EVERY AMERICAN IS ONLY ONE PAYCHECK AND 12 ILLEGALS AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS!
Orange County’s Largest Homeless Camp Cleared Out
Last September I wrote about a
homeless camp which had grown up along the bike path which
stretches along the Santa Ana River in Orange County, California. Residents in
the area complained about trash, human waste, and crime. People living in the
camps were constantly in fear of violence from those nearby, many of whom have
substance abuse or mental health problems. Last week, after a lengthy legal
battle involving the ACLU, a judge ruled that Orange County could begin to
clear out the camps so long as people were given a place to go. Fox News reports:
Trash trucks and contractors in hazmat gear have descended on
the camp and so far removed 250 tons of trash, 1,100 pounds of human waste and
5,000 hypodermic needles.
But the effort
hasn’t been without controversy as homeless advocates, the American Civil Liberties
Union and a federal judge have all weighed in on the fate of some-700 people
evicted from their home along the Santa Ana River — next to Angel Stadium of
Anaheim and a few miles from Disneyland, outside Los Angeles.
Spitzer, whose
district includes the encampment, has battled the advocates since last fall
when the decision was first made to close the camp. The ACLU and others filed a
federal civil rights lawsuit to stop this and several stays have ensued until
last week, when the final go-ahead was granted.
For those being
evicted, a mediation with U.S. District Court Judge David Carter offered the
choice of a bed in a shelter or a month-long motel voucher; medical aid; drug
treatment; job training; storage for their belongings and housing for pets at
the county animal shelter.
So far, 544 people have been moved to shelters and motel rooms
and approximately 100 remain at the riverbed. Crews counted 207 tents, but it
is unclear if they are occupied.
The LA Times
reported the offer of free vouchers for motels and food attracted people from
other areas who were looking for a handout:
As word spread about motel
vouchers, homeless people from different parts of Southern California began
streaming in, trying to get their names on a waiting list.
“We know there are new faces and they’re exploiting the goodness
of the county. But we know who’s been here because we have inventory,” said
County Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
County Chief Executive Frank Kim said county workers are
familiar with the people who have called the riverbed home. But that hasn’t
stopped new people from arriving, he said.
“Just yesterday, I was out here and people would open up their
cars and a bunch of other people would step out with their sleeping bags,
looking for a motel voucher,” Kim said. “We want to be clear that vouchers are
being offered only to the riverbed residents. But we will work with all the
homeless to help connect them to other services they need.”
But for the
people who had been living in the camp, this seems to have been a positive step.
As I pointed out last year, there are reports of fights and even rapes taking
place at this camp. Drug dealers, who move in to profit from the people with
substance abuse problems, discourage anyone calling the police so most crimes
aren’t reported.
Alice Simpson, 57, originally from Alabama, said she was
“thrilled to get into safety.” She stood in the shade of a tree, counting down
the minutes until transportation arrived to take her to the Bridges at Kraemer
Place, a county-run shelter in Anaheim.
“I’m very comfortable with this move and I want to go in without
fear,” said Simpson, who has been diagnosed with symptoms associated with
schizophrenia. “I have been living in fear at this camp and the person I call
my best friend is 911. Maybe that will change now.”
Now the people
who live near this camp won’t have to deal with the problems it creates and the
bike path can become a community asset for recreation again. The problem, of
course, is that all of this is going to cost money. There are an estimated
5,000 homeless people in Orange County, but that’s a fraction of the number in
nearby areas, including Los Angeles. This effort to deal with a problem has now
created a cleared out campsite along the river which hundreds of homeless
people from LA could descend on and inhabit.
Judge David
Carter, who approved clearing the camp, stood nearby while it was being
cleared. There was no violence and no arrests were made, at least so far. As
this CBS 2 report makes clear, police will be revisiting the site for several
weeks, encouraging people to accept help or move on. Eventually, if that fails
to work, they will arrest those who remain behind or those who show up to take
their place. In the long run, that’s going to be the only way to keep this area
clear, i.e. enforce the law against camping there.
"This argues more for the idea that liberalism is just good old-
fashioned government greed: once in power, government
employees make themselves wealthy at the expense of everyone
else and create the traditional exploitive society where the few live
by impoverishing the many."
The Politics of San Francisco's Homelessness Problem
About a year ago, in January 2017, Leilani Farha visited the city of San Francisco and was appalled at the extent of the substandard housing conditions suffered by San Francisco's homeless population. Leilani works for the United Nations as a special rapporteur on adequate housing. She travels around the world to investigate housing conditions and called the housing conditions of San Francisco's homeless "unacceptable." She concluded that California "is allowing, by international human rights standards," conditions are that "deplorable."
