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California’s homeless problem laid bare as Steve Hilton campaigns at notorious crime-filled park

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Farr, D. (2026, October 14). California’s homeless problem laid bare as Steve Hilton campaigns at notorious crime-filled park. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/us-news/steve-hilton-campaigns-at-macarthur-park-in-los-angeles-to-address-california-homeless-crisis/

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton campaigned at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, highlighting the city’s homelessness and drug crisis by pointing to discarded needles, drug paraphernalia, and homeless individuals sleeping on sidewalks. During his visit, Hilton criticized government-funded programs as ineffective, arguing they prolong addiction rather than help people recover. He called for an end to what he termed a “taxpayer-funded drug market” and described the situation as a “moral failure.” The article also notes that Los Angeles has not elected a Republican mayor since 1993, setting up Hilton’s campaign against incumbent Democrat Xavier Becerra in November's election.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton campaigned at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on October 14, highlighting the city's homelessness and drug crisis. Discarded needles, drug paraphernalia, and people sleeping on sidewalks were visible during his visit. Hilton criticized current programs as prolonging addiction rather than aiding recovery, referring to "harm reduction" efforts as ineffective. During his tour of the park, he walked past a woman sleeping in an alley and spoke with reporters while another person slept on the sidewalk nearby. This campaign stop aimed to draw attention to what Hilton views as mismanagement of taxpayer money in addressing homelessness and addiction issues in Los Angeles.

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Discarded needles, drug paraphernalia and homeless people sleeping on sidewalks offered a stark snapshot of Los Angeles’ homelessness and drug crisis as Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton took his campaign to MacArthur Park. asserted

Hilton → discard → Park

All of it is funded by you.” asserted

All → fund → you

The Republican candidate argued that the programs prolong addiction rather than help people escape it. asserted

people → argue → it

“They call it ‘harm reduction,’ but all it does is keep people addicted. asserted

it → call → people

I’ll end this madness.” asserted

I → end → madness

The conditions surrounding the park were on full display during Hilton’s visit. asserted

conditions → surround → visit

Video and photographs from Tuesday showed him walking past a woman sleeping in an alley and speaking to reporters as another person slept on the sidewalk just outside the park. asserted

person → show → park

Hilton has previously described seeing “crack pipes, injection drug use, and people folded over on fentanyl in the middle of a sunny day.” asserted

people → describe → day

One clip drew attention online when viewers spotted a homeless man wandering through the frame with his pants around his knees while Hilton discussed the neighborhood’s conditions. asserted

Hilton → draw → conditions

The political backdrop is striking, Los Angeles City Council has 15 seats and no identified Republican members, while the city has not elected a Republican mayor since Richard Riordan won in 1993. asserted

Riordan → have → 1993

California’s last Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, left office in January 2011. asserted

governor → leave → January

Trash piles and human feces were also among the conditions Hilton highlighted, which he characterized as a “moral failure” and a “taxpayer-funded drug market.” asserted

he → highlight → failure

California voters will choose between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Hilton in the Nov. 3 election. asserted

voters → choose → election

California’s homeless problem laid bare as Steve Hilton campaigns at notorious crime-filled park

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