He's accurate, honest and impassioned. He'll be ignored.

@edwardtomlinson3384

Жыл бұрын

You are so right. And that is such a tragedy.

@Rambleon444

Жыл бұрын

With Bill being a die-hard Dem. I wish someone would ask him if he voted for Glory and the rest of the progressives on the city council.

@moorefaith23

Жыл бұрын

@@Rambleon444 last I checked homelessness is a humanitarian issue not a political one, although that's what everyone seems to use as the cause to fit their narrative.

@gabrieln3613

Жыл бұрын

@@Rambleon444 Oh that sounds like a productive question that moves towards a common solution. Did you send out invitations to Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Greg Abbott and Mitch McConnel to come join in the conversation too? I have heard them talk about the "commie dems in the California Cities", surely they would like to participate in your community unification meetings.

@Vladpryde

Жыл бұрын

@@moorefaith23 Last time I checked Homelessness was most rampant in Democrat-run shitholes, not Republican ones. Nice try at deflection though, I'll give you points for that.

Voting for the wrong person has consequences. Especially when you continue to re-elect them.

@cherieallen2539

Жыл бұрын

They know how to steal the vote😤

@musical1innm769

Жыл бұрын

judges matter too. Vote R.

@wyatt5167

Жыл бұрын

I mean republican states are by in large useless to America with the exception of Texas. Where Democrat states can be progressive to a point of failure, republican states refuse to change to the point where they all but die. Texas is probably the greatest Republican state and they don't even have a reliable power grid in times of crisis. Civilians couldn't get power and the ones that did got charged a 💩ton for running heat instead of freezing. America across the board has a stagnant government problem and its the citizens fault. Everyone has willingly opted into republican vs Democrat bs and depending on what side you pick, you blame literally everything on the other side and ignore your own parties faults. If Americans stopped fanboying parties and instead voted for people who actually got things done regardless of party alliegence, then the country might actually improve. Won't happen though Edit: last thing. America is a country that's built on invidualism (selfishness). There should always be a healthy amount of individualism to avoid people getting abused on an individual level. But Americans all seem to believe "my way or the highway" there is no compromise and most of them don't seem like they want to sacrifice anything for the betterment of the country. If life has to be worse in some areas for it to be better overall it ain't worth it to most Americans.

@1981menso

Жыл бұрын

Florida is RED and had the third highest homeless pop and Texas is fourth. There goes your tired fake talking point.

@jlip4308

Жыл бұрын

You think that your vote counts? It is more rigged than you think.

Wow... powerful statement. Born & raised in San Diego, I chose to move to Tempe, AZ 7 years ago due to the very situations Bill Walton talked about.

This is what leadership is all about. Bill Walton I hope you are successful in getting these problems solved. You are an inspiration.

This city and state is out of control! There is no accountability at all levels of these governments

@jeretso

Жыл бұрын

Catch and release

@HoneyBadger80886

Жыл бұрын

No accountability...just #Speculation and #communityDestruction. Failed Leadership...#corruption. #CityCouncil and #Developers wants ahead of #citizensNeeds. NotBest

@michaeltabanao9014

Жыл бұрын

We dont hold them accountable, from working at home, covid excuse and they dont respond to phone, e mails.... if the news cant reach them how will the average citzen reach them

@danjacobsen7645

Жыл бұрын

Y E S. D E M O C R A T S

@mariagarcia-eggly9833

Жыл бұрын

Ronald Reagan did this and all the rest of the republicans who followed. Their decisions to choke government and tax breaks for the rich robbed the very institutions and funding that helped the mentally ill. Their refusal to raise the minimum wage while the price of everything ESPECIALLY housing is why this has happening. Mr . Walton is speaking from a super privileged point of view. He can actually MOVE. All he s doing is blaming. He is claiming he wants “dignity” for the home less. Seems he just sees than as a blight on “his” city, of the past. Blame Reagan!

I have been a huge Bill Walton fan since he played in college. Followed him through the pros, and always admired him. Now, after seeing this, he is truly a special man in my heart. Keep going big fella. You say it so well.

@dr.banoub9233

Жыл бұрын

Bill Walton … either talks too much, or doesn’t know when to shut up.

@tw364

Жыл бұрын

@@dr.banoub9233 stick it punk!

@kpokpojiji

Жыл бұрын

Except he proposes nothing concrete, just whines. sure his point is well taken, but what does he propose to do, throw the homeless in jail? Just force them to go....somewhere? Jimmy Carter started Habitat for Humanity and is still building homes for people in his 90s. what has Bill actually done?

@alanharrison694

Жыл бұрын

@@kpokpojiji well just returning Cali back to a Reaganesque state again, would be a step in the right direction. These woke progressives have destroyed the state and the country!

@jimjenkins3313

Жыл бұрын

@@kpokpojiji He offered to help and explained how the city has the facilities and manpower and Gloria said he's not going to do anything to address those issues. It's 100% on Gloria and not on @Walton.

I was stationed in San Diego for most of the 90's. I remember how beautiful it was and how friendly the people were. It is sad about what has been happening there.

@danhartwigPerch

Жыл бұрын

Heard

@calebclark6739

Жыл бұрын

No. It’s great. All these democrats need to suffer !!!

@rokyericksonroks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but did you go to Reed College? We’re you ever even on the waiting list? T-Y for your service.

