Beyond the beltway: Californians speak on shutdown
2 October 2013 Last updated at 07:24 BST
The US government has partially shut down amid a stalemate in Congress over a bill to continue funding.
While many government employees have been given unpaid leave work in the Washington area, sites and offices around the country are being closed as a result of the shutdown.
The BBC spoke to residents of Los Angeles, across the country from Washington, about their views of the government shutdown.