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E19: Stacy Jackson - Owner of NUDA Juice Shop Jan 31, 2019

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Today's episode guest is a local business owner who is passionate about health and wellness and left her career in fashion to open a vegan organic juice shop in San Pedro with the mission of reversing Cancer.

Stacy Jackson, originally from Moreno Valley tells us about how her passion for health and wellness began after she experienced her own transformations with a healthy vegan diet. Her new found passion led her to leave her career as a fashion designer in Downtown Los Angeles and took her to Costa Rica where she worked closely with doctors as an intern chef. When she returned from her eyeopening travels she immediately got to work as a health coach and found herself in a celebrity market. She name-drops a few celebrities she's worked with and helped get into amazing shape.

We discuss the societal norms around health and wellness and the lack of education many of us have on the subject. She took her product to the streets by going to all the local farmers markets in the major beach cities of Los Angeles. It was after a few rounds of farmers markets that she decided that it was time for a brick and mortar shop.

Stacy on setting up shop in San Pedro :

"It's cheap. The place where I moved into, a lot of people will recall, was Jolly Burrito so it was already a restaurant so I did't have to spend that much money to open. "

She shares some of the challenges of opening a business in downtown San Pedro and she listed the number one challenge is getting pedestrian traffic in the area. The best part for her is that she loves the tight knit community that San Pedro has.

Stacy on what she loves about San Pedro:

" In San Pedro its really lovely meeting the community. I think everyone's so tight knit and everyone is so kind here."

In the second half of the episode she shares with us everything her shop has to offer from cold press juices, to blended smoothies, to avocado toast and pre-prepped raw food dishes and much, much, more. She is looking to offer her prepped meals to the surrounding communities and beyond very soon by making her products available for order.

NUDA Juice shop is hosting a garden swap every month, the next one being on Feb. 16th. She is also looking to offer her prepped meals to the surrounding communities and beyond very soon by making her products available for order.

LINKS:

NUDA website

https://www.nudajuiceshop.com/

NUDA on instagram

https://www.instagram.com/nudajuiceshop/

SPONSORS

Cryptospace

https://www.cryptospaceus.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cryptospace.us/

Badfish

https://badfishclothing.com/

https://www.instagram.com/badfishclothing/

E16: Stacy Trevizo - Owner of Cryptospace Jan 10, 2019

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Our guest in this week's episode is also our sponsor! Meet the owner of our local crypto currency lounge Cryptospace located in downtown San Pedro.

In the beginning of this episode I update our listeners on the LAUSD Teacher Strike that was originally supposed to take place today starting January 10th. I reached out to Jennifer McAfee from Episode 13 for an update and she informed us that the strike was pushed to the 14th. She also wanted to thank the San Pedro community for being so incredibly supportive.

Today on the show I sit down with a local business owner and not to mention one of our sponsors, Stacy Trevizo, owner of Cryptospace in downtown San Pedro. She shares her journey to discovering her passion for the digital currency and what brought her to San Pedro.

Stacy on what cryptocurrency is:

"Its a digital currency that is really not controlled by anybody. Its a technology and it's just out there, there's no owner, and the masses really decide what the value is and what's going to happen with it... It runs on the block chain."

Stacy goes on to explain what the block chain is and though is a little complicated she doesn't shy away from it. She shares some of the reasons that people are really into bitcoin which includes some freedom aspects as well as other reasons that could possibly be a solution to many global issues. Stacy sheds light on how big the cryptocurrency industry is and why we should all learn more.

She shares why she fell in love with San Pedro and why she felt drawn to it for her business. Stacy loves the small tight knit community that she senses here and the slower pace of our downtown area. Living just a couple blocks from her business on 6th and Mesa she is able to ride her bike and rarely uses her car these days.

Stacy on what attracted her and her business partner to San Pedro:

" My sister is here, and I'm a huge Elon Musk nerd so I was like 'what? Space X is right there?!' So that's what attracted us really."

She shares what it's like to own a cryptocurrency lounge in downtown San Pedro. Stacy says many people mistake the lounge as a coffee shop or check out the place thinking its a retail shop of some sort. Often she will wave at people who peek through the glass and encourage them to come in and they shake their head no before they finally walk away. There is a lot of intimidation that surrounds the topic of cryptocurrency and she's hoping to engage the community and help everyone learn more about it.
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SPONSORSCryptospacehttps://www.cryptospaceus.com/https://www.instagram.com/cryptospace.us/Badfishhttps://badfishclothing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/badfishclothing/

E15: Angela Romero - San Pedro's Historian Jan 04, 2019

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Our guest from episode one has returned to start us off in the new year! She tells us her personal story and shares her journey to becoming San Pedro's local historian.

