Dude he was genuine asf lol Fentayl is literally the hardest opiate to get off of bar methadone and subs, I feel bad for him fr fr i really don’t think I was able to get through it with anything other than the help of God or a Guardian Angel because it was literally 18 days of absolute hell . Doesn’t sound like much when I say it but Lord if walls could talk, They would scream 😂 Couldn’t imagine being on the streets though and going through it, especially in a place where a gram is $10 compared to 80-100$ where I was .
@@JameaJimea1175how much were you using? IV? For me most of the withdrawal symptoms were gone within 3-4 days. After that it’s just lack of sleep and feeling miserable.
@@nigelgeiger6020 simpletons asking why journalism is important is why SF looks like this. You better grow the fuck up before you end up like these people.
@@nigelgeiger6020 Its important because it doesn't pull any punches. A rarity in media today. Its not about learning something I didn't know, its about acknowledging it that I appreciate.
I am hoping and planning on delivering that soon for the Midwest! I want to edit and conduct a few more interviews including street interviews, a city alderman interview and HOPING a homeless shelter . VIdeo will be coming soon!
Agree but at times he does editorialize and in those moments he tends to frame the issue for the viewer. Thing is, the work is so good he doesn’t need to editorialize; it just undercuts his effort.
@@user-et9mc6gv3yI mean i wouldn’t say it’s staged as much as it pre coordinated he’s filming another documentary in the bay he definitely hit them up or something but that block is known for drug dealing
The guy at 8:00 broke my heart. When I was a teenager i met a gut on a shuttle to go see his parents after 10 years of addiction and not seeing them. I hope the best for him
@@TheMrVoguewhat’s exploitative about interviewing the victim of a carjacking lmao you think if only Andrew hadn’t been there the car wouldn’t get stolen??
@@obeseperson TBH the guy was clearly in distress, it was a little bit fucked up to try and run up to him as the carjacking was literally taking place.
andrew, you are my favorite journalist of all time. watching you run into the street alongside the carjacking victim and yelling "what happened? what happened? what happened?" encapsulates exactly what it means to be a serious reporter. walking around a city, observing daily life, literally running to catch up with people involved in an event transpiring in real time, and asking "what happened?" is something that most (successful!) journalists do not have the gall to do. i have been a fan since agnb had a very small following, and i am excited to follow your career through the years :)
How the F does this guy, with no support infrastructure, put out better documentaries and have better more unbiased reporting than 99% of all the multibillion dollar news outfits? Keep killing it Andrew.
cause its literally that easy and its also a god given first amendment right. when people just be people America works. when we start tryna violate each others rights and have power over eachother tho.....
Hey , The guy you interviewed getting off the bus at 6:40 is my cousin. We are trying to get ahold of him and haven't spoken to him in years. I would love to contact him and get him some help and rehabilitation.If anybody has any information on him could you please reach out to me. Thank you
I love watching channels like this solely to educate myself and to keep myself from relapsing but I have never once seen a channel like this where u actually educate on the city and the people and are nice about it also keep doing it
The part where you told the dude he didnt look that bad was rough. He looked up at him immediately like "really" shit was heartbreaking. Props for that. Tbh he really dont look that bad
Losing your teeth, even if it’s just all your upper back teeth really does a number on one’s self esteem. Not only is it expensive to get implants , physical problems occur like pain in your back, jaw, facial structure starts to deteriorate making you look much older, it can be hard to chew, even talk right. There is a whole host of problems just from missing teeth…. mentally, physically, and emotionally. You can even die from letting your teeth get infected….That dude has no idea the suffering he will face later on, if he even does decide to get clean, and start to do better. Missing teeth is no joke, and frankly I think he looks bad. On the inside, and out. Most recovering addicts don’t start to truly heal until way after they get clean, and finally get all new teeth. It’s a constant reminder of the life you used to live having no or lots of missing teeth.
have some empathy, they're human too who just followed or got lured down that path. for example, he only started popping cause he broke his leg that's not entirely his fault. @@user-rg4mm6ln6o
Dude interviews the cops, the robbers, the dealers and homeless. Even going over the city's history. Doesn't come across as disingenuous opinionated or mocking. This is real journalism. Not what we see from mainstream media.
Am being educated and enlightened by your videos and love your true humanity they can tell you’re genuine and have been there too.. no judgement just love 🧡
There are hundreds if not thousands of these….I feel unfortunately people only care depending on who the messenger is. If people truly care about how problems start in these communities they would research. Takes you less than a day to find out about poverty in minority communities ,welfare system and gang violence. Listen to what rappers say and use critical thinking what kinda environment normalizes this type of music. What kind of label and people would give millions to these young murderers…. As you search more that’s when you hear about Cointelpro, CIA distributing drugs, red lining etc….but again I stress…people don’t care lol…rather just blame the color of their skin for why they do crime. Sb: if you’re watching a video and all it does is pander to YT guilt, blaming racist conservatives and mention trump multiple times..it’s probably not the right video to learn from.
Yeah better than some content creators charging their viewers with a paywall just to see their full content and not some shitty 15 min chopped up version of it. Andrew is a great example of someone doing it for the right cause while you’re in it for your pockets just taking advantage of shit situations like this. Used to respect you tommy. You took that dumb big dogs gotta eat line to heart now youre just a greedy fuck.
@@kooganh6276 Thanks for telling us you didn't actually watch the video without telling us. If you thought all this video did was "pander to YT guilt, blame racist conservatives, and mention trump multiple times," you either have selective listening issues or you just didn't watch the video. They even talk about the CIA potentially acting as a catalyst for the crack epidemic.
I like how the corporate media dismissed you as a "youtuber" when you're out there doing the real reporting by doing the deep dive on the underlying issues to what cities like San Francisco and Portland are facing. Please keep doing what you do.
Would it be cool if I did something similar? We need more people like Andrew and I have been told by my friends that I would do well as a "man on the street" interviewer/personality.
Amazing reporting. Amazingly good job getting into the nitty gritty. I spent 20 years working in the Tenderloin doing sound at Glide Church. You really dug right into this whole mess. Kudo to you. I am now a subscriber.
As someone who has lived in the Bay Area my whole life, I think this is the most comprehensive introduction to all the huge problems we’ve been dealing with for decades. I really appreciate this video.
south America had a problem with voting for liberals until they had to leave their country. The pink wave has destroyed many countries and is finally starting to destroy some states in America. People need to do much more research before they vote.
@@deadbabyjokes5319 sometimes societally complicated issues are self feeding and are fed by many factors, and dont just originate in one single thing. dont fall for the illusion that there is always one big bad
AC's explanation of what causes the homless and crme is missing the point. Near lawlssness is incentivized by bad policy. But AC thinks everyone is good at heart and only do bad things cause of bad systems. That theory has been disproven time and again. People react to incentives. If you give lax laws and free money then you get results like SF.
34:46 might be one of the most impactful segments and bit i've ever seen. A dude just lost his wife, and the whole thing is so unceremonious. Weeps goodbye and then just walks away, on with the rest of the day in a world that gives no shits about you. I'm sure he's not heading to a million dollar home either. Giving dude a hug was really fucking cool. I hope it meant something to him, because that kind of compassion is RARE today, and it made ME feel a little better.
incredible work. greatly appreciated the balance of letting the characters you met tell the story without seemingly twisting any words, just showing varying opinions and letting viewers make connections and conclusions. I visited San Fran (as a Canadian) this past year motorcycling across the US. Heard all the stories and history, got there and felt more or less, "this is it?" It was still cool, to be sure. But one of those "never meet your heroes" situations. Unfortunately a very similar story in a lot of the major cities up north, especially on the west coast of Canada.