Unbelievable speech. I left the city I loved and moved to Scottsdale because of all of this plus more.

I was at Reed College in the 70's when Bill and I both frequented what was then a small Portland gym, and when Bill also led the Portland Trailblazers to the 1977 NBA Championship. While he was then becoming a national celebrity he remained authentic, approachable and genuinely humble. At the time he was also socially engaged and conscious of his Portland community, lending his increasing fame to improving lives of those around him. Bill still is the same man and his authentic leadership deserving of support.

@jpx1508

Жыл бұрын

@@pastorcharlessmith7110 Ha!..... Bingo!..... Loprinzi's Gym is qualified insider knowledge!

@jackj5368

Жыл бұрын

Portland is seriously f-ked up place as well.

@kixigvak

Жыл бұрын

@@jpx1508 I was hanging around Reed at that time also. Shooting pictures for the publications dept.

@herbertrichard614

Жыл бұрын

Sckavone's Restaurant near Loprinizi's. That is Portland, Oregon.

@troy5731

Жыл бұрын

Get a room.....Reed College....one of the main players in Portland's descent into a blue tarp ghetto yet here you are acting like you're part of the solution.

The oligarchs have never forgiven America for The Constitution and Billof rights.

Bill Walton… always the articulate Legend!!! Blessings

Glad I visited San Diego before all this happened. So sad for a beautiful city and wonderful residents.

I was in Saigon in 1964 and the sidewalks were cleaner than San Diego today.

@paulbrennan5646

Жыл бұрын

Dear Aislinn: I just discovered this and was interested in knowing is this Todd Gloria a Democrat or Republican? Greetings from Canada.

@lyincontrumpster7199

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbrennan5646 *Don't ExPect to Ever Get a RePLy!!!!*

@Matt_Heebs

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbrennan5646 Definitely a demonrat. Everything they touch turns to crap.

@kmeccat

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbrennan5646 Democrat, of course

@ligmaknutts2752

Жыл бұрын

Should have been in Saigon in 1972 the streets weren't so clean anymore

Bravo, Bill. Sadly though, from Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, L.A., to our own San Diego, political policies and public apathy allow this destruction. Your voice, Bill, is righteous and good and a model for all citizens.

@fifthbusiness1678

Жыл бұрын

You’re quite right. Sadly, the poor do not/cannot vote, and thus they are ignored.

@raoul3719

Жыл бұрын

What goes woke, goes to shit!

@manofiske3318

Жыл бұрын

@@fifthbusiness1678 "The poor" 'vote' in droves, whether they realize it or not.

@frankregg9048

Жыл бұрын

Sucker! Y’all voted for these democraps now PAY FOR IT!!

@keephikingforever

Жыл бұрын

@@fifthbusiness1678 And how can the poor "cannot vote'? Another question to all who say voters rights...you truly think the pandemic way of voting is the way we should now still be voting when pandemic gone? And let me ask you this...have you ever had trouble voting or know anyone else who has? I am sorry but I am of the mind set you go and vote in person if you can and if ID would be requirement I would gladly bring it with me.

I'm a native of Oregon and when I was young and you helped win the only championship of the Portland trailblazers you were a huge inspiration to me and made me proud to be an American !! I have watched what the leaders have done to this great nation and it sickens me... the west coast is a perfect example of corrupt politicians glad to see I wasn't wrong about you BILL may God bless you and your family !!!

Thanks for the update Bill,I was going to move to San Diego but your comments have made me change my mind. My memories of SD and the beautiful zoo and the city itself, mde medream of being back in that city I remembered years ago. Kind of makes me sad to see in my mind's eye the situation you are going through and I really feel for what you are having to go through. It just wrong when leaders fail to have the courage and the ethics to protect their constituents and live up to their promises. You saved me a trip, money, time, and disappointment.

@richardeinheuser5529

Жыл бұрын

Why would anyone move to that shithole state. Do you vote Democrat too. If you do move there

@richardeinheuser5529

Жыл бұрын

Get out Bill the zombies are never leaving

Thank you Bill!!!

@kenbagwell8551

Жыл бұрын

Bill's probably been voting for this all his life.

It’s one thing to be homeless but they leave piles of garbage literally EVERYWHERE. Something has to give.

@Kickingit06

Жыл бұрын

Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you have to be disgusting. People don't need to tolerate this.

@iloled2924

Жыл бұрын

That’s my biggest problem with the homeless. I was once homeless and lived out of my car for a few months. I never left trash and filth everywhere I went. Also, the ones that refuse shelter, resources, mental health services and drug treatment need to face stiff consequences. I know all too well what it’s like to fall on hard times, but that does not give one free reign to treat their surroundings and community like trash.

@blackcatstudios5165

Жыл бұрын

@@Kickingit06 i tried telling them that but they wont listen too me .your basically talking to people who are mad at the world and gave up on life

@22lyric

Жыл бұрын

@@blackcatstudios5165 SOME of them ENJOY living like this!

@danarello2563

Жыл бұрын

We need to hire some smart people to solve this problem. We need to hire 350 more police officers. We need a Homeless Czar! With a few acres of land and some money and resources, I think we could build a community for the homeless with housing, community gardens and medical facilities. Then, for homeless folks who don't like living there, they would have 2 choices....prison with hard labor or deportation to Cuba.

