This celebration showcases rich diversity, culture in Rossmoor Mariu Arzayus was among the residents reveling in the positivity at the Event Center during the third annual Diversity Festival. “The way I like to live my life is based in love; one needs to live life with joy,” Arzayus said while watching an array of Rossmoor clubs perform on the main...

A temporary repair is now in place following the Oct. 9 failure of two water valves that left the Gateway complex’s restrooms closed for four days, necessitating placement of three portable toilets near Peacock Hall in the interim. GRF Trust Maintenance Supervisor John Raith said last week that two pressure reducing valves (PRV) on water lines that...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Candace Andersen said she hopes a groundbreaking ceremony for a six-unit “tiny home” project on the Grace Presbyterian Church campus just outside Rossmoor isn’t the last such dedication she attends. “I’d love to see this replicated in other parts of the county,” Andersen said before an Oct. 11 ceremony to mark the con...

The GRF capital budget process will become more detailed starting with the current planning cycle, as the 2024 budget shows cost estimates for long-term projects extending up to five years into the future. The GRF Planning Committee got an early look at this GRF NEWS new process at its monthly meeting Thursday, and will receive a substantially more...

Rossmoorians recollect fall, Halloween memories October’s arrival brings nostalgia of fall seasons and fond memories of Halloweens past. Recent gatherings sponsored by the Recreation Department to paint plump pumpkins and weave spider webs afforded Rossmoorians opportunities to bask in the memories of simpler times. From the heartier meals, like sq...

While the GRF Board adopted its 2024 operating budget about two weeks ago, Rossmoor’s Mutual boards have been busy crafting their own 2024 budgets, which will determine both the Mutuals’ share of residential coupons for 2024 and the amount of property insurance premiums residents will pay. And Jeroen Wright, GRF’s Mutual operations director, said m...

More run-ins prompt calls for action Nicholas Sten said he’s as much of an animal lover as the next guy but that it seems there aren’t as many animals to love these days as there were five to 10 years ago. And he mostly blames coyotes for that. “There aren’t as many deer here now; there are fewer turkeys now,” said Sten, a Rossmoor resident since 2...

Linda Mariano has never read a more important brochure than the one she was handed in 2015. This one was lifechanging. It came soon after Mariano, a Rossmoor resident, was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, or CML. Mariano, 70, has maintained good health thanks to treatments and research funded by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She’s ...

Bocce players, well into their 90s, provide inspiration “Never Too Old” is a sentiment that fits one of the Bocce Club’s teams so well, it’s now that team’s name. Case in point: The team’s top players are well into their 90s. There’s Rene Herrerias, 97. He has lived in Rossmoor for 34 years and is the oldest member of the team. He might be its best...

GRF portion will be 1.45% higher than last year The GRF Board on Sept. 28 unanimously approved a $26,813,025 operating budget for 2024, about 5% higher than this year but which includes a 1.45% coupon increase for 2024. That means the 2024 GRF portion of the coupon, which applies to all homeowners, will be $334.69 a month, up from $329.82 this year...