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You need to tell people you are coming to their City and where is the Deep part of the hood and their City some places have more than one when you came 2 the city of Oakland you did not even hit the surface you were in North and West Oakland you needed to come East Oakland from International on Fruitvale all the way to a 108 MacArthur 2 108th and Bancroft that is the heart of it East Oakland👌🏽😎
@@chichan4461 that's because of the dog/cat food factories there, it's fucking disgusting how they make it but pigeons and birds go there to eat the crums and they look straight out of Chernobyl.
I was born and raised in Oakland. It’s always been rough, however the homeless population is out of control. My guess is that, in addition to skyrocketing rents, a large percentage are either mentally ill, addicted to drugs, or former inmates (or a combination of all three), with severely limited resources. What happened to all the men (and women) who got caught up in the crack epidemic of the 80’s and 90’s? They didn’t just disappear. 🤷🏽♀️
Same. It's feeling like the crack days of the 80s. All around my job is homeless camps. You can't go to a store without someone strung asking for money.
Jonny O My guess is that A LOT of the homeless you see today were probably involved in the drug wars of the 1980’s and 1990’s. I work in the prison system and I always wonder what our inmates lives are going to be like when they’re released. Some will go in to lead productive lives and be reunited with their families. But others . . . who knows where they’ll end up🤷🏽♀️
@@missd1577 Astute observation. I think a lot of these people were hanging on at the fringes and the rising rents pushed them over the edge into homelessness. They overwhelmed the existing social services. I work for a JC and we deal with the homeless all the time. They'll often take a gym class so they have a place to shower and get access to the computer labs. Their campers and junk collection vehicles are everywhere.
Oakland is changing though, because its close to San Jose and San Francisco. Youre either poor or rich, theirs no middle class, unless you bought your house in 1989
@@annaime Both Demokkkrats and Republikkkans are in this together, the only fools are those who think there's a difference. Do you want me to believe that Mitch McConnell or Rand Paul cares about poor people? Come on now have you seen the extreme poverty in Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and other states that vote Republican? Kentucky is probably the poorest state in the country now. The heroin is way out of control here.
@@annaime I agree with you. Your eyes are open. I didn't mean to make it seem like I was picking sides, as I personally don't do party politics and I believe in the people instead. Career politicians help to keep poverty and division alive.
The east side of LA looks just as bad if not worst than Oakland. Y’all just don’t understand how fast the city changes and how the murder rate works as well.
Most of the dudes from Detroit i know personally are cool and laid back chill. Alot of ppl from the D dont really fuck with you unless you so happen to be a person someone thinks they can rob but thats everywhere. L.A. niggas fuck with you because they wanna know what hood you from in almost every city in South L.A.
In new york these ppl have no chance , they kill them and most of other states they don't have the freedom they find in California besides the nice weather , that's why california have this homeless crisis , most of these junkies are not from California some of them not even Americans citizens , I know everything is overpriced in California but there's plenty of work , ppl that comes from another states , don't wanna work and pay hundreds or thousands of dollars in rent because they find it way too much compared from where they come from , and some idiots just moved here because is easier for them to get drugs
Wow. As someone who grew up in NYC and currently lives in Baltimore, I've always felt that east coast hoods are indefinitely some of the grimiest in the country, at least by looks. West coast hoods tend to not *look* that bad usually, even though crime and drugs may be rampant. But man, this video just changed that perception for me. The fucking tent cities and endless dumping of garbage.. just fucking wow. Never seen Cali looking like this.
It looks like this nearly all over now. Anywhere that isn't populated by techies looks like this. You can see this shit all along the BART route. The Tenderloin in SF genuinely looks like Brazil, no joke. I don't know how anyone can even say the US is the greatest country on Earth with a straight face anymore. As a native to California it's been depressing watching it turn into dystopia just as I came of age. I'm 23 and I can't imagine a future at all in this shithole.
It's one of the many parts of Cali that are not exposed in the media. This is why Cali cats are pissed. Saying our tax dollars, raising tax are going to something like homeless. We wonder why the the problem gets worse yet they charge us for more tax.
I lived there for six years, including when you filmed this. Recently relocated to TX. I had many rehearsals with jazz groups in these neighborhoods you're showing. When people say the city should clean this up (they are right), what they don't understand is the problem isn't the garbage or the shabby paint jobs. It's the people who are there. You can clean these neighborhoods up, knock down the slums and put in condos that cost $4000/mo to rent, which is what has already happened, but the characters that leave the garbage, break into cars and do the graffiti don't disappear and it just ends up being a super expensive ghetto. Some of it is mental illness, some addiction, some ex-gang members who spent their life in crime and now don't know anything else. The saddest part is when you meet someone with a college degree living in those tents, because they did it right and the system still failed them. I saw homeless guys watching an iPad under a bridge, laying on cardboard, and thought they stole it, but then realized a used iPad is $150 which doesn't even cover rent for a week in the worst part of Oakland. The real question is, why don't these people leave and go start a life somewhere more affordable? I eventually did. There's a gravity that keeps people in the city, for fear of missing out or thinking that's the place to be. Clearly it's not, but you're hypnotized when you're there, and I think homeless zombies, wealthy tech workers and artists all feel that.
A friend I know from HS recently got arrested for breaking into cars , he had drug issues in HS . It's sad , I really thought he was getting his act together when I saw a picture he posted online working as a contractor but then again I haven't seen him in almost 10 years. I saw the police statement where he apparently said that he was homeless.
When drugs & homelessness are involved people can lose all hope. With that large loss, next comes Morals and Values. There's nothing else to lose @ that point.
Believe it or not I had the best times in my life here even with poverty and it produces some of the best people there was mostly love there and there was a lot of hate as well but literally it was great going up here of course not in the worst part
Man you trippin, it was fun growing up in Oakland, I had cousins that moved to the valley and every chance they got, they wanted to come Oakland for the weekend, boi, ain't nuthin like the town - baby ray-
The saddest part is if you want to buy a house here now because of gentrification you going to have to have a million and up which made the poor poorer
rw zm im from Argentina actually and yes, the poorest parts of my country looks like some part of Africa, at least this Oakland ghettos have lights and asphalt in the street. But looks kinda similar to some low class hoods
rw zm I’ve seen areas in America an third world countries that is more run down than this and are WAY safe than Oak town // other places that are not that extreme run down . Don’t let looks fool ya looks can be deceivin
I’m from Australia and I enjoyed watching this video! I can’t believe how many homeless people there are, it truely is really sad to see ): God bless them and thanks for the upload!!
Jack London Square black boutiques galleries restaurants night clubs day lounges theater shows...the whites moved in and blacks were forced to do business elsewhere but they couldn't and still can't fk with the Asians their money is tall strong and powerful
I work with the homeless and a sad thing is a lot of them come to California because of resources most red states are so poor they have no resources for homeless and they believe in strapping your boots up even though a lot of people have mental illness and physical illness is but I work in San Francisco with the homeless you'd be surprised how many come from out of town because their state doesn't support or help
@@kyoakland No, red states won't put up with this crap. Either be a functioning member of society, accept help, or keep moving. Normal people who work hard don't want this crap around them.
@@PKPhoenix83 California citizens get penalized for it by higher taxes and it's thier fault keeping these greedy fucks into office. I'll tell you now most of tax is not going to the resources it's intended for. Major embezzlement going on.