I'm a native San Franciscan, my family owned a liquor store by Valencia and Market until I was 15. I would spend a lot of time there throughout my life and it was crazy to see the changes that happened over my 22, almost 23, years living here. Everything in this video was facts and made me realize that there were many times I could have been on the wrong path to end up hustling with no way out.
Man. It’s empty now. I’ve never seen market street empty in my life. There were always tourists and something going on. It’s just zombies and empty stores.
San Francisco police tried to give me $100 fine for smoking pot in public crazy thing was I didn't have weed on me and it was actually the homeless people across the street when I informed him and he searched me and found no marijuana paraphernalia he then got in his car and drove off😂 I guess they don't mind giving you tickets or enforcing the law as long as you're someone who look like they obey the law or at least bathes regularly😂
hes just focusing on the bad like every news outlet does. with the billions of views he gets it would be very helpful to find inspirational or great people and make documentaries about them but instead the young people watching this think this is the whole extent of what the cities have to offer.
man, when did he start using sappy sad music and upbeat hip hop music to emotionally influence his viewers? One part was so loud, it was hard to hear what mf was sayin
What's ironic is Gavin McInnes started VICE and made it into what used to be an edgy, dirty, reporting outlet and now that he's gone it's just a leftist establishment mouthpiece, yet people who like VICE hate Gavin McInnes.
Didn't expect you to be a Californian too. Regardless I'm seeing a bit of this down here in southern cali. Since I'm not really in the thick of things and the neighborhood is still tame, I want prop 47 repealed immediately and additional funds for the police so they can get some shit going. The latter can be debated. anyways... looking forward to more of your vidya when you get them out!
imagine having 7 MILLION SUBSRIBERS. BUT your video get 100k views. how many years have u been using youtube and children to make money? or did u just buy this chanel with verify tag on black market?
This may get buried, but I used to work with the City Impact Mission in the Tenderloin, right where Andrew is walking. D.A.R.E. taught us that the addicted and homeless do drugs because it's "cool" and "fun," and are just inherently lazy and stupid. What I learned working there is the opposite. They're smart, capable people who are hopeless, abused, and crushed by the system - and if I had lived through their circumstance, fentanyl wouldn't be a strong enough drug to cope. It isn't that they don't want to fix their situation, it's that they can't. For every story that was told in this vid, I've heard a dozen much worse, and nobody - I mean NOBODY - deserves the things that have happened to them. If you think it can't happen to you, I've met enough corporate bankers on the street to know that it can. Thank you for showing this to the world Andrew. And for anyone watching: the homeless don't need your pity. They need your help.
Every single addict in the world is not just a perfect angel. Your logic is no different than someone who went on a ride-along with police and goes around preaching about how all cops are perfect and amazing people. There are evil people, sociopaths, and people with no intent of ever getting clean that are addicted to drugs just like any other walk of life. Wondering how much volunteer work you've actually done to have never met a person that says they absolutely don't want help. This unrelenting sympathy and do-no-wrong attitude towards addicts is not helping anyone, clearly. You people who can't balance sympathy with reality and actionable change are just as bad as the people who show none at all. This is coming from a former addict. Nobody who ever tried to baby and nurture me out of my addiction by calling me a brilliant little angel person ever made a difference. You didn't have to say you've never dealt with it, because your attitude gives it all away. This obsessive sympathy and feigned virtue signalling/compassion is just as much of a disease as addiction, just more sinister because you look like a bad person for calling people out when their whole personality is "Look at me, I care about everyone so much!" I know addicts that are still on the streets that would manipulate and take advantage of people like you, to no end. And the whole time you'd be losing sleep over how to show more compassion to people who wouldn't bat an eye if they saw you get gunned down in the street.
When the Hoff twins came on I shouted at my screen HOW?? Callaghan is on his way to a Pulitzer. Nobody else can paint such a vivid picture of American culture. Keep doing what you do Andrew. Inspiring.
This is the kind of work that is a catalyst for massive change. Thank you Andrew for bringing this to light for more people. It needs to be seen. If anyone ever deserved an Emmy for investigative journalism it’s you.
Money talks. Nothing will ever change. The people with money would have to decide to literally give it away to those "lesser, lazy poors." Hope it happens but it won't. Gonna get worse across the country.
@@jensgronning4436 Do you even live here? Are you actually seeing what’s happening?Yeah I’m not saying it will change, but this is the type of expose to light a fire, and get people to understand stuff like needle exchange programs are enabling drug use… Like open air drug zones must end. That we must clap back and hire more officers to patrol the tenderloin. That we need to actually enforce property crime laws. That SF can’t be a handout city anymore.
Hey Andrew, your blend of humor with hard hitting facts makes this depressing topic watchable. People around the country need to know about this to affect change, and you're helping that happen. Thank you!
@@NoName-fo7mz what's cringe? I can say you are a prime example of cringe. You hate on someone saying something good or at the least with good intentions. It's cringe that your mind gose to commenting this when you read this type of comment and also say nothing else to why you think it is. 🤔 your a sad and pathetic person apparently.
I see this word "change" in the comments. What is "change"? Change to what? Who's funding, who's counseling, who's light at the end of tunnel? "Affecting change"? Which part needs to change? No one can even answer that question! Change broken homes, change horrible family life, no role models, molestation, change no hope and mental problems??? Pick one...who's qualified and who's funded to tackle these problems? I'll save ya the research NOBODY! Ya can't help people that don't want your help!
I love this channel and I've only seen two vids. Gonna watch so much more. And that patreon ad at the end has me sold what the fuck. Thank you so much, you're incredible
I love how a former coke dealer can say how ugly it is for people to be using drugs in public while making a living filming himself pouring liquor into women's mouths.
I'm from Australia and I hear snippets of all of this stuff on the news and through reddit. Seeing it pieced together like this is sick. Incredible story man
Exactly ! Heard and watched videos about the SF situation, but never seen or heard such clear description. This video really pieced all the information together nicely.
Man I think I must've been living under a rock. I haven't seen your work since AGNB, and I fucking loved it... Had no idea you were still up to shit until I watched you crush some wings on Hot Ones... 'Bout to binge your entire channel.
As a native San Franciscan, this is one of the best and most comprehensive looks into the problem I’ve seen. You told all sides, respect the facts. Just wish they would stop splashing my windows (5 & counting!)
@@ydangels1744Nobody voted for car burglary but yeah still there is definitely complacency in San Francisco. The only thing that will fix this is to start actually arresting people for basic drug and petty theft crimes. But they just don't have enough room in the jails. There's SO many. But they gotta try.
@@amsbeats841 of course there wasn't a vote for car burglary directly, it wasn't on a ballot. However, you do vote for this indirectly, by electing leaders that enact legislation that lessens or eliminates the consequences for crime. It is called deterrence. Nobody is worried about being arrested when they will just be let go the next day with no follow up.
There are a hundred other independent journalists that do this on UA-cam... and some are definitely putting out higher quality stuff.I like Andrew and Channel 5 but to say this is hilarious.
@@alexorozco6120 just bc your sitting in your high chair doesn’t mean your looking down from a place of morale high ground , your just there so we can make sure your baby ass doesn’t choke on your own spit.
This is the return of gritty, gonzo journalism. Amazing stuff. I love that you strive for objectivity and are willing to entertain all sides of an issue.
