Hayward News

Hayward BART station redevelopment

Hayward BART Station Redevelopment: What Residents Should Know

BART has finished collecting public input on redeveloping the land around the downtown Hayward station — but with no timeline for a developer decision, residents...

Hayward data center

Hayward Data Center Reform: New Rules After STACK Controversy

As artificial intelligence fuels a nationwide data center boom, one Bay Area city just admitted its own rulebook let a massive facility slide through with...

California cannabis crackdown

California Cannabis Crackdown: $1.3 Billion Seized, Only 100 Arrests, Is the Crackdown Working or Just for Show?

As the state touts another quarter of record cannabis seizures, a harder question is emerging from the numbers: after four years and $1.3 billion in...

Hayward Amber Alert custody

Hayward Amber Alert: Baby Maxence Found Safe After Custody Violation, Mother Arrested

A judge's order was in place. A father had legal custody rights. A 3-month-old infant still went missing for days — and it took a...

Hayward brush fire Cal State East Bay

Hayward Brush Fire Scorches 25 Acres Near Cal State East Bay — Calhoun Fire Contained Before Reaching Homes

A fast-moving brush fire scorched 25 acres near Cal State East Bay Friday afternoon before a multi-agency air and ground response halted its spread —...

Livermore News

Livermore Tesla Fire 2026: What the Northern California Blaze Reveals About Wildfire Preparedness

A fireball erupted over Livermore Wine Country on May 27 — and nearly four weeks later, no one has officially explained why. As California enters...

Fiscal Reckoning: Livermore Pays Superintendent Torie Gibson $364K to Walk Away

A $364,000 Exit Package While Schools Face Closure In the early hours of Saturday morning, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District parents woke to news...

LVUSD’s War on Working Parents: Morning Meetings Silence Public Voice

The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District has found the perfect way to avoid accountability: schedule important board meetings when the taxpayers who fund their...