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Seal Beach, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Seal Beach! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Seal Beach council seats are up in the 2026 election?
  • How did a Seal Beach theater become a student filmmaking powerhouse?
  • Why a Seal Beach senior is fighting over $3.7 million in funds

Also on today's calendar: The Business Growth & Lead Generation Summit and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 75, low: 65.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 74 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Council calls 2026 election (sunnews.org) — Seal Beach residents now have official dates for the 2026 City Council election, with Districts 1, 3, and 5 on the November 3 ballot and candidate filing opening July 13. The city will pay Orange County to place the race on the countywide ballot, and a runoff will be held if no candidate wins a majority. The city manager role remains appointed, not elected.
   

2. Filmmaking at LAUSD expands to all grade levels (sunnews.org) — Seal Beach’s Bay Theatre has become the buzzing home of a growing student film festival that now showcases work from kindergarten through high school across Los Alamitos Unified. Packed screenings on May 30 celebrated local filmmakers whose projects are winning county, state, and national recognition, including PSAs now playing in DMVs and on TV. Organizers hope the festival becomes a beloved Seal Beach tradition.
   

3. Spending recs for $3.7 million recovered from Andrew Do scheme to be up to his successor (laist.com) — Orange County supervisors plan to let Supervisor Janet Nguyen decide how to spend $3.7 million recovered from the Andrew Do corruption scheme, with strong pressure to keep it in the 1st District. A senior from Seal Beach’s Leisure World joined dozens of residents urging that the money support local seniors and vulnerable people who lost meal services and other aid.
   

4. New book features LW author (lwweekly.com) — A Leisure World resident, Elizabeth Anne Kennedy of Mutual 15, has a new story featured in the latest “Chicken Soup for the Soul” collection about dreams and premonitions. It’s her third piece in the series, and she’s donated a copy of the book to the Leisure World Library. Neighbors can now check it out and see a familiar name in print.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The BEST PLACE in Seal Beach,
    IS SEAL BEACH!! KIDS OR ADULTS; BOTH WORK! I did a surprise birthday party 2 years ago for my wife's 72nd birthday and it went great. 60 + guests… (Nextdoor Leisure World)
  • Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Worker in Seal Beach. Apply here.
  • Boeing posted a job opening for Entry Level or Associate Procurement Agent 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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