Born in Englewood Colorado in 1975. Every year after around 1993, it has been falling and since the 2000's its become unlivable. Moved out of state in 2020. Nothing is affordable and crime is rampant. Ill never go back.
@@reggiefleming7712and that dependency is fed by the other dependency exasercreated by the government programs that the young lazy use. Its a circle of death. Instead of literally making people get to work by making them reliant on themselves is literally the only way. Its called hard love
My homelessness ended when I sot out help for my alcoholism and changed my way of life physical and spiritual. Thank you Denver rescue mission new life program god bless you all
IT WAS PLANNED. I know how they did this . So too, do others, who were aware of what they were setting in motion - we are their "conspiracy theorist's. IT IS ALL THE TRUTH. YOu all have much to fear, for the future they've set up for you, is beyond your worse scifi movie they gave you to prepare your mind. The mind must be prepared, and all things can make sense with programming and drugs.
Oh, but I am,@@sydvicious2378 , just as sure as your "parents" made a terrible and regretted mistake. In fact, I have been a Colorado resident for over forty-one years, now. And, I can tell you, for a fact, because I have actually travelled, and am not in a political cult, this shit is going o. In every town. And, 99.9% of our homeless are Caucasians, who decided that oxycodone was a toy. You know, just like your mom. How about you take your racist hate, your little red Fascist cap,, and your antiChristian bigotry, elsewhere. How about you try being a solution, instead of the chalky, loud-mouthed problem. In short, try being the man your "daddy" could never manage. Try putting that bottle down, and watching less Alex Jones. Do get well soon, Regret. You really don't have to inspire a cringe, every time you enter a room. #You ParentsFailed #JustSayNoTDrugs #KuKuxKucks www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline #MAGArdGoHome
If this documentary is accurate, and Denver is in decline, then you can thank my fellow Californians as they have moved to Colorado in large numbers. With their arrival, Californians have brought with them all the dysfunction we here in California have come to expect from life in this once great state.
Well, Coloradians are fleeing Denver, and doing the same thing the Californians are doing here, but with smaller bank accounts. Just read the comments, our "proud, Denver natives" abandoned us and are really no better than the people they are throwing stones at.
I am a native of Denver, Colorado, 5 generations. It is awful here now. Realestate prices are through the roof. I have been priced out of my own home town. Traffic is horrible. There really is no help for residence, people with mental illness and homeless. There are homeless camps everywhere and they contaminate the ground. Rent is unaffordable, for a tiny box. The tech world has taken over and it has ruined this wonderful state. Don't move here if you are thinking of it. It's not worth it. Especially if you are a person with a soul, who cares about humanity and the environment. Denver does not have enough water for the growing population or space for everyone. This is a corporate run and owned state hand it has beened ruined.
It isn't tech companies, it's drugs. Round up all homeless and lock them up for a week. Those in withdrawal, put them in a prison with an addiction center in it. Release anyone who isn't in withdrawal. Those will be few.
This breaks my heart. But people need to remember that the current state of the city is by design. Government officials are given nice salaries and political power, not based on how nice things are in Denver, but on the average citizens fear of where things are headed.
What really makes me sick is the long line of names at the end of all the people in charge and in power that refused to participate and explain/defend themselves. Cowards and con artists.
the federal funds were never spent on the homeless, local leadership (politicians) created a big money pot and then drew from it, with no accounting of it, A bunch of very smart people conveniently all of a sudden got dumb, simple as that, period.
That's whats wrong with this country now the demon crate an half of the Republicans !these criminals r getting richer and the poor live on the streets!! Keep voting for the demoncrats this proves u can't fix stupid!!
Where is the accountability? Governor Polis, Mayor Hancock, Denver City Council, Denver's Chief of Police and the Colorado State Legislature own this! When police don't enforce the law, for whatever reason, and arrest the lawbreakers, you end up with what Denver has become. No excuses. Quit using COVID as an excuse.
Mary KE I never said a word about masks and I’m very well aware of the lawsuits about homeless. The camping ban was ruled constitutional. There are laws against drug possession , drug use to n public, defecating in public, urinating in public and vagrancy. There are also laws about rioting, inciting to riot, vandalism, defacing public property, assault and many other acts committed by the rioters that were not enforced
@@mikemcgee5950 That’s idealistic. I’ve lived here since 1984. Colorado has had one Republican governor. No Republican has even run for mayor or city council in Denver in that time.
@@slundgr The democrats have been getting progressively worse over the years San Francisco Seattle Portland same thing progressively worse over the years
I ended up homeless after being kicked out of my rented room and let go from my job due to Covid lockdown. The room was part of my job compensation. Everyone was given five days to get out, us and our stuff. There were no vacancies at storage places, no rental trucks, no hotels. I have no family, and nobody willing or able to take in an unrelated person. I stuffed what I could in my car and lived in it for six weeks, not a good situation for a woman alone in a big city. There was nothing available through social services unless you had a minor child. I was not and have never been an addict, an alcoholic, or mentally ill. I ended up staying awake by night and moving around, taking catnaps by day, for safety reasons. I saved up gas in cans, enough to get to my ex-bro-in-law’s hunting cabin, 750 or so miles away, and took off by night, driving in mostly secondary and tertiary roads to avoid getting stopped at state borders. It took me six nights. I’ve fixed the place up, winterized it, and have been here ever since. Being homeless in Covid meant there were no public restrooms, no place to shower, almost no places to eat. Let me emphasize, I am not and have never been a drug user, alcoholic, or mentally ill. I have never even smoked cigarettes or drank alcohol.
You are a MORAL STOIC HEROINE. I salute you! Your testimony is important: UNSTRUCTURED FREE MASONIC 1787 AMERIKAN LIFE IS UNWORKABLE BS. Read our answer above--and below: The RIGHTS-DIGNITY-HOUSING t-shirt guy says the ANSWER: "Homelessness ends with a house". Amerikans are BS snobs who want everyone to be Type A personality stoics and EARN THEIR OWN HOUSE (aka Horatio Alger Myth) and do not want to just SOLVE THE FUCCCKING PROBLEM like the Finns do--which is to JUMP-START EVERY HOMELESS PERSON with a HOUSE aka a base of shelter so they can be clean & publicly presentable; THEN INSIST ON these weak Type B personalities to get rid of their drug addiction and get at least a part-time job. The money costs of wasted pull-yourself-up-by-your-boot-straps, band aid "voluntary" programs are the same as the cost of a house; so let's stop being a snob and supply the house and make the 1st good faith move. See the Jimmy Dore video on the Finnish program--THAT WORKS. If they refuse, they go to prison because choosing to live unemployed and homeless is a CRIME. ALL homeless people taking advantage of urbanized life and not have to overcome TBATE nature by "Little House on the Prairie" homesteader moral stoical skills are CRIMINALS who should be given a rock-solid option to start with a HOME and go from there--or go to a disciplinary "boot camp" prison cell--not live this Free Masonic 1787 American individual "freedom" experiment of SOCIETY NOT HAVING A STRUCTURE which has epically failed and must end. All rioters must be KILL-STOPPED aka SHOT DEAD on the spot. Period. None of this arrest, press charges, trial & imprisonment Free Masonic lawyer racket chachacha. You riot--vandalize, burn, loot, assault others, YOU DIE, right then & there. So all the nihilist hedonist WOKETARDS and their hang-ups about life will not be allowed to have their dangerous public baby tantrums--they can get a house and clean-up their life if they have the wherewithal to be trusted with internal discipline or go to a boot camp prison and have external discipline applied to spur them to acquire their own self-control. The NEXT GENERATION must gain Life Skills Training (LST) 3x hours each day in high school followed by 2x years of National Service (NS) in a societally important functional corps of choice; military, police, firefighting, peace, conservation, science, spy, space etc.to acquire moral stoical character Dr. Jordan Peterson got from a rural setting hunting/fishing with his father. REMEMBER, THE SATANIST THEOSOPHIST PEDO-ILLUMINATI DO NOT WANT STRONG PEOPLE--they want WEAK SHEEPLE they can PARASITE FROM and then MURDER. The individual "freedoms" and "democracy" they dangle in front of the populace are POISONS TO DESTROY THEM embedding immoral criminality and hedonistic or stoical degeneracy as "rights"--when they are really crimes. John 3:16 Semper Airborne! James Bond is REAL.
ignorance in the USA is very common nobody give a f unless you have pockets of cash to give them. This country will destroy itself just matter of time. I hope you are safe now
@@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg Explain how nihilism causes people to only live for today by getting as much money as they can. Nihilism = no intellectual interest in anything--much less their details. '
Not hard to do mr lazy. Likely not what you expected or assumed. www.cpr.org/2018/10/22/where-does-all-the-marijuana-money-go-colorados-pot-taxes-explained/
I'm from Longmont born in '71. My family is still in the area. I HATE what these people have done to my beloved home! My family tells me constantly how bad it's become. I live in the deep South now and couldn't imagine moving back to a mess like that.
@@DavidBrown-qi9vy Was it a positive move? My son was talking with me this morning and saying maybe I should consider moving back to Oklahoma and looking at living in a retirement community and getting away from all of this.
I moved to Houston 4 years ago because I seen the downfall slowly getting worse. Best decision of my life with zero regrets! I just feel sad for Denver as a born and raised native. It used to be beautiful and a place you would want to raise a family, not anymore.
@@slundgr It was a very positive move. Southern hospitality, strong values, a sense of history and incredible food. Love and feel sad for Denver. Not missing the Denver of today, but the Denver that was and could've been. Beat wishes.
They must have not been very persistent or been from Denver and known people. I was a journalist in Denver, it's not that hard to get official comments compared to other places.
"homelessness ends with a house"? It's that very thinking that drives this problem. Like many, I was a drug addict. Born and raised in Fort Collins. Excellent grades. Normal middle class upbringing. Went to college. Had good jobs. It was my poor choices and that alone that made me homeless. Slept in a truck with no heat at Johnson's Corner through a cold winter smoking crack. My attitude changed when I realized what I had become. When I stopped feeling sorry for myself amazing things happened for me. In less than 10 years time I got on my feet, then started a business. I'm now wealthy. I employ 30 people. And I did it ALL without a government program. Homelessness ends when YOU make the decision you are going to do whatever it takes to better yourself. Alot of my success now is driven by my determination to NEVER go back to that.
@11:15 The director of the office of hope disagrees with you. So does the data. However, we have a series of Mayors who sold out to real-estate developers. Like Jamie in the film she is one of those develoers. They will not build budget housing projects. A city could control that through zoning and rent control making sure there is enough housing that folks can afford in a city that focuses its industry on low paying hospitality Jobs. But as it is, they let the developers go hog wild building a city for rich people who do not live here and sending our own out on the streets.
Not everyone is a winner like you. Some people dont come from middle class. deal with unimaginable trauma especially vets. yes you are right in wanting to change it starts with you but its not always that black or white
I’ve been in Denver for over half of my life. I remember when downtown used to feel professional and civil, full of people with purpose and admiration. Now, after the population increase and a number of other things, not a single thread of that exists for 50 miles in either direction. Right now, I type this as I sit at CU Denver’s campus. It’s sad. Sad to see a city I once enjoyed living in and wasn’t frightened to walk down the street turn into something resembling LA or Chicago.
Living in the Denver metro as a life long resident of DC metro. I gotta say, with all the good things I heard about Denver and CO, it's looking alot like major cities on the coasts. Not good.
Ethan Miller, I know exactly how you feel. Denver has truly changed, I too felt safe walking downtown, especially enjoyed the 16th street mall…it was safe then. I came back to Denver in 2017 and I couldn’t believe my eyes. All of that destruction happened with the legalization of marijuana when every undesirable and their mother migrated here. Smh
I lived and worked in the Denver area from 1978-2002. The downtown area was bustling. Professionals, upscale shopping, and safe. I haven’t been back to the downtown area since so this is an interesting eye opener.
@@xcen1 Going back to the 1960s yes however, when I lived there democratic mayors were fairly moderate in the Denver area. The two most recent governors have been democrat. I was there last year, but didn’t go to the downtown area. I have friends who live there, but they no longer venture into downtown because of safety and filth. It’s not just Denver. We use to live in Portland and Seattle and it was getting bad there. Homeless encampments all over the downtown area. We got tired of it all so we’ve lived in the Boise area for almost 10 years now and it’s quite laid back in comparison. Kind of boring actually, but we'll take that any day.
I am a Colorado native, born in 1952. Colorado and the Denver metro area, were to me, absolutely the best place in the USA to live. I met my wife in 1986 while she was on vacation from out of state. She loved Colorado so much she moved there six months later. We have met several people like her, who after visiting Colorado, quit their jobs, packed up the wife and kids and made Colorado their home. I watched Denver decline over the years, starting with the election of Federico Pena. We stuck it out for 31 years, hoping for a change, which never came. We gave up and left, which was the saddest day of our lives. After watching this UA-cam video, we realize we made the right choice. At least we have our fond memories of how beautiful Colorado once was.
@@5thman677 So true. I have relatives that lived in Southern California for years, was a great place. Now the entire state is a craphole, and Colorado will follow suit some day soon.
Rodent Feeder, Colorado native as well. Liberalism/leftism poisons and destroys everything it touches. We are making exit Colorado plans now too, hoping to be out of here in the next 3 years.
I've been here 31 years and never thought I'd leave. Tomorrow we close on some land in northern Idaho and will relocate there when I retire in a couple of years. Yes I love Colorado, but can't stand the politics and as an avid fly fisherman, can't stand the crowded waters that I used to enjoy. After watching this I drove up to the State Capital this morning and the area is an absolute shithole as described in this video. Its a crying shame, and 100% preventable. A travesty.
@@ScoutMotto2011 I hear you. One of the things that resonates with me from Seattle is Dying is the police officer that said they don't have a homeless problem, they have a drug problem. And they have legalized pot, just like Denver.
@@slundgr I saw it and quite sobering. I see the 'handwriting on the wall' for Denver. The Denver City Council is run by a bunch of lunatic leftists who are pushing to legalize 'safe spaces' for heroin injection sites and homeless tent encampments in all outdoor public spaces, this includes all city and mountain parks owned by the city of Denver.
@@doglover2269 You are exactly right, and the same crap is happening in Aurora with the lunatic leftists on the Aurora city council. Look at Emerge Colorado and their proud alumnae who are on the city council for Denver and Aurora. The Secretary of State s a graduate of Emerge Colorado. They are very scary. co.emergeamerica.org/alumnae/in-office/
I take issue with the map showing “protest-related violence”. The “riot” in Fargo ND lasted about an hour before police completely restored order. Of those arrested, 70% were from the Minneapolis area, not ND residents at all. By noon the next day, the streets were clean and the graffiti was scrubbed away. They tried again by bussing people from Minneapolis to other ND cities, but were greeted by parking lots full of citizens waiting for them. They left pretty quickly. Other states may have cowered from this nonsense, but we don’t play that here in rural USA. You will be respectful of other people and their property or you will get the hell out.
AMEN BROTHER!! I'm from Hill City, SD and these cancerous westerners and New Yorkers have started to take over Rapid City, SD now and it's an absolute shame just how PATHETIC these individuals are... The Liberal Ideology is soooo cancerous!
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I was born, raised and educated in the third world state of Mississippi. For years I experienced discouraging remarks about Mississippi, but never anything like the coverage of the uncivilized human behavior of the homeless in CO. The leadership of the Governor of CO and the major of Denver is pathetic at best. Why would any young person sacrifice their lives by defending this country when right before my eyes the country is unraveling and being invaded by mindless thugs and boneless politicians. The millions who died to keep this country free may have died in vain. I am a 80 year old man who never stuck my hand out palms up to anyone for anything. My dignity, self respect and character determines my value as a human being and I can look into a mirror and know I have earned my way in life particularly since both of my parents died in my early teens. I hope God saves America from itself and the government teaches citizens my basic equalization, C=C, choices equal consequences.
Homeless everywhere, I go to school in Denver and it is not safe. people digging out of trash, yelling, high on mystery drugs and aggressive, its fucking sickening
Why does one feel emotional about the vandalism of a monument but not about homeless Americans? Americans are more important than the material symbols of America. Solve homelessness, not by incarcerating them, but by housing them.
@@BironelStudiosPress Right, a disproportionate number of the names on that monument, had they lived would have been homeless. Getting distracted by the simpleton scrubbing the monument misses the whole point, or any point in the video. You think those dead veterans would give one **** about that monument? Or would they care that they died so that 40% of Americans could live in corporate feudalist society? These people are too low brained. They can watch a video 50 minutes long and miss every useful piece of information. "OH NO! not the monument!" FML
@@dalekooper5465 Oh we give a shit but if we take a stand and fight, we get arrested and then have to deal with lawyers and the cost white the actual rioters get a hand smack and let out. I blame weak and poor leadership.
I was homeless in Denver. I worked and never could afford an apartment. I did not drink alcohol or do drugs. I work a minimum wage job and lived in shelters and on the streets. Worked to keep clean to keep a job. I began college while homeless. Took me a long time to get my Associates Degree. I know how I became homeless. I wish I could share my story. But not many want to hear it. We need to not just change the mindset of the homeless, but to change the mindset of the people in general.