God Bless Bill Walton for these powerful words. I lived in San Diego for 2 years in the 70's. The city, beaches and Balboa Park were beautiful and CLEAN. Same problems now, drugs, filth, crime, stolen cars, meth camps over all public spaces, and same failed Democrat leadership all the way up the coast to Tacoma and Seattle.

@chuckruckus3648

Жыл бұрын

That’s cause 1969 was 2020. You did the same thing to cause the same decade+ of incoming declines

I also was once proud and claimed San Diego as home and a great place to live. I no longer live in San Diego but I do go and visit family there. Always bums me out seeing that once great city going to shit. A real shame. I hope Mr. Walton and other likeminded people can return San Diego to where it once was, America's Finest City.

@MyVeryHappyDay

Жыл бұрын

Add Portland and Seattle. Both badly deteriorating.

@nfcboys1984

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Mark San Diego was never Americas finest city no matter how much one repeats the phrase. This city and the entire state are nothing more than leftist/Marxist run shit holes. You voted these psychopaths in office, and now you get to live with with those decisions. Enjoy. From Boco Raton, Fl…

@smtbigelow

Жыл бұрын

Hes a democrat, just like the rest of the idiots running that state. Whats the definition of insanity? Repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

@manmadeaids

Жыл бұрын

Same I moved away a few years ago. I was paying a lot to live in a bad neighborhood, basically a Scott Adams situation. Lol

Bill Walton, the Great, is 100% right! Get behind him San Diego!

@PInk77W1

Жыл бұрын

He votes for Democrats

@dirtcycle1773

Жыл бұрын

Homeless losers don't want to build a better Life

@mikemurray356

Жыл бұрын

Keep voting democrats, dummies

Folks have voted for the same party year over year and are now shocked at the outcome. A head scratcher for sure!!

@greglarson6293

Жыл бұрын

Definition of insanity…voting for Democrats again and again expecting things to improve.

@tomcochran6616

Жыл бұрын

Exactly right these liberals always start to cry when it effects them.

@marcellpaden8595

Жыл бұрын

Please see Mississippi and Alabama and their poverty stats and see what party has been in charge for the last 70 years. Please and thank you

@PresidentDennis

Жыл бұрын

@@marcellpaden8595 it cuts both ways. 1 party rule anywhere means they know they have your vote no matter what so won’t care to make anything better

@nelsonmagsayo8099

Жыл бұрын

@@marcellpaden8595 Obviously you don’t know your history. Have you heard the term “Southern Democrats”. They were in control of southern states politics since the civil war up until the infamous democrat George Wallace served as Governor of Alabama in the mid 1980’s and the shift of Democrat control to Republican continued to transition into the 2000’s. The Democrats were notorious for Segregation and the suppression of the black vote. The Republicans started gaining control of southern states politics from the suppressive Democrats and in 2007 Republican governor Bob Riley signed a resolution expressing "profound regret" over slavery and its lingering impact.

I believe this is what is referred to as a mic drop. Wonderfully done sir. Thank you.

Finally a voice of common sense . Good luck and God Bless Bill Walton.

The beautiful beaches , the sunny parks of San Diego, great weather. All of this can be yours for only $2800 a month plus utilities for an average size one bedroom.! Why would there be a living problem in San Diego?

@aaronhumphrey2009

Жыл бұрын

If you're homeless in California, you can get a government credit card and check yourself into a hotel (with room service) on the taxpayers dime ..until you squander all that 'free money' , and you're back out on the street, where you started .. Walton is right that it's a failure of leadership . The Democrats are busy treating the symptoms of their policies, throwing millions at thier problems, but don't have the honesty to admit that they were wrong about many of those failed policies in the first place.. The Woke stance that anybody who disagrees with them is automatically a racist , homophobe doesn't help AT ALL..

@domk2993

Ай бұрын

Exactly

100% spot on !

One of the great champions of San Diego! You my friend need to run for mayor and get SD back on track with your leadership!

Rest in Peace Bill Walton. You were a great player and a great man!

Thanks for speaking the truth, Bill & what's on all our minds. 100% behind you!

@davidwilliamson9333

Жыл бұрын

After while you can only have so much sympathy for the homeless. Some of them are just plain lazy 😴. Go bill

@situated4

Жыл бұрын

@@davidwilliamson9333 God damn you, San Diego. You ruin everything for everyone. Pelosi's democrat paradise.

God Bless you Bill Walton! I wish we had someone who cares and understands the responsibility of being a Public Servant like BILL WALTON for Mayor. I'd vote for him.

@joethaler7921

Жыл бұрын

Why not Bill Walton for Mayor? He is an honest, grassroots kind of individual. He cares. He is sincere. He is of the people. Why the hell not start a grassroots movement to elect Bill Walton Mayor of San Diego. Are you up for it, Bill?

@kpokpojiji

Жыл бұрын

​@@joethaler7921 I would wait until he calmed down and actually had some concrete proposals, not just whining. I don't discredit what he is saying, but I heard nothing useful. What does he propose, just forcing the homeless out of town to some undisclosed location? Jimmy Carter started Habitat for Humanity and is still building homes for people in his 90s. Respectfully, what has Bill done?

