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Kamala Harris leads Steve Cooley in the race for attorney general by 38,519 votes with more than 96% of the precincts tallied, including all of them in Los Angeles County. There are still provisionals and late absentees out there to count, so stay tuned. If Harris hangs on, that will complete a Democratic sweep of the statewide races in California. Cooley canceled the press conference he called for this morning, pending more results. John R. Noguez was elected county assessor. In Orange County, Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez beat challenger Van Tran.
Also in the news:
- Services are this morning at the downtown cathedral for Joshua Cullins, the LAPD officer and reserve Marine killed in action last month in Afghanistan. KPCC
- Newsroom reorganization at Variety makes Brian Cochrane and Cynthia Littleton deputy editors in charge of the news for Daily Variety, Carole Horst and Peter Caranicas also become deputy editors, Pat Saperstein becomes associate editor and Ted Johnson moves to legal editor. Variety
- The City Council directed the city attorney to draw up papers creating an Office of Public Accountability with authority over DWP operations. LAT, DWP
- Jimmy Blackman will indeed return to City Hall as chief of staff to West Valley councilman Dennis Zine. Sausage Factory
And: Check out Iris Schneider's post with photos of Bruce Lisker voting for the first time, after spending 26 years in prison. He also has wedding news, in part 7 of the Lisker Chronicles.