"I have zero tolerance for unlawful behavior..." ~Jared Polis. I am pleased to see that he removed the big shoes and red rubber nose for the press conference.
I was with a friend at a seminar in Atlanta, Georgia about 20;years ago. My friend was about a 5’8” tall man. we were walking back to the hotel from lunch when we were approached by a 6’4” man who kept getting in our face, first asking for money, then telling me “ I know you have money bastard, give me some” , finally I told him to f-- off and get the hell out of my face or I was going to knock his head off, he left my friend visibly upset, and he said I can’t believe you said that. I told him that the man would probably would have attacked us if I hadn’t responded exactly as I did. I no longer live in the Atlanta area!
can confirm from the time getting off the airport. theres hobos asking for money. walking out airport. hobos asking for money on the street. in the hotel. at gas station.this was aboot 20 yea ago. it gotten worst. some of these homeless are crazy. not very safe downtown atl. 0/10 would not recommend
I am a Colorado native and moved to Denver in 1983. I worked downtown for over 20 years. I also lived at 300 E 17th when the building was brand new. Denver at that time was so amazing. I loved every moment and it was such a friendly city. Now you couldn't pay me enough to go downtown. We need fresh blood in the city government who cares about what happens to our city. Everyone needs to be replaced with people who take pride in Denver.
The sad part is that this cannot be fixed. Homelessness happens because of poverty. When the ultra rich are not involved in the community that makes them rich, this is what happens. I am almost 40 and until 2 years ago, I have made minimum wage for my whole life. I even worked for major pharmaceutical companies and they refused to pay me. The lack of pay overall among citizens in this city is why poverty continues to grow. The more poverty, the more homeless. The more homeless, the less safe things will continue to be. Nobody will fix it because the only people who have the power to fix it turn a blind eye and they are letting the whole city decline.
I've lived in Denver since the Valley hiway was two lanes, no houses north of 104th, John Love was guv. and Pillar of Fire was still a school. This film was so sad but so true. Mr. Tubbs has done a superb job in catching the tone that long timers see. For years I was President of a local charity that works primarily with the homeless in Ft. Collins and I hope this gets watched by those who help. I will do my part and send it far and wide. Thanks for a moving documentary, fine work. May God bless you all.
I lived in Denver half a century ago and it wasn’t anything as small like you described. You must be very old. I lived there only two years and haven’t been back since moving out. I have been to its airport and it’s a lot bigger than Stapleton Airport was. I’m sure I wouldn’t recognize Denver anymore now. Too bad things got so bad. That’s what liberal permissiveness does and has been doing to all our major cities today. Face it. Stop voting for these same liberal politicians.
Anyone who is not disabled or elderly, and makes every excuse in the damned book for not working SHOULD NOT EAT, PURE & SIMPLE. The fact and the truth of the matter is THE ONLY REASON you have so much homelessness, drug abuse, filthy conditions, and violent crimes ( including violent so-called "protests" ) IS DUE DIRECTLY TO LEFTIST/SOCIALIST POLICIES, and the brain dead jack asses who support these insane policies. The liberal handouts only INVITE more lazy young punks to become a homeless bum, or worse yet: a drug & alcohol addicted homeless bum. Hey, why should they work when they have all of these damned liberal hand outs. YA DON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WILD BEARS BREAKING INTO HOMES BY FEEDING THEM. LIBERALS CREATED THIS DISGUSTING PROBLEM. By the way, I am a staunch Christian conservative, but that doesn't mean I'm a "republican". I HATE & distrust ALL politicians.....but with that being said, make no mistake: there is absolutely nothing worse than the modern day liberal. Nothing but a bunch of reprobate minds.
@@shayjohnson5830 EXACTLY. THANK YOU. We have a dramatic increase in homeless bums & junkies BECAUSE OF all the liberal handouts that literally enable & encourage them to remain the disgusting bums that they are. It's no different than feeding wild bears.........you simply DON'T. Besides, almighty God said: ANY able bodied man who refuses to work SHALL NOT EAT. So let them starve........as many start dying from starvation, the rest WILL get the message that "the party is over" and get their sorry asses back to work.......or they can starve to death right along with those bums beside them. God commands us to HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES..........NOT "HELP THOSE WHO REFUSE TO HELP THEMSELVES". There's a big difference.
I agree with that 100 %. I grew up in New York City, When I got priced out and could no longer afford to live there I didn't pitch a tent and blame it on every one but myself, I found a less expensive state to live in and I moved there. This way I didn't have to live in a tent on the sidewalk like a hobo.
bullshit. this ok coral attitude - be strong or die crap - is the reason the US is mired in misery with homeless people all over the place. How about a little humanity and a little something called society and not the me, me, me insanity that got you here?
when hickenlooper ran for Denver mayor I thought well at least he's a businessman and not a wanna be career pol, turns out he is a career parasite. I think I even voted for him that one time. Glad we left denver but it sure was great for the time until the left took over.
My wife is a Denver native, and we both graduated from Denver area high schools. We watched Denver commit suicide, assisted by Democrat politicians. Between 2010 and 2019 I worked with people who had moved to Colorado from California and Illinois, because of how expensive it was the live there. When they moved to Colorado, they kept voting for people exactly like the people who destroyed their home states. My wife and I moved to Wyoming a few years ago. And yes, there are two people I worked with that moved to Wyoming from California, and yes, they will be voting for people like the ones who destroyed their home state. IMHO, people who are Democrats are incapable of connecting the dots between "cause" and "effect."
When the Comptroller for the State of California performed an audit on the taxpayer funded Proposition 2, he founded out that up to 60% of the funds went to “administrative costs.”
It’s gonna be the next Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia etc.. in the next 5 years.. murder rate already has spiked at an all time high since the early 2000’s.. like 30 percent or some shit..
I'm so so glad I moved. I grew up in Denver. I love Denver. It's a trash city now. I got assaulted for being "white". I'm disabled. That was the last straw. I lived in Colorado still but I have no desire to go downtown. Ever again. Many Christmases we're spent there. Trashy hateful people with "hate has no home here" yard signs. I was a Democrat most of my life. Never again!!
I couldn't agree more, i left for the western slope and couldn't be happier, i still travel to Denver for work and i look forward to seeing denver in my rear view mirror and coming home to a sleepy community thats much more affordable
I am glad you saw the light. Most Democrats do not know that democracy means direct voting on issues. On the other side of the isle, McCain, A SENATOR, did not know what it means to have a republic. lol The Democrat party is all about ruling from the top down now and they don't even have a real message.
7baker1, and not just Denver either. Pretty much the whole state has ended up being ruled by a few deep blue pockets whose numbers outvote those of us in the red counties.
Single young men, especially from outside the city, are routinely targetted with free cocaine and often make dangerous new friends here. I've personally seen it happen. You were wise. He would have had a big target on him.
I moved out of Denver more than 15 years ago. I now live in a rural area with many deficiencies; it could be called desolate. But I'm still happy I'm out of this urban blight for the rest of my life.
I did the same thing. I traded this garbage called denver for 20 miles of dirt road and solitude, safety, and fresh long ago, and couldn't be happier. Not sure what it will take to get voters to wake up to the scam being orchestrated by Democrat one party rule in Colorado.
@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu Government housing is old in most rural areas. They don't built much. They do allow some private homes to qualify, but many renters don't do it (I'm not sure how that works, but I know it's been done). We only have to worry about theft, and most of the homeless around here are addicted to meth. It's much easier to get away with fatally shooting someone like that over here though. Other than gated suburbs near urban areas, rural living (especially out of town) is the safest for the middle class. We can't rely on the police to show up on time either. You get used to defending yourself.
I was a Denver resident for 35 years and saw this coming long ago as I grew up in Detroit and saw the same sequence. I recognize every single street in that video as I spent much time living and working in the city. Denver went from being a sleep Western town in the 1970's to a city of excessive profits at the cost of the working class, who has been disenfranchised from a viable life as in most urban areas. Yes, there is addiction and plenty of it as most homeless live lives of quiet desperation and hopelessness. This is not a Democrat or Republican problem, this is a societal problem due to dysfunction and indifference.
Why didn't Trump do sumhin about this can't Trump get back in and This time commit to doing the job he sold us on. America cannot be a superpower but also have chronic problems with its people. Get a plan get programs get caravans trailers in where tent city's are clean place up give people with issues a clean home. Get shops to donate clothing to people give them jobs cleaning up streets till they have got back into working then give them better jobs. Fooodbanks set up as food gets thrown out anyway cmon help people man Get Trump back for 4 years as he knows it's easy to put him out!;; Get Trump back Make America Great Again!!!! 💪💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
Damn, I was intrigued by Denver having this kinda problem..I know every big city has it's bout's with homelessness, but just did'nt equation this factor in i guess? shit..Btw, I saw you were from Detroit, an you actually compared it to Detroit!! I was like No fucki'n way? I'm from Toledo an 52, so I kinda know the D , an I just had to see, Btw, I'm a Bronco's fan, an I've been here to see games , an DID NOT strike me as this kinda town!!
It is policies that make this happen and continue to get worse. There’s very clear evidence across-the-board, across this country where Democrats have locked up leadership at both the state and local levels and we’ve seen a continuous increase in crime, homelessness, high taxes, bad schools, etc. etc. etc. I never hear anyone who says, it’s about accountability too. Look at Rhode Island, they have a good program, people who are on the street, especially committing crimes, need to be locked up and put into some system that addresses the root problem. You can’t just throw money at it, if you could do that Denver would have no problems, and San Francisco where I moved from three years ago to Denver area hoping for a better life, these problems would’ve been solved. Plenty of money. And it’s not just about giving them free food, free housing, etc. etc. Those Democrat policies have been ruining our country and our cities across the country for decades. Honestly I think a Big part of the problem at this point is that the Democrat leadership cannot admit they’ve been making these mistakes for so many years. They can’t just in all humility say let’s really attack this problem, let’s change up what we’ve been doing because it’s clearly not working, and if it happens to be that something a republican or independent or whatever had proposed years ago and it looks like that works, why can’t they get past their Damned pride and just do the right thing!? It’s all about politics now, and the Democrats are not learning anything at all in this process. Listen to mayor Hancock, just stating platitudes, I didn’t hear a single useful constructive thing he said in all that verbiage that was filmed. If I saw any Democrat leaders anywhere in any of the big Decaying cities across the country taking that approach, then I would agree you’re right it’s not a Democrat or Republican thing and let’s just get the job done. But at this point I have to disagree with anyone who says it’s not, it is clearly a Democrat leadership problem.
How ignorant are you? Hell YES it's a Democrat and Republican problem. It's democrat policies that cause this. Geeez! EVERYTHING is politics. EVERYTHING! Every city that's burning or has gone to hell is run by liberals. For God's sake you are naïve.
Denver is like skid row now. I haven't lived in Denver since 2009 and my mind is blown seeing this footage. I had no idea my hometown had gone to ruin!
As a commercial vehicle operator I see this tragedy occurring for the last 😢 6 to 7 years and its only because of the current city, country and state government officials in charge. As a US Veteran I'm ashamed of what Denver has come to be. Being in Vietnam there was more order then Denver today. It's damaged with no end in sight. D. LaMarsna USAF Vietnam Veteran
Thanks for your service Robert. I'm a Denver native & now live in southern Colorado - another town that's becoming a cesspool. I hope to someday move when dling elder care is finished. It's utterly shocking what Denver now is. Pena, Hickentheif-er, & Polis - all demonic.
I have a homeless person (a friend) staying at my house, now. I have had others spend a night or two, as well. I spend a lot if time asking them questions and listening. Most are drug addicts with deep emotional problems. Virtually, all of them come from dysfunctional families. That's the problem. We have too many people with no parenting skills that are birthing children.
People much smarter than me believe that we would spend 1/7th of the money used on prisons, welfare, and other social programs if we proactively prevented child abuse. I believe it. All these problems start with avoidable childhood trauma. Education and prevention. This info is from the book "The Body Keeps the Score".
@@silentm999 Here's my take on the issue. From the time kids are in junior high school, thru high school, in health class they should be taught the primary, necessary responsibilities of good parenting; that kids not only need to be physically nurtured, but, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, as well. That sex is fun, but, it's consequence, parenting, is a lot of work. Each of those three major areas should be examined, explored and defined, as well. And, kids should be taught the consequences for a child when they have not been nurtured (exposed to the truth) in those area's--coping disorders, anxiety, anti-social behavior, depression, addictions, acting out, etc. If young people were taught these fundamental truths, they would think twice before having kids and would be much more effective at raising them, and, our society would be significantly less dysfunctional. Also, the birth rate, that is contributing to overpopulation and it's consequence-global warming, pollution and resource depletion, would decline-a big plus for the world.
After 42 years living in Colorado...mostly the Littleton area, I recently moved to another state. I am saddened by what happened to this city and the rise in the cost to live there. Attitudes in people changed as well after it became overpopulated. I will always love Colorado and will definitely be back to visit but I am so happy to have left.
Yep, I moved to OR at age 40. I'm a CO native. Heartbreaking, but I just couldn't make a life there. Cost of living is astronomical. People are rude. It's not the CO I grew up in.
When I came to Denver in 81, it was a fun clean, vibrant city. We left in 99 as it was going downhill. Now, friends and family say don't return for a visit. After seeing this I understand why. Heartbreaking.
“It’s coming to the suburbs if we don’t stop it”. Wrong. It’s already in the suburbs and has become progressively worse in just the last couple of months.
Moved to Denver in 1976 and was distrustful how people were so friendly. I grew to embrace it, talking to strangers and relishing that human connection. Denver was perfect. That has LONG gone. Hickenlooper housed the homeless and my senior building filled drug addicts, prostitutes and criminals. You dared not leave your apt after dark. I moved to a senior building in a Denver suburb and love it here, hoping things wont deteriorate. I had to give up my dentist downtown Denver (my last connection to downtown) because, as a disabled senior, I was a perfect target for the criminals, drunks and homeless adiicts downtown. With all of that plus the maddening constant disruptive construction, those idiotic scooters and bikes dropped everywhere, etc and now the crime in the brand new Union Station... Ill never go down there ever again.
Denver was always the best place to be. My formative romantic years in the 2000s were wonderful. Downtown Denver was the ideal spot to catch a festival, parade, go for dinner at nice little restaurants, etc. Now, it's so dangerous, I got followed for 2 or more miles by some drug addict. I thought I was a gonner. I will never go down there again either. It's only going to get worse.
I've lived in this state my whole life and to see the abject failure of our city and state is just heartbreaking. Downtown has become a place to stay away from rather than a destination to visit. San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles the list goes on and on. We don't see anyone in government making a true effort to address the issue in a way that is in any way impactful. I am in no way saying that I have all the answers but if what you're doing for the last 9-10 years hasn't worked then we need to try something else, cause trying to solve problems with the methods that don't work is just insanity.
When addressing individuals w h o only respond to violence, decay, and disorganization ghrn the only way to deal with the likes of those is to what...........met them where they congregate, meet them with their own tactics of violence, because they are not ready to fight for nothing, we need to put our dividing lines down, race, religion, sex, creed, color, then they will continue to lead us down this path of the wicked
The issue is that nobody has the stomach to do what we used to do with the homeless - chase them away after roughing them up a bit or imprison them. That's the old way so it's not in vogue, but it kept things clean and orderly.
I recently went downtown to Civic Center Park and walked around. I was devastated. My beloved hometown was a mess. I saw many homeless tents, people with mental illness yelling obscenities at the top of their lungs and destruction of monuments and buildings. I also saw people doing drugs and trash everywhere. I felt unsafe and left in a hurry heartbroken.
@@chrisschepper9312 The one smart comment here. Americans need to stop bickering about bs politics and build affordable housing now. It's not rocket science and for a country as rich as the USA it should be a slam-dunk.
@@linesided NO! I was forced to flee affordable housing because my own unit was FLOODED with a lower neighbors meth/crack fumes. These people are ADDICTS and need serious MENTAL HEALTH CARE and THERAPY for their traumas coming from abusive, broken homes. Putting up projects that become DANGEROUS is not the answer and will further RUIN neighborhoods. P.S.- the housing complexes and Voucher holding Housing Authorities NEVER screen with DRUG TESTS. This is what ruins cities and neighborhoods. Why are we not drug testing people when putting them in housing? It's to ruin the experience for everybody.
Homelessness is big business for nonprofits and government employees....they want homeless to fund their NGO's and government pensions with tax dollars. Period.
@@007Thenderson It's shocking to me that the American public is so brainwashed that they can't figure it out for themselves. Finally, someone that gets it. Thank you!
I work in the nonprofit sector. I could leave and get paid 10x more for the same job in tech, ag, marketing, etc. This isn’t the agenda of the NGO world, trust me- we’re barely making it either.
Our local elementary school in the suburbs used to take first graders downtown for "Day in Denver." We went to the capitol, 16th street mall, the parks, etc. So sad what's happened.
@@HSBsoulsurfer I could give you 50 reasons why I would never vote for today's Republican party. For one thing, they have no interest in governing which is why large cities almost never vote them into office. All they want to do is keep the Democrats from governing. Today's Republican party is so far removed from reality, you practically have to be psychotic to vote for one of them.
@ Kerry Night lived in Denver since 1995 and I’m still here. If you really think Denver hasn’t changed since around 2011 you’re either not from here or you’re just in denial. Yes there’s always homelessness in every city but it’s gotten exponentially worse in the last 10 years.
@@rippindrummer666 I've lived in Denver since 1991. I bought a little house on a big lot in a mostly low income, hispanic area (I'm white). After they put in the nearby light rail station and changed the zoning to three stories, we've been inundated with high income young folks who love it here and are happy and friendly. Where before we only had a single liquor store for retail, we now have lots of restaurants. I got rid of my car many years ago so I admit I'm not driving around in other neighborhoods where conditions may have deteriorated. I spend 95% of my time within two miles of my house. My own neighborhood had improved a LOT. I was offered $1.2 million for my little house a couple of weeks ago and didn't even consider selling because I absolutely love where I'm living. Ten years ago I would have sold immediately. We do have an occasional homeless person around and I and my neighbors do our best to help them. I guess I tend to see homelessness as a tragedy for the homeless person rather than the city.
I lived in Denver for over 50 years. I left the U.S. and moved to S. America three years ago. People told me I was crazy but after watching this I don't think so. I can't believe how fast Denver has declined. I'm amazed Denver voted to let the "homeless" live in the city.
It's hard to believe isn't it? All the bleeding hearts thought this would help the homeless. All it did was increase illicit drug sales on Denver's streets. Now, it's so common to have gangs selling drugs, the police can't keep up with it. They won't even arrest drug dealers. As long as there aren't bodies in the street, the police ignore all of this.
I took my kids downtown on May 7th to observe the National Day of Prayer. We took photos on the steps of the capitol. There were no tents. No graffiti. No boarded up windows. We walked around and prayed for our city. I went again with a friend on May 26th and noticed a few tents were going up across the street from the capitol. On June 7th the People's House had been graffitied, tents and homeless were accumulating across the street, BLM parades were going on, windows were broken and smashed, and unrest was in the air. There have always been homeless in Denver, but after that day I knew I couldn't take my kids downtown for a while. The current unrest in our nation has amplified the problem that's been here but never was this out of control. Our family is completely avoiding our once beautiful city and it breaks my heart. I never even have heard of the 10 year plan to end homelessness and have lived here since 1998. Obviously it wasn't really a program to help those who needed it most. Thanks for this documentary. Many people who live here don't know what's happening downtown, let alone those outside of CO. The media doesn't address Denver unless its snowing here. It was hard to watch but important to acknowledge.
I've spent a considerable amount of time in Denver the past 5 years and I noticed the decline in that timeframe. I was considering a move but last March, watching people shoot up in broad daylight near the steps of the Capitol, harrassed in downtown, followed, even the area around the Capitol the lawns were in terrible shape, vagrants all over. I live in an east coast capital and the area around the government buildings are immaculate, even though the city has its own issues, as any city does. I changed my plans about moving. I recently watched videos of people assaulting people eating at Union Station with no cops to be found. I figured that they would at least keep the trash from that area but I guess not. It's very sad. I've heard the Denver was a great place back as recently as the 80s and 90s.
@@flissss the Rockies Nuggets Broncos and Avalanche were all killin it in the late 90s and early 2000s. The people were chill, the mountains were pretty quiet, and the traffic was bad but not too crazy. It was a cool place to grow up in that time, that’s for sure
@@chief5981 Stanley Cup this year! Denver is still a wonderful place to live if you can afford housing. I can only afford it because I bought a little house in 1993 and stayed put. I was offered a nearly unbelievable price for my house yesterday (23 times what I paid for it), but I wouldn't even consider leaving. I adore my neighbors and neighborhood. I'm glad you have happy memories of this fine city.
@@kerrynight3271 that’s awesome man.. I have 5 acres in central Kentucky now, but will be selling in a couple of years. To have a home that you don’t want to sell no matter the price is a real blessing. Cheers brother. And yeah, I watched the Avs and talked sh** to all my Kentucky friends 👍🏽
As a Denver Native IE: Ashley, Gove, GWHS & CUDC we moved to Larimer County a few years ago. White flight, sorry it is what it is, I hated to do it, but we had to move on. The place was going down the drain.
@The Metalhead the rural areas are stuck with stagnant wages while housing, vehicles, and food are all going way up. America’s nearing an edge l, broski
I live here and came to say that 2 years later, the homeless problem is worse than ever. Everywhere you look, there's encampments on the street, crazy people in the road, increased violence, and downtown is sketchy to visit. We went there for a few hours to grab dinner and left with a keyed car for no reason. It's all a money funneling scam. Denver proper used to be a beautiful, clean, upbeat, positive place to visit. Now it's a sketchy place to go, if you dare.
As a resident of the metro I can tell you the film makers are accurate in that the only housing being built is Luxury living at above market prices. The primary reason.....all jurisdictions in the metro, not just Denver Proper, have intentionally limited/reduced the number of building permits and are charging EXTREME rates to builders for utility access on new construction. When you combine that with ZERO tenant protection legislation and landlords regularly raising rents in excess of 20-30%/yr to passively evict tenants, because of the 'Living here is a lifestyle' mentality.......homelessness comes really easy in the mile high city.
Why have all juristictions intentionally reduced/limited the number of building permits? And why-and who/what entity-is charging these extreme rates for builders to have access to utility access on new construction? Was it was it always like this? I not, when did this trend begin to occur?
Soon they will price our the very people who help the city run. The gardner, minimum wage workers, maids, etc. They through their greed, they will eventually hang themselves.
@Samuel Gearhart Why should people make less money? Out of the goodness of their hearts? How would you like some housing projects be built in your neighborhood?
They talk about affordable housing which all big cities need. Cities like Denver, who see a population surge due to circumstances, ie., marijuana legalization, start jacking up prices and only building 'luxury' homes/apartments which only a small part of the population can really afford. A $400K house is affordable for two who are working constantly with no threat of lay off or job change, but then for most, it's a month to month thing. One change or loss in jobs or an emergency and pretty soon they're under foreclosure. The high price of Denver housing and those being able to make payments for the long term is very iffy. Denver will see a huge bubble like Phoenix did ten years ago in the very near future. Average rent in Denver is about $2,000 a month. Hardly anyone, even with roommates can afford that. How many roommates will an apartment let you squeeze in? 2, 3? The uptick in pricing is not sustainable. You can see it now with the exploding homeless population. Drugs are also very much a problem with the homeless. Legalization of drugs, and now liquor to go to keep restaurants in business. Liquor control used to be tight. Now you can order it, have it delivered, and many are probably back to drinking and driving since it's now legal to transport open containers under the guise of 'Grubhub' delivery. Cops don't have time to stop cars and check for open containers. It seems Democrats want more chaos, more drugs, more drinking. The drunk, high and homeless are easy to control. They vote Democrat. Denver, if you continue to vote this lunacy into office your city will never recover and will continue to be a shit-hole like Chicago, LA, San Francisco and Seattle.
Absolutely. The high rental prices and high housing purchase prices are not sustainable for those in the service industry. The service industry used to be jobs for teens to get spending money. Not any more. There are too many adults with children using service industry jobs to raise their families. That simply is not possible. I am not in that industry and am able to afford my middle class home. But I bought it in 1997. If I had to buy this exact same house today, I would never be able to afford it (even though I now make about 3x what I made in 1997).
@@oldsoulz-q4u You are absolutely correct. I live in the Denver area and see this in our own neighborhood. A home that would sell for $200K in Georgia sells for $400K in Denver. Rent averages $2K per month. Ordinary people don't control the market; the "investors" do.
I haven’t gone downtown for anything since the pandemic began. Why? No safety, no sports, no concerts, friggin drug addicts everywhere. I live 20min away and I won’t go there anymore. Screw Denver.
I live in the mountains and look forward to going to Denver, but it really is a bit frightening . nothing like it was in the 60s 70s or 80s when I grew up there
19:59 That faceplant is a metaphorical representation of the "Denver's Road Home" program and how it ended homelessness! We need to not allow our leaders to steal money and get away with it... Enough is enough of the same old thing!!! Those politicians stole all that money for over ten years and then gave everyone the finger! Just more of the same old thing. One can only hope that the rich can one day be on the street homeless with every door being slammed in their face! The leaders aren't arresting people because they are afraid people will hold them accountable for their own transgressions...
Cory Gardner should use every Hickenlooper quote in this film in an ad campaign. It's beyond disgusting that Hickenlooper actually said the 10 year campaign to end homelessness was a marketing ploy. Equally as disgusting is Polis' smug attitude during his press conference when he said he doesn't follow Denver politics. That's 100% BS! Denver and the Boulder corridor got him elected. Eastern Colorado did not vote for him. As a Douglas County resident, I absolutely did not vote for him. Thank you Steffan Tubbs for making this film. I hope it goes viral. So sad to see Denver like this. I have zero reason to travel downtown. It breaks my heart 💔.
I lived there from 2011 to 2020 bit the bullet and moved in June. I was initially proud of living in Denver at the end I felt like a fool trying to stay there so long.
@@biggamer8655 I'm a native, and have witnessed it's decline over the period of 54 years. When marijuana got legalized, I knew everything was going to change for the worse. I was right. Of course many people will disagree with me but it really was the kickoff for rapid decline.
Most of my extended family on both sides have lived in Lakewood and Littleton for 50+ years. I had planned on ending up there. My wife and I got married in the area. Lakewood/Littleton is my memory of holidays and family. Colorado is my roots (I was born in CO). Now, there's no way in hell I would move my wife and child there. Some of my extended family there is considering leaving. Even before this it was questionable as CO became more Commiefornia'd, then Polis, now this. CO used to be magic to me growing up and visiting for Christmas and other holidays and I wanted my wife and child to experience that. Actually feel like I've lost a part of myself and I don't even live there, and now I know I never will.
3rd generation native and Denver resident. The malfeasance of our elected officials is beyond words. Yet, they keep getting re-elected by $$ from sources outside of our state.
Absolutely.. if they are even really winning? There is also the * Move to “Mini California”*, Aka Colorado, Ads in California. And all the California transplant’s vote for anyone with a D next to their name and DNC approval.
I don't know to what extent of weight or validatedity this holds but I have heard that much of the problem stems with city officials being afraid of holding anyone who is homeless or who partakes in a riot(s) accountable because it may infringe on their civil liberties, and would have to face the ACLU in court. Has anyone else heard this?
I grew up in Denver. I attended Metropolitan State College (now University) in "Lo-Do" (Lower Downtown) Denver in the late 1980's and early 1990's. I used to ride the #15 RTD route right down Colfax; I used to encounter the homeless around the Metro campus all the time. When I was a kid, you never went to Larimer Square because that was "skid row." When I was in college, the homeless camped along Cherry Creek, the Platte, and the old train yards...where Coors Field is now. So, now Elitches moved to the Platte Valley, Coors Field is where the homeless used to be, and low-cost housing in Capitol Hill disappeared. Add into that the sheer number of people who have moved into the Denver Metro Area since the 1990's... Homelessness is NOT a "new" thing in Denver, but the problems are so much bigger now than they were back then. And, yes, the social fabric is unravelling. But to think that this is some sort of new phenomenon in Denver...no...no it is not.
I was in Denver from '87 to '97, and also got my undergrad at Metro. People would ask why I moved there in '87! The post-Reagan national economy was not good, but for me, I could afford my life just as I had in Indianapolis. I could get around easily, find a new rental on a whim, and I don't recall seeing many homeless. I know they were likely there. I was there in 2009 for a show at Red Rocks, and back in 2010 for my nephew's play. I didn't have a chance to really see what was happening, except it took hours to get from DIA to Highlands Ranch on a Tuesday at 7PM. I'm just grateful I lived there when I did...
I lived in downtown Denver, I felt the same. I moved out of Denver, a place I thought I would never leave. I moved a couple months after the riots. The problems persist there and keep happening.
“Until there is a level of accountability..they will continue to be homeless because all their needs are being met” The problem summed up in one sentence.
The scourge of drugs. Lives are destroyed anyways so maybe it’s time to execute anyone who is a drug distributor. Why? Because the drug dealer doesn’t care about the human misery and societal destruction. Eventually, it won’t be worth the risk for the dealers.
I do feel bad for them in a way because obviously they have issues but how the fuck can you be homeless for 15 years? It’s not people just being lazy because it’s more work to be homeless.
I appreciate you guys making this powerful film. Three years after the "Summer of Love" the violent riots have subsided, but the homeless problem has just gotten worse and worse. Now there's a new mayor with a new plan to combat this issue, but it sounds like a lot more of the same. A whole new generation of grifters will get rich off of keeping up this sham going, and the people will keep voting for it. I'm sad to be leaving this city in a worse state than I found it.
I lived in Denver for two years over 46 years ago. Obviously it was a whole lot different then. I really liked living there and had a hard time leaving Denver. It was really nice. I don’t remember the local politics of the city then. I was completely immersed in finishing school and getting started in a career of commercial art. Almost half a century ago is a long time and generations have passed.
Democracy is the theory that the greater the number of dictators the better the chances are that their errors and vices will cancel out rather than compound.
Me and my lady are leaving Denver for Texas. We voted against all of these Progressive measures. Unfortunately, so many others either don't see this, don't care, or want it to happen.
I thought pot was supposed to fix everything! Where are the jobs? I thought schools would be improved. Why is I-25 the same as it was in the 50’s? All these expensive homes and businesses... no one can afford them. This is NOT a homeless problem, this is an infrastructure problem. The homeless issue is just a part of the fallout. I was born in Denver. I watched Blinky, went to Elitches when my folks had a little money, and Lakeside when we didn’t. Ate at Casa Bonita and walked through Black Barts cave! I am John Elway’s BIGGEST fan! Pot money paid off the Colorado state debt...... and that’s all it did! I remember when it was illegal, the good’ol days. We will never see those days again. I’ll never get my Denver back. I was so proud of our town. I WAS so proud. Now my parents have been priced out, $1800 for a one bedroom apartment???? Unbelievable. I hear my fellow Denver Colorado Natives. I hear the disappointment. What an absolute shame. Excellent documentary!!!
Agree. would be nice to have full public financial disclosure on where exactly the TWO BILLION dollars in marijuana tax revenues earned by the state have gone....minimal detailed information available and why won't the state have commercials everyday on examples of the success of legalizing MJ and the benefits to our community?
I just watched this for the first time and WOW. Because as a lifelong Denver resident. It's only gotten much worse. I promise you, you will hear from me again. I am fully committing to a new project that will visually show how much worse it's gotten. From a daily, street level view. Stay tuned.
Yep. We had a year left on our lease in downtown Denver and our whole office decided we weren’t going back. The ooen air drug market, the riots....no one in our office felt safe. Denver blew it. Offices were decided whether work from home was going to be permanent and we all overwhelming decided yes. Colorado is being overrun by Californians that are going to drive it into the same hole LA is in. Bail bail bail
I was just going to write that. I live in California bay area and I always hear people talking about moving to Texas or Denver. Get ready for a shit load of those dot com people they are going to lose there job's next year when everything collapse in California, the politician that run it don't have no acceptability for running it down. The same zombies vote for them every election. The new voter base is going to be all these illegals they are letting. Where ever they were running from that's the way they will vote. Most of the countries they left well I don't have to say no more.
No it is not "Liberals" - it is the part of American Political culture that says "lie lie and take the monies and run it will be someone else's problem"
@SlohShow All i saw for about 5 years was Californians moving to Denver that 1000% percent were voting for and in favor of the same bullshit that makes LA or San Fran disgusting.
After about thirty years of living in the city, which I loved in the '90s (my little cow town) it now feels like I left right on time. Denver itself, certainly, but also the entire urban corridor, begins to more closely resemble LA with each passing year. Oh, it's not unique to Denver, as we all know, but this country needs to do some real soul searching in terms of how we progress; from what appears to be a socio-economic breakdown of epic proportions, and on too many levels to list here. It's well beyond a single election cycle, and far beyond the borders of Denver, CO. It feels like the entire nation is in decline.
We are seeing a mess also in the Boise, Idaho area. Out of control growth, self serving, spineless politicians, special interests doing whatever they want to get whatever they want. Treasure Valley was once a wonderful place. No longer. Eagle is now "Eaglefornia'. Boise is now "Boi Angeles".
The nation IS in decline. I took a traveling/working vacation every summer from 1985-2019, driving through small towns, cities, avoiding tourist attractions in favor of meeting the every day people. Homelessness, poverty, broken families, unemployment, homelessness, drug and substance abuse, mental illness, have increased exponentially over those nearly 35 years. In 2020 I ended up homeless after Covid resulted in my being given five days to get out of my place of residence where I’d lived for 28 years. I managed to live in my car for six weeks, not safe for a single woman in a big city. No, no family left and couldn’t get to friends willing/able to take me in due to Covid blockades. I sat out the riots by parking in the middle of a large industrial park. I’ve worked since age 12, never getting well-off, but always making do. IOW, if I can’t afford it, I do without. I’ve never been on any form of social benefits. I had to abandon my home, leaving a lifetime of personal things behind. I now live for free in a relative’s hunting camp with two dogs for companions and security. I sell handicrafts, house sit, pet sit, pick up odd jobs, do sewing, housecleaning, whatever I can find. I don’t go out unless necessary, gas has become prohibitively expensive. For the first time ever, I’ve had to use a food pantry, but I volunteer at it so I don’t feel like a charity case. I’ve developed arthritis that often affects my mobility, plus, I cannot be vaccinated for Covid--heart problems after one injection whose symptoms have not abated, so I cannot find regular work in my field. I’ve applied twice for SSD, was denied both times for having not been an official state resident. The irony is that if I were an addict, alcoholic, mentally ill, had a minor child, a history of receiving benefits, or injured/ill as a result of job, I’d be eligible. So I can become homeless again and hope to survive long enough to get benefits, (5-8 years for housing), or stay for free in my present cabin. I know I won’t live long enough homeless, to get much of anything, and I may well die as I am from heart trouble, but better to be found in my cabin than on the roadside, or never.
@@jimmyboyles2868 I went back to where I grew up; the rural corner of PA, south west of Pittsburgh. I was reluctant at first, for a few reasons, but I absolutely love it. I'm done with urban life. And what I hear about Denver in 2022, is not much better than this vid. My kids live there with their mom, so I hear all about it.
Denver is without a doubt the most dangerous place to drive it is truly terrifying that I 25 highway people drive so dangerously it’s just not safe to drive in Denver
Born in 1982, and raised in the Denver metro area. Denver used to be a great city. I now do whatever I can to avoid going into denver. I don’t know who the blame lies with or how to solve it. All I know is that it’s no longer a pleasant or nice city to visit. The crime, heroin/meth needles, and human feces on the streets have all worked to deter me from what used to be a great place to live and visit. I will never understand how homelessness can exist in the richest country in the history of the world.
Unchecked greed / extreme inequality. Everyone knows the game is rigged (angry /no hope). Crap health services. Addiction treated as a moral failing instead of a health issue.....
Great video. I was born in Denver and lived through until I was 10. I still have family and business connections in Denver and travel there often. Last year, I took my family to see a play and the symphony. Had to deal with homeless and addicts to get 2 blocks from the hotel to the theatre. What a mess. The next day, my 15 year old son thought he was going to have to fight in a restaurant to keep his breakfast until I and my 19 year old son showed up. It is a danger. I am not planning on returning with my family....ever. When I go, it will be only in the daylight and long enough to get done what I have to. I will plan on staying in Ft. Collins or Cheyenne to find a safe play to stay.
when we lived in denver we went to plays/concerts quite often at dcpa. we left in 2006 and went back for Christmas Carol (the politically correct version how the sjw could do that , I couldn't imagine but they managed) in 2015. It was then as you describe. We'll never go back.
Which part of Denver were you at sounds like a bad part of town I've been to downtown Denver several times never experienced anything like that. Maybe do a little researching on the areas before you visit.
@@gettalife5501 The hotel was at 13th and Curtis, across the street from the Denver Center for Performing Arts, the Denver Symphony and the Denver Opera House. I know very well the part of Denver I was in, and as stated previously, I have lived in Denver, and go there for business. I do not need a lecture from someone who has been there occasionally.
@@legaleagle123 I think your judging a city by one bad experience you had every town has there good and bad places doesn't matter what city your in you'll figure that out when you move to new places good luck!
I have lived in the Denver area my entire life. Downtown denver has turned into an embarrassment. I love this state so much and it is so sad to see this great city go to waste. I may have to leave the state soon and it depresses me
hello and no disrespect but just be honest for one moment and tell me your not gonna go somewhere else and vote democrat. texas is almost blue now. how long before the blue bison must move to the next state to destroy.
@@louisfinley4631 i’ll be voting Democrat no matter where I live. Democrats didn’t destroy the city, drugs did. Losers who were raised by parents that don’t care. And those come from all political spectrum‘s, I mean look at trump, can you find anybody crazier than him?
A year later- One thing I have learned because our noses are rubbed in it constantly- is that it way more than a homeless problem. Homelessness is a SYMPTOM of a broken government.
Another (D)em tactic is "wordsmithing" IE: When confronted with their own failures and shit policies, they resort to "wordsmithing" and using terms like "Re-imagine Policing" "Re-think Homelessness" - this is a Stallworth tactic to buy more time and garner more money for ANOTHER failed policy/project.
"homelessness is a context"...agree as renaming programs is a convenient way to not provide success (or failures) of the prior program (read the audit reports available at denverindecay.com)
Exactly right, but I would use a more direct term: Deception. Every political objective of the Left is first preceded by redefinition and twisting of language in order to obscure their true intent, i.e. to deceive. Twisting of language is how they prepare the ground ahead of their cultural assaults.
Mike McKee and that’s not true of the Right also? Whstaboutism isn’t going to solve an economic collapse decades in the making. Time to start thinking outside the box.
I Remember in 1995 i was taking my wife and two children to Anchorage Alaska! We had a ten hour layover in Denver! I had been there in the 60s. So i decided to take my family to the downtown district! It was alive with street musicians! Great shopping, beaitifull peacefull people. We had an awesome time. My wife even mentioned she would love to move there! We lived in a quiet minneapolis suburb. Outside of the city! Now I can't believe what I am seeing! After the summer of the the riots between the black lives matter organizations! And the paramilitary Antifa organizations. Nothing is the same! Minneapolis and St. Paul have gone the way of Denver Seattle, Sanfrancisco, chicago, New york! And others. There has been a transformation through out our Country! And it isn't pretty. I have a feeling about what has transformed this nation. But I'll leave the politics out of it. It is a crying shame! To watch what's happened to our once magnificent cities. And I fear our Republic will be lost forever! Is swift and demanding changes aren't made immediately.
There are some amazing small cities in the Midwest which are growing because of no state income tax, no excessive property taxes and a general civil comfort which allows people to be at ease walking their neighborhoods and downtowns. It's not always the southeast U. S.
I lived in and around the Denver area from 1984 to 2007, I wasn't at all into politics but could see it slowly changing. I had to move back to my home state for family health issues. It was sad day leaving the city I loved so much and my friends but looking back I am so glad I had leave before it got this bad and have no desire to ever go back.
The filmmakers picked a bad time in America (2020) and tried to make it look like a permanent situation in Denver, seemingly for political reasons. Starting out with the riots should have been a big clue. Denver is a wonderful place to live if you can afford it. I can only afford it because I bought my little house in 1993 and stayed put. I was offered $1,200,000 for my house yesterday (paid $52,000) and didn't even consider accepting it. We have wonderful people here. I hope you are happy wherever you ended up, but you would still love it here if you had bought a house several decades ago. I wish you well.
@@kerrynight3271 It is a permanent situation in Denver at this point. That's just the reality. And it's not getting solved because the politicians running the show in the city and the state are completely disconnected from reality.
The City of Denver’s Road Home must be paved in gold after all the donations and endless lip service. By now they should have all the homeless in a three state area off the streets. Would someone please comment as to exactly what they have managed to accomplish? Geez. It is sickening. They should ALL be ashamed of themselves.
I wish those Democrats (D) who were interviewed had been asked why the preponderance of decaying American cities like Denver are run by Democrats? It was interesting to see Denver power broker, Walter Eisenberg /SAGE properties at the pajama party scene (he's on the right hand side) and super close friend of current mayor Hancock.
I was raised in Thornton. Worked in Denver in the 70s. It was wonderful back then. New art museum, multiple high rises going up. Cinderella city mall. At that time the blight of the city was Laramie st . And 5 points. Valley high way was only 2 lanes from Northglenn to Denver. Well I moved to Florida years ago and sure glad I did. But I still miss the mountains.
The homeless population, led by a failed "housing first" policy, is 200% worse than when this film was released. Fentanyl is on the streets and readily available, is found in about 60% of autopsies performed in Denver. Colorado leads the state in auto theft and has one of the worst violent crime rates per capita. It is much, much worse.
Lived in Englewood from 1999 to 2017, glad I left when I did. One of the things I noticed in the later years was how dog and human feces became really prevalent everywhere, If you were walking around you had to literally keep looking at the ground to avoid stepping in poop. That and needles, used condoms, broken bottles, etc.
I lived in Denver and the Denver area for 53 years. I recently moved out of state because Denver has become unrecognizable to me. I am sad for the city, but if you need to get out of there for your family's sake, then get out of there. Do what is best for you and your family.
Being a former Colorado (Longmont) resident, I've experienced a myriad of emotions since viewing this most disturbing expose' of the current state of affairs in what I'd always believed to be the greatest city in this nation. Disgust & sadness come to the forefront after watching this. But disbelief encapsulates all that I, or anyone who loves this great city would say is the primary take away from this film. There's obviously systemic government failure from top to bottom. But where's the pride in the "Queen City of The Plains" that was always on display & exhibited proudly, unabashed, & unapologetically by all of her citizens & the entire State of Colorado? After watching this, I dug up the City & County of Denver song ("in the middle of this land of ours is a city a mile high, Denver, Colorado, city in the sun") that was distributed by Safeway markets during our nations bi-centennial & Colorado's centennial celebration in 1975 through 1976. The main theme that this wonderful musical tribute to Denver & the entire State of Colorado exudes is the pride & privilege it was to be a Denverite & moreover a Coloradan. I pray that this sense of pride & feeling of oneness & community can somehow be rekindled & that the city will address the monumental task of homelessness & unchecked lawlessness head on, instead of continuing the endless tirade of hollow words. My prayers to all of my Denver & Colorado brothers & sisters.
You're voting for the same politicians who just think that throwing money at a problem is going to work. All it does is create a business around the problem. If the problem gets fixed then they don't get any more money to fix it so guess what they don't fix the problem
Awesome film! One of the major contributing factors of homelessness is the rise of short term rentals in every major city. That was completely overlooked by the people in charge of of ending homelessness. Many of these properties are in what used to be affordable neighborhoods. It has ran the people who would have looked after their neighborhood out. Apparently their are 19,000 empty properties in Denver. We have a current count of 6000 homeless people. Do the math. Something is not adding up.
I've often said on my blog that the "homeless shelter / services industry" has NO incentive to end homelessness, thereby putting itself out of business. MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE = MORE MONEY!
as you spend more and more money on Homeless people your going to get more and more homeless people.. Your going to get what you pay for.. your paying for Homeless people so, more will come with more money to give out,, simple
Dumb statement of the day: "Homelessness end with a house". You can take the person out of the street, but you can't take the street out of the person so easily.
Born in Englewood Colorado in 1975. Every year after around 1993, it has been falling and since the 2000's its become unlivable. Moved out of state in 2020. Nothing is affordable and crime is rampant. Ill never go back.
Looks like Homelessness has become an industry in itself.
No it's not a homeless problem. It's the meth and heroine/fetenal
It has. POVERTY PIMPING.
For gvt officials . We all suffer and pay. The middle class is hurt the most
@@reggiefleming7712and that dependency is fed by the other dependency exasercreated by the government programs that the young lazy use. Its a circle of death. Instead of literally making people get to work by making them reliant on themselves is literally the only way. Its called hard love
13:50. Your the problem u darn Democrat fool
My homelessness ended when I sot out help for my alcoholism and changed my way of life physical and spiritual. Thank you Denver rescue mission new life program god bless you all
Thank you for sharing your story Louis and thank you Denver Rescue Mission for helping you off the street. Best of luck to you.
The real sad thing is that this all happened so quickly. And not just in Denver.
It was the non-stated “welcome wagon” that cities and municipalities sent out.
@@kathycaldwell7126 , Punkin, you just proved publicly, and beyond any shadow of doubt, #YourParentsFailed .
IT WAS PLANNED. I know how they did this . So too, do others, who were aware of what they were setting in motion - we are their "conspiracy theorist's. IT IS ALL THE TRUTH. YOu all have much to fear, for the future they've set up for you, is beyond your worse scifi movie they gave you to prepare your mind. The mind must be prepared, and all things can make sense with programming and drugs.
Oh, but I am,@@sydvicious2378 , just as sure as your "parents" made a terrible and regretted mistake. In fact, I have been a Colorado resident for over forty-one years, now. And, I can tell you, for a fact, because I have actually travelled, and am not in a political cult, this shit is going o. In every town. And, 99.9% of our homeless are Caucasians, who decided that oxycodone was a toy. You know, just like your mom.
How about you take your racist hate, your little red Fascist cap,, and your antiChristian bigotry, elsewhere. How about you try being a solution, instead of the chalky, loud-mouthed problem. In short, try being the man your "daddy" could never manage.
Try putting that bottle down, and watching less Alex Jones.
Do get well soon, Regret. You really don't have to inspire a cringe, every time you enter a room.
#You ParentsFailed
#JustSayNoTDrugs
#KuKuxKucks
www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
#MAGArdGoHome
@@sydvicious2378 What she said is B.S.!! Republican party wants illegal immigrants for cheap, slave wages!!
If this documentary is accurate, and Denver is in decline, then you can thank my fellow Californians as they have moved to Colorado in large numbers. With their arrival, Californians have brought with them all the dysfunction we here in California have come to expect from life in this once great state.
lame dude
@@oakeysmokey Why is my comment “lame” dude?
They are certainly special.
Well, Coloradians are fleeing Denver, and doing the same thing the Californians are doing here, but with smaller bank accounts. Just read the comments, our "proud, Denver natives" abandoned us and are really no better than the people they are throwing stones at.
Americans need to STOP moving. Moving is obviously NOT the solution and is not solving any issues!
I am a native of Denver, Colorado, 5 generations. It is awful here now. Realestate prices are through the roof. I have been priced out of my own home town. Traffic is horrible. There really is no help for residence, people with mental illness and homeless. There are homeless camps everywhere and they contaminate the ground. Rent is unaffordable, for a tiny box. The tech world has taken over and it has ruined this wonderful state. Don't move here if you are thinking of it. It's not worth it. Especially if you are a person with a soul, who cares about humanity and the environment. Denver does not have enough water for the growing population or space for everyone. This is a corporate run and owned state hand it has beened ruined.
Big tech is anti-human. They want to create a new world, a 3d world, and entrap humanity there. One product is Zuckerberg's "metaverse"
Don't feed them and the homeless will go away in search of food. It is that simple.
I agree it's expensive to live here now
It isn't tech companies, it's drugs. Round up all homeless and lock them up for a week. Those in withdrawal, put them in a prison with an addiction center in it. Release anyone who isn't in withdrawal. Those will be few.
Don't try and blame "corporations" for this.....blame LIBERAL POLICIES for all of this !!!!
This breaks my heart. But people need to remember that the current state of the city is by design. Government officials are given nice salaries and political power, not based on how nice things are in Denver, but on the average citizens fear of where things are headed.
This is extremely sad. It’s not just Denver going through this either.
What really makes me sick is the long line of names at the end of all the people in charge and in power that refused to participate and explain/defend themselves. Cowards and con artists.
You mean Democrats
the federal funds were never spent on the homeless, local leadership (politicians) created a big money pot and then drew from it, with no accounting of it, A bunch of very smart people conveniently all of a sudden got dumb, simple as that, period.
that's why they LOVE the HOMELESS and all the programs that keep these NON-PROFITS in BUSINESS !!!
But they keep getting voted back in.
That's whats wrong with this country now the demon crate an half of the Republicans !these criminals r getting richer and the poor live on the streets!! Keep voting for the demoncrats this proves u can't fix stupid!!
"Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue" ~ Washington Irving
Where is the accountability? Governor Polis, Mayor Hancock, Denver City Council, Denver's Chief of Police and the Colorado State Legislature own this! When police don't enforce the law, for whatever reason, and arrest the lawbreakers, you end up with what Denver has become. No excuses. Quit using COVID as an excuse.
Mary KE I never said a word about masks and I’m very well aware of the lawsuits about homeless. The camping ban was ruled constitutional. There are laws against drug possession , drug use to n public, defecating in public, urinating in public and vagrancy. There are also laws about rioting, inciting to riot, vandalism, defacing public property, assault and many other acts committed by the rioters that were not enforced
If this was a tweet, I’d retweet it!
The voters
People vote for all of this.
The most dangerous person in America is an uninformed voter
@@mikemcgee5950 That’s idealistic. I’ve lived here since 1984. Colorado has had one Republican governor. No Republican has even run for mayor or city council in Denver in that time.
@@slundgr
The democrats have been getting progressively worse over the years
San Francisco Seattle Portland same thing progressively worse over the years
I miss second grade field trips, being able have lunch in Civic Center park after a museum visit.
U still in 2nd grade ?
