I’ve been living in SF for 12 years and I can attest to everything in this video. The conditions in this city are horrifying and totally unsafe for law-abiding citizens and people with small children. It’s hard to believe in a city where the average house is $1MIL, you can’t walk down the street without seeing excrement, vomit and strung out junkies everywhere.
@Dan noringer Your opinion of California has nothing to do with my situation. Cool your tongue, worry about yourself. Negative input is not needed. Example: Don't sweat it , everything is going to work out.
@Achilles Dinamita Achilles: Why didn't you have savings when you had an accident ? Why didn't the company provide health benefits ? Why don't you own a car you could sleep in ? You are responsible for yourself, the state is NOT responsible for your wellbeing. Take care of yourself, and that doesn't mean living in the public lands, it means working, gaining skills, sacrificing to save, and working hard and being a responsible citizen. Something you don' t find much in California. Good luck to you, but you need to be the captain of your life, not a leaf in the wind.
I became homeless in 2021 due to a freak accident on the job. I'm not on drugs or drinking, but don't get the same resources offered to some homeless people who refuse them. The times I do go to the shelters it's hard to sleep due to people in active addiction being disruptive. At times I sleep outside stealthily in affluent neighborhoods to avoid trouble. When I'm in decent physical health I have no problem working for a living. I have been in San Francisco for 8 years plan on staying. If I were offered a temporary hotel voucher or an apartment until I could afford market rate rent, that would be great. I do feel my situation will improve. Thank you TRvid for letting me voice my opinion.
I just visited San Francisco for the first time last month on a work trip. It reminded me of an old theater with splendid architecture and unique character. I could tell that in its hayday it used to be quite the attraction but years of poor management turned it into a run down dump.
Best decision I ever made was to move out of California. This video is 100% accurate and it’s so heartbreaking to see what happened to what used to be such a beautiful state… 💔
I arrived to San Francisco one week ago, and I attest that this video exposes what I’ve been seeing on the streets. Other than feeling endangered, it’s sad and shocking to see the richest state of the US with this problem so severe. I will never forget seeing a man injecting in plain sight in front of a government building and everybody was acting like that wasn’t happening. I hope to the people of SF that you can get to the solution soon.
@Ms. Ann Thrope Unfortunately, having the demoncrap party in office is like a cancer. Look at what has happened to the economy nationally with the demoncraps running the macroeconomy at the national level with supply restrictive policies driving up inflation, and excessive spending driving up costs. We need demoncraps removed from office every time there is an election. regards, Dan
Single party govenment does not work. Single party government becomes corrupt and then bad things happen.. Single party government does not solve problems. Single party government does not serve the people, it serves the few rich and powerful, and nobody else....sort of like communism, where it serves only the dictator and his/her cronies.
I lived in the Bay Area for over 25 years, and San Francisco is my favorite city. What has happened to this wonderful city is a terrible tragedy. People should recall that 'the road to hell is paved with good intentions'!
Immorality! Sexual deviancy, abortion, LGBTQ, the mutilation of one’s body to become something other than what the most high made them, human and child sex trafficking and blood sacrifice, and on and on! They need deliverance. And only Christ can set the captives free! These are demonically possessed! This is judgment on a wicked nation that has delved so deep into immorality God is allowing this. You want a holy and righteous God out of your society, this is what comes with it! We have been invaded by foreigners that the American people have to pay the bill for. And all of the current people in any type of power need to go! They want to destroy our sovereignty! When America falls, the entire world goes with it! USELESS! “There are Petty laws and useless officials!” That was one of the Georgia Guidestones laws before satan destroyed them by lightning! Get rid of petty laws and useless officials! Abortion, LGBTQ, murder and rape of children and sex trafficking and child sacrifice, transgenders mutilating themselves to become something other than what God made them, drag queens allowed to read stories to our children! All things unnatural and wicked are fully accepted today. Pure Wickedness! God is pissed! Pure Evil is at the helm of this nation that has become an OBAMAnation/Abomination in the sight of a holy and righteous God! Repent and turn from all sin whilst it still possible! The Kingdom of God is at hand! The Consequences of Sin and 100% proof the Bible is truth! trvid.com/video/video-OGovStpdfC0.html Take some accountability America for what is happening to our once great and blessed land like no other! ⚔️⚜️
Amazing job. As someone who has been homeless and drug addicted, I've constantly tried to make this point clear to people. Compassion can be a disguise for greed and self promotion. Politicians will walk over an OD victim on the street. Gaining voters is all that matters. Fantastic job on the doc. Seriously appreciated 🤘🏻
Same story in LA. So called bleeding hearts think they are doing good and instead just use rhetoric while the whole world around them burns. They give zero shits
If parents gave their children a place to live with drugs and alcohol that would be abuse. Enabling horrific behavior and scatching your head as to why it gets worse is causing this on slaught of human disparity. You can feel sorry only so much for people who shit on society. My deepest respect for the man who escaped the hell, but decided to stay and help. I have no respect for the leaders of cities who allow this shit show.
Then START SHOOTING THEM. Lethal force is rapidly becoming the only answer, and this is coming from a person who believes he will be homeless about any time now.
