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,

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GRF RECREATION by Kathy Thayer GRF Recreation Manager It was exactly a year ago that we informed the community of the City of Seal Beach’s approval to assist GRF in recovering the nearly $92,000 in expenses laid out for the 2021 COVID vaccine clinics held onsite. Staff had been working behind the scenes since November 2021 to navigate multiple governmental agencies in an effort to

Editor: I am writing to urgently address the ongoing failure of the Leisure World pedestrian gate access system. Despite this issue being brought to the GRF Board’s attention last spring, and a comprehensive plan presented by GRF IT Director Marcelo Mario, no action has been taken. Currently, the card readers are failing, allowing anyone to gain entry using a simple credit card. This is

The GRF Operations Committee is working on resolving pedestrian and driving safety issues by via a work study to develop a comprehensive community safety plan. The team seeks two residents with prior experience in community planning and/or traffic safety to join it. Other residents, who have specific safety interests, are asked support research and data collection efforts. Those who would like