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How do you picture me in your mind?

My name is Rosabel. My husband and I have lived here nine years with our two vivacious, intellectually curious, and fun-loving children. When my children were preschoolers, you might have seen them riding their balance bikes at Parsons Park or Greenridge Park. When I was a volunteer music instructor for …

Education
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The Many Loves of Donald “Dobie” Gelles

Love him or leave him, Dobie made his mark in Castro Valley through his love of education and our community.

Alameda County
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A freeway would run through it: Reflecting on the history of the 238 parcels and who decides their future

Over 50 years ago, the State of California “purchased more than 400 parcels of property for construction of a 14-mile 238 Corridor Bypass Freeway to run through the City of Hayward and parts of unincorporated Alameda County.” Many people fought the project since its inception in 1961. Sustained activism and …

Featured Story
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“We fight darkness with light”

Last Saturday morning my colleague in Poway had a day that began similarly to that of many Rabbis. He welcomed a larger than normal crowd into his Synagogue. It was Shabbat, Passover and a day on which Jews recite the Yizkor (memorial) prayer. He led the services and directed the …

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After Tiny Homes: Where do people go after?

As people were asking us hard questions about the Tiny Home Project, one kept recurring: “Where do people go after?” The approved Tiny Home Project for the First Presbyterian Church of Hayward (FPCH) campus is broken up into two 18-month cohorts – after that time period, the residents are required …

2016 Candidate Statements

CV School Board Candidate Statement: Lavender Whitaker

We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …

2016 Candidate Statements
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CV School Board Candidate Statement: Tojo Thomas

We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …

2016 Candidate Statements

Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate: Jo Loss

We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …

2016 Candidate Statements

CV School Board Candidate Statement: Suresh C. Gupta

We asked all five candidates for the Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Directors to answer the same questions in their blog post: What do you view as the biggest challenge (or challenges) facing CVUSD now, and how will you work to address it (them) in the next four …

Featured Story

EALI Governance to meet again, no mention of elected MAC in agenda

The Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) Governance Working Group meets on Thursday night at 7:00 at the San Lorenzo library to continue the conversation about various scenarios for local governance reform for the unincorporated communities. At the last EALI Governance Working Group meeting, the committee passed two resolutions. Resolution#1 – MACs for …