PROTECT LW PIPES Single-use wet wipes have gained popularity in recent years, with sales fueled by the pandemic. Many of these products are marketed as flushable, but the majority of brands do not break down after being flushed, spurring utilities to urge customers to ignore “flushable” labels on the premoistened wipes. Wipes can catch on tree roots and trap fats, oils and grease to become

SB POLICE The Seal Beach Police Department will host a catalytic converter etching event on Sunday, March 13, between 8 a.m.-noon. SBPD is partnering with Automotive Excellence to help protect the community and prevent thefts of catalytic converters. Thefts have been trending throughout Southern California, including the City of Seal Beach. Catalytic converters are not serialized, making

The LW Library is happy to announce that its fax service has been restored after a brief hiatus. Prices remain the same, $1 per page to send a fax domestically, $3 per page to send a fax internationally and 50 cents per page to receive a fax. To receive a fax via the library service, residents should ask the sender to include their name and phone number on the fax and provide the sender with the

on April 13. The ramp closure was extended due to unforeseen site conditions, to address complexities with traffic staging and to accommodate the freeway widening. The ramp is anticipated to reopen in the spring. SB I-405 Goldenwest Street On-Ramp and Bolsa Avenue Off-Ramp to Close Crews will close the southbound I-405 loop off-ramp to Bolsa Avenue and the southbound I-405 loop on-ramp from Goldenwest

College of Business students from California State University, Long Beach, are providing free in-person tax preparation assistance to families who make $58,000 or less, low-income students, elderly, non-residents and individuals with limited English proficiency. All volunteer students are certified by the IRS. The free service is part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance clinic (VITA), an

The pool renovation is rapidly progressing as opening day nears. Crews are continuing to install pool equipment in the mechanical room. Tile walls are completely grouted. The flooring contractor will start installing epoxy flooring this week. Physical Property is still working with SCE to energize the transformer. The pool has been closed since November 2019, when potentially catastrophic

IRS 1040 Forms and California 540 tax booklets are now available for pick up at the Leisure World Library Library staffers are not tax professionals and cannot offer any advice or help on tax preparation. The library is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Spring registration for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) educational programs starts on March 7; classes start April 4. Classes will be held on campus at California State University, Long Beach, at several community satellite locations and online with Zoom. The annual OLLI membership fee is $40, and classes are $15 each per each eight-week session. Join hundreds of others, aged