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...

GRF Board to prioritize proposals on Feb. 8 An emergency evacuation road from Rossmoor east to Alamo, the long-discussed water reclamation project, roof repairs at the Tice Creek pools, the second phase of studio renovations at Gateway and a prospective pickleball court location are among a host of capital projects GRF Board members will prioritize...

Ernie Glaser had seen more of the world and underbelly of human nature than many boys. But despite coming of age in Hitler’s Germany with the specter of genocide and global conflict looming, he can look back on a life full of love and success. Now 97, Glaser was born in Berlin in 1924, the only son of a small businessman and his wife. He was just 1...

Mike Wood already has one thing in common with Rossmoor as he begins his new role as a News staff writer and editor. They were both born in 1964. Wood, an East Bay native whose journalism career spans more than a quarter century, is the newest addition to the News staff, assuming the role previously occupied by Cathy Tallyn, who retired in November...

Citing the rapid spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant and skyrocketing Contra Costa County case numbers and hospitalizations since mid-December, the GRF Board voted last week morning to continue the shutdown of indoor public gathering spaces in Rossmoor until at least Jan. 27, when the next Board meeting is scheduled. Board member Ted Bentley not...

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...

While the COVID-19 omicron variant responsible for the Jan. 10 closure of indoor public gathering spaces in Rossmoor has emerged fast and hard, a Contra Costa County health official said he is hopeful the threat from this highly transmissible strain will diminish just as quickly sometime in February. “Delaying things by a month or so seems like the...

Autumnwood elevator fails a load test Some Rossmoor residents have been struggling to navigate – or avoid – flights of stairs in their condominium complex since their building’s elevator gave out and subsequently was declared off-limits in early December. The unexpected breakdown has inconvenienced individuals in all 18 units of the building at 595...