Combined Board, Finance Committee meeting discusses merits of $250K for slurry sealing Adraft 2020 GRF budget proposes a modest operations increase of 3.97 percent, and with the Trust Facility budget and cable TV and broadband added, will mean a jump of $13.86 in the monthly GRF coupon payment next year. The $23.61 million net budget means the mont...

Tips provided for shoppers Walnut Creek Police posted surveillance video last Wednesday of two women working together to steal a wallet from a senior at Safeway in the Rossmoor Shopping Center. On the video, a female senior is seen looking at meat while a woman in a gray sweatshirt and baseball cap comes up behind her and a second female suspect ap...

John Muir Health (JMH) Outpatient Center on Rossmoor Parkway is moving into the old CVS building in the Rossmoor Shopping Center. The building that’s currently home to JMH at 1220 Rossmoor Parkway is owned by the Golden Rain Foundation. “John Muir Health has notified us that they do not intend to renew their lease at the medical center,” said GRF C...

The GRF Board will consider a proposal from Comcast to address the outcry over moving Turner Classic Movies out of the package currently offered to Rossmoor residents at its regular board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26. Residents currently pay $55.05 as part of their monthly coupon for cable TV and Internet from Comcast. The TV portion offers the di...

Look for the form to sign up to be in the Rossmoor private telephone directory for 201920 in this issue of the News. The card is inserted with the other inserts. Residents have until Wednesday, Oct. 23, to sign up to be in the telephone directory. Residents who want to be listed in the new directory should follow the instructions on the card. Ameri...

A free general legal clinic is offered by Contra Costa Senior Legal Services on Wednesdays, Oct. 2 and Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Mulligan Room at Creekside. (Note the change in time from the afternoon to the morning.) The clinic is sponsored by the Rossmoor Fund. Legal staff will be able to provide individual assistance with several legal ...

The Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) of Rossmoor will hold its annual Safety Faire on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 to 1 p.m. in the Diablo Room at Hillside. It is open to all residents, families, and caretakers. Booths will be set up around the room with demonstrations put on by Walnut Creek CERT and the residents of Mutual 3. Red Cross r...

Senior manager of Executive Services is retiring Paulette Jones, Executive Services senior manager, is set to retire on Sept. 20, after 34 years of service to Rossmoor. “I can’t believe it; I never gave much thought to retiring until this year,” said Jones. “It’s an emotional rollercoaster. I’ve met so many great people, both staff and residents, a...

Live from Rossmoor Brian Pennebaker receives credit in liner notes News about Rossmoor has hit the stands – the big band stands, that is. Just out on Amazon is a new CD, “Live at Rossmoor, Lionel Hampton Big Band featuring Jason Marsalis.” The band’s second performance at Rossmoor in February, 2017, was recorded and the results – a compilation of 1...

Rossmoor residents are invited to learn about and comment on the final draft of Rossmoor’s newly updated Emergency Operations Plan. Rossmoor Public Safety Manager Dennis Bell will brief the GRF Board on the plan Thursday, Oct. 8, at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall at Gateway. The plan is ever evolving, said Bell. The original plan was written in January 201...