Welcome! You're in luck, because there are at least a dozen vegetarian / vegan social groups in the Los Angeles area. You can find groups like these on http://www.meetup.com . Here is a partial list of L.A. area veggie groups:
Vegan & Vegetarian Dating: http://www.meetup.com/VegetarianDating/
Greater L.A. Veggie Hikers: http://www.meetup.com/LA-Veggie-Hikers/
Long Beach Vegans: http://www.meetup.com/LBVegans/L.A. Vegans: http://www.meetup.com/los-angeles-vegans/
L.A. Vegan Singles: http://www.meetup.com/LAVeganSingles/
Los Angeles Roaming Vegan Potlucks: http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Roaming-Vegan-Potlucks/
http://www.meetup.com/LBVegans/
Los Angeles Vegan Drinks: http://www.meetup.com/vegandrinks/
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