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Dealing with the homelessness problem, the drug problem, so many crisis happening in states like california and new york, that should be the priority. >> emily: i cannot think of a more destructive, more disproportionate element of performance activism than this is, than it would be if it was implemented, it would cost three times as much to implement wlo they worthy of beneficiary. it is disheartening and typical of the democrats that they say they care about native americans, for example, why ...

>> no, and those were some pretty lofty goals that she outlined in that first speech yesterday. i mean, the homelessness problem here, weve got more than 40,000 people living on the streets in los angeles and that became the central issue in this race along with crime and also corruption at city hall, but the challenges that she faces are immense, you know, in terms of building affordable housing, getting wealthy neighborhoods to agree to allow that housing in their neighborhoods, and shes talke...

So i will be stepping in to lead at a time of crisis and it will remind me of my days in sacramento when i served as speaker when the state was undergoing the worst recession since the great depression. and so im prepared to step up and do that on day one. >> let me follow up on that, mayor-elect. youre vowing to solve l.a.s rising homelessness problem and plan to declare a state of emergency in the city. do you have the buy-in to do that or is this merely a symbolic gesture? >> no, no, no, no, ...

The past year and this is something that ylan was talking about. weve seen an increase in rent in the hot phoenix area where people have moved into the area even during the pandemic and rent going up by 21% and i spoke someone in the scottsdale area who saw their rent go up by 20%. you dont have the option to re-sign because guess what? everything else is going up contributing to the homelessness problem there. >> on the jobs market things look good, but take a look at this statistic. job postin...

Welcome back. voters in los angeles, will decide if vacant hotel rooms should be given to the homeless. it is a bold solution to the citys homelessness problem but those in the hotel industry say the proposal is in sane. cnns nick watt as a closer look at the controversial plan. >> reporter: in los angeles county, more than 60,000 people are homeless on the average night. and more than 20,000 hotel rooms lie empty on the average night. see where this might be going. >> it is just, it is insane. ...

Have this treatment program, which theyre spending taxpayer monday on. you have the teams that are supposed to do outreach. they helped 1 person out of 1,000. its a waste. i used to live in san francisco. you know this. im so happy. i loved that city. its so beautiful. you go now and its destroyed. your tax base flees when things like this happen. so you want to blow taxpayer money on these failed programs, get more addicts, deaths from overdose and then your -- its a destruction. >> thats why t...

I wonder what avenues you have explored to prove that? i will show you the breakdown of the homelessness problem in that city. 2021 survey showed that there are roughly 320 transgender homeless people living in san francisco compared to 2800 homeless women and nearly 8,000 total homeless people in that city. you are talking about a very small section of the population that they are choosing to focus on there. what avenues have you gone down to prove it is illegal and what is your plan to fix the...

Works. im happy to see cities are cranking down on tent places because its not sustainable. you cant address the homelessness problem that way. and people are homeless because theyre down on their luck, they have tragedies and you can help those people. there are others who are profoundly mentally ill and then there are others who cant fit into society. you cant treat all three the same. san francisco tried it and you end up turning a residential house into a crack house: . >> greg: so true and ...

Budget requests resources to add Inspection Positions in every Field Division. The effectiveness of the Enforcement Program depends on the ability to identify and focus on those dealers that pose the greatest risk to public safety. Starting today, atf will make clear to investigators in every Field Division that as they prioritize inspections, they must consider the extent to which firearms sold by a dealer are later used in criminal activity. Third, we will improve information sharing with stat...

Budget requests resources to add Inspection Positions in every Field Division. The effectiveness of the Enforcement Program depends on the ability to identify and focus on those dealers that pose the greatest risk to public safety. Starting today, atf will make clear to investigators in every Field Division that as they prioritize inspections, they must consider the extent to which firearms sold by a dealer are later used in criminal activity. Third, we will improve information sharing with stat...