by Jim Greer LW contributor When the election is over and the banners and yard signs have come down, will we have a more civil society? When the pandemic has subsided and we’re no longer living under CDC-recommended restrictions, will all suffering end? Who will we be when this is all over? On Aug. 5, 2010, part of the San Jose copper mine in northern Chile collapsed underground, turning

Approved Consent Agenda MOVED and duly approved the Committee/Board meeting minutes for the month of September 2020, the minutes of the September 29, 2020 Board meeting, the minutes of the October 5, 2020 Special Board meeting, the October GRF Board Report, dated October 27, 2020, and acceptance of the Financial Statements, September 2020, for Audit. General – Approve 70-1448-3D, Emergency

The remainder of the holiday carport cleaning schedule for 2020 is as follows: Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 Mutual 3, Carports 39-42, and Mutual 4, Carports 54-56, will be cleaned Friday, Oct. 30. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26 Mutual 11, Carports 130-131; Mutual 15, Carports 3, 6-8, 10-13; and Mutual 16, Carport 9, will be cleaned Monday, Nov. 30. Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25

The Orange County Transportation Authority, in cooperation with Caltrans, is widening the San Diego Freeway (I-405) between SR-73 and I-605. The project is improving 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway in Costa Mesa and I-605 near the Los Angeles County line. Construction updates are as follows: The Edinger Avenue bridge over I-405 has closed for 18 months as of Oct. 22 for demolition and

The Golden Rain Foundation Board of Directors has given tentative approval to the following policies, which are reprinted here to provide a 28-day notice prior to final approval at the Nov. 24 GRF Board meeting. Instructions on how to provide feedback follows each policy. 70-1412-1, Smoking Prohibition Per the action of the GRF Board on October 27, 2020, in accordance with Civil Code §4360,

People who are having difficulty hearing or seeing on their smart phones are invited to attend a free workshop on how to make them work better. Training covers making smartphone volume louder and easier to hear, sending text messages, connecting Bluetooth devices, using basic functions and more. This is a two-part online training. To participate, you need a computer. To schedule a smart phone training,

CITY OF SEAL BEACH Bathroom upgrade available for qualified residents through city grant program The City of Seal Beach Bathroom Accessibility Program has been approved for another cycle of funding. This means that from July 2020-June 2021, the city can spend $145,000 on grants to Leisure World residents to continue the Bathroom Accessibility Program. For over 14 years, the City of Seal

Free food is available in Leisure World to eligible residents who are 60 years or older through Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC), which has a monthly distribution site by Clubhouse 4. The next food distribution will be Nov. 19. Every third Thursday from 9-11 a.m., qualified people receive 40 pounds of food, including canned fruit, vegetables, meat, rice, juice, cereal