I ended up homeless after being kicked out of my rented room and let go from my job due to Covid lockdown. The room was part of my job compensation. Everyone was given five days to get out, us and our stuff. There were no vacancies at storage places, no rental trucks, no hotels. I have no family, and nobody willing or able to take in an unrelated person. I stuffed what I could in my car and lived in it for six weeks, not a good situation for a woman alone in a big city. There was nothing available through social services unless you had a minor child. I was not and have never been an addict, an alcoholic, or mentally ill. I ended up staying awake by night and moving around, taking catnaps by day, for safety reasons. I saved up gas in cans, enough to get to my ex-bro-in-law’s hunting cabin, 750 or so miles away, and took off by night, driving in mostly secondary and tertiary roads to avoid getting stopped at state borders. It took me six nights. I’ve fixed the place up, winterized it, and have been here ever since. Being homeless in Covid meant there were no public restrooms, no place to shower, almost no places to eat. Let me emphasize, I am not and have never been a drug user, alcoholic, or mentally ill. I have never even smoked cigarettes or drank alcohol.
You are a MORAL STOIC HEROINE. I salute you! Your testimony is important: UNSTRUCTURED FREE MASONIC 1787 AMERIKAN LIFE IS UNWORKABLE BS. Read our answer above--and below:
The RIGHTS-DIGNITY-HOUSING t-shirt guy says the ANSWER: "Homelessness ends with a house".
Amerikans are BS snobs who want everyone to be Type A personality stoics and EARN THEIR OWN HOUSE (aka Horatio Alger Myth) and do not want to just SOLVE THE FUCCCKING PROBLEM like the Finns do--which is to JUMP-START EVERY HOMELESS PERSON with a HOUSE aka a base of shelter so they can be clean & publicly presentable; THEN INSIST ON these weak Type B personalities to get rid of their drug addiction and get at least a part-time job. The money costs of wasted pull-yourself-up-by-your-boot-straps, band aid "voluntary" programs are the same as the cost of a house; so let's stop being a snob and supply the house and make the 1st good faith move. See the Jimmy Dore video on the Finnish program--THAT WORKS. If they refuse, they go to prison because choosing to live unemployed and homeless is a CRIME. ALL homeless people taking advantage of urbanized life and not have to overcome TBATE nature by "Little House on the Prairie" homesteader moral stoical skills are CRIMINALS who should be given a rock-solid option to start with a HOME and go from there--or go to a disciplinary "boot camp" prison cell--not live this Free Masonic 1787 American individual "freedom" experiment of SOCIETY NOT HAVING A STRUCTURE which has epically failed and must end.
All rioters must be KILL-STOPPED aka SHOT DEAD on the spot. Period.
None of this arrest, press charges, trial & imprisonment Free Masonic lawyer racket chachacha.
You riot--vandalize, burn, loot, assault others, YOU DIE, right then & there.
So all the nihilist hedonist WOKETARDS and their hang-ups about life will not be allowed to have their dangerous public baby tantrums--they can get a house and clean-up their life if they have the wherewithal to be trusted with internal discipline or go to a boot camp prison and have external discipline applied to spur them to acquire their own self-control.
The NEXT GENERATION must gain Life Skills Training (LST) 3x hours each day in high school followed by 2x years of National Service (NS) in a societally important functional corps of choice; military, police, firefighting, peace, conservation, science, spy, space etc.to acquire moral stoical character Dr. Jordan Peterson got from a rural setting hunting/fishing with his father.
REMEMBER, THE SATANIST THEOSOPHIST PEDO-ILLUMINATI DO NOT WANT STRONG PEOPLE--they want WEAK SHEEPLE they can PARASITE FROM and then MURDER.
The individual "freedoms" and "democracy" they dangle in front of the populace are POISONS TO DESTROY THEM embedding immoral criminality and hedonistic or stoical degeneracy as "rights"--when they are really crimes.
John 3:16
Semper Airborne!
James Bond is REAL.
ignorance in the USA is very common nobody give a f unless you have pockets of cash to give them. This country will destroy itself just matter of time. I hope you are safe now
@@TheMusicHeals.kjhjhhg Explain how nihilism causes people to only live for today by getting as much money as they can. Nihilism = no intellectual interest in anything--much less their details. '
Stopped at state borders?
@@doctorcrafts sounds like a plot 2 a movie. 😱
Patronize that poor woman's bookshop if you can. She's got a big heart. You can tell. It's at the corner of Colfax & Grant.
It's a great bookshop!
So find out where all that money collected went. Appropriated for some of their other pet projects no doubt.... like their own bank accounts.
Not hard to do mr lazy. Likely not what you expected or assumed. www.cpr.org/2018/10/22/where-does-all-the-marijuana-money-go-colorados-pot-taxes-explained/
Probably hired some friends and relatives and paid them very well for nothing.
I'm from Longmont born in '71. My family is still in the area. I HATE what these people have done to my beloved home! My family tells me constantly how bad it's become.
I live in the deep South now and couldn't imagine moving back to a mess like that.
Lived in Denver for over 53 years. Left last year. For years, we could think of nowhere better, and loved the city. No longer.
May I ask to where you moved? This is the first year I've considered moving, and I've been here 36 years
@@slundgr Charleston, SC
@@DavidBrown-qi9vy Was it a positive move? My son was talking with me this morning and saying maybe I should consider moving back to Oklahoma and looking at living in a retirement community and getting away from all of this.
I moved to Houston 4 years ago because I seen the downfall slowly getting worse. Best decision of my life with zero regrets! I just feel sad for Denver as a born and raised native. It used to be beautiful and a place you would want to raise a family, not anymore.
@@slundgr
It was a very positive move. Southern hospitality, strong values, a sense of history and incredible food. Love and feel sad for Denver. Not missing the Denver of today, but the Denver that was and could've been. Beat wishes.
The only reason you weren't able to get comment from the "powers that be" is they failed and can't defend themselves.
Have no idea what you meant?
@@jodybundrant9386 Suggest you watch the documentary then you'll be enlightened on who didn't give comment prior to being released.
I would argue that they didn't fail at their purpose, to make money. "Never let a crisis go to waste." They were very successful in getting money.
They must have not been very persistent or been from Denver and known people. I was a journalist in Denver, it's not that hard to get official comments compared to other places.
"homelessness ends with a house"? It's that very thinking that drives this problem. Like many, I was a drug addict. Born and raised in Fort Collins. Excellent grades. Normal middle class upbringing. Went to college. Had good jobs. It was my poor choices and that alone that made me homeless. Slept in a truck with no heat at Johnson's Corner through a cold winter smoking crack. My attitude changed when I realized what I had become. When I stopped feeling sorry for myself amazing things happened for me. In less than 10 years time I got on my feet, then started a business. I'm now wealthy. I employ 30 people. And I did it ALL without a government program. Homelessness ends when YOU make the decision you are going to do whatever it takes to better yourself. Alot of my success now is driven by my determination to NEVER go back to that.
@11:15 The director of the office of hope disagrees with you. So does the data. However, we have a series of Mayors who sold out to real-estate developers. Like Jamie in the film she is one of those develoers. They will not build budget housing projects. A city could control that through zoning and rent control making sure there is enough housing that folks can afford in a city that focuses its industry on low paying hospitality Jobs. But as it is, they let the developers go hog wild building a city for rich people who do not live here and sending our own out on the streets.
Thank you for sharing your story, very inspiring. I have to agree with you, as Paul Scudo from Step Denver states, "it starts with accountability".
Not everyone is a winner like you. Some people dont come from middle class. deal with unimaginable trauma especially vets. yes you are right in wanting to change it starts with you but its not always that black or white
@@retrospecative2454
Horseshit. Stop making excuses.
very true.. its all about YOU folks.. its hard to accept your the couse of all your problems.. but once realized amazing things can happen
I’ve been in Denver for over half of my life. I remember when downtown used to feel professional and civil, full of people with purpose and admiration. Now, after the population increase and a number of other things, not a single thread of that exists for 50 miles in either direction.
Right now, I type this as I sit at CU Denver’s campus. It’s sad. Sad to see a city I once enjoyed living in and wasn’t frightened to walk down the street turn into something resembling LA or Chicago.
Living in the Denver metro as a life long resident of DC metro. I gotta say, with all the good things I heard about Denver and CO, it's looking alot like major cities on the coasts. Not good.
Ethan Miller, I know exactly how you feel. Denver has truly changed, I too felt safe walking downtown, especially enjoyed the 16th street mall…it was safe then. I came back to Denver in 2017 and I couldn’t believe my eyes.
All of that destruction happened with the legalization of marijuana when every undesirable and their mother migrated here. Smh
I lived and worked in the Denver area from 1978-2002. The downtown area was bustling. Professionals, upscale shopping, and safe. I haven’t been back to the downtown area since so this is an interesting eye opener.
@@hmcdonnell23 Was denver , and colorado always democrat?
@@xcen1 Going back to the 1960s yes however, when I lived there democratic mayors were fairly moderate in the Denver area. The two most recent governors have been democrat. I was there last year, but didn’t go to the downtown area. I have friends who live there, but they no longer venture into downtown because of safety and filth. It’s not just Denver. We use to live in Portland and Seattle and it was getting bad there. Homeless encampments all over the downtown area. We got tired of it all so we’ve lived in the Boise area for almost 10 years now and it’s quite laid back in comparison. Kind of boring actually, but we'll take that any day.
I am a Colorado native, born in 1952. Colorado and the Denver metro area, were to me, absolutely the best place in the USA to live. I met my wife in 1986 while she was on vacation from out of state. She loved Colorado so much she moved there six months later. We have met several people like her, who after visiting Colorado, quit their jobs, packed up the wife and kids and made Colorado their home. I watched Denver decline over the years, starting with the election of Federico Pena. We stuck it out for 31 years, hoping for a change, which never came. We gave up and left, which was the saddest day of our lives. After watching this UA-cam video, we realize we made the right choice. At least we have our fond memories of how beautiful Colorado once was.
You're right, Pena was the start of the decline.
SoCal used to be the best place to live too. Look at it now. And New York, and SF, and Chicago, etc etc etc
@@5thman677 So true. I have relatives that lived in Southern California for years, was a great place. Now the entire state is a craphole, and Colorado will follow suit some day soon.
Rodent Feeder, Colorado native as well. Liberalism/leftism poisons and destroys everything it touches. We are making exit Colorado plans now too, hoping to be out of here in the next 3 years.
I've been here 31 years and never thought I'd leave. Tomorrow we close on some land in northern Idaho and will relocate there when I retire in a couple of years. Yes I love Colorado, but can't stand the politics and as an avid fly fisherman, can't stand the crowded waters that I used to enjoy. After watching this I drove up to the State Capital this morning and the area is an absolute shithole as described in this video. Its a crying shame, and 100% preventable. A travesty.
Denver is the next Seattle from the looks of things.
Have you seen Seattle is Dying? Denver is well on its way.
@@slundgr I have. If I moved to Seattle, I might lose my will to live.
@@ScoutMotto2011 I hear you. One of the things that resonates with me from Seattle is Dying is the police officer that said they don't have a homeless problem, they have a drug problem. And they have legalized pot, just like Denver.
@@slundgr I saw it and quite sobering. I see the 'handwriting on the wall' for Denver. The Denver City Council is run by a bunch of lunatic leftists who are pushing to legalize 'safe spaces' for heroin injection sites and homeless tent encampments in all outdoor public spaces, this includes all city and mountain parks owned by the city of Denver.
@@doglover2269 You are exactly right, and the same crap is happening in Aurora with the lunatic leftists on the Aurora city council. Look at Emerge Colorado and their proud alumnae who are on the city council for Denver and Aurora. The Secretary of State s a graduate of Emerge Colorado. They are very scary. co.emergeamerica.org/alumnae/in-office/
I take issue with the map showing “protest-related violence”. The “riot” in Fargo ND lasted about an hour before police completely restored order. Of those arrested, 70% were from the Minneapolis area, not ND residents at all. By noon the next day, the streets were clean and the graffiti was scrubbed away. They tried again by bussing people from Minneapolis to other ND cities, but were greeted by parking lots full of citizens waiting for them. They left pretty quickly. Other states may have cowered from this nonsense, but we don’t play that here in rural USA. You will be respectful of other people and their property or you will get the hell out.
The same thing happened in Detroit people from out of state tried to start a riot the police shut it down
@@mikemcgee5950 and in St. Louis in 2014 but no police shut down.
AMEN BROTHER!! I'm from Hill City, SD and these cancerous westerners and New Yorkers have started to take over Rapid City, SD now and it's an absolute shame just how PATHETIC these individuals are... The Liberal Ideology is soooo cancerous!
Big mouth from a small soul.
Congrats my only complaint is that you need to teach rest of US.
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You should see it now...
I was born, raised and educated in the third world state of Mississippi. For years I experienced discouraging remarks about Mississippi, but never anything like the coverage of the uncivilized human behavior of the homeless in CO. The leadership of the Governor of CO and the major of Denver is pathetic at best. Why would any young person sacrifice their lives by defending this country when right before my eyes the country is unraveling and being invaded by mindless thugs and boneless politicians. The millions who died to keep this country free may have died in vain.
I am a 80 year old man who never stuck my hand out palms up to anyone for anything. My dignity, self respect and character determines my value as a human being and I can look into a mirror and know I have earned my way in life particularly since both of my parents died in my early teens. I hope God saves America from itself and the government teaches citizens my basic equalization, C=C, choices equal consequences.
You never went through the depression either
Well stated Terrell. The world is turning upside down.
How’s that working out for you?
When was the last time an American soldier died protecting the freedom of mainland Americans?
You should thank GOD for Mississippi!!!
Homeless everywhere, I go to school in Denver and it is not safe. people digging out of trash, yelling, high on mystery drugs and aggressive, its fucking sickening
The scene of that poor veteran scrubbing the monument... I am not even american, but my heart tore to pieces.
Jay is a true patriot and the disrespect that has been shown and that went unchecked by State leaders is disgusting.
Unfortunately most Americans don't give a shit.
Why does one feel emotional about the vandalism of a monument but not about homeless Americans? Americans are more important than the material symbols of America. Solve homelessness, not by incarcerating them, but by housing them.
@@BironelStudiosPress Right, a disproportionate number of the names on that monument, had they lived would have been homeless. Getting distracted by the simpleton scrubbing the monument misses the whole point, or any point in the video. You think those dead veterans would give one **** about that monument? Or would they care that they died so that 40% of Americans could live in corporate feudalist society?
These people are too low brained. They can watch a video 50 minutes long and miss every useful piece of information.
"OH NO! not the monument!"
FML
@@dalekooper5465 Oh we give a shit but if we take a stand and fight, we get arrested and then have to deal with lawyers and the cost white the actual rioters get a hand smack and let out. I blame weak and poor leadership.
I was homeless in Denver. I worked and never could afford an apartment. I did not drink alcohol or do drugs. I work a minimum wage job and lived in shelters and on the streets. Worked to keep clean to keep a job. I began college while homeless. Took me a long time to get my Associates Degree. I know how I became homeless. I wish I could share my story. But not many want to hear it.
We need to not just change the mindset of the homeless, but to change the mindset of the people in general.
Thank you for your comments and your perseverance. We would listen to your story if you are willing to share. Best of luck to you.
I would read your story, too.
"I have zero tolerance for unlawful behavior..." ~Jared Polis. I am pleased to see that he removed the big shoes and red rubber nose for the press conference.
Well said.
But he forgot to put on his big boy pants and react and take action. Oh wait, he doesn’t have any.
Julie Locke
Nope. Just a diaper, unfortunately.
Pure, fallacious, lip service.
Your comments are useless. Do something about it.
This documentary will go unnoticed in the Denver media. It's a shame!
I was directed here from a Facebook ad.
Maybe share to your facebook.
You know Kyle over at 9news won't dare show it, if hes sober enough to even understand it.
Theyll show it and Kyle Clark will trash on it
When all else fails, blame the media. Victim mentality.
I was with a friend at a seminar in Atlanta, Georgia about 20;years ago. My friend was about a 5’8” tall man. we were walking back to the hotel from lunch when we were approached by a 6’4” man who kept getting in our face, first asking for money, then telling me “ I know you have money bastard, give me some” , finally I told him to f-- off and get the hell out of my face or I was going to knock his head off, he left my friend visibly upset, and he said I can’t believe you said that. I told him that the man would probably would have attacked us if I hadn’t responded exactly as I did. I no longer live in the Atlanta area!
can confirm from the time getting off the airport. theres hobos asking for money. walking out airport. hobos asking for money
on the street. in the hotel.
at gas station.this was aboot 20 yea ago. it gotten worst. some of these homeless are crazy. not very safe downtown atl. 0/10 would not recommend
I am a Colorado native and moved to Denver in 1983. I worked downtown for over 20 years. I also lived at 300 E 17th when the building was brand new. Denver at that time was so amazing. I loved every moment and it was such a friendly city. Now you couldn't pay me enough to go downtown. We need fresh blood in the city government who cares about what happens to our city. Everyone needs to be replaced with people who take pride in Denver.
With Denver, all the elected officials are virtue signaling. Whatever gets them bonus points with the activists is what matters.
The sad part is that this cannot be fixed. Homelessness happens because of poverty. When the ultra rich are not involved in the community that makes them rich, this is what happens. I am almost 40 and until 2 years ago, I have made minimum wage for my whole life. I even worked for major pharmaceutical companies and they refused to pay me. The lack of pay overall among citizens in this city is why poverty continues to grow. The more poverty, the more homeless. The more homeless, the less safe things will continue to be. Nobody will fix it because the only people who have the power to fix it turn a blind eye and they are letting the whole city decline.