This is particularly disturbing when one considers that California is the most populous and the wealthiest state in the wealthiest country in the world. San Francisco has made some effort to deal with homelessness. The city spent $275 million on homelessness in the fiscal year that ended in June 2017 and is expanding that to $305 million for the year that ends in June 2018.
But that is not enough, since there is a long waiting list for nighttime shelters. Visitors to San Francisco are appalled to see persons on sidewalks committing drug crimes such as injecting themselves with needles. And the city has areas now fouled by the smell of human waste.
One has to wonder what San Francisco, which has some of the wealthiest citizens in the nation, is doing with all their money. After all, the major tenet of liberalism, which San Francisco declares is its guiding public policy, is to help the disadvantaged and poor.
In order to understand the lack of financial commitment to helping the homeless, it may be helpful to review the salaries of San Francisco County "public servants." Their jobs, and their professed mission, is to devote themselves to helping the needy. There is no shortage of money, but there appears to be a shortage of commitment to allocating public taxes to helping the homeless.
The money goes to those who are dedicated to helping the homeless. There are many examples of salary extravagance. For example, according to the websiteTransparentCalifornia. com, Madonna P. Valencia, the manager of the Dept. of Public Health, had a salary of $275,395.65 in 2016. In addition to that, she received benefits of $65,154.15 in that year for a total compensation package of $340,549.80. Another manager of public health, Theresa A. Dentoni, received $276,109.42 in 2016 and benefits of $64,073.87 for a total of $340,183.73. And this in a city that cannot afford to make portable toilets available to residents.
The assistant medical examiner, Harminder S. Niarula, another person in public health, had a total salary in 2016 of $336,000. Stephen C. Wu, a senior physician specialist, earned $336,000 in 2016. Another supervising physician specialist, Catherine T. James, collected $333,000. And nursing supervisor Patricia Carr got $333,000.
The list of those in public health working for the County of San Francisco goes on and on. It appears that $300,000 is a benchmark for the top officials. There are about 300 persons in San Francisco County's government who received a salary in the $300,000 to $400,000 area. Then there are over 2,300 people working for the County of San Francisco who earn between $200K and $300K a year.
The point is, these people, numbering less than 2,300, took in about $575,000,000 in 2016 just in salary and benefits. If you add those who made from $300K to $400K in 2016, that's an additional $100 million. So in 2016, San Francisco County spent about $675,000,000 on just 2,600 salaried employees. That's over a half-billion dollars taken by less than 3,000 people while in 2017 at least 12,000 persons lived on the streets, and San Francisco couldn't afford to provide portable toilets to them or overnight sleeping facilities.
This kind of economic argument is made all the time by Democrats, who say the top CEOs can afford to pay their employees more. The voters of San Francisco have the right to ask why, if the top officials of San Francisco make this amount of money, some can't be set aside for the homeless of San Francisco, especially since San Francisco likes to boast that it is the most liberal and accommodating city to those in need.
Perhaps someone should sue the City of San Francisco, using the argument that the primary function of government is public safety and health. For once, a federal Judge might make a ruling to force pay cuts for these people and devote more of the county's resources to paying for facilities to meet the health needs of the homeless.
So far, the liberal rhetoric of San Francisco has succeeded only in making public employees wealthy, not safeguarding the public health and safety of the residents. Amid the wealth and luxury of San Francisco, there is a growing population of poor and destitute residents. This argues more for the idea that liberalism is just good old-fashioned government greed: once in power, government employees make themselves wealthy at the expense of everyone else and create the traditional exploitive society where the few live by impoverishing the many.
The facts are clear: in the most liberal and progressive and Democrat-controlled city in the country, one can find the largest homeless population living in the unhealthiest conditions of any city.
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Savage Unveils Platform for Possible California Senate Run: Borders, Language, Culture
NEW YORK — As Michael Savage contemplates a run for the U.S. Senate in California, the radio star on Monday unveiled a platform of borders, language and culture.
In an email to Breitbart News, Savage outlined his plan for the Golden State if he decides to jump into the race:
Seal the borders, build the wall like a citadel, deport illegal aliens.English is the only language permitted on government documents, including ballots used for voting. Again: English only votingFix the homeless problem in the big cities of California – get rid of the needles, feces and trash off the streets.Bring the state taxes of California down to 9%.No more racism as a way of life among the political class.Be strong on the environment.
On his national program on Friday, “The Savage Nation” host said he was asked by “some very important people” to run as an independent against Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Listen to the audio here:
Savage told his audience: “Some very important people have come to me and said ‘Savage, would you like to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate in the of California against the esteemed Dianne Feinstein?’”
