I used to be homeless, and the worst thing to do is gathering stuff, hoarding stuff, you're in a position where you just shouldn't have stuff where it overwhelms you. Till you find a way out of homelessness, stay light, stay mobile, don't get weighed down with stuff.
Absolutely. We have a homeless encampment by the side the road in a very small community. People aren't completely heartless, but over the two years that it's been in there, more and more trash, totalled cars and car parts. It looks like a disaster. It's even started expanding onto the main roadway. Everyone I have talked to agrees if the site was cleaner and organgized they could accept it.
I agree with you and was thinking the same thing...i was going to comment then i saw yours and here i am replying. When you are living the nomadic lifestyle regardless of wether you were forced to or it is your choice, it makes sense to travel light for your own benefit. Apart from a matress and containers/bags to store clothes and food and toiletries you really shouldnt have big items that bog you down. Living in a tent (with no car): you need to be able to pack up your tent and have your sleeping bag and a big backpack to store your items. Living in a car: things should not be spilling out of your car...you should only keep what you can put away in your car. Same with RV; dont have stuff strewn all over the outside of your RV. If you keep your living area tidy and free of stuff and litter then you shouldnt have to deal with these sweeps throwing out your belongings. I have no idea why nomads would need half the stuff i saw there. I pray these people get housed afcourse but i also want them to think about how they can improve this situation here.
I dont understand why you need to hoard so much stuff when you are homeless. It's not a criticism , just saying it is more work to pack everything with the sweeps happening regularly.
If you park & don't keep all of your possessions INSIDE of the vehicle, there is going to be a huge problem. There are plenty of people who live full time in there RVs who don't stay in one place & when they do, they try to blend in with the surroundings, they don't turn the area outside into a trash heap. May God bless them in their journey.
I'm glad they have Rv's to live in and are living in a decent climate. So many homeless die during the winter months in other states. It's terrible. I hope everyone finds there way in life.
I am one paycheck away from homeless, again. This is not the way ppl. We need to talk to our reps and fight for funding for uplifting not destruction. I'm sick to my stomach. Together our voices can sway minds. Please, see yourself in these folks. Because they are us.
It is a false statement. To fall down so far, as to be squatting on public/private property, is not just a paycheck away. It is a series of steps ...no job for a LONG time...months or years of a landlord evicting you or the bank foreclosing...preceded by substance abuse with ongoing abuse.
I beg to differ. My uncle lives on that very bluff, Kentwood Bluffs Dr, and he’s uber-successful. Attorney and real estate. I’d have to say he’s pretty fuckin’ far from living in an RV on Jefferson.
@@willywonka69xx I live in Germany. We‘ve got a welfare system that helps you get a home and food on the table. It’s not perfect, but much better than in the US. Which doesn’t stop people from being homeless, but for a lot of them it’s their choice.
@@claudiakarl7888 We have a welfare system too. One that provides housing and healthcare and other support, at least in California. To be homeless in California, a person has to work hard at it.
They act as if they didn’t know this happens every three weeks! Like “we were up all night” BIG WHOOP ! Not like you have work in the morning or any day !
This is going to get worse than this.. I'd never be out in the open like they are.. I'd be in the woods somewhere.. I've been homeless more than once it might happen again soon here.. I'm in Arkansas I'm 57.. no one can afford anything or anything else.. the rent is so high no one can afford it.. they don't care about people it's there way or no way.. not all homeless people are the same.. not all homeless are drunks or drug addicts..
I believe the cities do these sweeps because of trash that keeps piling up and eventually becomes a health issue. The homeless seem to be blaming others dropping off trash but from what I've seen is, they collect too much junk in the 1st place, one example I see often is how many bike parts do you really need? Who knows, maybe their collecting it for scrap but to make it worthwhile, you need a decent truck to haul it to the scrap yard.
Yes, and this is protected wetlands. They have no respect for the land or the other inhabitants. I drive by this area in Playa Vista daily, they have turned it into a garbage dump.
I was mobile homeless for year’s and I will say that when you live in filth, it’s going to attract the police when you have to cover all your shit with tarps it’s going to attract the police that stuff needs to be in good working order and registered and the police will not bother you. I feel for her situation but it doesn’t seem like she’s at a place where she can assume the responsibility of an RV she doesn’t have a tow vehicle or any way to move it around so maybe another living situation would be more appropriate
You gotta keep it tidy around you. Or you get the sweeps. I’ve been off grid for longer than I wanna think about. But sweeps are the least of the trouble. The thieves are the worst
I can’t get a job because I looked after a relative until he died, then I got sick and luckily recovered. So, I have red flags and gaps in my employment. I don’t have a car. No one is giving me a Chance please pray for me.
It's sad to see this stuff happening. It's scary to know it's becoming more common. I live in Canada and homeless population has gone up . I come from a middle class home now I live in low income housing and I see a lot of people dying from OD . I think we have such a drug problem as well as homeless problem because people are falling through the cracks. The stigma is soul strong. To survive and come out thriving it's hard to hear how people talk about the homeless. I used a woman's shelter twice. For long periods. I wouldn't of be where I am today if it wasn't for the shelter. But also it's a double edge knife. Because shelters started black listing people. Addicts particularly. Even though it's illegal to discriminate in a shelter and make a list of people who aren't allowed in
We should build lots of really small cabin-homes in high buildings. This way everyone would get a place to sleep comfortably, if they would want to. Now cities are built so flat, and wide that there is not place for homes for everyone.
@@firstlast8258 I think I can do even better, and help to build these highrises that can house thousands of homeless who want to study, and work. Many things are ment to be published together, and technological telepathy is one of them. Solving issues for many homeless could be combined with this.
Horrendous notion that at any moment your entire existence could be swept up and trashed. Homelessness will never be resolved as long as the system requires poverty.
I feel so bad for these people. If not for my son I would be homeless. I don’t understand how some people can be so judgmental against the homeless. At least these people have their campers and motorhomes. I pray for the best for them.
If the Government gave a cr*p, They would help people who desperately need it. Not everyone has family or friends who can help. It's horrible. Nobody want's to live like that. Horrible things happen to people on the street.
There is help. Most people do not want to abstain from drugs, be in at a certain time and follow other rules. They DO WANT to live like that. You have no idea what you are talking about.
