More arrests have been made at the abandoned skyscrapers in downtown Los Angeles that have become a magnet for taggers. Full story: abc7.com/downt...
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@checkdown37746 ай бұрын
A broke company reimbursing the state? Whats next? Blood from a rock?
@rudymartinez62426 ай бұрын
Yes, but you forget “Eminent Domain”. If they dont pay up, the City of Los Angeles can take over the property and do with it as they please.
@checkdown37746 ай бұрын
@@rudymartinez6242 The property is abandoned.
@markconnelly18066 ай бұрын
If the developer abandoned it, then it should be converted to affordable housing.
@rossy29764 ай бұрын
Oh yes because affordable housing will make the neighborhood better🤡
@TheSlickmicks4 ай бұрын
And having people living on the street is soooo much better, I take it?
@kaylawestendorf18652 ай бұрын
Great minds think alike. I know a designer 👀
@danieldaly84982 ай бұрын
Go ahead and make it affordable housing,,,,can’t wait to see the videos,,
@AKAAAK6 ай бұрын
EVERYTHING in CA is more "complicated" than it really is. 😂
@slabman29976 ай бұрын
Fr 😂
@timothybaker86416 ай бұрын
How are you going to hold a Chinese company accountable
@kl3nd4thu6 ай бұрын
Bass is going to mail the bill to the CCP and they will say, "we don't care, go and pound sand."
@kromephillen6 ай бұрын
For starters, by revoking the tens of visas they got as part of the deal. Do some light research and you’ll see the issue is not what it seems. It’s actually part of a bigger problem.
@mrsleep00006 ай бұрын
Better question...why does a Chinese company own property in the US?!
@lovethieves13836 ай бұрын
It's all about short term money vs long term and this how the CCP wins in the long term. Making tax payers clean up the mess, letting Chinese developers to do whatever they want with tax rebates and bad investments. Now you have giant blocks of concrete that are more expensive to fix the problem than how it was built cheapest/fastest it in the first place. At this rate, foreign investment buying America is more detrimental in the long term because it leaves cities with useless skyscrapers and bad infrastructure left and right.
@itslogical38846 ай бұрын
eat more chinese food
@ytr89896 ай бұрын
The company went bankrupt Who are they going to bill?
@tomdefig65146 ай бұрын
The assholes who do it?
@Dezeberbro6 ай бұрын
You know them liberals don’t think!!!
@yoced14686 ай бұрын
Oh ya know. Residents.
@Induna1236 ай бұрын
It's precisely the fact that they keep reporting on this story and making these buildings world famous that they WILL attract graffiti writers from all over the world. Graffiti is all about fame and I'm sure these guys loving having their name all over the internet and social media.
@AnAmericanPatriot15556 ай бұрын
So you stop enforcing laws and people travel in to commit crimes. Imagine that.
@josephgaviota6 ай бұрын
Thanks Gascon!
@lovethieves13836 ай бұрын
CCP says thank you for blaming Americans and making tax payers to clean up the mess and giving Chinese developers to do whatever they want with tax rebates. Thank you USA for letting us use you like morons..
@Dumbmoviereviews6 ай бұрын
I tried entering at 3:30am and there’s cops everywhere around the corner. Jesus Christ
@PauloRibeiro-eh7nl6 ай бұрын
Casper the friendly tagger knows how to bypass security...
@Jedi4TW6 ай бұрын
Aint nothing to it just doing it
@MXTuber30006 ай бұрын
The city is going to bill a bankrupt company for the cost of cleaning it up? How is that going to work?
@zabidebeaumont6 ай бұрын
The company was owned and dissolved by the Chinese government
@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart6 ай бұрын
Miami Art Basel LA Art Basel Pseudo Take it like that and its simply art. People are not truly understanding HOW unique this moment is. It had to be done.
@rudymartinez62426 ай бұрын
Only its not art. Its the opposite of art
@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart6 ай бұрын
@@rudymartinez6242 You're definitely entitled to your opinion.
@markconnelly18066 ай бұрын
Except it's ugly. They can do graffitti on the Venice art walls.
@LaughingInTiny4 ай бұрын
It's beautiful. Honestly they're missing a huge opportunity here.
@dubkae94476 ай бұрын
The disturbing is that all that graffiti didn't happen overnight. Our "City Officials" are not paying attention because what isn't going to be reported by the media was the calls made before it got bad.
@seventhfirestephanie87406 ай бұрын
Too much development = high cost of living = more crime & homelessness.
@killuminati19406 ай бұрын
Is it illegal for the developer to say they want the graffiti to stay since it’s on there property??
@sumgi15376 ай бұрын
seems like a grey area
@zabidebeaumont6 ай бұрын
It's a gray area because the city did give tax breaks to the developers in oder to build in the first place.