@AbsentMinded619

Жыл бұрын

@kpokpojiji That is not correct. Jimmy Carter didn’t start Habitat for Humanity, and doesn’t actually do anything for them other than being a spokesperson for them in his post-White House years. Frankly HFH has done more for Carter’s public image than anything he’s done for them. It was founded by a couple in Georgia as a Christian nonprofit. As for concrete policies that reduce homelessness, you could literally copy what most major cities in TX or FL are doing and be much better off.

I love the honesty and was inspired by this speech to do what I can in my community to help as well. I hope that Bill reads this and knows he has our support. It would be amazing if he rallied the troops and took further steps. And if he even just might.....run for MAYOR some day! If he does I might move back to San Diego! I love that he hasn't left and is standing up for what is right.

Alot of Love from Boston!! Celtic legend

God bless Bill Walton! He's the real deal ,good person, caring loving kind, he's a real native San Diegan, not a transplant ,devoid of a heart and soul.Its no longer America's finest city

@robertjohansen8572

Жыл бұрын

His support of the liberal progressive agenda over the years is the reason why SD has become a dump. Now, after the past few liberal progressive city administrations that Bill supported, he's upset with what his support has brought SD.

@douglascarlson9006

Жыл бұрын

He really gets serious and compelling with details and personal stories at the 8:00 mark ...

@wonyankeesays5661

Жыл бұрын

F HIM TOO,,,HE IS A NO DAMN GOOD

@neubauerjoseph

Жыл бұрын

He sometimes blames himself for the clippers leaving San Diego . I think it was a mistake for clippers to move to LA.

@timmccarthy6374

Жыл бұрын

Who cares if he was a transplant or not. That's a really stupid thing to say. San Diego isn't that great anyway never was. Not a transplant ..your stupid why don't you transplant your dumb ass off the earth dipshit.

Everybody who said this was going to happen, was called "racist, uncaring, mean spirited" and ignored and shamed repeatedly.

Way to go Bill !!! Keep it coming!!!

Knowing something about Bill Walton and what he stands for, I’m sure his grass roots efforts will bring change to his community and beautiful San Diego. This is something we can all learn from and do something about. Bless you Bill! Fight! Fight! Fight! for what’s right.

@utrich31

Жыл бұрын

lol...🤣😂

I completely agree with Bill Walton and want an autograph

@keithg5187

Жыл бұрын

He is still a whacky nut job hippie lol. He votes democrat every 2 years

@thomasholt63

Жыл бұрын

😆🤣

@mobbcreep956

Жыл бұрын

Gufelas 20 Mercari

@situated4

Жыл бұрын

Todd Gloria = Nancy Pelosi

@michaelconnor5378

Жыл бұрын

@@mobbcreep956 he ‘s a great guy, but we must remember that he wasn’t very nice to Dave Twardzik. One unfortunate incident.

Being from Kansas, I obviously had no idea who Todd Gloria is...It's good to see a publicly respected person, like Bill Walton be direct as can be, put it out there, and fight for what truly IS best for everybody else, his city, the state of California, and our great country. Todd Gloria has achieved the near impossible...he managed to get on the wrong side of the nicest man on Earth...nice job Todd.

@duncan4034

Жыл бұрын

Being from Kansas, you should just remain quiet

@chawpino8320

Жыл бұрын

@@duncan4034 Sure, respect opinions on the basis of the speaker's home state. Looks like the west coast could use some outside opinions. If left coast cities could be run by those in charge in Wichita, Omaha or OKC, places where officials are actively engaged in improving the lives of their citizens as opposed to being woke possessed , their chances of escaping their death spiral would be much better.

@kpokpojiji

Жыл бұрын

​​@@chawpino8320 or places like Gary, Indiana, Springfield, MO...?

@keenannorris3309

Жыл бұрын

@@chawpino8320 I live in California and wouldn't move to Kansas if you paid me. OK, if you paid me double what I make right now and said I could come back to California within 2 years, I'd move to Kansas. If you tripled my salary, I'd stay even longer.

@dondajulah4168

Жыл бұрын

@@keenannorris3309 check back in a couple of years. Or maybe you are one of those profiting from the lawlessness. Maybe Kansas is a bit drastic, but plenty of other places that are livable for regular people

I grew up in San Diego in almost the same exact neighborhood. I recognized each of these streets and locations he mentioned. But I moved away to join the service in 2010, before most of these issues got out of hand and haven’t been back in years. So sad to hear this is how things have turned out

@asnark7115

Жыл бұрын

I was there in the Navy from '96 to '06. North Park on Texas Street from '01-06. It was getting out of hand then. You could tell something like tent cities were coming; people talked about it all the time. I could barely afford to live there on $20 an hour; single with no kids and only a car and rent to cover.

What a breath of fresh air...unfortunately very rare does a celebrity speak so passionately a d truthfully.

Bill thank you for speaking for us!!

Thank you, Big Red, for always being a solid citizen. Your parents would be proud.

Wow!! Checking in from MInneapolis. Bill Walton's comments apply to city leaders all over the country.

Thanks Bill, Your The Best Ever Buddy

A one bedroom in SanDiego is 3000.00. Who can afford this?

Side note, this is the longest Bill Walton talked without mentioning the Conference of Champions.

@baxterscruggs1716

Жыл бұрын

Hilarious

@earbo6220

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I love this dude.

