Drive on by for Preview of Art Show

Father and son sculptors Oscar Pumpin and Kyle Pearce were in town with their creations, “Washerwoman” and “Shrimp Cycle,” when the sculptures attracted the eyes of passersby on Santa Monica Boulevard.

The two were on the Westside for the Affair in the Garden art show in Beverly Hills.

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NEGATIVE VIBES: In two similar campaign mailers one for Democratic voters, another for Republicans--Los Angeles City Council candidate Barbara Yaroslavsky accuses her rival, Michael Feuer, of being a “typical politician.”

She ought to know--she’s married to one of the most successful politicians in town, Zev Yaroslavsky, who gave up his seat on the City Council to move on to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

In the mailers, Barbara Yaroslavsky said Feuer presents himself as being tough on crime despite his opposition to the death penalty and the “three strikes and you’re out” law. She also said that despite his high-minded statements on campaign ethics, Feuer admits to having a spy in Yaroslavsky’s camp.

Rubbish, reply Feuer’s campaign workers. If their candidate were in a position to impose the death penalty, he would, they said, adding that he has no problem with the “three strikes” law. As for the spy charge, Feuer says he has benefited from leaks out of Yaroslavsky’s camp but insists that he has no agents in place there.

Speaking of nasty mailers, former candidate Roberta Weintraub hasn’t forgotten the sharp personal attack that Feuer leveled at her in the final days of the primary.

She mentioned it Monday when she gave her endorsement to Yaroslavsky. In particular, she was upset about a letter that went out to Republican voters on Feuer’s behalf that tried to knock Weintraub for being supported by “liberal City Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg.”

“I was not happy with things that were said about me in the campaign,” Weintraub said.

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TIME’S UP: Taking lunch last week turned into more of an irritation than a respite, a Santa Monica office worker reports.

Having left her car at a semi-inoperative meter in Marina del Rey--no matter how many quarters you put in, the device only showed half an hour of parking time--the motorist spotted two parking enforcement officers lunching at a nearby table.

She approached them to explain her predicament.

“Excuse me, we’re having lunch,” said the officer, dining on a plate of pasta. “It’s like bothering an actor in public.” That lesson in etiquette had its predictable denouement--a $20 ticket. Next time, says our source, she’ll brown-bag it.