EVs: Purchases remain strong despite charging challenges

provement, some of them say. Though Rossmoor has 30 “Level 2” chargers located at Gateway, the Event Center and adjacent to the Tice Creek Fitness Center, those aren’t necessarily convenient. Carol Sebilia, who moved to Rossmoor in June 2023, charges her Pruis plug-in hybrid at those stations, but it isn’t always an ideal situation. Charging her ca...
Posted on June 11, 2024
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BOOMERS ON THE RISE

Demographics show 75-to-84 age group accounts for 42.5% of the population of Rossmoor Rossmoor’s largest age group – those from 75 to 84 years old – has grown even larger. That group comprises 42.5% of the population, as noted in 2023 Rossmoor demographics data compiled by Member Records that was recently released. Call this the baby boom factor. A...
Posted on June 4, 2024
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Two capital projects get greenlight, others return to planning

Paving projects, Event Center equipment receive funds The GRF Board on Thursday approved spending $1.159 million for street paving projects and new Event Center audio-visual tech equipment, holding off on five other proposed projects totaling $505,000 until the GRF Finance and Planning committees have had another look at them. Board Member Dwight W...
Posted on June 4, 2024
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Residents invited to June Firewise Town Hall

Atown hall on Monday, June 10, at the Event Center will give Director of Mutual Operations Jeroen Wright an opportunity to tell the community what Rossmoor’s Firewise program is about, its scope and its vision. This town hall, running from 10 a.m. to noon, will include presenters from public agencies and organizations, with a Q& A session to wr...
Posted on June 4, 2024
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Split trunk forces removal of prominent golden raintree

The golden raintree near Rossmoor’s entrance was removed last Wednesday after the trunk split down the middle. Over the Memorial Day weekend, a resident noticed the split in the tree and notified staff. The tree, which sat on golf course property, was in danger of falling and had to be removed. “It was a safety issue,” GRF General Manager Jeff Math...
Posted on June 4, 2024
 

Suspect in recent burglaries arrested

Walnut Creek police have made an arrest amid an investigation into burglaries within Rossmoor. One suspect was arrested May 24 in connection with Rossmoor burglaries, Walnut Creek police Lt. Bruce Jower told the News. Police were still seeking one other suspect at press time, Jower said. Items were recovered at the time of the arrest that belonged ...
Posted on June 4, 2024
 

Three AA meetings held in Rossmoor

Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meditation and discussion meetings are held three times a week: Saturdays from 5 to 6 p.m. in Creekside’s Bunker Room; Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside; and Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 1 at Gateway and on Zoom. The Zoom ID is 441 759 4186 (no password). For more information, go ...
Posted on June 4, 2024
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Public Safety takes spotlight in latest GRF Virtual Town Hall

Topics include traffic safety, fire mitigation During the most recent GRF Virtual Town Hall, General Manager Jeff Matheson and Public Safety Manager Tom Cashion touched on multiple efforts to make Rossmoor safer – such as fire mitigation, emergency preparedness and response, traffic safety and more. Cashion detailed the importance of projects such ...
Posted on May 28, 2024
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GRF’s ‘Wall of Presidents’ is no more

Gerry Priebat was a little sentimental about his headshot no longer gracing the east wall of the GRF Board Room at Gateway. It was nothing personal against Priebat; the formal portraits of he and 45 other GRF Board presidents, dating from May 1965, were also removed a couple of weeks ago. But just the same … “It’s kind of sad, but I understand why ...
Posted on May 28, 2024
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Golf revenues take flight

Rounds played, Golf Shop sales up over 2023 In May 2023, Rossmoor’s golf operation was working its way back from torrential rains and resulting landslides that kept players off the two courses for more than two months and took a giant divot out of greens fees and other golf-related income. A year later, golf revenues over the first four months of t...
Posted on May 28, 2024