Let this be known: The Rossmoor Library is not a “shhh” and keep quiet library. No need to whisper – friendly conversation and laughs are encouraged within the library at Gateway. Entirely self-sustained by residents, the library’s lifeblood is its volunteers, nearly 40 strong. The friendly aura is a bit like TV’s “Cheers,” minus the beer taps. Eve...

Considering the role computers play in daily life, it’s important that Rossmoor has its own Computer Club. It comes in handy when residents run into predicaments. That was especially the case for one resident after she was the victim of a cybercrime. A resident recently reached out to the News to describe her experience of being hacked. Perpetrator...

Hundreds taste and sip fresh fruity delights The crowd that filled Dollar Picnic Grounds on Aug. 23 for the 13th annual Tomato Festival seemed quite content with the offerings on hand – from the cup after cup after cup of Bloody Mary mix (and the virgin variety) being thrown back to the sampling of salsa and chips as well as mini plates of heirloom...

Board defers increasing MTF – for now In a move expected to lower the RWC portion of the residential coupon by $9 or $10 a month, the RWC Board approved moving the annual RWC Facility and Property Maintenance budget ‒ along with the current balance of about $486,000 in the Facility Maintenance Expense Operating Fund ‒ from the RWC operating fund to...

Enables redesign of Rossmoor.com, MyRossmoor sites The RWC Board on Thursday approved spending about $151,000 on several actions related to Rossmoor’s two websites and resident services – to help transform Rossmoor.com into a marketing device for prospective future Rossmoorians and to bolster the capabilities of MyRossmoor.com to serve current resi...

In a vote pickleball supporters say is a watershed moment for their almost decade- long campaign, the RWC Board on Thursday approved spending almost $4.5 million to build a new six-court pickleball building near the Event Center, with Board members saying pickleball is a vital piece to successfully marketing Rossmoor. Thursday’s 7-1 Board vote – Ro...

Board defers increasing MTF – for now In a move expected to lower the RWC portion of the residential coupon by $9 or $10 a month, the RWC Board approved moving the annual RWC Facility and Property Maintenance budget ‒ along with the current balance of about $486,000 in the Facility Maintenance Expense Operating Fund ‒ from the RWC operating fund to...

Enables redesign of Rossmoor.com, MyRossmoor sites The RWC Board on Thursday approved spending about $151,000 on several actions related to Rossmoor’s two websites and resident services – to help transform Rossmoor.com into a marketing device for prospective future Rossmoorians and to bolster the capabilities of MyRossmoor.com to serve current resi...

Men’s Golf Club pledges support to find regional solutions To think that with a normal hot inland East Bay summer, things probably would be even worse. But even with cooler-than-average temperatures during most of 2025, it looks as though Rossmoor Golf will use substantially more water this year than last, and that more of it than usual will have t...

Camp returns with several new twists Nancie Crow was compelled to try something called Simon Says Water Aerobics at Dollar Pool. “I love being in the water,” she said. She took in this variation of the old childhood game with an in-the-water exercise twist. It was part of the fun of the weeklong Camp Rossmoor, featuring an array of activities devis...