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Chick-fil-A next to Burger Island? Where’s the beef?

When you consider how this location is a gateway to this community, how poorly conceived this intersection is, and the increasing traffic along 580, it is fair to question the wisdom of placing a new drive-thru restaurant here.

Community

Community signs, Safe Routes to School on Monday’s MAC agenda

The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council meets tonight at 6:00 and will receive updates from Alameda County staff about “The Eden Area Signage Plan” and the Safe Routes to Schools Program. Safe Routes to School Safe Routes to School encourages walking, biking, carpooling, and public transit use in an effort …

Governance

MAC to elect new chair, consider amendments to General Plan Zoning

Castro Valley’s Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is scheduled to elect a new MAC Chair at its Monday night meeting at 6:00 at the Castro Valley Library. Under new Rules and Procedures adopted for the MAC last October, a Chair and Vice Chair cannot serve more than two consecutive years in …

Governance

MAC updates rules, chair to be limited to no more than two-year consecutive term

In the revised MAC rules, a member’s term as chair will now be limited to two consecutive years. A 12 year term-limit for all members of the MAC was also affirmed in the rules.

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County proposes two-year office limit for Castro Valley, Fairview MAC Chairs

Alameda County has proposed a office limit of no more than two consecutive years for a Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) Chair. At an evening workshop on February 27, 2018, County staff discussed this proposal, along with edits to the Castro Valley MAC’s “Rules and Procedures” to make officer titles gender neutral, …

Alameda County

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 …

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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 …

Alameda County

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

MAC Update: Old library on agenda, new member within next 60 days

The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) will get a status report on the future of the old Castro Valley Library on Redwood Road at Monday’s General Purpose meeting, and the appointed council can expect a new member within then next two months. The current library, at 3600 Norbridge Avenue, …

Alameda County
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Skeptical MAC delays action on medical marijuana changes

A skeptical Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) discussed an update to the Alameda County General Code on Monday that would increase the number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed in the unincorporated areas of Alameda County from three to six, reduce the buffer zones around dispensaries, and refer to it as …