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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021
YEAR 33
Castro Valley Part of Massive Marijuana Bust
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WE ARE NOT OVARY-ACTING: Supporters of women’s reproductive rights marched down Castro Valley Boulevard to voice concerns about Supreme Court’s decision not to block Texas’s restrictions on abortion access.
Rallying for Women’s Reproductive Rights By Michael Singer
Castro Valley resident, Erik Nelson said he and his daughter Gigi marched this year as they have in the past few years to show their Dozens of Castro Valley residents took to support. the streets this past Saturday in defense of “My daughter, Gigi, and I just felt it was women’s reproductive rights and in response really important to stand up and add our to the recent Texas restrictions on abortion voices to the protest over these outrageous access. The local march and rally were one laws. A woman has a right to decide for of the hundreds staged across the United herself whether or not to carry a pregnancy States in opposition to restricting abortion to term. I think it’s really scary what’s hapaccess and overturning Roe v. Wade. pening, and it was heartening to see so many The crowd gathered at the intersection of people taking to the streets to be heard.” Redwood Road and Castro Valley Boulevard This year’s march was organized nation(sometimes referred to as “protest corner”) ally by Women’s March, which organized before walking to Adobe Park, where local annual protests during Donald Trump’s presiorganizers rallied the people with speeches dency. They were joined by dozens of groups and chants of “We Will Not Go Backwards,” including Planned Parenthood Federation of and “My body, My choice.” Some were America, the Service Employees Internationcarrying the same signs and donning the al Union, and the Abortion Care Network to same pink apparel they did five years ago in “harness the political power of diverse support of women’s rights. see RIGHTS on back page CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
A Castro Valley location on Redwood Road north of downtown was one of the 18 places raided by Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies on September 29 as part of the Bay Area’s largest-ever indoor pot bust. Other locations raided were in San Leandro, Hayward, and Oakland, the Sheriff’s Department said. The investigation had extended over 18 months and is ongoing. Deputies found more than 100,000 marijuana plants being grown illegally, said Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Sheriff’s
Department. He expects that number to rise, perhaps to as high as 500,000, as the seized plants are inventoried. Kelly believes it is the largest indoor pot-growing bust in Bay Area history. “Usually, our raids against big growing operations are outdoors, almost like pot farms,” he said, “In my 25 years, I’ve seen bigger, but outdoors, never an indoor operation this big.” Seven people were arrested, but Kelly said more arrests may follow, as the investigation continues. Kelly did not indicate how many of the arrests happened in Castro Valley. see BUST on page 3
NAMING COMMITTEE
A Push to Honor ‘Coach’ by Adding Name to Stadium By Michael Singer
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Trojan Sports Hall of Fame legend John Brosnan could have his legacy literally set in stone if a committee being assembled this month approves to add his name to Castro Valley High School Trojan Stadium. The Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education is asking for volunteers, “to join a diverse group of individuals with different areas of interest and expertise in Castro Valley history” to apply for the Naming Committee. The committee is expected to
review a request to name the Castro Valley High School Stadium after Brosnan. If interested in being a part of the process, you are encouraged to apply by completing a form at: www.cv.k12.ca.us/ CVHS-Stadium-NamingCommittee/ “Per Board Policy 7310, Naming of Facility, the Board encourages community participation in the process of selecting names,” a district spokesperson said. “An advisory committee shall be appointed to review name suggestions and submit recommendations for the Board’s consideration.” see STADIUM on page 2