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Sunny Afternoon, Happy Jewish New Year and Blog for Patch
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors also approves a redistricting plan that largely maintains the status quo and may invite a voting rights lawsuit since it doesn't create a second Latino-majority district.
Today is Sept. 28. It is the 271st day of the year. We are under a waxing crescent moon. Sunset will occur about 6:44 p.m. Here are five things to know:
1. The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon calls for sunny skies with a high near 71 degrees with patchy fog expected after 11 p.m. and an overnight low around 63 degrees. Forecasters expect patchy fog Thursday morning with gradual clearing and an afternoon high near 68 degrees.
2. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a redistricting plan that largely maintains the status quo despite warnings of votings rights act lawsuit if a second Latino-majority district was not created. The plan submitted by 4th District Supervisor Don Knabe, who represents Marina del Rey and Playa del Rey, was supported by Superviosr Mark Ridley-Thomas who said he endorsed it to expedite a legal review. Details right here.
3. Ten kayakers from the UCLA-Marina Aquatic Center have been preparing all summer for a 26-mile, open sea trek to Catalina Island on Oct. 1. Patch blogger J.W. Nelson in a multi-part series on the expedition shares the stories of the participants, the island and the sport. Check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
4. Happy Jewish New Year! The two-day Rosh Hashanah celebration starts today at sunset. Learn more about the holiday right here and check out this Rosh Hashanah recipe for sweet Cornish game hens.
5. Patch is looking for bloggers. We recently rolled out a new blogging platform and are looking for local bloggers to write about whatever they want, whenever they want. If you're interested or want to learn more, send me an email: Paul.Chavez@patch.com. Also, did you know that you can follow Marina del Rey Patch, which also covers Del Rey and Playa del Rey, on Facebook and Twitter?
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this column promoted Part 4 in blogger J.W. Nelson's multi-part series on kayaking to Catalina, but the link has been removed because the story was not yet ready for publication.
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