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(CNN) -- Peter Gathungu walks more than a mile to a shopping center, where he pays a sizable sum to charge his cell phone.

The solar phone is expected to be a great success in Kenya.

That's because electricity is nonexistent in Gathungu's hometown of Njoro, in northwest Kenya. Landlines and other forms of communication are not as efficient, so Gathungu and millions of others in emerging nations rely on mobile phones. Charging the phones can be a headache in towns and villages where electricity is scarce.

Gathungu's troubles may soon be over, though.

Kenya's biggest mobile phone company, Safaricom Ltd., launched the nation's first solar-charged phone this month. The handset comes with a regular electrical charger and a solar panel that charges the phone using the sun's rays, company CEO Michael Joseph told CNN by telephone.

Retailing at about $35, the phones were manufactured by Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp. Safaricom plans to make an initial supply of 100,000 phones available.

"People are excited about these phones," Joseph said. "I expect to be sold out in a week."

Eco-friendly phones have been touted by several companies at global trade shows, but most have not been launched yet.

Samsung unveiled a solar-powered phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this year and introduced its first sun-powered phone in India in mid-June. The company expects its Solar Guru model to perform well in India, another country where electrical supply can be erratic.

Unlike many technological innovations, the solar phone is making its big splash in developing nations, where the need is the greatest. After the Solar Guru is in circulation in India, Samsung said, it plans to launch similar phones in other Asian markets, Europe and Latin America.

For the time being, Kenyans are happy to serve as early adopters.

"The power crisis here has been going on for ages," Joseph said, adding that the Safaricom phone's solar panel is small and portable, unlike charging devices some Kenyans now use.

Only about 1.3 million of Kenya's 37 million people are connected to the national electrical grid, said Migwi Theuri, a spokesman for Kenya Power and Lighting Co. The east African nation, which gets most of its energy from hydro-generation, has been undergoing power rationing after a three-year drought.

Despite the limited availability of power, Kenya has one of the most vibrant cell phone markets in Africa, analysts say. An estimated 17 million Kenyans use mobile phones.

Some charge phones on bicycle-run generators, Joseph said. Or like, Gathungu, they pay businesses in major cities to charge their phones, sometimes waiting an entire day.

"There's an enormous need for a device like this," Joseph said of the solar phone, which can charge during talk time, as long as there are rays.

"They will continue to charge on natural light, even on cloudy days," he added.

Gathungu plans to buy one of the new environmentally friendly phones. For him, it's a matter of money and convenience. He earns 4,000 Kenya shillings ($53 dollars) a month as a waiter. Charging his phone for 50 shillings (70 cents) a week adds up. The solar phone would pay for itself, Gathungu said.

Until he buys one, he'll keep making the trek to the shopping center every Sunday afternoon after church. He wouldn't go into further detail about his mobile phone woes, not wanting to waste his battery charge on the call.

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(CNN) -- From color-popping dresses to bold prints and shapes, Afro-centric designs have been storming catwalks in recent years, catching the eye of fashionistas across the world.

But for many international consumers, especially those with no access to shops dedicated to African brands, it can often be hard to get their hands on designer garments from the continent.

As a result, more and more African designers are taking their lines to the web in a bid to reach out to a larger market. And while many are setting up their own websites, others rely on internet boutiques which have more experience navigating the online market.

One such store is My Asho -- launched in June 2009, this UK-based web boutique carries the work of established and up-and-coming African designers, giving them a chance to showcase their creations to a wider audience.

Founder Dolapo Shobanjo says she started My Asho -- taken from the Yoruba word "aso" which means cloth -- when she realized that African designers were not getting the promotion they deserved.

"I contacted the top designers, I spoke to them and asked them about their struggle and how difficult it is for them," says Shobanjo. "That's really how it got started, so to create that credible infrastructure is to show the global demand for the products and that will kick start the productions."

Today, My Asho stocks a variety of womenswear, children's clothes and accessories from more than 30 African designers. Shobanjo says she is very careful when it comes to selecting new designers, making sure they have high professional standards.

"We're very happy to add new people in the site but we have to ensure that the designers we add are serious," she says.