I've lived in Denver since the Valley hiway was two lanes, no houses north of 104th, John Love was guv. and Pillar of Fire was still a school. This film was so sad but so true. Mr. Tubbs has done a superb job in catching the tone that long timers see. For years I was President of a local charity that works primarily with the homeless in Ft. Collins and I hope this gets watched by those who help. I will do my part and send it far and wide. Thanks for a moving documentary, fine work. May God bless you all.
My gawd . . . I haven't thought of John Love in 50 years.
I lived in Denver half a century ago and it wasn’t anything as small like you described. You must be very old. I lived there only two years and haven’t been back since moving out. I have been to its airport and it’s a lot bigger than Stapleton Airport was. I’m sure I wouldn’t recognize Denver anymore now. Too bad things got so bad. That’s what liberal permissiveness does and has been doing to all our major cities today. Face it. Stop voting for these same liberal politicians.
Anyone who is not disabled or elderly, and makes every excuse in the damned book for not working SHOULD NOT EAT, PURE & SIMPLE. The fact and the truth of the matter is THE ONLY REASON you have so much homelessness, drug abuse, filthy conditions, and violent crimes ( including violent so-called "protests" ) IS DUE DIRECTLY TO LEFTIST/SOCIALIST POLICIES, and the brain dead jack asses who support these insane policies. The liberal handouts only INVITE more lazy young punks to become a homeless bum, or worse yet: a drug & alcohol addicted homeless bum. Hey, why should they work when they have all of these damned liberal hand outs. YA DON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WILD BEARS BREAKING INTO HOMES BY FEEDING THEM. LIBERALS CREATED THIS DISGUSTING PROBLEM. By the way, I am a staunch Christian conservative, but that doesn't mean I'm a "republican". I HATE & distrust ALL politicians.....but with that being said, make no mistake: there is absolutely nothing worse than the modern day liberal. Nothing but a bunch of reprobate minds.
@@shayjohnson5830 EXACTLY. THANK YOU. We have a dramatic increase in homeless bums & junkies BECAUSE OF all the liberal handouts that literally enable & encourage them to remain the disgusting bums that they are. It's no different than feeding wild bears.........you simply DON'T. Besides, almighty God said: ANY able bodied man who refuses to work SHALL NOT EAT. So let them starve........as many start dying from starvation, the rest WILL get the message that "the party is over" and get their sorry asses back to work.......or they can starve to death right along with those bums beside them. God commands us to HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES..........NOT "HELP THOSE WHO REFUSE TO HELP THEMSELVES". There's a big difference.
Holy Mother Forking Shirtballs
It's going to be so bad even Homeless Tents on streets be charged property tax.
The guy who said "homelessness ends with a house" is an idiot. Homelessness begins to end with accountability for each and every person - PERIOD!
I agree with that 100 %. I grew up in New York City, When I got priced out and could no longer afford to live there I didn't pitch a tent and blame it on every one but myself, I found a less expensive state to live in and I moved there. This way I didn't have to live in a tent on the sidewalk like a hobo.
@@richardbartolo2890 New York sucks!
bullshit. this ok coral attitude - be strong or die crap - is the reason the US is mired in misery with homeless people all over the place. How about a little humanity and a little something called society and not the me, me, me insanity that got you here?
62 year Denver native. I have watched slime like Hickenlooper, Polis and Hancock slowly turn Denver into Cali-rado. Sickening, slimy politicians.
when hickenlooper ran for Denver mayor I thought well at least he's a businessman and not a wanna be career pol, turns out he is a career parasite. I think I even voted for him that one time. Glad we left denver but it sure was great for the time until the left took over.
Calirado.. that makes me want to puke
@@chief5981 no more than me.
Go ahead and leave then. Mississippi or Kansas are lame and calling your name.
Conservative from the suburban areas and mountains hate the liberal city. Leave or help.
My wife is a Denver native, and we both graduated from Denver area high schools. We watched Denver commit suicide, assisted by Democrat politicians. Between 2010 and 2019 I worked with people who had moved to Colorado from California and Illinois, because of how expensive it was the live there. When they moved to Colorado, they kept voting for people exactly like the people who destroyed their home states.
My wife and I moved to Wyoming a few years ago. And yes, there are two people I worked with that moved to Wyoming from California, and yes, they will be voting for people like the ones who destroyed their home state. IMHO, people who are Democrats are incapable of connecting the dots between "cause" and "effect."
so red states dont have these problems?
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#YourParentsFailed
Denver's Road Home aka Democrat slush fund.
Not to mention the stupid, insane needles for addicts program that enables them to toss diseased needles all over DNC RUN hell hole cities.
*Democrap
When the Comptroller for the State of California performed an audit on the taxpayer funded Proposition 2, he founded out that up to 60% of the funds went to “administrative costs.”
Yea a lot of talk and no results
Typical democrat bullshit
It’s gonna be the next Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia etc.. in the next 5 years.. murder rate already has spiked at an all time high since the early 2000’s.. like 30 percent or some shit..
I'm so so glad I moved. I grew up in Denver. I love Denver. It's a trash city now. I got assaulted for being "white". I'm disabled. That was the last straw. I lived in Colorado still but I have no desire to go downtown. Ever again. Many Christmases we're spent there. Trashy hateful people with "hate has no home here" yard signs. I was a Democrat most of my life. Never again!!
I couldn't agree more, i left for the western slope and couldn't be happier, i still travel to Denver for work and i look forward to seeing denver in my rear view mirror and coming home to a sleepy community thats much more affordable
I am glad you saw the light. Most Democrats do not know that democracy means direct voting on issues. On the other side of the isle, McCain, A SENATOR, did not know what it means to have a republic. lol The Democrat party is all about ruling from the top down now and they don't even have a real message.
the thing is, REAL democrats are awesome. the "demon"c"rats" are false and disgusting.
lol @ "assaulted for being white". luke if you need a shoulder to cry on i am also white and let you cry on my shoulder. god bless you little fella
Vote blue and it’s the people you screw. Always. Hard to sympathize with a Democrat. You get what you vote for.
Thank you, Steffan. It's heartbreaking to watch what is happening to our city.
7baker1, and not just Denver either. Pretty much the whole state has ended up being ruled by a few deep blue pockets whose numbers outvote those of us in the red counties.
My son was offered a job in Denver , he was ready to move there. I made him sit through this. He decided not to go, thanks for the warning.
Single young men, especially from outside the city, are routinely targetted with free cocaine and often make dangerous new friends here. I've personally seen it happen. You were wise. He would have had a big target on him.
every big city has its issues, its not that bad really
I moved out of Denver more than 15 years ago. I now live in a rural area with many deficiencies; it could be called desolate. But I'm still happy I'm out of this urban blight for the rest of my life.
I did the same thing. I traded this garbage called denver for 20 miles of dirt road and solitude, safety, and fresh long ago, and couldn't be happier.
Not sure what it will take to get voters to wake up to the scam being orchestrated by Democrat one party rule in Colorado.
That sounds lovely. R u off grid?
wait until they put in Section 8 vouchers - you will regret moving
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@@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu Government housing is old in most rural areas. They don't built much. They do allow some private homes to qualify, but many renters don't do it (I'm not sure how that works, but I know it's been done). We only have to worry about theft, and most of the homeless around here are addicted to meth. It's much easier to get away with fatally shooting someone like that over here though. Other than gated suburbs near urban areas, rural living (especially out of town) is the safest for the middle class. We can't rely on the police to show up on time either. You get used to defending yourself.
I was a Denver resident for 35 years and saw this coming long ago as I grew up in Detroit and saw the same sequence. I recognize every single street in that video as I spent much time living and working in the city. Denver went from being a sleep Western town in the 1970's to a city of excessive profits at the cost of the working class, who has been disenfranchised from a viable life as in most urban areas. Yes, there is addiction and plenty of it as most homeless live lives of quiet desperation and hopelessness. This is not a Democrat or Republican problem, this is a societal problem due to dysfunction and indifference.
Why didn't Trump do sumhin about this can't Trump get back in and This time commit to doing the job he sold us on.
America cannot be a superpower but also have chronic problems with its people.
Get a plan get programs get caravans trailers in where tent city's are clean place up give people with issues a clean home.
Get shops to donate clothing to people give them jobs cleaning up streets till they have got back into working then give them better jobs.
Fooodbanks set up as food gets thrown out anyway cmon help people man
Get Trump back for 4 years as he knows it's easy to put him out!;;
Get Trump back
Make America Great Again!!!!
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Damn, I was intrigued by Denver having this kinda problem..I know every big city has it's bout's with homelessness, but just did'nt equation this factor in i guess? shit..Btw, I saw you were from Detroit, an you actually compared it to Detroit!! I was like No fucki'n way? I'm from Toledo an 52, so I kinda know the D , an I just had to see, Btw, I'm a Bronco's fan, an I've been here to see games , an DID NOT strike me as this kinda town!!
Yes USA needs fix up town by town city by city
It is policies that make this happen and continue to get worse. There’s very clear evidence across-the-board, across this country where Democrats have locked up leadership at both the state and local levels and we’ve seen a continuous increase in crime, homelessness, high taxes, bad schools, etc. etc. etc. I never hear anyone who says, it’s about accountability too. Look at Rhode Island, they have a good program, people who are on the street, especially committing crimes, need to be locked up and put into some system that addresses the root problem. You can’t just throw money at it, if you could do that Denver would have no problems, and San Francisco where I moved from three years ago to Denver area hoping for a better life, these problems would’ve been solved. Plenty of money. And it’s not just about giving them free food, free housing, etc. etc. Those Democrat policies have been ruining our country and our cities across the country for decades. Honestly I think a Big part of the problem at this point is that the Democrat leadership cannot admit they’ve been making these mistakes for so many years. They can’t just in all humility say let’s really attack this problem, let’s change up what we’ve been doing because it’s clearly not working, and if it happens to be that something a republican or independent or whatever had proposed years ago and it looks like that works, why can’t they get past their Damned pride and just do the right thing!? It’s all about politics now, and the Democrats are not learning anything at all in this process. Listen to mayor Hancock, just stating platitudes, I didn’t hear a single useful constructive thing he said in all that verbiage that was filmed. If I saw any Democrat leaders anywhere in any of the big Decaying cities across the country taking that approach, then I would agree you’re right it’s not a Democrat or Republican thing and let’s just get the job done. But at this point I have to disagree with anyone who says it’s not, it is clearly a Democrat leadership problem.
How ignorant are you? Hell YES it's a Democrat and Republican problem. It's democrat policies that cause this. Geeez! EVERYTHING is politics. EVERYTHING! Every city that's burning or has gone to hell is run by liberals. For God's sake you are naïve.
YOU DON'T FOLLOW DENVER POLITICS???? ARE YOU KIDDING?? THE CAPITOL CITY OF THE STATE OF WHICH YOU ARE GOVERNOR??
elizabeth kunze, this horrid governor, who thinks he is king, is full of you know what, and it is not just lame, worthless excuses.
I was flabbergasted when he said that. I thought certainly I must have misheard what he said. Lol!
Agree !! My jaw dropped
MsLuvColo same!!
@Nancy Morikawa good luck, I’m not a CO resident anymore or I would sign
Denver is like skid row now. I haven't lived in Denver since 2009 and my mind is blown seeing this footage. I had no idea my hometown had gone to ruin!
As a commercial vehicle operator I see this tragedy occurring for the last 😢 6 to 7 years and its only because of the current city, country and state government officials in charge. As a US Veteran I'm ashamed of what Denver has come to be.
Being in Vietnam there was more order then Denver today. It's damaged with no end in sight.
D. LaMarsna
USAF Vietnam Veteran
Thank you for the comments and your service to our country.
Thank you sir for your service to our country. There are still many patriots out here on the front lines. God bless you.
Thanks for your service Robert. I'm a Denver native & now live in southern Colorado - another town that's becoming a cesspool. I hope to someday move when dling elder care is finished. It's utterly shocking what Denver now is. Pena, Hickentheif-er, & Polis - all demonic.
Thank you for your service Vietnam was a thankless jobYou'll never hear it enoughThank you
Blame your racist white brothers and sisters
I have a homeless person (a friend) staying at my house, now. I have had others spend a night or two, as well. I spend a lot if time asking them questions and listening. Most are drug addicts with deep emotional problems.
Virtually, all of them come from dysfunctional families. That's the problem. We have too many people with no parenting skills that are birthing children.
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People much smarter than me believe that we would spend 1/7th of the money used on prisons, welfare, and other social programs if we proactively prevented child abuse. I believe it. All these problems start with avoidable childhood trauma. Education and prevention. This info is from the book "The Body Keeps the Score".
@@silentm999 Here's my take on the issue. From the time kids are in junior high school, thru high school, in health class they should be taught the primary, necessary responsibilities of good parenting; that kids not only need to be physically nurtured, but, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually, as well. That sex is fun, but, it's consequence, parenting, is a lot of work. Each of those three major areas should be examined, explored and defined, as well. And, kids should be taught the consequences for a child when they have not been nurtured (exposed to the truth) in those area's--coping disorders, anxiety, anti-social behavior, depression, addictions, acting out, etc. If young people were taught these fundamental truths, they would think twice before having kids and would be much more effective at raising them, and, our society would be significantly less dysfunctional. Also, the birth rate, that is contributing to overpopulation and it's consequence-global warming, pollution and resource depletion, would decline-a big plus for the world.
I'll look for your obituary.
Or single parent households with no known father.
After 42 years living in Colorado...mostly the Littleton area, I recently moved to another state. I am saddened by what happened to this city and the rise in the cost to live there. Attitudes in people changed as well after it became overpopulated. I will always love Colorado and will definitely be back to visit but I am so happy to have left.
It must've been a lovely city. I'm so sorry.
Don’t move to another state and vote for the same polices and politicians that caused the decay of Denver in the first place.
Yep, I moved to OR at age 40. I'm a CO native. Heartbreaking, but I just couldn't make a life there. Cost of living is astronomical. People are rude. It's not the CO I grew up in.
@@shreddedwheat5977 , Yeah, don't vote democratic, for sure..
@@TheyRiseBand, why's OR any better?
When I came to Denver in 81, it was a fun clean, vibrant city. We left in 99 as it was going downhill. Now, friends and family say don't return for a visit. After seeing this I understand why. Heartbreaking.
Watched this, no doubt I'm moving now. Denver is bluer than ever and won't be long before Denver is Portland central! !
“It’s coming to the suburbs if we don’t stop it”. Wrong. It’s already in the suburbs and has become progressively worse in just the last couple of months.
Sad but true statement. thank you for sharing
Now the schools are telling the kids about all that privilege they are born with
especially in lakewood. lakewood is a dump, easily the worst denver suburb
Moved to Denver in 1976 and was distrustful how people were so friendly. I grew to embrace it, talking to strangers and relishing that human connection. Denver was perfect. That has LONG gone. Hickenlooper housed the homeless and my senior building filled drug addicts, prostitutes and criminals. You dared not leave your apt after dark. I moved to a senior building in a Denver suburb and love it here, hoping things wont deteriorate. I had to give up my dentist downtown Denver (my last connection to downtown) because, as a disabled senior, I was a perfect target for the criminals, drunks and homeless adiicts downtown. With all of that plus the maddening constant disruptive construction, those idiotic scooters and bikes dropped everywhere, etc and now the crime in the brand new Union Station... Ill never go down there ever again.
Denver was always the best place to be. My formative romantic years in the 2000s were wonderful. Downtown Denver was the ideal spot to catch a festival, parade, go for dinner at nice little restaurants, etc. Now, it's so dangerous, I got followed for 2 or more miles by some drug addict. I thought I was a gonner. I will never go down there again either. It's only going to get worse.
I've lived in this state my whole life and to see the abject failure of our city and state is just heartbreaking. Downtown has become a place to stay away from rather than a destination to visit. San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles the list goes on and on. We don't see anyone in government making a true effort to address the issue in a way that is in any way impactful. I am in no way saying that I have all the answers but if what you're doing for the last 9-10 years hasn't worked then we need to try something else, cause trying to solve problems with the methods that don't work is just insanity.
Amen 🙏
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When addressing individuals w h o only respond to violence, decay, and disorganization ghrn the only way to deal with the likes of those is to what...........met them where they congregate, meet them with their own tactics of violence, because they are not ready to fight for nothing, we need to put our dividing lines down, race, religion, sex, creed, color, then they will continue to lead us down this path of the wicked
24 min accountability
The issue is that nobody has the stomach to do what we used to do with the homeless - chase them away after roughing them up a bit or imprison them. That's the old way so it's not in vogue, but it kept things clean and orderly.
I recently went downtown to Civic Center Park and walked around. I was devastated. My beloved hometown was a mess. I saw many homeless tents, people with mental illness yelling obscenities at the top of their lungs and destruction of monuments and buildings. I also saw people doing drugs and trash everywhere. I felt unsafe and left in a hurry heartbroken.