@@lemongrass3945it bothers me how one sided these videos are. There are a ton of services for the homeless. All they have to do is go to a shelter, follow the rules and in a few short months they could have a job and be living in a low income apartment. The majority of these people are drug addicts that don't want help getting clean.
"The people living in these RVs have no place to go..." is a ridiculous statement. The continental United States has 1.9 Billion acres. The La Posa LTVA BLM dispersed camping area just south of Quartzite AZ is 11,000 acres and is free to camp on for 14 days or $180 for 7 months and has Bathrooms, trash dumpsters and RV dump stations. Or, there's always Slab City in the Anza Borrego Desert California that is tear around free camping and all the dope you could ever want it's even cheaper than LA weed retailers..
This makes me feel sad for all these people. In order to save their belongings,they are going to have to keep their belongings off the street. They will want to have a tidy area around them. It is a matter of following the”rules”. Until the rules change,this will keep happening.That is the way I see it from watching this video. Very sad.
Absolutely It’s the filthy junk that’s the eye sore Once that’s cleaned n cleared that day can get livable with some hope🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽no easy solution at all we must try
Would it be too much to ask for these people to keep these areas clean especially seeing that they're not even having to pay rent to be there at least pick up your trash and your needles
Yes, it is too much to ask, because these people refuse to see themselves as part of any greater community, it's all about them and whatever they want to do.
Day labor jobs get paid each day. They take about 42% of your pay each day in a small state. Get paid by the week or two weeks. You wouldn't want to work for a pay by the day place! The company charges this fee because they have to cut a check each day. This is like buying furniture and paying by the week.
I have been homeless for 13 years and have lived outside for over 5 years. The first 3 years we were left alone and we literally built a small village. We policed ourselves, we kept our area neat and clean, we even kept the surrounding area free of trash. Then came the bulldozers. 6 times within 2 years. We have all been scrambling ever since and we are all worse off. Our shelters are inadequate, winds are the worst! No one wants to invest much time and resources because everything we do will be bulldozed. Instead of coming together and being supportive of one another, finding work, staying clean, eating healthier, etc. We are all back to the daily scramble to meet basic needs. No movement forward. This is never going to be fixed. Homelessness is going to keep getting to be a bigger issue until we outnumber the housed. Then what? Probably should have thought about all that much sooner.
I'm sympathetic to their plight, but they have made a tremendous mess outside of their RVs. There is little excuse for this. Also. why do they have to congregate? Why can't they separate? They are infringing on everyone else's rights at this point.
Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, explains clearly, what’s going on with the “Homelessness Industrial Complex” in L.A. it’s a cash cow, too many people are talking advantage of it, it’s only getting worse.
All ya gotta do is make sure then damn thing runs enough to move it a few miles every once in a while. I spent years homeless and never stayed in one spot for more than a couple weeks.
Ended up living in sons minivan after house fire before Christmas lost everything home dog and car now engine blew so living in sons garage while he's having chemo welcome to my world
This breaks my heart. I'm currently living in my car and have been homeless about 7 months now. I just lost my job Wednesday. When your homeless without a job things are a lot darker. I'm trying to find another one but it doesn't happen overnight unfortunately. I work and pay taxes like everyone else. Not all homeless are unemployed and collecting any benefits. I don't even get food stamps and I ay child support for 2 children. Once I get a job again anyways. Prayers for all these poor homeless. I hope you can better yourself eventually. My state doesnr offer much for help to the homeless. Our only shelter locally is shut down for water damage. It's just sad. If you dont have friends or family to rely on for support and you become homeless then I romose I understand. That's my exact position. The other noght when a tornado touched down in muscle shoals Alabama all I could do was cower in my car and pray. It was terrifying and made me realize my insignificance. I'm sorry to all fellow homeless that are forced to start over repeatedly. I justnwish thibgs were easier. That getting help was easier to access. If I weren't starving myself I'd help u swear. I can't even leave my parking spot at Walmart because I have no gas. I wish they had more opportunities for homeless to make same day pay. I wish.....
And you are the reason Walmart is banning overnight parking. It was always intended for a place to have a sleep and be on your way, IT IS NOT A HOME OR CAMPGROUND! Thanks for ruining it for all of us!
I've stayed at Walmart overnight they are way to noisy. You don't want to look like you live in your vehicle. Anywhere you stay you want to blend in and not stay at a place each night. If your in a vehicle their are a lot of places to park.
I hope Mark, the police aren't using your videos to gage where to do a sweep next!! It is astonishing that L.A.'s homeless organization is not now or ever, one that helps. It is never advocating for putting an end to these sweeps and organizing people to clean up their own RV sites to avoid infractions.
Society as a whole failed homeless people. That's why they dont want to see homeless people. It's a living testimony of their utter selfishness and callousness. And to steal from homeless people further confirms how utterly evil and insensitive this society has become. Tell me how you treat the helpless in society, and I will tell you how great or pathetic you are as a society.
Why do they keep trashing the outside area with their belongings and trash??? Stupid!!This wouldn't happen if they kept the area clean and their shit inside their vehicles!! They are asking for it, really!!! Imagine giving them an appartment to live in, they would probably trash that too to the point where they would have to leave! 🙄
All that random stuff all over the street attracts trouble. I routinely travel in a van and stay overnight in it. I never even set up a lawn chair outside unless I am in a national or state park.
Homelessness can happen to anybody. I like how the woman said “those people up there are just 1 paycheck away from being down here with us”. That is 100% true. You can be living luxury to becoming homeless very easily. It’s easy to become homeless but hard to stay financially stable!
The truth is any one of these people can go get services any time they want. All they need to do is check into rehab or go to a homeless shelter, follow the rules, stay clean and in a few months they could live in a low income apartment and have a job.
@@privard89 I think you are correct. Also, sadly, there is a homeless service provider class that depends on the homeless to exist in mass...their goal is to service homelessness not solve it
I do not understand why those with those big, nice looking RV's do not just get in them and drive off out of California. Boondocking in the woods in the hundreds of beautiful national parks has to be healthier and more appealing than parked on the side of a busy highway being moved and harassed nonstop by the bureaucrats and haters. So many campsights are free or cheap and they're everywhere.
@@firstlast8258 Yes. It’s true in theory but is it a living wage? The rich keep coming up with reasons not pay a fair wage. If you work you shouldn’t qualify for welfare.
