Democracy brings light #ElectTheCVMAC
If you arrived at this blog from #ElecttheCVMAC postcard handed to you at today’s light parade, welcome! You are invited to join your fellow citizens and Castro Valley Matters in supporting free and open elections for our local officials: the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). We ask that our …
California, (un)Incorporated: Our communities need democracy, path to incorporation
I am a resident of Castro Valley, an urbanized, unincorporated community of about 63,000 in Alameda County in the east San Francisco Bay Area. I’ve been working with fellow Californians statewide in unincorporated communities that would like the option of becoming cities, including Salida, Arden Arcade, Mountain House, East Los …
Eden Area MAC survey results to be revealed Wednesday, Castro Valley allies needed
As of September 8, the surveys that asked residents of Ashland, Cherryland, Hayward Acres and San Lorenzo whether there is a need for a Municipal Advisory Council (MAC), among other county related inquiries, have been counted, tallied and recorded by the Alameda County Community Development Agency. The survey results are scheduled …
How do the three Daughtrey’s proposals compare?
This chart provides an overview of the proposals from the three finalists who are competing to redevelop the Daughtrey’s Building. Finalists for the Alameda County-owned Daughtrey’s building redevelopment project have proposed housing, a marketplace anchored by a natural foods grocery store, restaurants, coffee shops, a wine bar, and a tap …
MAC expected to select preferred Daughtrey’s developer Monday night
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is expected to select a developer on Monday night for the long-stalled Daughtrey’s Building redevelopment. At its June 1 meeting, public speakers spoke overwhelming in support of a mixed-used development proposed by Castro Valley resident Shawn Alikian. The MAC deadlocked when two motions, one that …
Timeline of Castro Valley’s Daughtrey’s Building
The Daughtrey’s department store opened at 3295 Castro Valley Boulevard on November 3, 1965. The Daughtrey’s family sold their department store in 1991. The store closed at some point in the 1990s and was used intermittently for various businesses, including a billiards hall and a Halloween store. The former Alameda County …
Alameda County survey falsely claims unincorporated residents can’t elect MACs, understates community support for governance reform
A survey sent to unincorporated Alameda County residents to determine interest for an Eden Area Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) misrepresents the California law that allows counties to create MACs as either elected or appointed councils. The survey also understates community support for governance reform efforts that were conveyed in resolutions …
Leslie Rothwell earned high marks in our schools
Many friends of Leslie Rothwell knew her from her association with Castro Valley’s schools, arts foundation and Rotary Club. I doubt that many associate Castro Valley High School’s former principal with football, but I do. CVHS staff members enjoyed a friendly game with the pigskin in 1998, shortly after Leslie …
Supervisor Miley responds to racist incidents in Castro Valley
Racism in our Castro Valley community showed itself recently with graffiti targeting African-American students scrawled on the high school campus. The N-Word graffiti is among multiple racist incidents that have been reported in our community including the bullying of an African-American elementary school student and the flying a Nazi swastika …
Castro Valley Unified Superintendent responds to racist graffiti found at high school
Racist graffiti was found at Castro Valley High School last week, according to local media and social media. Separately, the Castro Valley Forum reported last week about a “Castro Valley resident who has periodically flown a Nazi flag over his home just off Center Street over the past several months.” Castro …