past president of Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO), described her reaction to the report. Gibson has worked in emergency preparedness for 25 years. “In that time, I have never heard of an alert system in this bad of shape,” she said. CWS is the only warning system in this county with access to the nation’s mass notification databa...

And depending on the species of animal and the type of plants, these critters can cause mayhem in a garden – which is why the Garden Club hired what Bentley referred to as a “gopher wrangler.” Garden Club President Barbara Wightman said the problem was serious enough this year that the club in April hired Got Gophers, a San Jose-based business, to ...

Event planned for July 16 in the Tahoe Room Self-styled “Free Market Warrior” and noted author Loren Spivack will be the guest speaker at the Republican Club Summer Barbecue Dinner on Tuesday, July 16, at 5:15 p.m. in the Event Center’s Tahoe Room. Spivack, aka “The Free Market Warrior,” was born and raised in Massachusetts. Before becoming active ...

The PRESTO slow-speed, self-driving shuttles are coming to Rossmoor, and Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) officials rolled out the details on June 12 at a town hall in the Fireside Room. As part of a pilot program, PRESTO shuttles will transport residents weekdays from Gateway Clubhouse to Tice Creek Fitness Center. The program is expec...

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board recently issued a tentative order on nutrients in treated wastewater that would have significant financial impacts for Bay Area wastewater customers, including residents of Rossmoor. The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) will provide residents with more information about ...

It is said that we walk in the footprints of our ancestors and create our own footsteps for the next generation’s path. In addition, our spiritual practices keep us aware of a relationship with larger forces that guide us with a sense of purpose and direction. Our heritage and our practices influence our lives in multiple ways that may not seem obv...

provement, some of them say. Though Rossmoor has 30 “Level 2” chargers located at Gateway, the Event Center and adjacent to the Tice Creek Fitness Center, those aren’t necessarily convenient. Carol Sebilia, who moved to Rossmoor in June 2023, charges her Pruis plug-in hybrid at those stations, but it isn’t always an ideal situation. Charging her ca...

Walnut Creek police have made an arrest amid an investigation into burglaries within Rossmoor. One suspect was arrested May 24 in connection with Rossmoor burglaries, Walnut Creek police Lt. Bruce Jower told the News. Police were still seeking one other suspect at press time, Jower said. Items were recovered at the time of the arrest that belonged ...

Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meditation and discussion meetings are held three times a week: Saturdays from 5 to 6 p.m. in Creekside’s Bunker Room; Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside; and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 1 at Gateway and on Zoom. The Zoom ID is 441 759 4186 (no password). For more information, go ...

Meeting to be held June 11 in Fairway What needs to come after a permanent ceasefire in Gaza? Paul Larudee will be the speaker for the Voices for Justice in Palestine’s monthly program on Tuesday, June 11, at 4 p.m. in the Fairway Room at Creekside Clubhouse. Larudee is a former Ford Foundation project supervisor and Fulbright-Hays lecturer in Leba...