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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024
YEAR 36
INSIDE YOUR
THE FUTURE OF CASTRO VALLEY
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Tenant protections sought in county’s unicorporated areas
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Chanticleers show moved to Douglas Morrison Theatre
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Rx Drug Prices Some good news for seniors with high Rx drug costs
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INDEX Calendar ................ 4 Classified Ads ........ 8 Crosswords ............. 9 Homes ..................... 5 Obituaries ............. 11 Opinions ............... 11 Our Town ................. 3 Seniors .................. 10 Sports .................. 12 Weather ................ 2 WWW.MYCVFORUM.COM
Plethos Seeks Stage to Call Their Home By Josie de la Torre
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By Michael Singer
CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
hat will Castro Valley look like in the next 20 years? County officials want to hear from you… in person. On Wednesday, March 13, the Alameda County Planning Department’s Community Development Agency (CDA) is hosting a public workshop to discuss improving the Castro Valley Central Business District Specific Plan. The event will be
held at the Castro Valley Library between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. But if you want to really make your voice heard, organizers say you have to come to the event. “We are anticipating a robust participatory workshop, so we are encouraging folks to show up in person rather than online,” said CDA Assistant Planning Director Rodrigo Orduña. “If folks only want to observe the workshop, they can log onto Zoom.” see FUTURE on page 11
While performing at local venues for entertainment, locally owned and non-profit theater company Plethos Productions is looking for a stage to call home. They are currently looking at the former Chalk It Up Karin Richey pool hall building to turn into a live performance hub in Hayward and the surrounding areas. Inspired by PianoFight in San Francisco, Plethos Productions founder Karin Richey envisions the live performance art location to have a restaurant and bar setting installed for attendees. “We are targeting downtown Hayward and have been in communication with a particular landlord and the Hayward Economic Development department. They have an invested in live performing arts in downtown Hayward,” said Richey. see PLETHOS on page 11
Sousa Admittedly Hated Losing, But Seldom Did By Lowell Hickey
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Kelli Sousa Ho admits she hated losing more than she loved winning. That’s a perfect mindset for a volleyball setter – not the position that receives the most glory but the one that controls a team’s offense – and TEAM is the key word. Sousa, her last name during her playing days, led just about every team she played on in assists – and those teams usually won. In fact, in her junior year
at Santa Clara (2002) she led the entire nation in assists with 14.38 per game. She still ranks second in Bronco career assists with 5,207. Kelli’s election to the Castro Valley Sports Hall of Fame comes after a volleyball career that featured elite Junior Olympics competition with the City Beach 18’s club team, four all-league seasons at Bishop O’Dowd High and four years at Santa Clara where she was named first-team All-West Coast Conference her Junior and Senior years.
Everywhere Sousa played, victories came in bundles. A two-time Junior Olympic All-America selection, she helped City Beach to a silver medal at the 1999 Junior Olympics in New Orleans; she led O’Dowd to three straight league titles and was named Player of the Year as a senior; Santa Clara went 90-33 overall, 47-9 in conference play, and advanced to the NCAA Western Regionals all four seasons she was there. Like she said, Kelli hated to lose. see SOUSA on back page
Kelli Sousa Ho