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Government

Apr. 21, 2009

Campaign Raises Conflict Questions

Councilman Jack Weiss says his opponent Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich could be tainted by his private practice representing potential defendants against city. The issue is not clear cut.

By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Addressing a group of residents recently in Sherman Oaks, Councilman Jack Weiss called upon his opponent in the upcoming Los Angeles city attorney runoff race, environmental litigator Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich, to release his list of clients.

"Tell the public who you work for," Weiss demanded.

Central to Weiss' contention is a 2006 state Supreme Court ruling that said an entire prosecutin...

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