CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
City Council candidate Paul Koretz has widened his lead in the race to replace Councilman Jack Weiss, with county officials putting him 725 votes ahead of his opponent in results released Friday.
County election officials said they have a “very small number” of ballots left to count in the Westwood-to-Encino contest before certifying the results June 15.
Still, Koretz is widely viewed as the unofficial winner of the contest, with 51% of the vote compared with 49% for neighborhood council member David “Ty” Vahedi.
-- David Zahniser
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