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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...
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Paying for Sidewalks in Castro Valley
At the October 20, 2014 Castro Valley MAC meeting, Art Carrera of Alameda County Public Works estimated that installing sidewalks on Anita Avenue and Somerset Avenue would cost up to $4 million for...
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Guest Perspective: Measure BB is Essential for Castro Valley
Guest post by Dave Campbell, Advocacy Director, Bike East Bay Every respected group in Alameda County has endorsed Measure BB because it addresses our concerns about getting around town. The League of...
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San Felipe Park Master Plan Update Meeting
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD) held its second public meeting to update the San Felipe Park Master Plan on Thursday, January 15, 2015. In this meeting, two concepts were presented...
View ArticleWalking in Castro Valley: Improving the Unimproved Sidewalks
Unfortunately, to be a pedestrian in Castro Valley can be a life-threatening experience. From Central CV to the hill areas around central, there are blocked, unimproved sidewalks on the majority of the...
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Castro Valley Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting
The seven-member Castro Valley Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CVBPAC) met for the first time last Wednesday, March 11 to start advising the Alameda County Public Works Agency (PWA) on...
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It’s time to be creative with sidewalk construction policies
A “less than fresh” sidewalk found in the residential areas East of Downtown Castro Valley Looking around my central Castro Valley neighborhood, while we’re lucky to have continuous sidewalks on both...
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An Update on AB 3 and the Plight of Isla Vista
What if unincorporated communities could get more local control without having to incorporate? Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3), working its way through the California Assembly, would give Isla Vista, an...
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A Perspective on Keeping Castro Valley Clean
In any given day, in my time as both a real estate agent and a taxi service shuttling my two boys around town, I have the opportunity to see a lot of Castro Valley. From that vantage point, I saw what...
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3 Sidewalk Grants Recommended for Approval!
BikeWalkCV is proud to announce that three of our sidewalk grants are recommended for approval by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in regional level of funding through the Active...
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East Bay Regional Parks, community leaders respond to anti-Muslim incident at...
Photo courtesy of Worthington Photography A walk around Lake Chabot on a Sunday afternoon provides a glimpse into the stunning diversity of Castro Valley and the Bay Area. Families from around Alameda...
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Outrage Grows Over Proposed Changes to Lake Chabot
The proposed development shown with the existing buildings Above Lake Chabot, at the site of the old Nike Missile Site, the East Bay regional Park District has proposed the “Chabot Campus Modernization...
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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,...
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Caltrans Acknowledges Castro Valley Existence
One day back in July 2014, I was driving along on Northbound I-880. I saw a sign that I had passed hundreds of times before, a standard “CITY LIMITS” sign, installed by Caltrans throughout California,...
View ArticleSupervisor Miley responds to racist incidents in Castro Valley
Racism in our Castro Valley community showed itself recently with graffiti targeting African-American students scrawled on the high school campus. The N-Word graffiti is among multiple racist incidents...
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Valley Voices: “We’re constantly thinking, “Are we the next Parkland?'”
Students walked out of class at Castro Valley High School on March 14, 2018 to remember the shooting victims in Parkland, Florida and demand change in gun laws. My name is Addie Bukhari, and I’m a...
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Walking in Castro Valley: “She hit me and didn’t stop”
Many of us feel lucky to call Castro Valley home. We’re surrounded by gorgeous scenery and even glimpse the occasional deer running right down the middle of our residential neighborhood streets. But...
View ArticleThe Right to a Smoke-Free Environment
In Castro Valley, 27% of homes are considered multi-unit housing and are part of the 15,367 multi-unit housing homes in Unincorporated Alameda County that are at risk of being exposed to secondhand...
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