This week, some in the mainstream media and blog-world have illustrated that omitting facts in its reporting about Israel has become more than commonplace.

The story in question revolves around two Palestinian families who were evicted from the homes they had lived in East Jerusalem for the past 50 years. The headlines declared "A bid to turn East Jerusalem into a unified Jewish Jerusalem", "Outrage at East Jerusalem evictions","EU protests evictions of Palestinians from east Jerusalem""Clinton slams Israel for evicting Arab families from East Jerusalem" and more.

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In a new response to foreclosures, evictions and the growing urban/suburban displacement problem, one California city has come up with an innovative free-market based 'solution' that allows displaced former residents and workers who have cars to remain near their jobs and older displaced workers to not lose their pensions. It also avoids the problem other cities have had of inadvertantly creating a 'Bushville'.

Santa Barbara's 'solution' for the working newly homeless are 12 overnight parking lots that allow sleeping, but which require people to leave during the daytime (when they become regular parking lots for business)

In Santa Barbara, the average single family home now costs over 1,000,000. Rents are also rising much faster than salaries. the number of homelsss has been rising very rapidly. So the local New Beginnings Counseling Center has gotten the city of Santa Barbara to allow 12 parking lots to become a haven for those who find themselves between homes while they save up for that house or apartment. Many
put their belongings in storage and sleep in their cars.

The only condition is that the lots open at 7 pm, close at 7 am, when cars must leave, and allow sleeping only. Children, and pets are allowed. This allows the middle class homeless who have been able to purchase or maintain cars in good working order, a free place to sleep.

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