Directors might approve the new rule in May Citing a need for increased safety while still allowing for some peaceful protests, the GRF Board on Thursday moved one step closer to approving changes to GRF’s demonstrations policy, which would limit most protests to the grassy area off Rossmoor Parkway near the pickleball courts. The changes, first in...

The John Muir Health Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic in the Rossmoor Shopping Center is set to close at the end of May, according to the Walnut Creek-based not-for-profit health care organization. A letter sent to John Muir Health patients who use the Tice Valley facility states: “After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to cl...

DAOR offers residents handson stage skills Jean Wilcox said she was at church one Sunday in 2009 when she ran into retired journalist and fellow Rossmoor resident Daryl “Bud” Lembke. “He said, ‘I’m writing a play, and I want it performed. But there’s no umbrella (in Rossmoor) under which it can be performed,’” Wilcox recounted recently. “He wanted ...

Aproposal by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to put an end to “bulk billing” arrangements between broadband service providers and those who manage or own multi-tenant environments. This move could potentially endanger deals like the one Comcast has with Rossmoor that saves residents significantly on the cost of high-speed broadband inte...

GRF Board candidate: District A The Golden Rain Foundation Trust was created about 60 years ago to care for the Mutuals’ common elements – such as some lands and facilities. This structure may have served this community well when common interest developments were in their infancy, but it is my belief this structure no longer serves this community. ...

Register now for the AARP Smart Driver Course available in Rossmoor, to become a safer and more confident driver. This course teaches proven driving strategies to help keep drivers and their loved ones safe on the road. Those who take the class will learn techniques to compensate for age-related changes, updates on road safety laws, proper use of n...

The Democrats of Rossmoor will hold their May TGWD (Thank Goodness We’re Democrats) meeting in the Fireside Room on Thursday, May 9. Doors open at 4 p.m.; bring a snack to share. The program will feature Melissa Walker, who will give a presentation on The States Project, an organization that was established to educate voters on the importance of st...

Flea Market for more than just buying and selling While the calendar says it’s time for spring cleaning, Patricia Dickson knows that the sense of community the annual Activities Council Flea Market brings is never out of season. “You get to see a lot of people you don’t see very often,” said Dickson, one of about 70 people signed up as of late last...

There is no free lunch as far as property insurance is concerned, and Rossmoor – as an entity, and as individual homeowners – is feeling the inevitable effects of too many catastrophes around the world needing to be covered. At an April 12 “Property Insurance Crisis” town hall meeting at the Event Center, state Sen. Steve Glazer said the root of th...

When the Rev. Andreas Pielhoop came to Hope Lutheran Church in June 2022, it didn’t figure to be a long-term arrangement. The Rev. Andy Smith had just retired the previous month, after three years at Hope, and Pielhoop came in for what was supposed to be a “bridge” pastor assignment, to serve while a permanent successor was found. The normal proces...