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 …
An interview with Paul Keim of Smalltown Space
You may have met Paul Keim around Castro Valley. He’s a baseball coach for Castro Valley Little League, a husband, a father of four, and a bandleader – his folk-pop ensemble, Smalltown Society, specializes in literate lyrics, vocal harmonies, and acoustic arrangements. Their debut album, A Road Most Traveled, is …
Community brainstorms vision for Daughtrey’s redevelopment
About 25 community members brainstormed and collaborated with their neighbors to develop a vision for the Alameda County-owned Daughtrey’s Building for three hours last Sunday at the Castro Valley Library. We opened with brief introductions from the participants, who answered the question, “What don’t you want to see at the …
Eden Japanese-American Community and the 75th Year of Day of Remembrance
Recently, I had the honor of visiting the Eden Township Japanese Community Center (JCC) and meeting with its members, while representing Castro Valley Matters (CVM). During an engaging discussion with members, most of whom are residents of San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland, Castro Valley and San Leandro, many expressed that they …
Don’t know a Muslim? Meet one this Sunday, ask questions about Islam
Do you know a Muslim? Have you wondered why some women wear head scarves or what the difference is between Sunni and Shiite Muslims? You can ask these questions and more, when Moina Shaiq, a Muslim from Fremont, comes to Castro Valley Library this Sunday to talk about her life …
End game is near in Daughtrey’s redevelopment, but where is community input?
The format of Wednesday’s special Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting to discuss the redevelopment of the Daughtrey’s building in the heart of our downtown is the only opportunity for Castro Valley to comment before the developer is selected. This one meeting is a missed opportunity for the robust public input needed …
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 …
In light of Trump election, “Safe Haven” resolution considered for Castro Valley schools
The Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education will consider a resolution at its Monday, February 6, 2017 meeting that would declare CVUSD schools a “Safe Haven.” In an agenda back-up letter to the school board, Superintendent Parvin writes: “Youth and families across the district, county, state, and nation have …