I'm glad someone mentioned 'others leaving their trash to blame the homeless'. People who have never been homeless don't understand that homeless people don't create 'trash', others leave trash like the pink floyd shirt lady mentioned at 2:45. The stuff that you might think is trash is their belongings that still work and has a purpose; not just typical garbage. Homeless people don't have the luxury to create garbage just to mindlessly toss it; you'd know if you've been there.
Again, why do these people choose to live like pigs? There is no reason it should take tractors and dump trucks to clear a small patch or roadway. I full time and boondock on city streets all the time, there is NEVER anything outside of my RV, literally NOTHING, and I have NEVER, NOT ONCE had a problem with police or being moved along! YOU HAVE MADE YOUR OWN PROBLEMS!!
They are homeless - THEY DO NOT HAVE TRASH PICKUP! You do. You take it for granted. Humans make trash. That’s guaranteed. Without trash pickup, it builds up. You don’t want to see the trash - THEN HELP SOLVE HOMELESSNESS
@@InvisiblePeople WRONG!! I clearly stated I live full time in my RV! I DO NOT HAVE TRASH PICK UP! I simply am not a horder or PIG that tosses garbage on the curb outside my door. THESE PEOPLE ARE, and as such, they bring it on themselves and deserve everything they get! I am on city streets all the time, just like these people. I have not had a home for 6 years. NOT ONCE have I ever been made to move along! You want to help? STOP giving these lazy people ANYTHING! Old saying "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day, Teach him to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime"!! AND FYI, YOU CRYING SNOWFLAKE, When everyone here was offered temporary housing and help, only 2 accepted!!
The city would be better putting the funding used for these sweeps, into resources into housing these people instead of repeatedly paying police and workers to clear the area.
A lack of physical buildings to occupy isn't the problem. There's already more empty buildings than homeless people. They need to either simply be left alone if they're not causing damage to anything or one and or just time to get back on their feet so to speak. It's very true that a significant if not greater portion of homeless people are no different than any other "normal" hard working person who's just going through an overwhelming and often traumatic sequence of events in their life that they couldn't handle or keep up with. And with no support of family or friends, or perhaps stubborn pride that kept them from asking in the first place, sent them down a spiral of unstable living conditions that becomes very hard to pull up out of. It's a surprisingly complicated problem. Free living spaces do give some measure of help and i do reckon most people would be trying to get a job and than move out into their own home when they can. But the complexity of human psyche and structure of society make what may feel like a simple fix much less black and white than we want it to be.
@@tigadirt Well spoken! I appreciate your candor & willingness to see the depths of the issues. It IS more complex. Thanks for reminding us. Hopefully someone with the power to begin to change things, will hear you. 💗
@@BelleOfAmherst thanks. I was homeless myself for a couple years when i was younger and unfortunately it's one of those things where it can be next to impossible for people who haven't walked a mile in their shoes to understand. A lot of the people who say the classic "just get off your butt and get a job" aren't necessarily terrible people, they just only know what they know from their own life experiences and have luckily never had to try to put their life back together from such a tattered state. And to be honest what I've seen and experienced with solving the problem is not so much about a particular person, as you mentioned hopefully seeing this, being able to do something about it. But rather what helped me and millions more was the kindness of average and good hearted folk interacting with down and out people in their community's. As being isolated from the community was usually a significant factor in how they ended up there in the first place. You seem like genuinely gold hearted person. Don't be afraid of interacting with the homeless to whatever point you feel safe and comfortable and maybe you will help someone when they need (and wanted) to get back on their feet. ❤
If their not on drugs they can stay. But if their on drugs they got to go. Drugs and being homeless makes someone steal to feed their drug habit it makes problems way worse. On drugs it gets worse, no vehicle, loose everything, end up in prison or over dosesing and dead.
One of them says that she is single and has to do everything herself. That makes me wonder: why can't a beautiful and brave woman like these start a romantic and sincere relationship with a decent man who is alone, who knows how to value them and who could help them start over? Why are they alone?
Every homeless case seems more complicated than it looks. I don't think the government has time and money to analyze every single case to provide help. But there are some brilliant government officials who can create a plan to help solve but they don't come forward.
I live in my RV and I can’t just park anywhere I want. Laws are a part of life and those that break them face the consequences. No exceptions just because they are “homeless”.
HA! There is no place in Los Angeles County for people to park. Many of these RVs do not run. People need to be close somewhere to get water and find a bathroom. Access to public transportation is vital.
Absolutely, laws are in place by why can there not be exceptions allowed under certain circumstances? This whole situation is just sad and ruthless. I'm currently homeless living in my car and I sleep at Walmart. I've been ran off anywhere else I've tried to sleep. My situation is pretty hopeless unfortunately. I just lost my job Wednesday morning over court dates and missing for court related things. It's like once local law enforcement found out I was homeless they tried even harder to pull me.over and fine me. I became homeless in June of last year. I have accumulated tickets in Sheffield, Florence, city and county and st Florian. Any money I make after my wage garnishments goes to the county for these ridiculous tickets. They'll never let us homeless get back up. That's why our homeless population is well over 300 people just in Florence Alabama. They offer nothing. A meal a few days a week. I can't even look for a job because I have no gas. Being homeless can be so distressing! Thanks for my vent. Sorry. I love your channel and I appreciate you bringing awareness to us. I just want to feel like a person again. ❤
@@Ahahahhaaah Hey genius, poverty exists on both political spectrums. In fact 8/10 of the most impoverished states are red states. There’s always that one idiot that has to politicize everything.
Affordable housing is the answer and yet I never see any laws being proposed to stop the rampant greed of corporations who have been allowed to charge rents that are unattainable for 99 percent of the population. This is a result of greed pure and simple and lack of political representation for individuals. Only corporations are represented in our political offices and until that ends more people are going to become homeless and suffer.
If I had a Trillion Dollars, no wait that is the annual budget military industrial complex. Wake up America! I have never met Mark, but I'm certain we went to different schools together. "Jesus" would be proud Mark if there ever was one? Thank you for your works!
