It's Trutanich and, maybe, Koretz
In a stunning rebuke of an incumbent councilman, attorney Carmen Trutanich was easily elected to be the next Los Angeles City Attorney.
Trutanich defeated Councilman Jack Weiss by a wide margin in one of the most bitter and hard-fought campaigns in recent memory.
``Listen, we took on and we knew that we were taking on the most
powerful political machine in the nation,' Trutanich said.
"You have to remember that (Weiss') campaign manager was the Speaker of the Assembly and the mayor of this fine city. And we knew that we would have a fight on our hands. But you know what, those of you who didn't know me, know me now. I'm not afraid to fight. I'm
going to fight for this city if the voters will have me in this office,''
In the City Council race to succeed Weiss, former Assemblyman Paul Koretz had a small lead over Neighborhood Council leader David Vahedi.
Only 335 votes separated the two and it was unclear how many ballots remain to be counted.
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Weiss was an arrogant candidate, and his campaign was an arrogant campaign. These guys keep hiring consultants who think they're infallable, and then self-implode. Good riddance to Weiss, and good luck to Ace Smith as he tries to spin this into something that wasn't his fault.