Homeless encampments taking over downtown echo park los angeles
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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Today I went to the beautiful Echo Park in downtown Los Angeles it’s an absolute beautiful park but it seems like the homeless encampments are taken over the whole park I don’t think the situation is getting better I think it’s getting worse I also tried for the first time The paddle boat on the lake I had an awesome time
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I'm 34 years old and was homeless since i was 16. The last 6 years i was homeless in Echo park but camped by dodger stadium. i was told by a park ranger stay out of site out mind. That worked for me i stayed hidden and people didn't even know i was there just keep your spot clean. Almost all the homeless are on drugs or have some mental disability shoot i was a heroin addict. A Lot of them are just not ready to change or get clean and admit they got a problem. Some are young they'll get tired of living like that i did. It wasn't hard to turn my life around. I Just admitted i had a problem got on methadone went to homeless health care told them i wanted off the street the next week im in transitional housing. I am now a year and half clean and just got approved for an apartment. So if your homeless and reading this it is real easy to change your situation. But it's up to you to want something better for yourself.
Jeremy congratulations on your new journey and home . Sobriety and it’s benefits are amazing keep on the path of recovery. It only works when you are ready to see yourself as the problem and you come to the conclusion that you would like to be happy and live . I’m so glad to hear you decided to do something different .
Wishes you all the best and your recovers 👍👍👍💟💚
Good for you mate. Keep it up and keep spreading your story. It must be motivation to some.
happy to to read that you get out of it. Why city officials do not work there to get people out of street? They should get them out and help them with health, housing and employment.
Godspeed, young man
This is more investigative journalism than I have seen from the news stations, since about 2013.
mainstream media stopped doing journalism long before 2013
This town is a joke.
This is some epic reporting. Thank you for showing the world the truth.
@George Clooney this is their home.
I totally agree.
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@George Clooney you're the dumps
Yeah you'll never see this on the news. Democrats own this.
I was homeless at age 24 I also had 3 kids, and 2 jobs, well one full time job one part time job just to save enough for 1st last and deposit, took over a year. but I did it, this was 33 years ago. Now I own 2 homes, and getting ready to retire.
Right On, I Am So Happy for You. Have a Wonderful Year and More . 🙂
were you taking some of that awesome fentanyl that china started sending us in 2012
@@juliegannon8046 I’m not sure what that is? but this back in 1990’s not 2000’s
@@juliegannon8046 Since u didn't read his comment in it's entirety i will briefly throw u a reminder he stated that his trouble began in his early 20's over 30yrs ago not in 2012. And 30yrs ago they had heroin and addicts believe in or not and had he been putting his pay checks from his 2 jobs up his arm he would've never got his family out of homelessness and in an actual home. This crisis hits all types of people even one's who had at one point wealth, their not all drug addicts and people in need of mental clarity.
I guess the key word here is- JOB
I enjoy how the German in Venice incorporates all kinds of random cool facts that are always added to his videos. Keep up the good work sir.
Lol, true. It feels like a tour.
Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhatten Beach.
Do the cops, gov. Decide which areas to chSe the homeless away.
I live in Ca ,, just found him and watching all his videos of places I haven’t been to since the 80s... Wow just amazing,, No desire to go back ,,,I Want OUT of Ca ASAP
@@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk from a video I saw the cops keep them in those areas .. they won’t let them leave those areas .. they have cops in cars watching them and keeping them in the areas they occupy
@Lone Wolf why are the homeless basically controlling these beautiful beach cities. Where are these bad ass police?
Back in the 90s this would have never been allowed...shame on corrupt politicians
the ones I saw ending up on the streets were vets. I remember thinking I hope I don't end up like this.
does prayer work on a planet that belongs to Satan? greedy ppl belong to the devil. nobody really wants to help. too busy with their own lives I've told so many ppl.
@EqualSign yes I've watched them SINCE Vietnam. styled an art therapy business after it and saw the government said no. you can't start a business and save for retirement. my life's work 2 degrees in psych and practice of a method I developed to MANAGE MT OWN PTSD
...NO. OVER 60. DISABLED. NO. NOTHING I COULD DO SO TOOK MY HOME AND ALL I OWNED LIQUIDATED AND REINVESTED IN A MOUNTAIN SEtTING.
THEN THE REAL DEMONS SHOWED UP.
THEY DROVE OUT RUNNING FOR MY LIFE. EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS AND BLACK MOLD.
NOW I HAVE CANCER.
THOUGHT I HAD FAMOUS FRIENDS..
😆 😆😭😳😢😣😅😨
Many are foreigners with some fucked up ideas.
@EqualSign I know lots of veterans that live comfortable and own a house , the key is stay away from drugs ,
politicians in the US will look you right in the face and tell you,, homeless situation? WHAT homeless situation?^.- are you unamerican!? there's no homeless situation. There's a vacate the premisses situation...IN PROGRESS. There's no homeless people in the US, only socialist incursions."
Hey mike...i love how you know so much about California and love when u show the pictures and compare them to now...you Rock..keep the Great videos going..
Very true,,, I like how Mike introduces from the past into his videos keeps videos Relevant. Good job friend .
This video needs to be played on loop on a giant projector on the California state capitol.
you're a lizard harry
Your damn right
The State Capitol has nothing to do with this and has no authority over Echo Park; this is a city issue.
I was homeless after high school graduation 1979 in the Great North Woods in Northern New Hampshire. Crap family, no jobs. I had to live in a tent even in winter. For a living hunted, trapped animals for food and pelts, fished, picked berries, cattail shoots whatever it took to survive. Picked the dump for metals to sell. Bathed in cold mountain streams. Damn I made it. Nature tried to kill me several times but made me tough as can be. Over the years I have turned it around. Overcoming difficulties makes you stronger. Carry on, Seize the Day.
What an amazing story of triumph. Stay thriving ✨
But not everyone is so strong. The mentally ill, the abused, the outcast, who helps them?