There was a lot of humanity given to them... unfortunately, this is just their job. I think we need to meet somewhere in the middle for this crisis... Playa Del Ray may not be the best place for encampments but I could tell you where swaths of land is inland, but there is this sense of "belonging" or just pure privilege that they belong there... as someone that's that 1 pay check away, I find it highly unfair that I have to work so hard for that view, follow rules, keep my home clean, stay out of trouble... but they got an RV parked beach front and deserve that... There's no right answer to this but give the workers some credit. They were very kind and respectful / plenty of heads up for these sweeps. It's all junk and trash they find from the trash anyways... We need to focus on the mental health part because that's the number one issue causing this. No one in their right mind wants to live like this, but there are resources out there and there needs to be a want to be helped as much as the want to help 😭 it's sad af but we can't even sit down and talk about anything in this country
If we get people into housing, that’s humanity, and it solves the crisis. I’ve only once seen people in a homeless camps have a entitlement to a location, but it was more about this groups ideology than that they were homeless. People park of camp where they feel safe and there are resources nearby. While I do understand and even empathize a little with you saying you have to work hard for that few and it feels unfair to have to see homeless people, I hope you at least try to understand these people have no place to go. Bass and Park are going a PR dance around homelessness. LA has always been a shits how, and if we don’t take tangible actions now to get people the housing and support they need, homeless numbers are going to continue to get worse. Whenever I visit Oakland, I see the future nightmare of America. There are RVs everywhere. We have to stop that from happening in every city.
Glad they were doing sweeps and getting them out of there. Where do they go? Not our problem. They need to sort their lives out like the rest of us have.
I'm not against homelessness. I have a heart for them but I listen to so many stories and very few will make the statement. I am here because of the choices I did. We all are somewhere because of the choices we made in life.
i hope the workers & the officials remember what they did ! for when it's their time for them to ask for forgiveness there's none . what do you do on the like & dislike ? heart & prayers for the people subjected .
The US is one of the richest countries in the world, they should create & provide housing to these homeless people, not shelters. Nobody wants to live in shelters. They should have on the job trainings for them to learn skills so they can get jobs. Employers should hire them w/o hesitations on probations of course. Most of all, they should be taught the importance of birth controls. These homeless people are making the US becoming a 3rd world country.
Why does that worker at 1:44 - 1:45 have a smirk on his face as he is walking by with his phone up either recording or taking pictures. That is really upsetting!
Help and support them we should! More should be done to house and help these people now! But make no mistake. Take note........ This is just the beginning of society's collapse. These people's situations will look tame in a few years to much of America not being able to afford food or housing for their family. Prep up hard...and fast...The total failure of things is almost here. Are you ready?
It is not a waste of taxpayer money to do these sweeps. As TAXPAYERS part of our money is expected to go to services that keep the city clean, keep the roads driveable, and sidewalks passable. The vehicles parked on yhe side of the roads for years, with garbage all around, are NOT homes. They are eyesores.
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I'm in Los Angeles and this is infuriating. 💔💔💔
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I used to be homeless, and the worst thing to do is gathering stuff, hoarding stuff, you're in a position where you just shouldn't have stuff where it overwhelms you. Till you find a way out of homelessness, stay light, stay mobile, don't get weighed down with stuff.
Absolutely. We have a homeless encampment by the side the road in a very small community. People aren't completely heartless, but over the two years that it's been in there, more and more trash, totalled cars and car parts. It looks like a disaster. It's even started expanding onto the main roadway. Everyone I have talked to agrees if the site was cleaner and organgized they could accept it.
Good advice
Even when you have a "permanent" home you stick to the same philosophy.
I agree with you and was thinking the same thing...i was going to comment then i saw yours and here i am replying. When you are living the nomadic lifestyle regardless of wether you were forced to or it is your choice, it makes sense to travel light for your own benefit. Apart from a matress and containers/bags to store clothes and food and toiletries you really shouldnt have big items that bog you down.
Living in a tent (with no car): you need to be able to pack up your tent and have your sleeping bag and a big backpack to store
your items.
Living in a car: things should not be spilling out of your car...you should only keep what you can put away in your car.
Same with RV; dont have stuff strewn all over the outside of your RV. If you keep your living area tidy and free of stuff and litter then you shouldnt have to deal with these sweeps throwing out your belongings.
I have no idea why nomads would need half the stuff i saw there. I pray these people get housed afcourse but i also want them to think about how they can improve this situation here.
I dont understand why you need to hoard so much stuff when you are homeless. It's not a criticism , just saying it is more work to pack everything with the sweeps happening regularly.
If you park & don't keep all of your possessions INSIDE of the vehicle, there is going to be a huge problem. There are plenty of people who live full time in there RVs who don't stay in one place & when they do, they try to blend in with the surroundings, they don't turn the area outside into a trash heap. May God bless them in their journey.
Yup, I am one of those people!
I'm glad they have Rv's to live in and are living in a decent climate. So many homeless die during the winter months in other states. It's terrible. I hope everyone finds there way in life.
Hope is not a plan
@@firstlast8258 I help the homeless every week.
@@firstlast8258 What do you do?
@@Freshadventures_ nothing much because most of them are on drugs which is a choice not a disease
Thank you Mark for continuing to shine a light on the reality of what's going on.
Mark is just a hysterical guy that is capitalizing on the homeless with his videos.
I am one paycheck away from homeless, again. This is not the way ppl. We need to talk to our reps and fight for funding for uplifting not destruction. I'm sick to my stomach. Together our voices can sway minds. Please, see yourself in these folks. Because they are us.
"She has no place to go." I know that one! I was homeless last year at this time. 💔💔💔
How did you get out of your situation?
She could go to work
“ those people up there are just 1 paycheck away from being down here with us” the most true statement that I’ve ever heard.. ❤️🙏🏻for these folks
It is a false statement. To fall down so far, as to be squatting on public/private property, is not just a paycheck away. It is a series of steps ...no job for a LONG time...months or years of a landlord evicting you or the bank foreclosing...preceded by substance abuse with ongoing abuse.
What paycheck? They’re living off the government and squatting where actual tax payers live.
You’re next paycheck, not hers...
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I beg to differ. My uncle lives on that very bluff, Kentwood Bluffs Dr, and he’s uber-successful. Attorney and real estate. I’d have to say he’s pretty fuckin’ far from living in an RV on Jefferson.
