Haggerty’s Hyperbolic Castro Valley Math Doesn’t Work
At the February 2nd Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Board of Supervisors (BOS) President Scott Haggerty really felt “unloved by the people of Castro Valley.” A group of local citizens had come to comment on potentially electing the Castro Valley MAC. During the comments, a clearly irritated Haggerty interrupted …
CVSan Board Member Melody Appleton endorses elected MAC
Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) Board Member Melody Appleton, who was the top vote-getter in the 2014 election for one of two seats on the CVSan board and is a member of Castro Valley Matters, has endorsed an elected MAC for Castro Valley. I support an elected MAC for the …
Senator Bob Wieckowski lends support for elected Castro Valley MAC
Senator Bob Wieckowski, whose California Senate District includes Castro Valley, has offered his support for an elected Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). In a statement to Castro Valley Matters, Wieckowski said: “I support an elected Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) in Castro Valley. The residents of this unincorporated community should …
Swalwell Endorses Elected Castro Valley MAC, Urges County Supes’ OK
Congressman Eric Swalwell has endorsed a proposal calling for an elected Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) for Castro Valley. In a statement to Castro Valley Matters, Swalwell, whose 15th Congressional District includes Castro Valley, said: In an unincorporated community like Castro Valley, an election can empower 63,000 residents and give a greater …
Castro Valley Matters asks Board of Supervisors for elected Municipal Advisory Council
On Tuesday, Castro Valley Matters formally asked the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to help create an elected Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). In a letter submitted to the Board of Supervisors, CVM’s Board of Directors asked that the Board of Supervisors “either pass a resolution changing the Castro Valley MAC to an …
Miley recommends Linda Tangren for Castro Valley MAC, one more seat still to be filled
Supervisor Nate Miley has recommended the appointment of Linda Tangren, former member of the Castro Valley Unified Board of Education and the Chabot–Las Positas Community College District Board of Trustees, to the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will take up her appointment at the …
Food truck organizers seek expansion, Village wants new location
Food Truck Mafia and the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce want to add three more food trucks to the weekly Castro Valley food truck event, while Castro Village shopping center management asserts that long-term businesses and customers have been negatively impacted and the event should be moved to a different …
How We Built the Old Castro Valley Library
One of the more popular conversation topics around town is “what the heck is going on with the old library building?” The Castro Valley MAC was asking the same thing of the County at the September 21st MAC meeting. Caroline Judy, the acting head of the Alameda County GSA (the …
An Affordable Way to Get an Elected MAC in 2016
Time and again, we have been told that having an elected Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) would be an expensive and pointless endeavor. Last year, I wrote an article deflating the arguments floated at the time of an election for MAC costing up to $500,000 every two years. Although completely without …
County Report Views MAC as “Political Voice of the Community”
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is the first and only MAC in Alameda County. Created in 1981, our MAC is the fourth oldest MAC in California, where an estimated 1.4 million residents in unincorporated Californian communities are served by a MAC or a “MAC Equivalent.” Before creating a MAC …