There's absolutely nothing to do in Stockton there use to be activities for young people to do until all the rif rafs showed up and made most of them closed down for good
@@leesmusic1 So you said vote Republican? The same Republicans who expect average people to pay taxes but not the corporations. Under Trump 55 corporations didn't pay any taxes ZERO. When Wall Street and GM go broke they ask handout from the Federal government to bail them out. And who do you think is paying for it??? US taxpayers. The republicans who want to eliminate medical and social programs. Did you know that state like California and other blue states subsidize those poor red states. The taxes from california also help those republican states. Do you think Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, West virginia all those red states are great to live. California has a high life expectancy the second in nation. Not saying the democrats are perfect but Republicans could care less for the working class. Money that goes toward wars overseas for the benefit of elite could be invested in U.S and invested in programs and infrastructure. And those wars have NOTHING to do with our freedom and democracy. It's for the benefit of oil companies , private contractors and weapon industries. While people are brainwashed that the troops are fighting for our freedom and democracy. Mind as well believe in unicorn.
@@standforhumanitariancauses4756 Wasnt obama and his 8 years democratic rule? to me you all pale faced satans are same ... satanic merceneries who kill and invade countries for your profit
if you guys move to texas, please research the cities you’re moving to. houston’s crime rate is higher than nyc, usually if a place is more affordable, it’s for a reason.
You're using a fallacious analogy of crime rates and cost of living. Costs of living are attributed to many factors-tax rates, local wages and more importantly available land for development. San Francisco has a high crime rate, yet has the highest real estate values in the country. Your analogy is the same as saying that murders rise during summer, as does ice cream sales. Hence, murders increase ice cream sales.
@@weirdshibainu right because gary, detroit, baltimore, st louis, bakersfield, beaumont, new orleans, and mobile are all pretty safe & affordable. we’re talking about major cities here, not little towns.
@Original Entity not really, I could care less, most californians are moving to austin anyway but houston is pretty dangerous compared to the other major cities in texas.
Its super ghetto. I live close to Stockton. You never want to be out at night in Stockton. Park your car on a street and the tires or catalytic converter will be gone the next morning.
I legitimately just had my catalytic converter stolen in stockton a week ago while spending the night at my gfs house lived there for 4 years stockton is truly a shit hole
ppl talk about the violence alot, but it's the theiving/house burglary's that are the biggest epidemics imho other than the mental health/drug problems..
After living in California for 58 years, we moved to Texas. We left at 2:00 in the morning & the traffic on Highway 99 was a sea of headlights of commuters heading towards to the Bay Area. Brother, you can have it!
@@rickhall8119 I have no love for Dem politics but besides establishing Trump as a Russian style oligarch/dictator, what is the solution the righties are offering? That's the REAL issue, nobody has solutions anymore. The politicians on both sides just look the other way and ignore the decay of our society.
The only upside to a place like Stockton is that terrorists would never attack it. The reason being is that destroying it would be doing it a huge favor, and terrorists are not in the business of doing anyone any favors.
Local roads are on the city to take care of. I remember one time a resident who lived near the downtown area of Stockton. He said that the road in front of his house hasn't been paved in over 20 years. The city favors certain areas over other areas. when it comes to maintenance and repairs. Since much of the city is operated by white people who don't live in these older parts of Stockton it wouldn't surprise me if they are doing a better job of maintenance of the roads in and near the neighborhood they live in. It has started to change a bit from what I hear from friends.
I lived in the same county during that time, and if we needed to go to the store, we went to Modesto instead. The few times we went to Stockton, we kids saw why our parents avoided that town. Even new neighborhoods in the northern part get ghetto-fied within only 20 years.
tbh the 1970s was when most of CA began to go bad as the CA dream died. The economic prosperity of the 80s gave us a shot in the arm, but it was temporary.
Yes, that was annoying. Had a neighbor let his smoke detector go on like that for 2 weeks. Finally approached him and asked him. He did not have a ladder and was unable to reach the smoke detector. After the conversation he did handle it within the next 48 hours. How could you live with that beeping noise is beyond me.
Because you keep voting Democrat, keep on voting for Newsom and keep voting for the desiccated hag Pelosi. You voted for this catastrophe, and keep on voting for it.
@@carrisasteveinnes1596 There are plenty of poorly run rural towns by the GOP. I don't live in California, I live in a Dem town in Minnesota that is well run.
It comes down to mental health and that's directly tied to broken families. If the family is well put together the area will be fine regardless of low income. Not all GOP are the same, some GOP states and cities are run better than others.
Years ago someone was killed in their apartment in Stockton. The police did their work and one month later they caught the perp. It turned out he was from Oakland and he had went to Stockton to visit someone. I don't know if the murderer wanted to rob someone before he headed by to Oakland. I heard of a name used by law enforcement for the people who come in from the Bay Area to commit crimes. I don't remember it. But a lot of the riff raff comes from Oakland and East Contra Costa county.
Born and raised in SoCal. Here is what was special about it; within one hour I could be at the beach or in the snow in the mountains or in the desert of Palm Springs. Not many places in this world can offer that. Bad thing is even back in the 70's drugs were everywhere. Certain neighborhoods we couldn't drive thru or we would be shot at for being white. In high school if we used the Mexican bathroom we risk being stabbed. I left in 87. It's just a 4 hour drive but I only go back for family funerals.
I lived in Stockton from 2004-2010 and worked in banks from 2001-2016. I also worked in bars during that time. I never had one instance. The crime stays local to the criminals. East side and south side is where it all goes down. Not much by the college or the nicer neighborhoods. It’s really not that bad of a city and is beautiful in many areas.
Yeah not as bad as Philadelphia at Kensington Str. Seattle, Oakland, Detroit, Memphis, and many more. Thank you @Emzzz78 me and my husband live in Stockton for twenty years and loving it originally from Southern Ca. and never missed a bit.😍
I just checked in with my dad, who grew up in California. You don't have to explain, just say "Stockton", and he'll shake his head. And he hasn't lived in California in a long time. (He grew up in Santa Cruz and his mom lives near San Jose). We used to go to Monterey when we visited. I wonder what that town is up to these days?
Stockton has always had a higher percentage of minorities than many of the other near by Central Valley towns and cities. I always had the feeling that was a contributing thing to the negative image. The smaller cities, like Lodi, Manteca or Modesto don't have as large a black population as what Stockton has. So, when I hear someone saying that their dad, uncle or whoever that is older and lived in another town near Stockton. I already know that it's the larger black population of Stockton that is at the back of their minds. I've met other students at Delta College and I noticed it with many of the students at Delta. Some of them were from Manteca or Lodi and they would drive by Edison High out of curiosity to see large groups of black teenagers. Since I'm Asian they would relax a bit when talking to me not knowing that I had graduated from Edison.
Your dad just grew up around a bunch of racists. Downtown Stockton is no longer the center, North Stockton is now the main hub. We get a really bad wrap.
If ‘customers’ are each allowed to steal $950+ from retail establishments, that will be the end of retail establishments in areas where ‘elected’ leaders pass such idiotic ordinances. Get out while you can.
Man I can't wait for someone to come with a small miltia and use it to occupy a small area like C.H.O.P again. Btw the name of the occupying force is called the 'NCR'
Why is it that many homeless I encounter always seem to be smoking, drinking alcohol and doing drugs, yet they have no money for a rent? Many seem physically capable of working, but prefer to sit around and get high?
The alcohol and drugs relieve the pain of an unbearable situation. It's not enough to rent a house and buy food thanks to the governments policies. Things aren't always as they seem.
Why don't you vote wisely and help fix the situation so people don't have to be homeless living in the streets? Voting for a candidate who believes in school choice would be a real fine place to start. If you regulate immigration it will make housing more affordable. If you provide opportunity then you can criticize those who don't take it. It's easy to blame the victims but they are just there to scare you into keeping doing what you're doing thinking you got it good.
Born and raised here, left when I could. It's so dry and dead, slow heat death pervades the atmosphere of the city. You do hear gunshots frequently. The flatness of it contributes to it's lack of joy. It gets over 100 in the summer, and summer lasts for three classical seasons. It needs an infusion of joy, I don't know why it feels like the city is slowly rotting away, but it's the feeling you get. I'd like to point out that homelessness isn't gross, the society which forces them into that situation is.
