The City of Seal Beach began removing the winter sand berm on April 22. Work will continue for approximately three to four weeks. For more information, contact Associate Engineer David Spitz at 562-431-252,7 ext. 1331.

by Jon Michaels LW contributor I dream of: • living just two miles from the beach (with Southern California real estate prices? Good luck with that!). • a locale where the weather is perfect but only 361 days a year. • a place where everything is on auto-pay, and you never have to write a check. • an idyllic park where you can play golf every day and for free! • driving

Letters to the Editor can be a maximum of 250 words and should be typed and delivered to LW Weekly by email (preferred), regular mail or hand-delivered to the News Office. Letters may contain opinions, suggestions, compliments and complaints without being libelous, defamatory, repetitive or inappropriate.

Editor: Again, I am asking the LW Weekly to stop printing inflammatory letters to the editor. Few people want to read rantings with no citations or basis in fact. Such is Earick Ward’s letter (April 4). Please clean up our newspaper to encourage thoughtful discussion. Ann Gallagher Mutual 4 Editor: As our House of Representatives takes what appears to be a monthly two-week break, the situation

Mutual residents are invited to attend the open meetings of their Mutual boards. The following is a tentative schedule. Wed., May 1 Presidents’ Council is cancelled. Training will be conducted. Clubhouse 4/Zoom.................1:30 p.m. Tues., May 7 Mutual 17 Conference Room B/Zoom....1:30 p.m. Wed., May 8 Mutual 4 (Open forum 8:30 a.m.) Conference Room B/Zoom.....8:45 a.m. Thurs.,

Shareholders of Mutuals that have candidates are invited to a meet-and-greet with the candidates on Wednesday, May 1, in Clubhouse 2, from 2-4 p.m. For more information, call 714-612-2801.

Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to LW residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Thurs., May 2 GRF Board Special Executive Session Conference Room A....................1 p.m. Tues., May 7 Facilities Committee Meeting Conference Room A/Zoom......10 a.m. Thurs., May 9 Operations Committee Meeting Conference Room A/Zoom......10 a.m.

Mutual 14 is the first Mutual to receive the voting ballots to elect their Mutual Board of Directors. All other Mutuals will receive their ballots according to the election schedule on the left. The shareholders will receive cumulative and non-cumulative voting ballots in the mail. Cumulative voting offers multiple votes (based on the Mutual) to give to certain candidates. It allows shareholders