Work set this week for fire-risk area along Stanley Dollar and Ptarmigan drives PG& E announced earlier this month that the utility company will install “stronger, more resilient poles and covered power lines” in the open space along Stanley Dollar Drive and Ptarmigan Drive (see red line on map). “Approximately 20 poles will be replaced as part...

Updated plan unveiled to Board and residents While the community braced for a possible PG& E power shutdown of the western half of Rossmoor, the GRF Board was briefed on the draft of Rossmoor’s updated Emergency Operations Plan. The only surprise during the Oct. 8 Board meeting was the mention that the city of Walnut Creek wants a Rossmoor repr...

Stuart Coffey was out walking his English springer spaniel, Sundae, around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 when he – and Sundae – witnessed a tragic incident. A small dog was snatched by a pack of coyotes. “We were walking down Rossmoor Parkway on the golf course side,” said Coffey. “Sundae and I saw this little dog, so small it was probably a puppy or miniatu...

Benefit concert will be on Nov. 6 The Big Band of Rossmoor and Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation (RSF) are holding a benefit concert and dance on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Event Center. Enjoy an evening of wonderful old tunes, watch some great musicians, dance a little and enjoy a root beer float. The Big Band of Rossmoor was founded in 199...

Residents in need of legal advice are invited to sign up for a free, 30-minute, private consultation with an attorney through Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS). “CCSLS offers two clinics every month at Rossmoor,” said Verna Haas, the organization’s executive director. “One is a general clinic for legal assistance with Advance Healthcare Di...

Projects mull pros and cons of forming own Mutual Five Projects in Third Mutual mulled the pros and cons of leaving Third Mutual and forming their own Mutual at a meeting last Wednesday in the Fireside Room, attended by more than 100 residents. The Projects (50 A, B, and C and 55 A and B in District 8) encompass Entries 18 through 25 on Terra Grana...

Minh Phan retired from one career and started another – in a retirement community. Phan is the new head of Rossmoor’s Securitas team. Securitas is Rossmoor’s security service provider, and the company handles the hiring of its staff. “I think Securitas made a wonderful pick with Minh Phan,” said Rossmoor Public Safety Manager Dennis Bell. “He bring...

Next committee meeting is Oct. 17 at Gateway Interested residents are encouraged to attend the Water Conservation and Sustainable Landscape Committee’s monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17. The committee now has a new name, new ...

PG&E says pole to be replaced this month Agrass fire broke out last week near the PG& E power pole that has been the scene of at least five fires over the past 15 years, according to resident Jim Brennan. Brennan lives right next to the steep hill off Golden Rain Road, Entry 16, where the blaze started around 4 p.m. on Sept. 23. And, as in ...

Four proposals, 68 letters from residents, two failed motions and two aborted amended motions ended at last week’s GRF Board meeting with a deal that allows residents to keep Turner Classic Movies, while also keeping Comcast in Rossmoor through 2023. The deal came about after Comcast decided in August to move the TCM channel out of its Digital Pref...