Hello Nick, just wanna start off by saying that I enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work my friend. I would like to actually talk about some of the good things in Stockton that the people you interviewed didn’t really talk about. First of all I want to mention the weather, our winter here is very mild and although it does get hot in the summer the delta breeze will cool it off in the evening and at night so it’s not too bad. Food -there are a lot of hole in the wall places -I’m talking all kinds of food Mexican, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese , Central American soul food you name it, there are also a handful of coffee shops not Starbucks, where a lot of people congregate, as far as activities for the youth, I am seeing a lot of kids ride bicycles in large groups, sometimes 20+, Believe it or not we also have a speedway where people can take their race cars and time and race them. As far as shopping goes, we have two decent shopping malls and a couple upscale shopping centers- Stone Creek and Lincoln Center. We also have three flea markets that are pretty large I think they’re fun and interesting and of course there’s always good food there as well. I would say diversity is also a good thing, Also in Stockton you will find some of the most humble, down to earth folks -always willing to help one another- I personally have seen several instances where a car has broken down and someone else will jump out of their car and help them push it to a safe location. There are also a lot of generous folks who although don’t have much themselves are willing to give to the large number of homeless that live here. Finally I suppose you can say that the housing is relatively cheap, although greedy real estate investors and Bay Area folks have been driving up housing costs over the years it’s still not too bad as far as California goes. I also would like to mention that the homeless probably do urinate in our waterways but that water is treated at one plant then placed back in the Delta then treated a second time at another plant prior to a water distribution. I happen to know this because I work for the city’s municipal utilities dep. I have lived in Stockton for 20 years now and I can honestly say that the homeless has progressively gotten worse, 20yrs ago not so bad but now the city is like a hub for homeless, they are bussed here from neighboring cities and to make matters worse the police don’t do anything to them, it’s not a lack of funding but a problem with police culture, During the bankruptcy in 2008 police were only dealing with larger more serious crime and all the petty stuff was never dealt with this was the culture then and it has not changed we have police they just choose not to crack down on the homeless doing their deeds and petty crime in general . I would say an equally large problem is corrupt local government. We need to audit local government spending. Stockton received an extra $3 million for its homeless last yr on top of their budget. How was this money spent? Nobody really knows. the city also continues to spend money recklessly -most recently half a dozen blocks downtown were tore up to add a center divide with landscaping and a couple of round abouts. It’s like trying to polish up a turd that is the downtown. Why is there money being spent there? It should go to something it’s citizens and tax payers would benefit from. And finally I really wish the police would not let the homeless camp out in public parks, Stockton has a lot of parks That should be enjoyed by its citizens especially the youth so that they can play and exercise, instead it’s a place for these bums and not families
It sounds a lot like PDX! As far as the police, I can't speak for Stockton but here their hands are tied, they are not allowed to do their job because it would violate "civil rights" and the city council along with the mayor are useless and inept. Not pretty! Good luck to you.
@@lorelailaval7676 yes. Funny how the laws protect these bums, and not the people who pay the salaries of those who make them. It’s only getting worse here. For the first time, I am really considering leaving CA. If not at least move out of Stockton.
@@alejandrorocha9632 I hope you find a "happy" place, I moved from Southern California to Oregon several years ago, and it is worse :( These people up here are brainwashed and cult like. Looking to relocate , but where? Iceland:) LOL....Cheers Alejandro! Don't give up! I'm not.
It did. Stockton, like Oakland and Fresno, was once a prosperous, bustling, successful American city. The ghetto happened, and far left wing liberalism happened--to be blunt. It's not like those things are all that is wrong with this state and society in general, but they're core problems that drag down our quality of life everywhere. Not limited to CA, of course, not at all.
I left Stockton in oct of 2000 went to Chicago and was ready to go back to stockton in just one month, All Stockton needs is more jobs and renovations throughout the city. Overall is not a bad city.
Unfortunately, it was deindustrialization that made Stockton the way it is. Stockton had 7 canneries with good Union jobs. Heinz and Del Monte had canneries that had hundreds of jobs. I could remember Stockton in the late 70’s, canneries working 24/7 from May to October. All that’s gone now!!! Many food production moved or went out of business. The bankruptcy of Tri Valley had an impact on Stockton. But to be fair….it’s that way everywhere here in America. We use to build and produce products here, but the elites wanted a bigger market, so they went to China. You see how that went. I know people who wanted Trump to do something to bring back jobs to America, guess what…..there is a agreement called WTO and when China joined in 2001, that’s a wrap for the US.
All this, and you have to spend $700K+ on a home. A $4K/month mortgage, and property taxes to boot. All to live where you can get knifed walking down the street.
Hi nick next time you come to Stockton reach out to me, I'm a local investor and business owner that has lived here since 1987 and can give you a good prospective on what's wrong here that people find politically incorrect to mention.
The only good thing I can say about Stockton is that when the riots were going on the Stockton pd wasent playing they were out dressed like the army with machine guns protecting the mall
@@Tanks_In_Space Republicans are also to blame. Reagan gave 3 million illegals amnesty in exchange for promises that were not kept. Too many people at once doesn't allow time for the melting in the melting pot. Doubles the cost of housing and everything you need to live. Why would people leave their failed states or countries and bring the failed policies with them? Out of the frying pan and into the fire. If people don't wise up soon there will be no good place left to move to.
Mr. Johnson, Downtown Honolulu is a trashy ghetto area. Kids can't play in the parks anymore because of the rubbish. This once beautiful city is now looking ghetto.
My friend who is a truck driver was TOLD BY THE COPS…run the red lights and stop signs at night when you make deliveries to Stockton. My friend has to call ahead to the drop point so the ARMED GUARDS will open the gate. Friggen insane city at night.
Oh yes same with oakland.lots of drivers hauling seafood have had so many cargo theft claims they are unaffordable. Most are insured by Smith n Wesson.
@@brianmatthews4149 my husband works for the railroad and they literally send him on trouble calls to Oakland at night by himself. And everyone knows the railroad tracks are the worst parts. Its crazy its like sending soldiers to Iraq with no armor or anything.
@reality observer yikes .I start work in the middle of the night doing deliveries mainly construction related yes some areas are sketchy. Yes your hubby needs eyes in the back of his head up in that area
Not sure if you've been to downtown St.Petersburg and Tampa Florida,now those downtown have improved drastically during the past 20 years,still alot of homeless like everywhere but not as bad as California.
Went there about 22 years ago as a teenager with my parents (on holiday from Iceland during Christmas), it was alright I think. We trying to get to the Salvador Dali museum. Of course my dad took the wrong turn into some random black neighbourhood haha, they locals were helpful and guided us in the right direction to the museum :)
Have you seen Miami Orlando and Jacksonville? Miami is the worst but many other parts of Florida too like lakeland and ft peirce and especially those towns around lake Okeechobee have turned 3rd world. if you see some of those cities and towns in Florida i mentioned you will definitely see California is definitely no worse than Florida.
I know this isn't the point of the video, but those two black 69/70 Dodge Chargers on that trailer to the right at 10:19-10:23. I almost creamed my pants! Whoever owns those, is so LUCKY. I love classic muscle cars and those old Chargers are rare asf, especially for someone to have two of them!
I typically defend Mississippi on your wonderful channel, but I was born and raised near Stockton but closer to the bay area. The native Californian did not just "flip a switch"and change their perspective in the 80s. I also don't think Ronald Regan had a large influence on it. Rather we started getting lots of people from all over the country moving to ca because they thought it was a mecca for a different kind of life. But instead of listening to natives to understand our approaches they superimposed their own ideas and they really took over. The natives who stayed were dragged along with them. I moved out in 89 first to Boston.... a dump at that time... and then choose Mississippi to try and get back a little of what I had lost in California... grass roots living with some history to guide and inform it.
The simple life has its perks to include getting away from the day-to-day pressures of just living in a more rat-race economy, you're better off in more ways than you think.
Mississippi is the poorest state in the country but yet has the lowest rate of homelessness,affordability plus less tolerance and benefits for the homeless could be a factor.
21:57 MLK mural - what would he say today? 22:04 - Profiling? Often that's Nature's way. When you approach a wild bird, does not the bird fly away? The bird is profiling, thinking that you are a danger. Behavioral profiling is allowed. 23:50 "Police replied to the call". When a society collapses, do you think police will reply to the call. Do you think minorities may suffer the most in the collapse of a society? It's often true that people don't leave a neighborhood because "they don't know any better", but in today's information age, you have 98% of world knowledge through your smartphone. People should know better. As for good deals in Stockton, many use the five-finger discount.
I’m from Stockton California and I feel like I need to say, As long as you’re just doing you, it’s not a bad place to live. Yes homelessness is a bad thing in Stockton, and gangs are very real here, but that’s everywhere you go. And the gangs in Stockton aren’t that bad anyway. You rarely see them unless you’re seeking their attention. All in all Stockton can be a nice and fun place to live. Awesome schools, San Joaquin delta college alumni 😁. Awesome restaurants and taco trucks. University of the pacific is an awesome university. 209 culture is awesome. Their hockey team is awesome. Asparagus festival is cool…etc. so yeah, Stockton has the obvious homeless people and some gang violence, but with any city and city living, it’s the normal deal you get.
