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🌱 Need easier beach access? See Seal Beach’s new mat and free wheelchairs.
Happening soon: Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) on the Seal Beach Patch calendar
Hello again Seal Beach! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Need easier beach access? See Seal Beach's new mat and free wheelchairs.
- Local band? Here's how to land a paid Leisure World dance slot.
- How a new street-medicine partnership could change care in Seal Beach
Also on today's calendar: Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit).
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid, with a high of 81 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Beach accessibility mat installed at First Street in Seal Beach (lwweekly.com) — Seal Beach has added a third beach accessibility mat at First Street, making it easier for wheelchair users, people with mobility challenges, and families with strollers to reach the shoreline. Funded by grants, the city also offers free all-terrain and powered track wheelchairs for checkout at Lifeguard Headquarters, with extended summer hours and contact information for residents needing details. 
2. Bands can apply for GRF-sponsored weekend dance slots (lwweekly.com) — Leisure World Seal Beach residents can look forward to more free live weekend dances as GRF adds new Saturday night slots in Clubhouse 1. Bands are invited to apply by Sept. 12 for a nine-month trial, with top crowd-pleasers earning paid contracts starting July 2027 and support from GRF in booking and promotion.
3. CalOptima Health expands Street Medicine Program across coastal Orange County (newsantaana.com) — Seal Beach will be part of a new multi-city Street Medicine expansion bringing mobile medical, mental health, and housing-navigation services directly to unhoused residents across coastal Orange County starting in mid-2027. CalOptima Health will coordinate care among Seal Beach, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, and Westminster to reduce emergency-room use and create more consistent pathways into interim and permanent housing.
4. Coast Guard Helicopter, Local Agencies Rescue Man Near Long Beach (aero-news.net) — A 53-year-old man was rescued alive about three miles south of the Seal Beach Pier after drifting overnight in the ocean, thanks to a Coast Guard helicopter search south of Seal Beach. He'd fallen from a rented personal watercraft near Long Beach, and officials say his life jacket likely saved his life, underscoring safety for local boaters and paddlers.
📸 Around Seal Beach
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seal Beach
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★ Featured events ★
- Awakened Lifestyle Expo (Mind, Body, Spirit) →
Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa
9:00 am - Celebrate Benny's Birthday & Love Your Pet Party August 22 →
Marina Community Center, 151 Marina Dr, Seal Beach
11:00 am - You Are Here, You Are Hope Art Fair →
Bay Shore Community Congregational Church (UCC), 5100 E The Toledo, Long Beach
5:00 pm
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
📣 Seal Beach Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Volleyball (VAR) vs Rancho Alamitos
Bolsa Grande High Home
4:15 pm - Back-to-School Night
Donald S. Jordan Intermediate MPR & Library
5:30 pm - Boys Water Polo (VAR) vs Sierra Vista
Bolsa Grande High Home (@ Pacifica HS)
5:30 pm - Senior Sunrise
Bolsa Grande High Stadium
5:00 am - Pastries w/ Parents
A. G. Cook Elementary Cook MPR
8:15 am - Friday Flag
Post Elementary Westminster, CA 92683
8:15 am - PTA Exec Mtg
Bonita Canyon Elementary Irvine, CA 92603
8:30 am - Tackle Football (VAR) at Garden Grove
Bolsa Grande High Away
7:00 pm - B2S Dance (HS ASB)
Oxford Academy Quad
7:00 pm - Fall Conference Week (Min Day)
Vista Verde Irvine, CA 92603 - Homecoming Royal Court Voting
Bolsa Grande High Quad
8:30 am - Freshman Class Elections
Bolsa Grande High Quad
8:30 am
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: He made it home!
Does anyone recognize this dog? Found wandering in Old Town. Give me a call if so. 562-481-5126 (Nextdoor Old Town & The Hill)
- Panera posted a job opening for Team Member in Seal Beach. Apply here.
- Walt's Wharf posted a job opening for Line Cook in Seal Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seal Beach here.
Ok Seal Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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