Yeah its sad honestly. Even tho I live on the nicer side of Oakland theres still homeless people. I live near a church and homeless just sit on the steps with nowhere to go...
Thank you for driving through my hometown. I moved from east oakland when i was 15. Im 33 now and I've been back to the east and west a few times but it's so sad to see all of the homeless people and all the trashy streets.
Unfortunately this is why the Warriors and Raiders leaving. Oakland, such a diverse, beautiful and historically powerful community but in so much pain. I have so love and hate for this city honestly. Mix of emotions. I've seen and met some of the most beautiful souls here, but have also seen and experienced the worst of humanity here. May those that want better for themselves and their families find happiness and peace amongst so much hurt, turmoil, chaos, oppression and helpless situations.
@@phill4778 worse???? seriously??? sf is nowhere near as bad as Oakland. Yeah you have a ton of crackheads in the TL, and some hoods in HP, Bayview but SF has all but kicked out everybody they don't want there and forced them to survive in Oakland or head to the valley.
Actually that's not true, the warriors and raiders is moving Because they made a bigger stadium and the Oracle is just not for it anymore it's small and not fitting for there needs
@@gibranleon8221 actually there right I've been to SF my whole life and I like in Oakland my mom work in SF yet it seem nice but the Bart stations has piss in the elevators and wayyyyyy more homeless sf is bigger so you don't really notice but both ways rent is ridiculously high for no reason for both of and Oakland even tho it's not much to it the city is just a city and Oakland has there perks no one notices but like what you can see it's not good at all
flossy gallaway I walk past this on the daily. It’s getting worse in Oakland. Bro I promise you. Needles all over the floor. The police had to kick a homeless camp off under a bridge cause all they did was drop they needles everywhere. Shits whack man.
flossy gallaway Yet the government wants to spend more money overseas and on illegal immigrants?! What in the world - with the amount of money spend on housing illegal immigrants and foreign aid, all neighborhoods- regardless of race - should have a home! Our collective priorities are misplaced.
J V unfortunately, there are no ‘absolute’ in life! Generally, government funds should be allocated to cure such social ills. I do not agree that all homeless are leeches. We have an issue as Americans when we allow our cities and fellow human beings to lapse into disparity. Regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, etc., something must be done.
It's so crazy when you're used to seeing something a certain way and then someone from out of the bay comes and they see something completely different
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California is the only state I been to where because the city is building new homes across the street from the projects they will repaint the projects so they blend in and shit lol....insane!
Oakland has a history. A lot of people have claimed Oakland with pride. However, it needs a new attitude in those parts today. You don't leave a city, or neighborhood you love looking like that.
That fuckin part I love my town but the homeless epidemic is outrageous and the crystal meth shit but ain't no place like OAKLAND 😁😁😁😁😁😁 that's why OAKLAND NI66AS ALPHA MALES
I was part of a youth group that gave out food in these parts every few months. We met a couple people that lost their tents in a fire, making them lose the very little 'everything' they had. I also remember seeing a homeless toddler playing with his toys in the street. Its a crazy place with good people stuck in an awful situation
This is so scary I live in Oakland around Fruitvale and at night my mom has to go to work at bay fair cleaning houses and she works at night which leaves me talking care of my siblings it’s like 5 AM and we hear gun shots it scars me that it will come to my house one day 😢😢. Luckily we have security in area
Being from NY & after living in Cali for 30 plus yrs 15 in Oakland I tell you this...only the Techies can afford to live in areas once considered ghetto. I see Charlie was mainly in East Oakland the last strong hold for low income. This city is in the middle of major transformation. I am witness to that. Come to the Nothside while you can because once the 25 current housing construction is complete the traffic will be like a little Manhattan.
Unfortunately Oakland's Black population has decreased from 28% in 2010 to 24.3% in 2018 according to US census estimates. It was 43.9 % black in 1990.
Median price home in Oakland? $750,000. The rich in Northern California is skyrocketing. Blue collar workers making $100,000 can't afford to live in the area. They often travel two hours to work because homes 70 miles away are the only ones they can afford. Wealth disparity is increasing. The middle class where the economy is booming is being driven away. Keeping minimum wage down keeps the prices of burgers down. Giving the wealthy tax breaks, shoots home prices sky high, leaving middle class and working class out of the housing market. Affordable homes or affordable burgers? 🤦🏻♂️
The rents now are crazy my apt in rockridge was 11 hundred now 3.500. One bed room it's 47 % homeless in Oakland now I got out in 2016 . This is crazy. But it's the plan . Higher then San Francisco an Berkeley
Oakland is not higher rent than SF. Lot of docks in Oakland/SF area. Rent a live aboard sailboat or an old yacht. Your sloppy writing makes you look like a drunk and drugged moron. Sober up.
Oakland has more homeless than San Francisco and Berkeley combined guys not rents abc7news.com/society/oaklands-per-capita-homeless-rate-is-higher-than-san-francisco-and-berkeley/5414217/
Live in Bay area for 36 yrs.saw rents skyrocket out ,starting1979-80.came to ca.1975 ,thought that was good old- bad times,not now!lived in temescal,white flight back in,my neighborhood,slated by city for renovation,since we were low income working poor, building sold to young lawyers ,they up my rent 3x more,then proceeded to harass me.then told me I was being evicted,even though I paid higher rent,never missed or late.wanted me out in 30 days! it was their 5 year plan.i was last tenant to leave! no longer live in Oakland/Bay area.couldn't find ANY housing!!!! there is no support for tenants,no tenants rights,no humanity.we til the parents of these chuckle heads,if they do this to tenants what they gonna do to you.!!!their own parents when you get a lot older,and are in their way,like we were!!watch your backs was our advice.ex-bay area-er!
I have been watching your channel for some time now. Love your work. I have a question though; how many keys do you have on your keychain cause DAMN they're loud when you hit a bump! Lol.
I've seen more homeless people and street trash in a few minutes of this video of a city in the most powerful nation on earth than I have seen my entire life living in Belgium.
When you have greedy politicians it starts from the top and you're right the richest country in the world to not look like this but greed and cutting taxes for the rich will do it when the politicians are pocketing most taxpayers money anyway
Why should they do anything?. Building low income housing would compete with existing housing and make it harder to get excessive rents. The powers that pay the politicians don't want then to find housing for these people. It is capitalism at its ugliness.
Dave Allen Texas is a nice place to live. I live in New Mexico, and let me just say that people who are Mexican are VERY kind. I can’t believe you’d take California over Texas because of a race of people and a few natural disasters😘
@@kpspyer baby Detroit is right.....Detroit is much blacker than Oakland now.....Oakland lost 20% of its African American population back in 2011 I think.
@S P I agree in this generation but Oakland back in the 90's was relatively close to some eastcoast cities or cities on the eastern side of the United states.....Definitely Oakland was the blackest city on the westcoast.....since living here on the westcoast for 8 months & traveling to Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco & down to San Bernardino & Los Angeles/ Long beach I see that California is mainly Mexican.....even down in southern California it's more Mexicans than blacks....Los Angeles is very different from eastcoast & cities on the east side of the United states like Atlanta, Birmingham, Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia, NYC, New Jersey, Detroit, Chicago & etc.....The westcoast California, Arizona, Oregon,Nevada etc are very different than the eastcoast & are more laidback.....westcoast doesn't have that aggressive behavior like the eastcoast.