“Now you may say ‘you don’t have a ghost of a chance.’ With all those illegal aliens, with all that union money, with no press on your side, how could you David run against the Goliath of Feinstein? […] I’ve been holding down the fort for 24 years this March. 24 years in the radio business and I am younger than Dianne Feinstein.
“That’s right. I’ve been asked by a number of very powerful, important people to run as an independent for the U.S. Senate in the state of California and I am contemplating whether I really want to leave what I’ve worked for all my life and roll in the mud because politics is the dirtiest business on the planet.”
Aaron Klein is Breitbart’s Jerusalem bureau chief and senior investigative reporter. He is a New York Times bestselling author and hosts the popular weekend talk radio program, “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio.” Follow him on Twitter @AaronKleinShow. Follow him on Facebook.
JOHN BINDER
CALIFORNIA MOVES CLOSER TO FINAL ANNEXATION BY MEXICO
DE FACTO CITIZENSHIP PER LA RAZA:
NO TEST, NO BACKGROUND CHECKS ON CRIMINALITY, NO BACK TAXES, NO
FINES.... JUST JUMP STRAIGHT TO VOTING BOOTHS! AND VOTE OFTEN!!!
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2017/07/john-binder-californias-surrender-to.html
In 2013, California lawmakers passed legislation that allowed illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses if they can prove to the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) their identity and state residency. The plan was one of the largest victories to date by the open borders lobby.… JOHN BINDER – BREITBART.com
THE MURDEROUS MEXICANS….
Everyday there are 12 Americans murdered and 8 children molested by Mexicans!
Steinle’s murderer, Jose Zarate and been deported 5xs!
"While walking with her father on a pier in San Francisco in 2015, Steinle was shot by the illegal alien. Steinle pleaded with her father to not let her die, but she soon passed in her father’s arms."
Adios, California
A fifth-generation Californian laments his state’s ongoing economic collapse.
By Steve Baldwin
American Spectator, October 19, 2017
What’s clear is that the producers are leaving the state and the takers are coming in. Many of the takers are illegal aliens, now estimated to number over 2.6 million. The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates that California spends $22 billion on government services for illegal aliens, including welfare, education, Medicaid, and criminal justice system costs. Liberals claim they more than make that up with taxes paid, but that’s simply not true. It’s not even close. FAIR estimates illegal aliens in California contribute only $1.21 billion in tax revenue, which means they cost California $20.6 billion, or at least $1,800 per household.
Nonetheless, open border advocates, such as Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg, claim illegal aliens are a net benefit to California with little evidence to support such an assertion. As the Center for Immigration Studies has documented, the vast majority of illegals are poor, uneducated, and with few skills. How does accepting millions of illegal aliens and then granting them access to dozens of welfare programs benefit California’s economy? If illegal aliens were contributing to the economy in any meaningful way, California, with its 2.6 million illegal aliens, would be booming.
Furthermore, the complexion of illegal aliens has changed with far more on welfare and committing crimes than those who entered the country in the 1980s. Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute has testified before a Congressional committee that in 2004, 95% of all outstanding warrants for murder in Los Angeles were for illegal aliens; in 2000, 23% of all Los Angeles County jail inmates were illegal aliens and that in 1995, 60% of Los Angeles’s largest street gang, the 18th Street gang, were illegal aliens. Granted, those statistics are old, but if you talk to any California law enforcement officer, they will tell you it’s much worse today. The problem is that the Brown administration will not release any statewide data on illegal alien crimes. That would be insensitive. And now that California has declared itself a “sanctuary state,” there is little doubt this sends a message south of the border that will further escalate illegal immigration into the state.
A fifth-generation Californian laments his state’s ongoing economic collapse.
By Steve Baldwin
American Spectator, October 19, 2017
What’s clear is that the producers are leaving the state and the takers are coming in. Many of the takers are illegal aliens, now estimated to number over 2.6 million. The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates that California spends $22 billion on government services for illegal aliens, including welfare, education, Medicaid, and criminal justice system costs. Liberals claim they more than make that up with taxes paid, but that’s simply not true. It’s not even close. FAIR estimates illegal aliens in California contribute only $1.21 billion in tax revenue, which means they cost California $20.6 billion, or at least $1,800 per household.
Nonetheless, open border advocates, such as Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg, claim illegal aliens are a net benefit to California with little evidence to support such an assertion. As the Center for Immigration Studies has documented, the vast majority of illegals are poor, uneducated, and with few skills. How does accepting millions of illegal aliens and then granting them access to dozens of welfare programs benefit California’s economy? If illegal aliens were contributing to the economy in any meaningful way, California, with its 2.6 million illegal aliens, would be booming.