Good job Universe Rebel! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@Rainierbooks everyone’s mentally ill nowadays they’ll adapt
You should write a memoirs or autobiography, I never see books about people that survived homelessness and then got back into mainstream society, for want of a better term.
Politicians in California will look you straight in the face and tell you what a great job they're doing with the homeless situation.
The homeless should set up in the politicians' front and back yards. Watch how fast a solution is found.
Actually, Yokel Girl, EVERY SINGLE ONE of the politicians in CA are desperate to find a solution. Should they call you in Idaho?
Get real.
And the citizens keep voting them into office just to keep the state blue.
@@ruminating1596 Making the state red would change everything?
Politicians don't want to solve the homeless problem, it would put many projects that politicians line their pockets with government subsidized funding and construction contracts to their friends. This is a major cash cow for construction businesses, politicians, and county and city officials. If they solved the problem all those contracts, funding, etc would disappear. Check out Venice, the cost of housing is so inflated that it's impossible for these areas to actually build housing that fits the economic model, there is a video done by epoch times, with a city council member who explains how and why the discrepancy from cost of building homes for homeless and why the problem will never be solved, even though there are non profit organizations that can provide shelter to homeless for a fraction of the costs of these multi-billion dollar construction projects. It's really eye opening when you hear what can be done versus what is being done and what is being approved by state politicians and businesses
Before WW2 it was common for people to dress up before visiting Echo Park and Westlake Park.
Before quarantine it was common for people to dress up before visiting Echo Park :(
Wow. Sad how things have changed
@@briarrose29 Yes it is sad, but it was all ALLOWED to happen!
I lived in L.A. from 1958 until 1996, and I never want to go back there to visit.
The place is a dead crumbling shell.
That was when people had PRIDE in themselves and RESPECT for others. Humans have certainly fallen sharply into decline, humans are as low as they can go.
People dressed up to go on a flight - maybe we should bring that back.
When they start eating the geese,.. thats when you know things are getting bad.
im sure they already do, 1 guy had a nice bbq and you have a lake to clean them up in. pretty sad but also pisses me off they just take over and make such a big mess and just leave it for some1 else to deal with.
when you are always on drugs, you could care less about food, not to mention it becomes tricky to catch one.
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instead of sad music, should have been horror music. No sympathy for these people, they're terrorizing the neighborhood.
@slopecornThey don't have shit because of THEY'RE OWN ACTIONS. The logging woods of CA & OR are always looking for laborers, a guy can get a job paying him well over 600 a week fo do nothing more than pulling a cable. It's hard work though......
“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe. For the axe was clever & convinced the trees that because his handle was wood he was one of them”
West Asian Fable
We trust people we shouldn't
I'll come out and say it...
Merkel is the problem. Weird leftist communists ideas and immigration of violence into a once peaceful country. Germany is compromised along with France.
But I believe Europe citizens will free Europe one day by their own hands.
Yup. Voting is just a suggestion box for slaves. Study Natural Law folks. Check out Mark Passio's vids on Natural Law. Go to Thrive Movement International and share with everyone.
@Will Gee Isra-hell. Whites were the original Israelites before the Idumeans moved in during their Babylonian occupation. It's quite a show watching the whites allow the Jews to replace them.
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It is like 2 totally different worlds, together ! Mike stay healthy.
it’s a shame. while the governor sits in his beautiful house. these people suffer. He doesn’t want to help the homeless bc if he did they wouldn’t be all over the entire state. New york isn’t even this bad
It's like that up here in "Silicon Valley" and all over the USA.
True German in Venice- Mike stay safe and healthy
There’s a sign that says “no camping.” Pitch a tent literally right in front of the sign and it’s no problem. I dare you to try that with other “rules” in LA like leaving your car in front of a “no parking” sign.
That's because they could care less about the homeless. They can't just throw them in the ocean, so they have to give them some leeway.
That's cause if you have a car you probably have the money to pay the fine.
They got rights!!!
Nobody gives a shit that’s why it’s like the way it is and it will continue to be that way California USED to be a LOVELY state not anymore and not for a long time coming really sad
Thank the dems.
German in Venice keep up the great work!!!
I remember being at this park with my parents back in the 1950's. Echo park, MacArthur park, Elysian park were wonderful nature refuges in the midst of the city.
Now = destroyed.
@@c103110a it’s a shame it’s destroyed. it ain’t the peoples fault for sure it’s the government. they know bout this problem. houses are too expensive in cali i never understood it. but my state NY is just as bad. Not with homeless but taxes on Long island
@@antoninogaudino You didn't mention it was the leftist government you elected. I can tell your ideology from your comment.
@@Powertuber1000 I voted for trump? what are you talkin bout and i am a republican and voted for trump for my first time voting? Keep talkin hot over the internet pretending to know everything. it shows how smart you are fool
@@Powertuber1000 thought so silent
All the Hollywood actors a few months ago talking about how they care and gave out food for just one day, photo op. Where are they? What have any of them REALLY done to help? NOTHING.
Actors and politicians are nothing but NIMBYs.
As someone in the LA non-profit world, they are all donating $$ to various charities all day long, mostly anonymously. You can only do so much
What are you doing to help?
@@hsolustri I'm not the one who made the promises to garner attention while pointing fingers.
I help in my area. How about you?
@@Wooley689 I like turtles
i remember when i was 17 you could rent a single with a kitchen and bathroom for less than 700 dollars .. those days are gone, the prices are ridiculous now..
@Eduardo there are still places like that. if you can't afford California then move
@@royharper2003 im good.. i got a house. im talking just in general for anybody thats renting. and most spots in los angeles city that are at that price are shared with other people.
@@royharper2003 If you’re homeless just buy a house, gee why didn’t I think of that
Doge to the moon!! Haha.
@@royharper2003 I'm sure you can afford California..
By helping I think they are enabling them. They got a free ride in a beautiful place. Tough love
REAL TALK
"Son, Don`t jump in the out house and then come calling on your Old Man for a clean suit." - Dad 1978
How often was "homelessness" mentioned in the 2020 US elections? Not once. The US govt studiously ignores the problem.
