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@@LeoMetalTravelerMany thanks for your work. It would be great if the time of day was mentioned or displayed. Why are all the stores closing? Are they all buying online or are the rents too expensive or are all the top earners going abroad?
Even in affluent cities in SoCal there are increasing number of vacant storefronts. Not withstanding all the crime and homeless, California’s anti business, regulations and high taxes are slowly killing small businesses.
Don't know about Richmond, but Oakland & Berkeley are also driving away business by making it near impossible for people to park where businesses are. Exorbitant parking rates don't help encourage folks to come, either.
Internet based business has destroyed pretty much most ways we knew to buy/sell goods, with so much more accessible online, many jobs went the way of the new internet business model. I'd bet more jobs in the shipping, delivery, warehousing, distribution and related channels to replace retail.
The jobs postings lately are fake there has been reports about corporations listing fake jobs just to hold potential employees in case they wanted to fire one of their longtime regulars, google it
@AB-vc7ox Those jobs are being automated away to where only warehouse and distro jobs are left. And the current demonrat policies towards criminality means you either get robbed into bankruptcy, or close your shop and sell and leave before you do. Between that and all the artificial wage inflation, fewer jobs, not more and better paying.
@@BR-ex9xp The insane minimum wage. The high energy costs. Tall the new regulations. Banning gas cars. Most of the Trucking industry has been blocked in this state for insane regulations. Which means everything moving in this state, from the food you eat to everything else is more expensice. Newsom is a big fat liar. Even with facts proving otherwise he just lies or doesn’t answer the question.
Wow! Another dead city/ghost town. Blows my mind how bad the Bay Area, Sacramento, Berkeley, is… When towns and cities are so run down and empty, it really brings the morale down in the people who live there. All that graffiti, boarded up windows, trash, fenced in derelict areas, only attracts more of the same. It’s heartbreaking what the United States is becoming. Thank you for your reporting. Be safe out there!
@@DeindexedSoWhat Who bails out the Banks? Who says "Businesses are too big to fail?" and then gives THEM the WELFARE they REFUSE to give us? WHO PISSED ON OUR BACKS AND CALLED IT "TRICKLE DOWN??" Ah, it MUST have been "Those dayumm DemmmyCrats..." Yeah, right.
As I’m watching all the closures, I was thinking that every place in California I’ve been to that is thriving (and there aren’t that many left) belongs to a county that is conservative, pro law and order and supports their local police. What a coincidence!
@@poopn69 No worries, mate, then, as voting habits have nothing to do with the sight we can all see with our own eyes. Or, perhaps you can vote the same, but expect different results...
I grew up in Richmond. The Albany movie theater was my go to place to watch independent films. So many fun memories. This is incredibly sad to see. I didn't know it had gotten this bad since I i moved to Texas six years ago. Wow. 😢
@@LeoMetalTravelerUnfortunately, things are no better in Germany . The government is simply a demolition squad. Prices are rising sharply. Large shopping centers are being closed and the minimum wage remains low. But we'll need another 18 months or so to get to the situation you're in. Industry is moving away. More and more climate protection. Only 30 km/h is allowed in the cities. If cars are allowed in at all. Many cities are being converted into bicycle streets... Anyone who needs more information is welcome to ask. Viele Grüße aus Köln
@@SpookyFow The San Pablo Ave/Albany area he filmed isn't really considered the Richmond you're thinking of. The hood hood Richmond is different from the commercial area (shops, restaurants, theater all now closed) shown in this video. Oh I'm aware of Richmond. Sadly, a couple of my cousins were murdered in Richmond.
Growing up as a kid in NYC, California was a place of DREAMS for me. My parents took me to CA on a vacation and we went all the way up the coast from San Diego to Los Angeles to San Francisco. It was the BEST place in the world as far as I was concerned. I later moved to Santa Monica for a summer in the early 1990s. Had an amazing time. I even enjoyed Sacramento when I worked for a company based there in 1999-2001. Every time I’ve been back to visit since then it’s gotten worse. From SD all the way to SF. Sad! 😢
Agreed, I'm a 73 year old born and raised in So Cal. One party government has killed Calif. I remember when I was proud to say I lived in Calif. Now it is an embarrassment. It's over state income tax just passed a raise from 16% to 19%. They are so out of touch with the reality of their surroundings.
@@chaunceywilliams8405 I recall when my children were young. I would keep my body between my children and a Californian. Most Calis don't respect children. I got the feeling they wanted to kill my son.
@@chaunceywilliams8405 Well look at all the crime. Who commits all that crime? That's right, POOR PEOPLE! By raising taxes you make it less and less comfortable for the poor people to get by, so they leave. I have a job. I can afford to pay my taxes without any problem.
Im 99.999% repeating (infinitely) that you single celled Amoeba couldn't even comprehend the phrase. Stay in the ooze and learn more before rolling your goo on the keyboard please, and thankyou.
And the Leftist pig Democrats just this week spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in D C to repaint the criminal B L M street painting in the city. Outrageous!
Germany is drowning in immigrants. We are happy to give some away if you have so many free properties. I know it's not funny, but we're in the same boat as you. All NATO countries are being torn down like the USSR was back then.
I think you should be saying that it was the democrats that killed them. Look at every single democrat controlled city in the US. They have all been turned into crap holes.
This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley
I was born in Vallejo, CA, very near to Richmond. All of California went to crap (retired from Air Force in the South), so sad what the politicians did to our state. Things are going to get worse, slow process so the people dont wake up.
Lived on Hogan Avenue, right down the big hill from Dan Foley park for most of my life. I left for the USAF in 1993, never went back because of the things that were being told to me from my family. I retired now in Arkansas, great choice. @@mdemartile
It's good you're going around and documenting all the closures in the state. I was born and raised in California, but I left the country. This really reinforces for decision to leave. Thanks!
And Grusum wants to be President so he bring what he has accomplished in California to the rest of America. Let's see if Leo's reels are used in campaign commercials....
You're actually in El Cerrito and Albany and Berkeley. Cities that are next to Richmond. But yeah. Lots of businesses closed! I grew up in those areas. Sad. Can't blame remote work for these closures people just don't have money to spend anymore.
California is too big to manage, the only thing they get right is raising TAX , creating new taxes, fines for companies, regulations .... It shows how small business friendly is by the spray paint
I am grateful for your reporting since the news media never goes there. On the other hand I cannot convey to you how grotesque this content is. Each and every one of these closed businesses represents the betrayal of an american dream by the political leadership of the locality. Go to any city in america and you can see this repeated over and over again. But your reporting, which is appreciated, shows the continuing betrayal by americas leaders. This is sad beyond belief.
I live in a small Rural city of 20,000 in E. Texas 80 miles east of Dallas . A lot of commercial construction and new industry coming in . and growing population . No store fronts closed. Business was shut down during covid for very short time.
I live in West Central Texas Town has less than 20,000. No stores or businesses have closed they actually opened. Housing has gotten a lot higher but my property taxes have gone down.
THEY ARE UNELECTED, BILLIONAIRES, FOOLING US, HOW ???, THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL US WHAT TO DO OR RUN OUR COUNTRIES, BUT THE SHEOPLE DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT !!, WHY ??? WE MUST BE UNDER MIND CONTROL !!, OR WHAT IS THE ANSWER FOR NO RESISTANCE ???????
He mentioned that you can buy Autoparts online, but he showed a muffler shop 'Midas". I doubt that very many people are going to buy a muffler online and install it themselves.
Just so everyone is aware......all these buildings are more than likely.....or should I say mostly..... bank financed buildings. So that means the owners of all these buildings are not paying their mortgages. That puts a tremendous burden on the banks. Gee.......what could go wrong......bank failures, anyone?
@@celestepalm6949These are the types of people that will pop off and accuse theft for these problems. I guess the movie theater went out of business because of theft. They stole a 400 lb projector.
@@jerryspann8713 if one of the employees or the customers get hurt, the business owner will be sued for millions. Same reason In and Out hamburger closed their doors. Imagine couple of thugs go in during a movie and rob everyone in the theatre and hurt someone. Retail stores get robbed for products and service business gets robbed for money and personal belongings.
I’m in a poor town in northern England. The main reason for empty shops is online shopping. Although we do have shoplifters it’s not enough of a problem to close businesses. No homeless camps. Very little graffiti.
On a happier note, walk down Solano Ave in Albany. Virtually everything is open. You won't see any tents either. What's interesting, it's not that far from downtown Shattuck where most store fronts are closed. I just noticed the other day that the Walgreens on Shattuck is closed.
Walmart had these robotic floor sweepers during COVID. I deliberately tried to get run over by these machines just to see how "perfect" they are. I was surprised they stopped every time I did it. They did a lousy job sweeping.
The amount of closures is mind-blowing, even for a city like Richmond. Thanks for your continuing coverage! Stay safe...Was waiting for your signature saying-- "Good luck with that!"
This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley
OMG! This isn't just Richmond Ca. This is mostly Berkeley, Albany and El Cerrito. Pastime Hardware was a legendary Hardware Store. Albany Bowl is Gone. The Albatross Pub And Missouri Lounge were dive Bar Staples. The Speakeasy Theater was a great place for good food and movies. Thanks Newscum and supporters, hope you become prez so we can show every third and fourth world nation how just lucky they are!
@0:15 that's OSH in El Cerrito. (it's a storage place now) @0:37 you ESL fuck. That's Albany bowl. @Nek. that building is open again. (el Cerrito / Albany city line @Xin CHeng tech was a Caspers, a taco place and gold seller place before that over the course of 20 years. (San Pablo) just across the street is a modern Asian strip mall with a Ranch 99 @6:06 is Solano Ave and is doing fine economic wise. Albany @6:42 is Berkeley @6"55 www.google.com/search?q=tokyo+fish+market&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1110US1110&oq=tokyo+fish+market&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg70gEIOTQ1NmowajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 (tokyo fish market) @11:50 formerly the Albatross. It closed more than 6 years ago. it was a bar. It's sister bar is the Mallard featured in this same video. www.google.com/search?q=tokyo+fish+market&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1110US1110&oq=tokyo+fish+market&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg70gEIOTQ1NmowajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
You’re right about insurance. I have 15 years driving with no claims no accidents and Geico refused to insure me. They won’t outright say they don’t want to insure Californians in certain areas but its clear thats what it is
My Army Reserve unit used to be in San Pablo. And we had major problems with having our vehicles broken into. It got so bad that we were having to go to hotels over 30 miles away just to sleep in an area that would see several of us having our windows broken or cars stolen. There is a reason so many that used to live there are now gone.
It's hard to imagine how a blighted area like this recovers. If you open a business there, you will have no customers, and get broken-in every night. And California was once the Promised Land. The scary thing is, Californians are moving to other states, and as they go, they will spread the blight with them like New Yorkers, who have now ruined Florida. If Texas goes, then the country is finished.
I thought the same thing Richmond VirginiaI. don't know how much longer before this happens to Richmond Virginia. I live in Gladys Virginia and there are some parts a Virginia that are really bad when I go through Roanoke Virginia. DO you know where the train station is in Roanoke Virginia I was surprised and it's very sad of all the homeless people in that area not too far away from where that fancy hotel is I think they have a lot of homeless people in there but I'm not sure but it's very sad day in Roanoke Virginia with all the homeless people people had tent setup that's the first time I actually saw people living in tents I seen it other people showing videos of it this is the first time I seen it with my own eyes going through Roanoke Virginia I don't know they got to do something adults with children children I did not realize there are so many adults that have children that are homeless in Virginia it's very sad in Virginia okay and it's really sad through the whole USA
@@ruthpullis9279 It is sad to see. I just drive thru VA to Maine. Richmond is pretty that old church right beside the interstate. The big overpass loops is amazing.
Looks like you were near the Del Norte Bart station and headed south on San Pablo, towards El Cerrito and Albany. 🤷♂️ I can't imagine Richmond being better though. I'd be interested if you headed north from where you started instead and then maybe headed west on MacDonald Ave. 🤷♂️ Sad to see how things look back home. I've been gone a couple decades now. Thanks for showing us.
I grew up in that area. Used to go to JJ Newburys and Mervyns. Played baseball at Davis Park. Spent plenty of time at "Home of the 10 dollar tire". Moved to Idaho to escape the coming zombie horde.
