STREET REPAIRS The exit lane at the St. Andrews Gate will be closed for street work on Sept. 18, 19 and 20. As there will be no egress for drivers from the St. Andrews Gate, people will be detoured to the North Gate or the Main Gate. Congestion along St. Andrews will be expected the entire week, Sept. 18-22. Residents are urged to use caution in construction zones.

CITY OF SEAL BEACH Seal Beach City Councilmember and LW resident Nathan Steele will host a town hall on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. Topics will include the city’s housing element and zoning changes, paid parking on Main Street, the results of a citywide poll and the city’s five-year financial forecast. Steele will be joined by Mayor Thomas Moore, City Manager Jill

CLIMATE Over 95% of California was classified as under severe drought one year ago. Today, all of the state is completely drought free, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, which tracks the location and intensity of drought across the country. Tropical Storm Hilary’s rare summer rain and last winter’s record-setting rainfall totals have worked together to solve the years-long problem

GRF There will be an All-Department Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 4. Directors will give updates and residents are encouraged to ask questions during the public forum.

midst of the most severe drought on record, and historic water restrictions were implemented in different areas across the state. January, February and March 2022 were the driest months on record dating back over 100 years, with just six inches of precipitation observed across the Sierra Nevada mountains, according to news reports at the time. In early 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR)