Daughtrey Building Development Timeline outlined in Contract
The Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) has been released regarding the purchase of the Daughtrey’s building from the County which purchased it in 2011. The building has not had a permanent tenant in over ten years. The DDA is comprehensive in its scope, but has some very definite time deadlines. …
Daughtrey’s Building Development Agreement
The Daughtrey’s building has not been sold. The Alameda County Community Development Agency has completed negotiations with David Greensfelder for a development agreement for the Daughtrey’s building on Castro Valley Boulevard. The agreement will now go before the Alameda County Board of Supervisors for review and approval on June 24, 2014, …
CVMAC Requests Changes Before Approving Burger King Facelift
Last night at the Castro Valley MAC (CVMAC) meeting, a remodeling project was approved for the existing Burger King restaurant at 2757 Castro Valley Blvd. The franchise owner had previously submitted plans to the CVMAC at both the April and May MAC meetings, but the CVMAC requested extensive changes to …
EALI Environment/Agriculture Working Group: June Meeting Report
The Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) Environment/Agriculture working group held their third meeting of 2014 on June 5 at the Castro Valley Library. The meeting covered the progress of the “One Table” partnership, as well as potential fates of some “underused sites” (including the Daughtrey’s building). One Table The first …
The June 2014 Primary Election Report for Castro Valley
Yesterday, voters across California went to the polls — or trusted that their mailed-in ballots were counted — for the primaries. California’s open primary system means that voters need not stick to one party on their primary ballot. It also means that only the top two vote-getters move on to …
Alma Pre-School Move to Marshall Causes Uproar
Tonight (Thursday, May 22) at 7:00 the Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education will discuss the school district’s plan to relocate the Alma Pre-School from its current location on Seven Hills Road to a new location on the Marshall Elementary campus, next to the baseball fields on Omega Avenue. Marshall …
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 …
California Senate Bill 1129 affects the Town Square Proposal
California Senate Bill 1129, which would reduce the hurdles in transferring former redevelopment properties for a public use, will be back in the spotlight on May 5, 2014, when the Senate Appropriations Committee holds a hearing at 1:00 PM in Sacramento to discuss the bill’s fiscal impact. This legislation could make …
CVUSD LCAP Committee Meets for the First Time
On April 9th, the CVUSD LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Steering Committee met for the first time. This 30+ member committee is comprised of parents, teachers, administrators, classified staff, community members and students. The main focus of the LCAP Steering Committee is to review the 3-year LCAP, to be written …
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 …