State health officials on Monday lifted all regional stay-athome orders. Orange County will still be subject to the tight regulations of the restrictive “purple” tier of economic reopening guidelines. All state prohibitions on outdoor dining, nail and hair salons, and other restrictions are now rescinded. Orange County restaurants, gyms, and hair and nail salons can immediately reopen—at

by Ruth Osborn rutho_news@lwsb.com When word came Friday that Leisure World would be given its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the GRF revved into high gear to get registration packets out to every unit over the weekend, set up an appointment call center and organize LW’s first two-day vaccine clinic. It was held on Monday and Tuesday. Care Ambulance, LW’s 911 ambulance provider,

NORTH GATE ROAD Late last year, the sewer construction on North Gate Road was suspended as a result of unforeseen soil conditions, which would require a project redesign, according to the 405 widening contractor, OC405. The project called for a sewer line to be built underneath the 405 Freeway. The City of Seal Beach was recently informed by OC405 that the redesign of the freeway sewer crossing

SEAL BEACH The Seal Beach City Council will hold a public hearing to consider adjusting Seal Beach’s water and wastewater rates on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. A Notice of Public Hearing explaining the proposed changes was mailed to all Leisure World residents earlier this month. The notice contained information on how to attend and participate remotely. The notice is available on the city’s website

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 11. The vaccine is given in two doses that are 21 days apart. It is reported to be 95-percent effective at preventing COVID-19. Pfizer’s vaccine is the first mRNA vaccine that received EUA by the FDA. MRNA vaccines do not contain live virus, so they cannot cause an