Recreation hosts first of three food demos An Ital ian cooking demonst rat ion on Thursday brought residents to the Fireside Room looking to spark their culinary inspiration and engage their taste buds. Recreat ion Act ivit ies Coordinator Elena Ybarra led the demo and sampling, showing the entire preparation process. Audience participation time ca...

GRF portion would be 1.64% higher in 2024 Pending a few likely last-minute adjustments, the GRF portion of the annual coupon for 2024 figures to be $335.32, an increase of $5.40, which is a 1.64% jump from 2023. This figure – which would include cable television/internet – was revealed near the end of the annual joint GRF Board /Finance Committee m...

It will be much more expensive to properly repair all eight courts at the Buckeye Tennis Complex than originally thought, mostly because, for two of the courts, a full repaving and grading will be required. GRF Director of Community Services Ann Mottola and GRF Trust Asset Manager Martijn Lemmens told the GRF Planning Committee on Thursday that cou...

Members of the GRF Board and its Finance Committee said last week they favor spending up to $50,000 for a study of what bus service Rossmoor residents are willing to support, paying for it with money that had been destined to pay for another bus driver. The concept of studying residents’ wants and needs regarding bus service was approved as part of...

Drive-through Shred Day will be returning to the Gateway parking lot on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon or until the trucks are full. Drop-off and payment procedures include: • Place boxes/bags of items to shred in vehicle’s trunk. No plastic bags. • Remain in car, and staff will open the trunk. • Place payment ($5 per bag/box) in an envelope ...

The Rossmoor News office will be closed on Fridays temporarily because of a staffing shortage. The office will be closed on Friday, Sept. 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13. Residents who need assistance on that day can email newsdesk@rossmoor.com or leave a message by calling 1-925-988-7800. Staff will respond to messages as quickly as possible.

The Rossmoor Braver Angels Club will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. in the Fairway Room at Creekside. The topic of the conversation is gun safety in the United States. There will be a presentation, including history, statistics and red/blue perspectives. This meeting is open to all residents of Rossmoor. As always, the B...

Fran Gibson, past president of the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO), was recognized recently by the Walnut Creek City Council for her ongoing work in ensuring that her community is prepared for disasters. Gibson, along with representatives of Walnut Creek Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), received proclamations at the coun...

Rossmoor’s new guest access protocol is now permanent, as the testing phase which began in February ended in mid-August. Considering the front gate averages 3.4 million entries a year, this undertaking has been no small project, Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion said. “This has been done to make the residents safer, and also guests, workers, the em...

CALL TO ACTION Event addresses uniting against antisemitism Susan Lieber said she hasn’t seen any overt instances of antisemitism in Rossmoor recently – certainly not directed at B’nai Israel, where she is a member of the leadership council. But there’s no doubt the world outside the gates has seen an uptick in attacks on Jews, and other protected ...