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Volume 40 Number 11
Voting options for upcoming election
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office reminds voters about options for this year’s election process to help avoid lines for in-person voting. All registered voters were sent a Vote by Mail ballot beginning in early October. You can complete the ballot and return it: • By mail (no postage necessary). • In person at any Vote by Mail drop box location. • At any Vote Center in Los Angeles County. To find a Vote Center location and hours near you, go to www. lavote.net and choose “Find a Vote Center.” You can enter your home or work address to see the choices near you. You can also view the list of Drop Box locations there. Drop Boxes in Lakewood are located at: • George Nye Library, 6600 Del
Amo Blvd., Lakewood • Angelo M. Iacoboni Library, 4990 Clark Ave., Lakewood • CVS, 6510 South St., Lakewood If you prefer, you can vote in person at any Vote Center in the County. Some Vote Centers are open 11 days (Oct. 24-Nov. 3), and others five days (Oct. 30Nov. 3). All Vote Centers will be available beginning Friday, Oct. 30. The following Lakewood Vote Centers are open Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. • Lakewood Youth Center East and West Rooms – 4658 Woodruff Ave., Lakewood • Mayfair Park Activity Room – 5720 Clark Ave., Lakewood • Palms Park Activity Room – 12305 207th St., Lakewood
• Willow Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room - 11733 205th St., Lakewood You can also check the Vote Center Book (mailed to every address in mid-October) for a listing of all locations and hours in L.A. County. If you are a registered voter, you’ll also receive a Vote Center postcard listing four locations near your home where you can go to vote or drop off your ballot. NEW! You can track your ballot at Where’s My Ballot at https://california.ballottrax.net/ voter/, a free service for all registered voters that gives you updated information on when your ballot is mailed, received and counted. If you are not sure if you are registered to vote, visit https:// lavote.net to check your status or register. ♦
COVID testing for Lakewood residents
Lakewood residents have several nearby options for prompt COVID testing. The City of Long Beach runs several sites with free testing, and Lakewood residents are accepted there. The Long Beach website below also includes links to CVS and Rite-Aid, which perform tests at most of their facilities by appointment. Visit https://tinyurl.
com/LBCOVIDtesting for details. A Lakewood urgent care facility is one of the few in our region to offer the FDA-approved COVID-19 Rapid Test that provides results while you wait, usually within 15-30 minutes. Tests are done on a walk-in basis; no appointments. The test is not free, but most PPO insurance plans cover a major portion of the
cost. A copay of $3 to $100 may be required, but for people who need test results rapidly, the Lakewood facility can be very helpful. Urgent Care Pros reports that walk-in lines average from 15 to 60 minutes, with the shortest lines in the afternoons. For details, call 562452-0038 or visit urcarepros.com. In addition, the L.A. County Department of Public Health operates numerous test sites in the region. See information on the county test sites and locations at covid19.lacounty.gov/testing. Public health authorities encourage people who believe they need a test to FIRST contact their primary health care provider to see if they in fact need a test AND to see if a test is available through their provider. ♦
November 2020
Mayor’s Golf Challenge The Lakewood Education Foundation (LEF) Golf Tournament regrettably has been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are still ways to donate. LEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities for Lakewood students. LEF provides cash grants of up to $500 to teachers in Lakewood for special supplies and other tools that enhance the education of Lakewood children. All money is distributed in a manner that improves classroom activities; it does not supplant normal school district funding. Special supplies and teaching tools are still important in this COVID era, and your contribution this year will still go a long way to improve the education of students in Lakewood. Even a nominal contribution greatly helps! To creatively encourage donations this year, Mayor Todd Rogers will play two rounds of golf with sponsor representatives in a four-player scramble format. The public can also participate “virtually” in what is being called the “Mayor’s Golf Challenge” and pledge their support for LEF. Here’s how: ▪ Hole in One – 100 squares available at $25 each. Opportunity for one grand prize winner and eight additional prizes valued at a minimum of $50 each.
▪ Pledge for Education – Support LEF and donate based on Todd’s and his golfers’ performance on the course. ✓ You pledge $10 for every birdie they make ✓ $50 for every eagle ✓ $500 for a hole-in-one To pledge, go to www.lakewoodcity.org/mayorsgolfchallenge. You can also make a donation to LEF directly at that website without participating in the Mayor’s Golf Challenge. Pledge for the Hole in One by Nov. 12 at 12 p.m. Pledge for other Mayor’s Golf Challenge support by Nov. 20. With questions, contact Nadhia Flores at 562-866-9771, ext. 2410 or at nflores@lakewoodcity.org. Sponsors for the LEF Mayor’s Golf Challenge are: Gold Sponsors EDCO Waste Management, CJ Construction and the City of Lakewood. Silver sponsors are Assembly Member Anthony Rendon, City Light & Power, F&M Bank, Lakewood Family YMCA, Willdan and
City service changes for Veterans Day Lakewood City Hall will be closed in observation of Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11. • Trash service will continue as usual, picked up on your regular day. • In residential areas, there will be no street sweeping and no makeup sweep, so the city will not issue parking tickets. Street sweeping and parking enforcement will still occur in
commercial areas. • DASH Transit will not be available. When City Hall is closed, you can call and leave a message for the customer service department at 562-866-9771, extension 2140 or send an email to service1@lakewoodcity.org. City staff will answer messages on the next business day. ♦