City Attorney Incumbent Carmen Trutanich (Creative Commons)

Trutanich's re-election campaign has been plagued by problems from the start. Leading endorsements by top officials including Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa went to Feuer, according to the L.A. Times. Feuer's campaign also raised twice as much money as the incumbent's. 

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Throughout Trutanich's campaign he has tried to get voters to see him as a "real lawyer," by highlighting the number of court cases he has won and the millions of dollars he has saved the city of Los Angeles. "The city has to answer this question: Do they want a touchy feely policy guy in this office, or do they want a real lawyer who's going to represent them to the best of his ability? As a public lawyer, I'm here to defend the treasury and to keep you safe, and I think I've done that job pretty well," said Trutanich. Feuer accused Trutanich of inflating how much money the current city attorney has actually saved the city, according to The Daily News. 

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Trutanich struck back at his top opponent Friday by filling a complaint against the former assemblyman for cheating. The complaint alleges that Feuer accepted an in-kind contribution from his campaign consultant worth $150,000-$200,000. Feuer said the claim is "absolutely, completely, without any basis at all." 

The allegations of cheating were overshadowed Saturday when Trutanich suspended his campaign indefinitely after his mother, Esther Trutanich, died that afternoon. 

Trutanich's spokesman John Schwada issued the following statement to KPCC:

"Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich's mother, Esther, died this afternoon (Saturday, March 2, 2013) at San Pedro Hospital from complications involving pneumonia. Mrs. Trutanich had been ill for some time and had twice before been stricken with pneumonia.

City Atty. Trutanich, who is now running for reelection, said he would have no comment on his mother's passing except to say that he felt truly blessed to have been raised by such a wonderful woman. Esther is pre-deceased by her husband, Andrew. The couple had seven children, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

The Trutanich's were married in San Pedro and raised all their children in the same house where Mrs. Trutanich lived up until a week before her death. Mrs. Trutanich spent her life as a homemaker. Her husband worked for Starkist Tuna for more than 40 years.

City Atty. Trutanich has indefinitely suspended his campaign activities to deal with family matters. Service arrangements are pending."

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ABC7 reports that a recent survey estimated 28 percent of the vote will go to Feuer, while only 26 percent will go to Trutanich. The remaining candidates, Greg Smith and Noel Weiss, are expected to receive 16 and 7 percent of the vote, respectively. However no candidate is expected to receive the majority vote. It is likely the two top candidates will have a runoff to decide the winner in May. 

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