The declared candidates for the open seat...

The declared candidates for the open seat on the county Board of Supervisors no doubt hope that one other fast-rising politician declines to enter the race. He lives in the 1st District and he recently staged an impressive upset. What name would be more unbeatable for a seat--especially a supervisorial seat--than that of the new county assessor. . . .

Kenneth P. Hahn?

Marci Kass’ “LA Attractions--The Singles Guide and Coupon Book to L.A.” is a reminder that if you’re single and lonely in L.A., there is someone out there looking for you--at least someone in the singles industry.

“LA Attractions” (please, no jokes about the title being a contradiction in terms) lists innumerable groups wooing members, including:

Singles With College Degrees, Singles With Advanced Degrees, Singles Comedy Club, Singles Ski Club, Tennis Singles (doubles players welcome), Singles Tip Toppers (tall folks), Clickers and Flickers (single photographers) and Single Mariners.

Almost every group we can think of, with the exception of Single Astronauts.

Such a Deal: A Rancho Palos Verdes development advertises that its estates are “priced from the $1,000,000,000s.”

Betcha they’ll go down to the $950,000s if you push them.

At a community meeting, Encino publicist Marty Cooper proposed that restaurant-goers be urged to go smokeless on Thursday. If you didn’t know that that was the day of the Great American Smokeout, you’d almost have thought he was making a derisive comment about the local eateries, judging from the minutes of the meeting. Cooper is quoted referring to “GAS in Encino restaurants.”

Attorney Alan Rothenberg, one of the honored guests at the Greater L.A. Press Club’s Headliners roast, took the opportunity to stress that it was important for those in his profession to improve their image with the public.

No sooner had he finished than emcee Gary Owens asked the audience:

“What is black and brown and looks good on a lawyer?”

His answer: “A Doberman pinscher.”

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Tourists and newcomers sometimes inquire about taking up residence in the fashionable-looking buildings off the coast of Long Beach, only to find out that they’re disguised oil wells. So intriguing is the sight that Long Beach City College recently sponsored a tour of one of the four oil islands.