Live Blogging from Joe Buscaino's Victory Party

 Welcome and good evening from ground zero of the grass roots celebration of local kid Joe Buscaino goes to 200 N. Spring Street in the big city of Los Angeles. As the photos below will attest to, the LA Political Class has made their way south to welcome LAPD Senior Lead Officer Joe Buscaino to the City Council.  As of 9:30 P.M. Buiscaino has a 62-38% lead in the absentee ballots over Assemblyman Warren Furutani

** As of 9:45 P.M. with 7% of the precints reporting, Buscaino still leads 62-38%.

** 10:15 P.M. Sightings include former Mayor and now Judge Jim Hahn and Son of Mayor Amtonio Villar with the Young Democrats of Los Angeles County. Still no updated results. BTW, we have a Michael "MEAT" Trujillo sighting among Team Buscaino.

** 10:45 P.M. We have an update with 27% of the precincts reporting, Its 60-40% Buscaino. this blogger's favorite councilman from CD 14 just took the stage. THE HORROR!! That must be why staffer Daniel Andolon is here..Zine is also in the house with Chief of Staff Jimmy Blacjman> Zine has taken to the microphone offering up his son as a "ticket fiver". Buscaino is on the way down in 5-10 minutes.

** Its close to 11 P.M. and I should thank the members of the Buscaino Family for letting me share the fun of live blogging with them. With 50% of the precincts counted, Buscaino is above 60% and probaly won't dip below that percentage again.

^^ Its a wrap! Buscaino wins 60-40% over Assemblyman Warren Furutani.

Former Mayor and now Judge James Hahn.

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 Former City Council President and Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti. 

 City Attorney Carmen Trutanich.

 Garcetti and City Councilman Mitch Englander.

City Controller and Mayoral Candidate Wendy Greuel.

Son of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

More pictures and results as the night moves on from the Crowne Plaza in San Pedro.

Scott Johnson in CD 14.