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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2023
YEAR 35
Lake Chabot Road Slated to Reopen Soon
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LGBTQ+ March
By Mike McGuire
CVHS students march in support of queer and transgender youth
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SENIORS
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Gearing up for a new chapter in their lives, Eden Bicycles owner Chris Padavana and his family are grateful for the support of the Castro Valley community.
Eden Bicycles to Close By Michael Singer
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A Novel Gift
Give a graduation gift that celebrates adult life and career
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For the last 20 years, Chris Padavana has owned and managed Eden Bicycles and grown the business to become the go-to place to gear up before exploring the streets and hills of Castro Valley and beyond on two wheels.
But last month, he sold the business and is handing over the handlebars to a new owner. Starting next week, he says he’ll prepare for the next chapter in his life and move the family to Nevada City, California, which is 155 miles northeast of Castro Valley, about an hour’s drive from Sacramento. see EDEN on back page
Castro Valley’s end of Lake Chabot Road will be reopening soon, but the San Leandro side will remain closed for much longer, county officials said at a March 30 forum on flood control Alameda County Public Works Agency Director Daniel Woldesenbet reported that Alameda County’s part of the road could be back in service as early as this Friday. More than 100 people attended the forum at the San Leandro main library, called by District 3 county Supervisor Lena Tam. “The question should be not when do we start repairs, it’s when do we finish,” Woldesenbet said in response to a written question from the audience. Asked how much repairs to the road would cost, he said around $410,000, a figure relatively low for a major road repair. The county portion runs from Fairmont Avenue in Castro Valley to near Astor Drive in San Leandro, by the Bay-O-Vista Swim & Tennis Club. The city part of Lake Chabot Road, from Astor Drive to Estudillo Avenue, had more extensive damage, and the hillsides above the road need to be stabilized. According to San Leandro Mayor Juan Gonzales and city Principal Engineer Sheila Marquises, this will take months more. Other repair work after the recent storms will also take considerably longer, people at the forum found out. That’s especially true of Redwood Road above the Redwood Canyon Golf Course, Woldesenbet said. see REOPEN on page 10
Sheriff’s Survey Seeks Community Feedback By Michael Singer
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Newly elected Alameda County Sheriff Yesina Sanchez has launched an online survey she hopes can lend insight on how to better serve and strengthen the Sheriff’s Office’s relationship with the community. The 16-question survey is open to anyone who lives, works, or is a parent or guardian of a child at a school in an
unincorporated area or one leadership, equitable practices, ployees interact with commuthat the Sheriff’s Office serves. and community safety. nity members in all areas of the That includes Ashland, Cherrycounty, we must hear what they During the election, she land, Castro Valley, Fairview, outlined several priorities have to say about the services San Lorenzo, Sunol, Hayward she believes will positively we are providing and the serAcres, north Livermore, and impact the citizens of Alameda vices we lack to identify what the City of Dublin. works well and where we can County and Alameda Counimprove.” ACSO Lieutenant ty Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) The community survey is currently open, and responses employees. Those priorities are Tya Modeste told the Forum. “Providing community memwill be recorded until Friday, Agency Health, Reentry and Rehabilitation, Accountability bers an opportunity to be heard April 7. is a crucial step in rebuilding and Transparency, CommuWhile on the campaign nity Engagement, and Racial trust and mutual respect within trail, Sheriff Sanchez promthe communities we serve.” Justice in Law Enforcement. ised to focus on community see SURVEY on page 4 collaboration, compassionate “To improve how our em-
Yesina Sanchez, Alameda County Sheriff