Who would try to startup a small business today , when international multi corporations have so much political advantages in avoiding paying income tax , and low interest loans from the big sister banks ! There is no way small business can compete with International cartel corporations!
To see such widespread devastation is really depressing. The current yoyos in office need to be sent packing by the voting public. Many of those vacant spaces could be put to good use. Nice tour as always,Leo. You're a lot better than the sh**stream media. Peace,brother. 😎👊
@oscarmadison8530 yes, it’s really looking bad in this areas and there were some parts I didn’t have access to for safety reasons, but I’m planning to use a drone to go explore this areas, thank you very much for your constant support and for remaining a member of the channel. Take care Oscar
@garyworthington840 good to see you my friend and thank you for coming through for the channel one more time over and over again you have showed your support. Thank you and have a great day.
Wow ! Just Wow! I used to build houses in Richmond too! That place was happening a few years ago! SHAMEFUL! Vote RED in California! Let's get this place cleaned up!🙏
Agreed. Like the movie Greenland. No one pays attention until it's happening to them. They shut all the doors on everyone else by universal law someone must shut the door on them. All the warnings are there but no one listens. Just like the movie Greenland. They are given everything but when SHTF they scream where is everyone to lead us as they didn't want anyone to lead them until the SHTF. It's unfortunate just like Noah they don't listen even though every sign is there. Covid was a world wide event LITERALLY STOPPED THE ENTIRE PLANET and they still don't listen. Stay safe out there! This might be big but God's bigger.
The mandates for the pandemic forced businesses to close here in long beach,CA some streets are ghost towns but it isn't as bad as the bay area. For a city of about 450,000 that is a tourist destination it should be crowded here in downtown but it isn't.
Pastime was a great hardware store. The tech shop was caspers hotdogs and one of the closed theaters was guitar center. Travinos, another lost ikon, so sad.
This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH? Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-) I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon. Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it. Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is? NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue. Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon? Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world. Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?) 10262 San Pablo, been close forever. Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd. Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany Next business, ALSO in Albany Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds. Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany Subway is in Albany Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over. Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond Next, also in Berkeley Elm. No idea, sorry Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window. Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video. Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN! Next, Berkeley again. Midas- BERKELEY Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley
Richmond has pride, you should of seen it 8 years ago if you think this is bad. I didn't see one junkie, police car or EMT in this report. Keep up the good work.
Another great video, Leo! Looks like the only business doing well in Richmond would be one selling and installing chain link fencing (and maybe, plywood!)
The massive building was the Albany Bowl, that was there forever. It had bowling, a bar, a restaurant, some arcade machines, and pool tables, it was awesome. The owner closed it during COVID. You could order drinks while bowling, it was awesome, so many birthday parties, date nights, business parties, etc used to go down there all the time, a major blow to the area.
You should have gone to the mall to walk around (if it still exists). I have not been to that mall since BC and it was half dead then. I can only imagine what it looks like now. The only thing that was in that mall that was keeping it somewhat alive was a WalMart. I would have loved to see what it looks like now, but not enough to actually go there and see it myself.
@@jennychavez2436 Oh OK, too bad but not unexpected. It used to be pretty nice back in the day. It ended up just like everything else in Richmond -- Closed!
@@colin1657 Well, i would say that is par for the course that Amazon is using the mall for their purposes because they are likely part of the reason for the mall's demise. It is likely not the main reason though. The main reason this mall and all these other businesses died there is because the local demographic is not Conducive to a successful economy.
Richmond, CA. The place where Henry Kaiser established his fortune. Brought in refineries, shipping and ship building. Crime has always been a product of Richmond. Google Richmond and the 1960’s events. You may be surprised. Especially near where it meets the City of San Pablo, and the Oakland CA connection.
The '60's! Took prayer out of schools. DRUGS flood the nation. Movies go even more violent. Music goes faster & harder than ever. Porn becomes more mainstream.
California is going downhill fast. Yet when the people there had an opportunity to recall the governor largely responsible for the decline, they voted overwhelmingly to keep him in office. Not much sympathy for those folks, though I do feel sorry for honest, hardworking Californians.
You know I really appreciate what you do because I can't imagine the sadness that it probably brings seeing all this in person everywhere thank you for your the time that you've been doing this videos and if they're very important so people really know what's the real truth about our country
Thank you for these videos of the towns and cities of the Bay Area. I grew up in the East Bay, and it is so strange to see San Pablo Avenue in such bad shape. Richmond's heyday passed a couple of decades ago, because ever since it lost the character of its small downtown business architecture and walkability, it has been on a downhill slide -- but COVID and the rise of online shopping seems to have knocked it in the head. I wonder what will be done with these acres of 30-60 year old ugly, cheap rectilinear buildings surrounded by parking lots. They can't be used for anything. They are not saleable or salvageable. Someone with vision could go in, raze everything, and start fresh with smaller, mixed use housing, parks, restaurants, and online-plus-retail-store-front shops, but "good luck with that."
@catyronwode What a positive comment, that’s what we need like you said somebody smart with a vision to start fresh and see a turnaround of the city. Thank you very much for sharing.
Real estate developers are buying everything up to put in condos all around the Bay Area. There is a lot of relationships between construction, developers, and politicians. Its happened already all over other areas such as some parts of Hayward, San Leandro, San Jose, I've seen it a lot. In SF they try too, but have more trouble due to corruption about pollution cleanup--that is an interesting story in itself, for anyone that is interested. If things are going up or going down, the rich and powerful always make money.
Thank you Leo !
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Could you please explain any time, why all of this shops and companies are Closed??? Instead of show the thousands of shops closed!!!
@@LeoMetalTravelerMany thanks for your work.
It would be great if the time of day was mentioned or displayed.
Why are all the stores closing? Are they all buying online or are the rents too expensive or are all the top earners going abroad?
Online shopping and street conditions
You should make an APP to mark every closed store in red. And you can see an overview of all the buildings!!!!
No government bail outs for mom and pop business. Plenty of money to send everywhere else but our country.
Everything will be ran by the Gov and Corporations, who are ONE in secret.
For Joe Biden, all other countries come first and America is the last.
Czar newsome focuses on the big stores that bribe him.
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@@ronfox5519because pootube censors are snowflakes and can’t handle the truth.
