Community Update – December 31

Management:                                                                                  

Pam Pham-Le, General Manager                                                                        pphamle@actionlife.com

Phone: 213.243.0798                                                                                              www.santeevillagela.com

Office Location & Hours:

The management office is located in the courtyard, behind the Eckardt & Cornell buildings.  It is commercial space #5, next to the art gallery.

Hours – Monday-Friday (9:30 am – 5:30 pm)      

Important Contact Information:

Santee Village On-Duty Patrol Officer                                                           Cell Phone: 323.501.1119

Maple Garage Shuttle Van Information                                                        Phone number: 213.434.6712

Hours – Monday-Thursday (6 pm – 11 pm)                                                  Friday-Sunday (6 pm – 1:30 am)

*PLEASE CONTACT MANAGEMENT TO SCHEDULE ALL MOVES AND DELIVERIES*

NO SHUTTLE SERVICE AND OFFICE CLOSURE:

The Maple Garage Shuttle Van will NOT be operating on Thursday, 01/01/26. Normal service will resume the following day, Friday, 01/02/26.

The Management office will be closed on Thursday, 01/01/26, and Friday, 01/02/26. The office will reopen on Monday, 01/05/26. For immediate assistance, please contact Security at 323-501-1119.

NEW YEAR TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD:

Munch A Marzipan Pig:

Germans and Austrians bring in the New Year in a sweet way with marzipan pigs. Marzipan pigs or Glücksschwein are traditionally eaten on NYE as they bring good luck and good fortune to those who eat them.  

Eat 12 Grapes At Midnight:

In Spain, they celebrate by eating 12 grapes at each stroke of midnight. For the tradition to work, you must focus on your wishes and goals for the coming year whilst eating each grape. Each grape represents good luck for the 12 upcoming months. You must also finish all 12 grapes before the final stroke of midnight.

Bang Some Bread On The Wall:

The Irish superstition of banging bread on the wall is said to clear our bad spirits and bring in new fortunes for the New Year. Irish families often used freshly baked Christmas bread and knocked it onto the home’s walls and doors to cleanse the entire house.

Throw Your Furniture Out the Window:

This tradition is meant to symbolise the readiness to accept the New Year and all things that come with it. Italians do this to represent ‘out with the old and in with the new’.

‍Don’t do this if you live in a high-rise such as Santee Village!  😄

‍Eat Some Black-Eyed Peas:

In the USA, their NYE tradition involves eating black-eyed peas and collard greens. It originated from the Civil War days when people felt lucky to have peas to eat and survive through the winter. The peas are also associated with a mythical power that brings good luck. Today, they represent gratitude, luck, and prosperity. The collard greens represent money, whereas collard greens are the same color as money. 

Wishing you and yours health, wealth, and endless blessings in the New Year!