PG& E will be conducting safety inspections in Rossmoor in the coming weeks, the company announced last Wednesday. The work is part of PG& E’s ongoing wildfire safety effort. PG& E will be inspecting electric towers and poles during daylight hours. Trucks, helicopters and drones will be working throughout Rossmoor. Helicopters and drone...

Golf among areas projecting higher revenue The GRF Board and Finance Committee used surplus funds to decrease a proposed 7.88% hike in the GRF portion of the coupon for 2022 – but it balked at the idea of reducing the coupon two years in a row. The Board and committee members compromised and recommended a 5.99% increase instead, following two long ...

Roxane and Harry Laiolo came away from the Ofie’s Kitchen food truck on Sept. 14 with a bag full of goodies – a Works Burger, a cheesesteak sandwich and an order of fries – and a side of smiles. “This is way overdue, if you want to know the truth,” said Roxane Laiolo, who as a Rossmoor resident is happy to see more food options in her community. “Y...

Weekdays, Jerrol Reavis is GRF’s new operations manager. Weekends, he’s a rock star. The Bay Area native is the founder and lead guitarist of Majestic – San Francisco’s Ultimate Tribute to Journey. The five-person rock group has performed at such places as Bimbo’s 365 Club and Slim’s in San Francisco; Harrah’s in Atlantic City; and The Nugget Casin...

Starting today, Contra Costa County residents will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a recent negative test result to enter certain indoor businesses, including Tice Creek Fitness Center and Creekside Grill and Bar. The new health order applies to customers 12 and older entering restaurants, gyms and other indoor business...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Thursday, Sept. ...

From News staff The outdoor pools will close an additional two days because of the continued issues with lifeguard shortages. Hillside Pool will close on Saturdays and Dollar Pool on Sundays under the new closures, starting Saturday, Sept. 25. In late August, Hillside began closing on Tuesdays and Fridays and Dollar on Mondays and Wednesdays becaus...

The Redwood Room in the Gateway Clubhouse is now open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, including holidays, for residents and their guests. The room has begun closing 90 minutes early in order to give night staff flexibility with closing and to clear the lobby of traffic. The room will stay open later for rentals only. Custodial Supervisor Avi Singh said an...

All unvaccinated GRF employees will need to provide results from a weekly COVID-19 test starting Monday, Sept. 27. The new mandate applies to all full-, part-time and on-call employees who are not fully vaccinated. CEO Tim O’Keefe announced the requirement in a memo to staff last week. In it, he wrote, “The virulence of this continuing pandemic and...

Rossmoor has a new tool in the effort to protect residents from wildfire: cameras. Thanks to the Lafayette Police Department, two cameras focused on the fireprone wilderness areas surrounding Rossmoor are now in operation: one at Lucas and Stanley Dollar drives and another installed Thursday on Terra Granada Drive. GRF Public Safety Manager Tom Cas...