Sad situation to be going through. Being homeless. Nowhere to call home no friends no family. That don't give a damn about you. You never want to burn your Bridges
I've been to Oakland before to meet my family, I was 7-8 years old around the time, my whole family started a party. Later in the day, me and my parents decided that we should leave because It's getting late, It was around 1AM or so, I felt tired and exhausted. We walked out of the building and started walking In this dangerous block we were heading to, I spotted a dog barking at me but I was too scared to even make eye contact with a pit bull, we kept walking around in the late night block, and In the distance I hear a loud gun fire near us. My family didn't care because they were used to the environment they were back In Mexico, I was young so I didn't really understand the Struggle yet until I became 10 years old.
Oakland is filled with beautiful victorian homes. U can tell it would look nice if cleaned up a bit. Its really shouldnt be a ghetto. It dont really look bad. People are exagerrating here.
Ghetto?! Almost ALL OF CALIFORNIA LOOKS LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW. There are neighborhoods filled with multi-million dollar homes and condos across the bridge in San Francisco and you cant tell the difference!
Cali is mostly a place for the very wealthy and dirt poor. Economic policies forced the middle class out to places like Colorado or Texas. It's a very strange place.
The true irony of the policies that has led to California to its current state is, aside from illegal aliens, no citizens lives have been improved! I mean just look at his shit!!!! Tax paying California citizens, I dont care what backround or race you are, you have been sold out for votes
The leadership is doing what the wealthy want. No cheap housing is the goal, as it means that the wealthy can make more money with excessive rents. Keep the supply of good economical housing low or non-existant.
Yep !! the DemocRATS are Afraid to tell the blacks & browns NO ! OH U poor people...U have had it rough for so long...Just go ahead and trash the place. thats fine.
My wife and I used to teach classes for the Fisher Foundation in a little place in that Shopping Center. It only had one other place in use in the whole place at the time.
Canadian kid here. When I was 18, my grandmother decided it would be fantastic to visit San Francisco for a week, joining the throngs of tourists that mob the central portion of the world-class city while my aunt took part in a philosophical scholar conference. Granny loves to save money and we ended up in a low budget motel in Oakland, next to a Mary Brown's and a freeway bridge. We arrived to our motel on the last city bus of the night, first thing we noticed was a white dude pissing all over the bus stop next to the corner hustler. I've done an unfair amount of drugs at this point, and was excited to score chiva(?) black tar heroin. That I did, only a few steps into the Tenderloin while wandering on my own. Walking around during the daylight was fine. Got myself some aluminum foil, a lighter and cigarettes, somehow. Being so excited for this tempting bliss I went straight to work before the folks came back home. That little tied up plastic bag was burning a hole in my pocket during the way back to the motel. Upon getting the chance; I headed out at night with my newfound gear to find a suitable crook to chase the dragon. Trying it in the washroom led to hastily stuffed pockets due to unfortunate timing. I approach the freeway bridge. If I thought the other side was sketchy, this nailed it. First thing I walk past beyond the bridge was a gentleman breaking into a car. A rough fellow asking for a smoke. Thugs on the curb drinking from brown paper bags. Lots of shouting, garbage and sweet graffiti. Not wanting to venture any farther, I decide a little nook space behind a couple car shop dumpsters would suffice. I tried getting high. Not really knowing was I was doing; it didn't deliver the promised effect. Sucked. But the funny part was having a concerned thug pull up to a homie on the other side of my dumpster protection to ream him out on his usage of smack. Went for years without trying heroin again. Having scored an oz and a half of brown brick early this year sent me into a spiral that led to smoking fentanyl, kicking it, entering rehab tomorrow. This post barely has to do with the video but damn such good memories of beyond-the-bridge Oakland. Cheers
Crazy to think about how many live in third world conditions within the wealthiest country on earth. Makes me feel very fortunate for my circumstances, I hope everybody can achieve happiness someday
I grew up in the 90s walked to school everyday at Garfield Elementary. No homeless people at that time. Heck the streets were alot cleaner then. Too bad times change.
I was probably 10 miles away from you . I moved out in 2001. I lived near Sacramento in the city of Winters , it's near Davis and woodland . It was surrounded by fields and farmland but it's probably way different now.
Yea it was considered dangerous then now its that plus a dump with diseases and rats running around at dusk in packs when there arent many cars out . People are dying of disease now before it was mostly gunshots Gang violence etc.
Should drive through east side san jose. Start off at the top of the hill with the mansions, then make your way down to story and mclaughlin with the tents.
My Grandma lived in East Oakland. It's interesting to see all the architecture and older buildings still standing. The architecture style I remember totally from Oakland, mainly.
This is so sad to see people living like this. But if doesn’t bother them oh well. But I really feel sorry for the kids to have to grow up in the hood like this.☹️
I took my son out to San Fran this summer. We went out to see Oakland and drove through these same neighborhoods. It was like seeing a third world country.
@Hamza. Salaam bruh. Don't be a simpleton. Oakland have neighborhoods up & down the scale, from exquisite multi million dollar homes to what this white nationalist covered, who has a nefarious agenda.
I'm thinking it's a delivery van. Maybe he does delivery driving for a job and he's always out on the road, which is why he's been to cities all throughout the US.
Are you naive or a govt troll? He's not a delivery driver. He gets paid by the fascist shadow govt to do these vids. Just like the '1st amendment audit' channels. Asking for a donation is part of their ruse that they use to make them look like civilians. Govt sponsored channels are a dime a dozen. Ditto for many of the comments that are posted by govt trolls employed by a military psyop battalion or a 3 letter govt agency. Psyopper's gonna psyop in fascist US. Around the clock, seven days a week.
@@usgovtmossadwantyoutobelie2564 I have no idea what you're going on about- I think you're seriously overcomplicating his videos. He drives around filming places. I think that's about it.
I would live in san francisco just for the climate alone. this week the absolute highest it will go is 72F. where midwestern cities are hitting 98F and pheonix is hitting 110F. moderate temperature all year is why coastal California is the best.
Depends on where you live this guy should do the rich neighborhoods of every city should see the Oakland Hills and North Oakland if you don't have 3 million and up you can't move there
Grande ave in west oakland!! You showed my homeboys block! Lol wassup T!! I used to cop dope right there at 19th and market! Thank god im clean now. I hope my old friends and acquaintances are ok and have gotten help too..
@@Eevee141 I'm 40 years old... The first time I heard Reagan say 'trickle down economics' as a child in the 1980s was the moment I woke up to the fact that I would never take politics seriously
The homeless crisis in the san Francisco/ bay area is out of control 😭 the worst thing is it's so expensive to live here. It's crazy. I'm beginning to think its not worth it.
@@carlosslim7305 i stay tellin people that its only 100,000 people so mfs don't understand cuz the rate aint in the 100s like these cities that got millions of people Oakland only got like 400,000 people Chicago got 3 million people
You think so? The channel holder's act is lame. He is one of many govt operatives on the State's payroll who pretends to be a civilian with a video camera (as are the channel holders who record cops all day long and do the '1st amendment audit' videos). With that, the least he could have done was to roll up to a drug dealer, roll the window down, and pretend to be a prospective buyer.
