of the vote in the primary election for City Attorney, but was forced into a runoff against Carmen Trutanich, an attorney in private practice. Several members of the Council threw their support behind Trutanich and Weiss was frequently criticized for his close relationship with Villaraigosa, whose popularity had fallen and who had won reelection in March by a much lower margin than expected. Weiss was also criticized for accepting money from Benjamin Reznik, a lobbyist with a long history of suing the city. Community involvement He has served as a member of the UCLA School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Cesar Chavez Foundation, and the Pacific Council on International Policy. He serves as a fellow for the Truman National Security Project. While serving as a council member, Weiss was notified that he was a bone marrow match for a leukemia patient he did not know. Weiss donated bone marrow to the patient and later received the Legislative Award from the National Marrow Donor Program for expanding city medical leave for bone marrow donors. Weiss serves as a member of the board of the Younes and Saraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA, and is also a contributing editor to the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Awards During his career as a public servant, Weiss received numerous awards including: 100 New Democrats to Watch by Democratic Leadership Council Humanitarian Award from the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women Environmentalist of the Year Award from the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters Distinguished Community Leader Award by UCLA Center for Community Partnerships Civic Leadership Award by Santa Monica Baykeeper Civic Leadership Award, Peace Over Violence Personal life Weiss resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Leslie Kautz, a former Pentagon policy analyst who is a co-founder of an investment advisory firm. The couple have two children, Jacob Wolf and Mollie. References External links 1964 births Living people California Democrats Los Angeles City Council members Jewish American people in California politics Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni UCLA School of Law alumni 21st-century American Jews