Same. I'm SICK of people objectifying news for "entertainment" purposes. IT"S NOT ENTERTAINMENT! They are now modifying news for their own agendas, and making people MAD and forcing opinions down their throat. THIS IS NOT AMERICA!
Bro is going deep not just showing the problem but diving in to the history. Idk how they are going to fix this disaster not just SF but Seattle and Philadelphia oh wait EVERYWHERE. Thanks for your reporting people need to know and see this.
i live in san francisco. my family has lived in san francisco since before the 1906 earthquake… 6 generations of my family. San Francisco is the most beautiful place I have known and it is the place that is dearest to my heart. i met my soon to husband there. The reason San Francisco is like this is because of the leaders. These people need help, not harm reduction.
Andrew you give better journalism in a single upload than the mainstream media does in a year. This is sad, eye opening, extremely informative, and just shows how much these elected officials and people in power, do not care about anything except money. I pray for all of those dealing with hardships and suffering in anyway. Peace, love, and blessings from the other side of the country.
There's investigative videos of SF for a year straight, the better question is why this is allowed to continue for a year? Gavin Newsom and SFPD is absolutely worthless.
You’re the realest news out there. Everything else on tv is hair makeup. I wouldn’t step into those spots and be around the people but it’s interesting to learn. San Francisco is no longer the hot tourist spot. Good thing I went there as a young kid to mid adult days. It’s tough out there but I respect your courage!
Andrew… Thank you. When I was a teeneager I was one of those drug addicts on Market Street. Somehow I made it out of there on my own crawling from that city. Seeing this documented so properly really meant a lot to me. Never stop being you!
Yup same here. It's so serendipitous seeing it from this pov all those years later. I got sent out of state by juvie probation and relapsed right away when I came back for a tech job. Eventually I got on subs and got out. It's been like 5 years now and SF is still home but I'm comfortable staying on the east coast for now 😅
@@yoweedmofo19897 it’s wild to know that there were other teenagers coming from around the bay to also pickup from the TL back in the day, because whenever I was there I felt like me and my friends were the only ones doing that sketchy shit 😅
@yoweedmofo19897 Still have a hard time flying over that city even….. Such a beautiful place in so many ways, but not worth the risk to go back quite yet.
The people who never ever read books and only watch media from UA-cam probably do feel that way. Like intellectualism for people who get their news from Instagram.
@@pierrea3094 nope theres no better source of news that is more accurate and unbiased than this channel i challenge you to find a popular news source more competent than this channel
I remember the first time my parents drove me down Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. So many people packed into a couple blocks, changed how i saw everything
Andrew I love how respectful you are to everyone. Most people just walk by the homeless like they don’t exist. Still in shock that emergency last-resort housing in SanFran still costs more than my rent for a house in a rural area.
You also need to consider that moving to [insert rural town name], [very Midwestern state] isn't anywhere near as in demand as San Fransisco due to job opportunities, experience, the historically, and overall social atmosphere that you would absolutely not get in those towns. As bad as these things are, there's a reason why people would rather put up with it to live in these cities than move out
I remember being in downtown Austin a couple years ago and there was a homeless man screaming something along the lines of "why don't you acknowledge me!? I'm a person, just say hi, look at me, anything!" He was so desperate for acknowledgement and not even asking for money. The girl I was walking with looked at him and said hey, I see you, I'm sorry and it calmed him down so much. Sometimes they just need to be spoken to
That guy saying goodbye to his wife fucking broke me. I nearly lost a family member to fent and I was awash with grief, but I cannot comprehend how much emotional agony and turmoil that guy was going through. I hope he's found some semblance of solace.
I really appreciate Andrew displaying this issue in its complexity. As a Bay Area native, I feel it’s extremely important people have an objective view on the situation, and this mini doc is a good place to start.
hes just focusing on the bad like every news outlet does. with the billions of views he gets it would be very helpful to find inspirational or great people and make documentaries about them but instead the young people watching this think this is the whole extent of what the cities have to offer.
I disagree, Andrew clearly stated that the video was shot only in the TL, stating the neighborhood size, and comparing the crime rate to other, bordering, more affluent neighborhoods. Like I said, this is objective, and representative.
@@electricearth1101Dafuq? Gentrification and rising poverty are the problem he focuses on. The state got worse. Just to show you how ridiculous your statement is, I'd be like saying: Why do they only show that bad stuff in Gaza and don't focus on the happy families too? xD
I dont live in USA so I just want to ask how it feels living there even thou there is alot of states so iknow its different every where soooo how is it?
@@rightdad2Do you live their currently? It is as bad as some people try and make it out to be? I was there in 2008 and I loved it. I also lived in Portland, Oregon circa 2013 and it was amazing. But, you hear the same things about it going bad there. I have heard mixed opinions on whether or not this is true and sometimes, I chalk up a lot of what I hear about these big liberal cities suddenly becoming dystopic wastelands to the fact I now unfortunately live in an extremely red state. But, I do often wonder what is accurate.
I'm so appreciative of Andrew's ability to fairly share every side's POV but HOLY FUCK, is Mr Blue Shirt a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Man goes to prison for dealing, comes out and instead of trying to help some of the people he is responsible for putting in this situation, he actively degrades them and makes money from their suffering. Truly a horrible individual
You're saying he cant talk about the drug problem because he was a part of it at some point. I would say that qualifies him more than the average person to speak on it. You sound angry and naive.
I really appreciate all you do Andrew. Thank you. I'm curious if your aware this type of thing doesn't only happen in America? And that America is just copying something that was done where I live. Which is Ontario, Canada. A place you have never heard of and has had more impact on these exact situations then you can possibly imagine. Curious if you would be interested in speaking. If so, let me know how we can get in contact. Please never stop bringing the absolute truth to the world. Really grateful for you my dude.
No. Lol. We dont need this redundant reporting. You can walk out in any blue city and see the problem....vote different and if that doesnt work vote with your feet
Apparently neither of you watched the end of the video. He filmed all of this in a six block radius. Lots of big cities use the same method of allowing certain types of crime in small areas to keep criminals from spilling over into the better parts of town. And literally every big city (and most small towns) have a nice part of town and then a small, bad part of town that's full of drugs and criminals. Does it matter if the city is blue or red, they all have the same issues
@@dr.z3426Statistically the worst drug problems are in red cities. Red cities are also the ones who statistically have the least education and highest poverty rates. No surprise there.
Crazy how I'm watching this ryte now and I been telling all my friends n people I f with the same thing . As much as we don't want our parents to go we can't let them burry us cause they'll die with us do to our selfish ways
Just visited SF and it was honestly the prettiest calmest city I’ve been to here in the states. Media is definitely blowing it out of proportion cuz a lot of similar stuff is happening in most cities and states.
What part did you stay in? Only downtown and the touristy areas are terrible really. San Diego and Seattle and Portland are far worse as far as crazy homeless junkies
@@wesmont87i live in San Diego, compared to San Francisco, we definitely aren’t worse. Although homeless and junkies are very prevalent here, it’s relatively safer than majority of cities
SF can be super scary to walk around, but I’ve always admired it for its diversity and respect for art. recently big businesses have been pulling out of the downtown area though.. and though it’s terrifying, I still feel deep sympathy for people on the street. Thank you for making this video, it helped me understand the economic problems and roots of struggles of the locals better
I was homeless from 2005-2008....The H.O.T team got me out of hippie hill, Haight street.... I have 14 years of sobriety.......with no relapse. People can change. You can do it! The situation here in san Francisco has gotten much worse since the pandemic. Hopefully things will get better. Sometimes it takes a magnifying glass to make more people focus.........Thank you for bringing light to this dark situation Andrew!
