CD15: It's 14 candidates (and counting) **Update: Make that 17

On the first day of filing for the open Los Angeles City Council's 15th District seat, 13 candidates filed a Declaration of Intention to run.

An additional four candidates appeared today. bringing the total so far to 17.

Filing ends at noon Saturday.

The candidates (with their self-designated occupations) who already have taken out paperwork with the City Clerk's Election Division to formally run (listed in order in which they filed) are:

• Warren Furutani (California State Assemblyman)
• Pat McOsker (Firefighter/first Responder)
• Rebecca Chambliss (Realtor)
• Joe Buscaino (Los Angeles Police Officer)
• Frank Pereyda (Local Businessman)
• Kambiz "Mostofi" Mostofizadeh (Community Activist)
• Rudy Svorinich Jr. (Samll Business Owner)
• Jayme Wilson (Businessman/Community Leader)
• DeWayne Merrill Stark (Retired Businessman)
• Mark Anthony Contreras (Laborer/Youth Advocate)
• Timothy "Dream" Weaver (Actor/Director)
• M. "Candice" Graham (Community Activist/Businesswoman)
• James T. Law (Minister/Disability Advocate)
• Emery D. Soos (Businessman)
• Justin I. Brimmer (Los Angeles Legislative Deputy)
• Gordon Teuber (Councilmember's Economic Director)
• John M. Delgado Jr. (Businessman)
  

Candidates (and there will likely be more of them as the week progresses) still must turn in petition signatures by Sept. 12 in order to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot.

Soos and Weaver are new names we've not seen prior to Monday's formal opening of filing.

Delgado, active in San Pedro's Neighborhood Councils, has indicated in the past he might consider running for the seat in the future, but he hadn't yet surfaced in the latest round of prospects.