Rosh Hashanah
Labor Day 2021
The Jewish New Year, will begin in the evening of Monday, Sept. 6 and ends in the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 8
A time to pay tribute to American workers. See Labor Day schedules and weekend events on page 14
CASTRO VALLEY FORUM A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE 1989
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
YEAR 33 INSIDE YOUR
FORUM OUR TOWN
REPRESENTATIVE ERIC SWALWELL
Cheers, Jeers at CV Town Hall By Michael Singer CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Final Cut The Cuttery closes its doors after nearly 30 years in Castro Valley
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More than 120 people attended a community town hall at the Castro Valley High School football field last Friday to hear from US Representative Eric Swalwell in person, for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The congressman covered a wide range of topics from the US departure from Afghanistan and support for Afghan refugees to his work on providing financial support for families, building projects to stimulate economic growth in the Bay Area, and combating the spread of COVID-19. Cheers for the congressman included crowd support for drone strikes against those behind a suicide bombing last Thursday that killed 13 service members at the airport in Kabul. The majority of those assembled also applauded Swalwell’s pledge to end the congressional filibuster, a political procedure designed to
“Why are we helping people from Afghanistan when we need you to do your job here?” shouted one woman from the crowd. Swalwell retorted that he absolutely is in support of American assistance for any Afghan refugees who aided the military and that they should be completely vetted before coming to the United States. “This is what we do. This is who we are. We are a vibrant economy because this is an economy made up of immigrants and refugees. This is the best economy in the world, here in the Bay Area, and it’s not in spite of us being an immigrant community, it’s PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SINGER because we are an immigrant community,” Swalwell said to U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell faces press questions about his support for Afghan refugees. a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd. delay or prevent the House of tion, his stance on vaccinations, The majority of Swalwell’s Representatives and/or Senate and displeasure that Afghan town hall was a recap of a from passing laws. refugees would be getting help town hall earlier this month A smaller portion of the while people in Castro Valley where he pledged support for crowd supplied vocal jeers refugees from Afghanistan and and other parts of Swalwell’s based on their skepticism about district struggle to make ends their families who are fleeing Swalwell’s record on immigra- meet. see SWALWELL on page 7
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Concerns Postpone Car Show By Michael Singer CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
This year’s Castro Valley Car Show has been put off for another year due to public health concerns related to COVID-19, organizers said last week. In its announcement, the Rotary Club of Castro Valley said the 2021 event, initially scheduled for Saturday, October 2 has been canceled. The community-service club said it is now planning on rescheduling the annual event for June 18, 2022. Rotary members say the decision was not reached easily as the committee had been working diligently to put on a first-rate car show and program for months. “We are all disappointed, but believe this decision is best made now as we cannot predict if COVID Protocols would resee CAR on page 7
CVSan Awarded for Reduction of Toxic Runoff greatly reduces the amount of nitrogen compounds in treated water discharged into the Bay, according to the managers of The Oro Loma Sanitary both districts. District, which runs the San Lorenzo sewage plant partly This leads to fewer blooms owned by the Castro Valley of algae and other aquatic Sanitary District (CVSan), just plants that can choke off oxywon an innovation award for gen and light to fish, crabs, and a new technology that greatly other sea life. cuts nutrient discharge into the “We’ve seen fishing hurt Bay. and shortened or canceled crab seasons because of too The award came just after the venerable organization cel- many nutrients going in the ebrated being 110 years old on Bay and ocean in recent years,” August 7. CVSan, by contrast, said CVSan General Manager Roland Williams. is a relative youngster at 82, PHOTO COURTESY OF ORO LOMA SANITARY DISTRICT having been founded in 1939. The award was for OutOra Loma’s sewage plant, partly owned by CVSan, at the end of Grant Avenue Oro Loma’s Nutrient Opti- standing Capital Project and in San Lorenzo. The new blowers and new aeration basins installed as part of came from the California mization Program (NOP) — see CVSAN on page 6 the Nutrient Optimization Project are visible. jointly funded with CVSan — By Mike McGuire
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