Walnut Creek police have been playing a cat and mouse game with a homeless woman reportedly living in a laundry room on Tice Creek Drive, Entry A. Police arrested Alla Isiyama, 41, for trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia on the morning of Dec. 17. She was taken to county jail. She gave no address. “This has been going on for two months...

Ever since Jane Sprouse moved to Rossmoor in 2015, she has heard about how bad the Safeway is in the Rossmoor Shopping Center. Over time, she began to agree with many of the complaints. This year, she read in the Rossmoor News how the store planned to make no changes inside the store, even as the landlord made improvements to the exterior as part o...

Years of litigation caught up to Third Mutual as its longtime insurer refused to renew the Directors & Officers insurance, forcing the board to accept coverage with a higher premium and higher deductible. CNA Insurance dropped Third Mutual after paying out $549,224 in claims and legal fees over the past five years – while collecting only $73,98...

Custodians make holiday parties happen On a normal day, the custodians work behind the scenes to set up and clean up Peacock Hall, the Event Center, Fitness Center, hobby shops, indoor and outdoor pools and other places around Rossmoor. During this busy holiday season, the 14 full-time custodians are pressed into duty even more, setting up for lots...

It’s that time again. Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a count of everyone living in the country. The Census was created by the country’s Founders, according to the Census Bureau’s website, “to count every person living in the newly created United States of America, and to use that count to determine representation in the Congress.” ...

Loella Haskew was installed as the new Mayor of Walnut Creek on Dec. 3. She is also the new city council liaison to Rossmoor. She’ll attend GRF Board meetings to update the Board and the community on city news. It’s not Haskew’s first time serving in the city’s top spot. She was elected to the Walnut Creek City Council in 2012 and served as mayor i...

Rossmoor busses will operate on a holiday schedule for the New Year’s holiday. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, a limited Dial-A-Bus service schedule will be available for New Year’s Day – downtown Walnut Creek service will be at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Call on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to schedule New Year’s Day rides. The Dia...

Tom Steyer got a standing ovation from a capacity crowd when he took the stage at the Event Center last Wednesday. Steyer, 62, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election, was the guest of the Democrats of Rossmoor (DoR) – “the largest Democratic club in the universe,” said Katha Hartley, the club president, in he...

Edith Henchey receives Threads of Hope award Edith “Edie” Henchey had just moved to Rossmoor from Kentucky and wanted to meet people so she decided to become a volunteer. “I didn’t know anybody and wanted to help kids and animals,” she said. She took a look at the five pages of listings for some 250 organizations in Rossmoor. She went to the end of...

Recreation and Counseling Depts. sponsoring Residents, and their guests, who don’t have plans for Christmas are invited to a Christmas Day lunch in the Fireside Room. It’s the second year in a row that Recreation and Counseling Services have hosted the festivities. “The holidays are often wrought with emotions for many reasons,” said Counseling Ser...