Even in affluent cities in SoCal there are increasing number of vacant storefronts. Not withstanding all the crime and homeless, California’s anti business, regulations and high taxes are slowly killing small businesses.
Don't forget the online retailers
Don't know about Richmond, but Oakland & Berkeley are also driving away business by making it near impossible for people to park where businesses are.
Exorbitant parking rates don't help encourage folks to come, either.
slowly?
It is not just small businesses, but ALL investors. CA is at war with the investors.
But you do have a czar that tells really good lies to the msm corporation who props his scurvy ass up.
If everything is closed, where are all of these jobs the President keeps bragging about? Things don’t seem very good anywhere sadly.
Border Patrol to help the illegals into the country.
In China!
Internet based business has destroyed pretty much most ways we knew to buy/sell goods, with so much more accessible online, many jobs went the way of the new internet business model. I'd bet more jobs in the shipping, delivery, warehousing, distribution and related channels to replace retail.
The jobs postings lately are fake there has been reports about corporations listing fake jobs just to hold potential employees in case they wanted to fire one of their longtime regulars, google it
@AB-vc7ox Those jobs are being automated away to where only warehouse and distro jobs are left. And the current demonrat policies towards criminality means you either get robbed into bankruptcy, or close your shop and sell and leave before you do. Between that and all the artificial wage inflation, fewer jobs, not more and better paying.
You’re doing a huge public service for the people living in the Bay Area. Thank you.
@@stuwest3653
People need to see this and what Newsom has done to this state!!!
How?
@@BR-ex9xp
The insane minimum wage. The high energy costs. Tall the new regulations. Banning gas cars. Most of the Trucking industry has been blocked in this state for insane regulations. Which means everything moving in this state, from the food you eat to everything else is more expensice.
Newsom is a big fat liar. Even with facts proving otherwise he just lies or doesn’t answer the question.
@@BR-ex9xp I think you missed the intended sarcasm.
@@BR-ex9xp I live in the Bay Area and like knowing that certain areas are less safe than others. I don’t have to drive around and look for myself.
Wow! Another dead city/ghost town.
Blows my mind how bad the Bay Area, Sacramento, Berkeley, is…
When towns and cities are so run down and empty, it really brings the morale down in the people who live there.
All that graffiti, boarded up windows, trash, fenced in derelict areas, only attracts more of the same.
It’s heartbreaking what the United States is becoming.
Thank you for your reporting. Be safe out there!
It is by design
In Europa too
This is what happens when businesses are allowed to consolidate to the point there is no competition.
@@DeindexedSoWhat Who bails out the Banks?
Who says "Businesses are too big to fail?" and then gives THEM the WELFARE they REFUSE to give us?
WHO PISSED ON OUR BACKS AND CALLED IT "TRICKLE DOWN??"
Ah, it MUST have been "Those dayumm DemmmyCrats..."
Yeah, right.
China too.@@viktorfrank1775
As I’m watching all the closures, I was thinking that every place in California I’ve been to that is thriving (and there aren’t that many left) belongs to a county that is conservative, pro law and order and supports their local police. What a coincidence!
Bet THAT is quite the rarity there! Really a sham, and a shame... best of luck to you
Not really all my towns around are still open. Plus California is huge. You all focus on a few big cities.
@@poopn69 No worries, mate, then, as voting habits have nothing to do with the sight we can all see with our own eyes. Or, perhaps you can vote the same, but expect different results...
@soavemusica I don't even know what you are talking about bro.
@soavemusica all you weirdos that focus on politics need to get a real life. Both sides don't care about you. You are a fool if you think different.
I grew up in Richmond. The Albany movie theater was my go to place to watch independent films. So many fun memories. This is incredibly sad to see. I didn't know it had gotten this bad since I i moved to Texas six years ago. Wow. 😢
Yes, that Albany San Pablo ave area used to be so nice. Thank you for sharing.
@@LeoMetalTravelerUnfortunately, things are no better in Germany . The government is simply a demolition squad. Prices are rising sharply. Large shopping centers are being closed and the minimum wage remains low. But we'll need another 18 months or so to get to the situation you're in. Industry is moving away. More and more climate protection. Only 30 km/h is allowed in the cities. If cars are allowed in at all. Many cities are being converted into bicycle streets... Anyone who needs more information is welcome to ask.
Viele Grüße aus Köln
Yup. Graduated from RUHS, And CCJC....haven't been there in years and years, all gone now.
What are you talking about? 6 years ago? You'd be in real danger during the day time walking around Richmond 30 years ago let alone 6 lol.
@@SpookyFow The San Pablo Ave/Albany area he filmed isn't really considered the Richmond you're thinking of. The hood hood Richmond is different from the commercial area (shops, restaurants, theater all now closed) shown in this video. Oh I'm aware of Richmond. Sadly, a couple of my cousins were murdered in Richmond.
Growing up as a kid in NYC, California was a place of DREAMS for me. My parents took me to CA on a vacation and we went all the way up the coast from San Diego to Los Angeles to San Francisco. It was the BEST place in the world as far as I was concerned. I later moved to Santa Monica for a summer in the early 1990s. Had an amazing time. I even enjoyed Sacramento when I worked for a company based there in 1999-2001. Every time I’ve been back to visit since then it’s gotten worse. From SD all the way to SF. Sad! 😢
Sacramento is good now.
Yes, Unfortunately it’s getting worse especially in the last four years. Thank you for sharing RJ
Agreed, I'm a 73 year old born and raised in So Cal. One party government has killed Calif. I remember when I was proud to say I lived in Calif. Now it is an embarrassment. It's over state income tax just passed a raise from 16% to 19%. They are so out of touch with the reality of their surroundings.
@@chaunceywilliams8405 I recall when my children were young. I would keep my body between my children and a Californian. Most Calis don't respect children. I got the feeling they wanted to kill my son.
@@chaunceywilliams8405 Well look at all the crime. Who commits all that crime? That's right, POOR PEOPLE! By raising taxes you make it less and less comfortable for the poor people to get by, so they leave. I have a job. I can afford to pay my taxes without any problem.
Virtually nothing left for BLM to protest...
We need to free all those BLM and Antifa Patriotic Prisoners of War who are locked up for January 6th!
