MAC Update: Old library on agenda, new member within next 60 days
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) will get a status report on the future of the old Castro Valley Library on Redwood Road at Monday’s General Purpose meeting, and the appointed council can expect a new member within then next two months. The current library, at 3600 Norbridge Avenue, …
Tra-Tel Trailer Park on Castro Valley Boulevard to be sold
Tra-Tel Trailer Park is under contract to be sold and redeveloped, according to Michael Cooper, one of the owners of the mobile home park at 3765 Castro Valley Boulevard. “We’ve owned it since 1973,” said Cooper, who owns it along with his wife Sheila and Paul Dresmick. “It’s just time …
Castro Valley MAC applications due Friday, no public observation of selection process
Applications for the open seat on the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) are due this Friday, March 24 by 5 p.m. Supervisor Miley will select a successor to Janet Everson who resigned her seat earlier this year. Everson was originally appointed to the MAC in May 2015 to complete the remainder of …
Alameda County wants “catalyst project” at Daughtrey’s, including “upscale restaurant”
Ahead of Wednesday’s Castro Valley Municipal Advisory (MAC) meeting, the Alameda County Community Development Agency (CDA) has written a draft Request for Interest (RFI)/Development Concept that seeks a “catalyst project” and an “upscale restaurant” for the County-owned, vacant Daughtrey’s building at 3295 Castro Valley Boulevard in Downtown Castro Valley. In a memo from …
Janet Everson resigns from Castro Valley MAC
Janet Everson has resigned her appointment on the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). She was originally appointed to the MAC in May 2015 to complete the remainder of a previous appointee’s term and was reappointed to a four-year term over the summer. “I would like to thank Janet Everson for her time …
EALI success for Fairview with MAC likely in 2017, fate of elected Castro Valley MAC uncertain
Fairview, an unincorporated community of about 10,000 next door to Castro Valley, is on the path to having a Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) in 2017. “I think this will be very beneficial to myself and to the county, because I have found the Castro Valley MAC to be very helpful …
Lost Worlds to take up all available space in Daughtrey’s, about third of building to remain unleased
Lost Worlds would be the sole occupant of the Daughtrey building, occupying about 25,000 square feet on the first floor and most of the basement, according to David Greensfelder, the developer for the county-owned building, The building’s second floor mezzanine would not be developed. The Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) between …
Skeptical MAC delays action on medical marijuana changes
A skeptical Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) discussed an update to the Alameda County General Code on Monday that would increase the number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed in the unincorporated areas of Alameda County from three to six, reduce the buffer zones around dispensaries, and refer to it as …
It says something about a community when it has more dispensaries than grocery stores
As a resident of the unincorporated Eden Area, I would like to share my personal opinion regarding the fact that Alameda County is considering an increase in the number of permits for medical marijuana dispensaries in the unincorporated Eden Area (i.e., Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo). The County is …
Time running out for Castro Valley to elect its MAC in November
Since it began in 1981, the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) has been appointed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, on the advice of Castro Valley’s Supervisor (currently Nate Miley). However, our MAC members could be elected according to State law. The MAC advises Alameda County on land use …