"There are a lot of people out there who claim to be African designers but it's more like 'oh, I have a tailor who can sew very well and who can copy items,' so we have to distinguish between copy-cats and people doing this as a hobby."

One of the designers featured on the site is Erzumah Ackerson who runs clothing label Bestow Elan. She says My Asho is an ideal platform for her work, helping her to make her creations more visible as well as boost demand.

"I think there's still an element of investment that still needs to be done so we are recognized on an international as well as mainstream platform but I think My Asho is a perfect platform because since I've been on there, I've had a lot of international buyers and got into mainstream magazines."

And as this digital expansion is helping create more demand, many African designers are now having to keep up in their supply.

Titi Ademola, a Ghana-based designer who is the founder of the KIKI Clothing brand, says the biggest challenge for many fashion designers is manufacturing.

"You get a lot of excitement from so many places but once you get an order, how do you manufacture in large quantities?" says Ademola.

"So, that's the issue that I'm facing, trying to focus on quality control and trying to ensure that you consistently provide quality and appealing garments to other companies and other markets," she adds.

With clients in more than 50 countries, Shobanjo's goal is to create a sustainable business model for My Asho. At the same time, she also wants her company to help her continent by supporting local African communities where the clothes are manufactured.

As a result, Shobanjo's prioritized working with ethical brands that show a commitment to fair labor practices and create opportunities for their communities.

"I'm supporting Africa, helping it grow and creating jobs but it's not to say that a certain percentage of x is going to here because I don't think that is a sustainable business model," says Shobanjo.

"I think it is better to create from the start ethical principles and work with designers who pay their tailors well, who are investing in helping their communities grow and then once you grow as a business then you know that they will also grow as well."

Teo Kermeliotis contributed to this article

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(EW.com) -- The last time we saw him on our TV sets, T. R. Knight was playing "Grey's Anatomy"'s beloved Dr. George O'Malley before he met an untimely end in 2009.

In his first television role since (he's been continuing a successful stage career), Knight plays somewhat against type: George O'Malley was the bumbling, baby-faced surgeon with a nervous smile and horrible luck with women; his latest character, Gabriel Thomas from last night's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," is an alleged (SPOILER ALERT!) "power-reassurance serial rapist" with a neck tattoo -- sure, the tat is of a yin-yang symbol -- but still, a neck tattoo pretty much never screams "nice guy." Gabriel sure looks like George, but that's where the similarities end. Like George, Gabriel's into blonds, but only of the submissive variety -- that would certainly exclude Izzie Stevens.

It's rather inspired to cast an actor so associated with a recognizably benevolent character in such a disturbing role (sort of the effect Elijah Wood had as the expressionless, evil Kevin in "Sin City"). Seeing Knight go from a bright-eyed family man one moment to a sinister predator who snarls, "Tell me you love me, Mommy" to the women he's assaulting (ick) in the next is appropriately chilling. And, as it turns out, the dichotomy makes even more sense as, in a twist typical of this long-in-the-tooth series, Knight is pulling a Sarah Michelle Gellar and playing estranged identical twins, one of whom has a seemingly charmed life whereas the other's is in serious shambles.

It may be a long shot, but for fans, his appearance on "Law & Order" might be a sign of more T. R. to come. In the enduring spirit of cross-promotion, NBC seems to use "SVU" as a testing ground for future series leads.

Beautiful relationships between NBC and stars often begin in that famous interrogation room. Just look at Hayden Panettiere's two roles ramping up to Heroes, and Maria Bello's significant role last season en route to Prime Suspect (which really is getting better -- save that show!). Even though Knight's return to TV was welcome in my eyes, I found his performance weirdly unsatisfying. He didn't get to sink his teeth into his role(s) as much as I'd hoped because a lot of the episode was devoted to initiating new detectives Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) and Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish); plus, his characters' Southern accent sounded a bit inconsistent -- anyone else notice that?

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- If your neighbor mentions their green roof you might think they have a moss problem. Maybe they are simply referring to the color. But you're unlikely to think that they have just had a mini ecosystem installed.

Majora Carter says green roofs can help alleviate the problems caused by storm water

Simply put, green roofs are gardens on your roof. They come in all shapes and sizes and range from a simple layer of turf to bite-sized hanging gardens of Babylon.

