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 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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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Castro Valley Matters asks Board of Supervisors for elected Municipal Advisory Council

On Tuesday, Castro Valley Matters formally asked the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to help create an elected Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). In a letter submitted to the Board of Supervisors, CVM’s Board of Directors asked that the Board of Supervisors “either pass a resolution changing the Castro Valley MAC to an …