The deadline for signed petitions from residents who are interested in running for the GRF Board in Districts E, H and I this spring is Friday, March 13, no later than 4 p.m. Petitions must be accompanied by the candidate’s statement of 300 words or less, setting forth background and qualifications and views on the issues that are expected to be pa...

The Walnut Creek Police Department will hold a Coffee with the Cops event on Tuesday, March 31, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Redwood Room at Gateway. The free informal get-together is designed as a meet-and-greet between the community policing team and residents. Sgt. Scott Moorhouse said he expects to have a comparable number of officers and professio...

Tim Snowball will be speaker The Republican Club dinner meeting is on Tuesday, March 17, at the Event Center. The speaker is Tim Snowball, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation. His topic is “Litigating for Liberty: A Blueprint for Restoring the Republic.” He focuses on individual rights, including Americans’ Fourth Amendment right to be fr...

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, Feb. 2...

“It’s no secret that health care costs continue to rise, and health care systems across the nation are struggling with declining revenues in the face of an aging population and relentless increases in the prices of almost anything labelled medical.” Dr. Lawren Hicks, the medical director of John Muir Medical Center’s (JMMC) Senior Services, uttered...

New access ramps are built for Safeway The major construction work at the Rossmoor Shopping Center is nearing its completion. Last week, work wrapped up around the Safeway store and now only the new bus shelter remains to be finished, said shopping center owner Terrence Tallen of Tallen Capital Partners, LLC. The Safeway remodel work includes enhan...

Walnut Creek City Council has selected Rossmoor resident Adrian Byram to represent the city for a two-year term on the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (CCCTA) Advisory Committee. His appointment is pending confirmation this month by CCCTA board of directors. Better known as County Connection, CCCTA operates fixed-route and paratransit bus se...

GRF Board meeting Plant would keep golf courses green during drought The GRF Board took a big step toward construction of a water reclamation plant that could cost as much as $12.5 million but save the golf courses from drying up. In the process, the Board eliminated – for now – $1.2 million from the $1.6 million project to renovate the five hobby ...

Rossmoor residents are taking advantage of sell-out prices at the Tice Valley Boulevard Rite Aid as the store prepares to close on Sunday, March 22. The pharmacy has already closed, and all prescriptions have been transferred to CVS, across the street. Many shelves and refrigerators in Rite Aid have been cleared. Prices on some remaining items are ...

Rossmoor residents are taking advantage of sell-out prices at the Tice Valley Boulevard Rite Aid as the store prepares to close on Sunday, March 22. The pharmacy has already closed, and all prescriptions have been transferred to CVS, across the street. Many shelves and refrigerators in Rite Aid have been cleared. Prices on some remaining items are ...