But green roofs are not just aesthetic. They have important environmental benefits: they absorb storm water, reduce noise pollution, absorb heat (thus lessening the urban heat-island effect) and add an extra layer of insulation to buildings. That's why they are increasingly being used on new builds as the construction industry looks to make use of greener technologies..

The concept of a green roof goes back centuries: The turf roofed dwellings of the Vikings are early examples, but the modern green roof we know today was developed in Germany 50 years ago. Since then, they have become increasingly popular, yet the industry still struggles against skeptics, who believe green roofs to be expensive and liable to leaking.

The exception to the rule has been Germany, where the industry is now annually worth $77 million. Even by the end of the 1990s, 50 million square meters of German roofs, the equivalent of 10 percent of flat roofs, were recorded to be green.

The industry is not faring so well in other parts of the world. While the UK has seen a steady increase in interest since the 1960s, a lack of input from the industry and policy-makers has left Britain far behind Germany's booming market.

In North America, green roofs have taken even longer to catch on. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a Canadian non-profit industry association, conducted a survey in 2005 which indicated that only 233,000 square meters of green roofs existed in North America. But this was up 80 percent from the previous year, and the market continues to grow.

Majora Carter, who set up Sustainable South Bronx to help lift the area out of poverty by creating green-collar jobs, is frustrated by this difference between the European and American industries. "In Germany they are down to $20 per square meter, which is way cheaper than a regular roof here," she told CNN.

"There are mandates over there because of the storm water they retain," she continued, "Which is a huge drain on their resources, as it is on ours. What we are trying to do is champion the policies behind storm water."

Storm water is a growing problem in cities. The lack of permeable surfaces are loading drainage systems and increasing the risk of flooding. It's green roofs' ability to retain high levels of precipitation that are seen as way to control and slow the water run-off.

The mandates Carter refers to are part of Germany's Green Area and Biotope Area Federal Law. They are not a legal requirement, but through incentives set up at a city level, the mandates have helped to encourage cheaper prices.

Dusty Gedge, co-founder of Livingroof.org, a UK Web site promoting the green roof industry, believes it is the government's responsibility to help the industry grow. "We need government bodies to accept certain civil engineering benefits, such as storm water amelioration, like the Germans, Austrians and Swiss do," he told CNN. "This will encourage uptake."

In many countries, the green roof industry is vulnerable to non-acceptance and a lack of understanding. Gedge says, "There are problems with the construction industry viewing vegetation as a problem and not a benefit." Green roofs also struggle against better-known technologies such as solar panels, but Gedge points out, "Solar panels can work better on green roofs than on gray roofs."

Despite this lack of support, the green roof industry is growing. In London alone, there are approximately 1 million square meters of green roofs planned, with about 200,000 square meters already installed.

And as climate change stays in the headlines, the popularity of green roofs is growing. According to Gedge, "Over the last eight years, green roofs [in the UK] have gone from being a very marginal approach to a mainstream approach. Cities such as London and Sheffield are now asking for them as part of planning applications."

But Gedge also believes that support from local government, as opposed to a centrally driven policy, is key to the industry's growth. "In Switzerland, green roofs are federal law, but again this is interpreted at a cantonal and city level," he told CNN. "This is a much better approach than driven by the center." Managing the industry through federal laws offers a general framework which can then be interpreted as needed. In an industry that varies from project to project, this flexibility is a valuable asset.

So the green roof industry continues to grow -- but there's a feeling that government support could be better. With a little more encouragement, what once was an eccentric way to roof your home could soon become the universal standard, turning our cities into lush, green metropolises. But then, it's not easy being green.

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question: What percent of flat roofs are green roofs in Germany?

answer: 10

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(PEOPLE.com) -- Ali Landry and her husband, director Alejandro Monteverde, welcomed their second child Saturday in Los Angeles -- a boy named Marcelo Alejandro -- the actress's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Shortly after announcing her pregnancy, the former Doritos spokeswoman, 38, told PEOPLE in June that she was using grilled cheese sandwiches to battle morning sickness.

