Have you ever checked out meetup.com? they have lots of groups that meet for all kinds of reasons. i am involved in the West Valley Food Lovers or I love Food meet up and have met some amazing people and eaten at rest. I would never have thought of. its a very active group. The have one for the west side and Ventura. I don't know how good those groups are I can only speek on how great the West Valley group is. Check them out!