Water Conservation w/ Wyland

On March 30 in the city of Glendale, children were painting murals in the name of water conservation. I had to be there.

West Hollywood Republicans Speak

Upon first glance, the term “West Hollywood Republican” may appear to be an enigma or even an oxymoron, but although they are significantly outnumbered, Republicans do live in the city and not all of them are hiding that fact.

Brad Torgan, an environmental lawyer and Republican resident of West Hollywood estimated the city’s Republican registration to be about 12 percent. “It can get pretty lonely sometimes,” said Torgan.

Scott Schmidt, a 10-year resident of West Hollywood, also knows the feeling.

“I believe in conservative values like limited government, fundamental freedoms, personal responsibility and on the large majority of issues, that leads me to agree with the Republican Party,” said Schmidt. “That makes it a little difficult in a town like West Hollywood, because we’re about 11 percent of the voters here, so there aren’t too many people like us in the city.”

In the 28 years since the city was incorporated, a Republican has never won a seat on the West Hollywood City Council although a former Republican has been elected.

Both Torgan and Schmidt are gay Republicans. Like Torgan and Schmidt, Dan Blatt, a blogger for GayPatriot.net, is a gay Republican who resides in West Hollywood. Read more >>

Clippers Midseason Report

Since the Los Angeles Clippers overhauled their roster and acquired Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler, among others, team expectations rose to never-before-seen heights in Clipperland.

The improvement from last year is apparent. Last season’s squad began the season losing an astonishing 13 of its first 14 games. This year’s team won nine of its first 14 (as opposed to just one) and went on to begin the lockout-shortened season with a record of 17-8 through 25 games.

Lob City

Largely due to the addition of precision-passing point guard Paul and the return of high-flying big men Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, the Clippers have been billed around the league as one of the most exciting teams to watch. For that very reason, Los Angeles boasts the highest road attendance in the league, averaging 19,139 fans per road game. The Lakers rank second, just ahead of the Heat. The exciting young Thunder rank sixth in average road attendance. Read more >>