Miley to name two new MAC members, third spot undecided
Castro Valley Matters has learned that Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley will name Graceland Equestrian Center owner Chuck Moore and trial attorney Janet Everson to the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). Miley has not decided which candidate will fill a third seat; however, the runner-ups for that seat are …
Please ask the MAC applicants these questions Supervisor Miley
Since Castro Valley Matters started, we’ve researched and written a lot about Municipal Advisory Councils (and their equivalents) and the Castro Valley MAC. Here’s a sample of some of our stories: How the MAC has evolved since its inception Why the MAC has seven members Tracking down the MAC’s bylaws …
As redevelopment dissolution wraps up, Daughtrey’s back on MAC agenda
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meets on Monday, April 20, 2015 to hear an update from David Greensfelder on his plans for the long-vacant Daughtrey’s building. The former Alameda County Redevelopment Agency purchased the building for $2.7 million in 2011. In June 2014, Alameda County entered into a Disposition and …
Cityhood Lost: California keeps Castro Valley unincorporated, new cities struggling
Back in 2012, as I passionately argued for an incorporated Castro Valley before a packed audience at the “Great Castro Valley Debate,” I had to concede that despite my dream for Castro Valley home rule, achieving municipal independence for our community was unlikely…all because of something called the “Vehicle License Fee …
Vehicle License Fee Timeline
This timeline is based on information from the California Local Government Finance Almanac and the bill analysis for Senate Bill 25. 1935: VLF created “Established in 1935 as a uniform statewide tax, the VLF is a tax on the ownership of a registered vehicle in place of taxing vehicles as personal …
It’s time to be creative with sidewalk construction policies
Looking around my central Castro Valley neighborhood, while we’re lucky to have continuous sidewalks on both sides of my street, they could use a little TLC. Well-maintained sidewalks in central Castro Valley are a smart investment in safety that enhances walkability in an area of town that hosts our BART …
What matters to Castro Valley in new CVUSD superintendent?
The Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education kicks off the selection process for a new superintendent on Wednesday morning when it will hear from three firms competing to run the search process for CVUSD’s next superintendent. Per the agenda, the Board will conduct interviews at its public …
Supervisors consider 90-day mobile home park rent increase moratorium
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will consider an Urgency Interim Ordinance at Tuesday, March 3’s Board meeting that would suspend all rental increases at mobile home parks in unincorporated Alameda County for 90 days and give the Community Development Agency time to develop proposed changes to the Mobile …
What’s your vision for new Castro Valley park?
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD) hosts a meeting on Thursday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Castro Valley Community Center (18988 Lake Chabot Road) to start the process in developing a 24-acre site into a new park for Castro Valley. Purchased for $5.6 million in 2014 from …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of February 16, 2015
The Week Ahead is a summary of the issues to be discussed at the public meetings that Castro Valley Matters tracks in our Castro Valley Town Calendar. Tuesday, February 17, 2015 The Alameda County Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, 2/17/2015 will consider a proposed ban on fracking in the unincorporated areas of Alameda …