‘National disgrace’: Community fights back as California overrun by homelessness, human waste, needles

The specter of homeless encampments steadily expanding across the downtown streets of San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco – bringing with them a public health crisis – has one southern California community taking tough action to dismantle a two-mile-long camp just a short drive from Disneyland.

In a departure from the approach taken by other local governments in the state, officials in Orange County, Calif., have started to clear out the camp – by moving occupants and hauling away literally tons of trash and hazardous waste.

“It’s becoming part of the permanent landscape in those communities and there is no way we are going to allow Orange County land that is supposed to be used by residents to be occupied by the homeless,” said Todd Spitzer, who sits on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

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.

Officials in the county are mindful of how these camps have expanded in other major California cities.

Los Angeles’ homeless problem has now spread past Skid Row to much of downtown. The amount of feces littering the streets in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco has led to a hepatitis outbreak that spread throughout the state’s homeless communities, infecting 694 people. It skipped Orange County.

Spitzer singled out for criticism Los Angeles and San Francisco. San Francisco’s feces problem is so bad that a website now exists to warn residents of which streets to avoid. Los Angeles raised taxes last year in order to build housing for the homeless and has started a roving toilet program.

Approximately a half-million people in the United States are homeless, with California accounting for 25 percent -- the largest number of any state, according to a survey by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Orange County has 4,792 homeless.

A Los Angeles Times editorial over the weekend called the problem in the city a “national disgrace.”

Spitzer blames the problem on two issues: legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown over the past several years that has eroded the penalties for drug use, possession and petty crimes to where police often don’t bother making arrests; and the change in a law so that treatment is no longer forced for drug abuse or mental health issues.

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How dare they be homeless!
Kill them, Kill them all,
and make Soylent Green, mmmm, Soylent Green.

So, wait...non residents sneak in, start living in the community as, say, illegal residents, and by their being there divert community resources to their needs rather than towards the community or allowing the community to express their culture, and the government wants to do something about it?

You sure that's California?

LISTEN UP..TYPE IN... THE CABAL'S DEPOPULATION AGENDA..and READ ..mighty Moe and I have been trying to tell you at the risk of sounding like conspiracy theorists..just READ people and see if what we have been trying to tell you starts to make sense..


READ and follow where it takes you ..who it points to ..then you will know what's going on its an attempt to bring about a NEW WORLD ORDER...yea I know it sounds crazy..but it makes a lot of sense as to why this is happening...

I guess Tupac A Shakur will turn in his grave to hear that his glorious city is ruined-maybe a remix of 'california ' is needed.
'shake ,shakn,shakn-shakn cali.....
While growing up Tupac gave we the teenagers then a picture of a perfect,wow city through his song.....lol

The State of California has also voted to make it illegal to sleep in a caravan or car from 9pm to 9am, regardless of your situation which will bring more hardship to those who are homeless but are still trying to hold a job out of their vehicule... way to go, Sunshine State's heartless morons!

The U.S is fast becoming a third-world country thanks to greed and selfishness that close people's eyes to the plight of their ex-neighbours.
Will you be next?
It can happen to YOU then you'll be wishing someone had a heart. Remember, Karma's a B....!

Spitzer blames the problem on two issues: legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown over the past several years that has eroded the penalties for drug use, possession and petty crimes to where police often don’t bother making arrests; and the change in a law so that treatment is no longer forced for drug abuse or mental health issues.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/26/los-angeles-burbs-crack-down-on-huge-homeless-camp-near-disneyland-fearing-new-skid-row.html


This is pitafull!!
This doesn't surprise me about Residents of California. That state is over crowded and open to most everything!!!
I have a long time friend in San Diego, who moved to the boarder of Mexico years ago.

Not to worry, Moonbeam has a fix for this....more illegals
more taxes and bankruptcy!

Mission and Pacific beach bro, got a tattoo there, the huge biker said
"That's your first ink right?"

I said yea, how did you know? He says, Cause it's so f@ckin small

Good times but I can see why cali going down the chitter, something about riff raff and sunshine, they're like magnets duuude

California...what a shithole....

Hmmm send them to France?

this is just the beginning..sanctuary city..how do they plan on keeping them there in the sanctuary city..it's just a doorway to the rest of the U.S...coming to a city near you or to your city..

How is it that one can hand out all these benefits to people who don't belong here and neglect their own citizens to do it

If you rob Peter to pay Paul eventually Peter goes broke..then what..You bring in people unchecked it's like us walking into a jungle village and bringing in a disease and the next thing the villagers start dropping like flies..Hepatitis is just the beginning..just watch what happens over time..

Not to mention the strain on resources as if Cali doesn't have that problem already

Personally I would be mad if I had to walk down a street full of feces..as one article I read said..Cali is becoming a turd world country..sick chit

It got so bad even the illegals are moving out.

I won't even admit I was born in the O.C.... Now, I was born in New Mexico!!!!

All I can say is I would sure hate to be paying the prices for real estate there and have to look at that mess or have my kids see it..Seems to me they need to get some of these people some help..but that just shows you how bad things have become when it comes to taking care of our own..


I mean why do that when they can send our money over to other countries so that they can build nuclear missiles and point them at us..Now that's a plan...What a bunch of morons..Why were we ever sending money to North Korea in the first place..it's not like they have anything we want...besides their leader obviously keeps the money any way ..so what was the point in that...

Build The Wall!

To keep California out.