@#BAGLIFE MIKE yeah on the West Coast oakland is one of the more "hoodish" cities still has a reputation for high crime but its not as bad as it was back in the 90s/early 2000s. Its still one of the cities in north cali where some gangs are still active to this day even more so than in detroit where gangs are all about drugs and money not so much turf
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When will they fix this neighborhood up if Oakland, is supposed to be doing well with it's construction buildings?
You need to tell people you are coming to their City and where is the Deep part of the hood and their City some places have more than one when you came 2 the city of Oakland you did not even hit the surface you were in North and West Oakland you needed to come East Oakland from International on Fruitvale all the way to a 108 MacArthur 2 108th and Bancroft that is the heart of it East Oakland👌🏽😎
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There's no need to
Even the trees are strugglin
You should see the pigeons lol.
@brokenupbeat lol what pigeons are you looking at? Downtown Oakland pigeons are greasy & tattered and ive seen some with one leg or missing toes 🤢
Chi Chan facts 😂😂 the pigeons get grimey but still be living life
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@@chichan4461 that's because of the dog/cat food factories there, it's fucking disgusting how they make it but pigeons and birds go there to eat the crums and they look straight out of Chernobyl.
I was born and raised in Oakland. It’s always been rough, however the homeless population is out of control. My guess is that, in addition to skyrocketing rents, a large percentage are either mentally ill, addicted to drugs, or former inmates (or a combination of all three), with severely limited resources. What happened to all the men (and women) who got caught up in the crack epidemic of the 80’s and 90’s? They didn’t just disappear. 🤷🏽♀️
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Same. It's feeling like the crack days of the 80s. All around my job is homeless camps. You can't go to a store without someone strung asking for money.
Jonny O My guess is that A LOT of the homeless you see today were probably involved in the drug wars of the 1980’s and 1990’s. I work in the prison system and I always wonder what our inmates lives are going to be like when they’re released. Some will go in to lead productive lives and be reunited with their families. But others . . . who knows where they’ll end up🤷🏽♀️
@@missd1577 Astute observation. I think a lot of these people were hanging on at the fringes and the rising rents pushed them over the edge into homelessness. They overwhelmed the existing social services.
I work for a JC and we deal with the homeless all the time. They'll often take a gym class so they have a place to shower and get access to the computer labs. Their campers and junk collection vehicles are everywhere.
Yeah but your only 20 minutes away from the Pacific ocean
Oakland is changing though, because its close to San Jose and San Francisco. Youre either poor or rich, theirs no middle class, unless you bought your house in 1989
It used to be bad then it got better then worse then good and now worse
Looks like everyone is poor then.
@@annaime you either die a villain or you live enough to see yourself
@@annaime Both Demokkkrats and Republikkkans are in this together, the only fools are those who think there's a difference. Do you want me to believe that Mitch McConnell or Rand Paul cares about poor people? Come on now have you seen the extreme poverty in Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and other states that vote Republican? Kentucky is probably the poorest state in the country now. The heroin is way out of control here.
@@annaime I agree with you. Your eyes are open. I didn't mean to make it seem like I was picking sides, as I personally don't do party politics and I believe in the people instead. Career politicians help to keep poverty and division alive.
It hurts my heart to see my city like this
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OAKLAND looks way more hood then L.A.
Oakland is more hood than la lol minus the gang banging
ky malone so what do they kill each over if it's no gangs??? So basically you can wear red or blue in any hood in Oakland??
The east side of LA looks just as bad if not worst than Oakland. Y’all just don’t understand how fast the city changes and how the murder rate works as well.
Its difference between a place that looks bad versus a place with bad people. L.A. people worse but doesnt look as bad as oakland
Most of the dudes from Detroit i know personally are cool and laid back chill. Alot of ppl from the D dont really fuck with you unless you so happen to be a person someone thinks they can rob but thats everywhere. L.A. niggas fuck with you because they wanna know what hood you from in almost every city in South L.A.
Rents over 4000 Dollars making 20 an hour is nothing
I Was Tellin' Mfs That. Im From Arkansas. Hell, You Can Get By Making $15/hr Here, But That's Considered Strugglin' In Oakland. Cali Period.
Man so fucking true you hit the nail on the head
$20 ain't shit when the base rent for a 2 bedroom is $2700 not including utilities
Oakland 4k?
Most people get income based housing where rent is only around 500 or so I wish I could get it
Smh I love my city but the homeless crisis is out of control.
In new york these ppl have no chance , they kill them and most of other states they don't have the freedom they find in California besides the nice weather , that's why california have this homeless crisis , most of these junkies are not from California some of them not even Americans citizens , I know everything is overpriced in California but there's plenty of work , ppl that comes from another states , don't wanna work and pay hundreds or thousands of dollars in rent because they find it way too much compared from where they come from , and some idiots just moved here because is easier for them to get drugs
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it's mental health not housing. Reagan shut down the mental asylums and they either end up in jail or right there
But you keep voting Democrat...
@@ZR1Terror republicans are the cause
It gets worse on the railroad tracks , what he’s showing ain’t nothing
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Yup, especially on wood st in west Oakland, good lawd!
I knew oakland was dogshit but evidently it can get a lot worse, pathetic.
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Wow. As someone who grew up in NYC and currently lives in Baltimore, I've always felt that east coast hoods are indefinitely some of the grimiest in the country, at least by looks. West coast hoods tend to not *look* that bad usually, even though crime and drugs may be rampant. But man, this video just changed that perception for me. The fucking tent cities and endless dumping of garbage.. just fucking wow. Never seen Cali looking like this.
It looks like this nearly all over now. Anywhere that isn't populated by techies looks like this. You can see this shit all along the BART route. The Tenderloin in SF genuinely looks like Brazil, no joke. I don't know how anyone can even say the US is the greatest country on Earth with a straight face anymore. As a native to California it's been depressing watching it turn into dystopia just as I came of age. I'm 23 and I can't imagine a future at all in this shithole.
You will pay 2-3k a month to live here too
It's one of the many parts of Cali that are not exposed in the media. This is why Cali cats are pissed. Saying our tax dollars, raising tax are going to something like homeless. We wonder why the the problem gets worse yet they charge us for more tax.
The east side of LA looks just like this if anything even worst but the whole city is being torn down.
I lived in Oakland most of my life and now Baltimore. I feel safer in Baltimore than in Oakland
I'm so happy to see this channel grow like it has. I've been subbed for 3yrs now in September. Good job Charlie and be safe
I lived there for six years, including when you filmed this. Recently relocated to TX. I had many rehearsals with jazz groups in these neighborhoods you're showing. When people say the city should clean this up (they are right), what they don't understand is the problem isn't the garbage or the shabby paint jobs. It's the people who are there. You can clean these neighborhoods up, knock down the slums and put in condos that cost $4000/mo to rent, which is what has already happened, but the characters that leave the garbage, break into cars and do the graffiti don't disappear and it just ends up being a super expensive ghetto. Some of it is mental illness, some addiction, some ex-gang members who spent their life in crime and now don't know anything else. The saddest part is when you meet someone with a college degree living in those tents, because they did it right and the system still failed them. I saw homeless guys watching an iPad under a bridge, laying on cardboard, and thought they stole it, but then realized a used iPad is $150 which doesn't even cover rent for a week in the worst part of Oakland. The real question is, why don't these people leave and go start a life somewhere more affordable? I eventually did. There's a gravity that keeps people in the city, for fear of missing out or thinking that's the place to be. Clearly it's not, but you're hypnotized when you're there, and I think homeless zombies, wealthy tech workers and artists all feel that.