Yup
Not even ONCE
Idk "how often" but it was mentioned. Sure WASN'T in 2016😏
@steve gordon What have YOU done?
Like veterans, there's not enough votes for politicians to care.
@steve gordon Sure, that's what I meant. What a moron. smh
The host is trying to see the bright side, such a nice guy.
They need a extermination squad
California government needs to do a better job in helping the homeless by providing the needs in all communities. I always loved California. How does one choose California for a vacation now😭
@@ismaelestrada7173 And your attitude would have you first on the list
@@sangwin4603 or maybe try to make efforts to combat the extreme cost of living in California and not tax there citizens as much
Donut operator Stan i am familiar with California laws. It’s a rare state like New York. They cannot provide service for their citizens unless the state raise taxes. Nobody wins
When a German in LA can tell you in-depth about LA than an LA native.
This sentence made no sense.
@@Elpapatuyodeusa I said the exact same thing 😀
@@Elpapatuyodeusa are you daft? He left out one word “more”
@@kennielsen3896 you're right. Thanks
All that information can be gathered within minutes from the World Wide Web. But yeah , cool.
Haven’t been there since early 80s,, boy is this hard to seeee😭
Don't go back. It's really really sad. Trash EVERYWHERE! Like everywhere! It's almost like that airport scene in 5th Element. And, the rich people (liberals), they tore everything down to make these huge Mega Mansions but no homes for the homeless.
Same T Tagg It is not the California that I know
I was just their last week, fishing. Caught two trout. It's not bad at all just 1/2 is covered with tents. The other half where the swan boats are is all nice and tidy. After the sun went down tons of people were waiting to ride the boats.
Lucky you
It was trash in the 80s also!!!!
Here in LA, compassion for the homeless is shown by letting them live and die in squalor and addiction.
Yes. I wonder how one can buy 10 cars but kids lunches are not paid, the shelters and food banks may be struggling. Im NOT begruding wealth, but, come on.
@@ydasda4210it should be their family's problem, not mine. Not fixing other people's problems, got enough of my own.
Amen
Well California decided they wanted to take care of the homeless problem of the country but they just made it worse because they never had a plan to begin with. If they did it's a failure. Homeless has tripled over the last 15 years in the state and they are responsible for the rise in addictions and deaths of these individuals.
but it was their choice to live like this, they have earned it one way or another, who are we to deny them the option to live as they choose? no compassion for those who do not value their own life, who do not make an effort to live a better life. compassion is a finite resource, and allotted to those who seek it through effort, which is a manifestation of desire for something better.
I lived in echo park in the 80s and 90s. One day I will write a book and you’ll read it. It was one of the most important places in my heart. The homelessness in echo park is not new but it is bigger.
Your genuine love of LA and even the coverage of the homeless is admirable. You are a kind man and the world needs more kind men like you
If you literally took some of these people to a house, drove them to a job in the morning, gave them their first month paycheck in advance and a new leash on life, they'd be back in the park before sundown running straight back to it as fast as they could find a spot to pitch a tent. I don't get it but it is the truth, I've seen it.
"A new leash on life".... A leash is for a dog lol... Its "lease"... And some people are mentally ill or have a different perspective than you or I... They probably did view that situation as a "new leash".
@@GT-is5ro stop blaming mental illness it’s people doing drugs
@@munchingcherry8634 for mentally ill people, drugs are a relief... The 2 are tied together, obviously.
@@munchingcherry8634 ummm, no, it's the mentally ill who are the issue. Most drug users are actually gainfully employed and fly under the radar.
The mentally ill aren't and don't.
@@gmo1237 no it ain’t the problem is drug addicts and lazy people
Best music for showing the situation of the homeless-people, like ever...
Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Litvinovsky ...
@@MarkMelchior Count Basie, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cal Tjader, and Frank Sinatra.
40k Homeless in Los Angeles??
More like 4 million.
Johnny, I’ve told you a million times, “Stop exaggerating.”
Quit exaggerating that's not even true at all you have never lived in Los Angeles before you wouldn't survive at all I've lived there my entire life time you'd bounce before the day or year is over you wouldn't know what to do in Los Angeles California at all trust me you'd bounce my dude you wouldn't make it at all
@MotoIncognito what I was actually trying to say is that he wouldn't be able to make it in the worst parts of Los Angeles California i meant not the good neighborhoods but the worst ones i was trying to point out i wasn't trying to bring his hopes up by not living there i mean I've lived there my entire life and other stuff i was jumped and stabbed before so I'm not trying to bring his hopes up of living in Los Angeles California all I'm trying to say is that he shouldn't be living the areas that are dangerous and stuff because I've been in those situations all the time and it's really just ashame how it's becoming now I'm not trying to bring anyone's hopes up or anything like that i was planning on moving back there myself and stuff and see my friends and my sister too and plan on getting married as well i wasn't trying to shatter anyone's dreams of coming to Los Angeles California
yeah im more than certain these numbers are HUGELY undervalued. Because they dont want to acknowledge the problem. So there's no real census on them. And as long as there no real numbers...you can just ,, ESTIMATE" them. This is an absolute advantage....as long as you dont want to acknowledge there is any problem.
@@faelger9473 I was wondering the same thing because those numbers are irrelevant and that can't be possible to have over more than that 40k homeless people that's pretty much taking over the City and other cities in Los Angeles California that would cause trouble and problems for those people out there especially at night and other stuff i wouldn't be sure about that 40k thing though that is impossible to have that many homeless people in Los Angeles that would be more concerns and other stuff that is highly impossible for that to actually happen
I remember some dude was literally building tiny homes using his own money but the city, rather than help provide a space/ get them to reintegrate with society, confiscated them. Like wtf.
Democrats are all hot air. When it comes to actual action democrats call in their Nazi police force.
