Update on the Grovenor Gate
There has been informal access to East Bay Regional Parks (EBRPD) “Ten Hills Trails” at the end of Grovenor Drive for several decades. After a series of complaints, some local voices began questioning if this loose chain that effectively granted access to the park was appropriate for the neighborhood. Due …
EALI Governance Working Group: June 2014 Meeting Summary
On Thursday, June 26, the members of the EALI Governance Working Group met to discuss the proposed scenarios and have a straw poll to select scenarios to move forward. Staff from Alameda County and Supervisor Miley’s office had evaluated the legal, political, and economic feasibility of each scenario, as well …
Waste Management vs. the Canyonlands
A large and unexpected rate increase by Waste Management for garbage collection is hitting rural Castro Valley.
The Daughtrey Contract and (lack of) Local Control in Castro Valley
The provisions in the developer contract for the Daughtrey building highlight the lack of local control in Castro Valley.
Castro Valley Governance Issues to be Addressed at EALI
It’s not too late to be part of the EALI Process Check out the agenda for the Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) governance meeting tonight (Thursday, May 8, 2014) at 6:30 PM at the Castro Valley Library, and join me and others from Castro Valley Matters in participating in this meeting. It was …
Mr. Kusiak goes to Sacramento re: California Senate Bill 1129
California Senate Bill 1129, co-authored by Castro Valley’s State Senator Ellen Corbett, would reduce the hurdles in transferring former redevelopment properties, like the Daughtrey’s Building site, for a public use, such as a town square. The Senate Governance and Finance Committee starts is holding a hearing about SB 1129 at 9:30 this morning. At some point …
Town Square Discussion at MAC Meeting Raises More Questions
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.” – Thomas Pynchon Tuesday night’s Castro Valley MAC Meeting left us with more questions than answers. I will try to list many of these questions here, going from more general questions on governance to …
It’s not too late
My contact at the California Department of Finance confirmed that as of this morning the currently submitted Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) for Alameda County has not been approved and that it will be sent back to the Redevelopment Successor Agency for revision and approval by the Oversight Board. So, …
Late to the party
Castro Valley still has a chance to have a say in the fate of the Daughtrey’s building despite coming to the redevelopment dissolution party really, really late. The first thing you can do to help in tearing down Daughtrey’s and building a town square is to learn a little about a complex phenomenon …
Castro Valley Matters
Castro Valley is a friendly town, a close-knit community of about 63,000 people that can still get excited about a homecoming game. But getting around Castro Valley can be complicated, and it’s not just because Strobridge suddenly stops south of 580. We are governed by a hodgepodge of distinct and …