The diverse culture in that region is probably the most attractive to me when I put on my design researcher’s hat. Within a radius of 20 miles from Pasadena, you’re likely to run into people from most parts of the world. It reminds me of this funny story from 2003. I also forget how much of a pain it is to get to places. Even though I spent 8 years living in LA, I still can’t believe people are just “used to it”. There’s got to be a better way! I tried taking the public transportation system from Diamond Bar to Pasadena and it would have taken me 2.5 hours if I had managed to get on the right bus. Instead it took me 30 minutes because my mom rescued me from middle of nowhere and drove me straight to Pasadena. Facing the global climate change, LA will require major change, lots of it, and fast.