Homelessness is SO incredibly awful and hard. God bless these 2 homeless women. 🙏❤ Thank you Mark for shedding light on this subject.
As long as housing is a commodity and not considered a basic human need things won't change.
True story !
I can't figure how people won't get more excited about themselves.
So you are "owed" a place to live, food on the table, medical care, and phones for what...for sitting there with your hand out? Really?
@@willywonka69xx I live in Germany. We‘ve got a welfare system that helps you get a home and food on the table. It’s not perfect, but much better than in the US. Which doesn’t stop people from being homeless, but for a lot of them it’s their choice.
@@claudiakarl7888 We have a welfare system too. One that provides housing and healthcare and other support, at least in California. To be homeless in California, a person has to work hard at it.
They act as if they didn’t know this happens every three weeks! Like “we were up all night” BIG WHOOP ! Not like you have work in the morning or any day !
This is going to get worse than this.. I'd never be out in the open like they are.. I'd be in the woods somewhere.. I've been homeless more than once it might happen again soon here.. I'm in Arkansas I'm 57.. no one can afford anything or anything else.. the rent is so high no one can afford it.. they don't care about people it's there way or no way.. not all homeless people are the same.. not all homeless are drunks or drug addicts..
I believe the cities do these sweeps because of trash that keeps piling up and eventually becomes a health issue. The homeless seem to be blaming others dropping off trash but from what I've seen is, they collect too much junk in the 1st place, one example I see often is how many bike parts do you really need? Who knows, maybe their collecting it for scrap but to make it worthwhile, you need a decent truck to haul it to the scrap yard.
Yes, and this is protected wetlands. They have no respect for the land or the other inhabitants. I drive by this area in Playa Vista daily, they have turned it into a garbage dump.
Weird stuff becomes precious when you have nothing.
@@jeannerogers7085 maybe just maybe their homeless because their making bad life choices to begin with.
@@TheAshMcGDo you want to do something about it legally and cheap to clean this mess up?
It's not just psychological warfare it's spiritual warfare
Absolute fact "Michelle Petros!!!
Class warfare
Instead of paying for a monthly "clean up" why don't they invest in housing?
BECAUSE THEY DO NOT CARE
Yes, they do not care, & I’m beginning to notice a pattern. They’re making money on the homeless.
@@Nan-59 unless it’s voting time
I was mobile homeless for year’s and I will say that when you live in filth, it’s going to attract the police when you have to cover all your shit with tarps it’s going to attract the police that stuff needs to be in good working order and registered and the police will not bother you. I feel for her situation but it doesn’t seem like she’s at a place where she can assume the responsibility of an RV she doesn’t have a tow vehicle or any way to move it around so maybe another living situation would be more appropriate
My God, that is horrible.
Gawd bless Murica
You gotta keep it tidy around you. Or you get the sweeps. I’ve been off grid for longer than I wanna think about. But sweeps are the least of the trouble. The thieves are the worst
i learned at a very young age to NEVER get attached to ANYTHING.
I wonder how much these sweeps cost and why they don't use the money instead to provide safe RV parks that these people can move to more permanently.
Money is at the job if you are able bodied
Imagine if government spent as much money, time and resources in helping people rather than making their lives miserable.
These sweeps help nobody.
It gets worse by the day.
This is happening all over the world now.
I can’t get a job because I looked after a relative until he died, then I got sick and luckily recovered. So, I have red flags and gaps in my employment. I don’t have a car. No one is giving me a Chance please pray for me.
It's sad to see this stuff happening. It's scary to know it's becoming more common. I live in Canada and homeless population has gone up . I come from a middle class home now I live in low income housing and I see a lot of people dying from OD . I think we have such a drug problem as well as homeless problem because people are falling through the cracks. The stigma is soul strong. To survive and come out thriving it's hard to hear how people talk about the homeless. I used a woman's shelter twice. For long periods. I wouldn't of be where I am today if it wasn't for the shelter. But also it's a double edge knife. Because shelters started black listing people. Addicts particularly. Even though it's illegal to discriminate in a shelter and make a list of people who aren't allowed in
We should build lots of really small cabin-homes in high buildings. This way everyone would get a place to sleep comfortably, if they would want to. Now cities are built so flat, and wide that there is not place for homes for everyone.
@@HKallioGoblin you should open your home to them
@@firstlast8258 I think I can do even better, and help to build these highrises that can house thousands of homeless who want to study, and work. Many things are ment to be published together, and technological telepathy is one of them. Solving issues for many homeless could be combined with this.
@@firstlast8258 you are a nasty piece of work...Karma will catch up to you, it always does.
A homeless problem pushes people into a life of drugs...they have lost trust in man!!!!
Horrendous notion that at any moment your entire existence could be swept up and trashed. Homelessness will never be resolved as long as the system requires poverty.
Never say never
I feel so bad for these people. If not for my son I would be homeless. I don’t understand how some people can be so judgmental
against the homeless. At least these people have their campers and motorhomes. I pray for the best for them.
These ppl are being targeted by community gangstalking
Nobody should be living like this and it’s a disgrace that vulnerable people are being failed by their government like this.
If the Government gave a cr*p, They would help people who desperately need it. Not everyone has family or friends who can help. It's horrible. Nobody want's to live like that. Horrible things happen to people on the street.
They care at voting time
Indeed, like kidnapped for sex trafficking or organ harvesting. Or mugged and murdered for just wearing nice shoes.
There is help. Most people do not want to abstain from drugs, be in at a certain time and follow other rules. They DO WANT to live like that. You have no idea what you are talking about.
@@lemongrass3945 drugs are bad mkay
@@lemongrass3945it bothers me how one sided these videos are. There are a ton of services for the homeless. All they have to do is go to a shelter, follow the rules and in a few short months they could have a job and be living in a low income apartment. The majority of these people are drug addicts that don't want help getting clean.
❤ 🙏 RIP Woody, gone but never forgotten ✝️ 🌟
Amen!
"The people living in these RVs have no place to go..." is a ridiculous statement. The continental United States has 1.9 Billion acres. The La Posa LTVA BLM dispersed camping area just south of Quartzite AZ is 11,000 acres and is free to camp on for 14 days or $180 for 7 months and has Bathrooms, trash dumpsters and RV dump stations. Or, there's always Slab City in the Anza Borrego Desert California that is tear around free camping and all the dope you could ever want it's even cheaper than LA weed retailers..