@@GotoHere I have conservative views, but demonizing every democrat as if they're all the same doesn't fix the problem. It's more-so the establishment we ALL need to fight.
I think I know the guy you mean. The problem was location (side walks and near residential homes where ppl don't want to see them) and code compliance ( not safe for fire dept/ems if emergency to get ppl out)
That's bullshit because they block the sidewalk with their tents all the time even next to businesses.The business owners put giant "pots"with trees in them so they wouldn't put their tents back up against the wall.The "pots"left enough clearance for people to still use the sidewalk.What did the city do?They fined the business owners and removed the "pots".Those dirt bags.
@@toejam516 we can have different views but I agree, this whole political party crap is just another effective tool to divide us. Those in power love the fact that we are fighting amongst ourselves rather than pointing the pitchforks at them.
It’s nice that they give the homeless free food and services. This will help even more homeless fill up the park.
Homelessness is not just Cali unfortunately it's everywhere especially democratic ran cities and he was right when he said it'll get worse. 😑
It will act as a magnet alright! Now just imagine its causing the homeless to leave your street to go live there, leave the beach, leave the . . . . The only problem is that this park is one we want to use, RIGHT! So I propose we create a magnet in another park at another location, eh? You put this park where it doesn't deprive established residential neighborhoods or endanger the environment and do it soon because those that have and judge will soon be joining them and it could be you!
@@trishchancey2278 The northern cities in the US, while liberal politically, are protected to a degree from homelessness by their climate.
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Maybe these “officials” SHOULDN’T BE PAID TILL THE CITY IS CLEANED UP !!!! Bet they’ll get to work then unless they wanna end up at BEAUTIFUL Echo Park!
Exactly!,
Yea abruptly terminate their jobs & then suspend their unemployment. Like they did to so many of us
I am assuming they will clean up soon since the Super Bowl is Next Year and the Olympics in 2028
@Otto von Tutti Shut up with that Otto. Just move them out of town.
Absolutely love your videos, you far out report the homeless crisis way better than any news outlet in America 🇺🇸
It’s scary to think what LA will look like in 50 years.
Stupid democrats
I can tell you what it will look like in less than 50 years. All of LA will look exactly like this video or worse due to politics
@@turtle1897 💯 facts!!
It will be a wet market when the communist take over
@June Bug not a chance, with who is in office now, your choice...
Don't worry they have a solution for the homeless problem they are building hundreds of new houses in the Ontario and Chino area for the amazingly low starting price of $400,000 and up.
Good price for a starter home in that area...............
Hey thanks.....
My son bought a house in bay area for 700,000. He can barely afford it. It's nice but just a 3bd 2bath.
New houses? That price is a 1960s starter home up in Canada lol
@@rosemaryparker2567 Thank God tonight, for him giving your son the skills he has to afford his home and providing for him and family.....Pray is a powerful tool, and so little people use it. God bless you Rose Mary Parker.
Many years ago I was temporarily homeless for about six months. It was a very scary and cold weather experience. Love your channel and content. Stay safe and blessed.
How did you get out?
GIV says it costs $2,500/mo for an apartment in LA, so how could someone living in a tent ever get that much money?
Yes but you had not been a drug addicts that picks to be homeless.
@@ziggy2shus624 These idiots are all drug addicts that move here they are not locals...... They move here for the free handouts and needles democrats give them + the weather. This never goes on in republican areas never. These drugs head can move to the south and work a mortgage is like $600-1000 a month down south. But they don't like it because its hard as fuck to get free handouts there.
@@WayneTwitch I'm a recovering alcoholic. It got me into some trouble. Finally decided no amount of alcohol would drown life's problems. Living clean is such a blessing and I'm so grateful.😊
@@ziggy2shus624 I ended up in a care facility for some major health issues. Was blessed to have a caseworker that guided me back on track.
I grew up in Southern Cal. You show all the places my friends and I would spend many happy hours when we were teens. So sad to see current conditions. I have little hope for the future of our beautiful country. 😢 Thank you for posting. Your work is important and you produce it so eloquently.
I feel the same way. I grew up in San Diego/LA and I’m so glad I don’t live there anymore. The whole state has really gone down. The state and local governments have really done nothing to address the homeless issues. For the most part they just look the other way as people just trash the city.
@@triciajohnston8259 I'm in Oregon and, sadly, we are seeing an increase here daily. Our dictator governor keeps prematurely releasing imprisoned felons who often wind up on the streets. They are dangerous to everyone, including the homeless. I don't know what the answer is as many of the homeless are addicts and don't want the resrictions necessary to get clean. There are also a large portion of them that won't get help because they would have to get rid of their dogs and cats. It's a HUGE problem growing daily. One local park where I formerly walked my dog is simply too full of homeless to go to anymore. While walking at another park I had an encounter with a man that kept trying to engage me in conversation beyond hello and nice day. He followed me around trying to chat. I began to get nervous so cut my walk short returning to my car and left. It's not as bad here as LA but definitely on the rise.
it's really heart breaking 💔 to see those Homeless people. But still the Park is beautiful. Keep doing Mike... German in Venice. Take care always! ❤️❤️
@AlisaDashaYekaterinaHills Brigades I pray you stay safe and well Alisa. I hope someday, one day you'll have your own abode, even just a tiny one; your own livelihood- we have the same hurtings (every part of the world) same situation. People getting hungry, no homes, hurting. But many people still care ❤
@AlisaDashaYekaterinaHills Brigades and the economy problems are because of democrats.. druggies it's their fault but the whole west coast should have great economies but Dems destroy it
You do such an outstanding job with these mini documentaries. The swan boat was a nice touch of fun and humor to balance out the seriousness of the homeless situation.
I just love watching your videos. Thank you for bringing some light into this world, brother.
Thank you for showing us the parts of life that the news completely ignores. You are a true modern day journalist. Keep up the great work and stay safe!
I agree
The news ignores anything that makes Democrats look bad.
