Free federal and state tax return preparation by AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be available at the Creekside Clubhouse Fairway Room every Tuesday and Thursday from Feb. 6 through April 15. This service is for anyone who needs to file a basic income tax return, with limited to moderate income and with special attention for those ages 50 and older. T...

EBMUD and GRF share responsibility for maintenance With the unlucky convergence of several conditions, a catastrophic wildfire could occur in Rossmoor – or almost anywhere in this region – similar to the ones that have ripped through Southern California this month. Working fire hydrants, of course, are a key to fire protection. In many East Bay cit...

Contra Costa Senior Legal Services is coming to Rossmoor in 2025. CCSLS will offer legal clinics and presentations on a variety of issues, including scams, fraud and identity theft. The program will alternate between having a clinic in the even numbered months and presentations in the odd numbered months. Presentations will start in March and will ...

Del ive r y of t he 2025 Rossmoor phone books will begin this week. The books are due to arrive in Rossmoor on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Delivery to manors will take place during the next three weeks. Any manor that is not vacant or that doesn’t have a vacation hold on its newspaper will receive the phone book by Friday, Feb. 21. Any resident who has not...

Recurring bookings completed, one-time events booked through October under revamped process Booking 9,000 room reservations is a challenge under normal circumstances. The Recreation Department has now done it for 2025 with a few extra hurdles, including staffing shortages due to illness, the early-December creation of no-fee, no-service rooms and a...

Event draws 460 people, while 353 watch on Zoom An example of how quickly things turn with a disastrous wildfire came when Chris Bachman had to cut his time short at the Firewise Town Hall. Bachman, assistant chief and fire marshal for the Contra Costa Fire Protection District, received a dispatch in the Event Center parking lot on the afternoon of...

An option is being considered to allow Rossmoor homeowners to vote electronically in GRF elections. How such a policy could be implemented was considered by the Policy Committee at its Jan. 13 meeting. GRF NEWS There will be more to come on this topic. Electronic voting for common- interest developments like Rossmoor became possible in September, w...

When marketing something, anything, it’s crucial that thing has an identifiable name, the more unique the better. Geography is important, too, and while there have been efforts for years to make “Rossmoor Walnut Creek” ripe for internet search engine optimization, just typing “Rossmoor” into one’s browser doesn’t always get you there. “Some people ...

GRF NEWS with Rossmoor Walnut Creek, though in place of lawn bowling, there’s shuffleboard. So, among the task force’s acts at its Jan. 14 meeting – its fourth of a planned nine meetings – was to vote unanimously to recommend to the GRF Board that Rossmoor consider legally changing its name to “Rossmoor Walnut Creek.” Other recommendations approved...

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES The GRF Board and committees hold hybrid meetings in-person and on Zoom. For remote participation on Zoom, use the online link or call one of the numbers below. Meetings can be rescheduled or changed at any time. The following are the phone number options for each meeting: 1-669-900-6833, 1-346-248-7799, 1-253-215-...