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| CA Homelessness Issue Due to 'Our Own Policies and Neglect' Over 'Decades and Decades' | ||
| 2024-08-23 | ||
Newsom said that affordability and housing are the biggest issues in the state, and housing has a “byproduct, which is the ultimate manifestation of our failure, and that’s the issue of homelessness.” Host Greta Van Susteren then asked, “How did you get to that point, though? It’s a problem that’s plagued every state in the nation. But, certainly, California, because it is such a large state, we know — we see the enormous impact on it. But how did California get so much homelessness?” Newsom responded, “Because of our own policies and neglect. We put up our feet and we rested on our laurels. We allowed NIMBYism to dominate in our state. We’re not building — it’s Econ. 101, supply and demand. We simply have not been building enough housing for decades and decades and decades. So, the cost of living, affordability has been the dominant challenge in our state. That said, I will say, having traveled across the United States, the issue of housing and homelessness is becoming more and more dominant. Red states, not just blue states. We were down — you saw the new numbers last year in places like Florida that had a huge spike in homelessness. The housing costs, insurance costs across the board in states like Florida are increasingly challenging. So, it’s not surprising to me that, in the economic plan that Kamala Harris put out, she talked about affordability and housing, not just from the prism of being a former Californian, as it relates to her time served in the state, but as vice president, understanding the United States and its challenges.”
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 ^ Of course. |
| Posted by: Big Shimble9252 2024-08-23 21:28 |
| #8 And the government has no problem evicting people who don't pay the rent. However, they certainly obstruct landlords from evicting people who don't pay rent. One rule for me, another rule for thee. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-08-23 19:43 |
| #7 I suppose the solution is more government. it’s Econ. 101, supply and demand. Kommunist calls to burn the heretic? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-08-23 14:51 |
| #6 At a certain point, the 'landlord' really doesn't own the property as its literally run by the state via regulations. Nobody really owns property in California. We pay rent to the government in the form of "property taxes". And the government has no problem evicting people who don't pay the rent. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-08-23 12:00 |
| #5 As for homelessness, yeah, that's neglect. Drug addicts and the mentally need to be incarcerated for their own good instead of being allowed to die on the sidewalks and in the riverbeds. They don't need half million dollar condos. They need beds in institutions where they can get the treatment they need. They won't volunteer for it because they like being able to score their drugs and shoot up on the sidewalks. They need to be arrested and incarcerated. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-08-23 11:58 |
| #4 the issue boils down to not building enough housing “for decades and decades and decades” BULLSHIT!!! Developers in California have been building houses for decades and decades and decades as fast as they can in the name of "affordable housing" but the cost of living in California continues to rise astronomically. NEWSOM IS LYING. He and his fellow Democrats want to turn comfortable, single-family suburbs and small cities into miserable slums because they know that slum dwellers like the ones in New York will vote Democrat. It doesn't hurt that developers contribute to election campaigns for their pet politicians. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-08-23 11:54 |
| #3 Lose "Neglect", sub Encouragement. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-08-23 10:22 |
| #2 While you are at it, look at all the rules and regulations you pile on landlords and the restrictions you place in removing problem tenets. At a certain point, the 'landlord' really doesn't own the property as its literally run by the state via regulations. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-08-23 07:10 |
| #1 If you want more housing you are going to need more energy and water. Good luck with that. When the Dept of Defense closed the Presidio of San Francisco [which was turned over for 0 in return], they had a lot of land that the government could have turned into multi-housing units. Cry me a river. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-08-23 07:05 |