@@matthewjanke8221 yup unless they can target the republicans with it. You go from LA to SF and its never ending
not just this park but it seems like every park has been taking over by homeless
This is an eye opener you can live for free in a nice climate lovely scenery, people will turn up give you free food and clothes, i'm a sucker its minus 4 here in Glasgow just now we have to work hard just to get by, so make room for one more a Scotsman in Echo park is on the way, cheers Mike great video.
You are probably too hard a worker to enjoy this for very long.
@@Funkdoctor ... Most of these homeless people are druggies.... You probably werent. These people dont want to change. They just chase their next high.
The CA politicans and activists have ruined that state.
The politicians have “ruined” EVERYWHERE with their corrupt, lying and power grabs. Without “activists” people, animals and the land suffers. Some are absolutely misguided, but that’s what the politicians are supposed to be helping to manage...not filling their pockets.
How can people vote for politicians in California? What is crazy they are running our country 😭
@@sangwin4603 Voting is irrelavant if you haven't figured that out. Democracy has been an illusion for quite some time now.
3John16 yes I keep playing the record over and over. You know if we know their design is not democracy which means control of minds. I realize yesterday children will need to be raised in a conservative state in our nation to overcome their design for humans by democracy. All of us need to be under the same umbrella 😁😀
If you know the constitution & the republic now is the time.
Hi there, it is shockingly sad to see this in ‘modern times’. The magic question is indeed ‘How can the cycle be broken’? It’s made me even more grateful that I’m able to sleep in clean sheets at night, take showers, have heating and eat healthy food and have clothes on my back. Thank you for bringing us this side of life, you keep it real but remain humble and kind at heart. Stay safe and well while out and about xx.
I believe the problem is the dreamers going there for the big American dream:(you could make it but there’s not enough room for everybody to make it.
@@johnflynn7084 I’ve no doubt that plays into it, I have only visited the States once and found it beautiful as a holiday but could readily see through the eyes of my brother in law who’s lived there for over twenty years that it’s a cut throat environment to work and live in, and the laws for these things are different in Europe. I hope they are able to get sim sort of assistance.
@@johnflynn7084 I live here and can assure you that is not the case. The far majority of these people have come from other areas and are alcoholics, drug addicts and have mental health problems. These are not dreamers who couldn't make it in Hollywood so they are living in the street. That just isn't the case. Those people find other jobs and move on to other careers.
The people gotta change their voting habits
@@Swampertchamp That's exactly right. The problem is is that many people here in California are retarded. Democrat policies could burn down their own houses and people would still vote for Democrats. These people are morons.
I'm 42 so cal native I had a rough start in life addicted to meth at 14 I look back and count my blessing that they did not allow this bull shit back then. my life would not be where it's at today if they did its crazy what compassion has become
"they did not allow this bull shit back then. "
"its crazy what compassion has become"
EXACTLY!!!!
A thought provoking comment
My father was a LAPD police officer. In the late 1970's he took me for a paddle boat ride in Echo Park Lake. It is one of my fondest memories. Now look at this mess!!
@N S read my other post. I offered suggestions that could assist many homeless to get off the streets. Real solutions are needed immediately! The homeless issue is global. More prominent in certain places like Los Angeles
@N S it is all about politics. Politicians are using these people as a tool to keep stealing public money with their “plans” for helping these people. They don’t want to solve this problem, actually they want this issue to last forever.
I also went there like in 93. I was 6.
@Otto von Tutti LOL=what do you think the Covid-19 vaccines are for?
@@tampapropertygirl3422 👍🏽
This is the CLEANEST homeless camp I have ever seen in my life!!!
It all comes down to if they pick up trash.
It's organized as fuck. I live near here. They are one step away from having a tent owners association.
They should devise a jobs program - and take those that refuse to take their meds or refuse to work to a place like the Salton Sea area and let them live there.
Felt a deep sense of gratitude for my humble abode
It’s like a music festival that never ends and no music
Right...I miss music festivals. They were and will always be my happy place.
@@matokaknox971 agreed
Really sad see what is happening American dream🕵️
Yeah but imagine what goes on there every night between the hours of midnight and 5am
@@nickynick3527 ??in the middle of the day that thin tent fabric is hiding the EXACT SAME SHITE that happens at night
really love your content and energy in these videos dude
Lol yes he manifested as a swan , thank mate
U know I love u!
"Echo Park Welcomes You..." Bring the family out for an enjoyable day at the park!
I was actually in Los Angeles last spring and summer working with covid patients at a nearby hospital to this park I would drive by it everyday to go to work.
It's freaking nuts I think that this is the United States of America it was one of the nastiest things I think I have ever seen in my life homeless people everywhere suffering trash everywhere. Crazyness
Take note it is mostly blue cities that look like this.
@@NextStopConsciousness It is almost all blue states, the democraps hate America and are trying to destroy it and build it back communist.
@@NextStopConsciousness YES, but where do you think all of those young liberals come from?? Their tiny red towns in their poor, underfunded red states. Colorado is being taken over by Texans.
It’s also bad when you see lots of homeless encampments on the overpasses on the 110 freeway too.
Its becoming best to look up while in Los Angeles. When you glance down, you will cry at what you see. 😢
LA has no middle class. You're either rich, poor or struggling.
or illegal.
Not true at all
And both the rich and poor are degenerate drug addicts!
@Oatsburner J. Mule So you were driven out by the smell of orange groves?
Struggling is the middle class stop getting into debt
this is crazy I was born and raised in echo park. I live in North Carolina where i can afford 5 acres and 4 bedrooms house. I am so happy i left.
Hopefully you're not voting for what caused California to be that way.
i can't believe how bad its gotten.. i used to live near there a few years ago, it was always a little rough but now it's straight third world
It was heartbreaking to see the tent with the garden, potted plant and vase of flowers on the table. Someone trying to make it really their home. Most of the sites were clean with not much trash around. It looked a lot better than most of the homeless camps.