@@x_voxelle_x For a person who doesn’t believe in God why do you blame him for what people do to each other. -practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
Why do you only praise your god for the good he supposably does, and not for the people he's letting suffer? Your own argument can be used against you. God is a lie created by humans.@@godswill2260
"...leaving vast subsections of the city utterly swagless" 😅 wonderful. So refreshing to know true journalism still lives on channel 5. I am so glad youre able to make these projects so engaging and enjoyable to watch, because everyone needs to see this stuff. Thank you for another admirable piece of work. Stay safe out there fr
“What’s your drug of choice?”
“Crack cocaine! No, I’m just kidding, Fentanyl.”
Dude he was genuine asf lol Fentayl is literally the hardest opiate to get off of bar methadone and subs, I feel bad for him fr fr i really don’t think I was able to get through it with anything other than the help of God or a Guardian Angel because it was literally 18 days of absolute hell . Doesn’t sound like much when I say it but Lord if walls could talk, They would scream 😂
Couldn’t imagine being on the streets though and going through it, especially in a place where a gram is $10 compared to 80-100$ where I was .
@@JameaJimea1175how much were you using? IV? For me most of the withdrawal symptoms were gone within 3-4 days. After that it’s just lack of sleep and feeling miserable.
😭😭😭😭
@@DabsOnDabsbro if you using IV fetty it’s like two weeks at least. I was sniffing a gram + a day for two years and was sick for a month.
bru had to his little none funny joke 🍙🍚🌨️🌬️❄️☃️🚬☠️😂😂😂 bru the type mf I get high and smoke some fetty with☠️☠️
Never stop Andrew. This shit is important.
Yea like the other comment how is this important?
@@nigelgeiger6020 the grammar of your statement makes zero sense.
@@nigelgeiger6020idiot
@@nigelgeiger6020 simpletons asking why journalism is important is why SF looks like this. You better grow the fuck up before you end up like these people.
@@nigelgeiger6020 Its important because it doesn't pull any punches. A rarity in media today. Its not about learning something I didn't know, its about acknowledging it that I appreciate.
"Left large swaths of the city totally swagless" is a very important quote from our generation
I like how he presents all sides and tells you it’s not up to him to tell you what to think. This is how journalism is supposed to work.
Exactly.
Real journalists are independent now. Everyone in mainstream media aren’t allowed to tell you the truth.
I am hoping and planning on delivering that soon for the Midwest! I want to edit and conduct a few more interviews including street interviews, a city alderman interview and HOPING a homeless shelter . VIdeo will be coming soon!
Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair, eh...Orange Man Bad, eh...
Agree but at times he does editorialize and in those moments he tends to frame the issue for the viewer.
Thing is, the work is so good he doesn’t need to editorialize; it just undercuts his effort.
Lmao , the roid virtuous street warrior being interrupted mid inspirationnal speech by the bad bitch alert was hillarious
Roid man was fucking insufferable
the real ones are talking now
that guy is extremely obnoxious
The celebration of degeneracy is what got us to this point.
Yeah, what a wonderful person.... idiots abound
The Hoff Twins popping up out of nowhere is just another amazing moment in the Channel 5 cinematic universe.
BRUH RIGHT hahahahahha
Its staged
@@user-et9mc6gv3y duh
It was like the dude from Avatar popping out going “my cabbages!”
@@user-et9mc6gv3yI mean i wouldn’t say it’s staged as much as it pre coordinated he’s filming another documentary in the bay he definitely hit them up or something but that block is known for drug dealing
Man, i felt that guy's need for a hug. Cant even describe how glad i am he gave it to him.
The guy at 8:00 broke my heart. When I was a teenager i met a gut on a shuttle to go see his parents after 10 years of addiction and not seeing them. I hope the best for him
Andrew interviewing a victim during an active car jacking is the most channel 5 thing ever.
Was not a fan of that actually, rather exploitative
@@TheMrVoguewhat’s exploitative about interviewing the victim of a carjacking lmao you think if only Andrew hadn’t been there the car wouldn’t get stolen??
@@obesepersonlook up the definition of exploitative and you will see.
@@obeseperson TBH the guy was clearly in distress, it was a little bit fucked up to try and run up to him as the carjacking was literally taking place.
@@halo10001TBH He shouldn't of left his car running unattended especially in that "melting pot".
"Honestly bro, you don’t look that bad“
That meant a lot to him ❤️
Looked and sounded pretty dam good for being on the street 16 years doing smack. Guy still has hope.
Yeah it was good stuff. I like he said it doesn’t like boosting.
I appreciate that. But drug life requires drug level styles-
He looked pretty good for 38
Ritchie is basically a gta 4 character, Nico runs into a guy just like this
andrew, you are my favorite journalist of all time. watching you run into the street alongside the carjacking victim and yelling "what happened? what happened? what happened?" encapsulates exactly what it means to be a serious reporter. walking around a city, observing daily life, literally running to catch up with people involved in an event transpiring in real time, and asking "what happened?" is something that most (successful!) journalists do not have the gall to do. i have been a fan since agnb had a very small following, and i am excited to follow your career through the years :)
How the F does this guy, with no support infrastructure, put out better documentaries and have better more unbiased reporting than 99% of all the multibillion dollar news outfits? Keep killing it Andrew.
They choose to use those resources to dramatize the issues they want to showcase.
Their intent is to be provocative and divisive.
cause its literally that easy and its also a god given first amendment right. when people just be people America works. when we start tryna violate each others rights and have power over eachother tho.....
the year is 2023 and........ duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@@J23LA24
It’s the job of the multibillion dollar news outfits to not tell the news.
Cause he’s not controlled by some corporation
Hey , The guy you interviewed getting off the bus at 6:40 is my cousin. We are trying to get ahold of him and haven't spoken to him in years. I would love to contact him and get him some help and rehabilitation.If anybody has any information on him could you please reach out to me. Thank you
bumping for visibility!
hope you find him and he accepts your help man, best of luck.
Needs to be seen
liar what kind of cousin is named Adrian when the dudes white
@@NagashiChidorii
Get back on your little yellow bus fool.
I love watching channels like this solely to educate myself and to keep myself from relapsing but I have never once seen a channel like this where u actually educate on the city and the people and are nice about it also keep doing it
Best journalism I ever saw from the us . Thanks for letting speak the one that society doesn't care about ... Blessing for you and your team
The part where you told the dude he didnt look that bad was rough. He looked up at him immediately like "really" shit was heartbreaking. Props for that. Tbh he really dont look that bad
Exactly
Losing your teeth, even if it’s just all your upper back teeth really does a number on one’s self esteem. Not only is it expensive to get implants , physical problems occur like pain in your back, jaw, facial structure starts to deteriorate making you look much older, it can be hard to chew, even talk right. There is a whole host of problems just from missing teeth…. mentally, physically, and emotionally. You can even die from letting your teeth get infected….That dude has no idea the suffering he will face later on, if he even does decide to get clean, and start to do better. Missing teeth is no joke, and frankly I think he looks bad. On the inside, and out. Most recovering addicts don’t start to truly heal until way after they get clean, and finally get all new teeth. It’s a constant reminder of the life you used to live having no or lots of missing teeth.
@@user-rg4mm6ln6o trust me I know. All I have is my fronts and eating is not easy. Def been loosing weight.
have some empathy, they're human too who just followed or got lured down that path. for example, he only started popping cause he broke his leg that's not entirely his fault.
