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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
YEAR 35
NO. 37
MAC MEETING
INSIDE YOUR
FORUM
What Will be Fate Of Rudy’s Donuts? 1987. The business is owned by Shirley Ducato along with daughters Angela Ducato and Rudy’s Donuts—long-time Gina Alfaro, who manage staple of eastern Castro Valley operations. The building was sold a year ago to local dentist Boulevard—might be on its Dr. Jennifer Young. way out, the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council Dr. Young plans to convert (MAC) heard at its Monday the site into a 2,035-square-foot meeting. dental office with an additional 770-square-feet of rentable The vote on the item was space. The parking along deferred to a future meeting, the Castro Valley Boulevard but the MAC has received a frontage would be removed, pre-application for a site development review of the site at according to the filing. 3692 Castro Valley Boulevard In her pre-application, Dr. to convert the space from a Young stated that Rudy’s donut shop to a dental office. owner is planning to retire and Originally a drive-in dairy, she would like to move her dentistry into the space from the 2,800-square-foot space see MAC on page 10 has been home to Rudy’s since By Amy Sylvestri
CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Teacher of Year Special Ed instructor to receive ‘Teacher of the Year’ award
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PHOTO CREDIT: CATHY BRESLOW / BRESLOW IMAGING
CV Centenarian CV resident Dolores Howard celebrates her 100th birthday
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HUGE TURNOUT FOR FALL FESTIVAL: The annual Castro Valley Fall Festival wrapped up this past weekend. Somewhere between 35,000 to 40,000 people attended the two-day event. The Castro Valley and Eden Area Chamber of Commerce, which produced the event, say it was the largest number of local vendors and businesses in its 51-year history. See page 5
PERIOD POVERTY
Locals Show Support for Lebanese Women’s Health One-Man Show
Ivan Rutherford comes to Center for the Arts on September 23
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By Madison Glock
SPECIAL TO THE FORUM
More than 3.1 million women and girls in Lebanon currently lack the proper resources to manage their reproductive health, particularly during their menstrual cycles and one local community is reaching out for help. Lebanon is currently grappling with a severe economic crisis that has left many vulnerable, exacerbating problems such as “period poverty.” Period poverty refers to the inability to access proper menstrual hygiene products due to limited resources. This PHOTO COURTESY OF PHOENICIA FINESSES crisis has dire consequences for affected populations, impact- Phoenicia Finesses, a Bay Area-based non-profit, ing their health, dignity, and is playing a pivotal role in helping millions of girls overall well-being. in Lebanon who currently lack the proper resourcsee HEALTH on back page es to manage their reproductive health.
LAFCO
Public Comment Closed on Report By Michael Singer
CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
A study about the potential incorporation of Castro Valley and its Eden Area neighbors is back in the hands of the Alameda Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) following the close of public comment this past Monday. Earlier this Spring, LAFCO commissioned a report to investigate three hybrid models for incorporation. The first is Castro Valley by itself. The second is Castro Valley, plus the unincorporated Eden areas (Ashland, Cherryland, San Lorenzo, Hayward Acres), and Fairview. The third is Eden and Fairview without Castro Valley. The public was given 30 days to comment on the
preliminary report and an additional two weeks following requests for additional time. The LAFCO Board will now review the preliminary report for adoption at its November 9 meeting. “We have received a lot of public comments already and the number of comments submitted among the three proposals is pretty well balanced,” LAFCO executive director, Rachel Jones told the Forum. Some public comments are like those submitted by Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) Board member Peter Rosen. He poses 11 questions about the feasibility study including the viability of adding the Canyonlands (Crow Canyon, Eden Canyon, and Palomares Canyon) to the see LAFCO on page 10