California Dreaming

California is a strong brand, the state of new beginnings, dreams and movie stars, of surfers and a wonderful climate. But the Golden State is bankrupt and the city of Los Angeles is running out of cash. Public services are being cut and unemployment keeps rising. At the same time, optimism, entrepreneurship and the belief in the power of America are stronger than ever.
In Los Angeles, we meet five people who are going through a transformation in their lives during this crisis. Justin and Christine lost their jobs and are now living in a van with their two young sons. Charles has gotten out of prison after fourteen years. Mizuko prepares her children for the future by making them at ease in virtual reality. Laura has taken advantage of the crisis by buying land cheaply and starting an urban farm and artists collective Fallen Fruit maps the abundant free 'public fruit' available in the city. Who are the pioneers who are reinventing the new America and how do they see the future?

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News & Politics

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• California
• economic crisis
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• Los
• Angeles
• Fallen
• Fruit
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• financial
• crisis
• economy
• bankrupt
• optimism
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[geoff1424]

damn this is a sad item to view

[CRenard77]

You know what they say right.The American dream is like any dream you have to be asleep to believe it.Well the California dream is different,you have to be on drugs to believe it.Bankrupt,education going down the drain,homeless people starting to appear everywhere in SoCal(once middle class)Hoards of illegal aliens turning Cali into Mexico.Anyone still dreaming the California dream has to be dead by now.

[rahlgren]

Thank you for making this avaiable to watch on YouTube

[brazilvideoinfo]

California is bankrupt. even if they cut the budget (Austerity measures), they cannot pay the debt they owe, include the expensive pensions they promised their people, while they knew it was a Dream story. Folks, the money is gone. Pensions will be paid, but what will be the value of that money? answer is simple..it will be less. It's not about how much money you have in your hands, you need to understand how much it's worth.

[YouOnlyDeleted]

America: Work as hard as you can for the system as long as you can. After that, go live out on the streets in your car.

[aceyorba]

no matter how poor the cities, county or state is

THEY always have money to pay PENSIONS



[deadcell1]

I wonder how walmart is doing in california.

[dickefrau8]

this was some super boring bullshit.

[dimvoly]

come to New Zealand

[lampguy9400]

This isn't educational, this is just a human interest story.