Gibson dedicated herself to keeping Rossmoor safe At the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO), Fran Gibson served as its president during challenging times. They included the COVID-19 pandemic, the increasing prevalence of wildfires in the state and continent and the omnipresent threat of a devasting earthquake striking the Bay Area. ...

A flyer that details the communication channels between residents and the RWC Board is inserted in today’s edition of the Rossmoor News. This flyer from the RWC Board of Directors explains how residents can communicate and share their opinions with the Board and RWC committees. It also highlights the ways the Board and staff communicate information...

Laura Townsend said she’s a firm believer in the value of the Family Swim times set aside for residents to spend some quality time with family members in the pool. But she also believes in obeying the rules, one of them being that kids under 18 who come in during Family Swim hours at Hillside Pool need to vacate the pool when the designated hours a...

The most difficult challenge in maintaining any club or service organization is finding volunteers to serve as president, vice president, etc. Volunteering entails a significant commitment of time and energy, and competes with family matters and health issues, which come first. Fran Gibson served as the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization ...

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published on Wednesdays for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $185 per year (for first-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Rossmoor Ne...

A survey circulating by email from Rossmoor Life Council with the subject “RSVP: Help Rossmoor,” is not endorsed or affiliated with the RWC Board. Several residents have emailed the Rossmoor News and RWC Board office asking if the survey is legitimate or a scam. There is confusion about an offer to enter the names of residents who participate into ...

The Walnut Creek Planning Commission has unanimously approved conditional use permits and design review for a Taco Bell drive-thru restaurant planned in the Rossmoor Shopping Center. Barring an appeal of that approval, the restaurant’s backers can begin the building permit process with the city. Plans call for the 1,500-square-foot Taco Bell to be ...

The Compensation Committee has recommended a 2% employee base wage increase for 2026, in a 4-0 vote at its July 17 meeting. That recommendation, which the Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) Board will consider at its July 31 meeting, is a bit higher than the figure just reported for a Bay Area measure of the Consumer Price Index, which the RWC has used si...

There is a new name for recognition of residents’ fitness success stories – it is Rossmoor Fitness Journeys. That new moniker, which received unanimous approval at the July 10 meeting of the Aquatics and Fitness Advisory Committee, gives a new name for what had long been SURVEY: Not from Board The survey is being conducted by Rossmoor Life Council ...

Being realistic about what you can and cannot do is a key element in fall prevention, Fred Adams told a group of fellow residents last week. Adams shared what he’s learned from a career in physical therapy regarding falls, getting up from them and preventing them, at the latest Library Speaker Series event on July 11. “An awful lot of us reside by ...