Venice Beach park bench - Notice the block in the middle so homeless can't sleep on it
Posted on 01/11/2019 8:15:59 AM PST by EdnaMode
That certain percentage is near 100%. Even those who get disability checks or pensions - why waste that money on an apartment and all those bills? They want to keep all that money to buy the booze and drugs they want and have none of those annoying rules to deal with.
Most real shelters that have drug testing and strict rules almost always have room available; they want a hand out, not a hand up.
Al Fresco Domicilaries ...
“Informal settlements”
I had to go to LA last year on family business and took my two nieces along. They wanted to go to Venice Beach, so we went. What an experience! Bums, dopers, drunks, old hippies, mentally ill talking to themselves. Not the fresh air you would expect to breathe at a beach — everything smelled of pot — no wonder — there was a pot shop doing a lot of business. My nieces were propositioned by creeps. (They left me alone - LOL!) We couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Hope I never have to go back to CA!
*Perrette*
Ping
“I wonder what will happen in Ca. Clearly it is a battle between working people and idle vagrants.”
Idle vagrants who have the State and many times the local governments “behind” them.
I booked a vacation for me, my father and my brother in California way back in the 80s. We were in Phx but thought it would be fun to see California.
I found the most reasonable rate at a hotel, and it was in Venice across the street from the beach and with a boardwalk right next to our hotel.
Was amazed to see so many creepy, scary people on the beach, bums, transient’s, druggies all around there and thought, ‘wow’ Venice is becoming a bad location and we watched our backs!
THIS was back in the 80s!
Elections and liberals in power/control at all levels have severe consequences for the rest of us!
It’s heartbreaking to me that you had that experience in Venice — but rather than see it as an isolated incident confined to my state. Please let it be a cautionary tale of what our ENTIRE country will look like should the ever left-leaning Democrats regain control of our government (which they’re on their way of doing) and GOPers remain wishy washy about pursuing Trump’s agenda.
Red states like Texas, Kansas, and Arizona are up for grabs now. Turning ‘Purple.’
At the moment the trend seems to be for people to just move out of liberal cities, but pretty soon there won’t be greener pastures to turn to.
This is why it’s vital we stay alert, vote even in small town local elections, and get involved in whatever way we can. Write to our representatives. Encourage people around us to run for office etc...etc...
I need to take my own advice.
” Binen, who spends four hours a day online organizing against the shelter, says his activity has pushed him rightward.”
One down, 60 million to go.
I lived there from LaGuardia to Bloomberg and would in no way claim to know what Fun City is like today.
When life gets painful enough for Evan, he will either agree that tough measures need to be taken, or he will move out. Reality has a way of staying right in your face.
I wonder if conservatives could pay the homeless to set up shop in these mild climate areas as payback for the export of infectious California Lefty ideology to red states?
Nancy has at least two mansions in Northern Californicator land,
One in Gay trashed Frisco, and a huge Mansion and several acres of land on the west side of St Helena with walls and gates.
Wouldn't you?
Venice Beach park bench - Notice the block in the middle so homeless can't sleep on it
Many choose to, as it’s a dirt-cheap no-responsibility lifestyle. In that climate, with sufficient free money & services available, living in a tent is rather appealing.
Many don’t “want” to, but having ended up there find little motivation to actually exit the lifestyle. Sure a roof & bed is nice, but in that region it’s stupid expensive, vs a practically free tent in a comfortable climate.
Progressives just doesn’t grasp that a significant part of progress is an existential motivation to move away from a prior problem. Instead, they “progress” toward making it more comfortable/viable to remain in victim status ... then wonder why people are in that victim status.
It’s called “Socialism”.
There’s a powerful, rich, ruling upper class and a destitute group of peasants beneath them with nothing in the middle.
“Barbra Streisand will be tearing down her fence and opening up her home to the homeless and illegals.”
Liberal BaWah does not want anyone using the beach below her mansion. In spite of State laws banning people from keeping people of the beaches next to their mansions.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.