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Davini Named to Replace Prokopoff On MAC Board
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to be a vehicle to improve things, listen to our residents, and respect CASTRO VALLEY FORUM their ideas.” Davini had previously applied Longtime Castro Valley resident Dan Davini (63) has been named to for the CV MAC position in the summer of 2024 when Al Padro and serve on the Castro Valley MunicKen Carbone left. In August 2024, ipal Advisory Council (MAC). His Xochiyotl (Xochi) K. Martinez and first meeting before the public will Raymond (Ray) E. Davis III were be on January 13. appointed instead, but that did not He replaces outgoing Councildeter Davini. member Ilya Prokopoff and was “When I talked to Nate Miley appointed by Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley (District 4). Dan last year, he told me that he had two people in mind for the open will have a four-year term, ending positions but that he would consider in 2028, with an option for another four years at Miley’s discretion. The my candidacy in the future,” Davini said. January 13 meeting will focus on Davini has four children and four Land Use issues. “This is my chance to contribute grandchildren. He lives on a ranch on Crow Canyon Road near CV to the community,” Davini told the MAC chairman Chuck Moore. Forum. “I’m honored to serve and see DAVINI on page 10 think the MAC has an opportunity By Michael Singer
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Janella Anguiano: Event Focuses on ‘Just Get Involved’ Bringing Nature This month, she will be named the new chairperson of the Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce. Anguiano spoke with the Castro Sometimes, all it takes to get Valley Forum about her path and the involved in a community is… to get importance of creating community involved. That’s the main message through connecting with others. from Janella Anguiano, a Castro Valley realtor with years of experiI’m originally from Hawaii, but we ence bringing people together to build moved here when I was 7 years old, so a space where people want to live and I’m pretty much a California-grown enjoy themselves. person,” Anguiano told the Forum. “I’m a connector of the communi- “I went to San Lorenzo High School, ty… I mean with my real estate busi- and I’ve been a Rebel through and ness and with the Chamber,” Angui- through. I met my gorgeous husband ano said. “I always have something to on Castro Valley Boulevard. He proposed three months later, and we’ve say. I’m not quiet. I’m always having been together ever since.” ideas and sharing ideas.” By Michael Singer
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Do people want to see native wildlife again? One local naturalist hopes a community event will spark interest in restoring Castro Valley’s original flora and fauna. Bringing Nature Home, moderated by Kathy Kramer, will host a discussion with the community about making living, working, and play spaces more welcoming for natural birds, butterflies, and bees. This special event, co-sponsored by the Castro Valley Library and Bringing Back the Natives Garden
Tour, will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. It is free to the public, and reservations are not needed. Kramer founded the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour. The organization brings people around the Bay Area to plant and promote native plants. He explained that the main point of Bringing Nature Home is watching and discussing Doug Tallamy’s talk, “Nature’s Best Hope.” Tallamy is an award-winning author and a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. see EVENT on page 5