The GRF Board decided that if there were savings for next year, then those should be passed on to the residents. On a 6-3 vote, the Board decided Thursday to cut the proposed $23.5 million 2021 operating budget by $235,958. This brings the budget down to $23.3 million and equates to a $2.47 per manor per month coupon reduction. That means residents...

As the business climate has perked up, interest in the former Rite Aid store has picked up. The leasing agent is optimistic that the building will soon have a tenant. There are a few prospects, said Cameron Baird, senior vice president of Avison Young, the commercial real estate company that’s marketing the property. Rite Aid moved out of the build...

Limited Fitness Center, movies could return in move to red tier More indoor businesses might be allowed to reopen this week as Contra Costa County was on the verge of moving into the state’s less restrictive red tier. As of press time, the county was on track to move up on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from the purple tier – which represents widespread risk f...

There’s a little blurb on the outside of a Popsicle box called “Pop History.” It reads: “In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson left a mixture of powdered soda and water, along with a stirring stick outside … He awoke the next morning to find a frozen pop … Popsicle was born and became America’s favorite ice pop!... ” Epperson’s granddaughter, Kathlee...

October is Earthquake Preparedness Month. When an earthquake hits (and it is not a matter of if, but rather when), the time to get prepared is now. To that end, the Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) and Rossmoor Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a combined meeting on Monday, Oct. 5, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom. Dale Alan Cox ...

Creating an earthquake kit by supplementing a premade kit (such as your Graband- Go bag) is an opportunity for families to talk about what they would do when a major earthquake strikes. That bag needs to sustain the household (including pets) for at least three days or 72 hours. This is to account for the time it may take for first responders to re...

At the GRF Board’s direction, staff delivered a draft budget last week that would mean no increase for the GRF portion of the coupon in 2021. The GRF Board and Finance Committee, in a six-hour joint meeting on Zoom, reviewed a budget that proposes keeping the GRF portion of the coupon at the current $293.60 for next year. “The Board had emphasized ...

He took on tobacco industry and death penalty Lonnie Bristow retired his stethoscope some two decades ago, but the Rossmoor resident’s memories of his life’s trajectory are still clear. He sounds much younger than his 90 years as he recounts the influences that led to a storied career in medicine, one that landed him on the pages of the New York Ti...

When Hillside Clubhouse eventually reopens, residents will find that the 1960s-era restrooms have been completely redone to meet today’s needs. Work began at the end of May and should be finished by the end of the month, Resident Services Director Jeff Matheson said. It has taken this long because materials are in short supply, he said. With the cl...

With wildfires raging throughout California, residents are asking questions about when and how they should evacuate from Rossmoor in the event of a fire. Here, we answer a few of those frequently asked questions. (The following acronyms are used throughout this article: GRF – Golden Rain Foundation; WCPD – City of Walnut Creek and the Walnut Creek ...