Very well done video, thank you for this! The truly astounding thing is, I have relatives in the Bay Area, and I still follow a lot of the news from San Francisco because I used to live there, I’ve literally never heard anyone aside from politicians supporting these more progressive policies out there… Everyone is against the DA and the government, yet they still have to shove these failing policies down everyone’s throat. It’s so unrepresentative
As a Californian myself, we always hear this narrative that so many of us oppose the government- so my question is this: how do these politicians keep getting elected?
single party government dimocrats does not serve the people, it only serves their own corrupt interests, yet people continue to send the corrupt dimocrats to run(into the ground) the State of California. I think the voters are incompetent, stupid, or simply don't care what happens to their home.
Not true. Democrats have the absolute majority for decade so everyone there enjoys this kind of freedom. They continue to elect them so they can remain homeless, have their drugs and shit on the streets. No pity !!! West coast is Liberals 3.0
Wow! This woman is the example of how people at the Bay thinks, they are just out their minds. It is not our fault these people are addicted to something, it is not freedom to let them be drugged. Let’s see how this ends!!
I was born, raised, and currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I see this every day. THIS IS HONEST AND RESPONSIBLE REPORTING. Thank you, Mr. Rufo for creating this documentary. It exposes the problem at the root. If we change how we vote, we can save SF and the State of California.
@Federico Cicerchia yea sure that will work great because we definitely haven’t tried that before🤣 I think there’s gotta be some middle way here that isn’t quite so black and white because I agree it’s a shit show but even most law enforcement officers understand that you can’t arrest your way out of addiction/drug dealing/poverty/homelessness/other drug-related crimes. The prohibition of a lot of ‘hard’ drugs actually either directly or indirectly causes or contributes to most of the problems that we’re seeing today believe it or not but unfortunately it is indeed very true. There is no quick/easy solution but it will certainly require drug policy reform among many, many other changes to the current system and I haven’t given up hope completely yet but I believe the problem(s) will get much worse before they start to get better once these changes are made
I was born and raised in SF. I always remember seeing homeless people growing up, but now with the increase in drug use, backward policies and income inequality (cause the techies).it’s created the perfect sht storm. I do think soon the city will change but the very first step is to throw away the trash in city hall. They do not care at all about what the avg citizens in sf has to deal with.
Thanks for your efforts in making this video. I was on the streets in SF with an addiction problem years ago. I was able to get out and I've been sober for 14 years now. I want to say that there is no way that I would have cleaned up with the current policies in SF. I cleaned up because I had no other options left, other than maybe prison or death. The streets kicked my ass, basically. These days, with all the so called help these people are getting, they don't have any reason to change the way they live.
i love doing the Math on these things... 18,000 homeless they spend over $1 Billion per year.. that is over $55,000 per year per person ........... WHHHAAAAAATTTTTTT THHHEEE FFFFFFFFFFug...... its a scam,, they need people on the streets to get the money to solve the problem
First time visiting SF: 2nd day my car parked in front of grocery store at 5pm - car window was broken and all electronics gone with our passports! Police: laughing during report, car rental: we’ve got few returns a day with a broken windows 🤯 I was like: WHAAAAT?! I’ve 15 years living in 3rd world country with high level of crime (so I thought) but it results to be safer than California 😳
What the Dimocrats have done to SF is beyond shameful. Decades of liberal single party corrupt goverenment have created a mess of biblical disaster and dysfunctionality. The state of California should lose it's statehood and be governed by a federal judge for a decade while it unwinds it's corruption and malaise until it is split up and different sections of California reapply for statehood in more governable sized geographies.
Amazing. Awful to see and contemplate. We lived in the East Bay back in 80 - 82. Frankly, I couldn’t tolerate living there after a couple of years it but I have to say that it’s one of the most beautiful regions of the country, but San Francisco didn’t look like this back then. We lived in Berkeley and with the established camp of Peoples Park and with other folks camping on the sidewalks it wasn’t something that could go unnoticed, and it was accepted and perhaps even encouraged there but my brother was living on Potrero Hill at the time and there were fewer homeless people by far. But this is symptomatic of the general unraveling society in the USA. Something’s gone. Something’s missing. We’re in deeper trouble than we think we are … Great film of a terrible crime.
@jeanne milks It's a result of corrupt government with no leadership, no problem solving. Government allowing dysfuntional people to do as they wish causing whatever chaos that results is no better than no government at all, and sadly that is California.
@Dan noringer You may be right about that, I don’t know. What I suspect however is that no political philosophy in its purist form is anything less than deadly dangerous…
Liberalism does not work. It always fails, for the same reason communism and socialism doesn't work. The problem is a little thing called human nature. That's what's wrong with California, and it won't get fixed until the liberals no longer run the state.
Hearing the lady at 8:50 blame Republicans for SF is absolute INSANITY. Chris rebuttal's strongly, and amazingly, yet still she rambles on...too deep into her ideologies to see they ARE NOT WORKING.
