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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024
YEAR 36
NO. 5
Castro Valley’s Future
INSIDE YOUR
FORUM
By Mike McGuire
No Rent Hike Residents of Avalon Mobile Home Park avoid rent hikes
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Birds Galore New Hayward art exhibit to feature local artist Lillyanne Tran
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Tragic Accident Local woman dies following crash with bicyclist at Bayfair Mall
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INDEX Calendar ................ 2 Classified Ads ........ 8 Coupons .................. 4 Crosswords ............. 9 Homes ..................... 6 Obituaries ............. 11 Opinions ............... 11 Our Town ................. 3 Sports .................. 12 Weather ................ 2 WWW.MYCVFORUM.COM
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A group of Castro Valley residents, business owners, and local officials gathered this past Monday to discuss how to plan the community area near PHOTO COURTESY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LOGISTICS, INC. downtown north of Interstate 580 for the next two decades. CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR COUNTY’S HOMELESS: Every two years, volunteers go to encampments like this one in Hayward to gather critical information on the magnitude of homelessness in our area. About two dozen people showed up at the Castro Valley Library on January 29 for “Charting Our Future: A Guide to the Castro Valley Specific Plan.” The Castro Valley City, Inc. group organized the forum, which favors cityhood, although that topic was not discussed at the meeting. “The big battle that’s close experiencing homelessness in unhoused were also asked to us now is the Specific Plan,” less Care and Coordination, By Michael Singer Alameda County. survey questions to help county conducts the PIT census every said cityhood advocate Gary CASTRO VALLEY FORUM Howard. service agencies spot trends, Small teams of outreach two years as required by the understand the ongoing afEvery Alameda County Early last Thursday mornspecialists, staff from the US Department of Housing ing, thousands of volunteers county, and volunteers looked fordable housing and services and Urban Development community, including uninshortage, and adjust as needed. (HUD). canvassed East Bay neighbor- for individuals and families corporated areas like Castro hoods, business zones, and sleeping outside, in vehicles, Valley, has both a General Plan Alameda County Health “Homelessness is a chalknown homeless camps to in emergency shelters, and to guide planning in years Care Services Agency, which lenge that touches all of our count the number of people in transitional housing. The see FUTURE on back page see SURVEY on page 10 includes the Office of Home-
Point-in-Time Survey: Thousands Count the Homeless Countywide
CV’s Will Tavis: Athlete, Coach, Hall of Famer He went on to play both basathletic scene while his dad, ketball and baseball at Chabot Ed, coached the basketball College before focusing on team. pitching at Metro State in When 46-year-old Will Ta“I was a gym rat,” Tavis, vis is enshrined into the Castro now a San Ramon resident, re- Denver, where his name is still Valley Sports Hall of Fame called recently from his home- etched on several pages of the in April, he will have gained away-from-home: the Chabot record book. Ask Tavis about his most entrance into the exclusive College baseball diamond. club by being a great athlete, a “I’ve always enjoyed sports and memorable achievements. great coach, and, in a small yet love their competitive nature.” He doesn’t talk about helping the basketball team make the developing way, a great fan. Tavis did more than Tavis, who graduated Castro compete. He was a three-year playoffs, earning Pitcher of the Year honors as a prep senior, starter on the Castro Valley Valley High School in 1995, or being the conference Player basketball team, earning was never enrolled at HeadRoyce, although people could All-League First-Team honors of the Year as a sophomore at Chabot. have assumed it since he was twice and a two-time AllHeck, ask him how many League Pitcher for the Trojans a fixture there as a youth, in the spring. years he was the head coach soaking in the entirety of the By Dave Del Grande
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at Chabot (he retired after the 2023 season), and he’ll say he’s not sure. He notes that he’s proud of his 17 years as an assistant and pitching coach under Steve Friend. Travis served as the Gladiator’s head coach for five years. “Many great moments,” he says of highlights. “The main thing is the relationship with the players and the camaraderie with the coaches. I didn’t coach to be successful in baseball. I tried to be part of the story and help them be successful in the game of life.” see TAVIS on back page
Will Tavis pitching for CVHS