Jack Weiss

Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich offers an explanation for why his reelection challenger has racked up the lion's share of endorsements as the May 21 runoff approaches: "He's part of the old-boys club; he's a career politician and I'm independent."...

In a case that could have impact statewide, a Los Angeles jury Friday found the operators of a west San Fernando Valley charter school guilty of illegally taking or misappropriating more than $200,000 in public funds. Together, Yevgeny "Eugene"...

Longtime Westside leader Barbara Broide said she quickly grew suspicious of a telephone call she received a few days ago. After giving his first name and that of an independent group supporting Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich's reelection, the...

Name identification can mean a lot in political contests, so it’s understandable that Mike Feuer’s campaign for Los Angeles city attorney seems concerned about confusion over the similar names of one of his endorsers and one of his opponents.....

As in his 2009 race for Los Angeles city attorney, two-time candidate Noel Weiss hasn’t raised or spent anything this time around. But it looks like that’s about to change....

The city attorney of Los Angeles faces challenges that are complex and stubborn; the person who holds the office thus needs to bring creativity and sound judgment to it. He must provide forceful legal representation for the city. Misdemeanors need to be...

A source close to the Los Angeles Police Protective League says that the league has decided, at least for now, not to make an endorsement in the race for city attorney. (The league this week endorsed Controller Wendy Greuel for mayor.) The decision to...

Former Assemblyman Mike Feuer might be adding Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to his endorsements list in his quest to unseat City Atty. Carmen Trutanich....

In this city election cycle, most of the attention so far has been devoted to the big event: the early maneuvering in the mayor's race, as the field takes shape and the leading contenders attempt to define themselves. While that's going on, though, the...

Steve Lopez: Remember L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's pledge to raise $100,000 for L.A.'s Best After School Enrichment Program, and the wormy way he tried to wriggle out of the commitment? I do, and just when I was about to take batting practice...

Five candidates in the race for Los Angeles County District Attorney met at a forum hosted by the Los Angeles Times, the first such event attended by L.A. City Atty. Carmen Trutanich. The other candidates in attendance where Danette Meyers, John Breault...

Eva Jean (McVicker) Weiss Haddad, 90, went quietly home to her Lord on April 2, 2012 at Ross/Kane Nursing Home Pittsburgh. She was born Oct. 10,1921 in Rockwood, the daughter of Austin E. McVicker and Vina Catherine (Brown) McVicker. She was the 8th of...