Recorded October 2020:
Robert Stark talks to San Fernando Valley based commentator, Peter Nimitz about the demographics, culture, economy and politics of the Los Angeles region from the perspective of a transplant. Check out Peter’s interview about the Russian Revolution and follow him on Twitter.
Topics:
LA’s class structureCity-Data Forum thread on demographic trends of the past decade by cityImmigrant groups in the LA region, including from Mexico, China, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Armenia, various European nations, and more recent community from UzbekistanIndustry in LA, including entertainment, aerospace, tech, and shippingUnique LA tropes/archetypesContrasting communities that have strong patronage networks with those that are more atomizedPoll on hypothetical proposal to base immigration on a local levelAmerica’s neo-tribal futureThe Double Horseshoe Theory of Class Politics and how that impacts how different demographic groups align politicallyCrucial California issues of housing (YIMBYism), energy, water, and infrastructure being neglected by a one party state focused on national issues and a GOP that’s out of touch with younger voters and urban concernsThe degree to which LA’s post pandemic exodus and urban decay is overhypedNew urban development in LA (ex. futuristic complex planned in Beverly Hills) and metro expansionsThe debate about education reform,