Erlan Bliss heard about it in an email a few days before the world learned on Dec. 13 that scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory had achieved, however briefly, a long-sought breakthrough – fusion ignition, which is hoped to one day provide virtually endless clean energy, improve national defense and, perhaps, contribute to other scie...

Residents had the chance to hear from several of Rossmoor Shopping Center’s newest tenants during an open house Thursday at the Event Center. This was the first such annual meet-up inside the Rossmoor gate since before the pandemic. Much has changed since then at the center, where the second phase of its extensive redevelopment has produced an arra...

Civility Task Force The GRF Civility Task Force, its six-month mission officially complete, will now submit to the full GRF Board a 38-page report with several recommendations. Those include creating a PowerPoint presentation about civility that can be shown to clubs and other Rossmoor groups; creating a “community pledge of civility” for Rossmoor ...

In-person tax service back, sign-ups very popular for appointments Joanne Genet was standing in line in front of Hillside Clubhouse on Thursday, a chilly morning, with perhaps 60 people ahead of her. The wait, and the cold, were well worth it to Genet to sign up to have her taxes done at no cost through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program. “This i...

It would cost more but payouts would be faster The GRF Finance Committee on Jan. 24 heard about a different kind of earthquake insurance that, if adopted, could streamline and simplify the claim process in an era when fewer and fewer companies are providing earthquake coverage at all. Representatives of the Arthur J. Gallagher and Co., the insuranc...

The Rossmoor lockers program with the Contra Costa County Library has been temporarily halted while software and hardware issues are addressed. The self-service program, which began in November 2021, has allowed residents to receive or turn in books from the Contra Costa County Library without having to travel to the downtown Walnut Creek facility ...

Rae James’ amazing sense of curiosity has taken her through twists and turns that many people just dream about. It makes perfect sense it would lead to success as a mystery writer. Along the way, she made history as Los Angeles’ first female deputy mayor, had a distinguished career in public policy, and made a difference working as a legislative an...

GRF Board Meeting table to GRF with the hope that it would one day be used as part of a GRF-sanctioned massage program. Some therapists have already expressed interest in such a lease, which could be from $300 to $500 a month. The therapists, he said, would have their own insurance and would provide towels and other items associated with massage th...

Coordinators for the Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization play a crucial role with neighbors in their entries or street neighborhoods. The recent series of storms showed just how crucial, as EPO entry and street coordinators were on the ground floor as situations quickly grew treacherous. Ted Bentley, who is co-coordinator with his wife, Ju...

Chief Financial Officer Joel Lesser announced plans to resign, with his last day being April 6. GRF Finance Committee Chair Adrian Byram shared the news at last week’s committee meeting. “I want to reiterate that we’ve been very lucky to have Joel with us these last two years, and we will definitely miss his professionalism and his attention to det...