A Perspective on Keeping Castro Valley Clean
In any given day, in my time as both a real estate agent and a taxi service shuttling my two boys around town, I have the opportunity to see a lot of Castro Valley. From that vantage point, I saw what seems to be a growing problem of people dumping …
Castro Valley Unified appoints new superintendent
The Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education has appointed Parvin Ahmadi as its new superintendent at tonight’s school board meeting. In the employment contact between Ahmadi and CVUSD that was released Friday morning, Ahmadi’s base salary is listed as $256,000. That is an increase over the $220,000 that she currently …
Dear Mr. Greensfelder: A Letter to Daughtrey’s Developer from a CV Resident Wanting Vibrancy, Community Input
Developer David Greensfelder, who owns the Daughtrey building, will be giving a presentation “How Retail Site Selection Decisions Really Happen…the Inside Story,” at the EALI Economic Development Working Group meeting, tonight, May 7, 2015, at 6:30pm at the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association – 377 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo. Castro …
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 …
Who should pay for CVUSD athletic programs?
The athletic programs at Canyon Middle School, Creekside Middle School, and Castro Valley High School arguably create an enriched experience for the qualified student athlete who participates. I am the parent of two such students who’ve benefited immensely from the myriad of quality sports programs offered in Castro Valley Unified …
“Virtual City” Proposal for Isla Vista Possible Solution for Castro Valley
Recently introduced California State Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3) could fundamentally change the way unincorporated Isla Vista governs itself and provide a road map for other unincorporated communities to gain more local control. I’ve been studying many different ways that unincorporated communities could govern themselves, and the Eden Area Liveability Initiative (EALI) has …
Proctor Court Project Gets Postponed by the BOS
On Tuesday, March 10, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors discussed the 17 home Proctor Court development at their Planning Committee meeting. The project had already passed through and been approved of by the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) and the Alameda County Planning Commission, and it was up for …
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 …
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 …
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 …