I've been homeless I've been homeless and strung out on drugs but I never lived like a f****** pig and left trash for someone else to pick up!..
Darrell F Some people didnt have a good upbringing
A friend I know from HS recently got arrested for breaking into cars , he had drug issues in HS .
It's sad , I really thought he was getting his act together when I saw a picture he posted online working as a contractor but then again I haven't seen him in almost 10 years. I saw the police statement where he apparently said that he was homeless.
Glad you got back on your feet! Good on you for staying strong and getting things back together. Hope you're well.
WorldGangWatch it’s so true, the lack of moral standards has been neglected, you’ll never see this level of filth in South Korea
When drugs & homelessness are involved people can lose all hope. With that large loss, next comes Morals and Values. There's nothing else to lose @ that point.
What an eye opener.. makes me appreciate my life and what i thought was sad
Believe it or not I had the best times in my life here even with poverty and it produces some of the best people there was mostly love there and there was a lot of hate as well but literally it was great going up here of course not in the worst part
DC0014 yes it made me more humble and appreciative of my simple life.
Yeah these do that. And for me watching prison documentaries and shows makes me appreciate my freedoms and I try to keep it that way
Man you trippin, it was fun growing up in Oakland, I had cousins that moved to the valley and every chance they got, they wanted to come Oakland for the weekend, boi, ain't nuthin like the town
- baby ray-
DC0014 ngl I had more fun in the getthos before moving to a suburban neighborhood
Maaaan...i live in a third world country but i never thought i could find something so similar in North America.
California is being considered a third world state if you didnt know
The saddest part is if you want to buy a house here now because of gentrification you going to have to have a million and up which made the poor poorer
Oakland is no where near as bad as a 3rd world country. U got to be from oakland and pretending on this comment that u from a 3rd world nation. 😆😆
rw zm im from Argentina actually and yes, the poorest parts of my country looks like some part of Africa, at least this Oakland ghettos have lights and asphalt in the street. But looks kinda similar to some low class hoods
rw zm I’ve seen areas in America an third world countries that is more run down than this and are WAY safe than Oak town // other places that are not that extreme run down . Don’t let looks fool ya looks can be deceivin
Politicians in Oakland ought to be in jail for allowing this.
I’m from Australia and I enjoyed watching this video! I can’t believe how many homeless people there are, it truely is really sad to see ): God bless them and thanks for the upload!!
My city! Your driving through West Oakland wich may look "hood" but the area is hella gentrified. I saw a fool riding a unicycle on San Pablo
Aw hell naw some white people moved into my neighborhood today
@@Angel-ox2cx oh no! White people?!?! Im white, that doesn't matter, stop being racist
Jack London Square black boutiques galleries restaurants night clubs day lounges theater shows...the whites moved in and blacks were forced to do business elsewhere but they couldn't and still can't fk with the Asians their money is tall strong and powerful
@@steffanij I'm not racist. White people are to sensitive. They already called the cops on us twice for playing loud music
@@steffanij They also park right in front of our driveway so ive been late to work a couple of times already because i cant get out
Wow, homelessness in Cali is out of control
It's basically every major city on the West Coast. Portland, OR is much the same.
Liberal heavens must have Huge tent cities to show they are Liberated enough.
I work with the homeless and a sad thing is a lot of them come to California because of resources most red states are so poor they have no resources for homeless and they believe in strapping your boots up even though a lot of people have mental illness and physical illness is but I work in San Francisco with the homeless you'd be surprised how many come from out of town because their state doesn't support or help
@@kyoakland No, red states won't put up with this crap. Either be a functioning member of society, accept help, or keep moving. Normal people who work hard don't want this crap around them.
@@PKPhoenix83 California citizens get penalized for it by higher taxes and it's thier fault keeping these greedy fucks into office. I'll tell you now most of tax is not going to the resources it's intended for. Major embezzlement going on.
Seeing all the tents under the bridges was just crazy to see it look like a third world country
Yeah its sad honestly. Even tho I live on the nicer side of Oakland theres still homeless people. I live near a church and homeless just sit on the steps with nowhere to go...
"The USA is a third world country holding a Gucci bag"
I live in a 3rd World country (Paraguay). You will not See this here.
I live here and it’s worse almost when you go to Berkeley hella tents
What’s first and third world can anyone tell me.
He should do a follow up video of richest neighborhoods in oakland and drive around the hills.
Wrong channel homie. This isn’t mtv cribs. This is charliebo’s hoods
U WON'T FIND TRASH and abandoned cars etc. They have personal respect, TOO many oklanders dont give a shit about them selves or Others
Yes. and then note that there is no neighborhoods in between.
Thank you for driving through my hometown. I moved from east oakland when i was 15. Im 33 now and I've been back to the east and west a few times but it's so sad to see all of the homeless people and all the trashy streets.
Unfortunately this is why the Warriors and Raiders leaving. Oakland, such a diverse, beautiful and historically powerful community but in so much pain. I have so love and hate for this city honestly. Mix of emotions. I've seen and met some of the most beautiful souls here, but have also seen and experienced the worst of humanity here. May those that want better for themselves and their families find happiness and peace amongst so much hurt, turmoil, chaos, oppression and helpless situations.
It's even worse on the other side of the bridge what are u talking about bro sf is just as bad
@@phill4778 worse???? seriously??? sf is nowhere near as bad as Oakland. Yeah you have a ton of crackheads in the TL, and some hoods in HP, Bayview but SF has all but kicked out everybody they don't want there and forced them to survive in Oakland or head to the valley.
Sf and the peninsula is less crime, east bay has always been bad, because that’s where the poor are.
Actually that's not true, the warriors and raiders is moving Because they made a bigger stadium and the Oracle is just not for it anymore it's small and not fitting for there needs
@@gibranleon8221 actually there right I've been to SF my whole life and I like in Oakland my mom work in SF yet it seem nice but the Bart stations has piss in the elevators and wayyyyyy more homeless sf is bigger so you don't really notice but both ways rent is ridiculously high for no reason for both of and Oakland even tho it's not much to it the city is just a city and Oakland has there perks no one notices but like what you can see it's not good at all
in 1975 you would not dare go into that neighborhood, it's vastly improved now.
Why ?
Man Lyke Marcus dont forget the crack
It changed drastically starting around 2010. My friends from college bought a house for $200k then and now it’s worth $800k just in ten years.
@@ang5035 whoever bought a home around that time in Oakland or the Bay made a very smart investment, Homes are up 400k Dollas on average 🤑
@@ang5035 yup I bout a condo of killer Ave for a 100 now its worth 500k
Even if your homeless clean up after your self no excuse for that mess
flossy gallaway I walk past this on the daily. It’s getting worse in Oakland. Bro I promise you. Needles all over the floor. The police had to kick a homeless camp off under a bridge cause all they did was drop they needles everywhere. Shits whack man.
flossy gallaway Yet the government wants to spend more money overseas and on illegal immigrants?! What in the world - with the amount of money spend on housing illegal immigrants and foreign aid, all neighborhoods- regardless of race - should have a home! Our collective priorities are misplaced.
