Castro Valley Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting
The seven-member Castro Valley Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CVBPAC) met for the first time last Wednesday, March 11 to start advising the Alameda County Public Works Agency (PWA) on matters related to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan within Castro Valley. The CVBPAC will act as a liaison between PWA …
Proctor Court Project Gets Postponed by the BOS
On Tuesday, March 10, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors discussed the 17 home Proctor Court development at their Planning Committee meeting. The project had already passed through and been approved of by the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) and the Alameda County Planning Commission, and it was up for …
Supervisors consider 90-day mobile home park rent increase moratorium
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will consider an Urgency Interim Ordinance at Tuesday, March 3’s Board meeting that would suspend all rental increases at mobile home parks in unincorporated Alameda County for 90 days and give the Community Development Agency time to develop proposed changes to the Mobile …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of February 16, 2015
The Week Ahead is a summary of the issues to be discussed at the public meetings that Castro Valley Matters tracks in our Castro Valley Town Calendar. Tuesday, February 17, 2015 The Alameda County Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, 2/17/2015 will consider a proposed ban on fracking in the unincorporated areas of Alameda …
How the MAC Evolved Through the Years
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) was created with a resolution by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) on April 7, 1981. Since then, the BOS has revised that resolution five times. These six resolutions have never been posted online. Castro Valley Matters, along with some help from …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of February 2, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015 Alameda County Planning Commission Public Hearing Room 224 W. Winton Avenue Hayward Regular meeting starts at 6:00 The Planning Commission will consider a petition to “subdivide one 5.85 acre parcel into 17 separate residential lots” for a proposed development on Proctor Road. Here is the staff report, …
Local and Regional Governance Vacancies: January 2015
There are many advisory and watchdog committees whose jurisdiction includes Castro Valley, Alameda County, or the broader Bay Area. As of January 2015, the following have vacancies, and we encourage you to learn more about each of these and consider applying for a position! Castro Valley The Castro Valley Municipal …
Long-time residents face drastic rent increases, address MAC with concerns
Facing rental increases of hundreds of dollars per month, long-term residents of the Park Towers apartment complex asked for help during public comment at Monday’s Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting. Four Park Towers residents spoke at the MAC meeting, and they were joined by about 20 of their neighbors. Vasona Management, which …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of January 26, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015 Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council Castro Valley Library, Chabot Room 3600 Norbridge Avenue Castro Valley Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m The CV MAC will discuss the proposed residential development in Palomares Hills of a long-vacant parcel, currently zoned as a commercial site and originally envisioned as a neighborhood …
Latest Canyonland Trash Updates
An update on the Canyonlands trash service from both the recent Board of Supervisors, and Castro Valley Sanitary District Meetings Alameda County Board of Supervisors Planning Committee Meeting – January 6th At the January 6th Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) Planning meeting Liz McElligot, the Alameda County Community Development …