Kathy Anderson would l i ke to ma ke some changes to her First Mutual manor. “It would be nice to remodel my bathroom, do some work in the kitchen,” Anderson said. “But I can’t afford it. “If I had extra (money), I could do a lot more, and that would bring the value of my manor up,” she added. Anderson would like to take out a reverse mortgage loan...

Kairi’s Kitchen will not be reopening its dining service inside the Redwood Room at Gateway, but fans of chef Michael Parham can still look forward to his offerings at special events. In a June 5 letter to GRF officials, Parham said Kairi’s Kitchen would not return to operate or manage the Redwood Room Café, which has been closed since the pandemic...

It could be a year or more before four manors damaged in a June 3 fire are habitable again, a Golden Rain Foundation official said last week. Two upstairs units in a multi-unit co-op building at 2925 Golden Rain Road were damaged by a fire that Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman Steve Hill said is believed to have started in an ...

Reservations are no longer needed and the doors are open again for drop-ins, but residents will need to be patient as the Fitness Center moves into its post-pandemic life. Last year, trainers Julie Hughes and Dennis Shimoko left the Fitness Center, along with a part-time trainer. Those positions were not filled during the shutdown or gradual reopen...

GRF Planning Committee The cost to improve and expand the Creekside pickleball courts has more than doubled from the $300,000 already approved. And, if a block of Rossmoor Parkway is reconfigured for on-street parking, the cost would nearly quadruple to $1.1 million. The Planning Committee wants the Finance Committee to Additional work will be need...

Golden Rain fire started in electrical box The residents of four co-op units off Golden Rain Road were displaced in a twoalarm blaze Thursday night that started in a residential electrical box, a fire official said. A resident of an adjoining unit at 2925 Golden Rain Road was taken to the hospital with complaints of breathing trouble but was back a...

Rossmoor to reopen with rest of state Residents have reacted with joy, trepidation and questions to plans to reopen Rossmoor on Tuesday, June 15, along with the rest of the state. If things work out, Rossmoor will go from being a ghost town back to the bustling community it was 14 months ago when everything shut down due to the global pandemic. “Ou...

One Rossmoor Mutual has opted to move ahead with a private equity firm on a feasibility study for creation of a community solar power system that could cover all its residences, while another Mutual has put the brakes on such a move, at least for now. At a June 2 special meeting, the Third Mutual board of directors voted 8-1 to approve an “engageme...

Not clear yet is where masks will be required Rossmoor will reopen with the rest of California on June 15 when Gov. Gavin Newsom gives the all-clear. The governor’s plan to reopen the economy calls for elimination of the colored tier system, which the state has used to determine what’s open and under what conditions. The state’s new guidance will m...

Pools provide exercise, fresh air, social connections It’s because of the pandemic and its restrictions that swimming has become so popular, according to longtime Rossmoor lifeguards. One even dared to compare its popularity here with golf. Both sports have never looked so good to so many residents. Reservations are a must at pools and golf courses...