An accessibility town-hallstyle workshop last week gave residents the chance to voice their experiences and observations of issues that affect those with disabilities. Whether participants described issues with compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or noted circumstances that the law may not cover, it all was fair game at the May 2 me...

A resident of The Waterford says she had her purse stolen in the parking lot on a quiet Sunday afternoon by someone who emerged from a vehicle that apparently trailed the resident through the front gate. Carol Collins, a 20-year resident of Rossmoor who has lived at The Waterford for the past 10 months, said she was returning from shopping at Safew...

Every year, the GRF Board searches for volunteers among the residents to serve on advisory committees whose efforts help shape decisions, policies and rules for everything from the coupon to the golf courses, pools and Fitness Center. This year, eight volunteers are needed for the five com- mittees, including two each for aquatics, audit and financ...

Saying the GRF Board needs a more robust and more predictable source of funding to complete a decade’s worth of proposed major infrastructure projects, Board members on Thursday – at the Board’s first live, in-person meeting in 10 months – unanimously approved raising the Membership Transfer Fee from $10,000 to $12,000 this year and by a minimum of...

Meeting sets stage for May 15 evacuation drill Rossmoor residents heard vital messages at a wildfire preparation community meeting held last week at the Event Center. In advance of the Sunday, May 15, wildfire evacuation drill that will involve Mutual 68, residents were reassured that the public agencies that protect them have detailed plans in cas...

A significant error led the Accounting Department to miss processing property taxes for the three cooperative Mutuals in April, resulting in a penalty of $761,000, CFO Joel Lesser told the GRF Finance Committee last week. The Accounting Department, which has faced staffing issues because of a medical leave and high turnover resulting partly from th...

Residents of Rossmoor and elsewhere in Walnut Creek and beyond will soon be able to order adult-use cannabis from local delivery businesses, but it’s likely to be at least a few years before the city will host a storefront cannabis business. Renee Lee, president and founder of the Rossmoor- based Compassion Soci- Rossmoor resident Renee Lee speaks ...

Bicyclists ignore, take down signs The COVID pandemic may have helped get more hikers out on area trails, including those in Rossmoor. But Larry Barclay said more bicyclists appeared on those same trails, too. While hikers are supposed to be on those trails, bicycles aren’t. “There are quite a few people who think that this is a significant problem...

Karen Hewitt and her grandson had a special bonding experience in 2016, when they teamed up to sell some of the boy’s toys at the Rossmoor Activities Council Spring Flea Market. He was 13 and wasn’t using those toys anymore. The pair split $300 in proceeds. “It was amazing, and he came down and helped sell his Hot Wheels cars and Thomas trains,” He...

GRF Board District A Director Paul Moderacki resigned on April 18 because of “personal circumstances and family considerations.” He was serving the first year of his three-year term on the GRF Board. In accordance with the GRF Bylaws, the GRF Board of Directors shall appoint a District A director to serve until the next election in May 2023. “I wil...