Confessions of a West Hollywood Fur Guy

What It Means That My City Almost Banned Your Ugg Boots

The Fur Information Council of America, of which I am executive director, is based in West Hollywood. The first city council in America to ban the sale of fur is, likewise, in West Hollywood. If you ask me how that came about, I guess I’d have to say, in family language, “It happens.” Or maybe I stole some councilman’s parking spot. I don’t know. Anyhow, it’s really about more than the fur.

Of all the cities in the world, two can lay claim to my heart: Chicago, where I was born …