At the time, Landry also said she would be "really nervous" if she had a boy. Turns out, she had a big boy: Marcelo was 8 lbs and 21 inches long at birth.

Landry and Monteverde, 34, also have a daughter, 4-year-old Estela.

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New York (CNN)  -- In the schoolyard of American politics, President Obama is the big, smart kid with all of the test answers who's being bullied by a bunch of Neanderthal ankle-biters from all sides.

Meanwhile, all the teachers are wondering, "Why does he take this crap? He's bigger and smarter than all the other kids."

It's no surprise the Glenn Becks of the world have been attacking Obama since the moment he stepped into the Oval Office. Beck and his blathering buddies on the right -- you know, the stinky kids in the coatroom who eat their own boogers. Always pick on the kids least likely to fight back.

That being said -- we did elect President Obama to change things, and so far the only thing he seems to be changing are his faux-patriotic lapel pins ... and his mind.

With the public option in the public toilet, not asking or telling about "don't ask, don't tell," the Gitmo Hilton still entertaining guests, and same-sex marriage so far off Obama's radar that it's now on his sonar, seeds of doubt have been planted in the left's collective mind.

If this guy can't get his own party to step in line on health care reform, they wonder, then how the hell will he get other countries to do what he wants them to do? Although in some ways, that might be easier then dealing with these Blue Dogs who hump your leg ... and not in a good way.

It's a valid concern. However, we can't expect him to accomplish all this sweeping change in less than a year. It's important that he lay the groundwork instead of just going all "Decider" on everyone and making gut choices.

But he can't just be "The Thinker," either. Last time I looked, "The Thinker," by Rodin, had been sitting on his butt in the exact same place, for years.

Unfortunately, laying groundwork doesn't win you any fans -- well, besides a few Nordic voters on the Nobel panel. Flexing muscles, now that wins you fans. Just ask the Governator. That's why the Financial Times said it's time for President Obama to pick a fight and win it in a knockout.

But instead of working on that knockout, President Obama and his White House cronies are feuding with Fox News. While I'm loving this Fox hunt, the White House's strategy boggles my mind. This is not a war of necessity. Picking a fight with them is kinda like going to a biker bar after midnight -- as my mother used to say, "Nothing good can happen." That is, unless this heavyweight bout keeps escalating and we actually get to see Glenn Beck prancing around in a pair of sequined boxing shorts.

When you disregard the action against Fox News, Obama seems to be paralyzed, like a frog that's had it stomach rubbed -- which may the reason he's got problems on both sides of the lily pad.

Admittedly, I might be overreacting just a bit. The majority of the country is behind Obama. The situation just seems worse than it is because we're not used to this new era, in which you can actually criticize the president without being shouted down as an unpatriotic, Socialist, traitorous, granny-killing, freedom hater. After eight years of a presidency shrouded in darkness, we're not used to seeing the president's supporters, of all people, shining a light on his shortcomings.

Back to the schoolyard, where Barry Obama is being bullied. You know what? He's big, he can take it. You know why? Because not only is he right in his beliefs, but he knows that if push comes to shove, he can lay out the rest of these runts with a couple of good smacks of his presidential pen.

It's not time to panic, but President Obama needs to size up one of these twerps, cock back his arm, and take a swing soon, because the Democratic majorities in Congress won't last forever.

President Obama won 53 percent of the vote last November, so we know he has it in him to win the big battles. We know he has a lot on his plate. But we just want one decisive victory. That's all we're asking for. A show of strength. Something to grow on. Show these class clowns who they're messing with. You don't have to be "The Decider." Just the president.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Joy Behar.

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SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) -- Barbara Harvey climbs into the back of her small Honda sport utility vehicle and snuggles with her two golden retrievers, her head nestled on a pillow propped against the driver's seat.

Californian Barbara Harvey says she is forced to sleep in her car with her dogs after losing her job earlier this year.

A former loan processor, the 67-year-old mother of three grown children said she never thought she'd spend her golden years sleeping in her car in a parking lot.

"This is my bed, my dogs," she said. "This is my life in this car right now."

