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🌱 Patch AM: Castro Valley Voter Guide 2026: What's On The Ballot, Voting & More

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Coffee in hand, Castro Valley? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Castro Valley voters need to know before marking their 2026 ballots
  • Which Bay Area candidates align with Castro Valley transit and biking priorities?

Also on today's calendar: A Personalized Approach To a Blood Sugar Reset with the Murali Protocol and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Fog to sun, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy and not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Castro Valley Voter Guide 2026: What's On The Ballot, Voting & More (patch.com) — Castro Valley voters are getting their 2026 mail-in ballots with key local congressional races, including contests featuring Mark DeSaulnier and Aisha Wahab, alongside detailed explanations of major statewide offices and propositions. Residents can learn how, where, and when to vote, what's at stake for housing, taxes, healthcare and voting rules, and how these decisions could shape daily life in Castro Valley and across California.
   

• 250+ candidates across 9 county Bay Area share their transportation values in lead up to November election (contracostaherald.com) — Castro Valley residents now have access to a Bay Area-wide transportation candidate questionnaire that includes input from local advocates like BikeWalk Castro Valley. The responses from more than 250 candidates outline their positions on transit funding, street safety, biking, and climate impacts ahead of November's Measure RTM and San Francisco's Prop H, helping you see who supports stronger, more reliable public transportation.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CVSan: Earn a Coupon for a New Motor Oil Filter —Castro Valley Sanitary District Read on Patch
  • Through the efforts of the Alameda County Parks, Recreation and Historical Commission, the old Castro Valley library on Redwood Road, long vacant, dodged being demolished and replaced with a 7 story apartment building.
    It was just officially rededicated as a Community Center. It will be shared by a veterans group and the new Castro Valley History Museum nonprofit… (Nextdoor Upper Valley)
  • Castro Valley Veterans Placing Sign at the Old Castro Valley Library October 7, 2026.
    Saving the Old Castro Valley Library for Veterans and Community use. https://youtu.be/kh0NGFTWOrY (Nextdoor Alma Area)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Castro Valley. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Hayward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Castro Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Leandro

  • GreenWaste acquires Certified Blue Recycling (wastetodaymagazine.com)
  • Baking Chocolate Chips And Morsels Market To 2035: Premium Indulgence and Clean-Label Trends Drive Growth (indexbox.io)

Hayward

  • Badges and binders: Counselors, youth coordinators and records staff support a side of local youth public safety that needs to be more visible (youthtoday.org)
  • $5k In Lottery Tickets Stolen From Gas Station By East Bay Man: Police (patch.com)

San Ramon

  • Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Parade Returns To City Center (patch.com)

Ok Castro Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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