@ryangillum115

Жыл бұрын

Or Jerry Garcia, or John Wooden.

Thank you for speaking up Mr Walton..

Brilliant observations by a brilliant man.

This is why people are frustrated and angry! I'm very angry at our Governor, Mayor, DA, and City Council! I'm so pissed off!

@SaltySouthTexan

Жыл бұрын

STOP voting Democrat……it’s truly the definition of insanity…….you expecting a different result with a different Democrat?

@kevinc2746

Жыл бұрын

But they still get elected

@litedawg

Жыл бұрын

Hey at least there are no more mean Tweets , so at least you don’t have to worry about that while a homeless person takes a dump on your lawn.(

@Liam_Maddog

Жыл бұрын

So what action are you planning to take?

@willowclay5406

Жыл бұрын

Relocation

Yesterday I was driving down the street with my windows down when I noticed this tall dude walking down the sidewalk. He was wearing an earpiece and I could hear him talking in a deep voice that sounded rather familiar. After I did a double take I realized it was none other than Ol' Bill himself taking a stroll near campus.

Bill Walton, man of the people

Well said and unfortunately applies to many other cities in America

Im glad Bill Walton sees the light

I've seen Bill cycling for a very long time I'm a cycling activist I been cycling here for 30 years I ride everyday I know this story well

@michaeltabanao9014

Жыл бұрын

At least they put in bike lanes, twice.....🙈

@PInk77W1

Жыл бұрын

Bill votes for Democrats. LoL

@byronh5806

Жыл бұрын

There are unnecessary bike paths in San Diego. A bike doesnt need it's own lane.

Bill is the Best! Excellent presentation.

When I was younger I spent a lot of time in SanDigo loved it. I will never go back there Bummer BB

While I respect Mr Walton and hope and prey he is successful in his mission. I do have to wonder how many people who warned of this very thing happening did he dismiss in the past. How many people had their reputations ruined by being labeled names because they saw this on the horizon or their particular portions of paradise had already been lost. It doesn’t take much of a imagination to imagine how many areas had to destroy before Bill’s area of town was affected. My city of Philadelphia is in terrible shape. I can only rout for Mr Walton to stay true to himself and do what he feels is right. I just hope he’s prepared to find himself on the other end and see what that’s like.

@danarello2563

Жыл бұрын

LIMBO

@cltbowz

Жыл бұрын

Yep. This is a direct result of how you vote.

@cindyortiz4552

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. We waited until it started affecting where we live before we started complaining. When it was outside of our neighborhoods and hidden, it was fine. Now that homeless people can just walk into a business and take a crap on your floor is why people are complaining. it happened in Philly at the Marriott.

@robdinkel600

Жыл бұрын

The mayor's job is to address the problem, not blame the past, but to do something. There are many ways to address homelessness. Here in San Diego the problem is getting exponentially worse every month. This homeless crisis has escalated from street begging to a crime wave of petty theft in the last year. The next step will likely be violent crimes. The desperation is palpable, obvious, and real.

@Rambleon444

Жыл бұрын

Funny, Bill is a Die-hard Dem. so is Mayor Todd Gloria. 12:20 Bill talks about places reclaimed by Police but he fails to mention the mayor at the time was a Pub. Kevin Faulconer.

Bill should have mentioned that the same thing has happened to Portland, where he led the Trailblazers to the NBA championship. Bill is a lawyer, by the way.

@22lyric

Жыл бұрын

Is this a negative comment?

@kristiblack1428

Жыл бұрын

Because he's certainly an Insider.

@terryanderson5148

Жыл бұрын

Yeap, a Stanford law graduate.

@kixigvak

Жыл бұрын

@@22lyric Not at all.

@erikh9991

Жыл бұрын

I heard lawyers are democrats and business owners are GOP. I got to look this guy up.

you get what you vote for. good luck everyone.

We need a Bill Walton in San Jose.

San Diego has fallen really bad in the past few months sadly

@yankee2666

Жыл бұрын

@Paul Gwyn Always!

@mariagarcia-eggly9833

Жыл бұрын

Blame Ronald Reagan!

@arcticwolf4707

Жыл бұрын

@@mariagarcia-eggly9833 You wanna blame a guy that's gone out of power since 1989 .. and you decided to not change anything ever since then .. yet still balme him 😂 what an idiot .. let me guess.. you voted for Joe Biden, and Gavin, and Nancy, and alll those idiots! but you the first one to complain about high gas, taxes, homelessness, crime, and the rest of the woke democrat package ..

@tuckerbugeater

Жыл бұрын

@@mariagarcia-eggly9833 I blame the children of illegals.

@bonsummers2657

Жыл бұрын

@@mariagarcia-eggly9833 Why Reagan?

All this is very true. While there is no easy answer to the homeless problem, San Diego cannot allow people to just live freely in the park and downtown. It's a safety and health issue. California in general can't keep encouraging this behavior. But San Diego is my home and the homeless have become more like zombies and crazed rather than just a few people down on their luck. Enforcement has to happen. It has too.

@mimi1o8

Жыл бұрын

Easy access to drugs are making all this mentally ill people ramming the San Diego’s streets. Horrible.

@alanaldpal950

Жыл бұрын

Well one answer or at least partial solution to the homeless situation is to stop allowing a flood of illegal aliens into the country that take massive tax and other societal cost to deal with that takes away from helping the homeless problem as well as taking away unskilled or entry level jobs that unemployed/homeless could be steered towards.

@carefulcarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. We live in a little mountaintown. About 20 homeless ex-construction workers(jobless), hair stylist(shopless), an arborist who writes a column in a Silicon Valley shopper magazine(full-time jobless), a couple veterans, a prostitute, and various other local alchoholics, lived under four county bridges. I fed them homemade soup once per week for three years..... the least I could afford to do. So--- I got a good feeling about the "haves" attitudes and the "have-nots". At age 70 I am slipping into poverty, myself. I know how poorly my community thinks of me now. I don't drink, drugs, swear, fart, or smell. My kindness was labeled as "aiding and abutting those people". Those undesirables. Not even a single chicken was donated for the soup in three years(2013 -2016).

@dougfredricks2017

Жыл бұрын

A person can be coached and positive talked ad nauseam but he or she has to change their thinking. Tis a conundrum when decoding a mental state of individual.

@carefulcarpenter

Жыл бұрын

@@dougfredricks2017 This is what my story suggests. Actions over a period of time can help others change. We often emulate those we respect--- in small ways. These habits grow.

Bill, You are what an American Patriot looks like! Thankyou for your courage and leadership!

He's spot on. I'm done with SD and have warned all friends and family to avoid it.

@chriswess1719

Жыл бұрын

I lived in SD four years and I had good and bad times there, but Walton is right.

I tore into a house in Laurelhurst, a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, to build an addition for friends. As I pulled the drywall down, 1st day, with customers present, there was Bill Walton. doing a jump shot, on the front page of The Oregonian. Hand written, “was a note”, from the previous contractor that read: The dollar is worth about a quarter now, it will probably be worth about a nickel, by the time you read this. I believe he was close to right.

@JK-br1mu

Жыл бұрын

Laurelhurst is nice. The park is pretty nice too.

Thank you Bill. There have to be COMPULSORY, policed, sanitary work/detox camps these people are put in. Put ankle monitors on them & have them clean up their & the cities messes/camps/graffiti/litter while in recovery. They'll be fed, cleaned, doctored & well treated until they've recovered. Any who relapse will be returned. ABSOLUTELY NO ONE is allowed to live in public areas. Normal, tax paying people should NEVER be shit on like this.

@robertjohansen8572

Жыл бұрын

Todd Gloria is NOT the problem. Bill Walton's support of the liberal progressive agenda is the problem. The cops have no direct problem with Todd Gloria. No one wants to be a cop because of the disrespect for law enforcement that Bill Walton's liberal progressive agenda has wrought. Did Walton support Carl DeMaio?

@HaimTabibi

Жыл бұрын

The aclu has been suing towns for trying to clean up parks for civil rights violations.

@litedawg

Жыл бұрын

We have given $70 billion to Ukraine, so at least they are taken care of.

@dzim8822

Жыл бұрын

I hope you lose everything you have and are forced to live on the street yourself, you self-righteous piece of crap!

@countdebleauchamp

Жыл бұрын

Ankle monitors? Eff fucking you.

I've always respected Bill. The homeless issues are very difficult. There are root problems that I don't know how the hell to address.

After ten seconds I was wondering if Walton realizes he voted for all that failure?

@77HeIsLove_woot

Жыл бұрын

He may not have

@kerryabruzzo5297

Жыл бұрын

@@77HeIsLove_woot of course he did, he’s just in denial and not willing to admit that liberal policies are destructive.

@cjs750

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if he's smart and honest enough to realize and admit it?

WHY ARE HOMELESS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TAXPAYERS??? Enforce the laws about sleeping on the streets

@tommyriam8320

Жыл бұрын

BECAUSE THEY *ARE NOT HOMELESS* , THEY _ARE_ ,IN FACT, BUMS , CRIMINALS, LUNATICS, DRUG USERS AND ABUSERS. THEY MAKE _YOUR_ HOME _THEIR_ HOME

@gymshoe8862

Жыл бұрын

Quit calling em homeless--call em what they are--BUMS--transients. Vermin!

I think every town in North America has a Todd Gloria right now.

@litedawg

Жыл бұрын

Nope , not true.

@jhansen221

Жыл бұрын

I live in Arkansas, no Todd Gloria

@tommyo8967

Жыл бұрын

California Fify

@Scott-ly2nk

Жыл бұрын

They are all sellouts to the seros he is running all of the cities

@byronh5806

Жыл бұрын

You mean.....a fag?

Love Walton. He's more than just a HOF Ballplayer.

What a great speech!

If my dad were alive he would wag his finger at Bill and say "liberals are responsible for this problem." I still feel bad for Mr. Walton. 🙃🤨

@lyincontrumpster7199

Жыл бұрын

*So, is WaLton, a Liber???? Make YourSeLf CLEAR!!!!!*

@mitchelll3879

Жыл бұрын

@@lyincontrumpster7199 of course he is a stinking liberal burned out hippie.. what's ur point?

@dapdne4916

Жыл бұрын

@@lyincontrumpster7199 my guess is that he at least was. He seems to have changed his mind about politics.

@sg1770

Жыл бұрын

Yes he is a liberal.

