Mother of three grown children says , ` ` This is my life in this car right now '' Santa Barbara , California , allows homeless to sleep in cars in public parking lots . Affluent city has seen a rise in homelessness during 2008 's financial crisis . 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 . Interview : ` ` It 's just amazing the people that are becoming homeless ''
Mother of three grown children says , ` ` This is my life in this car right now '' Santa Barbara , California , allows homeless to sleep in cars in public parking lots . Affluent city has seen a rise in homelessness during 2008 's financial crisis . Interview : ` ` It 's just amazing the people that are becoming homeless ''