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...

The lockdowns, daily distractions and underlying anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may have upped the irritability quotient among some Rossmoorians. But Leanne Hamaji said that isn’t an acceptable excuse for residents inappropriately taking out their frustrations on GRF employees. She said she and GRF Board President Dwight Walker will, ...

All residents invited to the meeting, which is a prelude to an evacuation drill in Mutual 68 Not that long ago in Northern California, there was a time of year – generally winter and spring – that wasn’t fire season. Thanks to climate change and persistent drought, those days are over – wildfire season is, for all intents and purposes, a year-round...

Grilling and smoking could face significant restrictions on GRF property after the Policy Committee signaled support for two new rules at its April 11 meeting. A new rule would prohibit any open-flame grilling in GRF open areas during red flag warning days. The committee unanimously voted to send Rule 117 to the GRF attorney for review and then on ...

A 64-year-old Rossmoor resident was killed when a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver jumped a curb and struck the victim and his wife on a Tice Creek Drive sidewalk Saturday night as they walked home from a Boomers Forever Club trivia event at Gateway. Curtis Gunn, a 12-year Rossmoor resident who was active in many club activities and serve...