Let me explain something to you that you may not know. Most of America is NOT like Stockton. You have become desensitized. That is why Stockton never changes for the better.
I didn't know there was a Stockton, CA. I grew up in Stockton, MD. It's a town of about 100 people. It's on the map...barely. Hi, Nick. Stellar video as always.
I'm a stocktonian, and I used to walk around the waterfront area of downtown Stockton years ago with my parents, like around 2016-2017 and the area is pleasant. The area now is filled with homeless and crime, so these days if I do walk around, I do it in Lodi and downtown Lodi, it's much safer and the community feels more 'connected' in a sense.
I hate when we blacks dont take responsibility , and justify how WE made life like it is in these cities that allow it. Nobody black admits that. Wtf is that, ego?
Stockton is a cool name? Lol I'm from Stockton & it's just a regular name. I'd prefer having a Spanish name city like Los Angeles, San Francisco etc. I'm going to just call Stockton, San Joaquin from now on lol.
They aren’t burned out, just abandoned. Downtown has all these old brick buildings that were hotels, businesses, and apartments years ago, but are now all boarded up and abandoned. Most of them are full of black mold and crackheads, and scrappers these days.
Grew up in Modesto, 28 miles south, in the 50s and 60s. Had occasion from time to time to visit Stockton. Late 70s married into a well-to-do family who lived in Stockton and visited often. A nephew has been on the Stockton PD for decades. He went to another department in the valley for a year, but it was too dull, so he moved back to Stockton where work was more exciting. For as long as I can remember, Stockton has been a dump.
Grew up in Manteca. Stockton may have had two malls, but first choice always was Vintage Faire in Modesto. Even for big box scores, Modesto was first, then Stockton. Of course, Manteca now has all of what Stockton or Modesto has, short of a mall.
@@anaheimskip The Bass Pro Shop shop in Manteca is a good anchor to have for a shopping center. There are so many empty shopping locations despite Bass Pro Shops being there.
@@Rhaspun Oh, for sure. Manteca hit a jackpot when they landed Bass Pro. It’s too bad that the shopping center itself hasn’t had the best luck filling things in. That 120 corridor used to be the outskirts (hence bypass). Now it’s essentially Manteca’s crosstown freeway.
Hi there I am a former Stockton resident and I will say that your description is right on. I have also had my share of incidents with criminals including having my apartment broken into and being stalked by creeps and just tonight my son almost got ran down by a young thug who thought it was funny to pretend like they were running him over while we were watching trains with a friend. We are avid Real fans and Stockton happens to have a rich railroad history. I live in Manteca which is about 15 miles away and we only go to Stockton so that we can watch trains but let me tell you downtown Stockton is out completely. After what happened tonight I will look for other places to watch trains.
Yes, it's bad but all the nice cities are too expensive to live in. If I could afford to buy a house in Dublin I'd move tomorrow. I find ways to adapt to Stockton. The Trinity area going west on 8 mile road has neighborhoods that are nice. Just avoid downtown and you'll be fine. I usually hang out in Lodi which is safer than Stockton. Not much to do around here but I don't need much to be entertained and happy.
@@blindthief terrible place to adapt to, trouble will always come to you there., all the low lives go to all the grocery stores, gas stations, stores, malls bars, events.. they’re everywhere and even the “nice” areas are targeted or infiltrated by these types. I didnt realize this till i moved out and most people that live there dont go out., terrible place to “live”
@@johnnybandit5141 Name one place where you are completely safe. You can't! There are criminals in every city. I'm not saying Stockton is an ideal place to be. I just take an issue when people like you make it sound like it's impossible to live here. Listen, if you can afford nicer places, that's awesome. I've lived here for decades and the only time I became a victim was when I was living in a ghetto and hung out with gang members. Once I moved to a nice 'hood I haven't experienced trouble. I can live anywhere as long as I have good family, friends, and the neighborhood I'm in is safe and clean. Of course I could get robbed the next time I visit Trader Joe's but that's a risk everyone takes including you.
@@blindthief that’s the problem, there’s a reason why it has made top most dangerous city. Problem is all of Stockton is ghetto. Even the nicer looking places are infested with gang member of every race. Stockton is cursed, always has been.
Stockton (or as I commonly refer to it as "Crackton") has been really bad for a long time. I remember going into a K-Mart on the corner of Mariposa and Farmington (the South Side) back in the Mid-1990's and witnessing a shooting in broad daylight. My parents always had a very dim view of Stockton since the 1960's, and sad to say, has gotten a lot worse. The last time I was in Stockton was two years ago attending a memorial service for one of my Uncles who lived in Stockton his whole adult life and things hadn't changed, only gotten worse.
You can run but you can’t hide. This fallen state is spreading all over the country. When you tell god to go away and live life as your own God. Its not going to end well.
A few years ago I was at one of the two malls across the street from each other. It's called the Sherwood Mall. At the back of the mall there was a fight going on of about 20 Black kids than about 20 minutes after there were over 100 Black kids out there fighting and both malls had to shut down by Mall Security and Stockton PD had about 10 units drove into the lot to disperse the little punks and only 4 arrests were made.
Yeah little over 3 years ago now. It was just after Xmas 2019. There's even a video from KCRA site that had the news article - it was bizarre. Never seen anything like it
As a black Stockton resident; this guy is right about the political demographic. Alot of people were right leaning even though we have a huge Mexican and Asian population. I was also right leaning in the last election.
Oh and politics is a huge part of the mess. Stockton and San Joaquin County used to be fairly moderate to conservative. Now, thanks to gerrymandering over the years, more to the left. That Trump did well in the area isn’t a surprise. I think many Democrats are realizing their party is not the same as they thought it was. They certainly aren’t trying to help anyone and seem content with allowing crime and homelessness to be the status quo. Breaks my heart, because California actually was a pink/purple (leaning red) state at one point. Once the left pretty much got hold of every state office and mayoral positions, the state rapidly went downhill.
There homeless encampment all over the US. No community is committed to actually solving it. In America we rely on the personal responsibility clause to avoid dealing with it.
@@notthemama9986, I’m afraid you are 100% wrong! Howe Ave. IS in Sacramento. I lived off Howe Ave. in the late 70’s and it has a Sacramento address and zip code. Sacramento is way more than just downtown.
I recently stayed in Stockton for a week and it seems to me that everyone is just shitting on the city. Of course I saw the homelessness, how ghetto it can be but it’s really not THAT bad…. Especially once you start heading North of Stockton, it’s really developed… there’s a mall, Target, Trader Joe’s, and cool restaurants along the Miracle Mile on Pacific St.. the University of Pacific is a really nice school as well with some really old but amazing architecture…. I’d say to just stay away from the South and the East but I guess to each it’s own.🤷♂️
exactly people think that if they come to Stockton something bad will happen to them because one other person's bad experience but realistically if u not apart of no hood or into politics nothing will happen to you
Turlock CA is a good town I'm from Delhi I moved out of Wilmington CA near long beach and san.pedro because of high crime and turning into.mexico even though I'm Mexican American but I'm a christian hard working l love living here clean living don't drink or party loved BBQ been too Stockton it's a wild town lots of crime and hookers there's a good church in Stockton that's preaching truth Apostolic Tabernacle off the 5 and 8 th street
It's cheap in Stockton that's why people people moved to wherever it's cheap to live. Some have moved from Oakland, Fresno, San Jose, etc etc. Even the San Jose's hundreds of homeless moved to Stockton (before covid 19) because they were forced in bus loads, and the mayor of Stockton accepted them which is bad. That mayor was not reelected when he tried to run for another terms. BTW, Stockton's real estate has gone up compared back few years ago.
Stockton has been a real trouble spot since the mid 80’s. We’re talking roll the windows up, lock the doors and don’t stop! When I lived in the Bay Area, used to drive through here on the way to the Sierras. Left California 20 years ago and never looked back!
Real 💩 hole. It’s sad. Told you I taught at a high school (Edison). Honestly, I felt bad for the kids. Teachers and administrators who didn’t care about them. Couple that with bad parenting and it’s an unending cycle. One thing that would help is really setting the kids up for success. They’re pretty much told they’re stuck there. And, the crime is otherwise encouraged at the schools. Was assaulted by one student and another made a gun threat. Nothing happened. Slap on the wrist. Just removed from my classroom, for them to behave that way for another teacher. Sad, because Stockton used to be a pretty nice place. If you lived in a place like Manteca, you either went to Stockton or Modesto (at least until Manteca got everything those places had). We’d go to Stockton for medical specialists, surgeries, etc.
