Weekdays, Jerrol Reavis is GRF’s new operations manager. Weekends, he’s a rock star. The Bay Area native is the founder and lead guitarist of Majestic – San Francisco’s Ultimate Tribute to Journey. The five-person rock group has performed at such places as Bimbo’s 365 Club and Slim’s in San Francisco; Harrah’s in Atlantic City; and The Nugget Casin...

Starting today, Contra Costa County residents will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a recent negative test result to enter certain indoor businesses, including Tice Creek Fitness Center and Creekside Grill and Bar. The new health order applies to customers 12 and older entering restaurants, gyms and other indoor business...

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. Thursday, Sept. ...

From News staff The outdoor pools will close an additional two days because of the continued issues with lifeguard shortages. Hillside Pool will close on Saturdays and Dollar Pool on Sundays under the new closures, starting Saturday, Sept. 25. In late August, Hillside began closing on Tuesdays and Fridays and Dollar on Mondays and Wednesdays becaus...

The Redwood Room in the Gateway Clubhouse is now open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, including holidays, for residents and their guests. The room has begun closing 90 minutes early in order to give night staff flexibility with closing and to clear the lobby of traffic. The room will stay open later for rentals only. Custodial Supervisor Avi Singh said an...

All unvaccinated GRF employees will need to provide results from a weekly COVID-19 test starting Monday, Sept. 27. The new mandate applies to all full-, part-time and on-call employees who are not fully vaccinated. CEO Tim O’Keefe announced the requirement in a memo to staff last week. In it, he wrote, “The virulence of this continuing pandemic and...

Rossmoor has a new tool in the effort to protect residents from wildfire: cameras. Thanks to the Lafayette Police Department, two cameras focused on the fireprone wilderness areas surrounding Rossmoor are now in operation: one at Lucas and Stanley Dollar drives and another installed Thursday on Terra Granada Drive. GRF Public Safety Manager Tom Cas...

Rossmoor residents can say hello to Mohammad Samim Karimi on most Friday mornings, manning a booth where he sells hummus. One recent Friday, he was jovial, chatting up the market regulars who stopped by, some of whom walked away with small tubs of Hummus Heav-en, or cellophane bags of flatbread. “The people here are nice, friendly, and I like comin...

Can you picture a rooftop restaurant and cocktail lounge in the Rossmoor Shopping Center? The owner can. Terrence Tallen can visualize just that in the second phase of the center’s gradual rebirth, which started in 2016. The old 1960s feel of the Rossmoor Shopping Center is almost gone as its makeover continues. The 55-year-old center has been repu...

Hospice East Bay and Friends of Hospice Rossmoor are excited to announce the 35 th annual Tree of Lights ceremony, which will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Creekside Clubhouse. This ceremony is always a special time for Rossmoor residents as they honor the lives of fellow club members, friends, family, pets and loved ones. Names are...