Rain, Rain, Go Away…

They say the rain here in Los Angeles will end today.

Although rain is a good thing for the Southland, it is a bad thing for people living on our streets. Yesterday, the PATH Mall was packed full of people needing services. Our program staff said when it rains, the people on the streets pour into PATH.

While driving yesterday, maneuvering through the wet streets, I noticed the people who are homeless packed under covered bus stops, under business porches, and even some covered by tarps lying on the grass in the parks.

We get frustrated over L.A. traffic during the rain—Angelenos just don’t know how to drive wet roads—but the reality is, steering through slow traffic is a much better predicament than sleeping outside in the rain…