Staff Spotlight Staff makes move to the digital age look easy Though it’s been a familiar, treasured staple for more than three decades, Rossmoor Television is in a new era. Branded for years as Channel 28, the operation has blossomed in recent months into much more than a Comcast channel. Its programming can be viewed on smartphones and tablets vi...

Shopping center almost ready with stations It has been a longer wait than initially anticipated, but electric vehicle owners soon should be able to get quite a charge from a new charging station at Rossmoor Shopping Center. Electrify America EV chargers are expected to go live on Wednesday, Dec. 7, according is expected to open in spring 2023, acco...

It appears that all options for bringing more water to Rossmoor, in whatever form is most practical, are still on the table after an Oct. 26 town hall forum in Lafayette. And none of them is likely to yield quick results. Given the high cost of delivering recycled water to Rossmoor and surrounding areas, other options – including “potable re-use” w...

List includes maintenance projects, to go before Board The GRF Planning Committee on Nov. 10 voted to recommend the GRF Board approve a list of capital projects for 2023 that includes $600,000 in additional pickleball court funding, pedestrian access control measures for the front gate, $125,000 for tennis court resurfacing at Buckeye and $175,000 ...

Becky Smith back home after May 18 accident Becky Smith was never so glad to be home in her life. It was Friday, Nov. 3 at about 5 p.m., about 5 ½ months after she had last left her Canyonwood Court home to walk with her small dog to a nearby parklet. The days had grown much shorter now than when she was last there. “The bunny from last Easter neve...

What happens in Rossmoor – at least in a computing sense – will now stay in Las Vegas, thanks to the completion of a new “co-location” information technology facility. The computer lights started blinking in late October on Rossmoor’s long-awaited “co-location” site in the City of Lights, where GRF servers will be backed up and replicated as a sort...

Tom Cashion says it’s time to address what he calls the “Achilles’ heel” to this gated community. Rossmoor’s public safety manager sees sidewalks at the front gate as a free pathway for unauthorized individuals to enter Rossmoor on foot and by bicycle. At times, it’s believed, that has been exploited for criminal activity. Cashion sees the same wit...

As my time as GRF’s CEO comes to a close in the next few weeks, there are some common themes that regularly crop up in many hundreds, if not thousands, of emails I receive from residents each year, resulting in a lot of misunderstanding and frustration. I will attempt to clear some of that up with today’s column. Please consider clipping and saving...

Silbert helps fellow veterans cut through the red tape If veterans have questions about claims or benefits, it’s a safe bet that Richard Silbert has the answer. As veterans are recognized this Veterans Day for their immeasurable contributions and sacrifices for this nation, it should be noted that many can face hardship after their service ends. Th...

Barbara Gilbert said she was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia. She came to last week’s Rossmoor Health Fair to learn “everything I possibly could” about what help was available to her as she embarked on this journey. Turns out there was a lot to learn. “Many services are available right here,” Gilbert said during the Health Fair, which dre...