Harvey was forced into homelessness this year after being laid off. She said that three-quarters of her income went to paying rent in Santa Barbara, where the median house in the scenic oceanfront city costs more than $1 million. She lost her condo two months ago and had little savings as backup.

"It went to hell in a handbasket," she said. "I didn't think this would happen to me. It's just something that I don't think that people think is going to happen to them, is what it amounts to. It happens very quickly, too."

Harvey now works part time for $8 an hour, and she draws Social Security to help make ends meet. But she still cannot afford an apartment, and so every night she pulls into a gated parking lot to sleep in her car, along with other women who find themselves in a similar predicament.  Watch women who live in their cars Â»

There are 12 parking lots across Santa Barbara that have been set up to accommodate the growing middle-class homelessness. These lots are believed to be part of the first program of its kind in the United States, according to organizers.

The lots open at 7 p.m. and close at 7 a.m. and are run by New Beginnings Counseling Center, a homeless outreach organization.

It is illegal for people in California to sleep in their cars on streets. New Beginnings worked with the city to allow the parking lots as a safe place for the homeless to sleep in their vehicles without being harassed by people on the streets or ticketed by police.

Harvey stays at the city's only parking lot for women. "This is very safe, and that's why I feel very comfortable," she said.

Nancy Kapp, the New Beginnings parking lot coordinator, said the group began seeing a need for the lots in recent months as California's foreclosure crisis hit the city hard. She said a growing number of senior citizens, women and lower- and middle-class families live on the streets.  See how foreclosure filings are up 75 percent Â»

"You look around today, and there are so many," said Kapp, who was homeless with her young daughter two decades ago. "I see women sleeping on benches. It's heartbreaking."

She added, "The way the economy is going, it's just amazing the people that are becoming homeless. It's hit the middle class."

She and others with New Beginnings walk the streets looking for people and families sleeping in their cars. The workers inform them about the parking lot program.

New Beginnings screens people to make sure they won't cause trouble. No alcohol or drugs are allowed in the parking lots.

"What we are trying to do is we pull bad apples out, and we put good apples in the parking lots and really help people out," said Shaw Tolley, another coordinator with New Beginnings.

Most of the time, the lots are transition points. New Beginnings works with each person to try to find a more permanent housing solution.

"It saddens me when they live in their vehicles," Tolley said. "It is not the most ideal situation for senior citizens and families, but it is reality."

He added, "We need to engage this problem. This is reality."

John Quigley, an economics professor at the University of California-Berkeley, said the California housing crisis has left many middle-class families temporarily homeless or forced them to go to food banks to feed their families.

"Part of the reason why it's so painful in Santa Barbara is, there's so little in the way of alternative housing," Quigley said. "If there were alternative low and moderate housing and rental accommodations that were reasonably close by, you can imagine it wouldn't have this desperate look to it as people living in their cars."

At the only lot for women in Santa Barbara, it's a tough existence. There are no showers or running water. On the night CNN visited, a half-dozen women were in the parking lot before nightfall.

Linn Labou, 54, lives in her car with four cats. She used to be in the National Guard and is on a waiting list for government housing, but the wait is a year long.

"I went looking for family, but I couldn't get them to help me," she said.

As for Harvey, she begins each day by walking her two dogs before going to her part-time job. She leaves the dogs in her car with its windows cracked while she works.

It's another chapter in her life that she's certain she'll get through. Her 19-year-old daughter moved in with friends to avoid being homeless. Her other children live overseas, and she didn't want to tell them about her living status.

Even if her children offered to help, she said, she wouldn't accept it. "They know me well enough to know that I will get through this."

"My daughter especially is very unhappy. Sometimes she'll cry, and she'll call and say, 'Mom, I just can't stand it that you are living in a car,' " Harvey said. "I'll say, 'You know what? This is OK for right now, because I'm safe, I'm healthy, the dogs are doing OK, and I have a job, and things will get better.' "

CNN's Gregg Canes and Traci Tamura contributed to this report.