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8:46
Dude interviews the cops, the robbers, the dealers and homeless.
Even going over the city's history.
Doesn't come across as disingenuous opinionated or mocking.
This is real journalism. Not what we see from mainstream media.
Definently opinionated tho
Lots of obvious bias. Watch again dullard
@@edthehuman9626 this, he's clearly opinionated but it's not that much in your face
tolerable
@@edthehuman9626San Francisco is objectively a shithole
Maybe people should have an opinion on thousands of homeless people hooked on drugs and crime though.....
Am being educated and enlightened by your videos and love your true humanity they can tell you’re genuine and have been there too.. no judgement just love 🧡
Thank for documenting this and other topics on your channel.
This is the shit that the people need to see. Kudos to Andrew doing a fantastic job!
There are hundreds if not thousands of these….I feel unfortunately people only care depending on who the messenger is. If people truly care about how problems start in these communities they would research. Takes you less than a day to find out about poverty in minority communities ,welfare system and gang violence. Listen to what rappers say and use critical thinking what kinda environment normalizes this type of music. What kind of label and people would give millions to these young murderers…. As you search more that’s when you hear about Cointelpro, CIA distributing drugs, red lining etc….but again I stress…people don’t care lol…rather just blame the color of their skin for why they do crime.
Sb: if you’re watching a video and all it does is pander to YT guilt, blaming racist conservatives and mention trump multiple times..it’s probably not the right video to learn from.
Yeah better than some content creators charging their viewers with a paywall just to see their full content and not some shitty 15 min chopped up version of it. Andrew is a great example of someone doing it for the right cause while you’re in it for your pockets just taking advantage of shit situations like this. Used to respect you tommy. You took that dumb big dogs gotta eat line to heart now youre just a greedy fuck.
I thought the car jacking was a joke by this channel, but its for real lmao
@@kooganh6276 Thanks for telling us you didn't actually watch the video without telling us. If you thought all this video did was "pander to YT guilt, blame racist conservatives, and mention trump multiple times," you either have selective listening issues or you just didn't watch the video. They even talk about the CIA potentially acting as a catalyst for the crack epidemic.
Hell ya!! My favorite 2 UA-camrs!!
I like how the corporate media dismissed you as a "youtuber" when you're out there doing the real reporting by doing the deep dive on the underlying issues to what cities like San Francisco and Portland are facing.
Please keep doing what you do.
Would it be cool if I did something similar? We need more people like Andrew and I have been told by my friends that I would do well as a "man on the street" interviewer/personality.
@@MisterNMason be sure to ask this random ass dude.
Lol
maybe stop using the word "corporate media" and use the real definition of state propaganda.
Others have documented the mean streets before this idiot.
Amazing reporting. Amazingly good job getting into the nitty gritty. I spent 20 years working in the Tenderloin doing sound at Glide Church. You really dug right into this whole mess. Kudo to you. I am now a subscriber.
Very well researched! Neutral tone, while still entertaining. Thank you!
Your ability to string together actual leads and turn it into a narrative story is just unparalleled.
this is what i wanted to say
🍑💨😶🌫️😮💨😮💨🥴
As someone who has lived in the Bay Area my whole life, I think this is the most comprehensive introduction to all the huge problems we’ve been dealing with for decades. I really appreciate this video.
leave
south America had a problem with voting for liberals until they had to leave their country. The pink wave has destroyed many countries and is finally starting to destroy some states in America. People need to do much more research before they vote.
leaf
arent those symptoms of a bigger problem ?
@@deadbabyjokes5319 sometimes societally complicated issues are self feeding and are fed by many factors, and dont just originate in one single thing. dont fall for the illusion that there is always one big bad
Another amazing documentary, thank you for showing things as they are.
So glad to see new content from you Andrew!
Once again, this is incredible journalism. Thank you for all you do, Andrew.
This is what happens when you vote blue no matter who I guess.
you didn't even watch the full video
Yes I did?
Vlog the hobos = incredible huh
AC's explanation of what causes the homless and crme is missing the point. Near lawlssness is incentivized by bad policy. But AC thinks everyone is good at heart and only do bad things cause of bad systems. That theory has been disproven time and again. People react to incentives. If you give lax laws and free money then you get results like SF.
The fact Andrew immediately caught car jacking feels like witnessing GTA in real life
Dude, I was thinking will someone go out there and ask what the government did with all of them when Xijing Ping was in town.
bot
I can confirm that to outsiders the US basically is GTA
Wonder what song he listened to
He literally witnessed a GTA in real life though. So it doesn't "feel like" it actually "is".
Welp, you've convinced me to patreon.
You also reminded me of what real journalism looks like. I had genuinely forgotten..
You, are one of my living Heros.
Thank you
34:46
might be one of the most impactful segments and bit i've ever seen.
A dude just lost his wife, and the whole thing is so unceremonious.
Weeps goodbye and then just walks away, on with the rest of the day in a world that gives no shits about you.
I'm sure he's not heading to a million dollar home either.
Giving dude a hug was really fucking cool.
I hope it meant something to him, because that kind of compassion is RARE today, and it made ME feel a little better.
Same, it was so incredibly sad to see.
Well said
Happy YOU feel better
You too have done a great job expressing this much needed feelings through your comment.
Carry on dude!!
man lives in a world that profits off of his demographics suffering
Props to Andrew and his ability to share multiple sides of a story in an engaging fashion
Nice horse
Agreed. Short sleeve shirts need more uptake.
he's a actual rapist tho
Yeah man, his drip is dope!
@@Johnny-tq9no What's his Soundcloud?
incredible work. greatly appreciated the balance of letting the characters you met tell the story without seemingly twisting any words, just showing varying opinions and letting viewers make connections and conclusions.
I visited San Fran (as a Canadian) this past year motorcycling across the US. Heard all the stories and history, got there and felt more or less, "this is it?" It was still cool, to be sure. But one of those "never meet your heroes" situations.
Unfortunately a very similar story in a lot of the major cities up north, especially on the west coast of Canada.
dont call it that
I'm a native San Franciscan, my family owned a liquor store by Valencia and Market until I was 15. I would spend a lot of time there throughout my life and it was crazy to see the changes that happened over my 22, almost 23, years living here. Everything in this video was facts and made me realize that there were many times I could have been on the wrong path to end up hustling with no way out.
Man. It’s empty now. I’ve never seen market street empty in my life. There were always tourists and something going on. It’s just zombies and empty stores.
Incredible journalism
Shameless self promotion
San Francisco police tried to give me $100 fine for smoking pot in public crazy thing was I didn't have weed on me and it was actually the homeless people across the street when I informed him and he searched me and found no marijuana paraphernalia he then got in his car and drove off😂 I guess they don't mind giving you tickets or enforcing the law as long as you're someone who look like they obey the law or at least bathes regularly😂
hes just focusing on the bad like every news outlet does. with the billions of views he gets it would be very helpful to find inspirational or great people and make documentaries about them but instead the young people watching this think this is the whole extent of what the cities have to offer.
man, when did he start using sappy sad music and upbeat hip hop music to emotionally influence his viewers? One part was so loud, it was hard to hear what mf was sayin
@@saintrodgersdomino7384 who asked
This journalism at its finest. What VICE once was a long time ago. Channel 5 is where it's at. Such respect for your entire team. Love from Belgium
Are you one of the crack smokers shown in this video or something? It's a well made video but it certainly isn't "incredible journalism".
