May Valley Neighborhood Council

09/30/2026

IMPORTANT ELECTION for May Valley voters coming up, so here are some useful tips and dates. (California specific dates; ballot drop-off info Contra Costa specific.)
OCT 5 >> Ballots mailed to all active registered voters. You can also pick up a ballot (or drop one off) at an Early Voting site.
OCT 6 >> Secure ballot drop-off boxes open.
OCT 19 >> Last day to register to vote (or update your registration address) online to receive your ballot by mail. After October 19, you must complete same-day voter registration and request your ballot in person at your county election office or polling location.
OCT 27 >> Last recommended day to mail your ballot at the post office. [BETTER YET—DROP INTO BALLOT DROP-OFF BOX!!! Avoid USPS mail this year. If you must use mail, send as early as possible; new rules may disqualify your vote if delivery is delayed, and USPS is not expediting ballot delivery this election.]
OCT 31 >> At least one early voting in-person location will open in every county to vote or drop off your ballot.
NOV 3 >> ELECTION DAY
CHECK IF YOU'RE REGISTERED: https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov
REGISTER TO VOTE (17 year olds - special process for you if you'll be 18 by Nov 3): https://registertovote.ca.govhttps://registertovote.ca.gov
WHERE ARE THE BALLOT DROP-OFF BOXES? https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/official-ballot-drop-boxes/

07/29/2026

NEW May Valley NC E-Newsletter—We have moved our emails to a new e-newsletter platform. We are finding that migrating has ended up with many people being dropped, or the newsletter has gone into Junk folders. If you did not get a July 25 MVNC meeting notice (from Kelly Nabours), PLEASE SIGN UP DIRECTLY! Go to: https://mayvalleync.org/contact/, and scroll down to find the e-newsletter subscribe form.

07/23/2026

May Valley NC DUMPSTER DAY!!! May Valley residents only—bring identification or utility bill for address check. Saturday, August 1, 8am-noon or when bins fill up (safer before 11:30). Seniors and disabled can have a home pickup (limit one truckload) by calling by 510-620-5509 BEFORE WED JULY 29. Leave message with name, how you qualify, address. Pickup following Friday morning (stuff out by 7am).

07/10/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Three important dates!

> Next May Valley NC meeting Sat Jul 25 10:30am-12pm - hybrid

> May Valley Dumpster Day Sat Aug 1, 8am-12pm or dumpsters are filled (Seniors should call for home pickup by Jul 29 noon)

> May Valley National Night Out Tues Aug 4, 6-8pm at LaMoine Park

Details for each event to follow…

06/16/2026

Please participate in this survey!!!

05/23/2026

Wildfire season is here. Will YOU get STUCK on your street if you have to evacuate? How bad will the traffic get? How can you prepare? See the Evacuation Simulation! Go to https://www.wuigo.ai/podcasts/may_valley and enter your address to watch the evacuation traffic simulation for your street!(If your specific address isn't found, the system will display a simulation for a similar high-risk wildfire area nearby.)

WUI-Go! delivers wildfire evacuation modeling, digital twin traffic simulations, and personalized preparedness guidance for communities, Home-owners associations (HoAs), utilities, and agencies.

05/22/2026

May Valley NC meeting SAT May 23, 10:30am—Hybrid!
In Person at the May Valley Community Center
Join Zoom Meeting - https://tinyurl.com/mayvalleync
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Meeting ID: 839 1600 6054
Passcode: 495892
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AGENDA
>> Jackie Jewel, from the Richmond city staff of OES, plans to attend our MVNC meeting. She will bring flyers for the emergency evacuation drill on May 30, 9-11am, and will discuss and answer questions about the exercise. Post drill people will go to Hilltop Mall to sign in completing their evacuation, and provide important feedback to improve evacuation notifications and logistics of evacuation (road blocks, traffic, sticking points). More information and signup (by Tuesday 5/26, 9pm): https://www.bit.ly/2026evacdrill
>> National Night Out planning (August 4)
>> Next Dumpster Day planning (August 1)
As always, time to schmooze a bit and meet your neighbors!

02/25/2026

Our next MVNC meeting is Saturday, February 28, 10:30-Noon, at the May Valley Community Center, across the street from La Moine Park at 3530 Morningside Dr, Richmond. As people have had hearing challenges in the "big room," we will experiment with the "living room" in the back of the community center. This will be a hybrid meeting with Zoom (link yet to come). To sign up for direct email notification with Zoom links, go to https://tinyurl.com/MayValleyNC-News-Signup

01/23/2026

May Valley Neighborhood Council meets THIS SATURDAY - January 24, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. At May Valley Community Center 3530 Morningside Dr, Richmond, CA.

With the new year, we have moved to the FOURTH SATURDAY of every month. HYBRID – In person at the May Valley Community Center 3530 Morningside Dr, Richmond, CA 94803 or Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83916006054?pwd=kWWNaa8wSR3AalELuFKP5Q12V4hDez.1

Meeting ID: 839 1600 6054 • Passcode: 495892
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Note: if you are interested in serving on the board, we'll be discussing how to recruit more board members and organize the Annual Meeting and vote in March. Mark your calendars for that IMPORTANT DATE now! Saturday March 28, 2026, 10:30-Noon.