We quit work on the same day and then drove cross-country to California to volunteer at Grid Alternatives, a nonprofit that installs solar on low-income households. The [sic] had four offices at the time (Bay, Central Valley (Fresno), San Diego and Greater LA) and we signed up for every volunteer opportunity at each of the offices.

At Grid Alternatives, our plan of action [in Greater Los Angeles] requires a much greater scale to create prosperity and economic security and counteract systemic injustices for the people living there — a model that can be applied to other regions and the wider economy.

The city's green energy shift has also been good for him personally, he admitted.