• Affordability and variety – Many residents emphasized the importance of affordable and diverse options, as social dining is a key part of their active community (both dining out and at home). • Dining habits – Over half of respondents eat out frequently: one to two times a week or more, with lunch being the most popular meal, followed by dinner a...

The Rossmoor Republican Club invites all like-minded people to its monthly Meet and Greet, which will be held on Sunday, June 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Oak Room at Gateway Clubhouse. Attendees are invited to bring something to share, such as an appetizer or snack. Beverages are provided. Monthly Meet and Greets are held for club members and their ...

AARP members can take the National Hearing Test for free. The National Hearing Test is an accurate, validated hearing screening test, developed with funding from the National Institutes of Health. This confidential screening is taken over a telephone to help you determine if you need a complete hearing evaluation. It has no financial connection wit...

The Republican Club of Rossmoor has canceled its May 29 presentation with guest speaker David Clements. Information about joining the Republican Club is available by calling Mary Beth Hodge at 1-925-954-1158.

Six months ago, GRF officials said the groundbreaking for the new $2.9 pickleball facility would happen in April or May of this year. GRF now anticipates having all the needed city of Walnut Creek permits in hand to start the pickleball facility work by late October; bid results from contractors to do that work by mid-December; and construction sta...

By Mike Wood Staff writer How about swimming five or six events in one day? Judy Morton is up for that challenge. Morton, who turned 85 in March, is keeping up her busy master swimmer schedule. She’s been with the Silver Bullets Swim Club since its inception in 2010, not long after her arrival in Rossmoor with her husband, Bob. In March, Morton won...

PG& E called for no Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in 2023, a year largely free of big wildfires in California. But even if 2024 sees a return to something more resembling 2020, when more than 9,900 fires burned almost 4.4 million acres of Califor-nia – more than 4% of the state’s total acreage – PG& E hopes its technology that detects...

Cost is the next question to answer regarding replacement of the existing Mutual Operations Department (MOD) office building. The GRF Planning Committee on Thursday approved recommending that the full GRF Board amend its agreement with a Berkeley-based consulting firm to add studying the costs of various alternatives to replace the current office s...

Molly Pfau Clopp is learning quickly that there’s a lot to learn about city government. And a seat on the Walnut Creek Planning Commission, she said, is proving to be an ideal classroom. “I’m amazed at how complicated this all is, and how hard people are working to do the right things,” Clopp said in an interview last week. The Rossmoor resident wa...

The Cal Alumni Club of Rossmoor will visit the UC Botanical Garden for a guided tour and bring-your-own picnic lunch on Monday, June 3. Drinks will be supplied. Members and friends are invited to participate in this interesting and fun trip. The cost for the tour is $20 per person. Reservations are needed and should be sent to Cal Alumni, 2888 Sakl...