Controller expected to seek 5th District Council Seat....

But it's not the one you think.

Former Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle said he's "carefully considering" a run for the 5th district city council seat, which will be vacated by Councilman Jack Weiss in 2009. Weiss is running for city attorney. Tuttle, who lives in Palms, would have to move into the district, which stretches from the Westside over the hill into Encino and Sherman Oaks. Candidates for 2009 can start raising campaign money in September.

Current City Controller Laura Chick announced in January that she was considering running for the seat, but she's changed her mind. In a statement released Monday, Chick said "At this point in time I have no intentions to run for 5th council district."

Too bad, we were looking forward to a head-to-head controller showdown. Now that would be a campaign. Who's the most efficient? Who can write the most scathing press release? Who can find the biggest waste of taxpayer dollars?