The Castro Valley Forum

Sgt. Daniel Sakai, an Oakland Policeman who lived in Castro Valley, was one of four officers gunned down Saturday by a prison parolee in Oakland in one of the deadliest attacks on police in the state’s history.

The 35-year old Sakai and Sgt. Ervin Romans, both members of Oakland’s SWAT team, were shot to death as they burst into an East Oakland apartment house in attempt to arrest 26-year-old Lovelle Mixon, an ex-convict who, earlier that afternoon, had fatally wounded two other Oakland officers, Sgt. Mark Dunakin and Officer John Hege, during a routine traffic stop. Mixon was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. More

The Castro Valley School District has been unable to determine the source of a mass email sent anonymously to hundreds of parents’ home computer addresses two weeks ago accusing the district and high school teachers of promoting a “gay agenda” in CVHS classrooms.

The scathing criticism came following a two-day diversity program that addressed various cultural, racial and lifestyle issues as well as such wide-ranging topics as the history of Castro Valley, childen in foster care and life as a cowboy. More

Few expected the 20 ambitious Girl Scouts from troop 62868 “Space Cookies” to place high in a Silicon Valley regional robotics competition this year. Last year, the team was…well, third from last. But this year, a combination of skill and luck put them in second place and into national competition.  More

An 80-foot eucalyptus tree fell across Redwood Road just north of Camino Alta Mira last week, … More

Castro Valley was stunned last August when a devastating car crash claimed the lives of Castro Valley High School graduate Clark Wright, 18, and senior, Sara Joy Striecher, 17, on Dublin Canyon Road. More

Kathryn Aronis had to dash off for a second pair of sharper scissors to tackle the flowing tresses of Don Scialpi Friday morning at Bella Piaz Spa. More

The 24 acres of prime Castro Valley real estate that was the subject of defeated park bond Measure Q in 2006 apparently will remain in limbo for the foreseeable future. More

Officers from the California Highway Patrol, the San Leandro, Hayward, and Dublin Police departments and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office turned out in force … More

Catch up with Ned and Carol Lyke among stacks of book donations at the Castro Valley Library and you’ll gain an appreciation of all the hours such “Friends of the Library” volunteers put in for the nonprofit organization in its fundraising efforts.

“So far we’ve got one million of our goal of three million dollars,” explained Ned as boxes of books were jockeyed around the well used meeting room. “We plan to keep on going.” More

Students from Mr. Moschella’s high-school class at Castro Valley’s A Shepherd’s Heart School met Supervisor Nate Miley in his office last week to talk about their volunteer work in conjunction with the Castro Valley Sanitary District’s graffiti eradication program. More