I was at Edison. But it was likely before your time. Guns weren't a deal back in my day. Edison changed very quickly. When my oldest brother was there there were quite a few white students and then within several years many white families moved to the North side of Stockton. A older neighborhood friend he went to Standford and ended up becoming a lawyer. Many friends and acquaintances went to Cal. I know a couple who became multimillionaires.
As a non American can I ask if there is anywhere attractive? Most of it looks like inhumanly wide roads with dismal buildings lining them. This litany of ugliness is depressing.
California has a lot of beauty, just not in the cities. In fact, it’s down right dangerous in the big cities. Some cities, the cops will only get out of their cars if there are several other cops with them to cover their six. Stay way from cities, lots of evil people.
@@ffarmchicken . That’s terrible. If a place doesn’t feel safe decent people will avoid it. I don’t have an answer by the way, it’s just depressing to look at.
@@richardsmith2879 Lots of decent people are leaving. In fact, there are more people leaving California than moving in. I moved away after living there for 59 years. It’s become unrecognizable to me. Like Nick said in his video, I should have done it sooner. Life outside of California is so so much better. Mainly it is the Freedom and quality of life! I’m so much more happier.
I lived in that area as a kid. Not sure if I was oblivious to all that bile because of my young age or if the place has just deteriorated after I left. Sad to see how the mighty has fallen. How can the authorities let it get like this? Surely they could have done something about it, but it's probably all part of some elaborate political plan.
I grew up in Stockton and left when I graduated high school. It was always a shithole, with a few areas that were relatively beautiful. It's a city of extremes in regards to poverty and wealth. For many years the only billionaire in Northern California outside of the bay area was in Stockton (Alex Spanos). You also have the Holt family (Caterpillar tractors). Then some families that deal in fruit and nut packing, processing and produce transport that are worth 8- 9 figures. One good thing I will say about Stockton, after living in various parts of California, there are a lot of great people there. There is a certain dry, sardonic humor that seems unique to the area. My first job out of college, in Long Beach, I worked with an lady who was probably about 45 years older than me and we instantly got along like we were familiar with each other. She asked me were I was from, I told her Stockton-up near Sacramento, she responded "someplace special." Which got a big chuckle from me. That was Stockton's slogan, from when it was labeled an All American City. She too had fled Stockton.
Homelessness in Miami is nowhere near the levels of Oakland, Stockton, or LA. Trust me!! You really see a few tents beneath the 95 around the Downtown and Overtown areas, but nothing like tent cities that are shown in California videos. Hell, even NYC has a worse homeless crisis than California. Keep voting you know what...
@@dementedmindstate7063no it doesn't a 3rd of the homeless population lives in California comparing one city to an entire state how foolish. The state of New York has homeless but not to the same degree as California
Hi Mr. Johnson. Thank you for the observation. We need men like you in this community. WE can turn this town to gold if you believe. Exposure is the key. Right now there are funds to improve our city. Why don't you run for mayor? Or maybe councilman? I would like to encourage you to take action. There are not many that care for people oppressed. You are loved by a concerned citizen. Put your ballot in to Run for America! We need you!!!
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Leaving Oakland for Stockton is no upgrade, even if it's cheaper. People who have the means are leaving the state. I was one, and grateful that I did.
GL
@@leesmusic1 Stockton has a Republican Mayor dude, and so did most of central valley.
There's absolutely nothing to do in Stockton there use to be activities for young people to do until all the rif rafs showed up and made most of them closed down for good
@@leesmusic1 So you said vote Republican? The same Republicans who expect average people to pay taxes but not the corporations. Under Trump 55 corporations didn't pay any taxes ZERO. When Wall Street and GM go broke they ask handout from the Federal government to bail them out. And who do you think is paying for it??? US taxpayers. The republicans who want to eliminate medical and social programs. Did you know that state like California and other blue states subsidize those poor red states. The taxes from california also help those republican states. Do you think Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, West virginia all those red states are great to live. California has a high life expectancy the second in nation. Not saying the democrats are perfect but Republicans could care less for the working class. Money that goes toward wars overseas for the benefit of elite could be invested in U.S and invested in programs and infrastructure. And those wars have NOTHING to do with our freedom and democracy. It's for the benefit of oil companies , private contractors and weapon industries. While people are brainwashed that the troops are fighting for our freedom and democracy. Mind as well believe in unicorn.
@@standforhumanitariancauses4756 Wasnt obama and his 8 years democratic rule? to me you all pale faced satans are same ... satanic merceneries who kill and invade countries for your profit
if you guys move to texas, please research the cities you’re moving to. houston’s crime rate is higher than nyc, usually if a place is more affordable, it’s for a reason.
You're using a fallacious analogy of crime rates and cost of living. Costs of living are attributed to many factors-tax rates, local wages and more importantly available land for development. San Francisco has a high crime rate, yet has the highest real estate values in the country. Your analogy is the same as saying that murders rise during summer, as does ice cream sales. Hence, murders increase ice cream sales.
@@weirdshibainu right because gary, detroit, baltimore, st louis, bakersfield, beaumont, new orleans, and mobile are all pretty safe & affordable. we’re talking about major cities here, not little towns.
@@weirdshibainu houston is significantly more dangerous than san francisco
@Original Entity not really, I could care less, most californians are moving to austin anyway but houston is pretty dangerous compared to the other major cities in texas.
The Hill Country part of Texas is very pretty
Its super ghetto. I live close to Stockton. You never want to be out at night in Stockton. Park your car on a street and the tires or catalytic converter will be gone the next morning.
I legitimately just had my catalytic converter stolen in stockton a week ago while spending the night at my gfs house lived there for 4 years stockton is truly a shit hole
ppl talk about the violence alot, but it's the theiving/house burglary's that are the biggest epidemics imho other than the mental health/drug problems..
California won't be the most populous state for long, seems everyone who can afford to leave California does.
the one percent stay. like the kardash's. cal will be a big play ground
Soon, it will just be the 1% & their fleet of "indentured servants," and you'll see them at every California sports game or big events.
@Big Dick Black That's a great couple paragraphs but CA still losing a seat in the house.
@Big Dick Black Bubonic plague and Tuberculosis. LOL
Actually the statistics show the people that can’t afford CA leave the most.
1994 was a major California turning point. Prop 187 passed by popular vote, but then a judge ruled against it and it stopped there.
Nailed it
This is why our voting system is so screwed up
After living in California for 58 years, we moved to Texas. We left at 2:00 in the morning & the traffic on Highway 99 was a sea of headlights of commuters heading towards to the Bay Area. Brother, you can have it!
Hope you and all the other refugees leave your Democrat politics in California.
@@rickhall8119 What are you going to do about it? I know nothing!
@@rickhall8119 Based
@@rickhall8119 I have no love for Dem politics but besides establishing Trump as a Russian style oligarch/dictator, what is the solution the righties are offering? That's the REAL issue, nobody has solutions anymore. The politicians on both sides just look the other way and ignore the decay of our society.
@@Stanley-px3bt This is the end game of runaway hyper capitalism.
The only upside to a place like Stockton is that terrorists would never attack it. The reason being is that destroying it would be doing it a huge favor, and terrorists are not in the business of doing anyone any favors.
Stockton is not cheap . Rent is outrageous
How much?
@@Imhim247 I pay $2500 a month rent . To live in a upper middle class neighborhood .
@@walkernicholasbarr8703 touché
Rent is outrageous all over the country. Unfortunately nothing is cheap anymore; those days are gone.
@@danmoreno6136 wtf
That smoked dectector beeping had me checking mine....mine were fine.
Lol I knew someone would say that
Amazing how many people will just listen to that instead of taking a few minutes and changing the battery. People are so lazy.
We were just talking about that at work the other day... "and that dame beeping smoke alarm on those youtube videos!"
Me too! I kept pausing the video so I could hear which room ir was coming from!
The P.O.C. couldnt steal a battery, because they b all locked up in a display case.
Those roads are in terrible shape. CA was once know for having the best infrastructure in the country.
Local roads are on the city to take care of. I remember one time a resident who lived near the downtown area of Stockton. He said that the road in front of his house hasn't been paved in over 20 years. The city favors certain areas over other areas. when it comes to maintenance and repairs. Since much of the city is operated by white people who don't live in these older parts of Stockton it wouldn't surprise me if they are doing a better job of maintenance of the roads in and near the neighborhood they live in. It has started to change a bit from what I hear from friends.
Tahoe is full of illegal aliens the south shore is totally run down. .. it's been mexicanized
My grandmother who was in CA in the 70s said Stockton was bad back then. :(
I lived in the same county during that time, and if we needed to go to the store, we went to Modesto instead. The few times we went to Stockton, we kids saw why our parents avoided that town. Even new neighborhoods in the northern part get ghetto-fied within only 20 years.
tbh the 1970s was when most of CA began to go bad as the CA dream died. The economic prosperity of the 80s gave us a shot in the arm, but it was temporary.