People in addiction rarely quit on their own. It reaches a point where hard decisions have to be made. What is more important, the destruction of the social fabric of one of the most unique cities in America? Or, the rights of drunks junkies,
In the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, I used to take trips to SF about 4 times a year. Now, 30 or more years later, all of my friends have moved out of the city, and many out of California. Letting people crap all over, literally, should not be protected like its free speech. Perhaps if all tents could be set up in front of the homes of people like Chesa Boudin, they would understand how this has to stop.
Seeing what has happened to San Francisco over the years makes me so sad. And hearing that lady talk made me feel even more miserable about the future of my beloved city. It just seems like they have all these plans but never considered the potential negative ramifications from them. Try thinking about this from an addicts perspective; you’ve got cheap drugs, booze, hotels and hookers. You’re living like a rockstar, why would you want to be sober?
This is very heartbreaking to watch. SF was such a lovely and beautiful city when I lived there years ago. Now I get worried when I go back to visit that someone might break in my car or do something crazy to hurt my family and kids. This is very sad, but again, SF voters have to suffer through what they voted for. Hope that they wake up soon!!!
Pelosi how long has she represented San Fran, like Byrd for W.V. look at them now #2 poorest state, I`d like to see these poor people setting up their tents at the city`s capital building, they showed a picture and it was clear.
I don't feel bad for them at all. Problem is, now alot of Californians are moving to neighboring states and bringing there politics with them. I live in Phoenix and thats whats happening here. We are quickly turning into LA, just a little smaller and no ocean. Homelessness and drug use everywhere, crime, gangs graffiti, trash, etc.
I love how that lady blamed republicans for inequality, racist snd the sole reason for homeless in SF… as if it’s not a liberal run town… the hypocrisy is wild 😂
She’s mentally ill! They need deliverance. And only Christ can set the captives free! These are demonically possessed! This is judgment on a wicked nation that has delved so deep into immorality God is allowing this. You want a holy and righteous God out of your society, this is what comes with it! We have been invaded by foreigners that the American people have to pay the bill for. And all of the current people in any type of power need to go! They want to destroy our sovereignty! When America falls, the entire world goes with it! USELESS! “There are Petty laws and useless officials!” That was one of the Georgia Guidestones laws before satan destroyed them by lightning! Get rid of petty laws and useless officials! Abortion, LGBTQ, murder and rape of children and sex trafficking and child sacrifice, transgenders mutilating themselves to become something other than what God made them, drag queens allowed to read stories to our children! All things unnatural and wicked are fully accepted today. Pure Wickedness! God is pissed! Pure Evil is at the helm of this nation that has become an OBAMAnation/Abomination in the sight of a holy and righteous God! Repent and turn from all sin whilst it still possible! The Kingdom of God is at hand! The Consequences of Sin and 100% proof the Bible is truth! trvid.com/video/video-OGovStpdfC0.html Take some accountability America for what is happening to our once great and blessed land like no other! ⚔️⚜️
It's amazing watching her talk, she's SO sure of herself, SO righteous, SO virtuous . . . . the delusion is truly amazing. Watch the movie, Hellen Keller - it's wasn't pandering that brought about sanity....
Thank you for this expose, I was born, raised and still live in San Francisco. You absolutely nailed the state of the city and exactly who is responsible (the local politicians). It makes me sick to my stomach every single day that these incompetent cast of clowns are continuing their criminal charade.
The people of SF need to roll up their sleeves and take responsibility for their bad choices at the ballot box for the last 60 years, and undo what the elected bums have created.
@The Richest Man In Babylon So many believers in God around the world but even in bible God won't punish ones who ignore things maybe for lack of knowledge or wherever you got raised but even religions have something strange alot are like a cult and can be dangerous check all the stories! Study to know more! Good Luck God blesses people with gifts this is in bible ,I see designs of future and was homeless forever don't have a dime yet but hope and trust in an only God keeps me going and smile like magical after reading bible you don't know what you're missing this IS Real@ catholic bible should be good small pocket bibles they give for free also good! Like in anything you will find people not perfect but Holy Spirit let's us know when to run!😉🙏😊
@The Richest Man In Babylon why blame politicians it's your parents duty to teach on God and all bad will go away, Hope,faith reading the good bible where we find all the answers! Study to learn! so we understand what and why things are like this!😍🙏😇🤗🌞
@The Richest Man In Babylon well at least the cops came out for the flash mob robberies once they hit the Louis Vitton store......what a F' joke. Mabey once things get bad enough it'll start to bring about some changes.