This homeless camp looks light years better than most of the ones I see on RUclips. It's relatively clean, has a community garden, cleverly rigged tents, and you don't see a bunch of tweekers all over the place. German said they have no hope, but in a place that together, I believe they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Get a post office box, and a job, save enough to move into a room in a house, and JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS!!!
@@AuroraBoarder1 If they don't use drugs, welfare dept. will get them housing and help with a job. It's one of the requirements for them to get out of the situation.
I know there is a lot of drugs and mentally sick people living in homeless camps across Southern California, but people forget that regular, decent people are among the homeless
These people once had homes.
@@stevenhowe432 I'm sure they did. You can see that in how some have done their best to make their spaces like a home. That's what breaks my heart. I would like to hear their stories, how they ended up there. Maybe German in Venice could do some interviews.
Thanks for this, everyone in my country thinks US is like the movies, they don't show this.
That’s why we want to coming here but ones you here , it’s a different history
IT WAS NEVER LIKE THIS BEFORE THE COVID. COVIDHAS HURT THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
@@shean1331 no the government hurt the people stop that covvid crap
@@michaelwalter7702 This is the path Reagan sent us down. The more our politics move to the right, the worst the country becomes, unfortunately.
@@michaelwalter7702 It's true. You obviously aren't in the matrix by your statement but most don't know what you meant. Just randomly saying stop that covid crap makes you look kooky. I know your not.
Kalifornia needs a renovation and political makeover
Non Californians need to mind their own business hahahaha
@@TheMancYank I live in California too. It’s not all bad, if you have an issue leave. You get what you pay for, supply & demand buddy. You pay for the weather, beaches, city, etc you can go live in middle America if you’d like
To many courrpt career politicians along with the braindead sheeple for any change to happen here.
@@siqboi2275 do you have tents on your street yet? What would you do if you did? (I am a californian for 63 years of my 66 years).
@@deborahconkle6822 nah, I have tents across the street from me in the park & in the train tracks near my house. The bums never bothered me 🤷🏽♂️
I love that you print the pictures instead of just editing them in
Last time I went to echo park was 2 years ago and I went on the boat rides that you peddle. The park looked beautiful and I don’t remember seeing all this here.
LA should have never let this happened.
People without homes have ALWAYS flooded into California in hard times. Especially in the winter time. In fact it has been proven repeatedly that many Red states pay for their bus tickets one way to California. Go back and look at the Great Depression. The fact that you cannot rent a place anywhere in the city because of the prices and 3/4 the housing stock being held by real estate investors and people using them as AirBNB's? Of course you have an issue. Welcome to late stage capitalism. It has ended up exactly where science has always said that it would.
Democrats in charge of LA
lol when i was a kid they would find dead bodies floating in the lake (gang activity) trust me it has been worse..
@@davefroman4700 This guy mentioned on this video (And others) that there are a large number of young people. I remember when I was in my 20's and knew a lot of young couples who loved traveling the U. S....often to work in traveling circuses. Makes me wonder how many of those tents are pitched by them and others who just needed a place to live for a few weeks or months until they moved-on. I don't really know much about the homeless......just my observations.
It’s all Eric Garretti and gruesome newsomMs fault. Recall gruesome and Eric garcetti.
I’ve been to Echo Park, it’s a beautiful place. These images are hard to wrap my mind around. There are just so many tents.
I've lived in China for a number of years. The homeless people in Los Angles is a lot worse than in Shanghai.
@@jaxjohnson5372 And the award for the glaringly ignorant comment of the day goes to...
When I visited China, i noticed the majority of homeless and panhandlers were elderly people. Was sad I guess they had no family, savings or social programs...
ruclips.net/video/Zx1yB4cbnUI/видео.html
@@jaxjohnson5372 Serpentza is one of the most China haters there are. He used to live in Shenzhen along with laowei86 in China and now reside in America where he spends his time making anti China video. Many of his colleagues who living and working in China are disgusted about his anti-China rhetoric. I don't need to look at the link you sent me. I know what he's trying to portray China in a bad light.
@@eugeneszsz Good point.
I do enjoy the history and context you provide to all of the places you film. Thank you for your objective and real coverage of these locations. You are doing a true service to rest of the US, to help us understand what is really happening in these areas!
The Beverly Hills of the homeless communities. Great views
We love your approach to the homeless population. Showing us the truth.
That is so sad! I used to take my son to play there in 2018 and didn’t look like that. Loved living in the area in 2008. Was so beautiful!
I think the thing I love the most about GiVs videos is his insight while filming these locations. You can tell he genuinely loves this area.
"It's called the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. " George Carlin
The only reason they haven’t got rid of the homeless is to scare the shitout the middle class. George Carlin
I love George Carlin❤️ He was so good and politically correct ❤️
Reincarnate George Carlin so he can be President!
BS get out and do something for yourself. Your like oprah a billionaire and lebron james making hundreds of millions telling blacks it is hopeless and they don't have a chance. george carlin sucks
That is such garbage. 40% of homes in America are owned outright, without a mortgage!(Forbes) Only 5% of Americans live in poverty.
There’s free waterfront property out there and I live in a house in town? Maybe I’m the one on drugs with mental health issues.
Just try not to get stabbed
😆😄🤫
I mean you can go out and camp there now, see how you enjoy it.
and free food
politicians in the US will look you right in the face and tell you,, homeless situation? WHAT homeless situation?^.- are you unamerican!? there's no homeless situation. There's a vacate the premisses situation...IN PROGRESS. There's no homeless people in the US, only socialist incursions."
My sister was born in that green house in the beginning in the late 60's. We still have the 8mm films of her playing in the park running around like a little weeble wabble.
Cool
You show is happening. It is easy to look away and these videos bring it to light.
i was homeless in santa cruz for years. i lived in the redwoods far from prying eyes and tweekers.....i left no trace. i rose up out of it by selling my own art on the streets and beaches of the cruz...thnak you to all who purchased my art and supported me, eventually I movied back to Pittsburgh pa. Ive been in the same house at 600 a month for the past 5 years and have a beautiful family and literally have everything i need....you just need to focus on yourself and sometimes sacrifice the freedom homelessness can def give you feelings of.