This guy should patent his introductory theme song. It is a one hit wonder.
A Californian Rick Astley.
Thats an old 80s tv show theme song. Not his.
It’s a parody of winter wonderland ..right?
It's a good song-it might even outsell "White Christmas."
That one guy needs to change his smoke detector battery. How do people live with that?
Yes, that was annoying. Had a neighbor let his smoke detector go on like that for 2 weeks. Finally approached him and asked him. He did not have a ladder and was unable to reach the smoke detector. After the conversation he did handle it within the next 48 hours. How could you live with that beeping noise is beyond me.
We keep running across poverty and crime...and yet despite knowing this nothing changes.
Because you keep voting Democrat, keep on voting for Newsom and keep voting for the desiccated hag Pelosi. You voted for this catastrophe, and keep on voting for it.
@@carrisasteveinnes1596 There are plenty of poorly run rural towns by the GOP. I don't live in California, I live in a Dem town in Minnesota that is well run.
It comes down to mental health and that's directly tied to broken families. If the family is well put together the area will be fine regardless of low income. Not all GOP are the same, some GOP states and cities are run better than others.
@@Law19157 Stockton has a baby mama culture and there isn't anything talking against it
@@realityobserver7521 Yeah, the culture is definitely the problem
When I was moving to Carson City nv we drove through Stockton and I told my friend "why did they put Oakland in the middle of the central valley? "
Ouch
@zamoragiloz but it wasn't this bad back in the early 2000's. I grew up in stockton
Years ago someone was killed in their apartment in Stockton. The police did their work and one month later they caught the perp. It turned out he was from Oakland and he had went to Stockton to visit someone. I don't know if the murderer wanted to rob someone before he headed by to Oakland. I heard of a name used by law enforcement for the people who come in from the Bay Area to commit crimes. I don't remember it. But a lot of the riff raff comes from Oakland and East Contra Costa county.
YOU've gotta conclude - we're all a few paychecks, from being homeless ! 😬
Born and raised in SoCal. Here is what was special about it; within one hour I could be at the beach or in the snow in the mountains or in the desert of Palm Springs. Not many places in this world can offer that. Bad thing is even back in the 70's drugs were everywhere. Certain neighborhoods we couldn't drive thru or we would be shot at for being white. In high school if we used the Mexican bathroom we risk being stabbed. I left in 87. It's just a 4 hour drive but I only go back for family funerals.
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It's not just a problem in Stockton....it's a problem in America.
Exactly land of the poverty and home of debt
I lived in Stockton from 2004-2010 and worked in banks from 2001-2016. I also worked in bars during that time. I never had one instance. The crime stays local to the criminals. East side and south side is where it all goes down. Not much by the college or the nicer neighborhoods. It’s really not that bad of a city and is beautiful in many areas.
Yeah not as bad as Philadelphia at Kensington Str. Seattle, Oakland, Detroit, Memphis, and many more. Thank you @Emzzz78 me and my husband live in Stockton for twenty years and loving it originally from Southern Ca. and never missed a bit.😍
I just checked in with my dad, who grew up in California. You don't have to explain, just say "Stockton", and he'll shake his head. And he hasn't lived in California in a long time. (He grew up in Santa Cruz and his mom lives near San Jose). We used to go to Monterey when we visited. I wonder what that town is up to these days?
Stockton has always had a higher percentage of minorities than many of the other near by Central Valley towns and cities. I always had the feeling that was a contributing thing to the negative image. The smaller cities, like Lodi, Manteca or Modesto don't have as large a black population as what Stockton has. So, when I hear someone saying that their dad, uncle or whoever that is older and lived in another town near Stockton. I already know that it's the larger black population of Stockton that is at the back of their minds. I've met other students at Delta College and I noticed it with many of the students at Delta. Some of them were from Manteca or Lodi and they would drive by Edison High out of curiosity to see large groups of black teenagers. Since I'm Asian they would relax a bit when talking to me not knowing that I had graduated from Edison.
Your dad just grew up around a bunch of racists. Downtown Stockton is no longer the center, North Stockton is now the main hub. We get a really bad wrap.
Some gentrification now there’s some more homeless it’s not nearly as bad at Stockton tho I live a county away
Looks like any other major city in California to me .
If ‘customers’ are each allowed to steal $950+ from retail establishments, that will be the end of retail establishments in areas where ‘elected’ leaders pass such idiotic ordinances. Get out while you can.
Your guests lately have been crushing it., especially Stockton & Seattle guys. So Informative & true 👍🏼👍🏼
They're awesome!
Oakland Residents fleeing to Stockton? They’ll fit right in lol!
That's not even funny.
Satire is dead!!!
Stockton = East East Oakland
Stockton= Little Oak
Bay area people aren't sending their best
This is happening in redwood city too...8 months ago we didnt have tent cities....
The California government has fallen.
Man I can't wait for someone to come with a small miltia and use it to occupy a small area like C.H.O.P again.
Btw the name of the occupying force is called the 'NCR'
Public pensions
I went through downtown Stockton a month ago traveling on a bus connecting to my train and it's horrible. The entire central valley looks like this.
I agree with you on that observation. From Stockton on down to Bakersfield. You can have pockets of nice areas within any of the larger towns.
not the entire county most part yes, except Lathrop,Manteca and Ripon
Have you ever been to marysville? I’ve seen far worse lol
Not Turlock this well it's not as bad as others in the 209
The bus station is frightening at night.
Why is it that many homeless I encounter always seem to be smoking, drinking alcohol and doing drugs, yet they have no money for a rent? Many seem physically capable of working, but prefer to sit around and get high?
The alcohol and drugs relieve the pain of an unbearable situation. It's not enough to rent a house and buy food thanks to the governments policies. Things aren't always as they seem.
Why don't you vote wisely and help fix the situation so people don't have to be homeless living in the streets? Voting for a candidate who believes in school choice would be a real fine place to start. If you regulate immigration it will make housing more affordable. If you provide opportunity then you can criticize those who don't take it. It's easy to blame the victims but they are just there to scare you into keeping doing what you're doing thinking you got it good.
Alcohol and Drugs lead to the homelessness.
@@remaxhudson Homelessness leads to alcohol and drugs.
@@remaxhudsonno it doesn’t lol
Born and raised here, left when I could. It's so dry and dead, slow heat death pervades the atmosphere of the city. You do hear gunshots frequently. The flatness of it contributes to it's lack of joy. It gets over 100 in the summer, and summer lasts for three classical seasons. It needs an infusion of joy, I don't know why it feels like the city is slowly rotting away, but it's the feeling you get. I'd like to point out that homelessness isn't gross, the society which forces them into that situation is.
Me too!! It’s always looked like this.
I’m glad I got out.
Hello Nick, just wanna start off by saying that I enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work my friend. I would like to actually talk about some of the good things in Stockton that the people you interviewed didn’t really talk about. First of all I want to mention the weather, our winter here is very mild and although it does get hot in the summer the delta breeze will cool it off in the evening and at night so it’s not too bad. Food -there are a lot of hole in the wall places -I’m talking all kinds of food Mexican, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese , Central American soul food you name it, there are also a handful of coffee shops not Starbucks, where a lot of people congregate, as far as activities for the youth, I am seeing a lot of kids ride bicycles in large groups, sometimes 20+, Believe it or not we also have a speedway where people can take their race cars and time and race them. As far as shopping goes, we have two decent shopping malls and a couple upscale shopping centers- Stone Creek and Lincoln Center. We also have three flea markets that are pretty large I think they’re fun and interesting and of course there’s always good food there as well. I would say diversity is also a good thing, Also in Stockton you will find some of the most humble, down to earth folks -always willing to help one another- I personally have seen several instances where a car has broken down and someone else will jump out of their car and help them push it to a safe location. There are also a lot of generous folks who although don’t have much themselves are willing to give to the large number of homeless that live here. Finally I suppose you can say that the housing is relatively cheap, although greedy real estate investors and Bay Area folks have been driving up housing costs over the years it’s still not too bad as far as California goes. I also would like to mention that the homeless probably do urinate in our waterways but that water is treated at one plant then placed back in the Delta then treated a second time at another plant prior to a water distribution. I happen to know this because I work for the city’s municipal utilities dep. I have lived in Stockton for 20 years now and I can honestly say that the homeless has progressively gotten worse, 20yrs ago not so bad but now the city is like a hub for homeless, they are bussed here from neighboring cities and to make matters worse the police don’t do anything to them, it’s not a lack of funding but a problem with police culture, During the bankruptcy in 2008 police were only dealing with larger more serious crime and all the petty stuff was never dealt with this was the culture then and it has not changed we have police they just choose not to crack down on the homeless doing their deeds and petty crime in general . I would say an equally large problem is corrupt local government. We need to audit local government spending. Stockton received an extra $3 million for its homeless last yr on top of their budget. How was this money spent? Nobody really knows. the city also continues to spend money recklessly -most recently half a dozen blocks downtown were tore up to add a center divide with landscaping and a couple of round abouts. It’s like trying to polish up a turd that is the downtown. Why is there money being spent there? It should go to something it’s citizens and tax payers would benefit from. And finally I really wish the police would not let the homeless camp out in public parks, Stockton has a lot of parks That should be enjoyed by its citizens especially the youth so that they can play and exercise, instead it’s a place for these bums and not families
Cool I hope so!