Im 99.999% repeating (infinitely) that you single celled Amoeba couldn't even comprehend the phrase. Stay in the ooze and learn more before rolling your goo on the keyboard please, and thankyou.
And the Leftist pig Democrats just this week spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in D C to repaint the criminal B L M street painting in the city. Outrageous!
They’re all homless now
@@Comeswoopfam
😅😅😅
Watching from Africa!
I watch the homeless of Kensington street in Philadelphia too. Not all of them are.....😊
Thank you for risking your safety to show us “Boots on the ground” in that area. Small business is SO important to communities.
Germany is drowning in immigrants. We are happy to give some away if you have so many free properties.
I know it's not funny, but we're in the same boat as you. All NATO countries are being torn down like the USSR was back then.
He’s using the name Richmond, but he’s showing you El Cerrito and Albany
Thats El Cerrito,Albany, and North Berkeley.
All the businesses in "downtowns" are closed. The riots, crime and homeless killed them.
I think you should be saying that it was the democrats that killed them. Look at every single democrat controlled city in the US. They have all been turned into crap holes.
With lots of support from the scumbag politicians.
This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH?
Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-)
I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon.
Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it.
Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is?
NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue.
Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon?
Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world.
Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?)
10262 San Pablo, been close forever.
Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd.
Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany
Next business, ALSO in Albany
Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds.
Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany
Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond
I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany
Subway is in Albany
Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond
Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley
Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over.
Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond
Next, also in Berkeley
Elm. No idea, sorry
Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley
Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley
Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window.
Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video.
Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN!
Next, Berkeley again.
Midas- BERKELEY
Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley
Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA
Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley
My Son and Daughter in law Escaped from Califeces in 2021! They were sick of paying 45%taxes. They're business owners . Didn't blame them
I am a former Los Angeles business owner. My late husband and I escaped from California in 2003. Idaho is a far better place to live and do business.
I was born in Vallejo, CA, very near to Richmond. All of California went to crap (retired from Air Force in the South), so sad what the politicians did to our state. Things are going to get worse, slow process so the people dont wake up.
I was also born in Vallejo.
Sad when you realize that Cali used to be the middle class paradise, now there's only the super rich and the super poor.
I was born in Vallejo and raised in Richmond. I haven't been in the area in 10 years. It's sad to see this happen in my hometown.
Lived on Hogan Avenue, right down the big hill from Dan Foley park for most of my life. I left for the USAF in 1993, never went back because of the things that were being told to me from my family. I retired now in Arkansas, great choice. @@mdemartile
Middle Class was targeted and destroyed on purpose. @youreprettygood2603
It's good you're going around and documenting all the closures in the state. I was born and raised in California, but I left the country. This really reinforces for decision to leave. Thanks!
And Grusum wants to be President so he bring what he has accomplished in California to the rest of America. Let's see if Leo's reels are used in campaign commercials....
Exactly! Watch millions of uninformed idiots vote for him!
Nice 😂
🤣 Grusum! Love it!
The rest of America is the same or worst.
@@vallejano54 I agree.
Some of these businesses are in El Cerrito, Albany and Berkeley.
Most of these businesses.
You're actually in El Cerrito and Albany and Berkeley. Cities that are next to Richmond. But yeah. Lots of businesses closed! I grew up in those areas. Sad. Can't blame remote work for these closures people just don't have money to spend anymore.
I'm from rural Al-abama & I thought our streets looked bad but this is depressing.
Yea, Richmond looks like Selma and Montgomery.
California is too big to manage, the only thing they get right is raising TAX , creating new taxes, fines for companies, regulations .... It shows how small business friendly is by the spray paint
An example of, you get what you voted for.
I learned in 7th grade that it doesn't matter who you vote for...
I don't think it matters anymore.
Yup, voting democrat is a bad idea. They ruin everything they touch. 💩
I am grateful for your reporting since the news media never goes there. On the other hand
I cannot convey to you how grotesque this content is. Each and every one of these closed
businesses represents the betrayal of an american dream by the political leadership of the
locality. Go to any city in america and you can see this repeated over and over again.
But your reporting, which is appreciated, shows the continuing betrayal by americas
leaders. This is sad beyond belief.
I live in a small Rural city of 20,000 in E. Texas 80 miles east of Dallas . A lot of commercial construction and new industry coming in . and growing population . No store fronts closed. Business was shut down during covid for very short time.
I live in West Central Texas Town has less than 20,000. No stores or businesses have closed they actually opened. Housing has gotten a lot higher but my property taxes have gone down.
Commyfornia has SIX..MILLION well paid ($100k yr.+ ) 'democrat voting govt. employees' .. living high on the hog while the rest starve.
THEY ARE UNELECTED, BILLIONAIRES, FOOLING US, HOW ???, THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL US WHAT TO DO OR RUN OUR COUNTRIES, BUT THE SHEOPLE DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT !!, WHY ??? WE MUST BE UNDER MIND CONTROL !!, OR WHAT IS THE ANSWER FOR NO RESISTANCE ???????
He mentioned that you can buy Autoparts online, but he showed a muffler shop 'Midas". I doubt that very many people are going to buy a muffler online and install it themselves.
Just so everyone is aware......all these buildings are more than likely.....or should I say mostly..... bank financed buildings. So that means the owners of all these buildings are not paying their mortgages. That puts a tremendous burden on the banks. Gee.......what could go wrong......bank failures, anyone?
The Woke Plague has made it's mark. You need to call a SPADE A SPADE.
Not according to them, everything is fine and dandy.
Makes me wonder if any of those properties are paying their property taxes.
They may not be paying but the tax bill goes to the owner registered at the city and county clerks.
Property taxes are too damn high everywhere in CA. Those who can't afford it are forced to leave. Thanks for your "concern."
@@celestepalm6949These are the types of people that will pop off and accuse theft for these problems. I guess the movie theater went out of business because of theft. They stole a 400 lb projector.
Because no one ever gets mugged at night in a bad area. I know when I get robbed I just love going back to the same place.
@@jerryspann8713 if one of the employees or the customers get hurt, the business owner will be sued for millions. Same reason In and Out hamburger closed their doors. Imagine couple of thugs go in during a movie and rob everyone in the theatre and hurt someone. Retail stores get robbed for products and service business gets robbed for money and personal belongings.
The fence company is doing well
Lol
And spray paint makers.
