the bad.
You are right. We used to live in Roseville and drive to Folsom, El Dorado Hills, and Auburn all the time.
Not for long, they're planning for "shelter" in Roseville. I grew up in Rocklin, moved away, and now that I'm back I'm kind of disappointed. There's homeless walking around, steeling gas, breaking into cars, there was 5 or 6 of them arrested (probably released) for living in the old Kmart building on pacific st near the neighborhood market. Sad
@@cameronbillings7312 meh but that's all coming from Citrus Heights. I live in West Roseville . They are pretty on top of everything. I have yet to see homeless. Most of the crime in the area are from those who dont live out here.
@Rob Coley that's right, The ones in citrus Heights came from Sacramento. Citrus Heights is getting as bad as Sacramento, take a drive down Roseville rd if you think otherwise. Roseville has plans to open a 16 Acer homeless shelter, how long before it's a real problem? At almost every trailhead people are living in thier cars. Maybe get out on all of those trails a little and see for yourself. They are back there, eventually, they'll fill in the nature preservation just like they did in Sacramento. Destroying good communities because Sacramento Destroyed thiers is not the answer. We just moved from land park area right wear this video start. The kids are getting robbed walking to school.
I just left Sacramento California, as one of the homeless. I was only on the " streets" homeless shelters, eventually living in an old friends car for a few months .Left my old residence due to domestice violence issues, situation which had no resolution other than to leave and never look back. Ive been sober minded, trying to keep alert on my toes and keep growing n only going up from where I was at. What the homeless need, what everyone needs is something united in common! We need more Jesus!! Only Jesus Christ, the king of the peace who can only bring us peace and resolution from the mindset of aggravation, oppression and continued self distruction. We all need to come together and pray for each other. Whether housed or homeless, whether addicted or clean, whether rich or poor we need a strong spiritual love to fight these battles that the ENEMY Lucifer and his demons are bringing about delusions upon our minds hearts and souls right now so we aren't properly UNIFIED and working together on change !!! Fight the good fight with good intent and a pure heart !! Pray for the change and ALSO be the the change you want to see in this world!!! Yahuah, father I pray God you set your hands of immense GOOD and warming peace upon Sacramento, upon California, upon the nations Jesus , we cry out to you this world is too much to bear, so often we turn to things to bring us comfort that don't really even satisfy us in the end, Holy Holy is your name. ABBA Father send your healing protection to us in OUR hearts we are so tired of being afraid, of getting high just to feel something or to sleep or to forget how hurt and broken we've become. You love us all EQUALLY WE WE'RE ALL CREATED IN YOUR IMAGE ,YOUR LIKENESS the ENEMY will not prevail against the most high and His people!! In your good and holy name, Amen. Blessings to all of you I wish nothing but peace for our 💕 hearts . Stay strong y'all 💪
Can't thank you enough. Our waterways is polluted too. Maybe you guys can makebthe video of the Miller Park. And Arcade Creek. Thank You!!!
Thank you, we will look into it.
Growing up in Sac and living in Portland. Both cities have same problem. Problem nationwide in city. Sad!
Hi. I’m from. Michigan and I have never liked Sacramento due to its many crossroads that leads to many highways to everywhere north south East and west. I call Sacramento a crossroads town. However I have lots of. Family that. Love’s Sacramento
So why not move to another city in cali? Just curious
That's a possibility and I guess we still have about 2.5 years to consider it.