Welcome to my neighborhood. And ALL my new tent dwelling neighbor's.
these democrats destroying monuments and buildings are mentally ill like blm
We get what we deserve for we are all in this together, like it or not.
@@chrisschepper9312 The one smart comment here. Americans need to stop bickering about bs politics and build affordable housing now. It's not rocket science and for a country as rich as the USA it should be a slam-dunk.
@@linesided NO! I was forced to flee affordable housing because my own unit was FLOODED with a lower neighbors meth/crack fumes. These people are ADDICTS and need serious MENTAL HEALTH CARE and THERAPY for their traumas coming from abusive, broken homes. Putting up projects that become DANGEROUS is not the answer and will further RUIN neighborhoods. P.S.- the housing complexes and Voucher holding Housing Authorities NEVER screen with DRUG TESTS. This is what ruins cities and neighborhoods. Why are we not drug testing people when putting them in housing? It's to ruin the experience for everybody.
Homelessness is big business for nonprofits and government employees....they want homeless to fund their NGO's and government pensions with tax dollars. Period.
Its just like the government in general - why would they solve problems and put themselves out of a job? Answer: they won't.
@@007Thenderson It's shocking to me that the American public is so brainwashed that they can't figure it out for themselves. Finally, someone that gets it. Thank you!
Yes and then blame to people of Denver why there’s still homelessness.
EXACTLY!
I work in the nonprofit sector. I could leave and get paid 10x more for the same job in tech, ag, marketing, etc. This isn’t the agenda of the NGO world, trust me- we’re barely making it either.
Our local elementary school in the suburbs used to take first graders downtown for "Day in Denver." We went to the capitol, 16th street mall, the parks, etc. So sad what's happened.
Schools still take their young students to the museums and historical sites near downtown. This documentary was a political hitjob.
@@kerrynight3271 As the graffiti and destruction is shown all throughout the film.... STOP VOTING FOR THIS!
@@HSBsoulsurfer I could give you 50 reasons why I would never vote for today's Republican party. For one thing, they have no interest in governing which is why large cities almost never vote them into office. All they want to do is keep the Democrats from governing. Today's Republican party is so far removed from reality, you practically have to be psychotic to vote for one of them.
@ Kerry Night lived in Denver since 1995 and I’m still here. If you really think Denver hasn’t changed since around 2011 you’re either not from here or you’re just in denial. Yes there’s always homelessness in every city but it’s gotten exponentially worse in the last 10 years.
@@rippindrummer666 I've lived in Denver since 1991. I bought a little house on a big lot in a mostly low income, hispanic area (I'm white). After they put in the nearby light rail station and changed the zoning to three stories, we've been inundated with high income young folks who love it here and are happy and friendly. Where before we only had a single liquor store for retail, we now have lots of restaurants. I got rid of my car many years ago so I admit I'm not driving around in other neighborhoods where conditions may have deteriorated. I spend 95% of my time within two miles of my house. My own neighborhood had improved a LOT. I was offered $1.2 million for my little house a couple of weeks ago and didn't even consider selling because I absolutely love where I'm living. Ten years ago I would have sold immediately. We do have an occasional homeless person around and I and my neighbors do our best to help them. I guess I tend to see homelessness as a tragedy for the homeless person rather than the city.
I lived in Denver for over 50 years. I left the U.S. and moved to S. America three years ago. People told me I was crazy but after watching this I don't think so. I can't believe how fast Denver has declined. I'm amazed Denver voted to let the "homeless" live in the city.
It's hard to believe isn't it? All the bleeding hearts thought this would help the homeless. All it did was increase illicit drug sales on Denver's streets. Now, it's so common to have gangs selling drugs, the police can't keep up with it. They won't even arrest drug dealers. As long as there aren't bodies in the street, the police ignore all of this.
Where else are they supposed to go?
@@really5453 your house
@@kkdkqwljfdlkkl We all do that, ! Do you? Let's hear it!!
Really happy that I left this cesspool.
I took my kids downtown on May 7th to observe the National Day of Prayer. We took photos on the steps of the capitol. There were no tents. No graffiti. No boarded up windows. We walked around and prayed for our city. I went again with a friend on May 26th and noticed a few tents were going up across the street from the capitol. On June 7th the People's House had been graffitied, tents and homeless were accumulating across the street, BLM parades were going on, windows were broken and smashed, and unrest was in the air. There have always been homeless in Denver, but after that day I knew I couldn't take my kids downtown for a while. The current unrest in our nation has amplified the problem that's been here but never was this out of control. Our family is completely avoiding our once beautiful city and it breaks my heart. I never even have heard of the 10 year plan to end homelessness and have lived here since 1998. Obviously it wasn't really a program to help those who needed it most. Thanks for this documentary. Many people who live here don't know what's happening downtown, let alone those outside of CO. The media doesn't address Denver unless its snowing here. It was hard to watch but important to acknowledge.
I've spent a considerable amount of time in Denver the past 5 years and I noticed the decline in that timeframe. I was considering a move but last March, watching people shoot up in broad daylight near the steps of the Capitol, harrassed in downtown, followed, even the area around the Capitol the lawns were in terrible shape, vagrants all over. I live in an east coast capital and the area around the government buildings are immaculate, even though the city has its own issues, as any city does. I changed my plans about moving. I recently watched videos of people assaulting people eating at Union Station with no cops to be found. I figured that they would at least keep the trash from that area but I guess not. It's very sad. I've heard the Denver was a great place back as recently as the 80s and 90s.
@@flissss the Rockies Nuggets Broncos and Avalanche were all killin it in the late 90s and early 2000s. The people were chill, the mountains were pretty quiet, and the traffic was bad but not too crazy. It was a cool place to grow up in that time, that’s for sure
@@chief5981 Stanley Cup this year! Denver is still a wonderful place to live if you can afford housing. I can only afford it because I bought a little house in 1993 and stayed put. I was offered a nearly unbelievable price for my house yesterday (23 times what I paid for it), but I wouldn't even consider leaving. I adore my neighbors and neighborhood. I'm glad you have happy memories of this fine city.
@@kerrynight3271 that’s awesome man.. I have 5 acres in central Kentucky now, but will be selling in a couple of years.
To have a home that you don’t want to sell no matter the price is a real blessing. Cheers brother.
And yeah, I watched the Avs and talked sh** to all my Kentucky friends 👍🏽
@@chief5981 Thank you for the kind comment.
Amazing video! Denver is trashed.
As a Denver Native IE: Ashley, Gove, GWHS & CUDC we moved to Larimer County a few years ago. White flight, sorry it is what it is, I hated to do it, but we had to move on. The place was going down the drain.
Our country is trashed.
@Chris Price This is all Hickenlooper & Polis's fault,
@The Metalhead the rural areas are stuck with stagnant wages while housing, vehicles, and food are all going way up. America’s nearing an edge l, broski
A shithole city
I live here and came to say that 2 years later, the homeless problem is worse than ever. Everywhere you look, there's encampments on the street, crazy people in the road, increased violence, and downtown is sketchy to visit. We went there for a few hours to grab dinner and left with a keyed car for no reason.
It's all a money funneling scam.
Denver proper used to be a beautiful, clean, upbeat, positive place to visit. Now it's a sketchy place to go, if you dare.
As a resident of the metro I can tell you the film makers are accurate in that the only housing being built is Luxury living at above market prices. The primary reason.....all jurisdictions in the metro, not just Denver Proper, have intentionally limited/reduced the number of building permits and are charging EXTREME rates to builders for utility access on new construction. When you combine that with ZERO tenant protection legislation and landlords regularly raising rents in excess of 20-30%/yr to passively evict tenants, because of the 'Living here is a lifestyle' mentality.......homelessness comes really easy in the mile high city.
Why have all juristictions intentionally reduced/limited the number of building permits? And why-and who/what entity-is charging these extreme rates for builders to have access to utility access on new construction?
Was it was it always like this? I not, when did this trend begin to occur?
Soon they will price our the very people who help the city run. The gardner, minimum wage workers, maids, etc. They through their greed, they will eventually hang themselves.
@Samuel Gearhart Why should people make less money? Out of the goodness of their hearts? How would you like some housing projects be built in your neighborhood?
@@wethen5480 you’re what’s wrong. Glutton
And what if all the front range housing?
They talk about affordable housing which all big cities need. Cities like Denver, who see a population surge due to circumstances, ie., marijuana legalization, start jacking up prices and only building 'luxury' homes/apartments which only a small part of the population can really afford. A $400K house is affordable for two who are working constantly with no threat of lay off or job change, but then for most, it's a month to month thing. One change or loss in jobs or an emergency and pretty soon they're under foreclosure. The high price of Denver housing and those being able to make payments for the long term is very iffy. Denver will see a huge bubble like Phoenix did ten years ago in the very near future. Average rent in Denver is about $2,000 a month. Hardly anyone, even with roommates can afford that. How many roommates will an apartment let you squeeze in? 2, 3? The uptick in pricing is not sustainable. You can see it now with the exploding homeless population. Drugs are also very much a problem with the homeless. Legalization of drugs, and now liquor to go to keep restaurants in business. Liquor control used to be tight. Now you can order it, have it delivered, and many are probably back to drinking and driving since it's now legal to transport open containers under the guise of 'Grubhub' delivery. Cops don't have time to stop cars and check for open containers. It seems Democrats want more chaos, more drugs, more drinking. The drunk, high and homeless are easy to control. They vote Democrat. Denver, if you continue to vote this lunacy into office your city will never recover and will continue to be a shit-hole like Chicago, LA, San Francisco and Seattle.
Absolutely. The high rental prices and high housing purchase prices are not sustainable for those in the service industry. The service industry used to be jobs for teens to get spending money. Not any more. There are too many adults with children using service industry jobs to raise their families. That simply is not possible. I am not in that industry and am able to afford my middle class home. But I bought it in 1997. If I had to buy this exact same house today, I would never be able to afford it (even though I now make about 3x what I made in 1997).
@@oldsoulz-q4u You are absolutely correct. I live in the Denver area and see this in our own neighborhood. A home that would sell for $200K in Georgia sells for $400K in Denver. Rent averages $2K per month. Ordinary people don't control the market; the "investors" do.
I haven’t gone downtown for anything since the pandemic began. Why? No safety, no sports, no concerts, friggin drug addicts everywhere. I live 20min away and I won’t go there anymore. Screw Denver.
Agree, I live in Colorado Springs and used to drive to Downtown Denver to enjoy its festivities & restaurants, now I don’t bother
I live in the mountains and look forward to going to Denver, but it really is a bit frightening . nothing like it was in the 60s 70s or 80s when I grew up there
idk i still really like riding my bike around down there
19:59 That faceplant is a metaphorical representation of the "Denver's Road Home" program and how it ended homelessness! We need to not allow our leaders to steal money and get away with it... Enough is enough of the same old thing!!! Those politicians stole all that money for over ten years and then gave everyone the finger! Just more of the same old thing. One can only hope that the rich can one day be on the street homeless with every door being slammed in their face! The leaders aren't arresting people because they are afraid people will hold them accountable for their own transgressions...
Cory Gardner should use every Hickenlooper quote in this film in an ad campaign. It's beyond disgusting that Hickenlooper actually said the 10 year campaign to end homelessness was a marketing ploy. Equally as disgusting is Polis' smug attitude during his press conference when he said he doesn't follow Denver politics. That's 100% BS! Denver and the Boulder corridor got him elected. Eastern Colorado did not vote for him. As a Douglas County resident, I absolutely did not vote for him. Thank you Steffan Tubbs for making this film. I hope it goes viral. So sad to see Denver like this. I have zero reason to travel downtown. It breaks my heart 💔.
Idiot
I don't know if Gardner is running but he should. He would make Colorado competitive again.
As bad as hickenloooer was as a mayor he doesn’t even close to the disaster that mayor Hancocks tenure as mayor has been
I have noticed a serious decline in the last 10 years. Been here all my life, and looking to leave the state asap, sad, I used to love living here
We are leaving and heading for a 'free' state not overrun by leftist lunatics. 'King' Polis is the worst, autocratic dictator, drunk on POWER. .
I lived there from 2011 to 2020 bit the bullet and moved in June. I was initially proud of living in Denver at the end I felt like a fool trying to stay there so long.
@@biggamer8655 I'm a native, and have witnessed it's decline over the period of 54 years. When marijuana got legalized, I knew everything was going to change for the worse. I was right. Of course many people will disagree with me but it really was the kickoff for rapid decline.
Most of my extended family on both sides have lived in Lakewood and Littleton for 50+ years.
I had planned on ending up there. My wife and I got married in the area. Lakewood/Littleton is my memory of holidays and family. Colorado is my roots (I was born in CO).
Now, there's no way in hell I would move my wife and child there. Some of my extended family there is considering leaving.
Even before this it was questionable as CO became more Commiefornia'd, then Polis, now this.
CO used to be magic to me growing up and visiting for Christmas and other holidays and I wanted my wife and child to experience that.
Actually feel like I've lost a part of myself and I don't even live there, and now I know I never will.
@@brettnecessary2266 there was a decline , but you are right, legalization pushed the state beyond repair and it's gone downhill ever since
3rd generation native and Denver resident. The malfeasance of our elected officials is beyond words. Yet, they keep getting re-elected by $$ from sources outside of our state.
And then there’s Dominion...
Absolutely.. if they are even really winning?
There is also the * Move to “Mini California”*, Aka Colorado, Ads in California. And all the California transplant’s vote for anyone with a D next to their name and DNC approval.
Because Coloradoans love Democraps.
Dollars don’t cast votes.
@@teodelfuego It buys a lot though.
I don't know to what extent of weight or validatedity this holds but I have heard that much of the problem stems with city officials being afraid of holding anyone who is homeless or who partakes in a riot(s) accountable because it may infringe on their civil liberties, and would have to face the ACLU in court. Has anyone else heard this?
Could this be the reason 🤔
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A nationwide problem.
Yes, blue cities run by DEMOCRATS. @@buildertrash4102
I grew up in Denver. I attended Metropolitan State College (now University) in "Lo-Do" (Lower Downtown) Denver in the late 1980's and early 1990's. I used to ride the #15 RTD route right down Colfax; I used to encounter the homeless around the Metro campus all the time. When I was a kid, you never went to Larimer Square because that was "skid row." When I was in college, the homeless camped along Cherry Creek, the Platte, and the old train yards...where Coors Field is now. So, now Elitches moved to the Platte Valley, Coors Field is where the homeless used to be, and low-cost housing in Capitol Hill disappeared. Add into that the sheer number of people who have moved into the Denver Metro Area since the 1990's... Homelessness is NOT a "new" thing in Denver, but the problems are so much bigger now than they were back then. And, yes, the social fabric is unravelling. But to think that this is some sort of new phenomenon in Denver...no...no it is not.
Agree and appreciate your comments. The problem and challenge is bigger and growing..
I was in Denver from '87 to '97, and also got my undergrad at Metro. People would ask why I moved there in '87! The post-Reagan national economy was not good, but for me, I could afford my life just as I had in Indianapolis. I could get around easily, find a new rental on a whim, and I don't recall seeing many homeless. I know they were likely there. I was there in 2009 for a show at Red Rocks, and back in 2010 for my nephew's play. I didn't have a chance to really see what was happening, except it took hours to get from DIA to Highlands Ranch on a Tuesday at 7PM. I'm just grateful I lived there when I did...
It's a cancer that's left unchecked and grew.
I lived in downtown Denver, I felt the same. I moved out of Denver, a place I thought I would never leave. I moved a couple months after the riots. The problems persist there and keep happening.
So you were cool with the police department violating constitutional rights... so long as it wasn't at your door step. Good to know.
And the decay is not your fault, am I right?
Denver was so beautiful. Then the Dems' minority politics took control and choked it into chaos. Every. Single. Time.
@@ShainAndrews Are you okay? Do you want me to call somebody for you?
@@DrummerJacob , Punkin', adults are talking. Shhhhhhhhhhhh.
Kindly take your "parents'" Regret somewhere else. Mmmmm'kay?
Get well soon.
“Until there is a level of accountability..they will continue to be homeless because all their needs are being met”
The problem summed up in one sentence.
The scourge of drugs. Lives are destroyed anyways so maybe it’s time to execute anyone who is a drug distributor. Why? Because the drug dealer doesn’t care about the human misery and societal destruction. Eventually, it won’t be worth the risk for the dealers.
I do feel bad for them in a way because obviously they have issues but how the fuck can you be homeless for 15 years? It’s not people just being lazy because it’s more work to be homeless.
@@rippindrummer666
More work to be homeless??
Dude, are you high?
@@travelwithtony5767 nope not high sweetheart, clean and sober, which is probably why I’m not homeless
I appreciate you guys making this powerful film. Three years after the "Summer of Love" the violent riots have subsided, but the homeless problem has just gotten worse and worse. Now there's a new mayor with a new plan to combat this issue, but it sounds like a lot more of the same. A whole new generation of grifters will get rich off of keeping up this sham going, and the people will keep voting for it. I'm sad to be leaving this city in a worse state than I found it.
We certainly appreciate the comments and you taking the time to watch this film. It only has more impact when more people watch it.