Rags to riches story.
@@skyjack8541 it is! i feel like, i glimpsed where it COULD have gone......and im so glad im on a different path
So move out California.
412 represent. Glad you made it.
412 with you brother
Los Angeles has raised $100Ms for the "homeless." Where has the money gone? Into the pockets of the bureaucrats and their cronies. California has perfected the art of the political grift.
That’s the God’s truth!
First, close the mental hospitals. Then, outsource our manufacturing base to Asia. A one-two punch that helped to do did this.
And the taxes in California + the cost of living
Exactly. In addition, luxury condos over affordable high rise apartments. What are the sick and working poor to do?
It's the State that creates all these things.
yes, but CA made it worse by being anti-business for several decades now. As rich and productive as Silicon Valley is, almost 100% of the businesses expand outside of the state.
Don’t forget dirt cheap insanely potent meth flooding in
THANKYOU for documenting this time and place in history.
All the millions of dollars we are sending to foreign nations we NEED THAT MONEY FOR OUR OWN CITIZENS.
These people have no where else to go.
@Tuesdaywells and whose fault do you think that is - everybody else's but the homeless?
God bless this man and those who read this with health and good fortune. . .🙏🏻
Amen.
They do not have free electricity, someone is paying for it!!!
That's what happens when people are kicked while they're down.
It's either California, or freezing in the North.
free to them
If billionaires can get away without paying taxes well more power to the people
@@DegenerateStreet Yeah, these people have the power to live in the park.
Smh can’t believe echo park changed this fast. It was trending, cool bars, restaurants, art shows, music events and now it’s sucks to see what it’s become.
It's still amazing. Just has a bunch of bums in the park. The pandemic has crippled some of the culture but that's everywhere.
Thugs control homeless use drugs.. they destroy your property and business..
It's heartwarming to see all the personal touches that 100% show that the people there might be down on their luck, but they still very much have their dignity. It's a shame Americans don't look after their own people.
I've lived in echo park area my whole life. Never have I ever seen it get this bad until now. Praying for these people. Ever since the pandemic occurred things have been so horrible for some! Love my city and the people.
Damn. What happen to the park? I seen it not so long ago it seems and it look all vibrant, nice, and well, safe. This seems like it happen so quick. I can’t believe it. But also in my old neighborhood ELA, Whittier Blvd looks a lot like this now. Smh
The pandemic didn't change anything for people who have been homeless 20+ years. The increase is from people who know they won't be moved because of covid, nothing more.
City threw $45 million.in the trash to renovate the park and this is how it ended up a few years later lmaoooooo
Thank the Trump tax con that took money form the middle class and poor and gave it to the top 1%. The top 1% made 2 Trillion while there are more homeless than ever.
Bob Green..... Your an ass. Has nothing to do with Trump. If that were so every city and state would look like this. This is your great governer Gruesom at his best. He doesn't care about drug addicts and mentally ill or anybody but himself and his family. BLAME HIM. My town, city, county nor state looks like this. Enabling is the problem!!!! Keep giving them free shit and they'll never amount to anything. I know because my brother was homeless in Cali. Lagun Miguel and San Bernadino were his choices to live. He told me he preferred it because it cost him nothing. Was offered help by family and others but just wanted money so he could drink. He died in 2019 at age 58 after being homeless for 31 years. Said most prefer to live that way and some don't. The ones that don't haven't got the skills to get a job that pays enough to survive there but stay because of the weather. LETS SEE IF POTATO HEAD BIDEN AND HIS DUMBASS ADMINISTRATION DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE YOUR SO FAST TO BLAME TRUMP. BIDEN DOESNT EVEN KNOW HES ALIVE, LET ALONE THE HOMELESS POPULATION. Think before you speak.
@@denisecummings4225 never ever debate with a liberal. You only waste your time. It's like trying to cure cancer.
@@denisecummings4225 facts. I have an aunt that is homeless by choice. She doesn't want to rent because she doesn't want to follow whatever rules the landlords have. My brother has gotten her jobs a couple of times but she doesn't show up consistently so gets fired. My mother has offered her to stay at her home but again, my aunt doesn't want to follow the general rules a household has so she prefers to be homeless. Drug addiction is also another factor.
I really feel for these people but if I had to be homeless in LA it looks more bearable than skid row
Echo Park is becoming Skid Row if they don’t do something about it. I lived in LA back in 1998 for about a year and back then there wasn’t a single homeless tent at the park. Sure we had an occasional homeless guy sleeping on the benches or along tree-lined areas on the outskirts of the park, but for the most part the homeless were more discreet and out of sight since they tended to sleep along hedges or on the back of buildings, but nothing like it now.
This completely caught me by surprise to see how much worse the homeless problems have gotten now in LA. The host of the video said that the official estimate of the homeless number is about 45,000. I say that is absurd! Even when I was living in LA 23 years ago the homeless number was probably at least three times that many! Now that the problem has gotten much worse I think it is probably at least five times that many!
There are homeless people everywhere in the US, but no other cities in America has the homeless numbers of LA. The only areas that might be comparable to LA are the areas along the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose metropolitan areas since I know they’re bad there as well, but I have never been there so I can’t say for sure. However, I’ve been in dozens of US cities and LA is by far has the worst homeless problems that I have ever seen!
Even back then I saw lots of homeless people sleeping on the backs of most buildings, apartment complexes, and shopping centers. However, the homeless people were more discreet and less in the open since they did not sleep in tents like they were in the Skid Row, or nowadays, in Echo Park. They simply find a quiet corner and quietly kept to themselves. In the evening you always see them coming out digging trash cans and dumpsters looking for food to eat.
Thanks for the Video. God bless the people people living in echo park . May god give them strength to fight for another day.