It sounds a lot like PDX! As far as the police, I can't speak for Stockton but here their hands are tied, they are not allowed to do their job because it would violate "civil rights" and the city council along with the mayor are useless and inept. Not pretty! Good luck to you.
@@lorelailaval7676 yes. Funny how the laws protect these bums, and not the people who pay the salaries of those who make them. It’s only getting worse here. For the first time, I am really considering leaving CA. If not at least move out of Stockton.
I was born and raised here stktn I'm currently in Fresno and I'm planning to go and live so thank you for giving me some type of Hope ⭐
@@alejandrorocha9632 I hope you find a "happy" place, I moved from Southern California to Oregon several years ago, and it is worse :( These people up here are brainwashed and cult like. Looking to relocate , but where? Iceland:) LOL....Cheers Alejandro! Don't give up! I'm not.
Born and raised in Stockton. It’s bad and keeps getting worse.
It’s to close to the bay and sac it’s a hub of sorts better gun laws could help us regular folks
By the looks of that beautiful building at 5:58 Stockton had an illustrious past. Too bad it all went to sh%t. Doesn't it always in California?
It did. Stockton, like Oakland and Fresno, was once a prosperous, bustling, successful American city. The ghetto happened, and far left wing liberalism happened--to be blunt. It's not like those things are all that is wrong with this state and society in general, but they're core problems that drag down our quality of life everywhere. Not limited to CA, of course, not at all.
Forced on the street means forced to sh!t on your door step.
lol
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I left Stockton in oct of 2000 went to Chicago and was ready to go back to stockton in just one month, All Stockton needs is more jobs and renovations throughout the city. Overall is not a bad city.
Definitely a smart move to leave Chicago.
its not people jus make Stockton look bad its only bad if u really into politics and in the streets but if u out the way its fine
Unfortunately, it was deindustrialization that made Stockton the way it is. Stockton had 7 canneries with good Union jobs. Heinz and Del Monte had canneries that had hundreds of jobs. I could remember Stockton in the late 70’s, canneries working 24/7 from May to October. All that’s gone now!!! Many food production moved or went out of business. The bankruptcy of Tri Valley had an impact on Stockton.
But to be fair….it’s that way everywhere here in America. We use to build and produce products here, but the elites wanted a bigger market, so they went to China. You see how that went. I know people who wanted Trump to do something to bring back jobs to America, guess what…..there is a agreement called WTO and when China joined in 2001, that’s a wrap for the US.
Same thing with Tracy.
All this, and you have to spend $700K+ on a home. A $4K/month mortgage, and property taxes to boot. All to live where you can get knifed walking down the street.
Stockton is much more affordable then that.
Lol so true.
@@v2plus4 Buying a home in Stockton has become completely unaffordable considering the low quality of life offered there.
@@realityobserver7521 u jus want a good home in a nice neighborhood thats why its unaffordable because its out of ur range
Hi nick next time you come to Stockton reach out to me, I'm a local investor and business owner that has lived here since 1987 and can give you a good prospective on what's wrong here that people find politically incorrect to mention.
Wish I'd talked to you,,,
Stockton, currently, has a Republican mayor since 2001. What changes have occurred, or is it pretty much none?
The only good thing I can say about Stockton is that when the riots were going on the Stockton pd wasent playing they were out dressed like the army with machine guns protecting the mall
you mean the mall where they broke into it and stole thousands of dollars worth of shoes the PD just watched i was there
Stockton is a symptom of much bigger problems in California, if you're going live in California living in Stockton is much cheaper
The richest country in the world.
But it resembles very much Bangladesh.
@@Tanks_In_Space Republicans are also to blame. Reagan gave 3 million illegals amnesty in exchange for promises that were not kept. Too many people at once doesn't allow time for the melting in the melting pot. Doubles the cost of housing and everything you need to live. Why would people leave their failed states or countries and bring the failed policies with them? Out of the frying pan and into the fire. If people don't wise up soon there will be no good place left to move to.
We have the best politicians money can buy.
Mr. Johnson, Downtown Honolulu is a trashy ghetto area. Kids can't play in the parks anymore because of the rubbish. This once beautiful city is now looking ghetto.
I need to come see it Susan!
Someone's smoke detector needs a battery 🔋 😏 😅🤣🤣😂
My friend who is a truck driver was TOLD BY THE COPS…run the red lights and stop signs at night when you make deliveries to Stockton. My friend has to call ahead to the drop point so the ARMED GUARDS will open the gate. Friggen insane city at night.
Oh yes same with oakland.lots of drivers hauling seafood have had so many cargo theft claims they are unaffordable. Most are insured by Smith n Wesson.
@@brianmatthews4149 my husband works for the railroad and they literally send him on trouble calls to Oakland at night by himself. And everyone knows the railroad tracks are the worst parts. Its crazy its like sending soldiers to Iraq with no armor or anything.
@reality observer yikes .I start work in the middle of the night doing deliveries mainly construction related yes some areas are sketchy. Yes your hubby needs eyes in the back of his head up in that area
I herd that for guys hauling seafood. The theft got so bad and the cost of cargo insurance. Many are insured with Smith and Wesson now.
Nice video, thanks for showing us some interviews with these awesome guests 👌🏾
Not sure if you've been to downtown St.Petersburg and Tampa Florida,now those downtown have improved drastically during the past 20 years,still alot of homeless like everywhere but not as bad as California.
I have not been to either.
Downtown St. Petersburg is actually really nice!
Went there about 22 years ago as a teenager with my parents (on holiday from Iceland during Christmas), it was alright I think. We trying to get to the Salvador Dali museum. Of course my dad took the wrong turn into some random black neighbourhood haha, they locals were helpful and guided us in the right direction to the museum :)
Have you seen Miami Orlando and Jacksonville? Miami is the worst but many other parts of Florida too like lakeland and ft peirce and especially those towns around lake Okeechobee have turned 3rd world. if you see some of those cities and towns in Florida i mentioned you will definitely see California is definitely no worse than Florida.
Florida is lucky you have DeSantis!!
I know this isn't the point of the video, but those two black 69/70 Dodge Chargers on that trailer to the right at 10:19-10:23. I almost creamed my pants! Whoever owns those, is so LUCKY. I love classic muscle cars and those old Chargers are rare asf, especially for someone to have two of them!
They are my buddy’s
I typically defend Mississippi on your wonderful channel, but I was born and raised near Stockton but closer to the bay area. The native Californian did not just "flip a switch"and change their perspective in the 80s. I also don't think Ronald Regan had a large influence on it. Rather we started getting lots of people from all over the country moving to ca because they thought it was a mecca for a different kind of life. But instead of listening to natives to understand our approaches they superimposed their own ideas and they really took over. The natives who stayed were dragged along with them. I moved out in 89 first to Boston.... a dump at that time... and then choose Mississippi to try and get back a little of what I had lost in California... grass roots living with some history to guide and inform it.
The simple life has its perks to include getting away from the day-to-day pressures of just living in a more rat-race economy, you're better off in more ways than you think.
You guys are so lucky over there. At least you can move from state to state. Back here in Britain we're stuck with the idiots no matter what.
Mississippi is the poorest state in the country but yet has the lowest rate of homelessness,affordability plus less tolerance and benefits for the homeless could be a factor.
@@willbygosh4887 The poorest state mantra kind of bounces back and forth with New Mexico and Arkansas coming in close along with Mississippi.
the first nation peoples had a way of life and lots of people from all over came and killed them
21:57 MLK mural - what would he say today? 22:04 - Profiling? Often that's Nature's way. When you approach a wild bird, does not the bird fly away? The bird is profiling, thinking that you are a danger. Behavioral profiling is allowed. 23:50 "Police replied to the call". When a society collapses, do you think police will reply to the call. Do you think minorities may suffer the most in the collapse of a society? It's often true that people don't leave a neighborhood because "they don't know any better", but in today's information age, you have 98% of world knowledge through your smartphone. People should know better. As for good deals in Stockton, many use the five-finger discount.