After contemplating on San Francisco’s homeless/mental illness and drug issue, it is pretty evident that what has been going on is clearly not working for the city! I recently visited San Francisco and no doubt it is a gem of the city. I live in Minnesota and my travels would put it as one of the best in continental u.s. As I was saying saying, Sf is top notch, but sweeping a problem under the rug does not eliminate a problem. I know all too well about mental health, drugs and homelessness. In Minnesota, people even fake being dope sick to have a place to stay warm. Mayo Clinic is overrun by addicts and try to pawn the people off to the detox facility. Many times we are not suited for their needs. I used to take it hard when it was a revolving door, many times they were back after a few short hours to get high! I know that the job is to give them a safe detox, but I felt that I wasn’t doing enough, but what is the solution. In Minnesota, our hospitals, mental hospitals and clinics are full all the time. Hell, we even pay exorbant amounts of money to have North Dakota take them until we can deal with our residents. Fuck the political bullshit with both parties! They both don’t know what to do necessarily because all the money in the world will not fix the problem as the lady in the video said. What these people need is a lot!!! I mean help detoxifying, then mental help with medications. Medications are only a small part. They need help thinking on their own and wanting to stay sober, have a place of their own eventually, staying consistent with their services and finding something that they can take pride in. Most need help with tough love! Without, most will fall back in their ways! My political believes are best person for the job! I agree those in power had their chance to fix! What is the saying? Doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result is …. I hope Sf because it is a marvelous place and most importantly those people need strong people looking out for them as people and not as dirt you can sweep under the rug! One ❤️
This is shocking and sad. I lived in San Francisco from 1965 for 20 + yrs and the Tenderloin was nothing like this. One thing to keep in mind is, never drive through the Tenderloin at night, you could be robbed and assaulted at a Red Light. It almost happened to me near J Town in 1979 just a block from Gulf St, but I was able to run the light and get away before two guys approached my car.
They need deliverance. And only Christ can set the captives free! These are demonically possessed! This is judgment on a wicked nation that has delved so deep into immorality God is allowing this. You want a holy and righteous God out of your society, this is what comes with it! We have been invaded by foreigners that the American people have to pay the bill for. And all of the current people in any type of power need to go! They want to destroy our sovereignty! When America falls, the entire world goes with it! USELESS! “There are Petty laws and useless officials!” That was one of the Georgia Guidestones laws before satan destroyed them by lightning! Get rid of petty laws and useless officials! Abortion, LGBTQ, murder and rape of children and sex trafficking and child sacrifice, transgenders mutilating themselves to become something other than what God made them, drag queens allowed to read stories to our children! All things unnatural and wicked are fully accepted today. Pure Wickedness! God is pissed! Pure Evil is at the helm of this nation that has become an OBAMAnation/Abomination in the sight of a holy and righteous God! Repent and turn from all sin whilst it still possible! The Kingdom of God is at hand! The Consequences of Sin and 100% proof the Bible is truth! trvid.com/video/video-OGovStpdfC0.html Take some accountability America for what is happening to our once great and blessed land like no other! ⚔️⚜️
When I was growing up, I played a Commodore 64 game called "Rags to Riches." I was never really good at it, and the game pretty much predicted I'd live on the streets of SF as a homeless drug addict. That game scared the hell out of me, so I did my best not to end up there. I guess in the end, I actually beat the game. Go figure.
Bravo! Depressing, and infuriating but informative. I would say that sweeping Supervisor Ronan and her ilk into the cold seabound waters of the Bay would be a good start on the road to recovery and redemption for the city and its residents, homeless or otherwise.
I'm a German teacher and I've been visiting the City every other year with a group of students since 2010. Recently, my school decided to stop these trips because of safety concerns.
Grew up in San Jose, went to college in SF about ten years ago; I hated it. It was so unsafe. I love running and go daily, but even when I was wearing baggy sweats and sweaters; the catcalling was non stops, and the things they would say were far worse than any "regular" catcalls. Public transport is disgusting, the homeless would wet their pants on the seats, people were passing out...no woman or child should live there, it's just not safe.
@Ms. Ann Thrope Not only that, but I'll take you three or four steps further: Jail or prison would be a significant improvement of the quality of life for most of these people -- and many INTENTIONALLY get arrested to get it done. And there isn't enough jail and prison space for that -- so "vigilante justice" (and we all know what that means) IS the only remedy left. And you best make it fatal: They won't have any qualms returning any non-fatal such justice tenfold.
@lieshtmeiser5542 there aren't enough Deputy DAs, courtrooms, or judges to deal with low level transgressiosn. And the liberal shithead public defenders will just demand jury trials for every one of these low level crimes to jam up the criminal justice system. And the punishment? A fine that they don't have money to pay. No return for any enforcement. That's why vigilante justice is the only remedy left.
Wow. I visited San Fran from the uk years ago - I was mesmerised by how nice, interesting, cool it was. Such found memories. Now look, and it’s not just San Fran it’s most major us cities. So sad. What the hell is going on!
Someone recently told me the reason the homeless problem can’t or haven’t been fox is that all the social services want to keep it this way and don’t want to fix. If they fix it, all the non profits would go out of business and they don’t want that to happen and become obsolete. I wondered why the homeless issues have gone on for decades and never ever looked at that possibility, but it makes sense bc whatever they are doing hasn’t worked and there no real solution on the table. Yeah, that kind of blew my mind! And I’m one that was homeless, but made it out bc I didn’t have a mental issue, didn’t use drugs or committed crimes. But I had to help myself bc it seem the ppl. that could be easily put back into society, they didn’t support or know what to do with. Which is sad that no one thought about giving a boost to those that could help themselves.
I left three years ago, and this was part of my reasoning for doing so. The homelessness and open drug usage was insane. I can't imagine what it is like now 3 years later.
