California’s homeless battle floods and storms
Up and down the coast, they have endured torrential rain, flood waters, mudslides, lighting strikes, and downed trees, often with little more than tents or bridges for shelter. “The water backed up to my tent, it’s still going,” said Maurice, who lives in San Francisco and who declined to provide his last name. “Ninety percent of my stuff is still wet. I’m trying to salvage the stuff I do need to keep on going.” … The storm has placed a spotlight on the Golden State’s staggering inequality, and its decades-long failure to adequately shelter and support its homeless residents.