Just as previous positions in Chico and in Dixon provided the ideal on-the-job training for Jeff Matheson’s first 12 years at Rossmoor, those dozen years as director of resident services have been, he said, the perfect prep for his new position – Rossmoor’s general manager. “Developing programs, overseeing capital projects – these are things I’m do...

A LOOK BACK AT 2022 IN ROSSMOOR Pedestrian safety and leadership changes among year’s top moments Staff writers The past year has been quit e a n event ful and impactful one in Rossmoor. Though repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic were still felt, much was accomplished and much did change. There were tragic events, goodbyes, hellos, struggles, ...

Finding new director of resident services high on list After all the Christmas wrapping is crammed into the trash cans and after the New Year’s champagne bottles have landed in the recycling bin, GRF leaders will resume work on a number of key Rossmoor issues. Most of them have been topics of ample public discussion within Rossmoor’s friendly confi...

Patty Smith broke barrier with company in the 1960s Work i ng du r i ng magical years in t he wonde r f ul world of Disney, Patty Smith has delightful stories to tell. As a groundbreaking female accountant and later in the growing computer division for Disney, she was there for several fascinating moments. Her adventures date back to when Walt Disn...

Arecent storm that brought Rossmoor more much-needed rain caused issues to be expected in a deluge: pockets of flooding, drainage backups, some ceiling leakage. But in one scary instance, a couple was startled when a tree crashed through their dining room window. Robert and Lily Lin had a frightening start to their morning on Saturday, Dec. 10, whe...

Cindy Silva said she thinks Rossmoor is a particularly important part of Walnut Creek, and not just because residents there tend to turn out in high numbers at election time. There’s another reason the city’s new mayor places a premium on what goes on at a seniors community like this one – almost 30 percent of Walnut Creek’s population (including R...

Golf Shop staff helps see Rossmoor through pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of Rossmoor’s amenities in March 2020, the two golf courses shut down, too. But while most Rossmoor closures went on for well over a year, the golf courses were back open after six weeks, and took on a significance they’d never really had before. “People c...

After a lengthy nationwide search, the GRF Board decided the best leader to move Rossmoor into its future is the one who happens to know Rossmoor the best. The Board unanimously voted to promote Jeff Matheson, director of resident services, as the new general manager, starting Jan. 1. He replaces retiring CEO Tim O’Keefe, whose last day will be Jan...

Rossmoor residents gathered Dec. 6 in the Fireside Room to say goodbye to Tim O’Keefe and show their appreciation for his seven years as GRF CEO. This retirement party featured words from residents and officials from Rossmoor and the greater community, with Executive Services Manager Deborah Rose serving as host. Like his early days as CEO when res...

As a follow-up to the town hall meeting on the “Future of Water in Central Contra Costa County” held in October, GRF’s director of resident services, Jeff Matheson, board president, Dwight Walker, and vice president, Leanne Hamaji, met with representatives from the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) and East Bay Municipal Utility ...