Sal Tedesco, A Brief Biography

Sal Tedesco, with a little help from his friends kept the idea of Castro Valley Incorporation alive for the past 17 years.  Sal is a staunch supporter of the idea that local government is better government.

Sal grew up in San Francisco's North Beach.

Korean War veteran and graduate of UC Berkeley in Pol. Sci.  At  graduate level interned with the League of Calif. Cities.

Assistant City Manager and subsequently City Manager of Santa Cruz, CA from 1956 to 1962.

Served as a staff representative for the Peace Corps in Africa for over two years from 1962 to 1965 (Ghana, Somalia, setting up new programs in East Africa.)

Returned to work in the Poverty Program, Wash. D.C. with the Men's Urban Centers Division from 1965 to 1967. 

Transferred to the Department of HUD and assisted in developing the federal "Model Cities" program; 1967 to 1969.

Returned to California while with HUD and assigned to the San Francisco Regional Office as a senior urban grants manager to cities and counties and as a chief underwriter for multi-family housing in northern California; 1969 to 1985. Retired from federal service to pursue other interests such as continuing studies at university and to assist spouse in operating her travel business.

Have lived in Castro Valley for 33 years with wife, Sylvia and two sons, John and Greg (both graduates of local schools). Have served  both as a member and as chairman of the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council, chaired the CV Downtown Specific Plan Development Committee, served on past study groups investigating the feasibility of incorporation.  Have been active in the CV Chamber of Commerce as a member of the Planning and
Zoning Advisory Committee.  Also served on the County Grand Jury for two years and on the County Advisory Commission on Aging. For several years on boards of  Eden Housing.

Sal Tedesco, a long time supporter of cityhood for Castro Valley has publicly stated he has no desire to be City Manager and no plans to run for City Council in the interests of getting the vote passed successfully.