1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Neil Savedra and the Fork Report here with you. Happy 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: to be with you. Please hang out with me on 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: social media at on Instagram at fork Reporter at fork Reporter, 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: which is food and fun and all that stuff. And 5 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: then for those of you and I've been enjoying connecting 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: with you on my other Instagram, which is focused on making, 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: creating art, fixing things, stuff like that. It's kind of 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: my private loves outside of radio. You can find me 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: at Savco Industries. That's s AA v COO Industries sav 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: Co Industries on Instagram as well, and you can see 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: peek in some of the things I give tips and tricks, 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: you talk about all kinds of things on there, So 13 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: check that out and give a shout out to Glenn 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: out there in Mission via Ho. He is a mail carrier. 15 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: He's a letter carrier out there, and I was praising 16 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: our postal services. The United States Post Office, I think 17 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: is still a great value and we have a great 18 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: mail carrier in our neighborhood. And I just encourage you 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: to give them love. They work their butt off and 20 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: if you can, you know, put a little life bucket 21 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: out with water bottle water during the hot times a 22 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: year and anything warm during the warm times a year 23 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: and things like that. I'm sure they appreciate it. All righty, 24 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: let's get back to things. You know, we have not 25 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: talked to this gentleman for a minute to get updates 26 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: and what's going on in Altadena. We're looking at it 27 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: one year later, so I want to bring back to 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: the program Calvin Zayer over the phone. How you doing, 29 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: Calvin's embarrassing day by day? Well, that's great to hear 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: your positivity. I remember from our last conversation was a 31 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: breath of fresh air during a very very troubled time. 32 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: Let us know, tell everybody who you are, what you do, 33 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: and then let's get and what you know extreme athletics 34 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: and all that and uh, and then let's get into 35 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: anything you've seen or haven't seen yet a year from 36 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: those horrific Eaton and Alpatina fires. 37 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm zaire Calvin. 38 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 3: I'm a community organizer. They called me the unofficial mayor 39 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: of Altadena since we have a county supervisor. Been working 40 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 3: hard for the you know, the protections of Altadena and 41 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 3: making sure all the disaster capitalism to make sure that 42 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 3: we're protected and building back a year from today, I 43 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 3: lost my sister, and the fire lost five homes, lost cars, 44 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 3: lost everything, just tremendous loss and then tremendous loss for 45 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 3: the community and just been fighting every since then. I 46 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: have a program that I run Extreme Athletics dot org 47 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 3: and that focus on the eradication of type two diabetes 48 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 3: and sports athletes and even our elders and our youth 49 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 3: and mental health. So that program helped ignite me along 50 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 3: with me being a coach to do a lot of 51 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 3: work in the community and lead the community as far 52 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 3: as trying to come back from this horrendous fire that happened. 53 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: And Saiah, you're known in the community as coach Z. 54 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: You're obviously is so community driven that you're you're well known. 55 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: Uh what may I realize the sadness and the horrific 56 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: nature of having you lost a sister, losing a sister 57 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: in the fires themselves, and that's going to be motivation 58 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: by itself. But what put this mantle on your shoulders 59 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: that made you think this, I have to take this 60 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: up and I have to make sure that it's righted 61 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 1: the best way possible. 62 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: I think. 63 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 3: Believing in the higher power than God is in giving 64 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 3: me this power and strength to push through at this 65 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 3: point to understand that it was his guidance because in 66 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: the beginning it was to show my whole community, but 67 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 3: also understanding that the black community, black and brown community 68 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 3: usually is undeserved and underrepresented. So in the beginning of it, 69 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 3: it was to make sure that all those voices were heard. 70 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 2: Also, especially since it's a. 71 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 3: Black community eighty percent home ownership, higher than the national average, 72 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: and a lot of my elders, So for that was 73 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: my igniting force in the beginning, was just to make 74 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: sure that everyone was heard, and then all my neighbors, 75 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 3: all my Jewish Asian just a collective because I've been 76 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: born and raised there and have always been a protection 77 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: for my community so before this, so it was only 78 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 3: fitting that you know, this pushed me into the activism 79 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: of fighting for the community. 80 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: And Altadena is a special place. You're not only talking 81 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: about black home ownership, you're talking about generational home ownership. 82 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: This means being able to pass them down to family 83 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: members and keep you know, keep hold of that legacy. 84 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: We're going to get some news when we come back once, 85 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: you're honest, it's not going to help anybody, as you know, 86 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: for with anything else. So your honest opinion as to 87 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: what's being done and what's not being done by the 88 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: powers to be here in Los Angeles when we come 89 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: back stick around. We're talking to zay R Calvin. He 90 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: is Coach Z own as Coach D in his neighborhood, 91 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 1: but they refer to him as the unofficial Altadena Mayor. 92 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: He is keeping people accountable for the rebuilding one year 93 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: later after the fires in Altadena. So go nowhere. 94 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 3: You're listening to the Fork Report with Nil Savedra on 95 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: demand from KFI AM six forty. 96 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: It's the Fork Report all things food, beverage and beyond. 97 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: The beyond part right now is us talking to someoney 98 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: who you've heard on the air before. Zayre Calvin. He 99 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: is Coach Z and he is known in his part 100 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:43,559 Speaker 1: of town as Coach D or the unofficial Alta Dina Mayor. 101 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: So he's been on the program before. His website is 102 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 1: x stream Athletics dot org. And he is not being silent, 103 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: which is the best thing you can do in a circumstance. 104 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: It's one year later after the fires that were handled miserably, 105 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: and the only thing we've found out so far is 106 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: how miserably they've been handled as everybody tosses the hot 107 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: potato at someone else. 108 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: So zaire, what. 109 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: Is what have you seen that's tangible? 