Joe Buscaino Beats Warren Furutani for Los Angeles City Council District 15: A Humiliating 2012 Thumping of the Party Establishment
By Hillel Aron![]()
Hillel Aron Joe Buscaino (and mystified daughter) as he thumps Warren Furutani for Los Angeles City Council.
It seemed as if half of San Pedro packed the Crowne Plaza Hotel ballroom late last night for a blowout victory party for local boy Joe Buscaino who won the Los Angeles City Council District 15 race. Things got wild as newcomer Buscaino beat dull lifer politician Warren Furutani. Furutani, backed by the massive Los Angeles County Democratic Party establishment, was humiliated with a thumping 20-point loss to Buscaino.
"I think the rest of San Pedro is deserted," said Doug Epperhart, a member of the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council. "This would be a good night to burglarize."
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