CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025
YEAR 37
MAC Approves A Handful of Land-Use Items
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Hope 4 the Heart food bank looking for financial help
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Wiggle Rumps opens its official ‘ReTaiL’ site in Castro Valley
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PHOTOS BY MIKE McGUIRE
Director Rick Hollander at Nobody’s Dogs Perfekt pet adoption center at 3810 Castro Valley Blvd., on the corner of Forest Avenue, in Castro Valley.
Nobody’s Perfekt Pet Shelter Fears Closure
Sometimes those costs can be substantial, as when a dog is hit by a car. The animals, though, might also have behavioral problems that make them unlikely to be adopted from Nobody’s Dogs Perfekt, a Castro Valley a conventional shelter. Often, people foster pet adoption center for dogs and cats with the cats and dogs from Nobody’s Perfekt special needs, may be in danger of closing, rather than adopt them permanently. They Director Rick Hollander says. also sell a wide range of pet supplies. The small facility at 3810 Castro Valley Blvd., corner of Forest Avenue, came to CasHollander says he raids his own retirement tro Valley two years ago after its lease wasn’t fund to pay the rent, which has escalated renewed at the Bayfair Mall in San Leandro, every time the center has moved. Fortunatealong with most other tenants. ly, he said, there’s some money in it and his Now Hollander fears his lease will not be house is paid off. renewed in March at his present location, but “Besides, what better to spend it on?” he not for non-payment. His small parcel sits said. next to the former Rite Aid location, which Originally spun off from a San Leandro is now being redeveloped into an Asian food adoption center for pets with more ordinary center. needs, the center started paying Bayfair “That seems to be the direction things are Mall’s then-owners only $300 a month, but moving, and I think the landlord would seek for a small space. the higher rents he can probably get from a “They were trying to bring in businesses different kind of tenant,” Hollander said. that might attract a different kind of clientele to other businesses in the mall, and our “As it is, we don’t make enough from customers definitely were different,” he said. pet adoptions to pay the rent, and we use The rent went up when they moved into a all the donations we get to care for and get larger space, which they’d expected. veterinary care for our cats and dogs,” he see PERFEKT on page 10 added. By Mike McGuire
CV Reads 2025 Special kick-off event takes place this Sunday
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is privately-owned. After assurances that no arrows could conceivably leave the propThe Castro Valley Munici- erty and that the new venture pal Advisory Council (MAC) wouldn’t affect current uses approved a handful of land-use and recreation in the area, the MAC gave an effusive “yes” to items at their meeting this the developers. Monday night, including a very enthusiastic thumbs-up “This is a very neat use of for an archery facility on Lake an underutilized property,” Chabot Road. said MAC Vice-Chair Bill Mulgrew. Ascension Archery has applied to operate an outdoor Neighbor and speaker Kathy private archery range catering Ralph said she had some noise to the Junior Olympic Youth and fire safety concerns, but Program on a 26-acre parcel at also agreed it was a positive 13575 Lake Chabot Road. plan for the site. The site, which borders “It looks like a good use of Lake Chabot Regional Park the property to me,” said Ralph. and the San Leandro city limit, see MAC on page 11 By Amy Sylvestri
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School District Considers Its Own Foundation According to the presentation, the School District Foundation would be a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable Castro Valley Unified organization focused on seekSchool District (CVUSD) is ing endowments or bequests exploring the potential for establishing a School District through donations, a will, or an estate plan to generate ongoing Foundation, but it will likely take at least a year to get some- income. The Foundation could also provide long-term sustainthing up and running. At its regular Board Meeting ability and a legacy of support for those who might want to on January 22, the Trustees leave a long-term contribution were presented with an overto education by creating a view of the idea of creating named fund or scholarship in its own Foundation, how it would compare to other Castro their honor. Valley-based Foundations, and “We are in the very early options for administering the stages of this process,” foundation. see DISTRICT on page 3 By Michael Singer
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