California business owners sound off on state’s homeless crisis

CROSS COUNTRY. >> LET'S MOVE TO CALIFORNIA, HOME OF ONE THIRD OF THE COUNTRY'S HOMELESS POPULATION AND ITS NOW THE LIGHTED ADMINISTRATION ABOUT TO GIVE THEENTIRE STATE FEDERAL FUNDING TO FIX THE PROBLEM . LOS ANGELES BEING ONE THIS WEEK MAYOR KAREN BASS SAYS SHE LOVES EVEN MOREMONEY . >> ALLSTATE COUNTY AND CITY ABSOLUTELY MY OWN WISHES WE TREAT IT LIKE IT'S A HURRICANE. THERE WOULD BE A STATE OF EMERGENCY BE KNOWLEDGE ON THE LEFT ALLOWS AND HE. >> THEY ARE MASK HAS BEEN SPENDING A DECISION SINCE SHE LAST DECEMBER AND DISEASE NEW BUDGET CASE AND UNPRECEDENTED $1.38 ON A PROBLEM. THE OFFICE SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 4000 PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS JANUARY . HERE'S WHAT WE SAWON OUR LATEST VISIT . AS YOU CAN SEE HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND CRIME ARE PREVALENT AS EVER. IT'S THE STRUGGLE FOR THE BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES LIKE ONE BUSINESS ON WE RAN INTO . EARLIER THAT DAY IS COMING AND IS ON FIRE IS IN A HOLISTIC SIGN THE SOURCE OF THEIR MONEY ARRIVED. WATCH. >> THIS HAPPENEDTODAY. 7 AM AND YOU WANT THEN THIS WAS A . WHAT DID THE LEADERS SAY? >> HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US. THEY WANT US TO BE HOMELESS. THE PEOPLE DON'T BURN EVERYTHING IN MYLIFE, MY KIDS, MY FAMILY . IS IN DANGER. >>WHEN YOU CALL THEM WHAT THEY SAY ? >> WILL ASSIGN SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR AFTER THEY BURN THE WHOLE BUILDING? WHO'S GOING TO PAY? MY INSURANCE, THREE YEARS AFTER? I WANT TO LOSE THE BUSINESS. >> SOMEBODY SET AFIRE IN MY HOUSE SWEET AND THE PEOPLE HERE AND SAID MAN, YOU BETTER GET OUT OF HERE . >> BEFORE PANDEMIC INSURANCE WAS $2000 PER YEAR. NOW IT'S $14,000 PER YEAR. >> $14,000. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? >> NOTHING, THIS ISIT . I'M MOVING. I'M MOVING OUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE . THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH LA AND NOBODY CARES ABOUT PROFITS OWNERS, BUSINESS OWNERS . WE ARE THE ONESPAYING THE TAXES AND THE HOMELESS AND STREET . >> THIS TYPE OF DYSFUNCTION IS NOTRARE . ACCORDING TO BRADLEY LUSTER, A FAMILY-OWNED REAL ESTATE IN DOWNTOWN LASERNEARLY 60 YEARS . >> DOWNTOWN LA ISDEALING WITH OUR RECORD NUMBER OF THINGS . 30 PERCENT IS GOING TOBE A BLOG . THE MARKET IS GOING TO COLLAPSE. >> PART OF THE REASON IS ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES CAN'T OPERATE IN AMORE . >> THIS BUILDING WAS HIT BY A FIRE. THIS WAS A $62 PROPERTY WITH 500 BUSINESSES GOT BURNED . THERE HOMELESS, THEY'RE THE SAME AS ACROSS THE STREET AT ONE WAS LUCKY THEY DIDN'T LOSE THEIR BUILDING. THESE PEOPLE LOSTTHEIR BUILDING AND ALL THEIR INCOME. THIS HAS BEEN TWO YEARS. NOW THEY HIRED ME TO SELLTHE BUILDING . >>THIS IS BEING NORMALIZED . >> THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS . >> WHEN YOU HAVE THE MAYOR DEDICATING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TOWARDS THE PROBLEMIS IT JUST ABILITY ? BECAUSE IT'S BILLIONS. >> IT'S THE LACK OF POLITICAL WILL TO TACKLE IT. LACK OF WILL BY THE PRIVATE OWNERS TO FORCE THE LEADERSHIP. >> WHAT I'MLOOKING AT HERE ? >> YOU GOT THE WAREHOUSE THAT WOULD RENT FOR $15,000 A MONTH. BUSINESSES PULL OUT AND BECAUSE OF THE FIRE IN JERSEY . ALL THESEDIFFERENT FAMILIES LOST THEIR BUSINESS . THIS IS JUST SITTING ON TO LISA. BOTH HOMELESS ARE SLEEPING HERE ANDTHEY START FIRES ALL THE TIME . THERE'S MULTIPLE FIRES EVERY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES BY THE HOMELESS AND SOMETIMES THEY CATCH BUILDINGS ON FIRE SO IT'S A CONSTANTBATTLE . >> THIS IS DANGEROUS. >> IS BEYOND DANGEROUS. >> CRISIS IS PART OF A STATEWIDE. THE STUDY SHOWSONE THIRD OF NATIONS . IN ADDITION LIVES IN CALIFORNIA. >> THE PEOPLE IN POWER I'M SURE THEY'RE AWARE ALLTHESE BUILDINGS GOING UP IN FLAMES, THEY SAID ? >> YOU HAVE ONE MESSAGE TO THE LEADERS NOWWATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW ? >> IS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR BUSINESSPEOPLE OR PEOPLE THAT LIVED DOWNTOWN TO WALK. THERE'S NOTHING, SHOOTINGS. THERE'S ASSAULT TODAY MOBILIZETODAY AND AS YOU SEE THERE'S FIRES EVERY DAY . >> IS THE NEW NORMAL. >> WAS NEXT FORTHE CITY WITH ALL THIS GOING ON . >> THIS TREND IS GOING, IS A DISASTER. AND OUR FAMILY OWNS A SIGNIFICANT PORTFOLIO THERE AND WE'RE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT CALLING IT. >> . WHAT'S STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW WECOULD BE SHOT . OUR FAMILY WORKED HARD TO BUILD BUT WE HAVE A BEER AND WHY SHOULD I BE HERE WEARE READY TO GIVE UP . >> WE REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR OFFICE, MAYORS BASS AND CITY COUNCIL MULTIPLE TIMES BUTHAVEN'T HEARD BACK . WE LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE MAYOR AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL ANY OF THEIR FUTURE PLANSFOR LOS ANGELES . I'M JOINED NOW BY TWO PEOPLE WHO WATCH THE FALL, TWO MORE. ONE IN CALIFORNIACITIES, DAVID ME ON SKYPE AREA IN SAN FRANCISCO . THANK YOU ALSO MUCHFOR JOINING THE PROGRAM . YOU KNOW DAVID, WE DOWN, WE TALKED. YOU WERE AWFUL BUT YOU TOLD ME YOU SAID THINGS DON'T CHANGE I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO UPDATE FOR US . >> TODAY IS ACTUALLY MY LAST DAY WAS MY RESTAURANT FOR GOOD JUST TIME SINCE WE SPOKE NOTHING BETTER THAN I SHOOTINGS ON THE MARKET SHOOTINGS AT THE CABLE HARD FOR. MORE RATINGS NOTHING SATISFIES WHY EVEN WASTE MY MENTAL ENERGY TO THE WITH THIS ANYMORE SO TIME TOGO . >> ANYWAY IN THE CITY TRY TO BRING YOU BACK, DO SOMETHING TO KEEP YOUR BUSINESS THERE # . >> KNOW. THEY MAKE IT HARDER. LIKE CHOCOLATES, THEY MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEPTHE PARK LIT . THERE'S NO HELP. >> WE ARE WATCHING THE BREAK-IN AT YOURRESTAURANT. I REMEMBER YOUTELLING ME HOW MUCH TO REIR THE BUILDING EVERY TIME THAT HAPPENED KATE , I WANT TO GO TO YOU IS IT ANY BETTER IN SAN DIEGO ? >> KNOW, IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT ANY BETTER IN SAN DIEGO? ALL THE MAYORS HAVE THE SAME PAUCITY AS YOU SAID PREVIOUSLYWE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THE PROBLEM . VERYLITTLE ON A SOLUTION . IN SAN DIEGO A VOTE TRYING THIS SAFE CAMPAIGN BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S BEEN TRIED HERE IN SAN DIEGO IT FAILED BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH STICK AND NOT ENOUGH TEETH IN THE ADJUDICATION OF WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING WHEN YOU'RE HOMELESS AND NOT ENOUGH INCENTIVE TOGO THERE . AND LETGO THERE TEMPORARILY . IT WAS UNSAFE FOR US TO BE UP US BEING OUR PERFORMANCE IS NOT ANY BETTERIN SAN DIEGO . >> IN THE. >> I AGREE, IT'S LIKE JUST AS BAD BUT SOMETIMES YOU SEE IT GETTING CLEANUP THE NEXT DAY IS JUST AS BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT THESOLUTION IS ANYMORE ON THIS . >> CASE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT THE STICK AND CARROT PHILOSOPHY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE THE PEOPLE YOU SEE ON THE STREET HAVE BEEN OFFERED SERVICES. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THEY THEN OFFER HOUSING. THEY'RE GETTINGTHREE MEALS A DAY. THEY HAD DONE THE NEEDLES , MANY TIMES THERE ALSO CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN BYTHE STICK AND CARROT TO OUR AUDIENCE ? >> THE STICK ANDCARROT, REALLY ALL THERE IS RIGHT NOW IS THE PARENT . HERE'S FOOD, HERE'S SOME DRUGS WERE GOING TO LET YOU LIVE YOUR LAWLESS LIFE ON STREET IS A BUNCH OF CARROTS IS WHAT YOU DO WHAT SHE WANTS YOU TO STICK BECAUSE YOU HAVE ABOUT IT, SPACE JAMES, THE POLICE BEING ALLOWED TO ACTUALLY DO THEIRJOBS . SO THERE REALLY IS NO STICK. AND WITH ALL OF TWO OF THEM WORKING IN UNISONYOU SOLVE THIS PROBLEM . >> I HOPE FORBETTER , FOR CALIFORNIA AND THAT THE LEADERS GET THEIR ACT

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Length: 10min 49sec (649 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 02 2023