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...

Trees and pest control among topics addressed It was clear after the most recent GRF Virtual Town Hall program that Rossmoor residents take their landscaping and local flora seriously. Also, they don’t like “lollipopping.” More than half of the questions brought up at the April 29 online meeting with GRF General Manager Jeff Matheson and three mana...

Todd Arterburn jumps into his new role Todd Arterburn, Rossmoor’s new chief financial officer, is already immersed in the vitally important conversion to the NetSuite business and accounting software system. With considerable background implementing what’s called ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning tools, across large companies in the business wor...

Roy Yang won by a large margin last week to become the new GRF Board director for District A. Yang earned 162 votes to finish ahead of Diana St. James with 75 and Melanie Rose with 58 in the district. He replaces Carol Meehan, who was not seeking re-election. Yang joins Ted Bentley in District C, Leanne Hamaji in District D and Cheryl Hines in Dist...

Sonja Christopher gained national attention through her stint in the first season of the CBS reality show “Survivor.” In Rossmoor, her star shined through her countless friendships and the joy she spread through gifts of music and entertainment. Christopher, 87, died in her longtime Rossmoor home April 26. Her friends remember her as a joyous, tale...

Residents are urged to share anecdotes for May 27 event The City of Walnut Creek is looking for personal stories from residents about their connections to Memorial Day, and losing a family member or friend to war, and the city wants to feature some of those stories as part of its annual Memorial Day ceremony. This year’s ceremony will take place at...

Register now for the AARP Smart Driver Course available in Rossmoor, to become a safer and more confident driver. This course teaches proven driving strategies to help keep drivers and their loved ones safe on the road. Those who take the class will learn techniques to compensate for age-related changes, updates on road safety laws, proper use of n...

Directors might approve the new rule in May Citing a need for increased safety while still allowing for some peaceful protests, the GRF Board on Thursday moved one step closer to approving changes to GRF’s demonstrations policy, which would limit most protests to the grassy area off Rossmoor Parkway near the pickleball courts. The changes, first in...