Great thought. Where in California? If in San Francisco (or the Bay Area in general) I can think of a number of places and people who would be happy to talk in person.
Though this is a website that was held in high esteem back in the day and happens to be owned by a member of HN: http://learninfreedom.org/
Best.
I would be happy to talk to you/your students. I only am where I am because of other people that helped me out where I was a kid, especially my mom who like you would, and actually still does, to find really cool opportunities like this to help me learn more about the world.
What part of LA are you located in? Maybe we can set something up