Hugsberg!!!!

If you've spent any time in LA politics, then you've probably earned a hug from Bob Hertzberg. Now it looks like he's been taking his show on the road! God, I love this guy.

As a former Speaker of the Assembly, and the Valley's choice for Mayor of Los Angeles, he has been an amazing example of what a quality politician can do: Inspire, Challenge, and bring out the best in the people around him. Everyone I know who worked for him just grins when his name comes up, and they all go in for the hug when he's around.

According to the New York Times, he has been a man on an mission. Solar Panels in Wales? I don't see how someone goes from being a Jewish NoHo legislator to selling environmental technology in a place with a third of the sunlight, but you'll never find me expressing any doubt for what he can pull off.

From the article in the New York Times (password required)

“California does have this great image,” said Mr. Hertzberg, a former speaker of the California State Assembly and the co-founder of an investment firm, Renewable Capital. “But Europe still is much greener than anywhere in the United States, by several orders of magnitude.”

But Mr. Hertzberg, have they banned light bulbs in Europe yet?