Rossmoor resident discusses transition, daughter’s film At a point in life when most people are trying to simplify, Phil Singer “expanded his universe.” In April 2013, the then-71-year-old, 6-foot-2 self-described “alpha” came out first to his family, and then his friends, telling them he would be transitioning to life as a woman. In a June 8 inter...

To address its lifeguard shortage, staff will present recommendations for staffing and program operations to the Aquatics and Fitness Committee in July as it looks toward long-term solutions, including with the popular Family Swim program. Rossmoor has shortened its pool hours this year, closing Hillside and Dollar at 6 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. becau...

Stair-Trac helps those recovering from injury, surgery For those residents who call for assistance with Stair-Trac, it’s Tesh Raj whom they are most likely to see. Raj has worked in Rossmoor with Securitas for 16 years, and has been involved in Stair-Trac service since the get-go. Stair-Trac is a machine, which attached to a wheelchair, helps trans...

Rescued hawk is returned to Rossmoor When Lorna Lasky came across a fledgling red-tailed hawk in her Tice Creek Drive entry on the afternoon of May 31, she feared something was wrong with the bird. She kept her distance – as it hopped onto the sidewalk, then onto a neighbor’s fountain – before calling Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. Li...

Walking up to the Rossmoor LGBTQ+ Alliance’s Pride kickoff, a sign directing people to Peacock Plaza emphasized “All welcome.” That inclusiveness message was also reflected in banners in the plaza that proclaimed, PRIDE: LGBTQ+ Alliance continues to expand and grow “Everyone is welcome here.” Starting like a rollicking party, with friends enthusias...

Nora Pallotta, who since August 2024 had been a personal trainer and group exercise leader at Tice Creek Fitness Center, was recently named Rossmoor’s Fitness and Aquatics program coordinator. She succeeds Adam Cleary, who himself advanced to become Fitness and Aquatics manager. She assumed her new role May 1, coordinating the trainers, classes and...

Service, décor and (especially) the food get thumbs-up It may have been a soft opening, but most people asked about their initial experience at The Golden Pear restaurant on May 21 were pretty firm about how much they liked the new eatery’s first-day offerings. “The chicken soup is as good as I’ve had, and I’m a Jewish mother,” said Maxine Topper, ...

Retired doctors were interns at Highland Hospital Bernie Wolf was sifting through old photos when he noticed something interesting. Glancing at a half-century- old yearbook-style photo of interns at Oakland’s Highland Hospital, he spotted a few familiar faces and names within the Rossmoor Men’s Tennis Team. Wolf, the captain of the men’s team, real...

Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity has not shied away from big concepts. So RAD offering its first allday conference should come as no surprise. The RAD Vision Conference came to the Fireside Room on May 21. It featured four presenters, coming from different areas of professional expertise, focusing on ways to better understand one’s own unconscious ...

The Rossmoor Walnut Creek Board on Thursday formally approved updates to a privacy policy covering Rossmoor’s four websites, and heard updates of a second, wider-ranging Rossmoor privacy policy, both specifying how RWC should handle member residents’ personal identifying information. These privacy-related updates were recommended by the RWC Policy ...