You might remember Angela Romero from our very first episode. In that episode she tells us why San Pedro is so special and what makes it different from other cities in LA. In this episode she tells us what led her to become San Pedro's local historian and why its history is in need of preservation.

Angela when I asked if she always loved San Pedro:

"No, I hated San Pedro... I always tell people if I could go back in time and tell myself ... 'Hey you're gonna be a total Pedro nerd' I would just laugh in your face. I dreamed about moving away."

Angela tells us that her love for San Pedro didn't start until after she went to college in Colorado and after she returned to live at the old News Pilot building back way before Sirens occupied it, when it was a bohemian community living space then and she loved it. She was able to experience downtown San Pedro for herself and it wasn't the "scary" place that people warned her it would be. She learned that it had a lot to offer.

She tells us about going to Harbor College after she returned from Colorado and how it led to different jobs at local hardware stores, until she finally ended up at a corporate job in finance. She worked there for several years before she finally got laid off. During her time off and being a self-proclaimed "theater nerd", Angela also volunteered for the Grand Vision Foundation and it was here that she discovered the archives.

Angela after discovering the archives for the first time:

"I had this feeling that I wanted to grab everything that I saw and just throwing it out the window because I felt like San Pedro's history was being held hostage."

Angela's big announcement:

Recently, in October 2018 Angela made a big announcement in her column of the San Pedro Today magazine. She announced that she was going to start the San Pedro Heritage Museum. There is not yet a set location for the museum, and as the the project is in its early stages of becoming a non-profit, the museum will only exist as a series of pop up exhibits and history talks in the near future.

I will make sure to do my best to keep listeners up to date on the latest news regarding the San Pedro Heritage Museum. Full Disclosure: I, Amanda Silva, am personally involved with this project and have taken on the role of Development Coordinator with the San Pedro Heritage Museum.

LINKS:

That's So Pedro on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/thatssopedro/

San Pedro Heritage Museum

https://mailchi.mp/e46a91684788/sanpedroheritagemuseum

https://www.facebook.com/pg/sanpedroheritagemuseum/posts/

Daily Breeze article regarding the museum

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/11/01/how-one-san-pedro-natives-love-of-her-hometown-has-fueled-plans-for-a-heritage-museum/

SPONSORS:

Cryptospace

https://www.cryptospaceus.com/

E14: Yolanda Regalado - Owner of Sirens Java & Tea Dec 27, 2018

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Meet the owner of Sirens Java & Tea, listen to her personal story and how her dream of opening a coffee shop came to fruition.

After she retired from the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Yolanda Regalado wanted to fulfill a long time dream of hers to open an upscale coffee shop. Since then she has awed us all with her latest entrepreneurial endeavors and is continuing to grow within the community as we speak. She was also the recipient of the 2018 Women of Distinction Award for the 70th District. Join us as we talk about her story and the love that went into building the community hub of Sirens Java & Tea.

Yolanda on growing up in San Pedro":

"Growing up in Pedro was great! ... There were some parts that you didn't go, and you knew that but you felt so comfortable... and everyone knew you, everyone's family knew you. You just felt safe and comfortable here. I did."

Sirens has really become a community gathering place and impressed many of its customers, so much so that 7th street is becoming a point of interest for other local entrepreneurs and residents. She tells us about the challenges she faced in opening Sirens for the first time, from the renovations of the old building interior, to the red tape of the city. She credits her husband and local city officials for believing in her dream and getting her to the finish line.

She explains the meaning behind the name "Sirens". Her dad being a fisherman would share stories of the sirens, in Spanish they're called "sirenas" (mermaids), and that story had always left an impression with her. She also liked the idea that having been a deputy sheriff and her brothers being Fire Firefighters. they also answered the call of the sirens. She called her coffee shop "Sirens" both in memory of her dad and her brother who have both passed away.

Yolanda on her hope for Sirens:

"All I want to do with Sirens coffee is bring you back to basics, have a good cup of coffee, have a conversation. We don't have TVs in here, if you noticed, because we want people to interact. We have artists here, we have dignitaries here, you don't even know who you're sitting next to! Have a conversation, and you'll learn a world of experience from people."

She tells us heartwarming stories of the customers she meets at Sirens and she feels incredibly blessed that her business was received so well by the community.

