WC candidates forum Sept. 15

A free online forum of candidates for Walnut Creek City Council will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 9-11 a.m. The forum, hosted by the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, will include all eight candidates running for three open Walnut Creek City Council seats. The candidates are Hailey Ayres, Cindy Darling, Loella Haskew, Ku...
Posted on September 8, 2020
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Pools will close when air quality reaches unhealthy levels

The recent wildfires and resulting smoke have prompted the Golden Rain Foundation to follow the City of Walnut Creek’s lead regarding the operation of its pools. Starting Aug. 25, GRF adopted a policy in which its three pools close when the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaches 150, as determined by Air Now (https://airnow.gov). The index is based on dat...
Posted on September 1, 2020
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Board cuts walking time on golf courses

Starting Sept. 8, Creekside not available to walk until 6 p.m. Walkers will still be allowed on the Creekside Golf Course cart paths during late afternoons, but for two hours less a day. In a compromise, the GRF Board last Thursday decided to modify its 4-month-old policy that closed the ninehole Creekside course early to let residents walk the pat...
Posted on September 1, 2020
 

Flu clinics come to Rossmoor this month

Kaiser Permanente will provide flu vaccinations free-ofcharge to all Kaiser Permanente members and non-members at Rossmoor this year. To maintain social distancing, it will offer an outdoor walk-up flu vaccine clinic on Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Thursday, Sept. 10 in the Gateway parking lot. Residents with last names starting with A through K can get th...
Posted on September 1, 2020
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They’re back: Feral pigs devour Rossmoor lawns

After an interlude, the wild animals that some describe as rototillers on four legs have returned to Rossmoor in their search for food. An employee in the Mutual Operations Division confirmed Aug. 25 that Rossmoor had caught one of the feral pigs after residents of Mutual 61 asked for help abating the havoc the creatures are wreaking on their lawns...
Posted on September 1, 2020
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Diversity Consciousness introduces flyer

The Diversity Consciousness of Interfaith Council has been working since its inception to celebrate and support the cultural and racial diversity that exists in Rossmoor. The committee has now gone the next step in promoting a more inclusive community via two projects. These two projects are Realtor outreach and Rossmoor website enhancement. The Re...
Posted on September 1, 2020
 

Big Questions Forum speaker is former NASA scientist

The Big Questions Forum will meet on Monday, Sept. 21, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Zoom. The Big Question of 2020 is: What is the relationship between science and religion in today’s world? The speaker is Dr. Nazeer Ahmed. He holds a doctorate from Cornell University and a master’s degree in space sciences from Caltech. He is a former NASA scientist and...
Posted on September 1, 2020
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Tice Creek restoration clears hurdle

Permits have been granted, bids submitted Another hurdle has been cleared in the multi-year effort to restore sections of Tice Creek as it meanders through Rossmoor. The required government permits have now been issued. Three construction bids were submitted earlier this month. A consultant’s recommendation on the bids is pending. The creek has bee...
Posted on August 25, 2020
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Resident attacked by racoon during walk

Rossmoor resident Patricia Donahue said she suffered 15 puncture wounds to her arm and leg during a rare attack by a racoon while on an early morning walk Aug. 18. Donahue had just left her home on the 2200 block of Pine Knoll Drive around 5:45 a.m. when her dog, a Tibetan terrier, peered into a sewer drain. After pulling the dog away, she said, a ...
Posted on August 25, 2020
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Every registered voter to get mail-in ballot

2020 Election If you’re one of the 160,000 registered voters in Contra Costa County who doesn’t vote by mail, don’t be surprised when an official mail-in-ballot for the Nov. 3 election arrives in your mailbox. D ue to health concerns about COVID-19, every registered voter in the state will get a postage-paid mail-in ballot for the November election...
Posted on August 25, 2020