Today, I welcome rain falling to the sidewalks, plants, and streams. I wish for shelter for all in need. As a Californian, who has often lived with drought, who sees the fights for water rights to green the lawns of desert, grow food in dry valleys, and dam great rivers for electrical power and to drink, I always welcome rain. As someone who has worked with the homeless population of San Francisco off and on for 20 years, I am ever aware of those who sleep outdoors, on scraps