Garbage In, Garbage Out? For One City, It’s Just Garbage In |
Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--December 30, 2025
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The saying "Garbage in, Garbage out" is a common-sense principle that applies to anything. If you put bad information into a computer or a calculation, the results will not be accurate. In the same way, if bad components go into something that’s being built, the results will be underwhelming. You can’t use shoddy materials to construct a house and end up with a top-notch residence.
That said, one city has “Literally” solved the “Garbage in, Garbage out” issue, sort of. In this city, they just don’t remove the garbage. That’s right, instead of hauling the garbage away, this city has decided to allow it to pile up.
How bad is it? It’s so bad that one resident has quit his job to remove the garbage himself. That’s right: an ordinary citizen has become a cult hero for stepping up and taking matters into his own hands.
In case you haven’t guessed, the city in question is Los Angeles--the crown jewel of Gavin Newsom’s disastrous reign. Enter Juan Naula, the lone voice crying in a wilderness of filth and homeless excrement.
Waste management has become a significant issue in one of the nation’s largest cities, with homelessness contributing to the growing trash problem. Naula, who started sharing his volunteer trash cleanup efforts on social media, has attracted a following of over 56,000........