I’m from Stockton California and I feel like I need to say, As long as you’re just doing you, it’s not a bad place to live. Yes homelessness is a bad thing in Stockton, and gangs are very real here, but that’s everywhere you go. And the gangs in Stockton aren’t that bad anyway. You rarely see them unless you’re seeking their attention. All in all Stockton can be a nice and fun place to live. Awesome schools, San Joaquin delta college alumni 😁. Awesome restaurants and taco trucks. University of the pacific is an awesome university. 209 culture is awesome. Their hockey team is awesome. Asparagus festival is cool…etc. so yeah, Stockton has the obvious homeless people and some gang violence, but with any city and city living, it’s the normal deal you get.
I hope you're happy there
We are. no ticffic and nice weather
It is not "everywhere"! ALL gangs are bad!!!
Let me explain something to you that you may not know. Most of America is NOT like Stockton. You have become desensitized. That is why Stockton never changes for the better.
It's definitely not everywhere lol. I guess if you around that type of bs your whole life you assume its the norm everywhere, but it's not.
I didn't know there was a Stockton, CA. I grew up in Stockton, MD. It's a town of about 100 people. It's on the map...barely. Hi, Nick. Stellar video as always.
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Have a good new year!
This guy is always going at black America when California is majorly HISPANIC lol
There is also a Pittsburgh and Dublin Ca 😃
My car was broken into twice in Stockton.
Filed for a police report via internet for insurance.
I'm a stocktonian, and I used to walk around the waterfront area of downtown Stockton years ago with my parents, like around 2016-2017 and the area is pleasant. The area now is filled with homeless and crime, so these days if I do walk around, I do it in Lodi and downtown Lodi, it's much safer and the community feels more 'connected' in a sense.
We go to Downtown infrequently, but we didn't see any homeless even one.
@@marijolivitzky4336 its jus another person trying to make Stockton look bad stockton ain't even bad u jus got to mind ur own business
Stockton is also a very violent city .... i gas up either in flag city or Manteca just so i can skip past all the Stockton exits
Yep, the Mexican cartel runs a lot of Stockton. They run heroin through Stockton because of highway 5
Stockton has always been pretty terrible, but.. damn. When I was a kid, it was mostly rural decay. Now it's slow Bedlam.
I hate when we blacks dont take responsibility , and justify how WE made life like it is in these cities that allow it. Nobody black admits that.
Wtf is that, ego?
Stockton has always been mostly Mexican
regardless of the actual city i think Stockton is a really cool name .
A little generic but that should be expected.
It's certainly no Rancho Cucamonga!
There’s even a Fort Stockton in western Texas.
Stockton is a cool name? Lol I'm from Stockton & it's just a regular name. I'd prefer having a Spanish name city like Los Angeles, San Francisco etc. I'm going to just call Stockton, San Joaquin from now on lol.
It’s named after a navy commodore Robert field Stockton . He helped capture Cali in the Mexican American war in the 1800s
NO SUCH THING AS VICTIMLESS CRIME
On the bright side, Stockton does have a symphony orchestra!
How would you like to a member of the orchestra, to have to admit that… somehow Stockton Orchestra don’t belong in the same sentence…
I grew up in Linden and it used to be a treat to go to Stockton, not anymore, we moved way North
I noticed a lot of burnt out buildings. This is what defunding the Fire Dept looks like.
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Why would we defund the fire dept. They dont plant drugs, kill people or Rodney King us for liking Becky.
They aren’t burned out, just abandoned. Downtown has all these old brick buildings that were hotels, businesses, and apartments years ago, but are now all boarded up and abandoned. Most of them are full of black mold and crackheads, and scrappers these days.
@@pw8068 Clearly I can see the evidence of a fire by all the char marks running up from the windows.
@@djcolt100 The town went bankrupt and they had to cut the budget one way or another. But this is the result regardless.
I am the first guy interviewed... 😅 Good work Nick...
Yay!!
You can’t blame the Democrats this time, Stockton has a Republican Mayor
Who wants to live in the States anymore?????
Wild wild west
A land of immigrants. The American spirit. It's a great place. Just needs some work. MAGA
Grew up in Modesto, 28 miles south, in the 50s and 60s. Had occasion from time to time to visit Stockton. Late 70s married into a well-to-do family who lived in Stockton and visited often. A nephew has been on the Stockton PD for decades. He went to another department in the valley for a year, but it was too dull, so he moved back to Stockton where work was more exciting.
For as long as I can remember, Stockton has been a dump.
Grew up in Manteca. Stockton may have had two malls, but first choice always was Vintage Faire in Modesto. Even for big box scores, Modesto was first, then Stockton. Of course, Manteca now has all of what Stockton or Modesto has, short of a mall.
@@anaheimskip The Bass Pro Shop shop in Manteca is a good anchor to have for a shopping center. There are so many empty shopping locations despite Bass Pro Shops being there.
@@Rhaspun Oh, for sure. Manteca hit a jackpot when they landed Bass Pro. It’s too bad that the shopping center itself hasn’t had the best luck filling things in. That 120 corridor used to be the outskirts (hence bypass). Now it’s essentially Manteca’s crosstown freeway.
@@anaheimskip Modesto is a dump too.
@@sararue297 Oh I know it is now too. Hahaha
Hi there
I am a former Stockton resident and I will say that your description is right on. I have also had my share of incidents with criminals including having my apartment broken into and being stalked by creeps and just tonight my son almost got ran down by a young thug who thought it was funny to pretend like they were running him over while we were watching trains with a friend. We are avid Real fans and Stockton happens to have a rich railroad history. I live in Manteca which is about 15 miles away and we only go to Stockton so that we can watch trains but let me tell you downtown Stockton is out completely. After what happened tonight I will look for other places to watch trains.
Glad you kept it real, a lot of Stockton residents live in denial of how bad it is. Stockton has always been bad... Get out!
I always keep it real Johnny
Yes, it's bad but all the nice cities are too expensive to live in. If I could afford to buy a house in Dublin I'd move tomorrow. I find ways to adapt to Stockton. The Trinity area going west on 8 mile road has neighborhoods that are nice. Just avoid downtown and you'll be fine. I usually hang out in Lodi which is safer than Stockton. Not much to do around here but I don't need much to be entertained and happy.
@@blindthief terrible place to adapt to, trouble will always come to you there., all the low lives go to all the grocery stores, gas stations, stores, malls bars, events.. they’re everywhere and even the “nice” areas are targeted or infiltrated by these types. I didnt realize this till i moved out and most people that live there dont go out., terrible place to “live”
@@johnnybandit5141 Name one place where you are completely safe. You can't! There are criminals in every city. I'm not saying Stockton is an ideal place to be. I just take an issue when people like you make it sound like it's impossible to live here. Listen, if you can afford nicer places, that's awesome. I've lived here for decades and the only time I became a victim was when I was living in a ghetto and hung out with gang members. Once I moved to a nice 'hood I haven't experienced trouble. I can live anywhere as long as I have good family, friends, and the neighborhood I'm in is safe and clean. Of course I could get robbed the next time I visit Trader Joe's but that's a risk everyone takes including you.
@@blindthief that’s the problem, there’s a reason why it has made top most dangerous city. Problem is all of Stockton is ghetto. Even the nicer looking places are infested with gang member of every race. Stockton is cursed, always has been.
Someone needs to change their fire alarm battery 😛
Stockton (or as I commonly refer to it as "Crackton") has been really bad for a long time. I remember going into a K-Mart on the corner of Mariposa and Farmington (the South Side) back in the Mid-1990's and witnessing a shooting in broad daylight. My parents always had a very dim view of Stockton since the 1960's, and sad to say, has gotten a lot worse. The last time I was in Stockton was two years ago attending a memorial service for one of my Uncles who lived in Stockton his whole adult life and things hadn't changed, only gotten worse.
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY PLEASE SOMEONE PUT NEW BATTERIES IN THAT FIRE DETECTOR OMFG
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Lol I know
Glad these people are getting out and finding a better life but please don't come to Oklahoma and vote blue! Keep us red!
Another blue wave is coming!! Time to get these crazy, conspiracy theorists, out of government!
Governor Newsom, Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs ruined Stockton
It's started before Tubbs and Newsom
You can run but you can’t hide. This fallen state is spreading all over the country. When you tell god to go away and live life as your own God. Its not going to end well.
A few years ago I was at one of the two malls across the street from each other. It's called the Sherwood Mall. At the back of the mall there was a fight going on of about 20 Black kids than about 20 minutes after there were over 100 Black kids out there fighting and both malls had to shut down by Mall Security and Stockton PD had about 10 units drove into the lot to disperse the little punks and only 4 arrests were made.
