Proposed Castro Valley Matters Bylaws
Castro Valley Matters meets on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 4:00 pm at the Smalltown Society to consider revised bylaws for the organization. If passed by CVM’s membership, the revised bylaws will replace these bylaws adopted in 2015.
Elected MAC Resource Page
We’ve compiled all kinds of good information about the elected MAC idea into one simple page for your convenience. Click here to check it out!
The Tale of Castro Valley’s Closed Schools
At Wednesday night’s Board meeting of the Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), the Board discussed a possible general obligation bond for school facilities. In October 1960, the area now covered by the CVUSD contained about 9,900 students, and was served by 13 elementary schools, two junior high schools, and one high school. …
How We Built the Old Castro Valley Library
One of the more popular conversation topics around town is “what the heck is going on with the old library building?” The Castro Valley MAC was asking the same thing of the County at the September 21st MAC meeting. Caroline Judy, the acting head of the Alameda County GSA (the …
County Report Views MAC as “Political Voice of the Community”
The Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is the first and only MAC in Alameda County. Created in 1981, our MAC is the fourth oldest MAC in California, where an estimated 1.4 million residents in unincorporated Californian communities are served by a MAC or a “MAC Equivalent.” Before creating a MAC …
The Written History of the Castro Valley MAC
At Castro Valley Matters, we often discuss the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) and what they have or have not done in the past. This requires research, which can be a bit of a pain. As a community service, we have compiled all known Castro Valley MAC Land Use …
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 Elusive Castro Valley MAC By-laws
Here at Castro Valley Matters, we are curious about the workings of our local government. To that end, we naturally wanted to read over and understand the by-laws of the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). We had a tough time finding them. The MAC’s by-laws are not posted on the …
MACs and “MAC Equivalents” Serve 1.4 Million Californians
In a blog post from last month, I asked “What is the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC), Anyway?” After a recent Eden Area Livability Initiative Governance Planning Group Meeting, where Alameda County presented a short list of other Municipal Advisory Councils (MACs) around California, I started asking “How many …
Downtown Castro Valley Shared Parking Lot Plan
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