CITY OF SEAL BEACH The City of Seal Beach is in the early stages of budget development for fiscal year 2021-22. In an ongoing effort to encourage community participation and expand community input, the city is introducing a Community Engagement Survey to gather feedback from residents on their budgetary spending priorities. These priorities will be considered during the development of the proposed

Pedestrian Struck A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a parking lot on Wednesday, April 14, at about 11:11 a.m., the Seal Beach Police Department has reported. SBPD received a call of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the parking lot of the U.S. Postal Office located at 2929 Westminster Ave. Upon arrival, officers discovered that

The Friends Bookstore, which benefits the LW Library, will reopen on Wednesday, May 5, with hours of operation on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon-3 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the bookstore will be open by appointment only (no walkins) with a limit of three visitors at one time. Appointments are for 30 minutes. Call (562) 596-7735 starting

Editor: I want to express my great thanks to our LW Library. For an entire year, they supplied me with audiotapes. I would order them by phone, and the reduced staff would gather them up and give me a phone call to pick them up at the door. All the while, they were very gracious—amazing service! Ruthie Nelson Mutual 7 Editor: The article containing a “comprehensive overview” of

Holy Family Catholic Church, 13900 Church Place, next to the St. Andrews Gate, will observe the Fourth Sunday of Easter on April 25. Following the procession, the First Reading is from Acts 4:8-12, and the Second Reading is 1 John 3:1-2. The Gospel reading will be from John 10:11-18. Feast Day, May 1 This feast was given to the church to sanctify and give dignity to all work. “Joseph,

Pastor Chuck Franco will share the third message in the “New Beginnings” series on Sunday, April 25, at 11 a.m. in the Amphitheater. God is doing a good thing among believers as they look to him for the answers to life’s questions and trust him to direct them in new ways, while honoring and preserving the things that should be held. Assembly of God believes it is important for believers to