@dapdne4916

Жыл бұрын

@@sg1770 he definitely was one. My dad would say to revise his understanding of the process of what produces homeless camps. Many things are responsible. But I think liberals drop the ball more. UCLA and Walton liberal. Old and modern California politics. Not just liberal. Conservative as well, sure. Some individual problems of course too.

Look at how the culture has changed in 50-60 years. Everywhere. We all used to have clean, safe, affordable communities & people looked out for each other. Today it's "Mad Max." Every rabid dog for himself. And the Washington swamp is hoping & planning that it gets worse.

@gdog3finally

Жыл бұрын

Sad but true. Very true.

Absolutely Brilliant Speech Mr. WALTON!! The BUMBS HAVE TO GO!!!

Way to you use voice to begin to shine light on these long ignored problems. 👏👏👏

Shared public space! I'm here in Oakland and it's the same mess. Lake Merritt on wknds is a parking lot. You can't walk on the walkways. Garbage is everywhere. Vendors are more important than enjoying nature. I just came back from downtown Denver and it looked like paradise

@patrickglover1778

Жыл бұрын

Denver is starting to have the same problems and it’s getting worse rapidly with no answers on the horizon. Downtown Denver is not safe. I hope we get leaders that can focus on these complex issues. I’m doubtful :(

All these also require vision too. Thanks Bill. This is not a partisan struggle, it’s a leadership crisis

@robertjohansen8572

Жыл бұрын

It's the same in LA, SF, Portland, Seattle...except not quite as bad in SD. It IS a political problem...the liberal progressive agenda of the leaders of all of these cities.

@willowclay5406

Жыл бұрын

You're right! My fellow Mediterranean!

@brucehutch5419

Жыл бұрын

This is very partisan.

@rwstavros

Жыл бұрын

@@robertjohansen8572 homelessness is a national problem. It can not be solved on the local level, unless you consider the “solution” to keep the homeless moving to some place else. I think you watch too much Faux Fox News!! When you travel to the other G19 nations, the homelessness hardly exists. Ask yourself why? Oh yeah, they have strong social networks that support healthcare and housing.

@rwstavros

Жыл бұрын

@@brucehutch5419 why it’s it partisan? Because you say so? What political advantage is it to any political party to have homelessness? It is also not a local problem. People move where they want foe all kinds of reasons. Being homeless isn’t one of them.

Over 30 years ago I would drive to El Cajon a suburb of San Diego to pickup my kids for long term visitation and return to Ohio . I would try to roll in around 4:00 A.M. to get settled in and avoid traffic . I always wondered why there were so many people roaming around at that hour . The climate is perfect for living outside , homelessness has been going on in that area for a long time .

Thank you Bill Walton for speaking freely and your honesty!

You have WAY MORE problems in California than just homelessness.

Wow! A far more accurate description of Todd Gloria than the one given during the Dedication at Colina Park for our beloved Rocky Graciano. Well done Bill. Well done!!

Bravo Bill, thank you. A message that applies to so many other dying cities.

As passionate as Bill was back in 1970 - great post/piece.

Developers are not worried about any of the issues, as long as land prices are high and fuel by high tax base. You have been aware of these issues for a long time and now your going public. This is a 20 year issue. New leadership, another developer will be elected to the same system and keep that system in place. San Diego has been owned lock stock and barrel, by well financed individuals. Proven by past administrations. I support what your saying, San Diego isn't a community to be proud of. It takes a lot of money to live here, and that money isn't connected to services.

@HoneyBadger80886

Жыл бұрын

End #SpeculatorLed development. #CitizensNeeds first

It is not easy to solve this problem. The costs of living in San Diego has increased so much. Land is so expensive. No one wants a homeless shelter next to them or even in their neighborhood. The weather in San Diego allows homeless to live year round. The homeless taking over parks, beaches, etc. is not ok. Our Governor had a surplus of $97 billion. Spending money and buying property and building studios, and 1/2 bedroom units for the homeless would help. They would have to built withing 1 or 2 blocks of mass transit stations. Rules would have to be followed and enforced. I have heard of people who were given housing but left because the others around him were too rude and noisey. I lived in San Diego and was born there. I was living there in Pacific Beach for 20 years before moving away last year. It was bad then, and obviously worse now. I didn't vote for Todd Gloria for Mayor. I didn't like what his work while in State Government.

@mariagarcia-eggly9833

Жыл бұрын

Todd Gloria didn’t cause this problem. Nobody complained when we had those do nothing republican mayors, or Governors. This didn’t happen overnight. Blame Ronald Reagan! That’s where it started. He shut down all the mental hospitals and funding for mental health clinics. He strangled assistance for the poor. People need to read history.

@andyleo8418

Жыл бұрын

Ok let them build homeless units in your neighborhood.

@stevep927

Жыл бұрын

If taxation was the answer California would be a utopia

@greglarson6293

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a homeless problem! It’s a drug addiction and mental illness problem. Do you really think the people smoking fentanyl in the parks are 737 pilots who just can’t find an affordable apartment? Most of them aren’t even from your area. They come or the Blue cutie in the west coast because of insane progressive enablement policies and George Soros funded DA’s who won’t prosecute crimes. Please, see this issue for what it is!

@Liam_Maddog

Жыл бұрын

THE COST OF LIVING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. Freeloaders, drug addicts, and mental cases flock to where their vile, selfish behavior is tolerated and even encouraged. WAKE UP!

