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Citizen POV: Los Angeles and Green Washing.


In this interview with a 15 year veteran of the city, I discuss some of the pressing issues of the day. We get some genuine and thoughtful comments about the people, and culture of L.A.

As I began to transcribe this conversation I realized that listening to Gi speak was far more revealing than the text alone. I now encourage you to listen to that audio, but here is the beginning of our conversation anyways.

R.V: So we are here in L.A. to talk about urban sustainbility, to talk about tranpostation issues, permaculture, and just to think about those kinds of issues that the city is facing. NO all we want to do is ask a person, and good people off the street to comment on their opinions of LA. So I am here with “Gi” and how long have youw lived in L.A?

Gi: Uh 14 years its going to be 15 in September.

R.V: What makes L.A. different from any-other place you’ve lived?

Gi: Maybe the weather first thing, its always sunny for sure. Its a big suburb ya know, there’s no center. There’s no neighborhood, thats what makes it a little weird. Like i can walk to my friend Singer, he lives about 5 streets away from here, about half an hour, i like to do that sometimes maybe twice a day for three months, and i never met the same people twice on the side walks. Neither homeless people, or tourists, or club hoppers, you know people just coming up for the weekend to party. In this neighborhood there is no sense of community, because there is to many transients, and tourists, and homeless, and thats a bit about what is weird in L.A., yesterday i could go surf just like that. You drive 45 minuets to Malibu, you go out there, you surf and its fucking awesome. And I came here for the music business you know, and still i dont mind it now. facing south, french widows, hardwood floors. Cant be too bad.

“People moving in and out is what makes it hard for there to be a community.”


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