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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024
YEAR 36 INSIDE YOUR
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CVHS Car Show CVHS Auto Shop held its third annual car show on May 1
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Artistic Journey Castro Valley High School senior defies ADHD challenges
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Making Strides 11-year-old Castro Valley runner ranked first in the west
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INDEX Calendar ................ 4 Classified Ads ........ 8 Crosswords ............ 9 Homes ..................... 6 Obituaries ............. 11 Opinions ............... 11 Our Town ................. 3 Sheriff’s Report ...... 3 Sports .................. 12 Weather ................ 2 WWW.MYCVFORUM.COM
POINT IN TIME COUNT
Fewer On the Streets
NO. 21 MAC MEETING
WILD RIDES, FAST TIMES AT ROWELL RODEO
Fire and CHP: A Report
By Michael Singer
By Amy Sylvestri
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Alameda County has slightly fewer homeless people than two years ago, and more people on the streets are seeking services. Still, much more work remains before all residents can enjoy an improved uality of life, according to a Housing and Homelessness Services report released on May 15. According to this year’s Point-in-Time P T count by Alameda County Health and the Alameda County Continuum of Care (CoC), volunteers identified , 0 people as e periencing homelessness. This is a 3 percent decrease from the ,7 7 people categorized as homeless in the 2022 count. Out of this year s total number, officials estimate that twothirds , people are living unsheltered, an 11 percent decrease from 2022. see COUNT on page 7
At its Monday night meeting, the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) heard updates from local first responders. First, California Highway Patrol Officer Jen Pabst gave a brief uarterly update on her department, saying arrests and citations were down slightly overall since she last checked in the MAC in the winter. Pabst said a recent highlight was the annual “Every 15 Minutes” program they run at the high school. Just before prom, the CHP and leadership students, along with other community stakeholders, put on a mock-serious car accident at the school to demonstrate the seriousness and conse uences of driving recklessly or under the influence. see MAC on page 11
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Local Leaders Look to Curb Illegal Dumping Alameda County Training and Conference Center in downSPECIAL TO THE FORUM town Oakland. The two-day t s become an all-too-famil- event May 2 and brought together California officials, iar site in the unincorporated stakeholders, and e perts. parts of Alameda County: trash bags and junk sit on an The goal was to again show empty block mattresses and how illegal dumping poses construction debris are aban- significant economic, envidoned on uiet roads. ronmental, health, and safety challenges. Attendees heard To help tackle the issue of illegal dumping and showcase about the modern challenges of their solutions, Alameda Coun- illegal dumping and e plored ty Supervisor Nate Miley and innovative strategies to combat the county’s Illegal Dumping them. Task Force organized the th For conte t, the City of Annual Statewide Conference Oakland alone collected , 77 on Illegal Dumping at the tons of illegally dumped trash By Josie de la Torre
in 2022. According to Oakland Public orks director . Harold Duffey, the city spent appro imately 1 million to fight dumping, including hiring 58 employees, maintaining 13 trash collection vehicles, and hosting 10 bulky block parties. Representatives and city officials from towns like San Rafael, Santa Clara, and Palmdale displayed their solutions to illegal dumping and the results. A tech company, Rubbish, PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF OAKLAND showcased how it transforms waste management through Local governments, private businesses, non-profits, artificial intelligence and data. and community groups are trying to identify sucsee DUMPING on page 2 cessful strategies for addressing illegal dumping.