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text: Barbara

text: Harvey

text: climbs

text: into

text: the

text: back

text: of

text: her

text: small

text: Honda

text: sport

text: utility

text: vehicle

text: and

text: snuggles

text: with

text: her

text: two

text: golden

text: retrievers

text: her

text: head

text: nestled

text: on

text: a

text: pillow

text: propped

text: against

text: the

text: driver

text: 's

text: seat

text: Californian

text: Barbara

text: Harvey

text: says

text: she

text: is

text: forced

text: to

text: sleep

text: in

text: her

text: car

text: with

text: her

text: dogs

text: after

text: losing

text: her

text: job

text: earlier

text: this

text: year

text: A

text: former

text: loan

text: processor

text: the

text: old

text: mother

text: of

text: three

text: grown

text: children

text: said

text: she

text: never

text: thought

text: she

text: 'd

text: spend

text: her

text: golden

text: years

text: sleeping

text: in

text: her

text: car

text: in

text: a

text: parking

text: lot

text: This

text: is

text: my

text: bed

text: my

text: dogs

text: she

text: said

text: This

text: is

text: my

text: life

text: in

text: this

text: car

text: right

text: now

text: Harvey

text: was

text: forced

text: into

text: homelessness

text: this

text: year

text: after

text: being

text: laid

text: off

text: She

text: said

text: that

text: three

text: quarters

text: of

text: her

text: income

text: went

text: to

text: paying

text: rent

text: in

text: Santa

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text: where

text: the

text: median

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text: in

text: the

text: scenic

text: oceanfront

text: city

text: costs

text: more

text: than

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text: She

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text: condo

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text: months

text: ago

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text: had

text: little

text: savings

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text: backup

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text: I

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text: people

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text: to

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text: is

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text: it

text: amounts

text: to

text: It

text: happens

text: very

text: quickly

text: too

text: Harvey

text: now

text: works

text: part

text: time

text: for

text: an

text: hour

text: and

text: she

text: draws

text: Social

text: Security

text: to

text: help

text: make

text: ends

text: meet

text: But

text: she

text: still

text: can

text: not

text: afford

text: an

text: apartment

text: and

text: so

text: every

text: night

text: she

text: pulls

text: into

text: a

text: gated

text: parking

text: lot

text: to

text: sleep

text: in

text: her

text: car

text: along

text: with

text: other

text: women

text: who

text: find

text: themselves

text: in

text: a

text: similar

text: predicament

text: Watch

text: women

text: who

text: live

text: in

text: their

text: cars

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text: There

text: are

text: parking

text: lots

text: across

text: Santa

text: Barbara

text: that

text: have

text: been

text: set

text: up

text: to

text: accommodate

text: the

text: growing

text: middle

text: class

text: homelessness

text: These

text: lots

text: are

text: believed

text: to

text: be

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: first

text: program

text: of

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text: kind

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text: United

text: States

text: according

text: to

text: organizers

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text: and

text: close

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text: a.m.

