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31-438: The four anchor stores are Ross Dress for Less , two 149,377 sq ft (13,877.6 m) Macy's stores, which are the only Macy's west of Hawaii , and a 24-hour Payless Supermarket. The mall is also home to stores such as Gap , Guess , Levi's , and Foot Locker . The mall is also home to a 24-restaurant food court and a 12-screen movie theater featuring all stadium 3D/digital technology. Funtastic Park, an amusement park

62-796: A Works Progress Administration project in 1936. Castro Valley is an unincorporated community and thus is governed directly by the County of Alameda. There is no city police force, with policing provided by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol . Most of the community has fire protection provided by the Alameda County Fire Department , while the Five Canyons neighborhood has fire protection provided by

93-417: A gambling habit and had to sell off portions of his land to pay gambling debts. The last of his holding was sold in a sheriff's sale in 1864 to Faxon Atherton for $ 400,000. Atherton (after whom the city of Atherton is named ) in turn began selling off his portion in smaller parcels. Two men named Cull (the namesake of Cull Canyon) and Luce bought some 2,400 acres (10 km ) and began running

124-622: A seven-member Municipal Advisory Council, which is an advisory body appointed to advise the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on local issues. According to the 2015–2019 American Community Survey, educational attainment for Castro Valley residents at least 25 years old is 91.5% high school graduate and 44.9% bachelor's degree. Castro Valley is primarily served by the Castro Valley Unified School District , though portions of it are served by

155-464: A steam-operated saw mill in Redwood Canyon. The Jensen brothers also bought land from Atherton in 1867. In 1866, Redwood school was built, the first public school in the area. Many Portuguese families immigrated to the surrounding canyons (especially Palomares Canyon) and farmed large amounts of land, where their descendants remain today. In the 1870s, Lake Chabot, a reservoir and popular park,

186-529: Is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California , United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California. The population was 66,441 at the 2020 census. Castro Valley is named after Guillermo Castro , a noted 19th-century Californio ranchero who owned the land where the community is located. Before the arrival of European settlers

217-923: Is inside the mall featuring seven rides including a roller coaster , carousel , bumper cars , pirate ship , Crazy Cans, Jungle Safari, Lady Bug and an arcade . Other retail chains include ABC Store , Vitamin World , GNC , Bench , GTA , and Docomo Pacific . Toys "R" Us ’ only location in Guam was in this mall up until the 2018 Bankruptcy, the store closed on June 27, with no prior announcement or liquidation sale. Fast food, restaurant and snack chains include Burger King , Panda Express , Cold Stone Creamery , Häagen-Dazs , Denny's , Great American Cookies , KFC , Pretzelmaker , Raising Cane's , Sbarro , Subway , Taco Bell , Tutti Frutti , Chatime , Coffee Beanery , Honolulu Cookie Company , Cinnabon , Pepper Lunch , Robeks , as well as Jollibee and Winchell's Donuts on

248-521: Is served with public transportation by bus system AC Transit , and rapid transit system BART with a station . The primary local east–west arterial road is Castro Valley Boulevard, while Lake Chabot Road, Redwood Road and Crow Canyon Road are the major north–south arterials. Historically, Castro Valley Boulevard was part of the first transcontinental highway system, the Lincoln Highway . Through BART, Castro Valley has links to all three of

279-609: Is widely considered the commercial center of town. The Harry Rowell Rodeo Ranch is located in Castro Valley and is managed by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District . Rodeos are held there regularly. The first public school in Castro Valley is a designated California Historical Landmark . A plaque is placed at the original site. The one-room schoolhouse was donated for "educational purposes only," by Josiah Grover Brickell in 1866. Brickell provided

310-723: The Hayward Unified School District (South of I-580 and West of Grove Way) and the San Lorenzo Unified School District (westernmost part). Overall, the Castro Valley Unified School District serves almost 9,000 students. The main high school is Castro Valley High School with over 2,700 students. Castro Valley also has Redwood High School , an alternative high school with approximately 193 students in 2005. The school district includes

341-544: The Tri-Valley area, in 2003. Barbara Rentler took the place of CEO Michael Balmuth on June 1, 2014; she was the 25th female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Ross moved its headquarters from Pleasanton to neighboring Dublin, California , in 2014. On October 28, 2024, the board of directors appointed James Conroy as the new CEO, succeeding Barbara Rentler effective February 2, 2025. Conroy previously served as CEO of Boot Barn. Castro Valley Castro Valley

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372-422: The poverty line , including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. The economy of Castro Valley consists largely of the provision of goods and services for local residents. Being a primarily residential community, only about 5% of the area has been developed for commercial uses. The greatest number of people (6,683) are employed by the health care and social assistance industry, followed by

403-399: The 21,606 households 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 23.2% of households were one person and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05. The age distribution was 23.7% under

434-471: The 22,348 households 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 54.3% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present. 5.0% of households were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 1.0% were same-sex married couples or partnerships . 21.7% of households were one person and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

465-474: The CDP was 58.0% White (49.5% non-Hispanic), 6.9% African American (6.6% non-Hispanic), 0.5% Native American, 21.4% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 6.1% from other races, and 6.3% from two or more races. 17.4% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The census reported that 98.0% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.5% were institutionalized. Of

496-652: The Castro Valley Adult School. There is also a Roman Catholic school, called Our Lady of Grace (K–8), which is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland . Redwood Christian Schools has one elementary school (K–5) Redwood Christian Elementary. Interstate 580 , which approaches from the east, makes a turn northward at Castro Valley. Interstate 238 , which originates in Castro Valley, connects I-580 to Interstate 880 . In addition to being served by those two freeways, Castro Valley

