A few words from Castro Valley Matters

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Response to CV MAC Chair

In a letter to the editor (above) published in the April 23, 2014 edition of The Castro Valley Forum, Marc Crawford, Chair of the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC), accused Castro Valley Matters volunteers of vandalism and anonymous online attacks against him and Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley.

When a public official makes unsubstantiated claims and broadly targets a group of residents petitioning their government for positive change in Castro Valley, a response is necessary.

Chair Crawford’s claims about Castro Valley Matters and its volunteers are false.

Neither Castro Valley Matters nor anyone associated with Castro Valley Matters was behind the graffiti that appeared on the Daughtrey’s building. Further, Castro Valley Matters volunteers do not participate in, condone, or promote anonymous online attacks.

Castro Valley Matters seeks to “Engage, Inform, Promote, and Advocate for a Better Castro Valley.”  We do what we do openly and remain completely transparent about who we are.

We are Castro Valley community members from different backgrounds that live in and love Castro Valley.   We might disagree with each other, but we believe that our diverse viewpoints will help us build solutions and ideas for a Castro Valley we are proud to call home.

We are encouraged by Supervisor Nate Miley’s engagement with the Castro Valley community, particularly through the Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI), and we enjoy a positive working relationship with him. Castro Valley Matters has actively participated in and promoted EALI, and will continue to do so as that process moves into its implementation phase.

Whether it is education, public safety, governance, environmental issues, or, of course, the Town Square proposal, Castro Valley Matters contributors thoroughly research our posts and seek facts to support our content. While we might not know the answers, we believe that asking a few good questions and offering some creative solutions can make for a better a Castro Valley.

We invite anyone who lives in and loves Castro Valley as much as we do to join us as we seek to make Castro Valley a better place. Join in the conversation at castrovalleymatters.org, or on Facebook and Twitter.

Mature and honest response, well said.

I call for Supervisor Miley to relieve Mr. Crawford of his duties and appoint a new member to the MAC Board; fresh ideas and a new voice otherwise unheard.

Thank you for a sincere, informative, and much needed response. There has been enough mudslinging by Mr. Crawford and Supervisor Miley needs to address that issue.

Great response, thanks for trying to engage people. So glad you took the high road.

I read this Mr. Crawford’s letter in the local newspaper and was appalled by his unsubstantiated attack. Why is he going to such lengths to shift attention away from the real issue of what should be done with the Daughtey’s site? I see his tactics as a classic “red herring” argument to focus the dialogue on petty personal issues rather than a real discussion about how to make the CV community better. Don’t fall for his trap! The proposal for developing a real Town Green in mid-town CV is a good one.

My other comment is that Mr. Crawford needs to have a thicker skin if he is going to operate in the public eye.

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