This makes me feel sad for all these people. In order to save their belongings,they are going to have to keep their belongings off the street. They will want to have a tidy area around them. It is a matter of following the”rules”. Until the rules change,this will keep happening.That is the way I see it from watching this video. Very sad.
Never say never @Make $750 Per Day (ALL COUNTRIES ACCEPTED)
Absolutely
It’s the filthy junk that’s the eye sore
Once that’s cleaned n cleared that day can get livable with some hope🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽no easy solution at all we must try
Would it be too much to ask for these people to keep these areas clean especially seeing that they're not even having to pay rent to be there at least pick up your trash and your needles
Yes, it is too much to ask, because these people refuse to see themselves as part of any greater community, it's all about them and whatever they want to do.
The world is watching ❤
This is discusting. She said it 'we are ALL one paycheck away from this'. God bless them and their plight. Down with the system!
No, maybe .001$ are 1 paycheck away!
Day labor jobs get paid each day. They take about 42% of your pay each day in a small state. Get paid by the week or two weeks. You wouldn't want to work for a pay by the day place! The company charges this fee because they have to cut a check each day. This is like buying furniture and paying by the week.
Hey Mark, how many of these homeless have you taken in your home????
I have been homeless for 13 years and have lived outside for over 5 years. The first 3 years we were left alone and we literally built a small village. We policed ourselves, we kept our area neat and clean, we even kept the surrounding area free of trash. Then came the bulldozers. 6 times within 2 years. We have all been scrambling ever since and we are all worse off. Our shelters are inadequate, winds are the worst! No one wants to invest much time and resources because everything we do will be bulldozed. Instead of coming together and being supportive of one another, finding work, staying clean, eating healthier, etc. We are all back to the daily scramble to meet basic needs. No movement forward. This is never going to be fixed. Homelessness is going to keep getting to be a bigger issue until we outnumber the housed. Then what? Probably should have thought about all that much sooner.
You go Mark. ❤ your show. Hope the women find a home!😅😅😅
Hope is not a plan
I'm sympathetic to their plight, but they have made a tremendous mess outside of their RVs. There is little excuse for this. Also. why do they have to congregate? Why can't they separate? They are infringing on everyone else's rights at this point.
Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, explains clearly, what’s going on with the “Homelessness Industrial Complex” in L.A. it’s a cash cow, too many people are talking advantage of it, it’s only getting worse.
Callus. Absolutely ruthless. No compassion for these poor people 😡
@3: It is never too late to learn a language. 'callus vs. callous'.
@@really2345 Can't always catch the autocorrect
@@really2345 Says a lot about you, that you are more concerned with spelling than those poor people
@@really2345 I know it. My mother was an English major.
It's never too late for you not to learn to not be an arse hole
All ya gotta do is make sure then damn thing runs enough to move it a few miles every once in a while. I spent years homeless and never stayed in one spot for more than a couple weeks.
Ended up living in sons minivan after house fire before Christmas lost everything home dog and car now engine blew so living in sons garage while he's having chemo welcome to my world
Wow
This breaks my heart. I'm currently living in my car and have been homeless about 7 months now. I just lost my job Wednesday. When your homeless without a job things are a lot darker. I'm trying to find another one but it doesn't happen overnight unfortunately. I work and pay taxes like everyone else. Not all homeless are unemployed and collecting any benefits. I don't even get food stamps and I ay child support for 2 children. Once I get a job again anyways. Prayers for all these poor homeless. I hope you can better yourself eventually. My state doesnr offer much for help to the homeless. Our only shelter locally is shut down for water damage. It's just sad. If you dont have friends or family to rely on for support and you become homeless then I romose I understand. That's my exact position. The other noght when a tornado touched down in muscle shoals Alabama all I could do was cower in my car and pray. It was terrifying and made me realize my insignificance. I'm sorry to all fellow homeless that are forced to start over repeatedly. I justnwish thibgs were easier. That getting help was easier to access. If I weren't starving myself I'd help u swear. I can't even leave my parking spot at Walmart because I have no gas. I wish they had more opportunities for homeless to make same day pay. I wish.....
And you are the reason Walmart is banning overnight parking. It was always intended for a place to have a sleep and be on your way, IT IS NOT A HOME OR CAMPGROUND! Thanks for ruining it for all of us!
I've stayed at Walmart overnight they are way to noisy. You don't want to look like you live in your vehicle. Anywhere you stay you want to blend in and not stay at a place each night. If your in a vehicle their are a lot of places to park.
Lol okay
Some people do dump stuff where the homeless is to make it seems and look like the homeless people dump the mess there.
The system works exactly the way it supposed to.
Imagine if all the resources used to destroy their possessions was used to pay for housing instead.
It's a crime to be poor in America...
This is horrible and this could happen to anyone. God bless the homeless. Repentance time for city leaders.
HUCK THE FOMELESS!
Gawd bless Murica
I hope Mark, the police aren't using your videos to gage where to do a sweep next!! It is astonishing that L.A.'s homeless organization is not now or ever, one that helps. It is never advocating for putting an end to these sweeps and organizing people to clean up their own RV sites to avoid infractions.
It’s the other way around. We go to areas that are first posted for a sweep.
@@InvisiblePeople Thanks, Mark. I wondered the same question. TY so much for helping to share the stories. 💙
@@InvisiblePeople Glad to know that.
Society as a whole failed homeless people. That's why they dont want to see homeless people. It's a living testimony of their utter selfishness and callousness. And to steal from homeless people further confirms how utterly evil and insensitive this society has become. Tell me how you treat the helpless in society, and I will tell you how great or pathetic you are as a society.
Nailed it.
Amazing women, I'm so sorry you go thru this. Where's the compassion for compassionate beings?
Ask your liberal officials.
@@Ahahahhaaah what does the word compassion mean to you?
@@Kerry-ft2zf jack shit, like you people.
@@Ahahahhaaah two wings of the same dying bird
The government needs to be sued for destroying peoples lives
Why do they keep trashing the outside area with their belongings and trash??? Stupid!!This wouldn't happen if they kept the area clean and their shit inside their vehicles!! They are asking for it, really!!! Imagine giving them an appartment to live in, they would probably trash that too to the point where they would have to leave! 🙄
All that random stuff all over the street attracts trouble. I routinely travel in a van and stay overnight in it. I never even set up a lawn chair outside unless I am in a national or state park.
