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 …
How the MAC Evolved Through the Years
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) was created with a resolution by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (BOS) on April 7, 1981. Since then, the BOS has revised that resolution five times. These six resolutions have never been posted online. Castro Valley Matters, along with some help from …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of February 2, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015 Alameda County Planning Commission Public Hearing Room 224 W. Winton Avenue Hayward Regular meeting starts at 6:00 The Planning Commission will consider a petition to “subdivide one 5.85 acre parcel into 17 separate residential lots” for a proposed development on Proctor Road. Here is the staff report, …
Nevada: A Bonanza for Unincorporated Communities
In California, either a county or a city produces the “local government” and municipal services you associate with a city hall and a mayor (unless you’re in San Francisco, which is both a city and a county). We’ve been exploring different models of local governance at Castro Valley Matters because …
Local and Regional Governance Vacancies: January 2015
There are many advisory and watchdog committees whose jurisdiction includes Castro Valley, Alameda County, or the broader Bay Area. As of January 2015, the following have vacancies, and we encourage you to learn more about each of these and consider applying for a position! Castro Valley The Castro Valley Municipal …
Long-time residents face drastic rent increases, address MAC with concerns
Facing rental increases of hundreds of dollars per month, long-term residents of the Park Towers apartment complex asked for help during public comment at Monday’s Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting. Four Park Towers residents spoke at the MAC meeting, and they were joined by about 20 of their neighbors. Vasona Management, which …
The Week Ahead: What matters for the week of January 26, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015 Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council Castro Valley Library, Chabot Room 3600 Norbridge Avenue Castro Valley Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m The CV MAC will discuss the proposed residential development in Palomares Hills of a long-vacant parcel, currently zoned as a commercial site and originally envisioned as a neighborhood …
Proposed Palomares Hills Housing Development Goes to MAC
At the Monday January 26th Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting a proposal will be up for review that has sparked a loud protest from Palomares Hills residents. The plan calls for development of the vacant parcel between the Palomares Hills Community Center and Fire Station #7 on Villareal …
New Federal rules void MAC cell phone tower ruling
One particular issue that the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council has been particularly passionate about over the past few years has been cell phone transmission towers. They have usually been successful at convincing companies to disguise their poles to avoid visual blight. In fact, at the October 13th MAC meeting, …