Sirens Announcement:

Their old location on 7th street in the old News Pilot building will be officially closed by the time this episode airs and they will reopen at their new location just up the block in early 2019. I will do my best to keep you posted on all updates, including their grand re-opening and any pop-up shops they may have in the mean time.

LINKS:

Siren's Java & Tea

https://www.instagram.com/sirensjavateahouse/?hl=en

E13: Why LAUSD Teachers Are Ready To Strike with Jennifer McAfee Dec 20, 2018

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Hear why LAUSD teachers are ready to strike as early as mid January, 2019 from someone with 20 years of experience as a teacher and sits on the UTLA Board of Directors. My guest in this episode is born and raised in San Pedro, and a Dodson Middle School English teacher of 20 years, achieving her 20th year this year. She is a representative of her school as an active union member as well as an advisor for the student council class which plans all the activities on campus. She sits on the UTLA Board of Directors where she represents educators of the Harbor Area. Her passion for teaching has shaped her life and led her to become an activist for education. Jennifer on what teachers are fighting for: "We need smaller class sizes, we need more nurses, we need more counselors, we need to stop over testing; We need to create environment for our students that are worthy of them.We need to give them the schools they deserve. " - Jennifer McAfee Jennifer describes the challenges that charter schools bring to the community and explains that they don't serve the original purposes that they were designed to, potentially posing a serious threat to our public education system. She reminds us that the teachers' working conditions are the students' learning conditions, and that the conditions that they are teaching in right now are unacceptable for both the teachers and students. Jennifer's "thank you" to the community for being supportive: "I really want to thank our community so much for the support. It means a lot. It means a lot to hear the honking, see the signs... That's what makes San Pedro special is we don't always agree but when we need help or need support, we're there for each other. "- Jennifer McAfee How we can support the cause: The best way to help the cause is to do the research and learn about what's going on. Jennifer encourages us to talk to the teachers we know and hear what they have to say about the subject. In the event of the strike, which she sees as likely, they will need our support by providing lunches for students who are in need during the strike. LINKS: Jennifer McAfee's Twitter https://twitter.com/search?q=%40js_mac&src=typd UTLA https://www.utla.net/ We Are Public Schools https://wearepublicschools.org/ SPONSOR: Siren's Java & Tea https://www.instagram.com/sirensjavateahouse/?hl=en

E12: Cristal & Nancy Bueno - Local Latina Makers of Bueno Designs Dec 13, 2018

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Meet the local makers behind the Mexican culture inspired business, Bueno Designs: The Bueno Sisters, Cristal and Nancy Bueno. We sat down for delicious hot chocolate at Sirens Java & Tea and talked about the recent local Dia De Los Muertos event in downtown San Pedro. Nancy mentioned how she felt that the Mexican tradition seems to be a little more approachable in recent years. We spent a lot of time talking about how the Disney animated movie "COCO" might've helped with that change as well as the cultural impact the heartwarming movie has had on the Latino community. Nancy lives with her husband and kids in San Pedro. Her husband is a longshoreman and she tells me about his early days of longshoring when he was a "casual" and the sacrifice they had to make as a family to prioritize that job. It was something they felt would be best for the family in the long run. Nancy on why her husband's Longshoreman job was worth the sacrifice: "When he was casualing, we had to put the job first. So he missed a lot of things, and, you know, it was tough, but it's like, at the end of the day we were getting to the goal of getting him in." Cristal, on the other hand, does not live in San Pedro but in El Segundo and works in Santa Monica as a graphic designer. Her and I share the turmoils of commuting in Los Angeles. She tell me why it's important for her to start creating outside of her job. It became apparent that she wasn't fulfilled with her job alone and wanted an outlet for her creative ideas. She and her sister also felt passionate about sharing their Mexican culture with everyone. Cristal on what motivated her to start this business: "I've always been a creative... I have all these ideas. For me starting this business, it's something that will take my mind off the stress and everything that happens on a day to day basis. " Bueno Designs These sisters are incredibly skilled and creative. Both able to sew and hand bead meticulous designs they are always looking for an original idea for a product design. They have received orders from overseas including large orders from the U.K. and even Australia. They are hoping to expand their business by adding a wider variety of products on their Etsy shop in 2019. LINKS: Bueno Designs Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buenodesigns/ Bueno Designs on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/buenodesignsla Bueno Designs Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/BuenoDesigns/ SPONSOR: Siren's Java & Tea https://www.instagram.com/sirensjavateahouse/?hl=en