Homelessness can happen to anybody. I like how the woman said “those people up there are just 1 paycheck away from being down here with us”. That is 100% true. You can be living luxury to becoming homeless very easily. It’s easy to become homeless but hard to stay financially stable!
That is a lie. Homelessness happens after a person works HARD by not playing by the rules of society.
@@willywonka69xx 🙄
The truth is any one of these people can go get services any time they want. All they need to do is check into rehab or go to a homeless shelter, follow the rules, stay clean and in a few months they could live in a low income apartment and have a job.
@@privard89 I think you are correct. Also, sadly, there is a homeless service provider class that depends on the homeless to exist in mass...their goal is to service homelessness not solve it
what I don't understand why don't they leave California? especially those with some income SSI? sad that no one is help homelessness.
I do not understand why those with those big, nice looking RV's do not just get in them and drive off out of California. Boondocking in the woods in the hundreds of beautiful national parks has to be healthier and more appealing than parked on the side of a busy highway being moved and harassed nonstop by the bureaucrats and haters. So many campsights are free or cheap and they're everywhere.
Open your home to them
Criminalizing homelessness is not a solution. Many are one paycheck or crisis away… 💰 for clean-up could be redirected. 💗
Money is at the job if you are able bodied
@@firstlast8258 Yes. It’s true in theory but is it a living wage? The rich keep coming up with reasons not pay a fair wage. If you work you shouldn’t qualify for welfare.
They shouldn t do this to these poor people. Being homeless is not a crime
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
Open your home to them
Being homeless is not a crime, but breaking set laws because you are homeless IS A CRIME!! GROW UP!!
The only other thing they can do is organize homeless sites
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
The sweeps are cruel
Just making their life’s hard
I'm glad someone mentioned 'others leaving their trash to blame the homeless'. People who have never been homeless don't understand that homeless people don't create 'trash', others leave trash like the pink floyd shirt lady mentioned at 2:45. The stuff that you might think is trash is their belongings that still work and has a purpose; not just typical garbage. Homeless people don't have the luxury to create garbage just to mindlessly toss it; you'd know if you've been there.
The sidewalk is a bad place to store their dirty needles and empty food containers.
Everything you asserted is nonsense
Again, why do these people choose to live like pigs? There is no reason it should take tractors and dump trucks to clear a small patch or roadway. I full time and boondock on city streets all the time, there is NEVER anything outside of my RV, literally NOTHING, and I have NEVER, NOT ONCE had a problem with police or being moved along! YOU HAVE MADE YOUR OWN PROBLEMS!!
They are homeless - THEY DO NOT HAVE TRASH PICKUP! You do. You take it for granted. Humans make trash. That’s guaranteed. Without trash pickup, it builds up. You don’t want to see the trash - THEN HELP SOLVE HOMELESSNESS
@@InvisiblePeople WRONG!! I clearly stated I live full time in my RV! I DO NOT HAVE TRASH PICK UP! I simply am not a horder or PIG that tosses garbage on the curb outside my door. THESE PEOPLE ARE, and as such, they bring it on themselves and deserve everything they get! I am on city streets all the time, just like these people. I have not had a home for 6 years. NOT ONCE have I ever been made to move along! You want to help? STOP giving these lazy people ANYTHING! Old saying "Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day, Teach him to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime"!! AND FYI, YOU CRYING SNOWFLAKE, When everyone here was offered temporary housing and help, only 2 accepted!!
Nobody is "Scrambling"....These people had been given warnings and a set date for the "Relocation".
Please LORD JESUS give these precious people your provision, your strength, your comfort, your wisdom, your protection.......
This is so sad. They dehumanizing people to feel better about their actions. The government is disgusting
I agree
"The government is disgusting." 🎯 😡
The city would be better putting the funding used for these sweeps, into resources into housing these people instead of repeatedly paying police and workers to clear the area.
I’m homeless right now, but I feel this guilt once/if I do get out for all these other homeless people :(
What if we used all the money that the government spends on cleaning this stuff up on homes instead
Second this! Taxpayers’ money is being wasted.
A lack of physical buildings to occupy isn't the problem. There's already more empty buildings than homeless people. They need to either simply be left alone if they're not causing damage to anything or one and or just time to get back on their feet so to speak.
It's very true that a significant if not greater portion of homeless people are no different than any other "normal" hard working person who's just going through an overwhelming and often traumatic sequence of events in their life that they couldn't handle or keep up with. And with no support of family or friends, or perhaps stubborn pride that kept them from asking in the first place, sent them down a spiral of unstable living conditions that becomes very hard to pull up out of.
It's a surprisingly complicated problem. Free living spaces do give some measure of help and i do reckon most people would be trying to get a job and than move out into their own home when they can. But the complexity of human psyche and structure of society make what may feel like a simple fix much less black and white than we want it to be.
@@tigadirt Well spoken! I appreciate your candor & willingness to see the depths of the issues. It IS more complex. Thanks for reminding us. Hopefully someone with the power to begin to change things, will hear you. 💗
@@BelleOfAmherst thanks. I was homeless myself for a couple years when i was younger and unfortunately it's one of those things where it can be next to impossible for people who haven't walked a mile in their shoes to understand.
A lot of the people who say the classic "just get off your butt and get a job" aren't necessarily terrible people, they just only know what they know from their own life experiences and have luckily never had to try to put their life back together from such a tattered state.
And to be honest what I've seen and experienced with solving the problem is not so much about a particular person, as you mentioned hopefully seeing this, being able to do something about it. But rather what helped me and millions more was the kindness of average and good hearted folk interacting with down and out people in their community's. As being isolated from the community was usually a significant factor in how they ended up there in the first place.
You seem like genuinely gold hearted person. Don't be afraid of interacting with the homeless to whatever point you feel safe and comfortable and maybe you will help someone when they need (and wanted) to get back on their feet. ❤
If their not on drugs they can stay. But if their on drugs they got to go. Drugs and being homeless makes someone steal to feed their drug habit it makes problems way worse. On drugs it gets worse, no vehicle, loose everything, end up in prison or over dosesing and dead.
So sad and immoral to do this to someone down on their luck already.
