W. Oakland Residents Shocked To Find City-Sanctioned' Homeless Encampment' In Their Neighborhood

Published 2019-07-02
West Oakland residents say they were never consulted about a city-sanctioned homeless encampment that sprang up in their neighborhood. In a KPIX Original Report, Susie Steimle presses city leaders for answers.

All Comments (21)
  • @NeoPrince2015
    Well the mayor has to protect the illegal immigrants first!!!!
  • @teneleven2818
    The wealthy politicians never let them move to their areas
  • @beamreach7015
    really? shocked? No wonder you keep voting against your best interests.....you're all slow on the uptake.
  • @jomama3804
    is it just me or do these homeless people sound remarkably thoughtful and centered. I guess not working 80 hours a week like the rest of America keeps them from being stressed out like everyone else. I have to admit im kind of jealous.
  • @andym8533
    If you continue to throw money at a homeless problem, you are trying to put out a fire with gasoline. Get them some land outside of the city to camp out at. The ones who go deserve help, the others are drug addicts.
  • @tishbowman2990
    This is friggin ridiculous! Instead of helping them NOT be homeless, or addressing the issues that lead to them being homeless, let's just move them around each time the residents complain!
  • Just wait until someone child is hurt 😢 😢😢
  • All it takes is one broken down car, one medical bill, one accident. It’s scary how easy it is for us to fall into debt and become homeless. The gray area really needs to be spoken about more.
  • I wonder if they would approve homeless encampments in their own neighborhoods. Libby? Hello? No?
  • @ctwatcher
    Maybe all that money isn't getting where it needs to be. Imagine that.
  • I spend more and more on birdseed to feed the birds in my yard, but it doesn't do any good. Instead of solving the problem of hungry birds, it only seems to attract more. If only I had enough money to buy MORE birdseed, surely that would relieve their hunger so they could go away, right?
  • @milesmayhem5440
    Is anyone really shocked anymore? This is the new normal. Get used to it kids. 😃
  • @brianp5205
    Then turn the athletic park into a giant homeless camp. Kid exposure problem will be eliminated LOL.
  • @luistapia1942
    It's the liberal policy that creates this type of Pelosi-town results.
  • @propblast82nd
    Move them to Oakland City Hall since the Mayor created this !
  • @Microtonal_Cats
    The first line of this piece basically says "People are surprised and shocked that subsidizing something makes more of it."
  • @Mrbriangalvan
    Oakland San Francisco Los Angeles Orange County Seattle Chicago St Louis Newark Philadelphia Baltimore New York City The list goes on and on with Democratic Party control of city government and the results they’ve brought. High crime, high homelessness, high taxes, high cost of living.
  • @tammiebroggins
    That's because the homeless doesn't get any of that money it trickles down through the people who work for those programs.