California State Assembly District 20 Candidate Statements
Castro Valley is entirely within the borders of district 20 of the California State Assembly. Castro Valley Matters reached out to the state assembly candidates, Jaime Patino and Bill Quirk, for the 2014 General Election, asking them: Unincorporated communities don’t have a seat at the table in Sacramento, whereas cities …
California State Senate District 10 Candidate Statements
Castro Valley is entirely within the borders of district 10 of the California State Senate. Castro Valley Matters reached out to each California state senate candidate for the 2014 General Election, asking them: Unincorporated communities don’t have a seat at the table in Sacramento, whereas cities and counties have organizations that …
The “Unqualified” Failure of my Write-In Campaign for Alameda County Sheriff
The notion of a “Qualified Write-In Candidate” is awkward – it’s not an intuitive concept. I suspect that few California voters know about it.
Castro Valley Governance Issues to be Addressed at EALI
It’s not too late to be part of the EALI Process Check out the agenda for the Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) governance meeting tonight (Thursday, May 8, 2014) at 6:30 PM at the Castro Valley Library, and join me and others from Castro Valley Matters in participating in this meeting. It was …
California Senate Bill 1129 affects the Town Square Proposal
California Senate Bill 1129, which would reduce the hurdles in transferring former redevelopment properties for a public use, will be back in the spotlight on May 5, 2014, when the Senate Appropriations Committee holds a hearing at 1:00 PM in Sacramento to discuss the bill’s fiscal impact. This legislation could make …
Mr. Kusiak goes to Sacramento re: California Senate Bill 1129
California Senate Bill 1129, co-authored by Castro Valley’s State Senator Ellen Corbett, would reduce the hurdles in transferring former redevelopment properties, like the Daughtrey’s Building site, for a public use, such as a town square. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee starts is holding a hearing about SB 1129 at 9:30 this morning. At some point …
We Have a Plan for a Castro Valley Town Square
The Analysis of Costs, Uses and Local Support for a Castro Valley Town Square has been published. Read the full report today. The asbestos-laden, water-contaminated, white monolith Daughtrey’s building that hulks over our downtown could be transformed into a gathering place and provide our community with a physical representation of …
Redevelopment Plan Revised, Path for Town Square Plan Created
The Alameda County Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board voted on Wednesday to revise the Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) so that a public use (e.g. a town square) will be considered for the Daughtrey’s site as the complicated process of wrapping up the affairs of over 400 redevelopment agencies in …
It’s not too late
My contact at the California Department of Finance confirmed that as of this morning the currently submitted Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) for Alameda County has not been approved and that it will be sent back to the Redevelopment Successor Agency for revision and approval by the Oversight Board. So, …
L-R-P-M-P, find out what it’s going to mean for me
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) will hear the proposal to tear down the Daughtrey’s building and replace it with a town square at Tuesday night’s 6:00 PM meeting at Castro Valley Library. Peter Rosen, a member of the Castro Valley Matters team and Castro Valley community activist, developed …