Anticipating significant increases in insurance costs that figure to boost the coupon, the GRF Board on Thursday approved fee hikes for 2024 for facility/meeting room rentals, Handyman repair services, residents’ golf rounds, and RV storage – in some cases, larger hikes than GRF staff had recommended. Regarding meeting room rental fees for individu...

GRF will host PG& E officials on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. to discuss wildfire mitigation work in the valley. The meeting will be held in the Fireside Room. GRF asked PG& E to speak with the community as part of an educational outreach program, so residents can better understand the company’s fire-mitigation efforts in Rossmoor. Topics fo...

Campers reap benefits of trying new activities E ar-to-ear smiles while at summer camp aren’t just for kids anymore. That sense of joy and the fulfillment of trying something new shaped the experience of Camp Rossmoor for residents who took part in the weeklong event. From Aug. 21 to 25, Camp Rossmoor debuted with an array of activities that gave r...

Some Contra Costa County cities – Martinez, Concord, Antioch, Richmond and San Pablo – have said yes to storefront cannabis-related businesses. So too has Contra Costa County; there’s a retail dispensary in the unincorporated community of Pacheco. But so far, Walnut Creek has not allowed a storefront retail operation. One Walnut Creekbased business...

From test driving cars to sampling tiny spoonfuls of ice cream, opportunities to try out something before committing have long been a practice to get a feel for a new experience. Many activities and organizations around Rossmoor also offer opportunities for residents to take test drives before making that full financial or time commitment. A comple...

Fire mitigation efforts could help with costs Environmental disasters – wildfires in Hawaii this month and in Canada earlier this year, huge earthquakes that decimated Turkey and Syria in February, and flooding that has inundated China and parts of Alaska and Vermont this month, all just in 2023 – are becoming more frequent, and more expensive. The...

Residents share wisdom with third graders It’s more than letters that Rossmoor residents are writing as part of a pen pal collective. Contained in every correspondence to a third grade class at Walnut Creek’s Parkmead Elementary School are pearls – time capsules of wisdom – cultivated over a lifetime of experiences. As a new school year begins, the...

Event Center set for biggest time increase By a 4-0 vote, the Policy Committee recommended expansion of dedicated parking- space hours for three sets of EV charging stations on GRF parking lots. At its Aug. 14 meeting, the committee opted to broaden dedicated hours for EV charging parking spots at Gateway and the Fitness Center, which each has 10 c...

Rossmoor real estate It’s been a rollercoaster ride for real estate in the Bay Area and statewide, more perilous due to soaring interest rates and two major insurance providers backing out of writing new homeowners insurance policies in California. In Rossmoor, the ride’s a bit calmer but with fewer sellers than usual on board. Indeed, inventory is...

Even after a cruel, shocking carport theft of donated items intended for refugees, the goodwill and generosity of Rossmoor continues to shine. Resident Cecelia Wambach had been gathering items in the carport of her Ptarmigan Drive home intended for two refugees from Afghanistan. Physicians Soghra and Najib fled Afghanistan in 2021 during the U.S. e...