How to fight ISIS all the way in Castro Valley
Do you ever get the hankering to battle ISIS, the radical self-declared Islamic State in the Middle East, from your sleepy little town of Castro Valley? There is a way: Get to know your American-Muslim neighbor. ISIS has fewer than 10,000 followers and they are on the other side of …
Castro Valley Educational Leaders Endorse Elected MAC
Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education Trustees Gary Howard, John Barbieri, and Charmaine Banther, and Retired CVUSD Superintendent Jim Negri have endorsed an elected Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council. They join CVUSD Trustee Dot Theodore in their support of an elected MAC. “Castro Valley is one of the largest …
More Community Leaders Endorse an Elected MAC
Local community leaders continue to come out in favor of electing the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). The latest two are Dennis Waespi, and Andy Frank. Dennis Waespi has served on the East Bay Regional Park District Board since 2014. He also served on the Castro Valley Sanitary District Board …
Elected MAC Resource Page
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Haggerty’s Hyperbolic Castro Valley Math Doesn’t Work
At the February 2nd Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Board of Supervisors (BOS) President Scott Haggerty really felt “unloved by the people of Castro Valley.” A group of local citizens had come to comment on potentially electing the Castro Valley MAC. During the comments, a clearly irritated Haggerty interrupted …
CVSan Board Member Melody Appleton endorses elected MAC
Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) Board Member Melody Appleton, who was the top vote-getter in the 2014 election for one of two seats on the CVSan board and is a member of Castro Valley Matters, has endorsed an elected MAC for Castro Valley. I support an elected MAC for the …
Senator Bob Wieckowski lends support for elected Castro Valley MAC
Senator Bob Wieckowski, whose California Senate District includes Castro Valley, has offered his support for an elected Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). In a statement to Castro Valley Matters, Wieckowski said: “I support an elected Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) in Castro Valley. The residents of this unincorporated community should …
Swalwell Endorses Elected Castro Valley MAC, Urges County Supes’ OK
Congressman Eric Swalwell has endorsed a proposal calling for an elected Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) for Castro Valley. In a statement to Castro Valley Matters, Swalwell, whose 15th Congressional District includes Castro Valley, said: In an unincorporated community like Castro Valley, an election can empower 63,000 residents and give a greater …
CVM Will Be Streaming Tonight’s MAC Meeting
Tonight’s Castro Valley MAC meeting will be concentrating on the proposed new East Bay Regional Parks building proposed to be built overlooking Lake Chabot. It will be held at the Castro Valley Library tonight starting at 6PM. This afternoon over 100 people attended a “field trip” to view the site …
Update on EBRPD Plan for Lake Chabot: Preview the Project
The East Bay Regional Park District’s (EBRPD) proposed modernization project [previously covered by Castro Valley Matters] comes before the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) on Monday, January 11, 2016. The MAC will consider a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that would allow EBRPD to expand its administrative and support service facilities. EPRPD’s …