Resident reflection While the rest of the world was transfixed by the sights and sounds of two men walking on the moon for the first time, Neal Eddy almost couldn’t bear to look. “I was scared to death,” said the 88-year-old Rossmoor resident, recalling that historic summer day when Apollo 11 softly came to rest on the lunar basalt basin known as t...

COVID-19 leads Top 10 moments in valley As in any given year, Rossmoor had its various landmark events of 2021 – ongoing stories that made the news, notable achievements, debates with no easy answers, weather-related problems, the deaths of beloved friends and neighbors, steps taken to improve where Rossmoorians live and how they get along. But the...

Matt Francois sets his priorities New Walnut Creek Mayor Matt Francois hopes some money from the new $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill will find its way to his city, and to Rossmoor. Francois, 52, who became mayor on Dec. 7 as Kevin Wilk ended his year-long stint, also said he hopes for a full-scale evacuation drill involving Rossmoor residen...

Residents weigh in on developing master plan Should Rossmoor build a water reclamation plant to ensure unrestricted access to water during a drought? What about creating a second way for residents to leave the premises during an emergency evacuation? Does Rossmoor need dedicated walking paths? The sweeping array of proposed facilities improvements ...

Last month’s storm caused landslides, needed repairs Although Rossmoor’s golf courses sustained the most visible damage from the Bay Area’s first major storm of the season, the late October tempest also left its mark elsewhere. A four-man crew recently finished repairs along a couple of fire trails that heavy rains had left vulnerable to erosion af...

Last week’s statewide order reinstating a mask mandate for indoor public settings will have no impact on Contra Costa County and Rossmoor, county health officials said. That’s because Contra Costa was already requiring that masks be worn inside public facilities, with limited exceptions, when the new state order took effect Dec. 15. In a news relea...

For the Rev. Mark Burnham, getting accurate information out about his church’s proposal to build and operate six “micro-homes” on its campus has been an ongoing campaign. “You have to say it at least 10 times, in at least four different formats, for people not to say, ‘I hadn’t heard,’” said Burnham, who leads Grace Presbyterian Church just outside...

Planning Committee recommends further study of site The Planning Committee on Dec. 7 decided to consider a new, less expensive way to enlarge the Creekside pickleball courts and unanimously agreed to recommend that the GRF Board hire consultants to review this option. The pickleball courts project once again dominated discussion at the committee’s ...

A group of about 20 Rossmoorians was seated inside a Creekside meeting room asking questions about the pros and cons of all-electric vehicles when three Teslas came rolling up outside the big windows in front of them … and for a moment, the talking stopped. Many of these people would soon be behind the wheel of one of them. The two sedans, especial...

Another dry, hot, windy day has led to a red flag warning in Rossmoor. Nixle alerts go out to residents, the flag is raised at the gate, and all staff are put on alert for potential wildfire. An hour later, a wildfire ignites in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Park, and winds are blowing it toward Rossmoor. Dry vegetation quickly fuels the blaze, a...