@@WaffleStomper69 straight from the woo block
Him and Tyler Olivera are amazing
What's ironic is Gavin McInnes started VICE and made it into what used to be an edgy, dirty, reporting outlet and now that he's gone it's just a leftist establishment mouthpiece, yet people who like VICE hate Gavin McInnes.
bro you look like you're about to explain a Game Theory to me
Merci infiniment pour vos vidéos.
WOW, great docu!! You covered just about everything here.. Crazy town!! 🤔
This is probably the most important piece of media to shed light on the Bay Area's current state. Amazing work 👏🏾
Didn't expect you to be a Californian too. Regardless I'm seeing a bit of this down here in southern cali.
Since I'm not really in the thick of things and the neighborhood is still tame, I want prop 47 repealed immediately and additional funds for the police so they can get some shit going.
The latter can be debated.
anyways... looking forward to more of your vidya when you get them out!
Nice country, America
Big fan for years and I agree California it’s out of control.
And the way that media abuses this for political narratives
imagine having 7 MILLION SUBSRIBERS. BUT your video get 100k views. how many years have u been using youtube and children to make money? or did u just buy this chanel with verify tag on black market?
The Hoff twins cameo killed me. Great work Andrew and team.
Those locals weren't happy to see them. They were making their spot hot.
@@JoseGranny It's free advertising, they should be happy.
I didn’t see that coming 😂
They some hoes fr. They not respected 😂😂
As a Bay Area native, I been seeing all of this go on, but seeing it from your perspective broadened mine. Thank you
This may get buried, but I used to work with the City Impact Mission in the Tenderloin, right where Andrew is walking. D.A.R.E. taught us that the addicted and homeless do drugs because it's "cool" and "fun," and are just inherently lazy and stupid. What I learned working there is the opposite. They're smart, capable people who are hopeless, abused, and crushed by the system - and if I had lived through their circumstance, fentanyl wouldn't be a strong enough drug to cope. It isn't that they don't want to fix their situation, it's that they can't. For every story that was told in this vid, I've heard a dozen much worse, and nobody - I mean NOBODY - deserves the things that have happened to them. If you think it can't happen to you, I've met enough corporate bankers on the street to know that it can. Thank you for showing this to the world Andrew. And for anyone watching: the homeless don't need your pity. They need your help.
Every single addict in the world is not just a perfect angel. Your logic is no different than someone who went on a ride-along with police and goes around preaching about how all cops are perfect and amazing people. There are evil people, sociopaths, and people with no intent of ever getting clean that are addicted to drugs just like any other walk of life. Wondering how much volunteer work you've actually done to have never met a person that says they absolutely don't want help. This unrelenting sympathy and do-no-wrong attitude towards addicts is not helping anyone, clearly. You people who can't balance sympathy with reality and actionable change are just as bad as the people who show none at all. This is coming from a former addict. Nobody who ever tried to baby and nurture me out of my addiction by calling me a brilliant little angel person ever made a difference. You didn't have to say you've never dealt with it, because your attitude gives it all away. This obsessive sympathy and feigned virtue signalling/compassion is just as much of a disease as addiction, just more sinister because you look like a bad person for calling people out when their whole personality is "Look at me, I care about everyone so much!" I know addicts that are still on the streets that would manipulate and take advantage of people like you, to no end. And the whole time you'd be losing sleep over how to show more compassion to people who wouldn't bat an eye if they saw you get gunned down in the street.
When the Hoff twins came on I shouted at my screen HOW?? Callaghan is on his way to a Pulitzer. Nobody else can paint such a vivid picture of American culture. Keep doing what you do Andrew. Inspiring.
Marin city where they're from is like 20 minutes north of the city
lmao the dickriding over a guy who sticks a mic in crazy people's face is insane.
Almost every single video has a returning character or something from a previous video. It's surreal.
Dude chill lol it ain’t that good
Not staged at all! 😂😂😂
As a native resident of San Francisco, thank you for making this video. It’s important work to help people understand what we are dealing with
Whole lotta garbage 😂 joke city
Democrat voters getting what they voted for
Might as well move to Florida, Cali is a complete shithole rn, and will only get worse for the forseeable future.
stay in your containment zone. san francicans dont get to flee to safe red states and just vote for all the same leftist stupidity again
Y’all dealing with it cause y’all voted for it
Man . This is genuinely amazing work Andrew. 19:58
Great job. that was an awesome doc, keep it up!
This is the kind of work that is a catalyst for massive change. Thank you Andrew for bringing this to light for more people. It needs to be seen. If anyone ever deserved an Emmy for investigative journalism it’s you.
If you listen to his words it makes fox news sound as dumb as they constantly look......
No it’s not. This will change he absolutely nothing. You’re delusional.
Money talks. Nothing will ever change. The people with money would have to decide to literally give it away to those "lesser, lazy poors."
Hope it happens but it won't. Gonna get worse across the country.
@@jensgronning4436 Do you even live here? Are you actually seeing what’s happening?Yeah I’m not saying it will change, but this is the type of expose to light a fire, and get people to understand stuff like needle exchange programs are enabling drug use… Like open air drug zones must end. That we must clap back and hire more officers to patrol the tenderloin. That we need to actually enforce property crime laws. That SF can’t be a handout city anymore.
Don't listen to these, now less ignorant, ppl who just say garbage but are still here, getting informed for 'free'...
Hey Andrew, your blend of humor with hard hitting facts makes this depressing topic watchable. People around the country need to know about this to affect change, and you're helping that happen. Thank you!
Democrats absolutely NEED black people to suffer or they'll never win another election again. It's built into their policies.
Cringe
@@NoName-fo7mz what's cringe? I can say you are a prime example of cringe. You hate on someone saying something good or at the least with good intentions. It's cringe that your mind gose to commenting this when you read this type of comment and also say nothing else to why you think it is. 🤔 your a sad and pathetic person apparently.
United Nations Agenda 2030. The death of the USA.
I see this word "change" in the comments. What is "change"? Change to what? Who's funding, who's counseling, who's light at the end of tunnel? "Affecting change"? Which part needs to change? No one can even answer that question! Change broken homes, change horrible family life, no role models, molestation, change no hope and mental problems??? Pick one...who's qualified and who's funded to tackle these problems? I'll save ya the research NOBODY! Ya can't help people that don't want your help!
absolutely phenomenal.
thank you.
I love this channel and I've only seen two vids. Gonna watch so much more. And that patreon ad at the end has me sold what the fuck. Thank you so much, you're incredible
Man that old man losing his wife really crushed me to tears, my own parents were in similar situations. Horrible, Rip Dad and Vicky
Agreed. Rest in peace, Vicky.
Rip Vicky
I love how a former coke dealer can say how ugly it is for people to be using drugs in public while making a living filming himself pouring liquor into women's mouths.
Yup!
He’s the biggest moron
Good call! So much about this channel glows in the dark.
lol what
@@exotica0
No shit, huh? Dude doesnt actually give a fuck about "the kids" or "his city." He's after his new drug of choice; clout.
Such a good and informative unbiased report on what is actually going on in San Francisco, keep it up man
I'm from Australia and I hear snippets of all of this stuff on the news and through reddit. Seeing it pieced together like this is sick. Incredible story man
Reddit is a Leftwing echo chamber
this shit isn’t incredible nigga people really are suffering it’s not a movie
Exactly ! Heard and watched videos about the SF situation, but never seen or heard such clear description. This video really pieced all the information together nicely.
Does Australia have a street drug problem?
When an American city is more famous than you're entire country.
