As Contra Costa County prepares to further loosen coronavirus-related restrictions in response to falling case levels, Rossmoor plans to continue its cautious approach to reopening facilities and activities. The county’s anticipated return to the “orange tier” in the next week or two, reflecting the reduced risk of COVID-19, will bring with it grea...

Peacock Hall, some hobby shops reopen There was no fanfare, just the flip of a switch and the whir of an electric saw that signaled Gateway is coming back to life. After a year of lockdown, last week the Woodshop and Ceramics studios re-opened and movies came back to Peacock Hall. Over at The Waterford, residents were back in the dining rooms. Eliz...

Aki Rasmussen’s parents spent three years during World War II in an Arkansas internment camp for Japanese Americans, but she said she had never felt prejudice herself to any notable degree – that is, until recently, with the spate of anti-Asian violence in the Bay Area and beyond. “I felt outraged and sad, of course, but also vulnerable” after the ...

After weighing the worst-case scenario against the probability of what will happen, the GRF Board concluded that its $1 million in business interruption coverage is enough. The Board considered whether it was prudent to spend nearly $50,000 to increase its $1 million in coverage to $30 million in case an out-of-control wildfire roared into Rossmoor...

Survey also offers insight on ways to improve In a survey conducted last month, 59% of residents said they were very satisfied and 29% said they were satisfied with the Rossmoor News – but the results and comments also highlighted plenty of areas for improvement. A combined 1,081 residents completed the survey online or submitted a print copy to th...

COVID-19 case levels are falling, vaccination rates are rising, and business activities are resuming. But while signs overall continue to point toward that long-awaited light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, they sometimes can seem flickering, conflicting and confusing. Here is a Q& A for residents to better understand what’s happening on the...

First-time players fueling surge in popularity As public health officials desperately tried to curb the spread of COVID-19, restrictions limiting Rossmoor residents’ comings and goings hung like a pall over the retirement community, where the smorgasbord of recreational opportunities had vanished almost overnight. The swimming pools closed. The gym...

More could reopen in coming weeks David Fiore wiped down the elliptical machine he’d been working out on, and said he was happy to use that and other equipment at the Tice Creek Fitness Center again – even if the mask he had to wear was “suffocating.” “Just being able to do cardio again is great,” said Fiore, working out Thursday, the Fitness Cente...

New Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) Chief Financial Officer Joel Lesser brings to the job nearly 40 years of familiarity with the intricacies of finance, purchasing and information technology, things that fall under his purview. And, he had actually heard of and knew about Rossmoor before he applied for the job, which has been held by Rick Chakoff, wh...

Reopenings come as county moves into the red tier Staff writers People fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including seniors, can now visit safely with other vaccinated people and with small groups of unvaccinated people in some circumstances, according to new guidelines announced last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhi...