Editor: Earlier this month, I noticed there was no hot water in my apartment. I called my son who lives in Riverside, who comes to visit me twice weekly, and he called maintenance for me. Service Maintenance staff Jesus (JT) Nunez, Alex Ramirez and Eddie Cervantes showed up to my unit and let me know that my very old water heater was past its useful life and would need to be changed, but that

Letters to the Editor must be no longer than 250 words, and should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly by email at rutho@lwsb.com (preferred), regular mail or hand-delivered. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments and complaints without being scurrilous, libelous, defamatory, repetitive or otherwise inappropriate. GRF policy bans political

Even though Leisure World is a gated community, political canvassing is allowed by residents and non-residents. Non-residents entering the community for this purpose must be authorized guests. Unless they are registered guests, non-residents do not need to be provided access to LW for any political purposes based on Civil Code § 4515 and its protections on political activity performed by residents

GRF DIRECTOR'S COLUMN by Mike Ban. eld GRF Director Late in 2025, the GRF Board tasked the Facilities Committee to explore the possibility of bringing solar power to GRF Trust properties. It created the Solar Power Subcommittee (SPSC) whose focus was to identify and pursue an opportunity to capitalize on a 40% federal tax credit by engaging in a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a

Editor: The current advice for seniors is to eat right, exercise, mind our finances and to be socially engaged, especially for those of us, like myself, who are now living alone. Meeting people and making new friends for the first time is daunting. I am adjusting to being alone at my age, to becoming a party of one. The mandate to make new friends (which I told my kids to do when they started

The GRF St. Patricks Day Event in Clubhouse 1 will be held Tuesday, March 17. The Feb. 26 edition incorrectly stated the event would be held on Monday, March 17.

LW CARES by Nick Massetti LW contributor The Leisure World Cares Fund ramped up monetary distributions during February such that by March 1, there will be 19 residents receiving $200 per month for at least one 12-month period. The awards are being made to Leisure World residents who are on low fixed incomes to help them keep up with their rising HOA fees. The application process is confidential,

by Linda Herman GRF President The storm in the early morning hours of Feb. 18 — complete with thunder, lightning, hail, wind, and heavy rain—led me to say thank you to both the GRF Security and Service Maintenance departments. Security is the first point of contact in the middle of the night. They listen to residents who call and direct each situation to the appropriate department,

Editor: I want to thank all the people who do not run stop signs, who stop appropriately at our new signal. I want to thank the majority of you who do not put wipes in the pipes. And, for the minority of you who do not obey stop signs, use wipes, you are all making our GRF and Mutual fees increase. We all have to pay for repaired pipes, repaired stoppages, speed bumps, new signals,

Letters to the Editor: Letters must be no longer than 250 words and should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly by email at rutho@lwsb.com (preferred), regular mail or hand-delivered. Letters must be of general interest to the community and may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments and complaints without being scurrilous, libelous, defamatory, repetitive or otherwise inappropriate. GRF policy