We Do Not Need Cannabis Dispensaries in Castro Valley

Supervisor Nate Miley,

I am have been a resident of Castro Valley for over 75 years, this is and always has been a wonderful family community, we do not need Cannabis dispensaries in our community, we do not need Cannabis or Marijuana in Castro Valley.  

What we do need is more choices where we can shop for fresh, quality foods at decent prices, without competition Safeway has the market cornered. We had such an opportunity a few years ago when Sprouts Markets was offering a plan to build on the RITE AID site at the east end of our town. 

I was at that MAC meeting which was attended by an overflow crowd of Castro Valley residents of which many spoke in support of the Sprouts Market proposal.  I do not remember their being any opposition. 

The buzz in the room was that the MAC Board wouldn’t move the application forward because Sprouts was non union and were feeling the heat from Safeway and Lucky’s.  Supervisor Miley at that meeting you also addressed the Sprouts Market proposal but with no definitive support for the project, it needed your support.

Now there is a push for cannabis, we don’t need cannabis, we don’t need marijuana, we don’t need dope which can get into the hands of our youth and in many cases can lead to criminal activity.  

Supervisor Miley, I urge you to keep those types of businesses out of our community, we do not need it, look to the real needs of the Community of Castro valley such as a supermarket.

If people want to purchase cannabis they can shop for it elsewhere, not in Castro Valley.

 –Velio (Al) Bronzini, Castro Valley