LGBTQ+ Alliance, partner clubs to host Oct. 2 symposium Rossmoor’s LGBTQ+ Alliance, together with a number of co-sponsoring clubs and the support of the Rossmoor Fund and the Rossmoor Rotary Club, will host “A Day of Listening, Learning and Unity – Rossmoor Stands United Against Hate,” a three-hour community symposium on Friday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. at...

With the Nov. 3 general election just over a month away, timing was good for the Rossmoor Rotary Club to host a talk about statewide initiatives. Janet Hoy and Audra Ruthruff of the League of Women Voters Diablo Valley spoke at the Rotary Club’s weekly meeting on Sept. 23 in Hillside’s Diablo Room, giving pro-andcon overviews on seven of the 14 sta...

If voters approve the Acalanes Union High School District’s Measure W parcel tax in the Nov. 3 election, its impact on Rossmoor’s 3,368 cooperative housing units will be much different from other properties here. That’s because co-ops are not individually owned, as condominiums and single-family residences are. So instead of MEASURE W: Owners would...

The Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO) is hosting a “Coffee with a Lotta Cops” meeting with Tom Cashion, Rossmoor’s director of public safety, and guests from the Walnut Creek Police Department on Monday, Oct. 5 starting at 10 a.m. in the Fireside Room at Gateway. October is Pedestrian Safety Month, which is the reason “Coffee with ...

Oct. 18-25 is national United Against Hate Week. On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, Rossmoor Advocates for Diversity (RAD) will sponsor a “United Against Hate Walk” in Rossmoor. Everyone is invited to participate in this unified effort to live in mutual respect and reject hatred or othering of people who may be different from one’s own identity groups. ...

Club treasurers to speak at Oct. 8 Rossmoor Activities Council meeting The Connection Club will hold its monthly meeting of “Cocktails at Creekside” on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 4 to 5 p.m. Participants will pick up a drink of their choice at The Golden Pear bar and meet in the Bunker Room to join others for an informal get-together. All women are welc...

Efforts by resident volunteers bear fruit A Firewise town hall delved last week into the finer points of Rossmoor’ fire mitigation efforts and Firewise’s impact within the community. Topics ranging from defensible space to recent savings on insurance costs and how a remote-controlled “super mower” clears hillsides, were touched on during the Sept. ...

Inspired by fellow resident, Teresa Cheng goes skydiving Teresa Cheng had long considered jumping out of an airplane but had never followed through on it until one recent day at the Fitness Center, when she saw Bob Miller. A story about Miller’s skydiving exploits had been featured in the July 8 Rossmoor News, and both he and Cheng go to the Fitnes...

Rossmoor Counseling Services is pleased to host the 2026 Rossmoor Health Fair. This event takes place Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the Event Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Counseling’s Health Fair will feature health checks by Carelink Pharmacy and vaccinations for COVID, RSV or the flu (read on for details). Refreshments will be provided throughout the day...

Rossmoor’s Aquatics and Fitness Advisory Committee wants to bolster communication within its scope, so it has created a subcommittee. The new subcommittee consists of Joan Boyle, Carol Lehr and Catherine Robinson-Walker, with fellow advisory committee member Molly Clopp as a consultant. The subcommittee will work closely with Ann Mottola, director ...