@mrsleep00006 ай бұрын
Why would they arrest people? Gascon is just going to let them off with no charges.
@_ac_76496 ай бұрын
california incompetence for everyone to appreciate
@street_cheeks6 ай бұрын
just say thank you for the welfare from us.
@josephgaviota6 ай бұрын
Why are they going after the developer for the graffiti? It wasn't THEM who did it, it was the graffiti vandals.
@sumgi15376 ай бұрын
they literally vandalized the city by abandoning the building in the middle of dtla for 5 years !!
@podcastfan25446 ай бұрын
The owner Chinese CCP operated company became insolvent. So why must China be responsible or at fault if after graciously investing in a area (Los Angeles) one finds the authorities of that place (USA) cannot control the criminal activities of it's citizens?
@kinglokimrvegas86876 ай бұрын
They should be leaving it alone altogther honestly it looks better tagged up with beautiful art works then it ever would have as a monument to materialism and a dialing system 😂
@kinglokimrvegas86876 ай бұрын
@@podcastfan2544the company went bust like most did around the time that thing was started though 😂
@lovethieves13836 ай бұрын
CCP entered the chat and says thank you for blaming Americans and making tax payers clean up the mess, letting Chinese developers to do whatever they want with tax rebates and bad investments. Now you have giant blocks of concrete that are more expensive to fix the problem than how it was built cheapest/fastest it in the first place.
@LoDown2956 ай бұрын
The company that is responsible for these buildings is so broke they aren’t even pressing charges. I’m not sure what LA expects to happen by “billing” them. At this point it just seems like LA is wasting money trying to bust people on this. This is an interesting story unfolding and I don’t see this ending any time soon. These buildings look better now than they ever have or ever will.
@migzz79766 ай бұрын
Didn’t De Lyin say two weeks for the owners to do something? More like two decades, LA prop owners notorious for sitting on land investments for decades until the price is just right. You can see your children growing older before anything happens, not a joke.
@rudymartinez62426 ай бұрын
Developers are like that all over the country.
@markconnelly18066 ай бұрын
Not just LA. Many cities
@drregmonster43716 ай бұрын
This isn’t close to the ocean.
@BurkesBucknFirewood6 ай бұрын
Because you put it online
@kl3nd4thu6 ай бұрын
The mayor should use tax payers' money to clean up pubic property first. Who cares if a private property is graffiti-ed up. She needs to prioritize her tasks at hand. When all of these politicians say, "we are going to send the bill to the developers", that means nothing. It's like trying to get water out of a rock by squeezing it. It isn't gonna happen. Your bill to the developer will just get tossed onto the other liens already filed against them. They don't care. They're bankrupt.
@Effervescent_Smegma6 ай бұрын
They are probably going to try seize it. The owners went broke and can't pay up
@kl3nd4thu6 ай бұрын
I heard that if LA wants to finish the project then each residence will be over $1 million each. Ouch. I think the city can buy affordable housing for cheaper.
@AlejandroVargas-we1jp6 ай бұрын
Let it roll! Looks great. Not like they were doing anything with it. All of a sudden they care about an abandoned building? Stooopid
@freeman48716 ай бұрын
It's looking more and more like Judge Dredd world every day.
@LaughingInTiny4 ай бұрын
A typical move would be to paint over the graffiti and dismantle or redevelope the buildings. A Boss move would be to encapsulate the graffiti to keep it on display, include a percentage of low income housing and support within the project and implement the rest as an iconic art statement.
@Big-boned_Pikachu4 ай бұрын
Tbh that graffiti actually looks pretty damn good. Where I'm from, we mostly only have kids tagging stuff and it looks like garbage. I wouldn't mind some actual graffiti as long as it's done well.
@danram2476 ай бұрын
I never knew that the building was abandoned until the news brought it up... I always thought it was just under construction the few types I drove by...
@LifesAGamble_4204 ай бұрын
They talking about people coming from everywhere to tag a building 🤣🤣🤣
@vincentzazueta23536 ай бұрын
That show you how laid back California is!!!!
@leonardwalton66686 ай бұрын
Next day will be going out to the spray king spray paint can companies!
@davegilmore74206 ай бұрын
Watts towers, draws in tourism, cement & broken glass!! ART,is not eternal!!
@maybachyard4 ай бұрын
Did that company go "bankrupt" or did they launder their dirty money.
@peaceluvhappiness86306 ай бұрын
U should be terrified of all the rats & trash & human feces on the sidewalks of Los Angeles I ran across the tragic sights myself & it's everywhere
@johnkimble22586 ай бұрын
If they didn't just leave it to rot for years this wouldn't have happened.