The problem started with these stupid experiments by Democrats that took away order. Like how the guy that attacked Dave Chappelle is now being charged with a misdemeanor instead of attempted murder. He will then be back on the streets harrassing law abiding citizens again. The idiot that smeared his poop all over a woman's face in a New York subway had prior assault charges with almost no jail time. These are all Democrat experiments.
Long time SF resident here who just left. This video is incredibly accurate. Time to force the homeless into facilities where they can get the help they need. Letting them own the streets is not the solution for them...and it upsets all the “well behaving” people of SF. Lose-lose.
@Arch Yeomans it’s not a money issue though. SF spends more money on homelessness than any other US city (last I checked). The problem is so called ‘compassionate’ policies which do ABSOLUTELY nothing to actually remediate the problems leading to homelessness - which is mostly a mixture of addictions, mental illness and a lack of shelters and psychiatric hospital beds just to name a few.
yup i grew up two hours south of there..ONLY way to " FORCE the homeless into facilities" is to go back to enforcing public intoxication laws, public drug use laws but there has to be police back up, places to put the people resources for jail, mental health help etc ect
There’s no freedom if one doesn’t have his/her 1) life or 2) dignity. I live in SF now - some areas are not that bad. But some people I’ve seen shocked me to the core - people acting like animals… The issue being: we don’t hold policy makers accountable for their mess-ups…
I am so grateful to live in Great Britain where people are given housing. I can't believe a "so-called" first world country do not provide council homes or even free health care in this day and age, feels like they are stuck in the past. It is truly shocking.
@Abigale I thought it may be something like this. If sure people would be okay with paying a bit more tax, rather than seeing an abundance of, what looks like, refugee camps on their doorstep and pure poverty everywhere they look. There are some homeless people here, but never in my life have I seen a multitude of homeless camps everywhere. It's honestly like a third world country in the US. Bet the Americans wish they didn't go to war with England now, as you'd have free healthcare and a massive amount of people off the streets. Spend billions on housing, not cleaning up after the homeless, I'd say!
The Conservative Right, by and large, run for office to serve, protect and legislate for only their best "dark" money donors, the ultra rich corporations and wealthy individuals who influence them greatly to pass laws that solely favor them. We the People became We the rich Corporations. They pay a lot less in taxes than most Americans. This is an ominous devolved America since the mid 80s, but currently it's a political, social & economic disaster.
It was awesome to be a part of this documentary! Thank you Chris Rufo for thinking my story and my thoughts were relevant enough to be included in this powerful and honest look into the tragedy unfolding in San Francisco.
I would like to share one perspective that I haven't heard being discussed at all. It starts with the question; who benefits from homelessness? Many people will say these nonprofits benefit, well those who work there and the companies they work with. But what is the actual effect on the city? It pushes people outwards. Instead of growing vertically, instead of growing value to extraordinary sights, it pushes some of the growth outwards. How do you make people move on from owning exclusive locations and possibly invest in growth somewhere else, where growth needs to be stimulated? You let the homelessness run its course, make the area uninhabitable, un-rentable, un-leasable, economically nonfeasible, and when it's completely ruined you move in big investors, banks, mega-corporations, and you get the valuable land for less money than. Corporations can wait for decades, ordinary citizens would lose money over time by owning those properties. I believe homelessness is a tool, I think that is why they aren't coming up with real solutions. I am not saying everyone is aware of this, even those in high places, but people who benefit from this are very likely behind them, supporting them.
Jesus I hadn’t even connected those dots. I had asked the question, but couldn’t figure a reasonable answer. That’s scary and tragic - and wouldn’t surprise me at all of some of the financial elites of cities like this. It’s insidious how they push these progressive policy’s as compassionate. Anyone with eyes to see, can see that there is absolutely nothing compassionate about creating a culture where hard drugs are easily accessible, and then letting people fester and rot in the squalor and chaos that substance abuse creates.
Now we have the homeless being bus up here to the foothill communities and the councilwoman you interviewed is the reason for this. She definitely had blinders on to the problem
I left Eugene Oregon 3 months ago because of this. I love Pittsburgh. Only 775 homeless in the whole county. There was 4000 in Eugene alone. I needed a better life for my daughter. The whole west coast is broken
That lady from city hall is that typical teacher that punishes good students and is friends with the bad ones. Then puts the blame of the bad kids on everyone else. They should all be ashamed they allowed this to happen
i love doing the Math on these things... 18,000 homeless they spend over $1 Billion per year.. that is over $55,000 per year per person ........... WHHHAAAAAATTTTTTT THHHEEE FFFFFFFFFFug...... its a scam
Not only do they let it happen they encourage it with their policies but they ask you not to look at their results but look at their good hearts and intentions
There always seems to be an equation for each individual or group. The policymakers do work hard enough or think hard enough. Homelessness is not a death sentence. It is a way of coping with inequalities and systems that work for drug users, mental cases, and poor people.
You should do a report on the Bay Area Schools too. The Train Suicide Epidemic was something I witnessed as leaders failed to act except for hiring 24/7 guards on the train tracks to stop the students from jumping in front of the trains. Teachers came forth with plans called Savethe2008 students and teachers but they just ignored my teachers design solutions to make the school environments healthy.