I agree 💯 percent with you
Tetsuo Shima u should see how Orange County is like, pretty much the same shit as Oakland
J V unfortunately, there are no ‘absolute’ in life! Generally, government funds should be allocated to cure such social ills.
I do not agree that all homeless are leeches. We have an issue as Americans when we allow our cities and fellow human beings to lapse into disparity. Regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, etc., something must be done.
East Oakland starts @ 6:37
I appreciate this drive bro. I'm in Chicago hella home sick. This was right on time.
How u like Chicago bro?
@@thunderlightning142 It's cool as hell really. I enjoy this place. I just get homesick sometimes
@@ThanxDave never been there, maybe one day
You know you're in the wrong neighborhood when the rod iron fencing and window business is doing great.
Finally you did a vid of oakland good stuff 💯
It's so crazy when you're used to seeing something a certain way and then someone from out of the bay comes and they see something completely different
"I come from the city of dope
It couldn't be saved by John the Pope"
-Too $hort
It yet he’s from LA
TOO $HORT is from OAKLAND!!!
he said that verse back in the 80s
Smith Jackson He moved from L.A. to Oakland back in 1981....
Watch Unsung.
@@seanlewis1148 he was born in LA but still claims Oakland 🤷
"So what are you saying, Todd?"
I wish Charlie couldve rode up MacArthur and Bancroft when he was in the east.
Is that right around the area where a BART cop allegedly shot and killed Oscar Grant?
On 9/11 oscar grant was killed by fruitvale station
@@antwonsavage3867
He was
Killed? Lol sure he was. That's what they said about
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California is the only state I been to where because the city is building new homes across the street from the projects they will repaint the projects so they blend in and shit lol....insane!
Because theirs so many people here. This place is built already
They will even hire a landscaping company to cosmetically transform the outside appearance of the project building I've seen this happen many times
@@denisegriffin4343 u wouldn't even suspect a thing. Cali think they slick
@@j.k.woryonmba4207 no Cali been on some slick shit
J. Kaye MBA they’re doing the same thing in Tennessee!!! No lie 🤦🏽♀️
Oakland has a history. A lot of people have claimed Oakland with pride. However, it needs a new attitude in those parts today. You don't leave a city, or neighborhood you love looking like that.
You probably from Rhode island shut up
That fuckin part I love my town but the homeless epidemic is outrageous and the crystal meth shit but ain't no place like OAKLAND 😁😁😁😁😁😁 that's why OAKLAND NI66AS ALPHA MALES
@@lucciclark59 they're only "alpha males" when they have a gun in their hand.
@@benitosotelo444 igual a cartagena Colombia
I was part of a youth group that gave out food in these parts every few months. We met a couple people that lost their tents in a fire, making them lose the very little 'everything' they had. I also remember seeing a homeless toddler playing with his toys in the street. Its a crazy place with good people stuck in an awful situation
This is so scary I live in Oakland around Fruitvale and at night my mom has to go to work at bay fair cleaning houses and she works at night which leaves me talking care of my siblings it’s like 5 AM and we hear gun shots it scars me that it will come to my house one day 😢😢. Luckily we have security in area
Security ain't saving anybody... Got to protect yourself. It's a low paying job
move out of oakland.. as a matter of fact, move out of california.
@Isabella. Gun shots? Really? Welcome to America, home girl.
@@COO415 you gotta admit shots at 5am is bad
@@Squay313 easier said then done
It's like they built a city of rubbish then added houses etc.
That’s alameda bruh
@@OAK2SF lol
That's how the bay was built
Being from NY & after living in Cali for 30 plus yrs 15 in Oakland I tell you this...only the Techies can afford to live in areas once considered ghetto. I see Charlie was mainly in East Oakland the last strong hold for low income. This city is in the middle of major transformation. I am witness to that. Come to the Nothside while you can because once the 25 current housing construction is complete the traffic will be like a little Manhattan.
Your right bro I'm bro Im from here
Carl Coleman Assumption made, but forgiven. I'm not a "Bro."
Unfortunately Oakland's Black population has decreased from 28% in 2010 to 24.3% in 2018 according to US census estimates. It was 43.9 % black in 1990.
@@notsure6187 yup very sad
Yea but that is happening everywhere nowadays
Median price home in Oakland? $750,000. The rich in Northern California is skyrocketing. Blue collar workers making $100,000 can't afford to live in the area. They often travel two hours to work because homes 70 miles away are the only ones they can afford. Wealth disparity is increasing. The middle class where the economy is booming is being driven away. Keeping minimum wage down keeps the prices of burgers down. Giving the wealthy tax breaks, shoots home prices sky high, leaving middle class and working class out of the housing market. Affordable homes or affordable burgers? 🤦🏻♂️
I seen a interview with a lady that lived in northern Cali and she had to commute 4-5 hours to work and back home everyday.
The rents now are crazy my apt in rockridge was 11 hundred now 3.500. One bed room it's 47 % homeless in Oakland now I got out in 2016 . This is crazy. But it's the plan .
Higher then San Francisco an Berkeley
Oakland is not higher rent than SF. Lot of docks in Oakland/SF area. Rent a live aboard sailboat or an old yacht. Your sloppy writing makes you look like a drunk and drugged moron. Sober up.
Oakland is not more than Sf, lol. The east bay is always cheaper. I left Sf when a one bedroom sold for 1.2 million.
B.J. Martin lies
Oakland has more homeless than San Francisco and Berkeley combined guys not rents abc7news.com/society/oaklands-per-capita-homeless-rate-is-higher-than-san-francisco-and-berkeley/5414217/
Live in Bay area for 36 yrs.saw rents skyrocket out ,starting1979-80.came to ca.1975 ,thought that was good old- bad times,not now!lived in temescal,white flight back in,my neighborhood,slated by city for renovation,since we were low income working poor, building sold to young lawyers ,they up my rent 3x more,then proceeded to harass me.then told me I was being evicted,even though I paid higher rent,never missed or late.wanted me out in 30 days! it was their 5 year plan.i was last tenant to leave! no longer live in Oakland/Bay area.couldn't find ANY housing!!!! there is no support for tenants,no tenants rights,no humanity.we til the parents of these chuckle heads,if they do this to tenants what they gonna do to you.!!!their own parents when you get a lot older,and are in their way,like we were!!watch your backs was our advice.ex-bay area-er!
I never realized just how beautiful California is.
ppl retain only 10% of what they see, hear, read for the first time. so if u never realized you never even knew
Hey Brandon. I bet your sorry broke ass couldn't afford this property. Same city.
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I have been watching your channel for some time now. Love your work. I have a question though; how many keys do you have on your keychain cause DAMN they're loud when you hit a bump! Lol.
It's like he chose the loudest possible keychain on purpose or sumthn 😂😂
Damnn Oakland looks rough asf mayne, blessings to all the hustlas n G's over there, much love from Houston, TX y'all stay safe🙏🏽💯
You just made my day... I requested this
Great video of Oakland... absolutely crazy living conditions.
@601. How about this? Same city.
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Go to the tenderloin in SF during the day and the night.
So he can smell piss and feces?
He should also go thru 3rd Street during the day n night
Ain't nothing tender about that place
@@bartenderzzz 😂😂😂
And see a bunch of gay dudes?
