More Community Leaders Endorse an Elected MAC
Local community leaders continue to come out in favor of electing the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). The latest two are Dennis Waespi, and Andy Frank. Dennis Waespi has served on the East Bay Regional Park District Board since 2014. He also served on the Castro Valley Sanitary District Board …
How the Brown Act protects you from “Your Secret Government”
If you’ve ever attended a meeting of any local agency, you may have heard of the Brown Act, but do you know what it is, and what it is for? It has nothing to do with Jerry Brown or UPS, but it has everything to do with keeping meetings …
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 …
Residents brainstorm ideas for new park
Over a 100 community members crowded a standing-room-only Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD) meeting last Thursday to share their ideas about how to develop a 24 acre former East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) property into Castro Valley’s newest park. The parcel, also referred to as the “Former …
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 …