ATHENS SERVICES Athens Services is implementing a food scrap collection program, per Senate Bill 1383, which requires resients to place food scraps and foodsoiled paper (100% fiber-based) into a special container. The new organics carts will be delivered today, Oct. 27, and tomorrow, Oct. 28, to all Mutual trash collection areas. The weekly service is scheduled to begin on Nov. 4. For more

OC REGISTRAR Registered voters have four easy and secure options to return their ballots this election season. Send Vote-By-Mail ballots using the U.S. Postal Service, place a ballot in the yellow-and-white ballot drop box located by the bus hub near the Amphitheater, bring it to one of the 181 Vote Centers countywide or vote in-person at a pop-upVote Center on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Clubhouse

The southbound I-405 off ramp to Seal Beach Boulevard opened on Oct. 21. It had been closed for about a month as part of the 405 Freeway Improvement Project. The Orange County Transportation Authority is improving 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway in Costa Mesa and I-605 near the Los Angeles County line.

The Seal Beach Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host a Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Main Gate. The purpose is to help people properly dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches. The service is free and anonymous. Medicines that

The Seal Beach Police Department reports an increase in golf cart and bicycle thefts in the Leisure World community. Considering the recent occurrences, SBPD has provided the following security tips. • Keep golf carts and bicycles in well lit areas and/or in front of motion-activated flood lights. If possible, consider keeping bicycles in enclosed areas such as locked sheds or indoors.

Payment equipment upgrades are coming to the municipal paid parking lots in Seal Beach. The parking lots along Main Street currently feature single-space parking meters, which will be removed and replaced with pay stations. The beach parking lots on First, Eighth and Tenth streets currently have pay stations, which will be upgraded. The pay stations will provide an improved user experience, simplify

Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients are considered household hazardous waste. Products such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special handling when residents dispose of them. Residents are prohibited from disposing of household hazardous waste at the 1.8-Acre site.

Editor: The Republican Party used to stand for personal responsibility, moral values, family, God and country. Sadly, those values have been eviscerated and replaced with greed and win at all costs. “Why should I vote for more failed democratic policies?” you ask. Democrats passed the Price Gouging Prevention Act in the House, tried to pass the Big Oil Windfall Profit Act and anti monopoly