Policy Committee considers idea due to possible state legislation The GRF Policy Committee will keep its eye on legislation that goes into effect Jan. 1 and could mean substantially more renters in Rossmoor and fewer buyers. “This is a game changer,” GRF attorney Tony Grafals told the committee Dec. 14. A new section added to the Davis-Stirling Act...

The Creekside and Dollar golf courses will be closed on Friday, Dec. 25, because of the Christmas holiday. As with other days when the courses are closed, residents are permitted to walk on either golf course that day. The Golf Shop will reopen on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 7 a.m.

A few changes at Comcast have drawn the notice of residents, who have called GRF staff or written letters to the editor inquiring about them. Rossmoor’s Comcast representative, Brent Harrah, has helped explain some of the changes. First, residents were notified in October through their bill or their Comcast email – and in a second notice that went ...

The Rossmoor News will have early deadlines for the Jan. 6 newspaper because of the New Year’s holiday. All columns, club trip listings and religion articles are due Tuesday, Dec. 29, by noon. All other club and organization articles are due Wednesday, Dec. 30, by noon. All ads and letters to the editor must be turned in by Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 3...

Residents who normally have trash picked up on Fridays should note that this will be delayed by one day the next two weeks because of the holidays. Trash for Friday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 will be collected on Saturday, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, respectively. Anyone disposing of a cut Christmas tree also can place it outside the trash enclosures for pickup t...

Rossmoor resident Ming Wong was honored along with hundreds of other living Chinese American veterans of World War II at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Wong, who fought as a private first class in Germany with the U.S. Army’s Third Infantry, was presented his Gold Medal during the virtual congressional ceremony by re...

Home Sweet Home Carol Gaiser first began making holiday gingerbread houses in her son’s kindergarten class in 1981. “I was asked to be a helper in his classroom,” Gaiser said. “That Christmas was my first exposure to making a gingerbread house.” But certainly not her last, as she’s still making gingerbread houses 39 years later. Her kids’ gingerbre...

Walnut Creek Mayor Kevin Wilk brings with him a sense of Walnut Creek’s history along with a vision for the future. Less than a week into his new year-long stint as mayor, Wilk talked about Walnut Creek – where it is now and where it might be in the future. He sees a prosperous and thriving city with a quality of life that includes a variety of thr...

Last week, California rolled out smartphone notifications that can tell someone if they have been exposed to coronavirus, but its effectiveness depends on how many people actually use it. On Dec. 10, the state launched CA Notify, an app for Apple and Android phones that uses Bluetooth technology to send codes that can identify when two phones have ...

Restaurant offering special holiday menu The Creekside Grill remains open daily for lunch, dinner and bar with food purchases as takeout, curbside pickup and deliveries. The Grill also is offering a special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day menu. Owner Stan Gedeon also hopes to begin delivery with Doordash this week. On Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, the grill...