01 July 2020

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CARE Ambulance contract renewed

CARE Ambulance contract renewed


GRF The Golden Rain Foundation entered into a five year contract from June 1, 2020– May 31, 2025 with CARE Ambulance. CARE will continue to provide basic life suport and ambulance response and transportation services to the Leisure World Community. As part of the agreement, CARE will continue to lease the apartment area on the first floor of Clubhouse 6 and have two dedicated ambulance

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Marge Novak turns 105 years old

Marge Novak turns 105 years old


LW BIRTHDAY On June 20, Marge Novak of Mutual 15 and six of her immediate neighbors celebrated Marge turning 105 years old. Her neighbors and canine accompaniment got together outside her apartment to sing a chorus of “Happy Birthday” to her while maintaining social distance except when taking a quick photo. Marge is center, and looking at her dog, who is happily barking in excitement.

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17 June 2020

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Haynes units and stacks are coming down

Haynes units and stacks are coming down


Starting this month and continuing through August, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will start dismantling Units 5 and 6 of the Haynes Steam Plant adjacent to Leisure World (for a diagram of the units’ location, see page 14). The metal frame of the units will be cut into pieces, lifted and carefully lowered to the ground for removal with the use of CONSTRUCTION UPDATE torches, excavators

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Let’s help protect each other on GRF Trust property

Let’s help protect each other on GRF Trust property


MASKS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED Orange County no longer requires people to wear face coverings in public, but “strongly recommends” them to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as more businesses reopen under new state guidelines. The change to the county’s mask order came after weeks of public criticism and the resignation of the county health officer, Dr. Nichole Quick, last week.

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North Gate Road Alert

North Gate Road Alert


Demolition of the sound wall adjacent to North Gate Road has been postponed. No new dates have been set, but the I-405 Improvement Project team will update the community as soon as the schedule is finalized. The North Gate remains closed.

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GAF handed out 800 masks in its second LW mask give away

GAF handed out 800 masks in its second LW mask give away


COMMUNITY STRONG In response to seeing a need for masks throughout the community, the Golden Age Foundation (GAF) hosted its second mask giveaway on June 12 in Veteran’s Plaza. The event drew out many people, causing the line to snake around the Clubhouse 3 building at one point, with everyone standing six feet apart. The group ended up giving away 800 masks to the community. Another 650 masks