SBPD Seal Beach Mayor Joe Kalmick is inviting the community to meet with him and the Seal Beach Police Department at a virtual Coffee with a Cop event. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 28, at 5 p.m. Often the community’s only interaction with the police is during a time of emergency or other crisis. The community can be left with questions about police practices and procedures.

GRF SURVEY WHAT || The GRF is considering adopting an emergency text alert system for Leisure World residents. HOW|| The survey is available online at lwsb.com and on page 19 of this issue. Residents are asked to fill out the survey and drop them in the mail slot at the LW Weekly or go online and take it.

According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: • 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers • 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants • 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or sedatives. During the19th National Take Back in October 2020: • Total Law Enforcement Participation: 4,153 • Total Collection Sites: 4,587

The Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, will hold a virtual festival for its 21st annual Earth Day celebration. The public aquarium on a 5-acre site on Rainbow Harbor is home to 11,000 animals and a 350,000-gallon shark tank. In honor of Earth Day, it will do animal meet-and-greets and give everyday tips on how to protect the environment. A virtual event will be held

CITY OF SEAL BEACH The City of Seal Beach is in the early stages of budget development for fiscal year 2021-22. In an ongoing effort to encourage community participation and expand community input, the city is introducing a Community Engagement Survey to gather feedback from residents on their budgetary spending priorities. These priorities will be considered during the development of the proposed

Pedestrian Struck A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a parking lot on Wednesday, April 14, at about 11:11 a.m., the Seal Beach Police Department has reported. SBPD received a call of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the parking lot of the U.S. Postal Office located at 2929 Westminster Ave. Upon arrival, officers discovered that

The Friends Bookstore, which benefits the LW Library, will reopen on Wednesday, May 5, with hours of operation on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon-3 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the bookstore will be open by appointment only (no walkins) with a limit of three visitors at one time. Appointments are for 30 minutes. Call (562) 596-7735 starting

Editor: I want to express my great thanks to our LW Library. For an entire year, they supplied me with audiotapes. I would order them by phone, and the reduced staff would gather them up and give me a phone call to pick them up at the door. All the while, they were very gracious—amazing service! Ruthie Nelson Mutual 7 Editor: The article containing a “comprehensive overview” of