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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023
YEAR 35 INSIDE YOUR
FORUM
NO. 17
Nobody’s Perfekt: Pet Rescue Group Facade Moving to Castro Valley Boulevard Updates Coming MAC MEETING
By Linda Sandsmark
CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Rodeo Returns The Rowell Ranch Pro Rodeo returns to Castro Valley May 19 to 21
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CVEF Fundraiser Tickets still available for ‘Spring for Education’ annual fundraiser
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Dughi Honored CV resident Garland Dughi receives MAKE award for engineering
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INDEX Calendar ................ 4 Classified Ads ....... 8 Coupons ................. 5 Crosswords ........... 9 Homes ...................... 6 Obituaries ............ 11 Our Town ................. 3 Sheriff’s Report ..... 3 Sports .................. 12 Weather ................ 2 WWW.MYCVFORUM.COM
A new pet rescue group is moving to Castro Valley, whose mission is to help special needs animals find permanent homes. Nobody’s Perfekt Dogs and Cats Rescue, founded in 2017, is relocating from its previous location at San Leandro’s Bayfair Mall. A developer has bought much of the Bayfair property and is in the process of demolition. Nobody’s Perfekt will not operate an actual shelter in Castro Valley, nor will this be an animal drop-off location. Instead, the building at 3810 Castro Valley Blvd. will contain the organization’s headquarters and a “pet boutique.” Eventually, weekend adoption events will be held there as well. The group gets referrals of harder-to-adopt pets from animal shelters and finds temporary foster homes for them. They then post the animals’ photos on their website and hold adoption events in hopes of finding folks to take them home permanently. The group’s new location sits at the corner of Castro Valley Boulevard and Forest Avenue, sharing a parking lot
By Amy Sylvestri CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
The core downtown Castro Valley Boulevard area continues to get a facelift, as the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) approved plans for façade renovations of the building just west of the Castro Valley Marketplace at their Monday night meeting. The site at 3315 Castro Valley Boulevard is approximately 16,080 square feet and includes the Ice Creamery and multiple other tenants. There are no plans for any existing business to leave, but the goal is to create a uniform look with the Marketplace, paseo, and other surrounding buildings. The plan calls for new awnings, stylized signage, and PHOTOS BY LINDA SANDSMARK more, according to the applicaVolunteer Gail Palin (left) and pet fosterer Linda McIlvain introduce dogs Sugar tion submitted by the “Castro and Spice to Larry Arnold at an open house fundraiser for Nobody’s Perfekt. Valley Investment Group,” which is the LLC owned by Craig Semmelmeyer, which with Rite Aid. An open house “This fundraiser will help that, the owner let a friend also owns the Marketplace. fundraiser was held there on us paint the outside and put in use it to store materials and A few speakers raised conApril 22. Rick Hollander, flooring, to start with,” he says. equipment for a landscaping cerns over parking, saying the Director of Nobody’s Perfekt, “I understand that years and business. So, the tile in the shared parking lot behind the says there is still a lot of work years ago, there was an auto front was all broken, and the buildings is inadequate and to do before the new building part store up in the front and electrical and lighting needs see MAC on page 11 is up and running. an auto shop in the back. After see PET on page 10
FamFest Spring Returns to Ashland Next Week re-routed a few hours before and Patron Latin Rhythm. scale here than Fall Festival That “small-business that to accommodate the setup Booths will have games for anyway.” incubator,” formerly known as CASTRO VALLEY FORUM of stages and booths. children, with some giving out The Alameda County Dep- the Ashland Market & Cafe, FamFest Spring returns May Eden Area/Castro Valley keepsakes to kids, and give out uty Sheriff’s Athletic League provides low-cost commercial 6 with games, music, food, Chamber of Commerce is host- information on community is expected to bring its popular space for start-up businesses beer, and various attractions. ing the event in the Ashland resources for adults. rock-climbing wall to the event. that include YoYo Treats, Baby The family-oriented street neighborhood as a somewhat “We thought the commuAdmission and entertainBean Pie, and Creative SIPS. festival will be held on East smaller counterpart to the Fall nity in the Eden area might ment are free. Beer and food It is operated by Mandela 14th Street, between 163rd and Festival held in Castro Valley welcome free games for the will be sold, which will be Partners, a nonprofit which 164th Avenues, from 10 a.m. to each year. kids more than rides you have plentiful. Not only will there be strives to further opportunities 6 p.m. that day. Musical performances to pay for,” said Gary Slate, food booths, but it’s being held for businesses being started by Traffic will be closed off include Taiko drummers, Bad executive director for the right in front of the East 14th immigrants and people of color. along East 14th Street and Boy Bruce & the Blues Mob, chamber. “We’re a little smaller Street Eatery + Kitchen. see FAMFEST on page 2 By Mike McGuire