ROAD TRIP: Japan’s No. 1 baseball star,...
ROAD TRIP: Japan’s No. 1 baseball star, Ichiro Suzuki, above, stopped by the Little League field in Northridge this week. He was showing some of the fine points of the game to kids at Baseball Development Center, a winter break baseball camp.
CHEAP MONEY: Thinking about buying a house? Wait a few days, and you might get a lower interest rate on a home loan. . . . The Federal Reserve Board cut a key interest rate Tuesday (A1) and the secondary market agencies that control mortgage loan rates are expected to follow.
SALLY VS. SUBWAY: “Hot Lips” wants the MTA to kiss off the Santa Monica Mountains subway tunnel. Actress Sally Kellerman has signed on as the face and voice of state Sen. Tom Hayden’s Stop the Subway movement.
GOP TARGET: The 24th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Tony Beilenson is looking good to the Republicans. The party this week listed it as one of five in the state ripe for plucking in November (A3). The inclusion of the 24th is no surprise. It was drawn as a swing district. . . . Republican businessman Richard Sybert, who lost to Beilenson last time out, is running again.
NO TALKING HEADS: Will Santa Clarita residents tune in to their City Council via C-SPAN? The council approved $175,000 for use in cameras and state-of-the-art equipment to broadcast council meetings. City Administrator Steve Stark says the new cameras will allow for close-ups and panoramic views, instead of tiny talking heads as can be seen now. That will “alleviate residential concerns that the council members appear too small on their television screens.”
TONIGHT: The Blues Underground performs at 8 at Bjlauzezs, 14502 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Information: (818) 789-4583.
