Drew Olson takes over as sector commander A new Walnut Creek Police Department commander has started dropping by Rossmoor to bolster traffic enforcement, curb crime, and help plan an evacuation drill. When the agency’s police chief promoted Drew Olson to lieutenant in late November, it also named him commander of the officers who patrol the sector ...

Lane closures will begin at the front gate on Monday, Feb. 7 as wires and cameras are installed as part of a new access control system. Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion said work at the front gate, which will necessitate lane-by-lane closures in and out of Rossmoor, will take a couple of weeks. “We thank the residents for their patience,” Cashion ...

With a lifeguard shortage threatening to shorten hours at the Rossmoor pools this spring, the Golden Rain Foundation has launched a hiring program that includes a $500 sign-on bonus. Any lifeguard hired during the month of February who remains employed and in good standing for at least three months will receive the $500 sign-on bonus. While residen...

The Rossmoor phone book has arrived and is being delivered to all manors in Rossmoor during the next three weeks. Any manor that is not vacant or that doesn’t have a vacation hold on its newspaper will receive the phone book by Friday, Feb. 18. Any resident who has not received a phone book by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, can call the News office at 1-9...

Pictured in Peacock Plaza is the Chinese plum (Mei Hua) tree with its colorful pink blossoms, in time to welcome Chinese New Year of the Tiger. According to a Chinese saying, the blooming Mei plum brings five blessings: wealth, health, virtue, peace and natural death. Photo by Esther Moisson

In a 12-week test, the Ocean Cleanup removed more than 63,000 pounds of trash, including a refrigerator, toilet seats, toothbrushes, VHS tapes, golf balls, shoes and fishing gear, from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is twice the size of Texas. Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic make their way into the oceans and 88% of the sea’s s...

Mutual 68 residents have received letters from a company selling warranty services for repairing exterior water lines. Mutual Operations staff reminds residents that exterior water lines are the responsibility of the Mutual to repair. Maintenance for the Mutuals is already included in the monthly coupon. Repairs needed on exterior water lines can b...

GRF Board to prioritize proposals on Feb. 8 An emergency evacuation road from Rossmoor east to Alamo, the long-discussed water reclamation project, roof repairs at the Tice Creek pools, the second phase of studio renovations at Gateway and a prospective pickleball court location are among a host of capital projects GRF Board members will prioritize...

Ernie Glaser had seen more of the world and underbelly of human nature than many boys. But despite coming of age in Hitler’s Germany with the specter of genocide and global conflict looming, he can look back on a life full of love and success. Now 97, Glaser was born in Berlin in 1924, the only son of a small businessman and his wife. He was just 1...

Mike Wood already has one thing in common with Rossmoor as he begins his new role as a News staff writer and editor. They were both born in 1964. Wood, an East Bay native whose journalism career spans more than a quarter century, is the newest addition to the News staff, assuming the role previously occupied by Cathy Tallyn, who retired in November...