Week in Review: County Tells Cafes to Halt 'Sweepstakes', Residents Discuss Community Market

Here’s a brief look at the three most-read stories on Castro Valley Patch this week: 

There have been some hard feelings as the Orchard Supply Hardware in San Lorenzo has been going through a long process of shutting down.

If it's any consolation, a newly-refurbished Orchard store has reopened in San Leandro at 300 Floresta Boulevard where it intersects Washington Avenue.

Of the 89 stores in the Orchard chain only a dozen or so have the new look. See the renovations by clicking here.

County Orders Four Internet Cafes to Halt ‘Sweepstakes’

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors took action last week to order four Internet cafes to quit offering computer time rentals that include access to prize-winning sweepstakes. State authorities have issued an advisory that such sweepstakes violate state laws against online gambling. Those locations included two San Lorenzo cafes and one Castro Valley café. Read more details here.

Effort to Create Community Market Moves Forward

Castro Valley activists met Tuesday to discuss the possibility of creating a community market. Local resident wrote about what attendee’s discussed about the proposal to build a community market inside of Castro Valley’s Daughtrey building. Read more here.