527-653: The Fairview Fire Protection District. Castro Valley Sanitary District provides refuse and sewer collection services for the majority of the community, with wastewater processed at the Oro Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Lorenzo . Efforts to incorporate Castro Valley have been voted down by its residents at the polls in both 1956 and 2002. In lieu of a city council, Castro Valley is represented by

558-404: The age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. The median household income was $ 76,197 and the median family income was $ 91,713 as of a 2008 estimate. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below

589-752: The area was settled by the Chocheño (also spelled Chochenyo or Chocenyo ) subdivision of the Ohlone Native Americans . With the arrival of Europeans, they established Mission San Jose in 1797. The area Castro Valley now occupies was part of the extensive colony of New Spain in what was the province of Alta California . Castro Valley was part of the original 28,000 acre (110 km ) land grant given to Castro in 1840, called Rancho San Lorenzo . This land grant included Hayward , San Lorenzo , and Castro Valley, including Crow Canyon, Cull Canyon, and Palomares Canyons. Castro had

620-686: The buying and bookkeeping for his department store. In 1958 Ross sold his store to William Isackson to become a residential and commercial real estate developer. Isackson built the company to six stores in the San Francisco Bay Area , located in San Bruno, Pacifica , Novato , Vacaville , Redwood City , and Castro Valley . In 1982 a group of investors, including Mervin Morris, founder of the Mervyn's chain of department stores, purchased

651-703: The country, but with no presence in New England , Alaska , and areas of the Midwest . The company also operates DD's Discounts , a discount department store chain with over 353 locations across the United States, most of which are located in Sun Belt states. Ross Department Store was first opened in San Bruno, California , in 1950 by Morris "Morrie" Ross. Morris would work 85 hours a week doing all of

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682-654: The east. The eastern hills of Castro Valley constitute the headwaters of the San Lorenzo Creek watershed and the origin of several creeks that flow into San Lorenzo Creek: Bolinas, Castro Valley, Chabot, Crow, Cull, Eden, Hollis, Kelly Canyon, Norris, and Palomares Creeks. At the 2010 census 61,388 people, 22,348 households, and 16,112 families resided in the CDP. The population density was 3,690.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,424.8/km ). There were 23,392 housing units at an average density of 1,382.6 units per square mile (533.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of

713-402: The outskirts of the mall. The Micronesia Mall opened on August 8, 1988, a date chosen by its owners for luck: The number "8" is considered a lucky number by Chinese and other Asian cultures. Its first store was a Sterling Department Store, which opened ahead of the rest of the mall. The store was later purchased by Liberty House in 1994, which was replaced by Macy's in 2001. A major expansion

744-434: The retail trade industry with 1,073 employees and accommodation and food service with 1,044 employees. The health care and social assistance industry provided $ 1.1 billion in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue in 2012, which is the highest of all industries, and it is followed by the retail trade industry, which had a value of $ 324.1 million in sales, shipments, receipts or revenue. The median household income of residents

775-455: The salary for the first teacher. During the day the teacher taught children and in the evening they taught farmhands. The school burned down in 1901. It was rebuilt and burned down again in 1920. A new school was built on another property. The Adobe Art Gallery is a program operated by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District promoting the visual arts and uses the Adobe building, built as

806-509: The six Ross Department Stores, changed the format to off-price retail units, and within three years rapidly expanded the chain to 107 stores under Stuart Moldaw and Don Rowlett. By the end of 1995 the chain reached an annual sales of $ 1.4 billion with 292 stores in 18 states. By 2012 Ross reached $ 9.7 billion for the fiscal year with 1,091 stores in 33 states with an additional 108 for DD's Discounts in 8 states. Ross moved its headquarters from Newark, California , to Pleasanton, California , in

837-522: Was $ 108,488 in 2019, compared to a median income of $ 99,406 for all of Alameda County. The poverty rate was 6.9%, compared to 8.6% in all of Alameda County. Castro Valley is one of the sites where Joseph Eichler built some of the 10,000 or so homes he built in the Bay Area. Castro Valley has a one-screen movie theater, the Chabot Cinema. The Castro Village complex on Castro Valley Boulevard

868-439: Was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 68.8% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 29.2% lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census there were 57,292 people, 21,606 households, and 15,016 families in the CDP. The population density was 3,971.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,533.4/km ). There were 22,003 housing units at an average density of 1,525.3 units per square mile (588.9 units/km ). Of

899-488: Was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15. The age distribution was 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% aged 18 to 24, 24.5% aged 25 to 44, 31.1% aged 45 to 64, and 13.4% 65 or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males. There were 23,392 housing units, of which 22,348 were occupied, of which 69.0% were owner-occupied and 31.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

930-430: Was built by Chinese laborers living at Camp Yema-Po. During the 1940s and 1950s, Castro Valley was known for its chicken ranches. Later it developed into a bedroom community , where workers live and commute to their jobs in the surrounding communities. Lake Chabot lies in the northwest part of Castro Valley. Directly to the west is San Leandro . Hayward is to the south. Dublin , Pleasanton , and San Ramon are to

961-461: Was completed in 1998, doubling the mall's size. Ross Stores Ross Stores, Inc. , operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less , is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California . It is the largest off-price retailer in the U.S.; as of July 2024, Ross operates 1,795 stores in 43 U.S. states , Washington, D.C. and Guam , covering much of

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