The annual Emergency Preparedness Expo will be Oct. 30 in Clubhouse 2 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with several emergency preparedness supply vendors. Residents will be able to purchase anything they may need for survival kits and grab-and-go bags. In addition to the vendors, there will be Leisure World service clubs, face painting, live music, barbecue and much more. Leisure World bus service

LW residents who have 562 area codes now have to add those three digits when making phone calls to people who share their area code. Those with the area codes 562, 626, 949 and 951 must dial all 10 digits as of Oct. 24 as part of a federal mandate that will give the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline a shorter phone number. That means when calling from a cell phone,

The Orange County Transportation Authority, in cooperation with Caltrans, is widening the San Diego Freeway (I-405) between SR-73 and I-605.The project is improving 16 miles of I-405 between the SR-73 freeway in Costa Mesa and I-605 near the Los Angeles County line. Construction updates are as follows: North Gate Road Crews are set to work on the foundation of two walls along southbound I-405 adjacent