Mother of three grown children says , ` ` This is my life in this car right now '' Santa Monica , California , allows homeless to sleep in cars in 12 parking lots . Affluent housing has caused a rise in homelessness during California 's financial crisis . Advocate : ` ` It 's just amazing the people that are not 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 12 parking lots . Affluent city has seen a rise in homelessness during California 's housing crisis . Advocate : `` It 's just amazing the people that are becoming homeless ''