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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
YEAR 35
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023
TK Student Enrollment to See Big Spike
INSIDE YOUR
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By Mike McGuire
CV Reads
CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
The CV Library’s 6th annual literary event kicks off this Sunday
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COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Sounds Good CVHS alum a famous Broadway conductor and musical director
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Pressure is Mounting to Pass Tenant Protections By Michael Singer CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Trust Challenge What you can do to protect trust against post-mortem contest
Pressure is mounting on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to pass tenant protections for the more than 70,000 renters in the unincorporated communities as the COVID-19 eviction moratorium is expected to lift at the end of this month.
What’s at stake is how to balance the needs of renters as well as independent landlords amidst an affordable housing crisis in and around Ashland, Castlewood, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, Happy Valley, Hayward Acres, Hillcrest Knolls, San Lorenzo, and Sunol.
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Woman Killed in Crash on I-580 A 28-year-old woman from Turlock was struck and killed along the highway between eastbound I-580 and northbound I-238 in Castro Valley at 5:10 a.m. this past Monday. The California Highway Patrol reports the woman had exited a white Chevy Malibu near the ramp that heads toward I-880. First responders pronounced the woman dead a the scene. The CHP is withholding the woman’s name until her family can be contacted.
The woman was struck by a 2003 black Honda CRV driven by 71-year-old Yoshie Ashton of Castro Valley. Ms. Ashton remained on the scene and cooperated with the CHP. “The woman from Turlock apparently exited the vehicle still occupied by other passengers, and it is unclear exactly why the person exited the vehicle, but the car was not disabled,” CHP Officer Dan Jacowitz said. “Domestic violence or another dispute is not initially
believed to be involved, although the investigation is ongoing.” The Highway Patrol closed down the Interstate 580 connector towards I-238 and I-880 for about 90 minutes to investigate the scene. The CHP is reminding the public that walking on highways is extremely dangerous and to avoid doing so. The CHP is asking anybody who may have witnessed this crash to contact the Castro Valley CHP Office at (510) 581-9028.
Castro Valley’s youngest students are expected to increase in numbers as a new state law takes effect, even though the district’s enrollment has held quite steady overall in recent years, according to a consultant’s report presented to the Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Directors on January 19. Rob Murray of Sacramento-based King Consulting told the Board they had a different challenge than many California school districts, which were slowly losing enrollments before COVID brought big enrollment losses for many. He said many of those other districts would like to have Castro Valley’s situation. Murray said that Castro Valley’s enrollment has increased or decreased by only around 300 students a year in the last 10 school years. Any school district sees families moving in and out, but he added that families with young children have continued to move into Castro Valley Unified. Expect to see more Transitional Kindergarteners in the years ahead, though, he said. This is because California now requires all districts to provide schooling for all children slightly too young to attend kindergarten and has lowered the age at which they are eligible. There are 146 transitional kindergarten students in Castro Valley this school year, Murray said. There will be an estimated 367 by the 2025-26 school year, and 445 by the 2029-30 school year. Another part of his presentation showed that this rise would be comparable to the current enrollment of a medium-sized Castro Valley elementary school. However, many transitional kindergarten students would have enrolled without the law change, and all the transitional kindergarteners would be regular students the following year, Murray said. Still, the bottom line is that somewhat more space will be needed at district elementary schools to accommodate them. Murray suggested building some new classrooms or relocating existing support services that currently use classrooms at elementary schools, making those classrooms available for students. Board members asked a few questions about the data and vowed to discuss the report further at workshop sessions. see SPIKE on back page
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