What the leaders don’t get is that drug addiction is more powerful than “wanting” to get help. There has to be accountability. Almost every single person I’ve known that has become sober did so because they were facing consequences
They need deliverance. And only Christ can set the captives free! These are demonically possessed! This is judgment on a wicked nation that has delved so deep into immorality God is allowing this. You want a holy and righteous God out of your society, this is what comes with it! We have been invaded by foreigners that the American people have to pay the bill for. And all of the current people in any type of power need to go! They want to destroy our sovereignty! When America falls, the entire world goes with it! USELESS! “There are Petty laws and useless officials!” That was one of the Georgia Guidestones laws before satan destroyed them by lightning! Get rid of petty laws and useless officials! Abortion, LGBTQ, murder and rape of children and sex trafficking and child sacrifice, transgenders mutilating themselves to become something other than what God made them, drag queens allowed to read stories to our children! All things unnatural and wicked are fully accepted today. Pure Wickedness! God is pissed! Pure Evil is at the helm of this nation that has become an OBAMAnation/Abomination in the sight of a holy and righteous God! Repent and turn from all sin whilst it still possible! The Kingdom of God is at hand! The Consequences of Sin and 100% proof the Bible is truth! trvid.com/video/video-OGovStpdfC0.html Take some accountability America for what is happening to our once great and blessed land like no other! ⚔️⚜️
They need deliverance. And only Christ can set the captives free! These are demonically possessed! This is judgment on a wicked nation that has delved so deep into immorality God is allowing this. You want a holy and righteous God out of your society, this is what comes with it! We have been invaded by foreigners that the American people have to pay the bill for. And all of the current people in any type of power need to go! They want to destroy our sovereignty! When America falls, the entire world goes with it! USELESS! “There are Petty laws and useless officials!” That was one of the Georgia Guidestones laws before satan destroyed them by lightning! Get rid of petty laws and useless officials! Abortion, LGBTQ, murder and rape of children and sex trafficking and child sacrifice, transgenders mutilating themselves to become something other than what God made them, drag queens allowed to read stories to our children! All things unnatural and wicked are fully accepted today. Pure Wickedness! God is pissed! Pure Evil is at the helm of this nation that has become an OBAMAnation/Abomination in the sight of a holy and righteous God! Repent and turn from all sin whilst it still possible! The Kingdom of God is at hand! The Consequences of Sin and 100% proof the Bible is truth! trvid.com/video/video-OGovStpdfC0.html Take some accountability America for what is happening to our once great and blessed land like no other! ⚔️⚜️
Comments like this are such a joke. Many European countries lean heavily socialist, yet you don't see this shit happening there... It's almost like like of social programs combined with rampant capitalism, leads to drug/homelessness issues, who'd have thunk it? Lol
Florencia: thank you for the comment and I agree. Just take a "background check" on the district att'y., Mr. Boudin! He was born and raised in communismUSA-style ..... look up The Weathermen; I think it changed titles to just The Weather Underground of the 60's (because women started showing up) - radicals that became our university professors who could inspire students (as they had been) to be active commies. So, we reap the whirlwind as the decades go on.
It's interesting and tragic to see these situations in San Francisco, Philly. and throughout the world. However, I've not seen one of these programs that talk a great deal about any possible solutions. It would be helpful if there were some historical precedents where similar situations were dealt with...I'm sure ancient cities had their gettos; Ancient Rome at its height may have had one million inhabitants, 300,000 of whom were desperately poor.
This really calls for better mental health services and addiction treatment in the city. There should be more of a requirement to take on these services, especially in response to crime.
i come from Italy and i am watching several documentaries on the video's topic. probably there's too much individualism in the US. this is starting to affect also the Italian culture. I don't think we will reach such levels of social distress here in Italy, but the "Western" society is cracking. we need to be more socialist and compassionate
I'm from the UK and have visited SF three times , in 87, 93 and latterly in 2018. Three years ago I found the change in the city with regard to how run down and degraded it has become, quite astonishing. I felt that with my first two visits, the city held a certain intense fascination for me in ways that I couldn't quite articulate, but last time I went there, quite frankly I couldn't wait to get out of the city. We drove the short hop to El Cerrito in order to spend the night, and the day after, we headed off back towards the relative normality (yes that's what I said) of LA.
Something the SF Board of Supervisors is unwilling to do is drop the hammer on the drug users. Use drugs - two years in county jail or 6 months of rehab. Set up a drug court. Also for retail theft - 6 months in county and allow retailers to detain shop lifters. However, SF has gone in completely the opposite direction decriminalizing everything in the name of social justice. It has led to complete chaos. Policy needs to change and money needs to be spent, but just throwing good money after bad with horrible policies is not going to change anything. 700 people a year dying of drug overdoses in SF every year. This is the SF Board of Supervisors idea of compassion.
I’m from the UK and visited SF in 2003 , and being a tourist got lost and ended up in Tenderloin , I was shocked and saddened to see such despair & desperation, looks like it’s been downhill for SF ever since , poor policymakers have a lot to answer for , so sad!