I've never seen Andrew break as hard as when dude said "I'm a San Francisco nationalist" 😂
💯
Its prob not too hard to break listening to that idiot
Man I think I must've been living under a rock.
I haven't seen your work since AGNB, and I fucking loved it... Had no idea you were still up to shit until I watched you crush some wings on Hot Ones...
'Bout to binge your entire channel.
Great doc. Andrew and vice are the only ones doing this quality truth sharing work.
As a native San Franciscan, this is one of the best and most comprehensive looks into the problem I’ve seen. You told all sides, respect the facts. Just wish they would stop splashing my windows (5 & counting!)
Y’all voted for this
@@ydangels1744Nobody voted for car burglary but yeah still there is definitely complacency in San Francisco. The only thing that will fix this is to start actually arresting people for basic drug and petty theft crimes. But they just don't have enough room in the jails. There's SO many. But they gotta try.
@@amsbeats841 of course there wasn't a vote for car burglary directly, it wasn't on a ballot. However, you do vote for this indirectly, by electing leaders that enact legislation that lessens or eliminates the consequences for crime. It is called deterrence. Nobody is worried about being arrested when they will just be let go the next day with no follow up.
@@fenixdown2396 You are just repeating what they already said.
@@amsbeats841 i mean even the op just "wishes" they stop well keep wishing rofl
Andrew and his crew are ABSOLUTELY the most LEGITIMATE on-site reporting documentarians there is today …. Literally nobody holds a candle to them.
There are a hundred other independent journalists that do this on UA-cam... and some are definitely putting out higher quality stuff.I like Andrew and Channel 5 but to say this is hilarious.
@@alexorozco6120Do you have any recs of other channels?
"Even though im a Sexual predator, let me film a liberal city so my MAGA cult viewers can all rage and give me adsense"
-andrew Callahan, probably
@@alexorozco6120 just bc your sitting in your high chair doesn’t mean your looking down from a place of morale high ground , your just there so we can make sure your baby ass doesn’t choke on your own spit.
Besides saying Steve Jobs started silicon valley, maybe.
What a banger of a doc .. geez. well done!
Man, seeing actual investigative journalism in this age is so fucking refreshing. Keep up your good work, we need more media like you
This is the return of gritty, gonzo journalism. Amazing stuff. I love that you strive for objectivity and are willing to entertain all sides of an issue.
Go back to school. This was so heavily biased youre either ignorant or deceitful
Same. I'm SICK of people objectifying news for "entertainment" purposes. IT"S NOT ENTERTAINMENT!
They are now modifying news for their own agendas, and making people MAD and forcing opinions down their throat.
THIS IS NOT AMERICA!
Yes, gonzo journalism is what I feel here 100%
Lol brah gonzo is definitively subjective. Are you just babbling words??
Getting mad at comments saying "you get what you vote for" then proceeding to show how all the laws voters passed negatively impact the city...
Real journalism. Thank you for this. Thank you.
Bro is going deep not just showing the problem but diving in to the history. Idk how they are going to fix this disaster not just SF but Seattle and Philadelphia oh wait EVERYWHERE. Thanks for your reporting people need to know and see this.
This is one of, if not Andrews best piece. Rest easy Vicky
This scene made me cry wtf
This is the best thing Andrew and co. have done... so far. Very detailed and made me feel every emotion in under an hour.
i live in san francisco. my family has lived in san francisco since before the 1906 earthquake… 6 generations of my family. San Francisco is the most beautiful place I have known and it is the place that is dearest to my heart. i met my soon to husband there. The reason San Francisco is like this is because of the leaders. These people need help, not harm reduction.
This quality of informatiom true no bullshit like the real world Is! No polítics we need More people like you in the world! Love what u do bro❤
"You didn't even know Vicky, did you?" That KILLED me. That poor soul. I hope he finds his Vicky in the afterlife.
The hoff twins are like two spiders that are always just hanging around Andrew's sleeve.
Their presence has become a tradition to this channel
I fangirled when they came up
me too
Just couldn't believe my eyes
Spoiler alert 😂😂😂
They are from the Northern California, would be a shame if they didn’t do a cameo 🤣
That's a great Idea
It's gonna be a cameo of all time
Andrew You are Appreciated Thank You
The characters in this are insane. Really good video
Andrew you give better journalism in a single upload than the mainstream media does in a year. This is sad, eye opening, extremely informative, and just shows how much these elected officials and people in power, do not care about anything except money. I pray for all of those dealing with hardships and suffering in anyway. Peace, love, and blessings from the other side of the country.
And he rapes
Yea instead of saying "only care about money" you can just say "corrupted"
This is what real investigative journalism is. So strange to actually see it on a screen.. great job. Keep at it, man.
Meow
There's investigative videos of SF for a year straight, the better question is why this is allowed to continue for a year? Gavin Newsom and SFPD is absolutely worthless.
@@lightspeedrescuemeow
@@Godsburninggarden :3
United Nations Agenda 2030. The death of the USA. All planned.
0:46 Andrew running with the guy while interviewing reminds me of Borat for some reason.
You’re the realest news out there. Everything else on tv is hair makeup. I wouldn’t step into those spots and be around the people but it’s interesting to learn. San Francisco is no longer the hot tourist spot. Good thing I went there as a young kid to mid adult days. It’s tough out there but I respect your courage!
Andrew… Thank you. When I was a teeneager I was one of those drug addicts on Market Street. Somehow I made it out of there on my own crawling from that city. Seeing this documented so properly really meant a lot to me. Never stop being you!
I feel this. Shout out to the corner of Jones and Ellis… that place fueled my oxy addiction back in the day
Yup same here. It's so serendipitous seeing it from this pov all those years later. I got sent out of state by juvie probation and relapsed right away when I came back for a tech job. Eventually I got on subs and got out. It's been like 5 years now and SF is still home but I'm comfortable staying on the east coast for now 😅
@@yoweedmofo19897 it’s wild to know that there were other teenagers coming from around the bay to also pickup from the TL back in the day, because whenever I was there I felt like me and my friends were the only ones doing that sketchy shit 😅
@yoweedmofo19897 Still have a hard time flying over that city even….. Such a beautiful place in so many ways, but not worth the risk to go back quite yet.
You may be the single most competent investigative journalists when it comes to exploring popcultural phenomena. Well done Andrew.
It is a shame your generation, demographic or what have you, has not heard of the living legend Mark Dice. Do yourself a favor.
Except for the pangolin part.
The people who never ever read books and only watch media from UA-cam probably do feel that way. Like intellectualism for people who get their news from Instagram.
@@pierrea3094 nope theres no better source of news that is more accurate and unbiased than this channel i challenge you to find a popular news source more competent than this channel
@@pierrea3094 you clicked on this video for a reason bro
I remember the first time my parents drove me down Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. So many people packed into a couple blocks, changed how i saw everything
it's amazing to see Andrew going from shit he loved (Hip Hop Culture) to real life subjects.
Andrew I love how respectful you are to everyone. Most people just walk by the homeless like they don’t exist.
Still in shock that emergency last-resort housing in SanFran still costs more than my rent for a house in a rural area.
You also need to consider that moving to [insert rural town name], [very Midwestern state] isn't anywhere near as in demand as San Fransisco due to job opportunities, experience, the historically, and overall social atmosphere that you would absolutely not get in those towns. As bad as these things are, there's a reason why people would rather put up with it to live in these cities than move out
Lol "everyone"? 👀👀
I remember being in downtown Austin a couple years ago and there was a homeless man screaming something along the lines of "why don't you acknowledge me!? I'm a person, just say hi, look at me, anything!" He was so desperate for acknowledgement and not even asking for money. The girl I was walking with looked at him and said hey, I see you, I'm sorry and it calmed him down so much.
