Pictured in Peacock Plaza is the Chinese plum (Mei Hua) tree with its colorful pink blossoms, in time to welcome Chinese New Year of the Tiger. According to a Chinese saying, the blooming Mei plum brings five blessings: wealth, health, virtue, peace and natural death. Photo by Esther Moisson

In a 12-week test, the Ocean Cleanup removed more than 63,000 pounds of trash, including a refrigerator, toilet seats, toothbrushes, VHS tapes, golf balls, shoes and fishing gear, from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is twice the size of Texas. Every day around 8 million pieces of plastic make their way into the oceans and 88% of the sea’s s...

Mutual 68 residents have received letters from a company selling warranty services for repairing exterior water lines. Mutual Operations staff reminds residents that exterior water lines are the responsibility of the Mutual to repair. Maintenance for the Mutuals is already included in the monthly coupon. Repairs needed on exterior water lines can b...

Rossmoor is finally joining the ranks of other gated communities around the country by moving to a more automated access control system. The new system will roll out this spring with installation of wiring and upgraded cameras starting in early February. The system will bring added features and amenities designed to improve security, efficiency and...

A story on page 9A of the Jan. 12 News incorrectly reported District 13 among the districts that the Third Mutual Governing Documents Committee recommended for deletion from Article 6, Section 2, of the bylaws. The committee recommended changing the bylaws to delete Districts 8, 11 and 12. Caption error The caption for a photo by Susan Jones of a r...

Committee recommends petition change messaging,” he explained. “My concern is, where are we drawing the line. How many demonstrations are allowed by individuals along Rossmoor Parkway and Golden Rain Road? How long do we allow this go to on? I agree with Valerie that perhaps we need to tighten this up, because we can’t be sure how this might mushro...

A Dec. 29 article listed Walnut Creek City Councilmember Cindy Darling as the council’s liaison in Rossmoor. The liaison is actually Vice Mayor Cindy Silva.

Information about the upcoming GRF Board and Committee meetings can be found on the Rossmoor.com website. The time, date, location and Zoom link – if the meeting has a virtual option – can be found under For Residents in the top menu bar by clicking on GRF Board and Committee Meetings. Or go directly to https:// tinyurl.com/grf-meetings This web pa...

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES Due to variant concerns and a county-mandated indoor mask policy, GRF Board and committee meetings are back on Zoom temporarily. Residents can join online as attendees. They may also listen to the meetings on their phones by dialing one of the following numbers and entering the Webinar ID on a prompt. The following...

A public forum to discuss a proposed micro- homes project at Grace Presbyterian Church has been postponed. The forum was to be held Wednesday, Jan. 12 at the Event Center but organizers canceled it because of concerns with spiking COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. The talk has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Event ...