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text: by

text: New

text: Beginnings

text: Counseling

text: Center

text: a

text: homeless

text: outreach

text: organization

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text: is

text: illegal

text: for

text: people

text: in

text: California

text: to

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text: in

text: their

text: cars

text: on

text: streets

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text: Beginnings

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text: with

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text: city

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text: the

text: parking

text: lots

text: as

text: a

text: safe

text: place

text: for

text: the

text: homeless

text: to

text: sleep

text: in

text: their

text: vehicles

text: without

text: being

text: harassed

text: by

text: people

text: on

text: the

text: streets

text: or

text: ticketed

text: by

text: police

text: Harvey

text: stays

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text: city

text: 's

text: only

text: parking

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text: for

text: women

text: This

text: is

text: very

text: safe

text: and

text: that

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text: why

text: I

text: feel

text: very

text: comfortable

text: she

text: said

text: Nancy

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text: New

text: Beginnings

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text: lot

text: coordinator

text: said

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text: months

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text: foreclosure

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text: the

text: city

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text: said

text: a

text: growing

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text: of

text: senior

text: citizens

text: women

text: and

text: lower-

text: and

text: middle

text: class

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text: streets

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text: most

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text: families

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text: This

text: is

text: reality

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text: professor

text: at

text: the

text: University

text: of

text: California

text: Berkeley

text: said

text: the

text: California

text: housing

text: crisis

text: has

text: left

text: many

text: middle

text: class

text: families

text: temporarily

text: homeless

text: or

text: forced

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text: to

text: go

text: to

text: food

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text: to

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text: their

text: families

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text: the

text: reason

text: why

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text: 's

text: so

text: painful

text: in

text: Santa

text: Barbara

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text: there

text: 's

text: so

text: little

text: in

text: the

text: way

text: of

text: alternative

text: housing

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text: were

text: alternative

text: low

text: and

text: moderate

text: housing

text: and

text: rental

text: accommodations

text: that

text: were

text: reasonably

text: close

text: by

text: you

text: can

text: imagine

text: it

text: would

text: n't

text: have

text: this

text: desperate

text: look

text: to

text: it

text: as

text: people

text: living

text: in

text: their

text: cars

text: At

text: the

text: only

text: lot

text: for

text: women

text: in

text: Santa

text: Barbara

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: tough

text: existence

text: There

text: are

text: no

text: showers

text: or

text: running

text: water

text: On

text: the

text: night

text: CNN

text: visited

text: a

text: half

text: dozen

text: women

text: were

text: in

text: the

text: parking

text: lot

text: before

text: nightfall

text: Linn

text: Labou

text: lives

text: in

text: her

text: car

text: with

text: four

text: cats

text: She

text: used

text: to

text: be

text: in

text: the

text: National

text: Guard

text: and

text: is

text: on

text: a

text: waiting

text: list

text: for

text: government

text: housing

text: but

text: the

text: wait

text: is

text: a

text: year

text: long

text: I

text: went

text: looking

text: for

text: family

text: but

text: I

text: could

text: n't

text: get

text: them

text: to

text: help

text: me

text: she

text: said

text: As

text: for

text: Harvey

text: she

text: begins

text: each

text: day

text: by

text: walking

text: her

text: two

text: dogs

text: before

text: going

text: to

text: her

text: part

text: time

text: job

text: She

text: leaves

text: the

text: dogs

text: in

text: her

text: car

text: with

text: its

text: windows

text: cracked

text: while

text: she

text: works

text: It

text: 's

text: another

text: chapter

text: in

text: her

text: life

text: that

text: she

text: 's

text: certain

text: she

text: 'll

text: get

text: through

text: Her

text: old

text: daughter

text: moved

text: in

text: with

text: friends

text: to

text: avoid

text: being

text: homeless

text: Her

text: other

text: children

text: live

text: overseas

text: and

text: she

text: did

text: n't

text: want

text: to

text: tell

text: them

text: about

text: her

text: living

text: status

text: Even

text: if

text: her

text: children

text: offered

text: to

text: help

text: she

text: said

text: she

text: would

text: n't

text: accept

text: it

text: They

text: know

text: me

text: well

text: enough

text: to

text: know

text: that

text: I

text: will

text: get

text: through

text: this

text: My

text: daughter

text: especially

text: is

text: very

text: unhappy

text: Sometimes

text: she

text: 'll

text: cry

text: and

text: she

text: 'll

text: call

text: and

text: say

text: Mom

text: I

text: just

text: ca

text: n't

text: stand

text: it

text: that

text: you

text: are

text: living

text: in

text: a

text: car

text: Harvey

text: said

text: I

text: 'll

text: say

text: You

text: know

text: what

text: This

text: is

text: OK

text: for

text: right

text: now

text: because

text: I

text: 'm

text: safe

text: I

text: 'm

text: healthy

text: the

text: dogs

text: are

text: doing

text: OK

text: and

text: I

text: have

text: a

text: job

text: and

text: things

text: will

text: get

text: better

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Gregg

text: Canes

text: and

text: Traci

text: Tamura

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: Which city has seen a rise in homelessness?

answer: Santa Barbara

text: Santa Barbara

question: how many parking lots?

answer: 12

question: What did Mother of three grown children say?

answer: she never thought she'd spend her golden years sleeping in her car

text: she never thought she'd spend her golden years sleeping in her car

question: Who says "This is my life in this car right now"?

answer: Barbara Harvey

text: Barbara Harvey

question: what place allows homeless to sleep in their cars?

answer: 12 parking lots across Santa Barbara

text: 12 parking lots across Santa Barbara