@tomdefig65146 ай бұрын
I hate graffiti I have destroyed tons of tags by carrying a piece of folded sandpaper in my wallet
@MetalSlug-ev5wu4 ай бұрын
The city should’ve been more careful before allowing a bunch of shonky Chinese property developers to build this mess. More developments for normal folks please
@ivanbustamante60114 ай бұрын
I delivered many materials there at Ocean Side it was supposed to be luxury condos now seen it like this it's absolutely terrifying i wonder what went wrong
@smallfootprint29616 ай бұрын
Good for you, Karen Bass. You go get 'em.
@f4ll3nzr06 ай бұрын
She'll still be smiling even after turning LA into a pile of ash.
@eseereoj6 ай бұрын
She’s not Karen Bass - she’s Karen Tilapia …
@winec00ler6 ай бұрын
They are just embarrassed for getting called out internationally. Hoe about the embarrassment of skid row
@inboxnews6 ай бұрын
Sure Jan.
@D8099.4 ай бұрын
So Sad and Pathetic. Glorified crime is not Art.
@SuperImmunologist6 ай бұрын
Thought it was fake at first
@bigfishy78166 ай бұрын
NCT 👏👏👍. Keep up the good work !!
@mrhumboldthippy6 ай бұрын
Yeah I like what that old lady with the glasses said " the mayor of that county should be held accountable and the taxpayers should be paid back😅
@itslogical38846 ай бұрын
The city should finished the project and turn it into housing for the homeless.
@sting1146 ай бұрын
No . City says it cost $500 million to buy and $1 billion to finish building it . That’s 1.5 billion city don’t have
@itslogical38846 ай бұрын
@@sting114 Then buy it, and finish it floor by floor as money becomes available. Also, by not finishing it like a high-end condo will also save a lot of money. And the city can take out loans too just like private developers do.
@lonesoul663Ай бұрын
They climb all that way just to tag.
@st8ofinfinity6 ай бұрын
The developer should be prosecuted for not completing this project. What an amazing waste! And "bankruptcy" means they took the money and ran.
@EdDunkle6 ай бұрын
It happens all the time. I think they are in bankruptcy proceedings in Hong Kong. After that, someone will buy the building.
@Thatsbannanas-d8c3 ай бұрын
Who owns this building ? China ? Russia ? Who ? If they don’t, they will.
@Eric_Olsen6 ай бұрын
It needs to be either foreclosed on or whatever to get it to auction/sold and have construction restarted. after it's restarted clean it up and allow 24/7 construction.
@DimiGoD17_4 ай бұрын
Free la culture painting clearly worth millions 5$ a can
@migzz79766 ай бұрын
Two weeks remember? Tick tock city council, your move.
@benfrankfriendly62694 ай бұрын
They should keep it
@juniiorr226 ай бұрын
Wish California was like North Korea sometimes
@Effervescent_Smegma6 ай бұрын
The owner went bankrupt. Those buildings have massive construction liens on them. We are witnessing a Munted Scatshow play out.
@hellomonkey12393 ай бұрын
Our system is a joke.
@spderman1236 ай бұрын
that bulding an ad itself
@thecelestialgoddessog6 ай бұрын
you'd be crazy to not wanting to go tag your name on that building .
@meowcat1977Ай бұрын
City is not going to clean
@meowcat1977Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@kiddadd6 ай бұрын
You guys display this building like it's something to be proud of. The tagging is a true eyesore. It makes my skin crawl. I wonder if people will still think it's art if every window is tagged on.
@kinglokimrvegas86876 ай бұрын
No it's not an eye sore it's art just like a sculpture or orchestral song would be it's just broke people art so do you really have a problem with the art itself or the fact that broke people get to do something normally reserved for wannabe Richy bitch douches like you
@cardellstewart55883 ай бұрын
@kiddadd...so true these idiots who think this crap is ok, let them spray on your house, will they call it art then? NO! they would be pissed
@Maybe1Someday6 ай бұрын
Dang, china gone bankrupt
@SweetHeart-vc6zy6 ай бұрын
Chinese owned, GOOD LUCK!
@vipngod16 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤Love everything stamped PJ Morton!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
@quincykawada22716 ай бұрын
Sounds like the changuitos are being enabled by Kevin de Leon and the democrats.
@williamkirby80926 ай бұрын
she doesnt know who is the statue behind her left????????????????????????????????????????
@somethingsomeonesaid64556 ай бұрын
So, what about the hundreds of millions this has cost the city, and will cost?
@YOOWINYOOWIN6 ай бұрын
You must be another future aspiring realtor. You're confused. City has collected hundreds of million dollars off the project already since day 1 beginning at Planning Dept @ Building & Safety. Stay off the subject you have zero clues on.