E11: San Pedro Food Scene with Gio Koletty Dec 06, 2018

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What are the most iconic food spots in San Pedro? Listen to me and my cohost, world traveling chef and local foodie, Gio Koletty talk about all things food in San Pedro. So I knew my friend, Gio Koletty, is a big local foodie. I didn't know that early in his career he spent time in Australia as a chef in the Sydney Opera House. He tells us why he chose food as his career and blames his career as a chef for an incurable itch to travel. He is passionate about food; creating it, eating it and most of all discovering it. From across the world to his own backyard, Gio is always on the hunt for delicious food. We talk about the role social media plays in discovering food worldwide and locally. Gio on breakfast in San Pedro : "Pedro, we're lucky, we're sort of spoiled because we have really good breakfast spots, and a lot of them. And I love that they're more, like, old school breakfast spots. " We talk about some local food spots that we both love, a few restaurants that we mention: Baramee Thai, Whale and Ale, Nam's Red Door, Pappy's, Rex's Cafe, Lighthouse Cafe, Pacific Diner, San Pedro Cafe, Busy Bees, San Pedro Fish Market and lots more! Gio and his girlfriend, Wendy, love walking to the local spots and he talks about his favorite place for tacos, imperial rolls, Thai, breakfast and authentic Mexican food. Gio on what he would like to see more of in the San Pedro food scene: "If we could, with this waterfront, if we could get a food market that is sort of like, 'Grand-Central-Market-esque' that would be awesome. Where they have everything and anything underneath the sun." The Food Survey In the episode, we review the results of the food survey that I put out on the website. We don't go over every question and answer but we go over listener's answers about their favorite casual food spots as well as their opinion on the most iconic San Pedro foods. The food survey is still open for responses, link below. LINKS: Gio's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thegiok/ Food Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G7D8SDM SPONSOR: Siren's Java & Tea https://www.instagram.com/sirensjavateahouse/?hl=en

E10: The Local Fruit Trading Scene in SP with Army Linderborg Nov 29, 2018

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Did you know there is a local fruit trading scene in San Pedro? In this tenth episode Army Linderborg joins me to tell us about all the amazing fruit that is being grown literally in our backyards. Army Linderborg is not from here but she's definitely a Pedro Girl now. She's a wife, mom, San Pedro homeowner and a proud fruit picker. Army moved here from Venice after it became overly gentrified and she was priced out of the area. Of course, seeking cheaper home prices on a coast, she landed in our lovely San Pedro. One of the reasons she bought the home she did was because it had beautiful fruit trees. Since then she's become passionate about sharing and trading fruit with her neighbors and spreading the good vibes through her Air BnB Experience. Army on what she loved about SP when she first visited : "It just felt so magical. The port, so much was happening. Seeing San Pedro from the water, it's so beautiful... if you've ever done the Harbor Cruise, I highly recommend it." - Army Linderborg She shares her personal journey to homeownership here in town and how she fell in love with her fruit trees. During the episode recording she brought me a fruit basket with a variety of fruit grown literally in her and her neighbor's backyard. You'll hear me ooh and aww over the gorgeous exotic fruit she brings me and it doesn't stop there, you'll hear me indulge in the goodness. Army wants us to go out, meet our neighbors and share fruit amongst each other. She tells us the variety of fruit that grows in San Pedro and her adventures of fruit picking in the local neighborhoods. When I ask about gardening, she explains that she is a gatherer and simply wants us to eat and enjoy the fruit growing in our yards. Army on her passion: "I just really feel passionately that we have all these amazing resources and its our duty to maximize them and not let them go to waste. It breaks my heart to see a pile of dead guavas with bugs on them on the ground." - Army Linderborg We talk about how becoming a mom inspired us to become better human beings and make us want better for our kids, and a sustainable future for our planet. The foreshadowing of gentrification in San Pedro In the episode, she shares what it was like to watch Venice gentrify before her eyes and felt the push as she was priced out of the housing market. This makes her a conscious resident and homeowner of the San Pedro community and hopes that we all take tourism into our own hand by offering "experiences" of our own to show tourists our version of San Pedro. Army was so incredibly inspiring and I hope to follow in some of her footsteps starting with growing fruit in my backyard and working my way up to hosting my very own Air BnB experience. LINKS: Army Linderborg on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/armylinderborg/ Army's AirBNB Experience https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/149513?s=41&ref_device_id=f93a58dd4cad19a33997a67f3468934d69abdbe6&user_id=3779533&_branch_match_id=596584191295616648 Green Girl Farms Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/greengirlfarms/ Gardening in San Pedro Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/310466959298618/ SPONSOR: Siren's Java & Tea https://www.instagram.com/sirensjavateahouse/?hl=en

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