Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Los Angeles has committed large sums to homelessness, yet residents continue to see people living on sidewalks and under overpasses. The distance between the public effort and what remains visible on the street has become difficult to ignore.
The total amount spent tells only part of the story. A second question is what happens once those resources enter the system, and whether the approach being funded is built to move people toward the outcome residents expect.
Kenneth Schrupp, an investigative reporter at City Journal, interviewed more than 200 homeless people across Los Angeles and entered the Skid Row Care Campus. Zach Southall, director and founder of Charity on Wheels, has spent fifteen years working directly with people on the street in Orange County. They join California Insider to explain what they have seen on the ground, and what a workable approach to helping people leave the street would actually require.
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Los Angeles has committed large sums to homelessness, yet residents continue to see people living on sidewalks and under overpasses. The distance between the public effort and what remains visible on the street has become difficult to ignore.
The total amount spent tells only part of the story. A second question is what happens once those resources enter the system, and whether the approach being funded is built to move people toward the outcome residents expect.
Kenneth Schrupp, an investigative reporter at City Journal, interviewed more than 200 homeless people across Los Angeles and entered the Skid Row Care Campus. Zach Southall, director and founder of Charity on Wheels, has spent fifteen years working directly with people on the street in Orange County. They join California Insider to explain what they have seen on the ground, and what a workable approach to helping people leave the street would actually require.
📩 Email Us YOUR Story: Siyamak@californiainsider.com
👉 Read California News: californiainsider.com
Views expressed in this video are the opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of California Insider.
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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Watch our Documentary "Leaving California" at leavingcamovie.com
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#California #CaliforniaNews #CaliforniaInsider #homelessness
Corrections:
00:28 Name Correction: Zach Southall
02:34 Name Correction: Zach Southall
06:55 Name Correction: Zach Southall
11:23 Name Correction: Zach Southall
14:58 Name Correction: Zach Southall
18:59 Name Correction: Zach Southall
22:16 Name Correction: Zach Southall
24:20 Name Correction: Zach Southall
25:55 Name Correction: Zach Southall
32:23 Name Correction: Zach Southall
34:01 Name Correction: Zach Southall
37:55 Name Correction: Zach Southall
40:21 Name Correction: Zach Southall
