2021 GRF Mail-Out by Terri Johnson Stock Transfer manager As we say adieu to 2020, shareholders should expect upcoming mail-outs from the Golden Rain Foundation in the next few days. Packets went out starting Dec. 28. Shareholders who pay their monthly assessments by direct debit will receive one packet containing their 2020 property tax information, guest passes and 2021 direct debit

SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security payments will grow by 1.3 percent in 2021, and the program will also be adjusted in several important ways that could affect Social Security payments received or how much people pay into the system. Here’s a closer look: Social Security payments will increase The average Social Security benefit for retired workers is expected to climb by $20 to $1,543 per month

DRIVER’S LICENSE Drivers over 70 years of age whose California license expired after March 1 no longer have to go in person to the DMV to renew it, even if you received a letter saying that you do. Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered that older Californians be allowed to renew their driver’s licenses remotely to protect them from being infected with COVID-19. If you received a letter from

CHRISTMAS TREES Christmas trees can be disposed of at the 1.8 lot/Mini Farm area, according to the Service Maintenance Dept. People who need assistance can contact the department and create an order for their tree to be picked up at the current rate of $42 an hour, charged in 15-minute increments.

CSULB Cal State University, Long Beach, will fill the seats of the Walter Pyramid with fan cutouts for the 2020-2021 basketball season since spectators will not be allowed to attend games in the arena. Thanks to a generous donation from the university’s sponsor, Cabe Toyota, the first 50 U.S. veteran alumni to reply with their images to lbsutickets@csulb.edu will have them turned into

If you maintain a forwarding address, your guest passes and coupon packets will be mailed to the address on file. Important to note: There are no late charges assessed for late January payments. The due date for January payments is extended to Jan. 31 before assessments are considered late to provide ample time for all shareholders to receive their 2021 packets. The 2021 guest passes are printed

Social Security earnings limits climb Social Security beneficiaries who continue to work will be able to earn $720 more in 2021 before part of their Social Security benefit is temporarily withheld. Social Security recipients age 65 and younger can earn up to $18,960 in 2021 before a benefit dollar is withheld for every $2 earned above the limit. In the year you turn your full retirement age, the