Sunny Afternoons, Marina Redevelopment Hearing Postponed and Blog for Patch

Today is Sept. 15. It is the 258th day of the year. We are under a waning gibbous moon. Sunset will occur about 7:02 p.m. Here are five things to know:

1. The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon calls for mostly sunny skies with a high near 69 degrees with patchy fog after 11 p.m. and an overnight low around 62 degrees. Forecasters expect patchy fog Friday morning followed by a mostly sunny afternoon with a high near 68 degrees.

2. The California Coastal Commission has postponed hearing a massive redevelopment proposal for Marina del Rey until its November hearing. The statewide agency overseeing coastal development was expected to hear the matter at its October meeting in Huntington Beach. Details right here.

3. Bikes thefts in Marina del Rey are "through the roof," according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Reginald Gautt of the Marina del Rey station. Details on bike thefts and and a report on live-aboards in the marina is right here.

4. Boating columnist Paul M.J. Suchecki in his latest column explains how to interpret boat lights at night. Check out his safety tips right here.

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.