I'm from the UK and have visited LA many times over the years and noticed the rapid decline on my last visit. I know we have homelessness and addiction but nothing on this scale and I hope we never do.
8:55 That's where she lost me. Just keeping it 💯, I've struggled my whole life to climb to middle-class. I'm not giving a percentage of it away to degenerates. I'd rather they just didn't exist.
Finally we can see from the outside what was being hidden from the inside. Criminals not only work on the streets but within four systems as well. Heck, a bunch of them have respectable degrees. Only pure evil can create something like this.
There are some of us who are in recovery who have utilized the city's resources to do good things and get themselves together. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT!!!!
Please come to Western Washington and do a report like this on the The Big Three; Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia. Our homeless population has been growing rapidly since the nation learned that we have comprehensive Healthcare for the homeless and many cities around the country have bought one way transportation for their homeless to ship them here. All done by convincing the homeless they will have a better life, Healthcare, and more opportunities to get out of the homeless pitfalls. As a result the local politicians and civic leaders have used various emotional speeches, the pulling of heart strings, liberal yet untested/unproven or often already disproven ideologies, and promises which they can not keep in order to secure postings, add taxes to the citizens of which less than 20% of that money is reaching the homeless often via ineffectual means, as well as placing people they know (friends, family, constituents) in charge of the systems for helping the homeless. These people are then paid salaries that are not proportional to the position, especially when you consider that most of them have little to no understanding of the situation or how to effectively provide aid to those in need, they do not take the time to survey or even interviews those in need by simply asking them what they need most, and have little educational background in nor plans to become educated on the matter at hand. Those that do were taught outdated ideas and persist with their Reagan Era policies. The inequities and stupidity and greed are putting much of the weight on the common people forcing a greater divide between rich vs poor which, combined with the explosion of gangs/gang activity taking advantage of the homeless, puts these hard working common people prone to casual drug use so easily accessed now from gang dealers. Many fall prey to addiction, gang violence due to debt, or worse...the poison being added to street level drugs makes them permanently physically sick, diseased, mentally ill, or left debilitated by brain damage. Those at the top spend less to help, take little to no responsibility, care too little to encourage changes, and are being incentivised to keep this system going. As if they found the price for human inequality and can place a product value tag on each of these poor people whom the take advantage of. This was such a magnificent piece of journalism to experience and I hope you continue to make many more like it. In all this darkness even a single flame stands out as bright as the sun and will draw others with light in their heart towards it. M Mat the gods and goddesses lend you strength and good fortune on your journey.
How did this happen? I was there in the early nineties and there were a lot of people begging in the city. There has been no attempt to help those people and many more have joined them. It would appear that those who could have helped, have ignored the situation.
Well done documentary Christopher. This is the only piece of journalism that I have come across in recent months that is transparently telling the whole truth of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in San Francisco.
the last time I visited San Francisco was when I took my then gf on a 'Romantic tour' of San Francisco, Muir Woods and the Sonoma coast in 1997. Back then it was WEIRD but not as dangerous, filthy and woke as it is now. Actually, it was somewhat entertaining because that's what gave SF that certain vibe. Plus, tourism dollars were a boon for the city by the bay as well, so I don't ever recall walking around feces and or syringes but do remember seeing the odd duck passed out drunk in some corner but the popo usually kept most of the tourist areas safe.
Many homeless have cognitive and intellectual problems too. Depressing. Society keeps getting more complex and harder to navigate but criminality should never be tolerated. What a mess.
Somebody do something! Somebody do something! YOU, yes YOU do something. Change comes from individuals not government. You can do anything you want. And this county needs YOU now more than ever...
De-institutionalization of long term mental health facilities was well intended but was never matched with appropriate funding. Patients with Severe Mental Illness (Schizophrenia, Substance Depenedence, Bipolar Disorder,etc) who didn't have substantial resources or family support ended up on the streets or in jail. In some situations, these conditions cannot be cured voluntarily. There should be checks and balances, but the pendulum should shift towards involuntarily treatment when necessary.
It’s pathetic to hear those so called “city dealers” who propose and approve these insane policies, never taking the time to asses their consequences on the rest of the public! Sickening!!
The people who make these catastrophic decisions should have to live in the areas that are the most affected by them. That’s the only way they’ll have a chance of realising how naive they are.
My first experience of San Francisco back in 2013, was beautiful...a couple of weeks in my family sent money for supplies where I had to go get a money gram. With no exaggeration, I witnessed drug dealers posted up on cars, people literally in long ass lines, buying and I was just stunned and at a point if disturbance. I looked for cameras, as I passed...police nothing and no one, stepped in
@10:35 He really meant to say: Until San Francisco's "NEW" voters elect new leaders, the city's nightmare will continue. The media never talks about the great displacement that just took place, not only in San Fran but all over the US.
I was there last weekend and what I saw was heartbreaking. Homeless people in every corner of city hall, union square, and financial district. I won’t forget the image of a homeless man passed out outside a restaurant with bad bruises on his bare feet. God help SF.