Thanks Bill.

Bill Walton is right. The homeless in San Diego is rising, and there is no solutions to mitigate the problem. All of the San Diego officials are held accountable for this issue.

@mikehundt4263

Жыл бұрын

Wrong. Easy solution: stop voting Democrat

Good speech by Bill. The homeless situation in San Diego is out of control. It gets progressively worse without much visible improvement. The homeless deserve help, but not choice or tolerance. We the public need to do what we can help. The government needs to provide transitional housing. The homeless have to accept help and comply with the law.

@tommyriam8320

Жыл бұрын

'THE *BUM* SITUATION' IS OUT OF CONTROL. LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE BUMS HAVE A PERFECTLY WONDERFUL _HOME_ IT'S CALLED, "SAN DIEGO"

love SD sorry/sad to hear this .

Bill, I grew up in rural Southern Illinois, and I moved to Thousand Oaks in 1990 because I was returning to Pepperdine (originally lived on campus for a brief period in 1985-86). I am now retired after teaching law, business ethics, and finance for over 30 years. I also served as a minister and would often speak at churches from Santa Barbara to San Diego. While it was a long drive from Pepperdine or my Moorpark or Thousand Oaks home, I loved driving to San Diego. When any of my Illinois family asked me, I would always say, “San Diego is my favorite city in the world. I never was attracted to L.A. (just way too large for a guy who grew up in town of 750 people in rural Southern Illinois). To think that lawlessness and the forgotten Constitutional rights to have public decency and public safety preserved. I grew up poorer than anyone who is on public welfare (something most farm families refused, because they took pride in hard work and dedication to decency), but my family took great pride in the little grocery store my parents (just 2 of them; no employees) ran from 7 A.M. to 10 PM 365 days a year! POVERTY IS NO EXCUSE FOR LAWLESSNESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR! You are absolutely correct! I taught leadership, something public servants have lost in their attempt to keep the pathetic bleeding hearts (deluded by their own spoiled hearts), who elect and empower such people as the mayors of Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Santa Monica, and San Diego, who fail to protect the public. We are fortunate that we have not yet had major pandemics produced by the rats and the lack of sanitation in L.A. , Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and, yes, San Diego! PEACH ON, for you are speaking for yourself and all rational voters who simply want a return to law and decency! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! May many more speak out! L. Keith Whitney, Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics and Law, Seaver College, Pepperdine.

@tommyriam8320

Жыл бұрын

I'LL SUM THIS UP IN FIVE WORDS: *G E T R I D O F T H E B U M S*

@pamelamehl5668

Жыл бұрын

Bravo, Sir.

@mcap8396

10 ай бұрын

Here’s what I read in your post. “I did this, I did that, I did, I did, I did.” Just publish a biography egomaniac

We need more people to speak out on lack of basic expectations!

Thank You Bill Walton for speaking up. I have seen you many times over the years cycling through town. You're a True San Diegan through and through. Your anger is justified, I feel the same way. It's truly heart breaking. Balboa Park is a great example of how out of control it is, it is simply not a safe situation at all. It's actually scary. It has gotten so bad, my parents and brother have already moved. I think it was the second or third time they saw someone walk right in front of their house and defecate on the street when my folks decided to leave. San Diego is no longer Americas Finest City. I hope something changes and that it can regain that title but people are going to have to vote for different leadership or the leadership is going to have to have a change of heart. I really wish Todd Gloria would have embraced Bill Waltons attempt to work together as an ally but it seems as if he has not. The ball is really in Todd's court. What are you going to do Mayor? Please act now, or move out of the way.

God bless you bill! I lived in spring valley , El Cajon, San tee, university, and OB. I loved San Diego from 1966 to1975. Have wanted to go back, but like Portland another city ruined by left management, I do not want to go. Thanks bill for your love of SD and playing for Portland.

@user-sg8kq7ii3y

Жыл бұрын

So you're saying that San Diego was a much nicer place to live and visit during the 60's and 70's?

I'm heart broken too, Bill

💯 spot on! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

There's nut cases screaming and throwing 💩 at business owners in Sherman Oaks! It's absolutely horrendous!!

@PInk77W1

Жыл бұрын

Democrats

@thrower202

Жыл бұрын

@@PInk77W1 Ronald Reagan closed the mental hospitals in California which pushed the problem into the streets, prisons and jails. He was a tax cutting Republican.

Well said, Mr. Walton! It seems the hard-working citizens contributing to society are being ignored. The harder you work, the more the government will take, and the less you work, the more they want to give.? Hopefully, your speech will make a difference. I'll pray for all of the hard-working people in San Diego.

Very well said Mr. Walton!! There's another city that you once loved, Portland, Oregon, that is experiencing the same problems as San Diego. We have a mayor, Ted W who is absolutely worthless. The same can be said for our disfuncional city council. during the six years he's been in office, Portland has devolved into a crime ridden, dirty, unsafe city

Born and raised in SD. I feel that I was so lucky to grow up here in the 60s and 70s. Such a beautiful place back then. It has changed so much since then… Bill describes it perfectly when he says paradise lost.

@tuckerbugeater

Жыл бұрын

sounds about white

@charlesbaldo

Жыл бұрын

@@tuckerbugeater it used to be white, now its wong.