The situation after the housing market crash
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Job losses and the housing market crash have left a lot of people with no place to live. Now more and more people are turning to their vehicles for everyday shelter. Some communities are trying to help them out.
In the shadow of multimillion ocean view homes, a new homeless population is moving here, living in cars and RVs.
He hears tax-payers’ complaints about noise, garbage and neighbourhoods that look like RV parks.
We have to act immediately. If we keep our head literally in the sand, it’s only gonna get worse.
In Santa Barbara a medium home price is nearly a million dollars but they have introduced a successful parking programme. It allows people living in their cars or RVs to park in designated lots overnight for up to 12 hours. They keep them out of residential neighborhoods and they don’t get tickets.
Other cities are really looking to replicate Santa Barbara's programme, a small but innovative port in the growing economic storm.
Job losses and the housing market crash have left a lot of people with no place to live. Now more and more people are turning to their vehicles for everyday shelter. Some communities are trying to help them out.
In the shadow of multimillion ocean view homes, a new homeless population is moving here, living in cars and RVs.
He hears tax-payers’ complaints about noise, garbage and neighbourhoods that look like RV parks.
We have to act immediately. If we keep our head literally in the sand, it’s only gonna get worse.
In Santa Barbara a medium home price is nearly a million dollars but they have introduced a successful parking programme. It allows people living in their cars or RVs to park in designated lots overnight for up to 12 hours. They keep them out of residential neighborhoods and they don’t get tickets.
Other cities are really looking to replicate Santa Barbara's programme, a small but innovative port in the growing economic storm.
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(Only the main ideas have been included, just to check the right answers)
Job losses and the housing market crash have left a lot of people with no place to live. Now more and more people are turning to their vehicles for everyday shelter. Some communities are trying to help them out.
In the shadow of multimillion ocean view homes, a new homeless population is moving here, living in cars and RVs.
He hears tax-payers’ complaints about noise, garbage and neighbourhoods that look like RV parks.
We have to act immediately. If we keep our head literally in the sand, it’s only gonna get worse.
In Santa Barbara a medium home price is nearly a million dollars but they have introduced a successful parking programme. It allows people living in their cars or RVs to park in designated lots overnight for up to 12 hours. They keep them out of residential neighborhoods and they don’t get tickets.
Other cities are really looking to replicate Santa Barbara's programme, a small but innovative port in the growing economic storm.
Job losses and the housing market crash have left a lot of people with no place to live. Now more and more people are turning to their vehicles for everyday shelter. Some communities are trying to help them out.
In the shadow of multimillion ocean view homes, a new homeless population is moving here, living in cars and RVs.
He hears tax-payers’ complaints about noise, garbage and neighbourhoods that look like RV parks.
We have to act immediately. If we keep our head literally in the sand, it’s only gonna get worse.
In Santa Barbara a medium home price is nearly a million dollars but they have introduced a successful parking programme. It allows people living in their cars or RVs to park in designated lots overnight for up to 12 hours. They keep them out of residential neighborhoods and they don’t get tickets.
Other cities are really looking to replicate Santa Barbara's programme, a small but innovative port in the growing economic storm.
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