The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in cooperation with Caltrans, is widening the San Diego Freeway (I-405) between SR-73 and I-605. The project is improving 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway in Costa Mesa and I-605 near the Los Angeles County line. Construction updates are as follows: Montecito Channel Crews will continue construction activities as part of the drainage

The GRF Security Decal Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed for lunch from noon-12:30 p.m.) and Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. The office, located in Building 5 near the Copy and Supply Center, is closed Wednesdays and Sundays. Appointments are not required. To receive a vehicle decal, residents must present the following documents: Proof of vehicle insurance,

GRF TRANSPORTATION The GRF Transportation Department conducts bus tours of Leisure World on the first Tuesday of the month for new and recently moved-in residents. Included will be GRF clubhouses, Turtle Lake Golf Course, Mission Park and its activity courts and gaming rooms, the 1.8-Acre disposal and recycling area, as well as the Leisure World Library and the Main Gate bus station, among

Editor: I have lived in Mutual 16 for over six years. The friendships I thought I had made have abruptly faded away. Not so with my neighbors Shirley Thompson and Bill Denton. I recently tested positive for COVID. Without being asked, they offered to take my very active 10-year-old dog, Murphy, while I am doing my five-day isolation. I have made two lasting good friends and so has Murphy.

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GRF BOARD Shareholders who live in odd-numbered Mutuals are eligible to submit a candidate application to serve on the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) Board of Directors. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, March 31, 4:30 p.m. A candidate may be a member who is an officer or director of a Mutual Corporation; any City Council; Orange County Board of Supervisors; the City of Seal Beach

Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to Leisure World residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Administration Committee Thur., March 23, 1 p.m. Conf. Rm B/virtual GRF Board Meeting Tue., March 28, 10 a.m. Clubhouse 4/virtual Recreation Committee Mon., April 3, 1 p.m. Conf. Rm B/virtual Information Technology Services Committee Tue., April 4, 10

Mutual residents are invited to attend the open meetings of their mutual boards. The following is a tentative schedule. Mutual 1 Thur., March 23, 9 a.m. Conf. Rm A/Zoom Mutual 6 Fri., March 24, 10 a.m. Conf. Rm A/Zoom Mutual 8 Mon., March 27, 9:30 a.m. (9:15 open forum) Conf. Rm A/Zoom Mutual 17 Tues., April 4, 1:30 p.m. Conf. Rm A/Zoom Presidents’ Council Thur., April 6, 9 a.m.

Agenda Tuesday, March 28, 10 a.m. Clubhouse 4/Virtual 1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call/Notice of Quorum 3. President’s Announcement 4. Member Comments/Correspondence 5. Consent Calendar a. GRF Board of Directors Minutes, February 28 b. Accept the Interim Financial Statements, February for Audit c. Approve Reserve Fund Investment Purchase 6. New Business a. General b. Capital