Nobody says the word “CLOSED” better than this guy ❤❤
For sure - meanwhile I watch his videos also for ASMR reasons, very soothing and relaxing
Does Gavin Newsome watch these? Nah, he's coming his hair.
During the DeSantis debate when confronted with the plight of San Francisco, Newsom just laughed and changed the subject.
I’m in a poor town in northern England. The main reason for empty shops is online shopping. Although we do have shoplifters it’s not enough of a problem to close businesses. No homeless camps. Very little graffiti.
Yes, online shopping you’re right thank you for sharing
5:45 "good luck with that." You made us wait a long time for your catchphrase. :)
Yep, it's lot a Metal Leo video without "Good luck with that."
This is what happens when the 13% use the George Floyd 100% off promo code!
On a happier note, walk down Solano Ave in Albany. Virtually everything is open. You won't see any tents either. What's interesting, it's not that far from downtown Shattuck where most store fronts are closed. I just noticed the other day that the Walgreens on Shattuck is closed.
We left San Francisco a little more than a year ago….. a beautiful city destroyed by criminal democrats politicians
I had a client who bought a new condo in Richmond They moved far away after just a few years.
Love your content man. Keep up the awesome work.
Appreciate it!
Walmart had these robotic floor sweepers during COVID. I deliberately tried to get run over by these machines just to see how "perfect" they are. I was surprised they stopped every time I did it. They did a lousy job sweeping.
There are replacing workers with machines to save money
The amount of closures is mind-blowing, even for a city like Richmond. Thanks for your continuing coverage! Stay safe...Was waiting for your signature saying--
"Good luck with that!"
This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH?
Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-)
I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon.
Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it.
Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is?
NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue.
Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon?
Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world.
Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?)
10262 San Pablo, been close forever.
Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd.
Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany
Next business, ALSO in Albany
Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds.
Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany
Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond
I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany
Subway is in Albany
Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond
Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley
Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over.
Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond
Next, also in Berkeley
Elm. No idea, sorry
Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley
Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley
Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window.
Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video.
Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN!
Next, Berkeley again.
Midas- BERKELEY
Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley
Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA
Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley
He’s not even in Richmond
That insurance company was in El Cerrito
OMG! This isn't just Richmond Ca. This is mostly Berkeley, Albany and El Cerrito. Pastime Hardware was a legendary Hardware Store. Albany Bowl is Gone. The Albatross Pub And Missouri Lounge were dive Bar Staples. The Speakeasy Theater was a great place for good food and movies.
Thanks Newscum and supporters, hope you become prez so we can show every third and fourth world nation how just lucky they are!
Foreeaalz. You must be a Berzekely Native or something
Pastime hardware is STILL OPEN, this was a major ERROR.
@0:15 that's OSH in El Cerrito. (it's a storage place now)
@0:37 you ESL fuck. That's Albany bowl.
@Nek. that building is open again. (el Cerrito / Albany city line
@Xin CHeng tech was a Caspers, a taco place and gold seller place before that over the course of 20 years. (San Pablo) just across the street is a modern Asian strip mall with a Ranch 99
@6:06 is Solano Ave and is doing fine economic wise. Albany
@6:42 is Berkeley
@6"55 www.google.com/search?q=tokyo+fish+market&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1110US1110&oq=tokyo+fish+market&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg70gEIOTQ1NmowajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 (tokyo fish market)
@11:50 formerly the Albatross. It closed more than 6 years ago. it was a bar. It's sister bar is the Mallard featured in this same video.
www.google.com/search?q=tokyo+fish+market&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1110US1110&oq=tokyo+fish+market&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg70gEIOTQ1NmowajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
@@patriot6285 I wasn't' an error. This was intentional. Do you think this Europoor doesn't have a phone to tell him where he is?
San Pablo street is huge it starts from Oakland and ends in Richmond.
This is the California that Newsom is so proud of
Yes Newsom and Kamala sure ruined California.its a shame. He wants to be president of USA I think we have seen what he does! No thanks!
Lived in Point Richmond in the seventies. What does it look like now? Thanks!
You’re right about insurance. I have 15 years driving with no claims no accidents and Geico refused to insure me. They won’t outright say they don’t want to insure Californians in certain areas but its clear thats what it is
Exactly!
So why do you still live there..
If you're capable.. GTFO
I live in Richmond VA didn't know there was a Richmond CA. I'm so glad my Richmond doesn't look like that!
But yellen said our economy is robust and we can support 2 war at once.
Even the few stores that are still open are half staffed
Do you think this is America 👿 anymore with the borders wide open I'm beginning to wonder sadly 😢😢
My Army Reserve unit used to be in San Pablo. And we had major problems with having our vehicles broken into. It got so bad that we were having to go to hotels over 30 miles away just to sleep in an area that would see several of us having our windows broken or cars stolen.
There is a reason so many that used to live there are now gone.
I worked at the Montgomery Ward on MacDonald Ave back in the day. Used to eat at the Wendy's around the corner.
Montgomery Ward brings a lot of memories. Thank you for sharing.
I learned to drive in the Toys R Us/ Wards parking lot. And my husband and I bought our wedding bands at Wards.
It's hard to imagine how a blighted area like this recovers. If you open a business there, you will have no customers, and get broken-in every night. And California was once the Promised Land. The scary thing is, Californians are moving to other states, and as they go, they will spread the blight with them like New Yorkers, who have now ruined Florida. If Texas goes, then the country is finished.
Where they going to get the spray paint?
National Rent a Fence is BOOMING!
I thought you was talking Richmond VA. My next state over. You scared me but this is coming to us eventually.
I thought the same thing Richmond VirginiaI. don't know how much longer before this happens to Richmond Virginia. I live in Gladys Virginia and there are some parts a Virginia that are really bad when I go through Roanoke Virginia. DO you know where the train station is in Roanoke Virginia I was surprised and it's very sad of all the homeless people in that area not too far away from where that fancy hotel is I think they have a lot of homeless people in there but I'm not sure but it's very sad day in Roanoke Virginia with all the homeless people people had tent setup that's the first time I actually saw people living in tents I seen it other people showing videos of it this is the first time I seen it with my own eyes going through Roanoke Virginia I don't know they got to do something adults with children children I did not realize there are so many adults that have children that are homeless in Virginia it's very sad in Virginia okay and it's really sad through the whole USA
@@ruthpullis9279 It is sad to see. I just drive thru VA to Maine. Richmond is pretty that old church right beside the interstate. The big overpass loops is amazing.