Crazy
Yeah little over 3 years ago now. It was just after Xmas 2019. There's even a video from KCRA site that had the news article - it was bizarre. Never seen anything like it
California has more Hispanic gangs than black gangs
As a black Stockton resident; this guy is right about the political demographic. Alot of people were right leaning even though we have a huge Mexican and Asian population. I was also right leaning in the last election.
I remember on the TV show Big Valley they always talked about Stockton.
Oh and politics is a huge part of the mess. Stockton and San Joaquin County used to be fairly moderate to conservative. Now, thanks to gerrymandering over the years, more to the left.
That Trump did well in the area isn’t a surprise. I think many Democrats are realizing their party is not the same as they thought it was. They certainly aren’t trying to help anyone and seem content with allowing crime and homelessness to be the status quo.
Breaks my heart, because California actually was a pink/purple (leaning red) state at one point. Once the left pretty much got hold of every state office and mayoral positions, the state rapidly went downhill.
That’s purely political opinion which you have the right to express and I have the right to disagree on.
There homeless encampment all over the US. No community is committed to actually solving it. In America we rely on the personal responsibility clause to avoid dealing with it.
Nick, I’d love to see you do a video like this for Sacramento, CA, about 45-min. north of Stockton. I lived there for many years, but left in 1998.
Yep next trip!
@@NickJohnson - Thanks Nick!
I’m in sacratomato, as well. Yes, please come🤗
@@jackip2ava Howe Ave is outside of Sacramento north of the river lol
@@notthemama9986, I’m afraid you are 100% wrong! Howe Ave. IS in Sacramento. I lived off Howe Ave. in the late 70’s and it has a Sacramento address and zip code. Sacramento is way more than just downtown.
Three things that destroy a economy , Welfare , Welfare , and Welfare !!.
We were excited to be moved(by the company I worked for) to the Twin Cities area in 1993. Those days are gone...
To bad that's starting to crumble now to.
@@truthmatters4520 Following the California template. Its obvious to all Minnesotans except to those in the Twin Cities.
Grew up in Stockton in the 70's-80's. Left in 1994. So many good memories there. Too bad it is such a rathole now.
I recently stayed in Stockton for a week and it seems to me that everyone is just shitting on the city. Of course I saw the homelessness, how ghetto it can be but it’s really not THAT bad…. Especially once you start heading North of Stockton, it’s really developed… there’s a mall, Target, Trader Joe’s, and cool restaurants along the Miracle Mile on Pacific St.. the University of Pacific is a really nice school as well with some really old but amazing architecture….
I’d say to just stay away from the South and the East but I guess to each it’s own.🤷♂️
exactly people think that if they come to Stockton something bad will happen to them because one other person's bad experience but realistically if u not apart of no hood or into politics nothing will happen to you
Turlock CA is a good town I'm from Delhi I moved out of Wilmington CA near long beach and san.pedro because of high crime and turning into.mexico even though I'm Mexican American but I'm a christian hard working l love living here clean living don't drink or party loved BBQ been too Stockton it's a wild town lots of crime and hookers there's a good church in Stockton that's preaching truth Apostolic Tabernacle off the 5 and 8 th street
Dude talking about deals obviously didn't find any deals on batteries for that smoke detector....
Who died homeless from exposure last night?
I noticed you ignored all the no turn on red signs, and drove through at least 3 red lights.
Nahhh... yellow
He has to in order to avoid getting mugged or robbed. Sad, but true
It’s Stockton.
he demonstrated good survival instincts
It's cheap in Stockton that's why people people moved to wherever it's cheap to live. Some have moved from Oakland, Fresno, San Jose, etc etc. Even the San Jose's hundreds of homeless moved to Stockton (before covid 19) because they were forced in bus loads, and the mayor of Stockton accepted them which is bad. That mayor was not reelected when he tried to run for another terms.
BTW, Stockton's real estate has gone up compared back few years ago.
Born & raised left 5years ago grew up on 9th & Ann off airport way
Stockton has been a real trouble spot since the mid 80’s. We’re talking roll the windows up, lock the doors and don’t stop! When I lived in the Bay Area, used to drive through here on the way to the Sierras. Left California 20 years ago and never looked back!
Real 💩 hole. It’s sad. Told you I taught at a high school (Edison). Honestly, I felt bad for the kids. Teachers and administrators who didn’t care about them. Couple that with bad parenting and it’s an unending cycle. One thing that would help is really setting the kids up for success. They’re pretty much told they’re stuck there. And, the crime is otherwise encouraged at the schools. Was assaulted by one student and another made a gun threat. Nothing happened. Slap on the wrist. Just removed from my classroom, for them to behave that way for another teacher.
Sad, because Stockton used to be a pretty nice place. If you lived in a place like Manteca, you either went to Stockton or Modesto (at least until Manteca got everything those places had). We’d go to Stockton for medical specialists, surgeries, etc.
What a language from a high school teacher that’s appropriate for the homeless gutters in Stockton.
I was at Edison. But it was likely before your time. Guns weren't a deal back in my day. Edison changed very quickly. When my oldest brother was there there were quite a few white students and then within several years many white families moved to the North side of Stockton. A older neighborhood friend he went to Standford and ended up becoming a lawyer. Many friends and acquaintances went to Cal. I know a couple who became multimillionaires.
As a non American can I ask if there is anywhere attractive? Most of it looks like inhumanly wide roads with dismal buildings lining them. This litany of ugliness is depressing.
California has a lot of beauty, just not in the cities. In fact, it’s down right dangerous in the big cities. Some cities, the cops will only get out of their cars if there are several other cops with them to cover their six. Stay way from cities, lots of evil people.
@@ffarmchicken . That’s terrible. If a place doesn’t feel safe decent people will avoid it. I don’t have an answer by the way, it’s just depressing to look at.
@@richardsmith2879
Lots of decent people are leaving. In fact, there are more people leaving California than moving in. I moved away after living there for 59 years. It’s become unrecognizable to me. Like Nick said in his video, I should have done it sooner. Life outside of California is so so much better. Mainly it is the Freedom and quality of life! I’m so much more happier.
@@ffarmchicken . Well I’m very happy for you. Peace at last.
I lived in that area as a kid. Not sure if I was oblivious to all that bile because of my young age or if the place has just deteriorated after I left. Sad to see how the mighty has fallen. How can the authorities let it get like this? Surely they could have done something about it, but it's probably all part of some elaborate political plan.
They may not have the funds . . to enforce city code, cleanliness ! 💀
I grew up in Stockton and left when I graduated high school. It was always a shithole, with a few areas that were relatively beautiful. It's a city of extremes in regards to poverty and wealth.
For many years the only billionaire in Northern California outside of the bay area was in Stockton (Alex Spanos). You also have the Holt family (Caterpillar tractors). Then some families that deal in fruit and nut packing, processing and produce transport that are worth 8- 9 figures.
One good thing I will say about Stockton, after living in various parts of California, there are a lot of great people there. There is a certain dry, sardonic humor that seems unique to the area. My first job out of college, in Long Beach, I worked with an lady who was probably about 45 years older than me and we instantly got along like we were familiar with each other. She asked me were I was from, I told her Stockton-up near Sacramento, she responded "someplace special." Which got a big chuckle from me. That was Stockton's slogan, from when it was labeled an All American City. She too had fled Stockton.
We're you able to see Nick & Nate Diaz?
Good video Nick I like how you also do medium size cities like Stockton.
After leaving Stockton 10yrs ago it's amazing to to see its current conditions happy I moved
Same thing is going on in Miami and many other parts of Florida especially for the last few years. Homeless everywhere.
What??? Noooo.... That doesn't happen in Republican states!😳. Just ask Nick!
@@sheilacampbell2521 He said Miami. What political party runs Miami? I’ll wait.
@@georgegeorgopoulos2405 Republican.
Homelessness in Miami is nowhere near the levels of Oakland, Stockton, or LA. Trust me!! You really see a few tents beneath the 95 around the Downtown and Overtown areas, but nothing like tent cities that are shown in California videos. Hell, even NYC has a worse homeless crisis than California. Keep voting you know what...
@@dementedmindstate7063no it doesn't a 3rd of the homeless population lives in California comparing one city to an entire state how foolish. The state of New York has homeless but not to the same degree as California
Its called a depression for a reason....
Hi Mr. Johnson. Thank you for the observation. We need men like you in this community. WE can turn this town to gold if you believe. Exposure is the key. Right now there are funds to improve our city. Why don't you run for mayor? Or maybe councilman? I would like to encourage you to take action. There are not many that care for people oppressed. You are loved by a concerned citizen. Put your ballot in to Run for America! We need you!!!
Great video but damn that dude needs to change his smoke detector’s battery lol