AFFORDABLE INTERNET The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also

Emergency Communications System. The GAF has also helped upgrade ice machines in clubhouses, donated $75,000 to support the newly renovated gym at Clubhouse 6, funded bus benches, and an audio alert traffic signal. During the pandemic,the GAF helped run a COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot clinic with Optum. The GAF reoccuring aid to other organizations include Meals on Wheels in Long Beach and

RFID Tag Expiration Notices Some residents have received an email stating their RFID tags are expiring. For most people, this means that their GRF decal—the sticker on their driver’s side window—is expiring. RFID tags are linked to decal expiration date. If you received this email, call Security at 562-431-6586, ext. 375. LW residents can renew their decals at the Security Office in Building

CROSSWALK SAFETY California drivers should double-check where they park this year as a new law on the books has created a no-parking buffer around marked and unmarked pedestrian crosswalks. Drivers are typically not allowed to park their vehicles in the middle of an intersection, on a crosswalk, in front of marked curbs, in a way that blocks access to fire hydrants or too close to a fire

GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION The Golden Age Foundation will hold its annual Centenarian Celebration on April 23. To join in the festivities, people with friends or neighbors that are turning 99.5 or older this year should contact one of the following GAF volunteers: Carl Kennedy at 661-810-9410, Beth Greeley at 714-329-3621, Cheryl Falconer at 714-904-1984, Fara McCartney at 714-625-5141, or Anna

Classified ads may be ordered over the phone by calling (562) 4316586, ext. 383, or (562) 430-0534; emailed to debbiek@lwsb.com (staff will call back for payment information and ad confirmation) or in person at the LW Weekly office, 13521 St. Andrews Drive (two-story white building at the Amphitheater complex). The office is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Classified Rates Resident rate:

The GRF Security Decal Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. The office will be closed Wednesdays and Sundays, and on weekdays from noon-12:30 p.m. for lunch. The office is located in Building 5 near the Copy and Supply Center. Appointments are not required. Decal issuance is on a firstcome, first-served basis. To receive

MOTHER’S DAY Tickets are now on sale for GRF’s massively popular Mother’s Day Brunch on Saturday, May 11, the day before Mother’s Day. See page 17 for details.