TRANSPORTATION The Orange County Transit Authority will give free bus service on New Year’s Eve, providing a safe transportation alternative for those ringing in the new year at parties and events throughout Orange County. Free rides on fixed-route buses will be offered from 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, to 2:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. Since this offer starts at 6 p.m., riders who get an earlier

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Mutual 14’s holiday light poles are paid for through donations. Cost overruns are covered by the Mutual’s Neighbor 2 Neighbor treasury, not the Mutual 14 treasury. Last week’s paper incorrectly reported that decorations were subsidized by the Mutual 14 treasury.

Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to LW residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Tues., Jan. 2 Facilities Committee Meeting Conference Room A……………10 a.m. Thurs., Jan. 4 Operation Committee Meeting Conference Room A……………10 a.m. Tues., Jan. 9 Member Services Committee Meeting Conference Room A……………10 a.m. Thurs., Jan. 11 Administration

Mutual residents are invited to attend the open meetings of their Mutual boards. The following is a tentative schedule. Wed., Jan. 3 Presidents’ Council Clubhouse 4….........................1:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 4 Mutual 17 ConferenceRoomB/Zoom…...1:30p.m. Mon., Jan. 8 Mutual 9 Conference Room B/Zoom…....9 a.m. Tues., Jan. 9 Mutual 16 Conference Room B/Zoom….....1 p.m. Wed., Jan.

CITY OF SEAL BEACH To keep pace with inflation and rising costs of providing safe, reliable water and wastewater (sewer) collection services, the City of Seal Beach is considering rate adjustments over the next five years. The Seal Beach City Council will conduct a public hearing on Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m., at the Seal Beach City Council Chambers, 211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, 90740

California law requires the Board to establish reasonable time limits for members to speak at meetings. (Civ. Code Sec. 4925(b).) Time limits are four minutes per speaker for 15 or fewer speakers; three minutes per speaker for 16-25 speakers; and two minutes per speaker for more than 26 speakers. California law also places significant limitations on how the Board responds to questions or concerns;