I lived in Denver for two years over 46 years ago. Obviously it was a whole lot different then. I really liked living there and had a hard time leaving Denver. It was really nice. I don’t remember the local politics of the city then. I was completely immersed in finishing school and getting started in a career of commercial art. Almost half a century ago is a long time and generations have passed.
Denver has gotten what Denver voted for.
I would bet a lot of money that a majority did not vote for any of this. Who was it that said "it's who counts the votes" that has the power?
Democracy is the theory that the greater the number of dictators the better the chances are that their errors and vices will cancel out rather than compound.
Me and my lady are leaving Denver for Texas. We voted against all of these Progressive measures. Unfortunately, so many others either don't see this, don't care, or want it to happen.
Nah, elections are rigged in Colorado. I wish people would quit saying that BS.
@@SeanSauvageau Texas has massive election fraud too. They are trying to steal TX too.
I thought pot was supposed to fix everything! Where are the jobs? I thought schools would be improved. Why is I-25 the same as it was in the 50’s? All these expensive homes and businesses... no one can afford them. This is NOT a homeless problem, this is an infrastructure problem. The homeless issue is just a part of the fallout. I was born in Denver. I watched Blinky, went to Elitches when my folks had a little money, and Lakeside when we didn’t. Ate at Casa Bonita and walked through Black Barts cave! I am John Elway’s BIGGEST fan! Pot money paid off the Colorado state debt...... and that’s all it did! I remember when it was illegal, the good’ol days. We will never see those days again. I’ll never get my Denver back. I was so proud of our town. I WAS so proud. Now my parents have been priced out, $1800 for a one bedroom apartment???? Unbelievable. I hear my fellow Denver Colorado Natives. I hear the disappointment. What an absolute shame. Excellent documentary!!!
Agree. would be nice to have full public financial disclosure on where exactly the TWO BILLION dollars in marijuana tax revenues earned by the state have gone....minimal detailed information available and why won't the state have commercials everyday on examples of the success of legalizing MJ and the benefits to our community?
I just watched this for the first time and WOW. Because as a lifelong Denver resident. It's only gotten much worse. I promise you, you will hear from me again. I am fully committing to a new project that will visually show how much worse it's gotten. From a daily, street level view. Stay tuned.
Thank you for your comments QULT45. Curious as to what your project is and best of luck with it.
I used to live right by Congress park and sold my condo in 2017 and moved out of state. Best decision I have ever made!!!
Well timed! good luck to you
Yep. We had a year left on our lease in downtown Denver and our whole office decided we weren’t going back. The ooen air drug market, the riots....no one in our office felt safe. Denver blew it. Offices were decided whether work from home was going to be permanent and we all overwhelming decided yes. Colorado is being overrun by Californians that are going to drive it into the same hole LA is in. Bail bail bail
One of many businesses that have moved out of downtown for these same reasons. thanks for sharing your comments.
I was just going to write that. I live in California bay area and I always hear people talking about moving to Texas or Denver. Get ready for a shit load of those dot com people they are going to lose there job's next year when everything collapse in California, the politician that run it don't have no acceptability for running it down. The same zombies vote for them every election. The new voter base is going to be all these illegals they are letting. Where ever they were running from that's the way they will vote. Most of the countries they left well I don't have to say no more.
Phoenix is going through this problem right now.
No it is not "Liberals" - it is the part of American Political culture that says "lie lie and take the monies and run it will be someone else's problem"
@SlohShow All i saw for about 5 years was Californians moving to Denver that 1000% percent were voting for and in favor of the same bullshit that makes LA or San Fran disgusting.
After about thirty years of living in the city, which I loved in the '90s (my little cow town) it now feels like I left right on time. Denver itself, certainly, but also the entire urban corridor, begins to more closely resemble LA with each passing year. Oh, it's not unique to Denver, as we all know, but this country needs to do some real soul searching in terms of how we progress; from what appears to be a socio-economic breakdown of epic proportions, and on too many levels to list here. It's well beyond a single election cycle, and far beyond the borders of Denver, CO. It feels like the entire nation is in decline.
We are seeing a mess also in the Boise, Idaho area. Out of control growth, self serving, spineless politicians, special interests doing whatever they want to get whatever they want. Treasure Valley was once a wonderful place. No longer. Eagle is now "Eaglefornia'. Boise is now "Boi Angeles".
Democrats destroyed that City
The nation IS in decline. I took a traveling/working vacation every summer from 1985-2019, driving through small towns, cities, avoiding tourist attractions in favor of meeting the every day people. Homelessness, poverty, broken families, unemployment, homelessness, drug and substance abuse, mental illness, have increased exponentially over those nearly 35 years. In 2020 I ended up homeless after Covid resulted in my being given five days to get out of my place of residence where I’d lived for 28 years. I managed to live in my car for six weeks, not safe for a single woman in a big city. No, no family left and couldn’t get to friends willing/able to take me in due to Covid blockades. I sat out the riots by parking in the middle of a large industrial park. I’ve worked since age 12, never getting well-off, but always making do. IOW, if I can’t afford it, I do without. I’ve never been on any form of social benefits. I had to abandon my home, leaving a lifetime of personal things behind. I now live for free in a relative’s hunting camp with two dogs for companions and security. I sell handicrafts, house sit, pet sit, pick up odd jobs, do sewing, housecleaning, whatever I can find. I don’t go out unless necessary, gas has become prohibitively expensive. For the first time ever, I’ve had to use a food pantry, but I volunteer at it so I don’t feel like a charity case. I’ve developed arthritis that often affects my mobility, plus, I cannot be vaccinated for Covid--heart problems after one injection whose symptoms have not abated, so I cannot find regular work in my field. I’ve applied twice for SSD, was denied both times for having not been an official state resident. The irony is that if I were an addict, alcoholic, mentally ill, had a minor child, a history of receiving benefits, or injured/ill as a result of job, I’d be eligible. So I can become homeless again and hope to survive long enough to get benefits, (5-8 years for housing), or stay for free in my present cabin. I know I won’t live long enough homeless, to get much of anything, and I may well die as I am from heart trouble, but better to be found in my cabin than on the roadside, or never.
Where did you go?
@@jimmyboyles2868 I went back to where I grew up; the rural corner of PA, south west of Pittsburgh. I was reluctant at first, for a few reasons, but I absolutely love it. I'm done with urban life. And what I hear about Denver in 2022, is not much better than this vid. My kids live there with their mom, so I hear all about it.
Denver is without a doubt the most dangerous place to drive it is truly terrifying that I 25 highway people drive so dangerously it’s just not safe to drive in Denver
Born in 1982, and raised in the Denver metro area. Denver used to be a great city. I now do whatever I can to avoid going into denver. I don’t know who the blame lies with or how to solve it. All I know is that it’s no longer a pleasant or nice city to visit. The crime, heroin/meth needles, and human feces on the streets have all worked to deter me from what used to be a great place to live and visit. I will never understand how homelessness can exist in the richest country in the history of the world.
Unchecked greed / extreme inequality. Everyone knows the game is rigged (angry /no hope). Crap health services. Addiction treated as a moral failing instead of a health issue.....
Great video. I was born in Denver and lived through until I was 10. I still have family and business connections in Denver and travel there often. Last year, I took my family to see a play and the symphony. Had to deal with homeless and addicts to get 2 blocks from the hotel to the theatre. What a mess. The next day, my 15 year old son thought he was going to have to fight in a restaurant to keep his breakfast until I and my 19 year old son showed up. It is a danger. I am not planning on returning with my family....ever. When I go, it will be only in the daylight and long enough to get done what I have to. I will plan on staying in Ft. Collins or Cheyenne to find a safe play to stay.
Thank you for sharing and unfortunately we hear many similar stories and only wish that our city leaders would respond accordingly....
when we lived in denver we went to plays/concerts quite often at dcpa. we left in 2006 and went back for Christmas Carol (the politically correct version how the sjw could do that , I couldn't imagine but they managed) in 2015. It was then as you describe. We'll never go back.
Which part of Denver were you at sounds like a bad part of town I've been to downtown Denver several times never experienced anything like that. Maybe do a little researching on the areas before you visit.
@@gettalife5501 The hotel was at 13th and Curtis, across the street from the Denver Center for Performing Arts, the Denver Symphony and the Denver Opera House. I know very well the part of Denver I was in, and as stated previously, I have lived in Denver, and go there for business. I do not need a lecture from someone who has been there occasionally.
@@legaleagle123 I think your judging a city by one bad experience you had every town has there good and bad places doesn't matter what city your in you'll figure that out when you move to new places good luck!
I have lived in the Denver area my entire life. Downtown denver has turned into an embarrassment. I love this state so much and it is so sad to see this great city go to waste. I may have to leave the state soon and it depresses me
Thanks democrats!
Don’t give up man ! Those drug addicts ..... this government.... this Covid..... be strong
hello and no disrespect but just be honest for one moment and tell me your not gonna go somewhere else and vote democrat. texas is almost blue now. how long before the blue bison must move to the next state to destroy.
An “embarrassment “ ? It’s a god damn tragedy and is just another indicator of how the U.S. is a failed State run by self interested narcissist’s.
@@louisfinley4631 i’ll be voting Democrat no matter where I live. Democrats didn’t destroy the city, drugs did. Losers who were raised by parents that don’t care. And those come from all political spectrum‘s, I mean look at trump, can you find anybody crazier than him?
A year later- One thing I have learned because our noses are rubbed in it constantly- is that it way more than a homeless problem. Homelessness is a SYMPTOM of a broken government.
Another (D)em tactic is "wordsmithing" IE: When confronted with their own failures and shit policies, they resort to "wordsmithing" and using terms like "Re-imagine Policing" "Re-think Homelessness" - this is a Stallworth tactic to buy more time and garner more money for ANOTHER failed policy/project.
"homelessness is a context"...agree as renaming programs is a convenient way to not provide success (or failures) of the prior program (read the audit reports available at denverindecay.com)
The Republicans aren’t going to save you.
Exactly right, but I would use a more direct term: Deception. Every political objective of the Left is first preceded by redefinition and twisting of language in order to obscure their true intent, i.e. to deceive. Twisting of language is how they prepare the ground ahead of their cultural assaults.
Mike McKee and that’s not true of the Right also? Whstaboutism isn’t going to solve an economic collapse decades in the making. Time to start thinking outside the box.
When you Defund the police, you Empower the Criminals.
I Remember in 1995 i was taking my wife and two children to Anchorage Alaska! We had a ten hour layover in Denver! I had been there in the 60s. So i decided to take my family to the downtown district! It was alive with street musicians! Great shopping, beaitifull peacefull people. We had an awesome time. My wife even mentioned she would love to move there! We lived in a quiet minneapolis suburb. Outside of the city! Now I can't believe what I am seeing! After the summer of the the riots between the black lives matter organizations! And the paramilitary Antifa organizations. Nothing is the same! Minneapolis and St. Paul have gone the way of Denver Seattle, Sanfrancisco, chicago, New york! And others. There has been a transformation through out our Country! And it isn't pretty. I have a feeling about what has transformed this nation. But I'll leave the politics out of it. It is a crying shame! To watch what's happened to our once magnificent cities. And I fear our Republic will be lost forever! Is swift and demanding changes aren't made immediately.
There are some amazing small cities in the Midwest which are growing because of no state income tax, no excessive property taxes and a general civil comfort which allows people to be at ease walking their neighborhoods and downtowns. It's not always the southeast U. S.
Politics have everything to do with what has happened to Denver
I lived in and around the Denver area from 1984 to 2007, I wasn't at all into politics but could see it slowly changing. I had to move back to my home state for family health issues. It was sad day leaving the city I loved so much and my friends but looking back I am so glad I had leave before it got this bad and have no desire to ever go back.
I hope you see that not being into politics is not the answer.
The filmmakers picked a bad time in America (2020) and tried to make it look like a permanent situation in Denver, seemingly for political reasons. Starting out with the riots should have been a big clue. Denver is a wonderful place to live if you can afford it. I can only afford it because I bought my little house in 1993 and stayed put. I was offered $1,200,000 for my house yesterday (paid $52,000) and didn't even consider accepting it. We have wonderful people here. I hope you are happy wherever you ended up, but you would still love it here if you had bought a house several decades ago. I wish you well.
@@kerrynight3271 It is a permanent situation in Denver at this point. That's just the reality. And it's not getting solved because the politicians running the show in the city and the state are completely disconnected from reality.
The City of Denver’s Road Home must be paved in gold after all the donations and endless lip service. By now they should have all the homeless in a three state area off the streets. Would someone please comment as to exactly what they have managed to accomplish? Geez. It is sickening. They should ALL be ashamed of themselves.
The managers and caseworkers are keeping the donations for their selves
I wish those Democrats (D) who were interviewed had been asked why the preponderance of decaying American cities like Denver are run by Democrats? It was interesting to see Denver power broker, Walter Eisenberg /SAGE properties at the pajama party scene (he's on the right hand side) and super close friend of current mayor Hancock.
Where did the millions go?
The demonrats stole it...
I was raised in Thornton. Worked in Denver in the 70s. It was wonderful back then. New art museum, multiple high rises going up. Cinderella city mall. At that time the blight of the city was Laramie st . And 5 points. Valley high way was only 2 lanes from Northglenn to Denver. Well I moved to Florida years ago and sure glad I did. But I still miss the mountains.
This documentary is over three years old; it’s got to be much worse now!
The homeless population, led by a failed "housing first" policy, is 200% worse than when this film was released. Fentanyl is on the streets and readily available, is found in about 60% of autopsies performed in Denver. Colorado leads the state in auto theft and has one of the worst violent crime rates per capita. It is much, much worse.
Lived in Englewood from 1999 to 2017, glad I left when I did. One of the things I noticed in the later years was how dog and human feces became really prevalent everywhere, If you were walking around you had to literally keep looking at the ground to avoid stepping in poop. That and needles, used condoms, broken bottles, etc.
I lived in Denver and the Denver area for 53 years. I recently moved out of state because Denver has become unrecognizable to me. I am sad for the city, but if you need to get out of there for your family's sake, then get out of there. Do what is best for you and your family.
God Bless YOU!!
Ahhahaha
Being a former Colorado (Longmont) resident, I've experienced a myriad of emotions since viewing this most disturbing expose' of the current state of affairs in what I'd always believed to be the greatest city in this nation. Disgust & sadness come to the forefront after watching this. But disbelief encapsulates all that I, or anyone who loves this great city would say is the primary take away from this film. There's obviously systemic government failure from top to bottom. But where's the pride in the "Queen City of The Plains" that was always on display & exhibited proudly, unabashed, & unapologetically by all of her citizens & the entire State of Colorado? After watching this, I dug up the City & County of Denver song ("in the middle of this land of ours is a city a mile high, Denver, Colorado, city in the sun") that was distributed by Safeway markets during our nations bi-centennial & Colorado's centennial celebration in 1975 through 1976. The main theme that this wonderful musical tribute to Denver & the entire State of Colorado exudes is the pride & privilege it was to be a Denverite & moreover a Coloradan. I pray that this sense of pride & feeling of oneness & community can somehow be rekindled & that the city will address the monumental task of homelessness & unchecked lawlessness head on, instead of continuing the endless tirade of hollow words. My prayers to all of my Denver & Colorado brothers & sisters.
thank you for your thoughts and taking the time to watch our film.
I moved to southern Colorado. I'm a native. The whole state has gone to pot & is utterly rotting.
I left Colorado 10 years ago. I can't stand that place. I am now thinking of leaving the ussa all together.
It's not cool to live in a clean, safe & peaceful city! Ghetto culture rules! You owe us!
You're voting for the same politicians who just think that throwing money at a problem is going to work. All it does is create a business around the problem. If the problem gets fixed then they don't get any more money to fix it so guess what they don't fix the problem
If you have not figured out this was all planned. You were not paying attention. I bet the next phase in the plan will though.
I’ve been in Denver 52 years and i will no longer go down town. Very sad that none of our politicians care
Awesome film! One of the major contributing factors of homelessness is the rise of short term rentals in every major city. That was completely overlooked by the people in charge of of ending homelessness. Many of these properties are in what used to be affordable neighborhoods. It has ran the people who would have looked after their neighborhood out. Apparently their are 19,000 empty properties in Denver. We have a current count of 6000 homeless people. Do the math. Something is not adding up.
So what are you going to do? Just waltz in and take someone else's private property for the great good?
They waltzed in and took the affordable housing off the market and turned it into short term rentals.
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People are homeless because they are lazy or have serious mental issues.
@@carolmorris9449 Who is 'they'?
I've often said on my blog that the "homeless shelter / services industry" has NO incentive to end homelessness, thereby putting itself out of business. MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE = MORE MONEY!
So where is this endless supply of your tax dollars flowing to homeless charities?
as you spend more and more money on Homeless people your going to get more and more homeless people.. Your going to get what you pay for.. your paying for Homeless people so, more will come with more money to give out,, simple
"Racism" is the same gravy train.
@@DougBohm it’s flowing to the CEO’s pockets.
At my house, we call it the homeless industrial complex
Dumb statement of the day: "Homelessness end with a house". You can take the person out of the street, but you can't take the street out of the person so easily.