Sad to see so many homeless people such a tragedy California has so much wealth & beauty yet people are living in tents, a great documentary on your video 👍💓😭
LA is huge. It is difficult to maintain a city that keeps expanding. SF is the same. I live in Santa Clara and we do not have the same issue. I rarely see homeless because our parks are continuously cleaned. I see park staff every time I go to the park so I assume they are there on a regular basis, and we have several parks. Santa Clara is right next to San Jose, and San Jose has the homeless problem. Very interesting to see the disparity.
You see so many homeless people in LA because the county enables it. There's no motivation to make your life better when you can just throw a tent up anywhere and call it home. If they would scrape places like this clean once a month, guess what, half these people would get their shit together and get off the street, because they couldn't be on the street. People always choose the path of least resistance. Stop enabling.
@@bigmamajama2829 True. No rent/mortgage, no taxes, no expenses, non-profits giving you clothes and food. Why would they change?
@@jmuduke99 Grifters gonna grift.
Your inspiration has helped me lose a bunch of weight since "we" started. Thank you!
Yeah same here
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Jimi Hendrix.
We have the biggest wealth gap in history, all the government cares about is the Dow Jones, greed over humanity, sad, thanks for posting !
The dow has nothing to do with ignorant democraps running a city into the ground
Yes, please tax me even more California so we can throw even more money at this problem and not see any results.
How can you help grifters, drug addicts and the mentally ill when the laws prevent it?
Best decision I ever made was moving out of Los Angeles
I would love to live in San Diego it's one of the most gorgeous places I've ever seen. Palos Verdes too
@Hellrazor Television what makes you so certain that shit will get bad?
@@jcayala4252 OpEN yOUR EyEs...!
@@jcayala4252 because he watches conservative media
@@ceasarsfex4840 So is this video "conservative media"? I bet you don't own enough to feel the impact of the last 20 years worth of rising taxes in California...
Be careful out there G. It's been crazy with some of the homeless there. Especially the underpass by the freeway nearby. But I am sure you seen your fair share since you stay in Venice. Love your content man and wish you well.
The soundtrack with the birds and piano, I need more of that!
My buddy is originally from this area. He told me a story about how in the early 80's, some of his vato loco homies from the hood recognized Richard Ramirez (the Nightstalker serial killer) from a wanted poster.
The caught him, beat him half to death, and then called the cops.
WOW
Your buddy embellished the story a bit.
@@SchuboxProductions
He was recognized and attacked and ran to another vehicle, where the driver, Angie De La Torre, fought back. Ramirez punched her in the stomach and secured the car's keys.
A neighbor, 85-year-old Jose Burgoin, ran out, and Ramirez threatened to shoot him if he came closer.
“I ran to defend her and he told me, ‘Don’t get closer or I’ll shoot you.’ I didn’t see a gun so I opened the door and pulled him out of the car,” Burgoin recalled to the Los Angeles Times.
Onlookers joined in to help restrain Ramirez, including De La Torre's husband who hit him on the head with barbecue utensils according to police, but Ramirez managed to escape their grasp. He ran down the street as the group pursued him, with neighbors calling out "El matador" ("the killer").
A chase ensued and a metal bar connected with Ramirez's head, causing him to fall.
As the crowd beat Ramirez, wire reports that days said witnesses recounted that Ramirez shouted, in Spanish: “It’s me! It’s me! It’s me! I’m lucky the cops caught me."
Thankyou for your videos and kind words
I know it sounds harsh , but giving away free things to these guys really doesn’t help them . How can u be motivated to change when you know people will come and feed u etc .
My point exactly. It's insanity.
Oh you are so heartless! This people need help from government. Nobody should sleep on street! If government would offer some affordable prices for living and basic salary, then these people would have something to lean on. Try to put yourself in their shoes!! How can they start over again when they are at "lowest" point with no solution. They can't stand up and "better" themselves without government help. So, if people give them something that little bit help them to survive till the next day. Can you picture that in your mind?? Instead of judging from your "comfortable" position!!
@@sanja12 Have you ever seen government housing? It's scary. We need an economy where people can work again. Making people dependent is not good for their souls or society in general.
@@YA-qj8fx Yes, I have seen government's housing. Why is that scary?
Take example of government in Germany or the Netherlands. Nobody is on street there only if it is their personal "choice" and even then government is offering help. Government is offering basic salary and affordable housing to everyone if they have no work and they offer reintegration project where they can slowly integrate in the work market and start searching for work. Individual most "fundamental needs" (food, drink, shelter, clothing, warmth) must be met first before they can stand on their feet and be motivated to search for work.
Giving to these people on street, is not "making them dependable" but it's helping them survive one more day.
@@sanja12 so many choose it as a lifestyle . I’m sure a lot is just cause of drugs and they don’t get them free . I can feel sorry n have heart for people that lost a home due to financial reasons , yes the government should help more but I’ve seen plenty of docs where they get benefits but choose not to go indoors . There should be shelters put up and people should use them living like this is not good for anyone.
Excellent video my friend you're gone back to your roots I love it I love this video I love to same music as well..
@Chitown Finest exactly my friend I love these type of videos as well I don't care when they focus on famous people on the Hollywood Elite I don't care for those people I like to see regular people like me and you..
This is so sad. Echo Park is now a homeless tent city surrounding a lake
@Mr. AngusBajangus Not anymore its homeless city!
They filmed the first fast and the furious movie there.it’s going to get worse now that Biden opened the border
@AlisaDashaYekaterinaHills Brigades it would be a little better if people weren’t such slobs and kept their area clean
Not from the Homeless Tent People's Point Of View > It's Great For Them .
@@troyehnisz9907 yes, and it comes with the territory because many have mental illnesses and addictions, and are true hoarders, by holding onto what little they have, without organizational skills and a true structure to store it all in =dump. I think Echo is much cleaner than other camps Mike has shown.
Drove past there the other day and I agree it has gotten MUCH WORSE!!!!
thank goodness they cleaned up the park and have kept the homeless out so families and children can feel safe there again