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Bass has credited her Inside Safe program, which cleans encampments and moves people into motel rooms, for driving the recent decline in street sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The mayor has credited Inside Safe with a 17.5% drop in “unsheltered” homelessness — those living on the street or in their vehicles — over a two-year span.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In Pakistan, the result was a solar-power boom that the country’s energy minister has credited with leaving the country better prepared for this crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Buffett added to Combs’ responsibilities in naming him Geico’s CEO at the end of 2019, and Buffett has credited Combs with leading a turnaround at the No. 3 U.S. auto insurer.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

The Agriculture Department itself has credited these importations with appreciably reducing the frequency and destructiveness of gypsy moth outbreaks.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson