I just got here from watching a video showing that Berkeley is closing down. It’s devastating not thriving at all.
@MT-si3bu
11 ай бұрын
Depends on the area….. but like most places, you need to have money to live in the nice places
@ethmasterrace4507
11 ай бұрын
The downtown area is getting worse and worse. Lots of vacated storefronts.
@HerMajesty1
11 ай бұрын
Me too. Everything closing
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Where is closing down? What's devastated?
@brookstownsley3533
11 ай бұрын
@@RichFlemingRealtorOlive shaddock street. 0:28
@kieonnedawsonrealtor707
11 ай бұрын
Great information! I love Berkeley and they have awesome hiking trails too!
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Yes they do! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
@meguminakasone17
4 күн бұрын
Amazing video!!! Thank you for showing us beautiful Berkeley!!! 🙏🏼🥳
@RichFlemingRealtor
5 сағат бұрын
Megumi! Thanks for taking the time to watch and for sharing your spectacular yoga videos with the world!
@rickjazzfusionbop
9 күн бұрын
Nicely done! Excellent information.
@RichFlemingRealtor
5 сағат бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@HerMajesty1
11 ай бұрын
I just watched a video on Berkeley. Almost all of the stores are now closed
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Not true. Many stores are open. More retail vacancies, but that is everywhere after the pandemic.
@jk7140
11 ай бұрын
People who make videos like that have an agenda. In this case it sounds like they're straight up lying. It's a high income city with a massive college population. There are hundreds of open restaurants and small businesses. It's far from collapsing, in reality it's a nice place to live.
@smpanther82
11 ай бұрын
Berkeley has 2 High Schools. The 2nd High School is St. Mary's at the end of Sacramento St. In North Berkeley. I went there and lived by the North Berkeley Bart Station.
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Thanks! I typically only cover public HS in a city. Too many private schools to address them.
@Junius
11 ай бұрын
I used to live in Berkeley! I lived there for 5 years on and off from 2011-2017!
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing your memories!
@waltodets4369
7 күн бұрын
Thank you!😀
@RichFlemingRealtor
5 сағат бұрын
You're welcome!
@counklows927
3 ай бұрын
Very alarming to see that the 99 cent store closed in DT Berkeley. That made it accessible to the middle to lower class folks... Dang ..
@RichFlemingRealtor
3 ай бұрын
Not sure which 99 cent store brand you're talking about. 99 Cents Only went bankrupt and closed all stores. The Dollar Store announced the closure of 1,000 stores a while ago. Thanks for watching.
@SprucedandGussied
11 ай бұрын
Ah my beloved alma mater. Need to go back for a visit.
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Roll on you bears!
@johncavanaugh8532
3 ай бұрын
Wow, I have a lot of things to say about this video, and the city of Berkeley itself, but there's a lot that I can't share. I've lived in Berkeley now for more than forty years, and am in the process of moving out of the Bay Area all together. I read a comment below mine where someone calls this video a "puff piece" for the city of Berkeley, and I can see why anyone would think that. This guy does a very good job, photogenically, and visually, of making Berkeley look "attractive." Other than the more wealthier neighborhoods of Berkeley, the university is the nicest-looking place in the city because they keep homeless people largely off of the campus, and the lawns are always manicured and look well-kept. In the city itself, there is garbage on the street in many public areas, and there's a homeless and a mental illness population that fluctuates in size. There are all ready too many people and too many cars in this city - geographically, Berkeley isn't a very large city. These days, driving in the city always feels crammed and stressful. In spite of this fact, there's a lot of new (and expensive) apartments being built, which also adds to the traffic congestion because the workers will often close or shut down certain streets for months at a time because of the building being erected into the sky like the eye-sores they are. There's a large percentage of people who live in Berkeley who have a sense of entitlement and superiority here, as well. Also, most of the streets are old and crumbling and filled with potholes, making them hard to drive on with most regular cars. Lastly, the Berkeley City Council seems inept and useless in terms of dealing with many of these problems, and the people here largely do not like the police department, and the police department, for the most part, do not like the city. This I think (sadly) is the much more overall accurate description of what it is like living in Berkeley in 2024....
