Awesome to find another SoCal Steemit group! I have been working with some Steemit users in the IE on a group, @socalsteemit because we didn't know of any other SoCal groups. I also work in Tokyo with the @steemit-jp group and host Indonesian and African communities on my @steemitbc discord server. I'll join your group and reach out, but I can't make it up on the 26th! I'll try and make it up to yours next time. Cheers!