Welcome to LA Robert! Hope you like the weather.
What days do people play type 1 at shops in the LA area? Is Frank & Sons just Wednesdays at 6 pm? Do Gems, Legacy Comics, or Allways Gaming have type 1 players there in the evenings during the week? I don't play tournaments due to a lack of cards, but if people don't mind playing against a deck with a lot of proxies, I'll try to get to type 1 night after work.
Also, is there any chance that someone is going to run a tournament with at least, say, 10 proxies anytime soon in the LA area? I seem to remember that one place in LA allowed collector edition cards in addition to 5 proxies at some of their tournaments. Something like the $5 (relatively cheap entrance fee) unlimited proxy type 1 that Eudemonia does in Northern California could probably draw more players. CA tournaments have seemed kind of small recently.