110 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 2: Well tangible? Well the fights against of course everything you addresses. 111 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: It was a perfect intro. I mean we've been. 112 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: Fighting everything from insurance to predatory land developers too, you know, 113 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 3: just every aspect of fighting on all front. And our 114 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: new fight that is coming is construction that everyone is 115 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 3: running into now getting. 116 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: All of your plans through. 117 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 3: That's happening in some type of cohesion and hopefully that 118 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 3: opens up more. But the construction side of we're already 119 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 3: starting to see the predatory construction people come in andto overbidding, 120 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 3: oh pripen out people and then also taking too many 121 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 3: projects where they're not going to be able to finish in. 122 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 2: The two year period that it's set in our out 123 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 2: the Native rebuild plan. So it's a lot. 124 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 3: Uh. 125 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to get you to point fingers or 126 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: anything like that, but does it hurt you that a 127 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: A having that high populace of African Americans in Alta Dina, 128 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: that it feels like even though she's a mayor to 129 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: all of us in Los Angeles, that mayor Bass to me, 130 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: in my perspective, has done very little in this circumstance 131 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: to show leadership. That's my words, not yours. 132 00:08:55,320 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, the things that are happening. The difference with 133 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,239 Speaker 3: mayor Math for us is we have a county supervisor 134 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 3: who is over our side of the fract, so she 135 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 3: actually doesn't do our side of making sure things happen. 136 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: Oh, because the city versus county that TYPEI thquing. 137 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's why I said. That's why they have me 138 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 3: as the unofficial mayor gotcha running around our county. 139 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: I understand. Yeah, I guess I'm looking at the bigger 140 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: picture above all. And then how do you feel about 141 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: the leadership and what they're doing for the good folks 142 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: of Altadena that are one year later still looking at, 143 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: you know, piles of mess in some areas and smoke 144 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: damage for those that are still standing, and very little 145 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: being rebuilt so far. 146 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 3: I'm absolutely infuriated, and you know, I'm mad at the 147 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 3: person who burnt us down more so, which is Edison. 148 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 3: Edison has the ability right now to pay out and make. 149 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 2: Sure that everybody is back in. 150 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 3: Their homes right now, or at least our last campaign 151 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 3: has been for them to pay for an ADU on 152 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 3: everyone's property to give two hundred thousand dollars toward that adu. 153 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 3: Edison has the money, which does not come out of 154 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 3: their pocket. It comes out of a fund that was 155 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 3: created to protect for fires. So they won't even pay 156 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 3: for any of the disasters that they've called. But then 157 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 3: they're still holding up that fund. Why we still don't 158 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 3: have housing, Why we still don't have the money to 159 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 3: be back in our homes and our ali's are about 160 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 3: to run out alternative living expenses from our insurance for 161 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: the ones who had it and for the people who 162 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 3: are on house. There's people still living in cars, there's 163 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,079 Speaker 3: still people in hotels. 164 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 2: So Edison, if. 165 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 3: They really wanted to be who they say they are 166 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 3: when they're saying that they they care about the community, 167 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 3: they would literally release the money to make sure that 168 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 3: we could have housing, which is our money anyway that 169 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 3: they have to give us, no matter what, they would 170 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 3: take care of that. 171 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: Now, well, I agree with all of that, all of that, 172 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: but someone still has to hold them accountable. And that's 173 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: what we have our local people for to stand up 174 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: for us, and they should be holding their feet to 175 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: the fire literally on this one very quickly. Zia Calvin 176 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: is with US coach z Aka, the unofficial Altadena Mayors. 177 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 1: We talk about a year later because I love talking 178 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: about food and hope and those things. Are there any 179 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: mom and pop places that are opening could be food 180 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: related restaurants, or it could be little shops, whatever it 181 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: is that are opening back that you want to make 182 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: sure people are going and giving their patronage to yes. 183 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 3: And this has been a beautiful thing and glad the 184 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: community loves you for giving this opportunity. 185 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 2: And everyone's heard from the last report. Of course, there's 186 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 2: Sarah Oakesburger, There's Kings Burger, Junior Burger on. 187 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 3: Woodberry, there's Surrey Tide High Food on. 188 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 2: Lakes and those are the main hubs of. 189 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 3: The businesses that need to be frequent. And just come 190 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 3: to out Sadana and please come eat when you have 191 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: a chance. 192 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 2: Spend your dollars business, Please spend your dollars because we 193 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 2: need them, especially during during this hard time. 194 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: Well, you are a voice in the wilderness, brother, and 195 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: it's important. It is very easy for me to give 196 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: you this platform. At any time you need to get 197 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: the word out, you just let us know. And you 198 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: have connection with producer Kayla and the like, and we're 199 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: always here to be a megaphone for you and the 200 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: cause that is going on there and one of the 201 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: most beautiful communities in Los Angeles homes design history, all 202 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: of that. So thanks for taking the time to come on, brother, 203 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: Thanks you. 204 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 2: So much and I appreciate you and we will always 205 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 2: be in touch. 206 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: Yes, we'll talk again. All right. That's zaire Calvin coach Z, 207 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: just a good man making sure that you get the 208 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: right words from the ground level there Instagram. You can 209 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: find him at zaire Z a ir four Alta Dina 210 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: on Instagram. All right, we'll be back with more, so 211 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: go nowhere. This is KFI heard everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 212 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: You've been listening to the Fork Report. You can always 213 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: hear us live on KFI AM six forty two to 214 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: five pm on Saturday and anytime on demand on the 215 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app.