I've seen more homeless people and street trash in a few minutes of this video of a city in the most powerful nation on earth than I have seen my entire life living in Belgium.
I like how u drive 2da "citi-style " in each city ur in, it shows your professionalbility and driving appropriateness.
America shouldn't look like this! Wheres the mayor & governor! Collecting a check & doing nothing. Dang shame California look like! this!
When you have greedy politicians it starts from the top and you're right the richest country in the world to not look like this but greed and cutting taxes for the rich will do it when the politicians are pocketing most taxpayers money anyway
Why should they do anything?. Building low income housing would compete with existing housing and make it harder to get excessive rents. The powers that pay the politicians don't want then to find housing for these people. It is capitalism at its ugliness.
Dave Allen Texas is a nice place to live. I live in New Mexico, and let me just say that people who are Mexican are VERY kind. I can’t believe you’d take California over Texas because of a race of people and a few natural disasters😘
Destined 4Greatness shame on you for saying that
Destined 4Greatness our politicians are corrupted by tech money
Charlie (who's from Detroit) probably came to Oakland, saw the condition it's in, and went, "damn...."
Detroit people feel sorry for those local hood men T___T
nah Detroit is much worse
Odeed I CALL OAKLAND BABY DETROIT 😂😂
@@kpspyer baby Detroit is right.....Detroit is much blacker than Oakland now.....Oakland lost 20% of its African American population back in 2011 I think.
@S P I agree in this generation but Oakland back in the 90's was relatively close to some eastcoast cities or cities on the eastern side of the United states.....Definitely Oakland was the blackest city on the westcoast.....since living here on the westcoast for 8 months & traveling to Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco & down to San Bernardino & Los Angeles/ Long beach I see that California is mainly Mexican.....even down in southern California it's more Mexicans than blacks....Los Angeles is very different from eastcoast & cities on the east side of the United states like Atlanta, Birmingham, Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia, NYC, New Jersey, Detroit, Chicago & etc.....The westcoast California, Arizona, Oregon,Nevada etc are very different than the eastcoast & are more laidback.....westcoast doesn't have that aggressive behavior like the eastcoast.
Sad situation to be going through. Being homeless. Nowhere to call home no friends no family. That don't give a damn about you. You never want to burn your Bridges
I've been to Oakland before to meet my family, I was 7-8 years old around the time, my whole family started a party. Later in the day, me and my parents decided that we should leave because It's getting late, It was around 1AM or so, I felt tired and exhausted. We walked out of the building and started walking In this dangerous block we were heading to, I spotted a dog barking at me but I was too scared to even make eye contact with a pit bull, we kept walking around in the late night block, and In the distance I hear a loud gun fire near us. My family didn't care because they were used to the environment they were back In Mexico, I was young so I didn't really understand the Struggle yet until I became 10 years old.
Respect big dawg he really slid thru the East
Oakland is filled with beautiful victorian homes. U can tell it would look nice if cleaned up a bit. Its really shouldnt be a ghetto. It dont really look bad. People are exagerrating here.
Ghetto?! Almost ALL OF CALIFORNIA LOOKS LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW. There are neighborhoods filled with multi-million dollar homes and condos across the bridge in San Francisco and you cant tell the difference!
What are you on
Cali is mostly a place for the very wealthy and dirt poor. Economic policies forced the middle class out to places like Colorado or Texas. It's a very strange place.
@@Mattology1 hes right lol. Oakland look ok
The true irony of the policies that has led to California to its current state is, aside from illegal aliens, no citizens lives have been improved! I mean just look at his shit!!!! Tax paying California citizens, I dont care what backround or race you are, you have been sold out for votes
Oakland has poor leadership,this been happening for years.
thank you GWENDOLYN
The leadership is doing what the wealthy want. No cheap housing is the goal, as it means that the wealthy can make more money with excessive rents. Keep the supply of good economical housing low or non-existant.
Time to get Rid of Mayor Libby & the Oakland City Council.
Yep !! the DemocRATS are Afraid to tell the blacks & browns NO ! OH U poor people...U have had it rough for so long...Just go ahead and trash the place. thats fine.
America has poor leadership
My wife and I used to teach classes for the Fisher Foundation in a little place in that Shopping Center. It only had one other place in use in the whole place at the time.
Yo Charlie313, you have put quite a few thousand miles on that truck!
Happy to see you’re in CALI charlie!!
My FAV scene @12:50 !! Beautiful Lowrida 🤩
Pass thru the ghettos of eastsidefresno & selma
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Canadian kid here.
When I was 18, my grandmother decided it would be fantastic to visit San Francisco for a week, joining the throngs of tourists that mob the central portion of the world-class city while my aunt took part in a philosophical scholar conference. Granny loves to save money and we ended up in a low budget motel in Oakland, next to a Mary Brown's and a freeway bridge. We arrived to our motel on the last city bus of the night, first thing we noticed was a white dude pissing all over the bus stop next to the corner hustler. I've done an unfair amount of drugs at this point, and was excited to score chiva(?) black tar heroin.
That I did, only a few steps into the Tenderloin while wandering on my own.
Walking around during the daylight was fine. Got myself some aluminum foil, a lighter and cigarettes, somehow. Being so excited for this tempting bliss I went straight to work before the folks came back home. That little tied up plastic bag was burning a hole in my pocket during the way back to the motel.
Upon getting the chance; I headed out at night with my newfound gear to find a suitable crook to chase the dragon. Trying it in the washroom led to hastily stuffed pockets due to unfortunate timing. I approach the freeway bridge.
If I thought the other side was sketchy, this nailed it. First thing I walk past beyond the bridge was a gentleman breaking into a car. A rough fellow asking for a smoke. Thugs on the curb drinking from brown paper bags. Lots of shouting, garbage and sweet graffiti. Not wanting to venture any farther, I decide a little nook space behind a couple car shop dumpsters would suffice.
I tried getting high. Not really knowing was I was doing; it didn't deliver the promised effect. Sucked. But the funny part was having a concerned thug pull up to a homie on the other side of my dumpster protection to ream him out on his usage of smack.
Went for years without trying heroin again. Having scored an oz and a half of brown brick early this year sent me into a spiral that led to smoking fentanyl, kicking it, entering rehab tomorrow.
This post barely has to do with the video but damn such good memories of beyond-the-bridge Oakland. Cheers
Lol this has to be a made up story
@@bossmodetubby most definitely is😂
14:00 I used to go to that head start on 92nd 😂😂
Crazy to think about how many live in third world conditions within the wealthiest country on earth. Makes me feel very fortunate for my circumstances, I hope everybody can achieve happiness someday
It looks crazzy different than so-cal that’s crazzy shout out Oakland from SD
It is, I lived in spring valley, san ysidro and lakeside. Nothing like the town, I stay in Oakland.
Yup. I'm from east Oakland. Been all over California n the country; nothing like the town
@@todo8687 I stay on 98th and C st. Been crazy lately
gerson garcia yo i used to live in C st too close the the park and the gas station right?
@@talibanLaMV yup, closer towards 100.
Dang...I've been to SF - I had no idea Oakland looked like that
Rich Lo it has its good and bad
I haven't worked in Oakland for about 12 years now. Sad to see how much worse the homeless situation is.
Blow the Whistle (on this dysfunction)
My section Deep East Oakland its really real ! right on for making your way to The Town Cbo.
