Jared Klickstein
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Yeah, Jack Bernstein founded it, and he was a heroin addict, and he started it with a guy from Three Dog Night, the band Three Dog Night. No way. I've seen him perform. Oh, wow. Yeah, so just great guys. They were junkies back in the day, and they bought a plot of land for cheap in North Hollywood, and they just formed this... this place. And it was, it was designed to be a long-term program.
Yeah, Jack Bernstein founded it, and he was a heroin addict, and he started it with a guy from Three Dog Night, the band Three Dog Night. No way. I've seen him perform. Oh, wow. Yeah, so just great guys. They were junkies back in the day, and they bought a plot of land for cheap in North Hollywood, and they just formed this... this place. And it was, it was designed to be a long-term program.
So he's a hero, you know, and he's a faithful man. And, uh, but that's besides the point, you know, like, you know, but the people don't, people hate faith, you know, Salvation Army, you know, gets a bad rap. It's one of the most successful programs in San, it might be the only successful program in San Francisco right now.
So he's a hero, you know, and he's a faithful man. And, uh, but that's besides the point, you know, like, you know, but the people don't, people hate faith, you know, Salvation Army, you know, gets a bad rap. It's one of the most successful programs in San, it might be the only successful program in San Francisco right now.
Well, yeah, because a lot of places in California are very anti. They hear the word faith, and that's it. They're throwing it out the window.
Well, yeah, because a lot of places in California are very anti. They hear the word faith, and that's it. They're throwing it out the window.
Well, I know that privately he's a very faithful man. So I would say that, yes, there is some connection to that.
Well, I know that privately he's a very faithful man. So I would say that, yes, there is some connection to that.
Well... At this point, since the drugs have changed so much, so like the meth is just not what it was 10 years ago. Fentanyl is a new drug. The last five years, it's really come on the scene. And you're just seeing such high levels of mental illness and permanent mental illness from this new meth. So I would guess 35% of people that have no chance due to mental illness.
Well... At this point, since the drugs have changed so much, so like the meth is just not what it was 10 years ago. Fentanyl is a new drug. The last five years, it's really come on the scene. And you're just seeing such high levels of mental illness and permanent mental illness from this new meth. So I would guess 35% of people that have no chance due to mental illness.
Well, it's not that they're not willing. It's that every single policy is enabling them to keep getting high. I mean, they are just taking the path of least resistance. I mean, of course, we need to put responsibility on the individual here, but they are not being helped. They are only being hindered by policy at this point. So, yeah, about 55%. Yeah.
Well, it's not that they're not willing. It's that every single policy is enabling them to keep getting high. I mean, they are just taking the path of least resistance. I mean, of course, we need to put responsibility on the individual here, but they are not being helped. They are only being hindered by policy at this point. So, yeah, about 55%. Yeah.
Well, if he wants to be president one day, he better be part of the solution. I mean, that's his only chance, I think, of becoming president is if he fixes this problem specifically. Tell me why. Because this is the blight of the nation. I mean, this is a huge issue that is so visible, and it's magnified by news outlets and independent media.
Well, if he wants to be president one day, he better be part of the solution. I mean, that's his only chance, I think, of becoming president is if he fixes this problem specifically. Tell me why. Because this is the blight of the nation. I mean, this is a huge issue that is so visible, and it's magnified by news outlets and independent media.
And everyone, when you think of California 40 years ago, you thought about surfers and the ocean. And when you think about California now, you think about a crazy homeless guy. I mean, that's it. And maybe that's exaggerated, but whatever. That is the image that comes up in your head. So if he tries to run... That's what people in Kansas are going to think.
And everyone, when you think of California 40 years ago, you thought about surfers and the ocean. And when you think about California now, you think about a crazy homeless guy. I mean, that's it. And maybe that's exaggerated, but whatever. That is the image that comes up in your head. So if he tries to run... That's what people in Kansas are going to think.
And that's what people in Pennsylvania are going to think. They're going to think about that homeless guy. So I'd love to talk to him. I don't know if he'd be willing, but I think at some point he's got to be.
And that's what people in Pennsylvania are going to think. They're going to think about that homeless guy. So I'd love to talk to him. I don't know if he'd be willing, but I think at some point he's got to be.
And I would say I would work with the federal government and I would get FEMA involved and I would basically set up camps in places like Los Angeles and San Francisco and start corralling, start rounding people up that are homeless and, and,
And I would say I would work with the federal government and I would get FEMA involved and I would basically set up camps in places like Los Angeles and San Francisco and start corralling, start rounding people up that are homeless and, and,