COMCAST: Customers asked to change password after breach

they have already done so. Given that every Rossmoor resident is a Comcast customer, to some degree, it’s worthy of attention. Details of the breach became public in December, when Comcast said it had learned more about the extent of unauthorized activity, which happened between Oct. 16 and Oct. 19 and impacted Citrix, a software provider used by C...
Posted on January 16, 2024
 

RLSC blood drive is a great success

Members of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club (RLSC) outdid themselves when 100% of those who registered for the Dec. 28 blood drive showed up and donated blood. This showing outstripped the Red Cross statistics indicating that a little more than half the donors who register actually appear to donate blood at a drive. This huge outpouring to donate b...
Posted on January 16, 2024
 

INSURANCE: Added cost for GRF, Mutuals is about $37K

and facilities in Rossmoor should it all be destroyed in a fire, earthquake or other disaster. The previous valuation was $2.014 billion, calculated a year ago by A. J. Gallagher. Of course, insuring to replace $2.659 billion worth of property on a dollar-by-dollar basis is fast becoming unaffordable or outright impossible – hence the $1.266 billio...
Posted on January 9, 2024
 

Tax-Aide appointments scheduling day set for Feb. 1 at Hillside

AARP tax preparers will be in Rossmoor Feb. 5 to April 11 Free federal and state tax return preparation will again be available in Rossmoor from Monday, Feb. 5 through Thursday, April 11. AARP Tax-Aide volunteers provide service to anyone who needs to file basic income tax forms, with limited to moderate income and with special attention to those a...
Posted on January 9, 2024
 

Correction

A story on Page 5A of the Dec. 27 News about Waterford resident Katie Sullivan incorrectly referenced the country where Zagreb (the home of her parents) is located. It is in Croatia.
Posted on January 9, 2024
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Stop at stop signs in Rossmoor

A stop sign requires that you come to a complete stop. At a stop sign with a marked stop line, you must stop before the line. At a stop sign with a pedestrian crosswalk you must stop before entering the crosswalk. When you have stopped, yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, bicyclists and traffic before proceeding. At a four-way and three-way stop...
Posted on January 9, 2024
 

GOLF: GRF didn’t need to start buying EBMUD water until June

golf in Mark Heptig’s 30-plus years with the golf program here. There was a 10-week stretch one year in the mid-1990s when weather issues kept the courses closed. Heptig credits pent-up demand among Rossmoor golfers for driving a huge rebound effect once the courses became steadily playable again in mid-April – a rebound, he added, that didn’t real...
Posted on January 2, 2024
 

Rossmoor News

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 $145 per year (for first-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 January 2, 2024
 

Opportunity available to join Rossmoor Fund’s board

The Rossmoor Fund is looking for a volunteer board member with good writing skills. Responsibilities include writing articles that appear in the Rossmoor News to appeal to donors or to inform potential grant recipients about the Fund. This person will also be the Fund’s liaison to Rossmoor TV. During the annual fundraising campaign, the board membe...
Posted on January 2, 2024
 

Residents can make room reservations again on Jan. 1

Room reservations for Rossmoor facilities are completely booked through the holiday season, and no new reservations will be accepted through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Club representatives who need to change an existing reservation booked through the end of this year can email lpadilla@rossmoor.com and lgraham@rossmoor.com Requests for new reservations ...
Posted on December 26, 2023