Furthermore, the complexion of illegal aliens has changed with far more on welfare and committing crimes than those who entered the country in the 1980s. Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute has testified before a Congressional committee that in 2004, 95% of all outstanding warrants for murder in Los Angeles were for illegal aliens; in 2000, 23% of all Los Angeles County jail inmates were illegal aliens and that in 1995, 60% of Los Angeles’s largest street gang, the 18th Street gang, were illegal aliens. Granted, those statistics are old, but if you talk to any California law enforcement officer, they will tell you it’s much worse today. The problem is that the Brown administration will not release any statewide data on illegal alien crimes. That would be insensitive. And now that California has declared itself a “sanctuary state,” there is little doubt this sends a message south of the border that will further escalate illegal immigration into the state.
"If the racist "Sensenbrenner Legislation" passes the US Senate, there is no doubt that a massive civil disobedience movement will emerge. Eventually labor union power can merge with the immigrant civil rights and "Immigrant Sanctuary" movements to enable us to either form a new political party or to do heavy duty reforming of the existing Democratic Party. The next and final steps would follow and that is to elect our own governors of all the states within Aztlan."
Indeed, California goes out of its way to attract illegal aliens. The state has even created government programs that cater exclusively to illegal aliens. For example, the State Department of Motor Vehicles has offices that only process driver licenses for illegal aliens. With over a million illegal aliens now driving in California, the state felt compelled to help them avoid the long lines the rest of us must endure at the DMV. And just recently, the state-funded University of California system announced it will spend $27 million on financial aid for illegal aliens. They’ve even taken out radio spots on stations all along the border, just to make sure other potential illegal border crossers hear about this program. I can’t afford college education for all my four sons, but my taxes will pay for illegals to get a college education.
Indeed, California goes out of its way to attract illegal aliens. The state has even created government programs that cater exclusively to illegal aliens. For example, the State Department of Motor Vehicles has offices that only process driver licenses for illegal aliens. With over a million illegal aliens now driving in California, the state felt compelled to help them avoid the long lines the rest of us must endure at the DMV. And just recently, the state-funded University of California system announced it will spend $27 million on financial aid for illegal aliens. They’ve even taken out radio spots on stations all along the border, just to make sure other potential illegal border crossers hear about this program. I can’t afford college education for all my four sons, but my taxes will pay for illegals to get a college education.
JUDICIAL WATCH
The true cost of all that “cheap” Mexican labor is staggering!
Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. Taxpayers a Stunning $134.9 Billion a Year
THE ENDLESSLY HISPANDERING DEMOCRAT PARTY funded by Wall Street’s biggest criminals says it is “ALL NEW”…. Meaning open borders to keep wages depressed and no regulation of plundering banks!
It’s Obama’s wet dream!
Oakland’s Mayor Just
Committed A Felony By
Warning Illegal Aliens
That ICE Was Coming
Jeff Sessions, call your office, please.
There was a time when this would have seemed remarkable, but since we’re talking about California in 2018 it’s probably par for the course. The Democratic Mayor of Oakland, California, Libby Schaaf, sent out a public warning this weekend which was supposedly designed to “protect the residents” of her city. Only this particular public service announcement wasn’t intended for all of Oakland’s residents. It was only applicable to the illegal aliens residing there.
Broward deputy: Hey, don't rush to judgment on me based on "gross oversimplification"
She was warning them of “credible information” she had received, indicating that the next big ICE sweep would be targeting illegals in her city. She was not seeking to induce any sort of “panic” there, mind you. She just wanted to keep people safe. (Fox News)
The mayor of a sanctuary city in California issued a warning that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could be conducting a raid in the area as soon as Sunday — ratcheting up tension with the feds while giving her constituents an early heads-up.
Libby Schaaf, the Democratic mayor of Oakland, shared the warning — which she said she “learned from multiple credible sources” — in a press release on Saturday, “not to panic our residents but to protect them,” Fox 2 reported.
The mayor said she didn’t know further details of the ICE operation, but claimed she felt it was her “duty and moral obligation as Mayor to give those families fair warning when that threat appears imminent.”
Here’s the thing. When you’re an elected official and you warn people about a flu epidemic, a wildfire approaching the city or a water main break, you’re responsibly protecting your residents. When you warn a criminal that law enforcement is coming for them you’re engaged in something known as “harboring.” (Specifically, to clandestinely shelter, succor, and protect improperly admitted Aliens.)
Is this some sort of general guideline or suggestion? No. It’s actually embedded in federal law and has been for as long as anyone reading this has been alive. Here’s how it’s structured, courtesy of the Cornell Law School.
8 U.S. Code § 1324 (a) (1) (A) (iii)
Any person who, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).
8 U.S. Code § 1324 (a) (1) (B) (ii)
A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
Do we really need to say much more than this? The White House has shown no hesitation in pursuing a termination of federal funding for cities engaging in this behavior. The President seems to be a big fan of the idea of “lock them up” when it comes to such violations. Why is the Mayor of Oakland exempt from this law?
Not to mention the fact that this isn’t some average citizen we’re talking about. This is the chief executive of a major city who was elected and took an oath to uphold the law. Rather than doing so, she is actively thwarting the efforts of federal law enforcement officials. Clearly, the legislators and the general populace of Oakland would have no interest in removing her from office, but she’s certainly not immune from federal prosecution. Nobody is. It’s simply insane that we’re now living in a society where such a thing has been normalized.
Masters of the Universe: ‘Unassuming’ Silicon Valley Home Shatters Record with $2 Million Sales Price
AFP
Houses in Sunnyvale, California, are selling for record multi-million dollar prices due to their proximity to Silicon Valley jobs, according to a report. The latest is a 648 square foot house sold in two days for $2 million.
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/02/masters-of-the-universe-unassuming-silicon-valley-home-shatters-record-with-2-million-sales-price/
A “small, unassuming home in the Cherry Chase neighborhood,” of Sunnyvale, California, which has two bedrooms, a total of 648 square feet in living space, and was described as “nothing particularly breathtaking,” sold for $2 million recently, despite the fact that the asking price was $550,000 less.
“It sold for the highest square-foot price recorded in Sunnyvale — a stunning $2,358, according to MLSListings, which tracks homes sales going back to 2000,” reportedMercury News, who claimed that the “jaw-dropping price tag suggests Sunnyvale, which has traditionally been less expensive than neighboring cities Cupertino or Palo Alto, is becoming a real estate destination in itself.”
“As prices continue to increase throughout the Bay Area, pushing out even some highly paid tech workers, experts say more residents are flocking to relatively affordable Sunnyvale, driving up prices there,” they explained. “Sunnyvale has become popular in part because of its proximity to Silicon Valley’s tech jobs, said realtor James Morris of James Morris Homes, which has offices in San Jose and Saratoga. LinkedIn is headquartered in the city, Apple is just next door in Cupertino, and Google is on the other side in Mountain View. Millennials don’t want to endure long commutes on the Bay Area’s clogged freeways.”
According to the report, the average house in Sunnyvale now sells for 28 percent over its listed price.
“They will pay that premium to be close to their jobs and not have to drive,” declared realtor James Morris.
In June, it was reported that the average sales price of a home in Silicon Valley was up 6.4 percent, while in 2015, 11.3 percent of Bay Area residents were revealed to be living at or below the poverty line.
The high cost of living has pushed people into leaving their San Francisco jobs, as even tech workers on six-figure salaries have started to complain about “scraping by.”
In a 2017 Guardian article, one Silicon Valley employee complained that his six-figure salary was “pretty bad” for the area, and declared, “I didn’t become a software engineer to be trying to make ends meet… Families are priced out of the market.”
“The biggest cost is his $3,000 rent – which he said was ‘ultra cheap’ for the area – for a two-bedroom house in San Francisco, where he lives with his wife and two kids,” reported the Guardian in their article. “He’d like a slightly bigger property, but finds himself competing with groups of twentysomethings happy to share accommodation while paying up to $2,000 for a single room.”
The Guardian also reported on other Silicon Valley employees who were receiving incomes “between $100,000 and $700,000 a year” but still allegedly had trouble “making ends meet.”
“One Apple employee was recently living in a Santa Cruz garage, using a compost bucket as a toilet. Another tech worker, enrolled in a coding bootcamp, described how he lived with 12 other engineers in a two-bedroom apartment rented via Airbnb,” they revealed.
“It was $1,100 for a fucking bunk bed and five people in the same room. One guy was living in a closet, paying $1,400 for a ‘private room,’” one worker complained, while a female employee added, “We make over $1m between us, but we can’t afford a house… This is part of where the American dream is not working out here.”
In 2016, Breitbart News reported on a 24-year-old Silicon Valley software engineerwho opted to live in a converted Ford box truck, instead of paying high prices for an apartment in the surrounding areas.
Charlie Nash is a reporter for Breitbart Tech. You can follow him on Twitter @MrNashington, or like his page at Facebook.
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