Looks like you were near the Del Norte Bart station and headed south on San Pablo, towards El Cerrito and Albany. 🤷♂️ I can't imagine Richmond being better though. I'd be interested if you headed north from where you started instead and then maybe headed west on MacDonald Ave. 🤷♂️
Sad to see how things look back home. I've been gone a couple decades now. Thanks for showing us.
I grew up in that area. Used to go to JJ Newburys and Mervyns. Played baseball at Davis Park. Spent plenty of time at "Home of the 10 dollar tire".
Moved to Idaho to escape the coming zombie horde.
That whole shopping center was vibrant back in the day. I miss it. I think it's all townhouses now 😢
Is the Hilltop mall still a thing?
@mdemartile Nope. It's gone unfortunately.
Who would try to startup a small business today , when international multi corporations have so much political advantages in avoiding paying income tax , and low interest loans from the big sister banks ! There is no way small business can compete with International cartel corporations!
To see such widespread devastation is really depressing. The current yoyos in office need to be sent packing by the voting public.
Many of those vacant spaces could be put to good use.
Nice tour as always,Leo.
You're a lot better than the sh**stream media.
Peace,brother. 😎👊
@oscarmadison8530 yes, it’s really looking bad in this areas and there were some parts I didn’t have access to for safety reasons, but I’m planning to use a drone to go explore this areas, thank you very much for your constant support and for remaining a member of the channel. Take care Oscar
No place in America should look like this.
The crazy part is normies walk around oblivious and think everything is fine. Never seen anything like it.
The public CHOSE this. Democratic republics give their voters what they choose. The voters ruined CA by voting Democrat.
THIS IS THE END RESULT OF "TRICKLE DOWN."
The border is wide open though.
Looking like Oakland.😮
Check out down town Martinez.
Will do. Thank you for the tip.
You went into El Cerrito and Albany in this video. Both of those cities have much different dynamics than Richmond.
If ANY of those businesses were safely turning a profit, they'd be open. They are neither safe nor profitable.
That's the point of this video
Many were probably money laundering fronts.
Thank you, Captain Obvious
Thanks!
@garyworthington840 good to see you my friend and thank you for coming through for the channel one more time over and over again you have showed your support. Thank you and have a great day.
Wow ! Just Wow! I used to build houses in Richmond too! That place was happening a few years ago! SHAMEFUL! Vote RED in California! Let's get this place cleaned up!🙏
Haven't you watch videos of texas, alabama, georgia, moron?
The 1st 4 minutes or so you were in El Cerrito. Trevinos has been closed since 2017. Little Angies has been closed since 2010.
Great leadership from the Governor!
Bidness is a boomin for the chain link fence rental industry.
I can tell you whose still in business....fencing and security gate companies ! LOL!
Coffin builders and crematoriums are busier too
Good point.
Thank Newsome and his policies.
There must be people living up stairs on those closed shops
Hilltop mall is one I missed the most
People won't wake up to the gravity of the situation we're in until it's much too late
Agreed. Like the movie Greenland. No one pays attention until it's happening to them. They shut all the doors on everyone else by universal law someone must shut the door on them. All the warnings are there but no one listens. Just like the movie Greenland. They are given everything but when SHTF they scream where is everyone to lead us as they didn't want anyone to lead them until the SHTF. It's unfortunate just like Noah they don't listen even though every sign is there. Covid was a world wide event LITERALLY STOPPED THE ENTIRE PLANET and they still don't listen. Stay safe out there! This might be big but God's bigger.
“You have a question? TABLETS”
Metal Leo
Look at all that lost tax revenue they would have gotten from all those closed business’s. This is insane.
I’d just like to point out that these shops are in El Cerrito, Albany, and then Berkeley.
Keep up the good work! Gotta show the world how this place is falling apart. 😎👍🏿
The mandates for the pandemic forced businesses to close here in long beach,CA some streets are ghost towns but it isn't as bad as the bay area. For a city of about 450,000 that is a tourist destination it should be crowded here in downtown but it isn't.
Agree. Drove down PCH through Long Beach. Lots of closed up shops.
My first apartment was in Richmond... right in front off the last Bart stop
I saw that bart station when I was recording the first clips, thank you for sharing
Pastime was a great hardware store. The tech shop was caspers hotdogs and one of the closed theaters was guitar center. Travinos, another lost ikon, so sad.
I miss the guitar Center 🎸
This guy is a liar, an idiot, or BOTH?
Lets go over your deceptive video, shall we ;-)
I'm not familiar with the Ashbot building.....but what you show in your video looks EXACTLY like the old Orchard Supply. It's the only building with that color scheme. that close to the freeway, and in a brief glance to the left of it you can see the strip mall. It also has obvious signage saying, Public Storage Coming Soon.
Indus Food Center I'm not familiar with....but Google says it's TWO TOWNS over in Berkeley....prolly why I don't know of it.
Jackson Hewitt....See that HUGE BRAND NEW condo complex to the left of it? Guess what's going in where this building is?
NEK insurance your actually correct about. How you make the oddly shaped, tiny corner building look so big, I really don't have a clue.
Orchard Supply. How did you manage to video it and not get any of the signs that say "Public Storage Coming Soon?
Trevinos didn't survive COVID, like many restaurants around the country and world.
Little Angies and the business next door has been closed for some 10 years. The entire building is only 3k sq. ft. The owner doesn't want to see as property along San Pablo is going for TOP dollar (did you happen to notice ALL the new 5 story condos/apartments with retail space on the ground floor?)
10262 San Pablo, been close forever.
Past Time Hardware. FULLY open and selling MORE hardware than the Home Depot down the street. Rather irrelevant though as it's in the next cite over (El Cerrito). Front windows have been boarded up since George Floyd.
Gold Center....AGAIN, NOT in Richmond. TWO towns over in Albany
Next business, ALSO in Albany
Your HUGE bar and restaurant is actually the bowling alley. IN ABANY. Unfortunately it didn't survive COVID. And being 2 or 3 blocks from the police station, I assure you, if the alarm goes off the cop will be there in seconds.
