Event draws prominent officials as speakers Wilk, Chief Assistant District Attorney Simon O’Connell, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier. “When I found out about this symposium and found out that 18 groups had co-sponsored it, I was just floored,” Bauer-Kahan said. “Because at this moment in time, to get groups who ha...

Transportation offered to drop box or Nov. 3 polling site The Companions Club is offering free assistance to any resident needing their mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3 General Election delivered to the ballot drop box at Grace Presbyterian Church. The drop box is available now through Nov. 3. Club members will also drive residents to the Rossmoor pol...

Nearly 40 services on hand at Health Fair Cicely Chin emerged from getting her blood pressure checked, beaming one of the brightest smiles seen during last week’s Health Fair. This was Chin’s first time at the Health Fair, after she moved here two years ago. She wanted to see whether her blood pressure that day matched what was taken by her doctor ...

With her last client retiring, Gail Strack is doing the same. This ends an adventurous work journey for Strack, 86, who carved out a career as a female business owner when that wasn’t the norm. She made her mark in medical transcription, as a traveling notary, and earlier as a teacher. When Dr. Gary Aguilar, a San Francisco ophthalmologist and Stra...

That Carol Amaya was alive and present at Saturday’s Emergency Preparedness Fair was proof she knows the value of being prepared for disaster. Amaya, who heads up Mutual 40’s emergency preparedness committee, lost her home in the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise. “I wanted to come in, see what the emergency preparedness materials were all about, and also...

“Neighbors helping neighbors” was the theme of a Rossmoor Fund donor campaign in 2023-24, and volunteer officials still use that term to describe what the Fund does ‒ help hundreds of fellow residents each year who experience urgent financial needs. And while the Fund still depends on residents’ individual donations to make a difference in helping ...

Rossmoor’s sixth annual Diversity Festival will take place at the Event Center from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The festival has been very popular since it started in 2021, as an opportunity to explore and celebrate the many cultures represented in Rossmoor that contribute to the richness of living here. The opening ceremony will be a...

Register now for the last AARP Smart Driver class in 2026, before going on winter break. Classes will resume in February. The Refresher Course will be offered Friday, Oct. 23 in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway from 12:30 to 5 p.m. This course is available to Rossmoor residents who have taken any AARP Smart Driver class within the past three years. B...

Tuesday’s Diversity Festival will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Event Center. Here is the lineup of events: 10:30: Welcome: Rossmoor General Manager Jeff Matheson, Walnut Creek Mayor Pro-Tem Matt Francois and Mayor Kevin Wilk, and Irene Williams, German Club-Stammtisch 10:50: Cultural Textile Presentation: African-Americans & Friends...

The Rossmoor Walnut Creek (RWC) Board on Thursday approved a $362.98 RWC monthly coupon for 2027, up $11.47 (3.26%) from this year’s coupon. The 2027 coupon is based on a 2027 RWC operating budget of $29,078,760, also approved Thursday, which is up 3.83% from 2026. The 2027 Rossmoor Property Management (RPM) budget of $13,467,044, a 10% jump from 2...