October is Earthquake Preparedness Month. When an earthquake hits (and it is not a matter of if, but rather when), the time to get prepared is now. To that end, the Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) and Rossmoor Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a combined meeting on Monday, Oct. 5, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom. Dale Alan Cox ...

Creating an earthquake kit by supplementing a premade kit (such as your Graband- Go bag) is an opportunity for families to talk about what they would do when a major earthquake strikes. That bag needs to sustain the household (including pets) for at least three days or 72 hours. This is to account for the time it may take for first responders to re...

At the GRF Board’s direction, staff delivered a draft budget last week that would mean no increase for the GRF portion of the coupon in 2021. The GRF Board and Finance Committee, in a six-hour joint meeting on Zoom, reviewed a budget that proposes keeping the GRF portion of the coupon at the current $293.60 for next year. “The Board had emphasized ...

He took on tobacco industry and death penalty Lonnie Bristow retired his stethoscope some two decades ago, but the Rossmoor resident’s memories of his life’s trajectory are still clear. He sounds much younger than his 90 years as he recounts the influences that led to a storied career in medicine, one that landed him on the pages of the New York Ti...

When Hillside Clubhouse eventually reopens, residents will find that the 1960s-era restrooms have been completely redone to meet today’s needs. Work began at the end of May and should be finished by the end of the month, Resident Services Director Jeff Matheson said. It has taken this long because materials are in short supply, he said. With the cl...

With wildfires raging throughout California, residents are asking questions about when and how they should evacuate from Rossmoor in the event of a fire. Here, we answer a few of those frequently asked questions. (The following acronyms are used throughout this article: GRF – Golden Rain Foundation; WCPD – City of Walnut Creek and the Walnut Creek ...

Project 55 also votes to form own Mutual Staff writer The “yeahs” have it in Project 50. With 54 of 110 households participating, residents of Project 50 voted overwhelmingly Sept. 1 to go ahead with disengagement proceedings from Third Mutual. Only one household returned a “no” vote. Project 50 encompasses entries 20, 22, 23, 24 and 25 on Terra Gr...

Not only has the cost to shore up Tice Creek dropped nearly $750,000, but the project most likely will not involve closing the Creekside pickleball courts after all. That’s because the work will be attacked from the creek side of the courts, so the fence around the courts won’t have to come down, said Clayton Clark, building maintenance manager. As...

Last week, an orange hue hovered in the skies over Rossmoor and ash rained down on cars, roofs and just about every other outdoor surface. Although it didn’t necessarily smell smoky, the conditions brought on by the Northern California wildfires still wreaked havoc for residents. A two-day outdoor flu clinic was halted last Tuesday after less than ...

The GRF Planning Committee is considering the idea of a system of pathways that would circle the golf courses and carry a ballpark cost of up to $3 million. But, before going past the concept stage, a majority of the four-member committee wants the blessing of the full GRF Board. “I don’t think it should go to the Board until we have a better handl...