A celebration of life will be held for former Rossmoor resident and social justice activist Bob Hanson on Friday, Feb. 23, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Diablo Universalist Unitarian Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek. There also will be a reception for family and friends. Those planning to attend should RSVP with Rick Sterling at rsterling1@gma...

Residents are reminded not to walk close to the trucks from Republic Services and Recycle Smart and not to engage the drivers while they are operating the vehicle. Drivers have reported that multiple residents have walked behind, in front of or next to trucks while they are moving or backing up, said Republic Service Municipal Manager Kimberly Lam....

Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity (RAD) membership dues for 2024 are now payable. To be included as a member, all dues must be paid by Feb. 29. Anyone who has joined the club since Oct. 1, 2023, or has paid their dues since then is current for the whole of 2024. Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity’s vision is to create a more diverse and welcoming comm...

At least for the time being, it will be difficult for most buyers of Rossmoor homes to obtain necessary mortgage financing, because GRF’s insurance limitations have prompted a moratorium on many new mortgages for home purchases in Rossmoor. And even some who pay cash may have trepidations, fearing an inability to be made whole in the event of a hug...

GRF Board Meeting By Sam Richards Staff writer After 17 speakers criticized various aspects of moving the Rossmoor Garden and/or building a new condominium complex along Terra Granada Drive, the GRF Board opted last week to defer commissioning a $20,000 study on whether either or both of those parcels were worth selling. The two areas in question a...

Current tree at Creekside to be removed The Tree of Lights, a Rossmoor staple and a symbol of the community’s kindness, empathy and generosity, is getting a new home. With nearly four decades of history within Rossmoor, the Tree of Lights will soon be near the historic Dollar House, to the left of the main entrance on the approach from a walkway co...

Rossmoor could soon be hosting a temporary driverless shuttle connecting Gateway Clubhouse and Tice Creek Fitness Center, as part of a Contra Costa Transportation Authority grant AUTONOMOUS: Federal grant paying for service from Gateway to Fitness Center program designed to help further research into the technology of driverless transit. Ann Mottol...

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES In-person and virtual meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change. For virtual meetings, Mutual members can click on the Zoom link available below or call in by phone: 1-669-900-­ 6833, unless otherwise indicated. Feb. 1 Second Mutual board of directors............. 4 p.m. Club Room, Creekside Link...

GRF AND MUTUAL NEWS The GRF Board last week postponed a decision on whether to raise the Membership Transfer Fee from the current $13,000 per Rossmoor home sale to $15,000 starting in July, instead referring the issue back to the GRF Finance Committee for more discussion. That same committee voted Jan. 23, two days before the GRF Board meeting, to ...

A front-page story in the Jan. 24 News on theft and trespassing statistics should have said that the pedestrian gate project was deferred by the GRF Board to the 2024 Capital Budget project list.