July 8 edition of News will have early deadlines

Because of the July 4 holiday, the News will have early deadlines for the July 8 edition. All columns will be due by Monday, June 29 at noon. All religion, club trips, movies, food and fitness articles and listings will be due by Tuesday, June 30 at noon. All health, bridge, Mutual and RWC articles and listings will be due by June 30 at 3 p.m. All ...
Posted on June 16, 2026
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Scam Alert

IF IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE … The Rossmoor News only reports suspected scams; it does not investigate claims by residents. Unpaid Traffic Penalty By Ken Jonah, correspondent I received the following text the other day: “(California DMV Official Notice) Our records show an unpaid traffic penalty associated with your vehicle. Failure to pay by the re...
Posted on June 16, 2026
 

HAUL AWAY UNWANTED ITEMS & ….

HAUL AWAY UNWANTED ITEMS & DEBRIS Residents can bring some unwanted recyclables to RPM Recycling Center. RPM accepts clean cardboard, batteries, metal, solid wood products, and some furniture (no upholstery, no plate glass). Residents, family, and contractors must haul all other home goods out of Rossmoor. Or hire a trash hauler. (Several liste...
Posted on June 16, 2026
 

EPO: Safety talk

sponse, or preparedness, including the need to have supply kits with enough water, nonperishable food and other necessities ready for three days without electricity or natural gas. He also provided a web address (www.pge.com/ reportit) for reporting potential safety concerns to PG& E. Putnam’s full hour-long presentation was recorded by Rossmoo...
Posted on June 9, 2026
 

Rossmoor News

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published on Wednesdays for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $185 per year (for first-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Rossmoor Ne...
Posted on June 9, 2026
 

Firewise Committee to host talk on fire insurance

Rossmoor’s Firewise Committee is pleased to host Ken Johnson, area senior vice president with Rossmoor’s insurance broker, A.J. Gallagher & Co., on Thursday, June 11 at 10 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Johnson will provide an update on Rossmoor’s successful June 1 master property insurance placement and highlight property insurance underwriters’ r...
Posted on June 9, 2026
 

Al-Anon meets each Tuesday

The Rossmoor Al-Anon support group meets on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. in Multipurpose Room 1 at the Gateway Complex. This mutual support group is for anyone troubled by someone's drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, family and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situati...
Posted on June 9, 2026
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PEAR: Two-day soft opening puts restaurant staff through paces

back about the food, the service and the dining room itself. Sometimes, he sought that feedback by sitting right down with the diners as they ate and asking them what they thought. After the first wave of 20-some diners, he said things were going smoothly. There was constructive criticism, which Worth intentionally sought out during the soft openin...
Posted on June 2, 2026
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Residents speak out against specialty classes fee at meeting

Issue remains undecided at Aquatics & Fitness meeting A proposed fee of $5 for certain Fitness Center classes defined as “specialty classes” remains on hold for now. A newly formed subcommittee of three members of the Aquatics and Fitness Advisory Committee – Joan Boyle, Catherine Robinson-Walker and Mary Lou Thompson – will be reviewing the is...
Posted on May 26, 2026