A national coin shortage has affected businesses, including selfservice laundries that cannot get enough quarters. Banks are rationing their supplies too. Some Leisure World residents have reported a shortage of quarters needed to operate some washers and dryers in mutual laundry rooms. Why is the U.S. Facing a Coin Shortage? Business and bank closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

RANCHO LOS CERRITOS Rancho Los Cerritos is slowly and safely reopening all of its outdoor spaces. As of Aug. 26, people will be able to visit the courtyard. All of the adobe rooms that are visible from the courtyard will have their doors and windows open to view from a distance. Take a stroll in the courtyard, listen to the relaxing sounds of the pond and connect to local history. As a

TECHNOLOGY CLASSES Miryam Fernandez’s technology classes usually taught on Tuedays at 10 a.m. have moved to 2 p.m., effective Aug. 18. The schedule is as follows: • Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 2 p.m., How to Search on YouTube • Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m., iPhone Accessibilities For an invitation, email Miryam at mzzmimm@gmail.com. If you need help setting up your Zoom microphone

The Leisure World Weekly office is closed to the public in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Staff is working on-site and remotely to produce the LW Weekly. Editors can be reached by phone and email. See page 4 of any edition for editors’ addresses or send emails to rutho_news@lwsb.com, and submissions will be directed to the appropriate editor. People may drop hard

CITY OF SEAL BEACH Give your input on city's ADA survey The City of Seal Beach is undertaking a survey of accessibility needs for people with disabilities to collect vital feedback that will shape the city’s transition to greater accessibility for all. The city is developing an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan to make programs, services, facilities and public right-of-way

SECURITY UPDATE || Page 2 GRF Security Services Director Victor Rocha answers frequently asked questions in this occasional column on LW security issues.

COOLING CENTERS OPEN || Page 3 The City of Seal Beach has opened cooling centers to help residents beat the heat. Water and AC are available at the Seal Beach Tennis Center and the Marina Community Center.

EXTREME HEAT SPARKS ROLLING OUTAGES After a weekend of extreme heat and more high temperatures predicted, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued a statewide four-day flex alert that ended yesterday. A flex alert is a call for voluntary electricity conservation during peak hours to lessen the strain on the state’s grid. Hundreds of Leisure World residents were intermittently