they're firefighters, nurses, bo bookkeepers. in the san fernando valley where i grew up we had car factories that shut down. time and time again we have had to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off and face an uncertain future. what's happening in my city is a microcosm of what's happening around the country. for the folks at the top there's never been a more exciting time to live in los angeles. we have a diverse and thriving class. they're innknow vating and collaborating and having a good time. you don't want to find parking zyou can get rideshare. somebody can pick up your dry cleaning with the tap of the finger. we have a ballooning the service class, the people who are cooking the food, doing the dry cleaning and they're just barely hanging on, scraping to stay afloat and hoping one day to get ahead. meanwhile, our middle-class is getting squeezed out. the paycheck for years staying the same. their healthcare bills going up. the cost of college is skyrocketing. these folks aren't just anxious and insecure. they're angry