Sometimes they just need to be spoken to
@@Dr.ZoidbergPhDand you, a Dr, did nothing...but keep pill pushing people into addiction.
@@liftedgifted6010 I think you should look me up before you make assumptions...
I lost my father to fentanyl last week. Thank you for shedding some light on this terrible tragedy and epidemic that is sweeping the nation
😢sorry for your loss
Open the borrrrder...
My condolences.
Lost mine last year in San Francisco actually...
Sorry for your loss. Sending prayers and condolences 💐🙏🏾
I’m from the Bay. Love the double-sided POV. 👍👍 Journalists take notes!!
Best channel on the platform hands down.
That guy saying goodbye to his wife fucking broke me. I nearly lost a family member to fent and I was awash with grief, but I cannot comprehend how much emotional agony and turmoil that guy was going through. I hope he's found some semblance of solace.
I really appreciate Andrew displaying this issue in its complexity. As a Bay Area native, I feel it’s extremely important people have an objective view on the situation, and this mini doc is a good place to start.
hes just focusing on the bad like every news outlet does. with the billions of views he gets it would be very helpful to find inspirational or great people and make documentaries about them but instead the young people watching this think this is the whole extent of what the cities have to offer.
I disagree, Andrew clearly stated that the video was shot only in the TL, stating the neighborhood size, and comparing the crime rate to other, bordering, more affluent neighborhoods. Like I said, this is objective, and representative.
@@electricearth1101Dafuq? Gentrification and rising poverty are the problem he focuses on. The state got worse. Just to show you how ridiculous your statement is, I'd be like saying: Why do they only show that bad stuff in Gaza and don't focus on the happy families too? xD
I dont live in USA so I just want to ask how it feels living there even thou there is alot of states so iknow its different every where soooo how is it?
@@rightdad2Do you live their currently? It is as bad as some people try and make it out to be? I was there in 2008 and I loved it. I also lived in Portland, Oregon circa 2013 and it was amazing. But, you hear the same things about it going bad there. I have heard mixed opinions on whether or not this is true and sometimes, I chalk up a lot of what I hear about these big liberal cities suddenly becoming dystopic wastelands to the fact I now unfortunately live in an extremely red state. But, I do often wonder what is accurate.
18:07 this section of the video is actually SO EDUCATIONAL. i feel like im learning shit that shouldve learned in my current events class
That dude saying “what do you want a room at the four seasons” pissed me off so bad
I'm so appreciative of Andrew's ability to fairly share every side's POV but HOLY FUCK, is Mr Blue Shirt a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Man goes to prison for dealing, comes out and instead of trying to help some of the people he is responsible for putting in this situation, he actively degrades them and makes money from their suffering.
Truly a horrible individual
Did you see the criminals they admitted they robbed the Gucci store and car jacking on the freeway
He's basically doing the same thing as before, exploting some of the most vunerable people for financial gain
Lol "sure he got people hooked on drugs, but did you see the petty larceny?" Amazing
You're saying he cant talk about the drug problem because he was a part of it at some point. I would say that qualifies him more than the average person to speak on it. You sound angry and naive.
He had nothing to add, but his ego and some lazy sloganeering.
Andrews compassion and curiosity creates such vivid storytelling. Admirable. Necessary. Always fantastic.
He didn't have much compassion for the multiple women he assaulted.
@@lavishcolewas that actually proven tho
@@EXTENDEDWARRANTuhh he admitted it and basically just skipped over it after his “apology” vid.. dude is a freak
@@EXTENDEDWARRANTSTOP TRYING TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR THIS PREDATOR
@lavishcole He never assaulted anyone. And even if he did he makes amazing content.
I really appreciate all you do Andrew. Thank you. I'm curious if your aware this type of thing doesn't only happen in America? And that America is just copying something that was done where I live. Which is Ontario, Canada. A place you have never heard of and has had more impact on these exact situations then you can possibly imagine. Curious if you would be interested in speaking. If so, let me know how we can get in contact. Please never stop bringing the absolute truth to the world. Really grateful for you my dude.
you do gawds work Bro. Stay safe out there - yall do some of the realest guerrilla press work in the States. Bless yall.
We need more journalism like this! This is what sparks change. Thank you Andrew, and thank you to your crew.
No. Lol. We dont need this redundant reporting. You can walk out in any blue city and see the problem....vote different and if that doesnt work vote with your feet
Apparently neither of you watched the end of the video. He filmed all of this in a six block radius. Lots of big cities use the same method of allowing certain types of crime in small areas to keep criminals from spilling over into the better parts of town. And literally every big city (and most small towns) have a nice part of town and then a small, bad part of town that's full of drugs and criminals. Does it matter if the city is blue or red, they all have the same issues
@@dr.z3426Statistically the worst drug problems are in red cities. Red cities are also the ones who statistically have the least education and highest poverty rates. No surprise there.
UA-cam nowadays have such great content and modern fresh news i newer watch or read old style media anymore.
@Acr6gAttt-mq2hr wrong..
8:19 "I don't wanna die before my mom." This one hit me hard. What a powerful video.
Mr beast give me money 🙏💰
Crazy how I'm watching this ryte now and I been telling all my friends n people I f with the same thing . As much as we don't want our parents to go we can't let them burry us cause they'll die with us do to our selfish ways
"i don't wanna die before my moms. can't stand that bitch"
Just visited SF and it was honestly the prettiest calmest city I’ve been to here in the states. Media is definitely blowing it out of proportion cuz a lot of similar stuff is happening in most cities and states.
What part did you stay in? Only downtown and the touristy areas are terrible really. San Diego and Seattle and Portland are far worse as far as crazy homeless junkies
@@wesmont87i live in San Diego, compared to San Francisco, we definitely aren’t worse. Although homeless and junkies are very prevalent here, it’s relatively safer than majority of cities
Been going to San Francisco my whole life. Live nearby in Sacramento. It’s gotten horrifically bad just in the last few years.
SF can be super scary to walk around, but I’ve always admired it for its diversity and respect for art. recently big businesses have been pulling out of the downtown area though.. and though it’s terrifying, I still feel deep sympathy for people on the street. Thank you for making this video, it helped me understand the economic problems and roots of struggles of the locals better
I was homeless from 2005-2008....The H.O.T team got me out of hippie hill, Haight street.... I have 14 years of sobriety.......with no relapse. People can change. You can do it! The situation here in san Francisco has gotten much worse since the pandemic. Hopefully things will get better. Sometimes it takes a magnifying glass to make more people focus.........Thank you for bringing light to this dark situation Andrew!
God has bigger plans for you.
@@godswill2260 God doesn't look too interested in helping SF, now does he?
@@x_voxelle_x For a person who doesn’t believe in God why do you blame him for what people do to each other.
-practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
@@godswill2260 Well, that's convenient, throughout the Bible God has been helping and killing people, so why not do it now?
Why do you only praise your god for the good he supposably does, and not for the people he's letting suffer? Your own argument can be used against you. God is a lie created by humans.@@godswill2260
"...leaving vast subsections of the city utterly swagless" 😅 wonderful.
So refreshing to know true journalism still lives on channel 5. I am so glad youre able to make these projects so engaging and enjoyable to watch, because everyone needs to see this stuff. Thank you for another admirable piece of work. Stay safe out there fr