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The Hidden Lawsuit Bomb: How Hayward’s Legal Bills Are Draining Your Tax Dollars
The closed doors of Hayward City Hall hide more than just backroom deals — they conceal a mounting legal crisis...
The $345,000 Bus Stop: How Hayward Outsourced Your Transportation and Doubled the Cost
While Hayward residents struggle with rising costs and reduced city services, the City Council just handed $345,000 of your tax...
HUSD’s $55 Million Budget Bomb: How Fiscal Mismanagement Is Bankrupting Hayward Families
The numbers don't lie, but the Hayward Unified School District Board of Trustees sure wishes they would. At their October...
HUSD’s September Spending Spree: $2.3 Million in Purchase Orders While District Faces Bankruptcy
November 6, 2025By Tom Wong, Independent Investigative Reporter The ink was barely dry on HUSD's fiscal crisis reports when administrators...
Hayward City Council Rubber-Stamps $3.2 Million Landscape Contract Without Public Scrutiny
November 2, 2025, 8:30 AM | Written by Tom Wong, Conservative Investigative Reporter Source: Meeting Minutes In a troubling display...
From Alameda to Hayward: Jennifer Ott Makes Historic Move as New City Manager in Major Bay Area Leadership Shake-Up
In a significant development that's sending ripples through East Bay municipal circles, the City of Hayward announced yesterday that they...
Hayward Leaders Slash Their Own Pay as City Faces Financial Collapse—Here’s What They’re Not Telling You
When city officials voluntarily cut their own salaries, you know the situation is dire. In September 2025, Hayward's Mayor Mark...
How California’s Voting Rights Act Is Destroying Local Democracy in Hayward—And Your City Could Be Next
The quiet city of Hayward, California, just became the latest casualty in a statewide assault on local democracy. Under pressure...
Hayward Unified School District Budget Crisis: Taxpayers Face Fiscal Emergency as District Scrambles for Cash Borrowing
The fiscal solvency plan isn't working, and Hayward families are about to pay the price. At the July 30, 2025...
Hayward Unified Special Education Crisis: Years of Overspending Leave Students Without Required Services
Federal monitoring findings ignored for four years while department burns through taxpayer money with zero accountability. The most damning revelation...
The Trees That Cost You Money: How Hayward’s New Ordinance Puts Property Owners in the Crosshairs
The gavel fell at 10:06 p.m. on August 19, 2025, and with it, Hayward property owners lost another slice of...
Hayward City Council Aug. 19: A Conservative Analysis of Budgets, Tree Rules, and Public Safety Priorities
Hayward’s City Council met on Aug. 19 for what looked like a routine pair of meetings—an afternoon work session and...
The COVID Cash Grab: How HUSD Blew Millions in Federal Relief While Creating Permanent Budget Crisis
District used temporary pandemic funds to expand administrative empire, now faces fiscal cliff as money runs out By Tom Wong,...
Rubber Stamp Governance: How HUSD’s Board Enables Fiscal Malpractice Through Willful Negligence
Board President Bufete and trustees approve millions in spending without questions while district burns through taxpayer money By Tom Wong,...
The $9 Million Contractor Scam: How HUSD Outsources Everything While Claiming Budget Crisis
District admits it can't staff basic positions, enriching contractors while taxpayers foot the bill By Tom Wong, Independent Investigative Reporter...
The Executive Gravy Train: How HUSD’s Administrative Bloat Consumes Millions While Classrooms Suffer
Superintendent earns $371K+ while district deficit spends and outsources basic functions By Tom Wong, Independent Investigative Reporter July 7, 2025...
The Deficit Death Spiral: How HUSD’s Budget Forecasting Failures Are Bankrupting Taxpayers
District admits to continued deficit spending while using temporary funds for permanent positions By Tom Wong, Independent Investigative Reporter July...
