ROSSMOORNEWS

The Rossmoor News (927080), established April 15, 1965, is published every Wednesday for Rossmoor residents and is available outside of the community at a subscription rate of $55 per year (for second-class mail delivery), by Golden Rain Foundation, 1006 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94595. Periodical postage is paid in Walnut Creek, CA. P...
Posted on June 1, 2021
 

DMV changes rules for applying for Real ID

Residents applying for a REAL ID from the Department of Motor Vehicles no longer are required to provide a Social Security card or W-2 form proving they have a Social Security number, the DMV announced last month. Under the new rules, applicants can now simply provide their Social Security number, along with proof of identity and two proofs of Cali...
Posted on June 1, 2021
 

Fourth Mutual incumbents win new terms by acclamation

Fourth Mutual will hold its annual membership meeting on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. It is tentatively scheduled via Zoom. More information on the meeting will follow at a later date. Incumbents Carolee Perrich and Jeff Spires were the only candidates to come forward by May 14. They are elected by acclamation and will each be seated for a three-yea...
Posted on May 25, 2021
 

Security Reports

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Wednesday, May 1...
Posted on May 25, 2021
 

Correction

A May 19 front-page story about Mutuals exploring whether to work with a private equity firm to build solar power systems misspelled the name of Mark Fehlig, a resident of Second Mutual who watched a May 11 First Mutual board presentation on the subject.
Posted on May 25, 2021
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California not ready yet to lift its mask mandate

CDC recommends changing rules for vaccinated California will wait until June 15 to adopt new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that would allow fully vaccinated people to take off their masks indoors. The CDC guidance said masks are no longer needed indoors except in health care facilities, airplanes, public transp...
Posted on May 18, 2021
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‘Rossmoor Wants You’ video recruits for GRF committees

GRF Treasurer Dwight Walker has stepped into the role of pitchman on a new video designed to recruit residents to join the GRF Finance and Audit committees. “Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity?” Walker asks on the video, and then points to the audience. “Rossmoor wants you!” The “Rossmoor Wants You” video launches Thursday, May 13, at 6 p....
Posted on May 11, 2021
 

Correction

An edit in an April 28 Residents Forum letter by Raphael Danziger erroneously changed the word “article” to “column” twice. A report from Securitas in the May 5 paper listed Golden Rain Entry 6 as the location of an incident in which three tires of a vehicle were slashed. The owner of the vehicle said this happened in Entry 14.
Posted on May 11, 2021
 

ConFire to discuss wildfires

ConFire (Contra Costa County Fire Protection District) will hold a community presentation for Rossmoor residents on wildfires and mitigation efforts via Zoom on Tuesday, May 18 at 3:30 p.m. The presentation will cover wildfires; defensible space; home hardening; Ready, Set, Go and related topics. Residents can watch the presentation on Zoom by goin...
Posted on May 11, 2021