Santa Monica, California decline

[JLova]

Santa Monica labeled as one of the most unsafe cities in California

According to a report, Santa Monica ranked close to the bottom of the safest cities in California.

www.cbsnews.com

School me on what's going on in Cali. Seems like a lot of people have left and many cities are in decline. I want to know what I should expect in my hood since our gov has similar policies.

 

[2 one 3]

I live here in SM.


It’s a legit shyt show.

No lie, three days last week I walked past human shyt near the promenade downtown. I have been followed and harassed crossing the street by homeless and mentally ill.

Mad buildings are for sale and for lease. And FYI, my rent is going up next month…

 

[Flexington]

Crazy how empty the promenade is

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

High cost of living (rent/mortgage/taxes/etc.)
High competition for jobs (especially “unskilled” labor)
Low enforcement on homeless
Low enforcement on petty crimes
High mental illness issues
People come here chasing dreams and end up stuck

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

So YouTube news influencers is a thing?

My nephew sent me a video of a cologne review and that muthafukka called himself a “fragrance influencer”

All states are fukked up BTW

 

[Leasy]

It's too high

 

[2 one 3]

High cost of living (rent/mortgage/taxes/etc.)
High competition for jobs (especially “unskilled” labor)
Low enforcement on homeless
Low enforcement on petty crimes
High mental illness issues
People come here chasing dreams and end up stuck

I wonder where they are going to ship all of the homeless and mentally ill for the Olympics though
Real shyt I really want to be out of California before that time. I really am just over SoCal. If it wasn’t for my family still being out here, I would keep it pushing on Southern California for real.

 

[pete clemenza]

I was there a month ago and it was shocking to see all the empty storefronts businesses that closed up shop. That place used to be lit asf back in the days. Used to love going to SM.

 

[Mac Brown]

Crazy how empty the promenade is

I haven’t been to California in a few years but this is insane.

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

I wonder where they are going to ship all of the homeless and mentally ill for the Olympics though
Real shyt I really want to be out of California before that time. I really am just over SoCal. If it wasn’t for my family still being out here, I would keep it pushing on Southern California for real.

I’m definitely outta here before then. This state is falling off bad.

 

[ORDER_66]

California is over... gotta blame the govt and late stage capitalism...

 

[2 one 3]

I’m definitely outta here before then. This state is falling off bad.

Only question is where to go.

It seems like everybody is running to Texas or Vegas. I know my next move is going to have to be on the West Coast. I was in the Pacific Northwest for two years in Portland. Washington, possibly but idk the same shyt is going on in every major city across America just at different levels

 

[LadyJ2]

This country is fukked.

 

[Raw Lyrics]

So we're not going to talk about the policies that contributed to this mess?

 

[King Poetic]

Long story short and ask @Ol’Otis and @getmoney310cpt and others

There’s nobody to rob and steal in south LA, Inglewood, Compton, downtown LA anymore, because we don’t have shyt

So santa monica here come the thieves