@somethingsomeonesaid64556 ай бұрын
@@YOOWINYOOWIN Still a valid question nontheless. So, what about the hundreds of millions of dollars? Spent or gained or to be? I was asking as to why the news likes to ignore this in some of thier stories about this. Easily answered maybe, but at least I'm asking. I might know something you think I don't, or vise versa. For sure someone made money, but a billion dollars and you "run out of money"? Someone else was living in the real fantasy land, maybe even confused, but I doubt the confusion by at least one party.
@YOOWINYOOWIN6 ай бұрын
What in the f**** world are you f**** mumbling about?? Take that penis out of your mouth and learn to write a complete sentence with proper grammars. Do you really think them Chinese "RAN OUT OF MONEY"????? Xi Jinping stopped the money from leaving China around 2017. You get left behind and sound halfwit when you have zero clue what's going on in the world. It's easily obtainable nowadays with WORLD NEWS at your fingertips. Got it? Understood? Comprendes mendes?? smh@@somethingsomeonesaid6455
@Dupedaloo6 ай бұрын
Art imitating life
@PauloRibeiro-eh7nl6 ай бұрын
Casper the Friendly Tagger. Lookup "VEOH in Connecticut"
@Grayhouse1016 ай бұрын
It's an abandoned building. It was quite L.A. artistic. Just thinking how these people risked their lives to get up there. Art creates controversy and it did just that. I don't condone vandalism but this building should have never been erected and brought much needed attention to it.
@karlpenton67854 ай бұрын
Gonna send the bill to a Chinese company? That company should have never been allowed to just walk away in the first place. Good luck recouping the cost lol lol !!
@jay-ks1ex4 ай бұрын
Art.
@aprilsmith36834 ай бұрын
Magnificent...🇿🇦
@JohnSkyLey6 ай бұрын
How embarrassing LOL
@notsure26 ай бұрын
The building owners and artists could make money advertising. It just needs some safety engineers and security officers. Jobs
@imnotjoeiswear6 ай бұрын
who cares about some graffiti on an abandoned project that will get redone anyway this is stupid, its kind of becoming an art piece almost not quite
@rachelkoiks4 ай бұрын
If it’s abandoned then… it’s a free for all. I love how nyc has embraced some of its graffiti art. Of course this looks more graffiti than art but when a dope artist lays down something beautiful, hopefully others with the respect won’t paint over it. Maybe the mediocre stuff will weed itself out and then LA will have these two iconic artsy buildings which I bet would be a lot easier to to sell/attract renters and/or buyers.
@PauloRibeiro-eh7nl6 ай бұрын
Cleanup Is Futile!!!
@dizmix6 ай бұрын
sEE worthy.... ⛵⛵⛵
@TEpScin6 ай бұрын
KC Quiefs
@knuclear200x6 ай бұрын
I actually like the building this way. It's not like anyone lives there
@cardellstewart55883 ай бұрын
@knuclear200k...let them spray your house, would you like that?
@knuclear200x3 ай бұрын
@@cardellstewart5588 but that's not my house. That isn't _anyone's_ house
@jackbauer5626 ай бұрын
Media
@Axcess20256 ай бұрын
Its a cultural thing. I use to be a tagger back when i lived in LA in the 90's.
@bespoke41876 ай бұрын
It's a crime thing. Not a cultural thing. The culture of crime.
@tomdefig65146 ай бұрын
Well your a cuunt. That's like saying I used to shit on the sidewalk except harder to remove.
@cardellstewart55883 ай бұрын
@@bespoke4187 i agree with your its a crime!! ITS NOT THEIR PROPERTY TO VANDALIZE OTHERS!! yes its a culture thing... a bunch of feaking IDIOTS!! let someone do this to their house and claim its a culture thing, they wouldn't like it.
@rudymartinez62426 ай бұрын
Weeeee
@browntownsound6 ай бұрын
ah yes, graffiti sure does get me down. the one thing worse than my inoperable tumor and my struggle to afford rent, food & medical expenses/the right to live is someone expressing themselves with spray paint on condemned monuments to failed capitalism.
@kiddadd6 ай бұрын
Quit trolling, and go get your cancer taken care of.
@hamradiotimes55866 ай бұрын
And LA wants to host the Olympics and World Cup games. Stay away your life is at stake..
@kiddadd6 ай бұрын
Maybe they also ha e nice parts? Idk.
@Mf-wolf6 ай бұрын
Don’t come here or you will go missing.
@kiddadd6 ай бұрын
Stop fear mongering. People can go wherever they want.
@kiddadd6 ай бұрын
Ots nice that youre worried about others safety. Its very nice of you. But fearmongering is not necessary. People can go wherever they want.
@100peopledislikedyourcomme64 ай бұрын
The developer should be held accountable not the police who fails at their jobs. Got it! Smh