Governance resolutions, including elected MAC, move forward at EALI
Wednesday night’s Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) Governance meeting was a huge win for moving the process of unincorporated governance forward and, coincidentally, for finally extracting any implementation steps from this group who’ve worked very hard for many, many years to gain more local control for all of the “Eden Area” …
Last night was my first exposure to the EALI process, and it was eye-opening
Last night was my first exposure to the Eden Area Livability Initiative (EALI) process, and it was eye-opening. I had attended the Town Hall at Canyon Middle School the previous week and was impressed. As a newcomer, I felt that the presenters took care to explain the situation. Both sides spoke …
Overwhelming support for elected MAC at town hall, but what next?
Over 200 people crowded into the Canyon Middle School cafeteria last Monday for an elected Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) town hall. The audience heard from county staff about different scenarios on how to convert the MAC to an elected body and from opponents and proponents of the proposal. The audience also spent …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Castro Valley Matters asks Board of Supervisors for elected Municipal Advisory Council
On Tuesday, Castro Valley Matters formally asked the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to help create an elected Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). In a letter submitted to the Board of Supervisors, CVM’s Board of Directors asked that the Board of Supervisors “either pass a resolution changing the Castro Valley MAC to an …