Xin Change Tech . Also in Albany
Galvin Appliance move up the road to a larger building. They just couldn't handle the volume of business in that location. ALSO, its in ALBANY, NOT Richmond
I don't know where that theater is, but the address next to it, 1113, is DEFINELTY not in Richmond. Google puts it in Albany. DUDE! The sign even says, Albany
Subway is in Albany
Restaurant. The address (1200) can not possibly be on San Pablo in Richmond
Next building, next to Tokyo Fish market is TWO cities over in Berkeley
Next I don't know and there`s no identifying images in your video. WAIT! San Pablo European, the business next door....IS IN BERKELEY, 2 cities over.
Next one (1511) the street address is NOT in Richmond
Next, also in Berkeley
Elm. No idea, sorry
Next 1475 San Pablo....Berkeley
Next is a BRAND NEW 5 story condo/apartment with ground floor retail. Haven't had time to rent them out yet. And it's in Berkeley
Same as the last....even says BERKELEY on the window.
Next....NOT Richmond again....I pretty sure it's Berkeley as they're the only city with brown street name signs. Funny, this is the same building you showed as the 3 one at the start of your garbage video.
Indus Foods. That was your 2nd building at the start of this bull....in Berkeley. And the restaurant next to it, guess what? It's OPEN!
Next, Berkeley again.
Midas- BERKELEY
Next I'm not familiar with. But the street address is NOT Richmond. Oops, Google says its Berkeley
Missouri Lounge is a bar located at 2600 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley, CA
Next is also 2 cities over in Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley Berkeley
Richmond pretty much shut down about 30 years ago. The only thing there is Chevron... and crime.
It might be that almost all the business has moved or is moving to other states because this has been a result of the liberal policy of commeyfornia
Richmond has pride, you should of seen it 8 years ago if you think this is bad.
I didn't see one junkie, police car or EMT in this report.
Keep up the good work.
None of these store were in Richmond, all El Crrrito and up!
I would expect this in Venezuela but not in America.
So glad I escaped california in 93'
Another great video, Leo! Looks like the only business doing well in Richmond would be one selling and installing chain link fencing (and maybe, plywood!)
Absolutely ,somebody has to make money 💰
The massive building was the Albany Bowl, that was there forever. It had bowling, a bar, a restaurant, some arcade machines, and pool tables, it was awesome. The owner closed it during COVID. You could order drinks while bowling, it was awesome, so many birthday parties, date nights, business parties, etc used to go down there all the time, a major blow to the area.
The WUHAN LAB? 5:27
one good note, @11:59 The Missouri Lounge just reopened, remodeled by the original owners.
Still IN ALBANY California, NOT Richmond.
You should have gone to the mall to walk around (if it still exists). I have not been to that mall since BC and it was half dead then. I can only imagine what it looks like now. The only thing that was in that mall that was keeping it somewhat alive was a WalMart. I would have loved to see what it looks like now, but not enough to actually go there and see it myself.
Hilltop mall is closed.
Long gone, only Walmart there. The one time I went there (closed) Amazon staged their fleet there.
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Oh OK, too bad but not unexpected. It used to be pretty nice back in the day. It ended up just like everything else in Richmond -- Closed!
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Well, i would say that is par for the course that Amazon is using the mall for their purposes because they are likely part of the reason for the mall's demise. It is likely not the main reason though. The main reason this mall and all these other businesses died there is because the local demographic is not Conducive to a successful economy.
When the shoppers don’t pay, the stores go away!! Then we get the video of the mom crying while moaning that she lives in a food desert!
Hah lol…defund more police…zero bail!
Great videos the only real news available.Gavin has to be proud of his accomplishments.
Richmond, CA. The place where Henry Kaiser established his fortune. Brought in refineries, shipping and ship building.
Crime has always been a product of Richmond. Google Richmond and the 1960’s events. You may be surprised. Especially near where it meets the City of San Pablo, and the Oakland CA connection.
The '60's! Took prayer out of schools. DRUGS flood the nation. Movies go even more violent. Music goes faster & harder than ever. Porn becomes more mainstream.
My new favourite word CLOSED
California is going downhill fast. Yet when the people there had an opportunity to recall the governor largely responsible for the decline,
they voted overwhelmingly to keep him in office. Not much sympathy for those folks, though I do feel sorry for honest, hardworking Californians.
5:11 - When the neighborhood divebar closes, it's officially over.
"In the final stages of a dying democracy, the politicians raid the treasury"
You know I really appreciate what you do because I can't imagine the sadness that it probably brings seeing all this in person everywhere thank you for your the time that you've been doing this videos and if they're very important so people really know what's the real truth about our country
The people who own those buildings still have to pay property taxes too
Nobody is paying the taxes on those buildings. What’s the city going to do, reposes a worthless building?
@@canamrider07 That's the next step.
12:01 the quote on the side of the Missouri Lounge reads: "memories make room for condos + office space" lol
Thank you for these videos of the towns and cities of the Bay Area. I grew up in the East Bay, and it is so strange to see San Pablo Avenue in such bad shape. Richmond's heyday passed a couple of decades ago, because ever since it lost the character of its small downtown business architecture and walkability, it has been on a downhill slide -- but COVID and the rise of online shopping seems to have knocked it in the head. I wonder what will be done with these acres of 30-60 year old ugly, cheap rectilinear buildings surrounded by parking lots. They can't be used for anything. They are not saleable or salvageable. Someone with vision could go in, raze everything, and start fresh with smaller, mixed use housing, parks, restaurants, and online-plus-retail-store-front shops, but "good luck with that."
Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful comment--a rare treat these days.
Sounds like you are asking for "smart cities" which is exactly what the Soros crowd wants.
@catyronwode What a positive comment, that’s what we need like you said somebody smart with a vision to start fresh and see a turnaround of the city. Thank you very much for sharing.
Real estate developers are buying everything up to put in condos all around the Bay Area. There is a lot of relationships between construction, developers, and politicians. Its happened already all over other areas such as some parts of Hayward, San Leandro, San Jose, I've seen it a lot. In SF they try too, but have more trouble due to corruption about pollution cleanup--that is an interesting story in itself, for anyone that is interested. If things are going up or going down, the rich and powerful always make money.