Custodian Enzo Ditullio gets big sendoff Enzo Ditullio started working in Rossmoor when the waterfall still ran under the huge metal globe out front, peacocks still roamed nearby hills, and the Berlin Wall still stood strong half a world away. “It’s a weird feeling,” Ditullio said of retirement. “It’s like outer space or something.” The 61-year-old...

Possibility of moving library, computer center, Redwood Room upsets residents Despite a flurry of complaints from residents to the RWC Board about preliminary plans to consolidate RWC and RPM offices at Gateway, the Board on Thursday voted to pay an architecture firm up to $157,000 to study proposed renovations to Gateway’s main clubhouse and multi...

Jeff Matheson knows Rossmoor residents have a lot of questions about an ambitious plan to relocate most RWC and RPM management functions to Gateway that would unfold over two to three years, if ultimately approved by the RWC Board. To address those questions, and other potential concerns, he will host an hour-long Town Hall-style gathering on Frida...

Rossmoor residents have a new, nearby option for care for their dogs and cats. Rossmoor Pet Hospital opened Feb. 16 in the Rossmoor Shopping Center, next to John Muir Health and near The Hangout restaurant. The hospital is at the site that once housed U.S. Bank. The nearly 3,700-square foot facility was constructed from a “shell space” to create a ...

Golfers tired of 18th hole fencing from pickleball project What began as grudging acknowledgement that the 18th green on Dollar Ranch Golf Course would be compromised for several weeks has evolved into concern that the hole may not be fully playable by the time the first scheduled formal tournaments of 2026 are supposed to be played in April. The i...

Join the Interfaith Council’s Spring Equinox Celebration, and a special program to reveal the final answer to the council’s 2025/2026 Big Question: How does your faith or spiritual path connect with the Feminine? It will be held on the eve of the spring equinox on Thursday, March 19 beginning at 4 p.m. at Dollar Clubhouse. The gathering will conclu...

RWC adjusts use of images on digital platforms To stay ahead of online software tools known as bots that search for potential copyright infringement, RWC is enacting stricter measures regarding photographs in online content. Efforts to stamp out potential infringement in this newspaper’s print and online versions recently have extended to Rossmoor ...

Celebrate retirement of golf director After nearly three decades of dedicated service to Rossmoor Walnut Creek, Director of Golf Mark Heptig will be retiring, and the community is invited to help celebrate his remarkable career. Heptig formally joined Rossmoor on April 1, 1997 (he had been head golf pro in Rossmoor for four years before that), and ...

When George Washington died, his body was laid out in his parlor for three days, according to former nurse, lawyer and medical ethicist Sharon Iverson. The first president of the United States dictated in his will that he wanted to make sure he was really dead before someone buried him. “There was no stethoscope at that particular time; it hadn’t b...

elected to that board in June 2012, and was the board chair most recently in 2025. Andersen was a member of the Danville Town Council from 2003 until she joined the Board of Supervisors. She served two year-long stints as that town’s mayor. On Dec. 9, the Board of Supervisors voted to place a measure to renew the County’s Urban Limit Line on the Ju...