I'd like to know (and this is someone who was homeless in San Fran when it wasn't this bad (1999-2008)) what, short of shooting some of them, is going to help the process. The time for actually helping them was wasted in the early 2000's. I remember getting ticketed for sleeping some overnight in Justin Herman Plaza, and the SFPD officer shot off his mouth, wondering what I would want done. I told them (and this was 2002 or after) to close Golden Gate Park, get the National Guard, turn it into a processing center, and figure out what can be done. He laughed. Now it's too late. Even five years after I left, I saw how much worse it had gotten, and it's the entire Bay Area. And then there's the story of the likes of "Pia Hitler" and an unhinged basket case who was posting racist screeds all over Downtown and Noe Valley. Finally, disgusted enough by seeing them, I tore one down -- when he showed up. He had "HITLER" in Sharpie on a hospital outfit and how that guy actually was allowed to walk around anywhere, you got me... You want the Bay Area back? Take it by force. Seriously.
Unfortunately, a lot of this can be traced back to increasing economic insecurity, and has been brewing for well over a decade. The pandemic (and the gross mishandling of it) just opened some of the floodgates, and we're seeing the result of that. Supply-chain issues, due to tons of cut corners to keep more profit at the top, and in shareholder hands, are one of the big contributors to the bare shelves. Bare shelves lead to higher prices, higher prices lead to more economic insecurity, economic insecurity leads to panic buying and crime. All of this ends up also including greater disparity in the distribution of wealth: wash, rinse, repeat.
At least 85%, police saved my life too, almost 4 years clean from Heroin and Meth, it can be done. If any addicts are reading this I love you, there is help if you are ready, keep your head up ❤. Be safe.
I just want to thank you for not letting that woman supervisor get away with her over the top statement. The reporter did a real good job reporting and asking questions. Bravo!!
Spending $1B on 18,000 homeless is spending $55,000 for each and every homeless person with zero results. It's absolutely shameful. We need to hold the politicians accountable. This is ridiculous. I mean, WTF!?
I was working in San Jose in the 80s when the government shut down the mental health buildings. I walked out to my truck for tool and it was like wave of slow moving zombies they just rolled threw some in underwear some medical gowns and some naked. Mostly all slow and very quite and a few just running and screeming. It was like living in a Hollywood movie. They just opened the doors the workers left and all that people that where locked up where told to walk away.
People are going to need to eventually realize: there's no such thing as a responsible addict. You cannot expect people to be responsible with a substance that directly attacks an individual's capacity for sound, rational judgment. Duterte had the right idea.
Completely predictable to any not liberal, non dimocrat. Elect a republican if you want REAL functioning governance and public problem solving to take place.
Quite. You only have to look at that politician they interviewed - all she had to offer was a rant about the Republicans, a party that hasn't held power in SF since the flood. No responsibility, no accountability, no introspection - just blind, unthinking, knee-jerk ideology.
My sentiments exactly. San Francisco it seems has always looked at itself as a place of freedom inclusion and love. Well, it ain't that anymore. It has allowed billion dollar corporations in and has allowed the rents to soar out of the stratosphere while trying to maintain their reputation as a cool place where all are welcome. Well San Francisco is gonna have to decide which city it wants to be. The civil well heeled billionaire club or the lovely city where people can actually afford to live and feel safe. If choosing the latter then some serious ashole moves and some balls will be necessary. Destroy the dealers and gangs. Destroy them with harshness and no mercy. Stop handing out free shit to people that live on free shit. Time for the freeloaders to get to work or get TF out. Offer help to those that want it and make that help amazing and make the rewards amazing upon completion of said help. Those that don't want to stop will have to leave. Sorry.....inclusion of smelly drug addicts is no longer viable should be the new city motto. Yeah it's severe but what these people have been allowed to do to such a beautiful place is more than severe. It's a f king travesty.
SF resident here. Nearly 2 years later and the city is still in terrible shape. There are some very beautiful parts of SF that I love and treasure like Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park, but the rough areas are the worst I've ever seen them in my 25 years of living here. It's honestly something out of a post-apocalyptic movie. The two blocks outside my office building are choked with trash, needles, feces, and broken glass, and it's not even the worst part of the city. Making a wrong turn on certain side streets will get you carjacked, or at the very least bottles and other garbage thrown at you. I absolutely hate to see the city that I was born in and spent most of life in degenerate to such a condition. I don't know what it's going to take for people here to wake up and make a difference.
The homeless guy said, based on his experience, 85% of homeless people are drug addicts, but, put in perspective, birds of a feather flock together, so of course he would encounter more addicts on the street. I was homeless for a while a few years ago, and only came across two drug addicted homeless people, but there were many alcoholics. That is not to downplay the issue, but to offer another point of view.
This same thing is going on right now in every major city in America and their suburbs. While drug addiction and mental illness are a problem, they're not the only problem by far or the cause. Gentrification, unequal development of luxury hosing verses affordable housing, lack of proper medical care and medical treatment for addiction and ever changing technological advances in industry all play contributing roles as well. All these issues must be addressed before you can begin to make progress in reducing the homeless population. Trying them and putting them in jails and prison will never solve the problem and will end up costing more money in the long run.
