Sunny Afternoons, Hahn Sworn In, Blog for Patch

Today is July 19. It is the 200th day of the year. We are under a waning gibbous moon. Sunset will occur about 8:05 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 74 degrees with patchy fog after 11 p.m. and an overnight low around 62 degrees. Forescasters say it should be foggy Wednesday morning, but will gradually clear to sunny with a high near 73 degrees.

2. Janice Hahn was officially sworn in today as the Congress member representing the 36th Congressional District. Hahn beat Republican rival Craig Huey last week in a special general election held to replace the seat left vacant when former Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice) resigned to join a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. Details right here.

3. Did you see that Patch has revamped its Events section? It's now easier to find the events you're looking for and to post your own event. Details right here.

4. 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

5. Did you know that you can follow Marina del Rey Patch, which also covers Del Rey and Playa del Rey, on Facebook and Twitter?