San Lorenzo and Castro Valley Patches Merge

San Lorenzo and Castro Valley news and events can now all be found under one site.

We merged the sites as part of our efforts to strengthen our coverage of both communities.

As our readers and advertisers already know, the unincorporated Alameda County communities of San Lorenzo and Castro Valley share numerous regional and business interests, and it makes sense to combine the two sites.

So often we've found that news in one town is of interest to residents of the other, so it seems easier to have it in one place.

We'll still offer the same robust coverage of everything happening in both towns. We aren’t reducing our focus on either town. This is meant to help us better coordinate coverage of the things that matter to residents of both communities.

There are a couple of things users will need to do: Please "like" Castro Valley Patch on Facebook and follow @CValleyPatch on Twitter for updates on both Castro Valley and San Lorenzo news and events. You can also bookmark these pages along with the Castro Valley Patch page.

We know , who grew up on the border of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo, will do a great job handling this transition — as she's been overseeing the two sites for the past several months.

Please email her anytime at analisa.haranzogo@patch.com or call her at 510-207-8818.