“The number is quite staggering. Thirteen million. No matter how you slice it, 13 million of anything is substantial, but 13 million pounds of human waste, debris, and hazardous materials scattered across a city park? That’s undeniably shocking.
Such is the state of affairs under California’s current leadership. From Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s lack of effectiveness to Governor Gavin Newsom’s unfulfilled promises, the homelessness crisis seems only to deepen. I recall vivid discussions about the dire conditions in Calcutta, India, often cited as a benchmark of urban poverty to avoid.
Is the situation here really any less alarming?
Despite this, Gavin Newsom continues to paint a picture of families enjoying idyllic days in MacArthur Park.
It is a fentanyl zombie apocalypse that Gavin Newsom would’ve cleaned up eight years ago if he was an actual leader. pic.twitter.com/BTBm5dfmlC https://t.co/2SzRVbC1ri
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) July 7, 2026
The shocking numbers reveal just how disgusting things are allowed to become in the park, which is right smack in the middle of the city’s downtown area. I didn’t have Taco Bell this week, but I almost feel like I did when I read about the stark reality on the ground:
Shocking new records reveal the filthy reality of Los Angeles’ notoriously rundown MacArthur Park — where city crews hauled away nearly 13 million pounds of trash and hazardous waste last year.
Records obtained by The California Post through a public records request show sanitation workers dragged out more more than 6,359 tons of disgusting debris in 2025, including a staggering 142,329 pounds of human waste.
I can’t imagine anyone is planning on bringing their kids to play there anytime soon.
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The area originated in the 1880s as Westlake Park, but was renamed in 1942 to honor Gen. Douglas MacArthur following his victories in World War II. I doubt he would have ever wanted his name associated with this kind of state-sanctioned depravity:
The only thing more confusing than the fentanyl zombie fencing around MacArthur Park businesses in downtown Los Angeles is how this Yoshinoya actually stays open. pic.twitter.com/cXQ83xgp63
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 26, 2026
Real estate pro John Alle, who, as we’ve reported, has been on a long-term quest to save the city of Santa Monica and who has been rewarded not by assistance from authorities, but by a concussion and broken jaw courtesy of meth addicts, also has property near the park. His experiences shock the conscience:
“Our team discovered half-carved rats, dead cats with blood from body punctures, wheelchair parts, discarded food, plastics, needles, bongs and liquor bottles. Sadly, dead seagulls were the first level of crud floating on top.”
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The most frustrating thing about these situations? They’re entirely preventable, but the far-left braintrust that has taken over the Golden State likes it this way and does everything in its power to enable their continuation. Way‑out‑there City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, whose District 1 includes the park, has paved the way for exactly what we’re witnessing:
Hernandez has supported city-funded programs that distributed tens of thousands of syringes and crack pipes in the public space, pouring more than $27 million into the park and surrounding area.
“It’s now proven that these harm reduction programs, where tax dollars are spent on facilitating drug use by handing out syringes and keeping people addicted, do not work,” LA’s top federal prosecutor, Bill Essayli, who’s office has worked with the LAPD and DEA to crack down on drug use and dealing the park, told The California Post.
This is what progressive politics brings you, this is what one-party rule wreaks, and this is what the Democratic Socialists of America want to import to your city or town.
It’s wake-up time in America, even if it’s too late for the failed dystopian state of California.
Editor’s Note: Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the “progressives” are ruining California.
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