The timing is “pure coincidence,” Martijn Lemmens said, but two significant roadway- maintenance projects will be done over the next two weeks, in the same time frame, starting Thursday, Sept. 14, with crack sealing work on Terra California Drive, Saklan Indian Drive and Cactus Court. The big work is scheduled to start Tuesday, Sept. 19, with total...

The heightened concerns among residents about wildfire risks and power outages were evident Aug. 31 during a packed PG& E town hall-style presentation in the Fireside Room. The event drew close to 250 residents and featured a lengthy Q& A session. The presentation came at the request of the GRF, as a means of community outreach. The present...

Event Center packed for last week’s town hall Every time there’s a devastating fire in Maui, or a deluge of rain in Vermont, or even persistent wildfires on the other side of the world in Greece, Rossmoor and its individual residents face consequences, too, in the form of higher property insurance costs – or even the inability to secure enough insu...

With Rossmoor’s Mutuals, multiple wheels are constantly turning with meetings, elections, rules and policy changes, the flow of information, and reams of documents. That’s why the work of the three Mutual Board Office coordinators is critical in keeping everything organized, updated and functioning properly. Housed in the Gateway Administration bui...

Residents learned practical approaches toward “Fostering Inclusion: Do The Work!” at a presentation on Aug. 25 in the Fireside Room. Author Kate Schatz gave a lively presentation on the topic. She took on that subject in “Do the Work!” An Antiracist Activity Book,” which she co-authored with W. Kamau Bell, the comedian whose documentary series “Uni...

Anticipating significant increases in insurance costs that figure to boost the coupon, the GRF Board on Thursday approved fee hikes for 2024 for facility/meeting room rentals, Handyman repair services, residents’ golf rounds, and RV storage – in some cases, larger hikes than GRF staff had recommended. Regarding meeting room rental fees for individu...

Note: Lions Care for Kids 2023 Campaign articles explain the club’s support of vision, hearing, pediatric cancer, diabetes, and humanitarian causes that relate to children in need. The articles give residents an opportunity to donate to the outreach categories they feel drawn to. Supporting children with hearing loss is one of the goals of the Ross...

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every Wednesday for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $145 per year (for first-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. P...

An incorrect date was listed in a Mindful Living Club article on Page 24A of the Aug. 30 News. The club’s “How to Meditate” class will be held on Tuesdays, Sept. 12 and Nov. 14.

The MOD Recycling Yard will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 21 and Friday, Sept. 22, to allow for slurry sealing of the asphalt. The Recycling Yard is located off Rockview Drive. It serves residents, staff and contractors for recycling cardboard and green waste. The Recycling Yard will reopen on Monday, Sept. 24 at 8 a.m.