CV talks biking, pedestrian safety at Monday’s MAC meeting
Monday’s Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) meeting attracted a crowd of about 75 people , many of whom were there to comment on potential solutions to pedestrian and bicyclist issues on Anita and Somerset Avenues (see Item IV. from this week’s MAC agenda). Alameda County Public Works Agency Director Art Carrera presented on the scope and costs …
Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate Statements
We reached out to the three candidates for Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education, asking them to provide us with a candidate statement. Our specific request of them was: In your commentary, please identify one or more issues that are currently affecting CVUSD, and tell us how …
Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate: Dot Theodore
Dot Theodore is a candidate for Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education in 2014. Castro Valley Matters reached out to each candidate, asking them to provide a statement. My husband and I moved to Castro Valley 10 years ago with our one year old son. We expanded …
Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate: Gary Howard
Gary Howard is a candidate for Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education in 2014. Castro Valley Matters reached out to all candidates, asking them for a statement The Future of CV Schools This is an exciting and challenging time. We have terrific schools, but we will have …
Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate: Janice Friesen
Janice Friesen is a candidate for Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education in 2014. Castro Valley Matters reached out to all candidates, asking them to provide a statement. I am running for re-election for two reasons. First, in addition to my ongoing commitment to students and schools …
The Great California Shakeout 2014
This week is the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Many people who experienced this 6.9 magnitude quake will recall the images of the partially collapsed Bay Bridge and Nimitz Freeway, as well as portions of the Marina District in San Francisco on fire. In order to help prepare for …
An Elected Castro Valley MAC: The Affordable Truth
Castro Valley could elect its Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) at a fraction of the cost asserted by Alameda County officials at recent Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) Governance Working Group meetings. Based on research of elections within Alameda County and throughout the State of California coupled with publicly available information, something …
Advocacy Groups and Castro Valley
Castro Valley faces a subtle uphill battle when competing for Alameda County resources. We’ve covered how Castro Valley sales tax doesn’t stay in Castro Valley, but what about other allocations? How do we make sure Castro Valley receives allocations from county and state measures? There are a lot of advocacy …
MAC Chair Marc Crawford Reappointed to Second 4 Year Term
At the regular Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting on September 23rd, the Board unanimously voted (at District 4 Supervisor Nate Miley’s urging) to reappoint Marc Crawford to the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council. Castro Valley resident Steve Dimick, who is not a member of Castro Valley Matters, expressed discomfort with the …
A Community Advisory Council – Better Than a MAC?
One of the ideas being examined by the Eden Area Livability Initiative is that of having the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) be an elected body rather than an appointed one. The County has reported that this would be very expensive, and not “economically feasible.” In a previous article, …