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We had a great question yesterday afternoon in our Community Engagement group about cooling centers for Rossmoor. And is the reason we are back in your inbox today.

The question came up when an observant resident noticed that both Seal Beach and Los Alamitos are opening Cooling Centers over the weekend and asked what about Rossmoor residents who may need a place to cool off?

We reached out to Supervisor Do's office via phone to find out both where would Rossmoor residents go if they needed a cooling center (a place to go if your home is too hot to be comfortably stay) and who would request a Cooling Center be opened for Rossmoor. 

Thanks to the quick response from the Supervisor's Office here's what we found:

• The County opens shelters for unincorporated areas.
• All County Libraries are open as cooling centers during business hours.
• Generally, all listed cooling centers are open to the public. A list of cooling centers is available here thanks to the OC Sheriff's Department.

Please when possible, limit your exposure to the sun/heat  through the weekend. Stay hydrated and be a good neighbor, please check in on any of your neighbors who may be homebound to make sure they are okay as well. 

More information and the OC Health Care Agency advisory are available here.

Please take necessary precautions through the weekend 

and stay cool and safe.

Candidate Questions  

Thanks to all of you who have submitted questions for our candidates. We want to make sure we get a good cross section of your thoughts and questions. Please share your questions with us. The more the better. 

We have 12 candidates running for five different offices. These are your elected officials. Ask questions and get to know who they are so you can make an educated decision when you vote. Find out who's running and share your questions with us. Thanks!

While November is a while off still, our Meet Your Candidates Night is just a few weeks away away. 

The candidates for each of the five races that directly represent Rossmoor are set (see the list here) and between now and election day on Tuesday November 8th, we will be assembling information on each of the candidates so you can both get to know them a little better and determine who you feel will best represent your interests in the next term of office.

Our Meet Your Candidates Night Town Hall this year is on Thursday, September 29th in the Rush Park Auditorium. We plan to begin at 6:30 p.m. And prior to the Town Hall we will be posting the answers to the questions you share with us. Some will be submitted to the candidates as written questions and others will be used during the live Town Hall event.

Now is the time to start submitting your questions.

We have invited all 12 candidates for the 45th US Congressional District, 36th State Senate District, 70th State Assembly District, Los Alamitos Unified School District Trustee Area 3, and the Rossmoor Community Services District to attend. 

Because of the redistricting, most of the seats do not have an incumbent running for re-election. At this time, only LAUSD Trustee Diana Hill and RCSD Director Jeffrey Rips are running for re-election to their current district and office.

More info and the interactive map with all the districts can be found here.