@RichFlemingRealtor
3 ай бұрын
You're entitled to your opinion about Berkeley and my video. It's obvious that you're tired of living in Berkeley and see nothing but the negative about the city. The pros about the city no longer catch your eye. I hope your next home is the utopia you're looking for.
@RivaDog1100
24 күн бұрын
Visiting from Europe this summer.. omg was I shocked in Berkley. I am writing this in Berkley on my last day here. Sorry to say that I am very happy leaving..
@eggboldhead
5 ай бұрын
This is a city with thousands of homeless. They run the city.
@RichFlemingRealtor
Ай бұрын
According to the Alameda county bi-annual census, the number of homeless people in Berkeley is approximately 850. That number needs to come down (and has come down from almost 1,100), but your claim that there are "thousands of homeless" and that they run the city is patently FALSE! www.berkeleyside.org/2024/05/15/homeless-count-shows-45-drop-in-unsheltered-people-in-berkeley
@Dee-eu1zz
8 ай бұрын
Great information
@RichFlemingRealtor
8 ай бұрын
Dee! Thanks and thanks for checking out the video!
@Leveleup543
Ай бұрын
Would love to move to east bay from sf but the traffic going to sf for work 🤢
@RichFlemingRealtor
Ай бұрын
Depending on where you work in SF and the time you have to work, traffic can be a challenge. What part of the city do you work in?
@Leveleup543
Ай бұрын
@@RichFlemingRealtor mission bay
@RichFlemingRealtor
Ай бұрын
@@Leveleup543 ... if you have to commute during peak commute hours, BART to the Muni T line is the way to go. Probably faster (and maybe cheaper) than driving from the East Bay. Let me know if you have questions.
@josephbarrett9563
11 ай бұрын
This is a puff piece. Not realistic at all. Drug addicts, crime, homeless. Many stores have closed, including businesses that were here for decades.
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
I never said there weren't drug addicts nor homeless. What large size city DOESN'T have those challenges? But, those challenges FAR from summarize life in the city. If you only want to focus on the bad, that's your perogative.
@allenschmitz9644
11 ай бұрын
You can't afford to live in that city. Even in a hole in the wall place. 😢
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Berkeley is highly sought after and expensive.
@brookstownsley3533
11 ай бұрын
It looks like something out of zombie land
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Then you don't have to visit.
@user-ko4pe9yd4e
3 ай бұрын
Not enough money in the world, too many far-left extremists.
@RichFlemingRealtor
3 ай бұрын
You're entitled to your uninformed opinion. I'm sure it balances out other locations with too many far-right extremists.
@user-ko4pe9yd4e
3 ай бұрын
@@RichFlemingRealtor I’ve never met a far-right extremist, only far-left extremists that push divisive racist ideology. Don’t worry, I’m sure Trump will fix Berkeley after the November election.
@RichFlemingRealtor
3 ай бұрын
@@user-ko4pe9yd4e ... just because you haven't met a far-right extremist doesn't mean they don't exist. Why are you bringing Trump into this conversation? he has NOTHING to do with my video.
@RamonYanez-lr4tw
11 ай бұрын
Show us all the empty buildings where businesses left, homeless problem, crime and drug use.
@RichFlemingRealtor
11 ай бұрын
Is that what you think Berkeley is all about. I watched a YT video about all the closed stores in Berkeley. It COMPLETED edited out the numerous open stores and new and recent construction projects just across the street from some of scenes filmed.
@SprucedandGussied
11 ай бұрын
@@RichFlemingRealtor Would be awesome if you went down there and made a more realistic video then. No doubt it's edited to hell but still lots looked shuttered.
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