People usually make their own luck
Or they could get a job, as there is a massive shortage of workers right now!
SHAME ON THESE GOVERNMENTS AND THE PEOPLE IN THESE CITIES!
@Kat8lyst yes but the common citizen can't afford to house themselves.
One of them says that she is single and has to do everything herself. That makes me wonder: why can't a beautiful and brave woman like these start a romantic and sincere relationship with a decent man who is alone, who knows how to value them and who could help them start over? Why are they alone?
Every homeless case seems more complicated than it looks. I don't think the government has time and money to analyze every single case to provide help. But there are some brilliant government officials who can create a plan to help solve but they don't come forward.
Are there links to help these 2 ladies?
When I was homeless I never piled stuff outside or created a mess. Would that be one of the reasons they get problems!
I live in my RV and I can’t just park anywhere I want. Laws are a part of life and those that break them face the consequences. No exceptions just because they are “homeless”.
HA! There is no place in Los Angeles County for people to park. Many of these RVs do not run. People need to be close somewhere to get water and find a bathroom. Access to public transportation is vital.
Absolutely, laws are in place by why can there not be exceptions allowed under certain circumstances? This whole situation is just sad and ruthless. I'm currently homeless living in my car and I sleep at Walmart. I've been ran off anywhere else I've tried to sleep. My situation is pretty hopeless unfortunately. I just lost my job Wednesday morning over court dates and missing for court related things. It's like once local law enforcement found out I was homeless they tried even harder to pull me.over and fine me. I became homeless in June of last year. I have accumulated tickets in Sheffield, Florence, city and county and st Florian. Any money I make after my wage garnishments goes to the county for these ridiculous tickets. They'll never let us homeless get back up. That's why our homeless population is well over 300 people just in Florence Alabama. They offer nothing. A meal a few days a week. I can't even look for a job because I have no gas. Being homeless can be so distressing! Thanks for my vent. Sorry. I love your channel and I appreciate you bringing awareness to us. I just want to feel like a person again. ❤
Omg that’s so heartbreaking
Good job democrats.
@@Ahahahhaaah Hey genius, poverty exists on both political spectrums. In fact 8/10 of the most impoverished states are red states. There’s always that one idiot that has to politicize everything.
@@skatemo100 nah, suck a cack you liberal clown. you don’t see this in CDA.
Affordable housing is the answer and yet I never see any laws being proposed to stop the rampant greed of corporations who have been allowed to charge rents that are unattainable for 99 percent of the population. This is a result of greed pure and simple and lack of political representation for individuals. Only corporations are represented in our political offices and until that ends more people are going to become homeless and suffer.
99% of the population is not homeless, GROW UP SNOWFLAKE! 99.97% of the population manages just fine!
Great video. Thank you for sharing. What camera and lens did you use?
Washington DC needs to live like this for a week!!!!
If I had a Trillion Dollars, no wait that is the annual budget military industrial complex. Wake up America! I have never met Mark, but I'm certain we went to different schools together. "Jesus" would be proud Mark if there ever was one? Thank you for your works!
There was a lot of humanity given to them... unfortunately, this is just their job. I think we need to meet somewhere in the middle for this crisis... Playa Del Ray may not be the best place for encampments but I could tell you where swaths of land is inland, but there is this sense of "belonging" or just pure privilege that they belong there... as someone that's that 1 pay check away, I find it highly unfair that I have to work so hard for that view, follow rules, keep my home clean, stay out of trouble... but they got an RV parked beach front and deserve that...
There's no right answer to this but give the workers some credit. They were very kind and respectful / plenty of heads up for these sweeps. It's all junk and trash they find from the trash anyways... We need to focus on the mental health part because that's the number one issue causing this. No one in their right mind wants to live like this, but there are resources out there and there needs to be a want to be helped as much as the want to help 😭 it's sad af but we can't even sit down and talk about anything in this country
If we get people into housing, that’s humanity, and it solves the crisis. I’ve only once seen people in a homeless camps have a entitlement to a location, but it was more about this groups ideology than that they were homeless. People park of camp where they feel safe and there are resources nearby.
While I do understand and even empathize a little with you saying you have to work hard for that few and it feels unfair to have to see homeless people, I hope you at least try to understand these people have no place to go. Bass and Park are going a PR dance around homelessness. LA has always been a shits how, and if we don’t take tangible actions now to get people the housing and support they need, homeless numbers are going to continue to get worse.
Whenever I visit Oakland, I see the future nightmare of America. There are RVs everywhere. We have to stop that from happening in every city.
I have never seen so much false information!!!
Glad they were doing sweeps and getting them out of there. Where do they go? Not our problem. They need to sort their lives out like the rest of us have.
I'm not against homelessness. I have a heart for them but I listen to so many stories and very few will make the statement. I am here because of the choices I did. We all are somewhere because of the choices we made in life.
Texas is open for business 🌵
1:20 so valid, so important message to everyone
What part of L.A is this?
i hope the workers & the officials remember what they did ! for when it's their time for them to ask for forgiveness there's none .
what do you do on the like & dislike ? heart & prayers for the people subjected .
How did the fire start. Rest his soul.
The US is one of the richest countries in the world, they should create & provide housing to these homeless people, not shelters. Nobody wants to live in shelters. They should have on the job trainings for them to learn skills so they can get jobs. Employers should hire them w/o hesitations on probations of course. Most of all, they should be taught the importance of birth controls. These homeless people are making the US becoming a 3rd world country.
What mammals live amongst their own waste?
❤❤❤ Lord may you show mercy, grace and your power through willing hearts. Amen.
Why does that worker at 1:44 - 1:45 have a smirk on his face as he is walking by with his phone up either recording or taking pictures. That is really upsetting!
What a job. No thanks.
Help and support them we should! More should be done to house and help these people now!
But make no mistake. Take note........
This is just the beginning of society's collapse. These people's situations will look tame in a few years to much of America not being able to afford food or housing for their family. Prep up hard...and fast...The total failure of things is almost here. Are you ready?
It is not a waste of taxpayer money to do these sweeps. As TAXPAYERS part of our money is expected to go to services that keep the city clean, keep the roads driveable, and sidewalks passable. The vehicles parked on yhe side of the roads for years, with garbage all around, are NOT homes. They are eyesores.