The heightened concerns among residents about wildfire risks and power outages were evident Aug. 31 during a packed PG& E town hall-style presentation in the Fireside Room. The event drew close to 250 residents and featured a lengthy Q& A session. The presentation came at the request of the GRF, as a means of community outreach. The present...

Event Center packed for last week’s town hall Every time there’s a devastating fire in Maui, or a deluge of rain in Vermont, or even persistent wildfires on the other side of the world in Greece, Rossmoor and its individual residents face consequences, too, in the form of higher property insurance costs – or even the inability to secure enough insu...

With Rossmoor’s Mutuals, multiple wheels are constantly turning with meetings, elections, rules and policy changes, the flow of information, and reams of documents. That’s why the work of the three Mutual Board Office coordinators is critical in keeping everything organized, updated and functioning properly. Housed in the Gateway Administration bui...

Residents learned practical approaches toward “Fostering Inclusion: Do The Work!” at a presentation on Aug. 25 in the Fireside Room. Author Kate Schatz gave a lively presentation on the topic. She took on that subject in “Do the Work!” An Antiracist Activity Book,” which she co-authored with W. Kamau Bell, the comedian whose documentary series “Uni...

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...