Community Calendar
Local Events, Meetings and More
Regular Government Meetings
• Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) generally meets on land-use issues at 6 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, and holds general purpose meetings at 6 p.m. on most 3rd Mondays. Meetings are currently virtual at 6 p.m. For agenda, visit: acgov.org/bc/cvmac
• Castro Valley School Board meetings are currently virtual. For agenda, visit: https://www.cv.k12.ca.us/boarddocs/
• Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) meets at 6:30p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are currently virtual: https://www.cvsan.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors/agendas_and_minutes.php
• Alameda County Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. Meetings are currently virtual: https://www.acgov.org/agenda_minutes_app/board/bos_calendar/ag_min.jsp?subType=REG
Mexican Migrants in California Free Lecture at CV Library
The Library welcomes Dr. Pablo Gonzalez from the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley who will help us understand the lived experiences of Mexican and Mexican-American families in California. This special presentation takes place on Saturday, March 8 at 2 pm. Dr. Gonzalez’s lecture will also help us understand the history of some topics in the featured book for Castro Valley Reads 2025 The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea. Registration is required. For information about this and other events, visit www.aclibrary.org or call 510-667-7900.
Gary Howard to Give Free Lecture
Author Gary Howard will ring in the New Year with a free lecture, The Biology of Us, on Tuesday, January 7, at 7:00 pm in the Exhibition Room at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts (19501 Redwood Road). Howard’s talk and latest book show us how biology and nature are hidden in plain sight in our urban environment, just as amazing as the organisms found in the Serengeti or the Galapagos Islands!
Talking to Howard, it is clear that he has many interests and lots of energy. First, he is a scientist through and through, with many publications to his name. Howard earned a PhD in biological sciences from Carnegie Mellon University and completed fellowships at Harvard University and John Hopkins University. His previous books include (2021) and Imaging Life (2014), and several more written with co-authors. For 22 years, Howard was a science editor and writer for the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco.
Second, Howard is deeply invested in our community. He is in his 12th year of serving on the Castro Valley School Board. “I’m particularly proud of the Wellness Center and medical clinic and the Spanish Language Immersion program. In fact, more than 50 different languages are spoken in the homes of our students.” He is currently the Chair-Elect for the Castro Valley/ Eden Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he has taken an active role in supporting cityhood for Castro Valley. Howard and his wife Shirley are long-time residents of Castro Valley. Reserve your seats: https://www.cvcfa.com/events
Above and Beyond
Go on a journey through 2,000 years of women’s contributions to astronomy and space exploration on Sunday, October 22 at 2 pm at the Library.
Local author Dale DeBakcsy will lecture about the first female astronomers in the Babylonian empire all the way up to the women who are working in space and directing planetary surveys today.
Dale is the author of A History of Women in Astronomy and Space Exploration and A History of Women in Medicine and Medical Research. He has been the lead writer for The Women in Science Archive since 2013.
Visit www.aclibrary.org and click on Events to register.
The Castro Valley Library, a branch of the Alameda County Library system. The Library will provide an ASL interpreter for any event with at least seven working days’ notice. Please call 510-667-7900 or TTY 888-663-0660.