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Andres Izquieta, owner of Five Four clothing retailer in Los Angeles, recently visited the A Better LA community offices in Gardena to spend a day with CURE (Common Unity Reaching Everyone) and discuss a photography project documenting “A Day in the Life of A Better LA.”

Andres brought along famed photographer Marco Bollinger to capture what the intervention workers experience is like for one full day. The day started at Reynaldo Reaser’s house at 6am in the heart of West Athens. The experience from there was a whirlwind for the photographers. They covered safe passage at Henry Clay Middle School, meetings at Helen Keller Park, a midday public transporation bus ride for a young girl named Jasmine and her twin sister, back to the school for more safe passage at 3pm, a trip to Nickerson Gardens projects, a crisis back at the park and then back to the office for more meetings and after school programs. The photos that came out of this amazing day in the life will be displayed this Thursday February 18th from 6-9pm at the Five Four retail store at the Century City Mall. There will be a chance to meet the photographers as well as the intervention workers. In addition to viewing the images from “A Day in the Life,” Andres has also designed a limited edition t-shirt to be sold exclusively at his store and online at www.fivefourclothing.com.