The Friday frozen meal pickups outside the Diablo Room at the Hillside Clubhouse are set to end for Rossmoor residents, because Contra Costa County funding for those meals is ending. The meals have been available for residents 60 and older since the COVID-19 pandemic began raging in 2020. The last Friday frozen meal pickup at Hillside is scheduled ...

Approximately 125 Rossmoor residents came to the Fireside Room on June 2 for the most up-to-date update on the pickleball building project, a $2.8 million structure planned for space just southwest of the Event Center, abutting Dollar Ranch Golf Course. It was clear, however, that even almost two years into an exhaustive process to find a place and...

The hum of weed trimmers has been more prevalent around Rossmoor as the volume and growth of weeds have greatly increased from recent drought years. Weed abatement work is another element impacted by the lengthy deluge of heavy rains earlier this year. It’s what the Landscape Department has been contending with to help keep Rossmoor safe from wildf...

Memory Cafés are growing resources in the area for those experiencing the early onset of cognitive impairment. Their menu of love, compassion and friendship is never in short supply at Jewish Family and Community Services’ (JFCS) hourlong gathering on the fourth Monday of each month at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center. For its recent May gathering, ...

GRF Board also hears about wildfire grant The lines of cars at the front gate may be long at times now, but that should be a temporary situation as testing of Rossmoor’s new access control system wraps up in the near future, the GRF Board was told last week. Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion told the Board that the new Dwelling Live system soon wil...

Financial Forum members share their thoughts In a world where financial uncertainty seems to loom in ever-changing ways, members of Rossmoor’s Financial Forum took a breather May 23 from news cycles and to-theminute stock market updates. Close to 100 members of the forum gathered in the Fireside Room to take part in a reasoned, nuanced presentation...

Aproposed plan for new pickleball courts in Rossmoor is moving into a cross-coordination phase, in which the building designer, architect and solar panel provider work on confirming key design elements. The schematic design package also is in the hands of the city of Walnut Creek Planning Department. Not to be left out, Rossmoor residents also have...

MARTINEZ – A Rossmoor resident charged with striking and killing another resident with his SUV in April 2022 will continue to face a charge of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, after a judge denied a defense request to reduce that charge from “gross” to simple vehicular manslaughter. On May 24, Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Laurel...

The Democrats of Rossmoor will meet in the Fireside Room at the Gateway Complex on Thursday, June 8, for the club’s monthly TGWD (Thank Goodness We're Democrats) meeting. Bring a snack to share. Doors will open at 4 p.m. Politics these days can be stressful. That's why this TGWD will be a chance to relieve the collective stress. There wil...

GAC also discusses possible repair at Hole 3 Heavy, persistent rains may have kept golfers indoors in January and February, but with the reemergence of the sun in recent weeks, the number of rounds played on Rossmoor’s two golf courses has quickly rebounded. The return of players to the Dollar and Creekside courses has helped Golden Rain Fundation ...