Election Day, Sunny Afternoons and Blog for Patch

Today is July 12. It is the 193rd day of the year. We are under a waxing gibbous moon. Sunset will occur about 8:08 p.m. Here are five things to know:

1. Today is Election Day for the vacant seat in the 36th Congressional District. Los Angeles City Councilman Janice Hahn, a Democrat, faces Republican tea party candidate Craig Huey. To find out if you're eligible to vote in the election, go here and if you need to find your polling location, go here. Polls close at 8 p.m.

2. The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon calls for sunny skies with a high near 70 degrees with a chance of drizzle after 11 p.m. and an overnight low around 61 degrees. Forecasters say there's a chance of drizzle Wednesday morning with patchy fog that shoud gradually clear to sunny with a high near 70 degrees.

3. Our blogging team who specializes in the so-called sandwich generation, who takes care of children and parents, has a new article on how to create special family vacations. Read about it 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?