A woman sits on the sidewalk in the rain near the corner of East 6th and San Pedro streets in skid row in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Oliver Svenson, 62, tries to keep dry in the rain on skid row in Los Angeles. He said he is living at the Union Rescue Mission and went outside to watch people. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A woman tries to keep dry on skid row outside the Union Rescue Mission. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Standing in the rain, a person tries to keep warm and dry near the corner of East 6th and San Julian streets. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A man tries to keep warm under blankets near East 6th and San Pedro streets on skid row. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A woman crawls out of her tent and gets into her wheelchair on skid row outside the Union Rescue Mission. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
