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  • French get a look at nation's UFO files

    March 23, 2007 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: France

    France was the first country to publicly release documents about government investigations of UFOs and other unexplained phenomena. Around 100,000 documents were released on an online archive, with the oldest record dating back to 1937. The archive includes police and expert reports, witness sketches, maps, and photos, video, and audio recordings. The archive has about 1,650 cases on record and 6,000 witness accounts. Web traffic to the archive exceed expectations. Only 9% of reported strange phenomena have been fully explained, with 28% inexplicable despite precise testimonies and high-quality evidence.

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  • Reaching into a void: For mayor's team of street crusaders, getting the chronically homeless into housing requires patience as they battle their addictions -- and persistence if they relapse

    December 06, 2004 |

    SFGate |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco's Care Not Cash program began in 2004 in response to the city's homelessness crisis. One facet of the program is an outreach team, whose members regularly visit homeless people on the street to connect them to resources such as housing and drug rehabilitation.

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  • Shame of the city: Signs of hope in helping S.F. homeless turn lives around / On-site medical, psychiatric aid makes housing program work at reasonable cost

    May 09, 2004 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In the U.S. most supportive housing programs have a 75 percent turnover rate, meaning people end up in the streets again. Direct Access to Housing in California manages a turnover rate of only 15 percent by providing a home, counseling, and financial management.

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  • Solving San Francisco's crisis of homelessness requires a sweeping, costly plan for housing and treatment - and political unity that has been missing for two decades

    December 04, 2003 |

    SFGate |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    To combat rampant homelessness, cities like New York are investing in supportive housing and comprehensive, consistent services for the homeless population. Although San Francisco has smaller-scale supportive housing programs. political will and regular funding are necessary to grow those initiatives and make a large impact on homelessness in the city.

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  • The Taint of the Greased Palm

    August 10, 2003 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    Corruption in Mexico is ingrained in all systems and interactions. President Vicente Fox and his administration are trying to change this. Their mentality is that for corruption to truly be fought the government needs to actively make change and implement rules to counteract it, and some of Fox's changes are now beginning to see improvements.

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