Under the leaking roofs of Los Angeles Unified schools

Gym roofs leaked. Water dripped onto an auditorium stage. Storm drains clogged. 

Los Angeles Unified schools made 176 rain-related service requests on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, after the latest El Niño rains soaked Southern California. By Friday, the district’s backlog had grown to 1,167 unresolved rain-related...