Lol
My boy really came to da town Oakland lol love u bruh thanks for showing out trenches but u missed a lot thoe lol
I love my city Oakland, Ca but it’s getting worse out there it’s crazy.
West Oakland and deep East Oakland y'all happy now 😂
I am
Haha yeah people always bitchin
Jenine White YUP 😂😂
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The worst hoods to live in. He accurate.
I grew up in the 90s walked to school everyday at Garfield Elementary. No homeless people at that time. Heck the streets were alot cleaner then. Too bad times change.
Yeah a lot of stuff was different 30 years ago.
I was probably 10 miles away from you . I moved out in 2001.
I lived near Sacramento in the city of Winters , it's near Davis and woodland .
It was surrounded by fields and farmland but it's probably way different now.
Taking an Ass whooping by the streets was the Norm.
Yea it was considered dangerous then now its that plus a dump with diseases and rats running around at dusk in packs when there arent many cars out . People are dying of disease now before it was mostly gunshots Gang violence etc.
_ Gabriel_ there’s only homeless ppl cause the rent or property tax went up in California
Practically the whole city is one giant hood. Only the wealthy living up in the foothills are free from the misery.
At times I feel down disappointed sad feeling like I'm not doing enough for my babys but seeing this makes me appreciate everything I gof
Looks like the entire city is the hood,Hey charlie,I love what do,TRULY AMAZING,Thanks😊
It is
I really miss my city but this just saddens me seems like nothing’s really changed..
Charlie u a Don my bro . Thanks for the ride along
Should drive through east side san jose. Start off at the top of the hill with the mansions, then make your way down to story and mclaughlin with the tents.
TheRealness408 he only drives through hoods
That’s not the hood
Lol SJ is considered one of the safest cities in all of California
Ezale Nsmokey it’s a few out there. Foxdale, Avalani, McKee & white, alum rock & white, East Hills
@@Z_Wolverine it used too be lolol
Keep up it Charlie! You are exposing the cesspit that has become the USA.
My Grandma lived in East Oakland. It's interesting to see all the architecture and older buildings still standing. The architecture style I remember totally from Oakland, mainly.
This is so sad to see people living like this. But if doesn’t bother them oh well. But I really feel sorry for the kids to have to grow up in the hood like this.☹️
This WestOakland I see you slid thru the east 💯
I took my son out to San Fran this summer. We went out to see Oakland and drove through these same neighborhoods. It was like seeing a third world country.
Worst than third world country!
UK: payed less, cheaper living
Australia: payed more, expensive living
USA: payed less, expensive living
Yeah man. A fuckin big mac in australia is just under 7$ but our welfare system and minimum wage is cosy
Good job, bro. I like your video!
What a warm and wholesome place to raise a family in 😍
@Hamza. Salaam bruh. Don't be a simpleton. Oakland have neighborhoods up & down the scale, from exquisite multi million dollar homes to what this white nationalist covered, who has a nefarious agenda.
Same city, buddy.
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I'm dying to know what kind of vehicle Charlie be driving
I think a tank
I'm thinking it's a delivery van. Maybe he does delivery driving for a job and he's always out on the road, which is why he's been to cities all throughout the US.
@@rustbloodeclipse
He gets paid by
Are you naive or a govt troll? He's not a delivery driver. He gets paid by the fascist shadow govt to do these vids. Just like the '1st amendment audit' channels. Asking for a donation is part of their ruse that they use to make them look like civilians. Govt sponsored channels are a dime a dozen. Ditto for many of the comments that are posted by govt trolls employed by a military psyop battalion or a 3 letter govt agency. Psyopper's gonna psyop in fascist US. Around the clock, seven days a week.
@@usgovtmossadwantyoutobelie2564 I have no idea what you're going on about- I think you're seriously overcomplicating his videos. He drives around filming places. I think that's about it.
So much for California: "Land of Dreams"...
I would live in san francisco just for the climate alone. this week the absolute highest it will go is 72F. where midwestern cities are hitting 98F and pheonix is hitting 110F.
moderate temperature all year is why coastal California is the best.
Dale McNamee bring yourself down to Brentwood,Malibu,Santa Monica and you’ll see your Land of the dreams.
That is still correct...because during dreaming you can see a LOT of things after you drugged...Drug is completely legal in that Liberal heaven.
California is a big state you cant judge it of of one worst part of a city lol
Depends on where you live this guy should do the rich neighborhoods of every city should see the Oakland Hills and North Oakland if you don't have 3 million and up you can't move there
My prayers are with this community
Rent is $2000-4000 for an ordinary small apartment. Please think about that before you blame the people living in tents.
At least the sky looks clean :)
Valeu por mostrar a verdadeira cara da Califórnia!!! Parabéns pelo vídeo!!!
Para cuándo el comentario Nword XD
This makes me cry all those homeless people sleeping in tents.
Grande ave in west oakland!! You showed my homeboys block! Lol wassup T!! I used to cop dope right there at 19th and market! Thank god im clean now. I hope my old friends and acquaintances are ok and have gotten help too..
And in the biggest economy within the country with the world's biggest economy...
Glad to see that trickle down economics is working out so flawlessly
@@Eevee141 I'm 40 years old... The first time I heard Reagan say 'trickle down economics' as a child in the 1980s was the moment I woke up to the fact that I would never take politics seriously
Richmond ca next ???
Richmond ain't popping..that shit is dead!..the Black population is about 10% Mexican 70% White 20%
RST
Bryant Santos r u from rst ???
@@realjhvshit8218 Simon
platinumsweets wym shit ain’t popping Richmond it’s dangerous fuck you talking bout
This is where I’m from , rip my auntie shalonda who just passed out here ...
The homeless crisis in the san Francisco/ bay area is out of control 😭 the worst thing is it's so expensive to live here. It's crazy. I'm beginning to think its not worth it.
Slide through North Richmond while you up this way homie
ppl dnt realize the rich is 3X worse. imo
@@carlosslim7305 i stay tellin people that its only 100,000 people so mfs don't understand cuz the rate aint in the 100s like these cities that got millions of people Oakland only got like 400,000 people Chicago got 3 million people
No thanks. Richmond is what Trump would classify as a ugh...shithole
J. Kaye MBA it kinda sounds like one
@@carlosslim7305 richmond went 7 months wthout 1 murder last year. It aint bad no more
Wow, I think this is the visually scariest city Charlie has ever driven through.
The scariest cities ive seen are chicago,st. Louis ,detroit , watts and baltimore
@@clo8862
You think so? The channel holder's
You think so? The channel holder's act is lame. He is one of many govt operatives on the State's payroll who pretends to be a civilian with a video camera (as are the channel holders who record cops all day long and do the '1st amendment audit' videos). With that, the least he could have done was to roll up to a drug dealer, roll the window down, and pretend to be a prospective buyer.
@#BAGLIFE MIKE yeah on the West Coast oakland is one of the more "hoodish" cities still has a reputation for high crime but its not as bad as it was back in the 90s/early 2000s. Its still one of the cities in north cali where some gangs are still active to this day even more so than in detroit where gangs are all about drugs and money not so much turf
@@clo8862 in person? or on a video?
For everyone comparing Oakland to La Oakland has 20 murders for every 100k while la only has 7.3 for every 100k
"Only"