Johan Hultin was expert on pandemics Dr. Johan Hultin didn’t dabble. If he did something, Karen Hill said, it was full immersion or bust. “Whatever it was, he was always 150 percent in,” Hill said of her stepfather, a Rossmoor resident since 2013, a few days after he died Jan. 22 at age 97. “He didn’t just touch lightly on Continued on page 10A Joh...

Drew Olson takes over as sector commander A new Walnut Creek Police Department commander has started dropping by Rossmoor to bolster traffic enforcement, curb crime, and help plan an evacuation drill. When the agency’s police chief promoted Drew Olson to lieutenant in late November, it also named him commander of the officers who patrol the sector ...

Lane closures will begin at the front gate on Monday, Feb. 7 as wires and cameras are installed as part of a new access control system. Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion said work at the front gate, which will necessitate lane-by-lane closures in and out of Rossmoor, will take a couple of weeks. “We thank the residents for their patience,” Cashion ...

GRF Board to prioritize proposals on Feb. 8 An emergency evacuation road from Rossmoor east to Alamo, the long-discussed water reclamation project, roof repairs at the Tice Creek pools, the second phase of studio renovations at Gateway and a prospective pickleball court location are among a host of capital projects GRF Board members will prioritize...

Ernie Glaser had seen more of the world and underbelly of human nature than many boys. But despite coming of age in Hitler’s Germany with the specter of genocide and global conflict looming, he can look back on a life full of love and success. Now 97, Glaser was born in Berlin in 1924, the only son of a small businessman and his wife. He was just 1...

Mike Wood already has one thing in common with Rossmoor as he begins his new role as a News staff writer and editor. They were both born in 1964. Wood, an East Bay native whose journalism career spans more than a quarter century, is the newest addition to the News staff, assuming the role previously occupied by Cathy Tallyn, who retired in November...

Citing the rapid spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant and skyrocketing Contra Costa County case numbers and hospitalizations since mid-December, the GRF Board voted last week morning to continue the shutdown of indoor public gathering spaces in Rossmoor until at least Jan. 27, when the next Board meeting is scheduled. Board member Ted Bentley not...

While the COVID-19 omicron variant responsible for the Jan. 10 closure of indoor public gathering spaces in Rossmoor has emerged fast and hard, a Contra Costa County health official said he is hopeful the threat from this highly transmissible strain will diminish just as quickly sometime in February. “Delaying things by a month or so seems like the...

Autumnwood elevator fails a load test Some Rossmoor residents have been struggling to navigate – or avoid – flights of stairs in their condominium complex since their building’s elevator gave out and subsequently was declared off-limits in early December. The unexpected breakdown has inconvenienced individuals in all 18 units of the building at 595...

That Mediterranean cruise will have to wait. And traveling to Italy is going to remain a pipe dream for the foreseeable future. Even as Rossmoor begins offering group trips again, the seemingly never-ending pandemic continues putting the kibosh on some of those plans. “I never in my wildest dreams imagined that we would not have an opportunity to t...