Increasing numbers of homeless people in California are living in their vehicles amid the ongoing housing crisis. But now advocacy groups have opened up 'safe parking lots' designed to let the homeless sleep in their cars without fear of being removed.
But keeping it tidy serves a dual purpose. The 36-year-old woman is homeless and has been sleeping in her car at night, converting the back seat into a bed. "I usually wake up a few times, just tossing and turning," she said recently as she grabbed some blankets from her trunk. "It's not very comfortable," Kush said of the tight space."I'm 5-foot-6 or -7, so I have to make sure I have some legroom, and this is basically it.
"We're going to identify individuals who are in their vehicles who consider themselves homeless and invit them to park in this facility," said Jeff Kositsky, director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing in San Francisco, where the $3,700-per-month median rent for a one-bedroom apartment marks the nation's highest rate.
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