COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP Free food is available in Leisure World to eligible residents who are 60 years or older through Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC), which has a monthly distribution site by Clubhouse 4. The next food distribution will be Jan. 21. Every third Thursday from 9-11 a.m., qualified people receive 40 pounds of food, including canned fruit, vegetables,

LONG BEACH Long Beach’s Community Hospital reopened on Jan. 4 and is ready to accept patients, according to hospital representatives. The facility opened with 11 intensive care beds and space for 40 other patients as hospitals across the region scrambled to manage the ongoing surge of coronavirus patients, according to a news report in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Community Hospital

calm, soothing voice of hers that there’s something sinister going on behind my back. I’ve attempted to send her back to where I found her. Unfortunately, Amazon won’t let me return her unless there is something physically wrong with her. And according to my wife, Alexa is the best friend she’s ever had.

LA COUNTY Because of the likelihood of exposure to COVID-19 while traveling outside of L.A. County, everyone who traveled or is planning to travel into L.A. County must quarantine for 10 days. If you start to experience any symptoms or have a positive test, isolate for 10 days and until you are fever-free for 24 hours. The best way to safely quarantine is to not leave your home or allow

to emergencies. Unattended Children Bystanders and passersby will not face civil or criminal liability for damaging vehicles to remove unattended children, age 6 or younger, who are in immediate danger from heat, cold, lack of ventilation or other dangerous circumstances. Distracted Driving Beginning July 1, driving while using a cell phone “in a handheld manner” will result in a point