It isn’t “door-to-door” but rather “door-through-door” service that Mobility Matters offers its members who sign up for its ride service. David Benet is asked for a definition of the latter term. “We physically go with people into where they’re shopping, or to the doctor’s office,” said Benet, volunteer coordinator with Walnut Creek-based nonprofit...

The state of play on Rossmoor’s golf courses remains on an upswing, with more than 8,000 rounds played in July, about 1% above what was a robust July 2025, Head Golf Pro Jacque Vigil said recently. “Total rounds for this year are slightly ahead of last year, which was also a great year,” Vigil told the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Golf Advisory Committee ...

Further study requested for Creekside courts Saying that decisions about the future of the 800 Rockview office building should wait until an analysis of the full Dollar-Gateway-Rockview project is complete, members of the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Planning Committee on Thursday stood pat on making any such decision, after hearing about several options ...

Connie Palladino carries on legacy of father, Joe Kroll Joe Kroll was a prominent civil engineer, all about building things, in some ways larger than life, even if he was an introvert. Connie Palladino, Kroll’s daughter, is more the people person, a published author who for 44 years was a psychologist. “My dad built bridges, and I built bridges bet...

Innovation technology is increasingly being used to analyze wildfire risk, a driver behind the property insurance crisis that’s impacted Rossmoor and other parts of the nation, UC Berkeley professor Nancy Wallace told residents last week. Wallace, a professor of real estate and finance at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and head of its Real E...

Silva, Francois set to be replaced by planning commissioners With only two candidates filing papers to run for two open seats on the Walnut Creek City Council, the council election figures to be more notable for who isn’t running – including Cindy Silva, a council mainstay for 20 years. “You have to know when it’s the right time, and every four yea...

It was almost tee time, but Bob Peterson was able to score a last-second bagel with cream cheese on the first day The Golden Pear’s new coffee and snack trailer was open. And he did it literally feet from where his day of golf was about to begin. “I’m glad I can do this,” Peterson said of patronizing the small trailer. “I think this will be enthusi...

Rattlesnake sightings aren’t unusual in summertime, when temperatures spike, around Rossmoor and throughout California. Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC), Rossmoor Property Management (RPM) and Public Safety have a process for professional removal and relocation of rattlesnakes should they get close to homes. This is nothing a resident should attempt the...

There are almost 1,800 bills in the California State Legislature that could potentially become law by January 2027, and several of them would affect Rossmoor’s Mutuals (and other homeowners’ associations) to varying degrees. Nathan McGuire is more than happy to discuss them. “I love talking about legislation and getting into the details,” McGuire, ...

Rossmoor is updating its Short-Range Transit Plan to evaluate how well current transportation services meet residents’ needs and identify practical improvements for the future. Whether residents currently use Rossmoor transportation services or rely on other ways to get around, their feedback will help the project team better understand residents’ ...