Hayward’s Budget Is “Balanced,” But Staff Says the City Still Needs Another $2M to $4M Cushion
Hayward officials are presenting a budget plan they describe as balanced. But in the City’s own budget materials, staff also...
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Hayward’s Budget Fix Depends on Staffing Cuts That May Not Hold
Hayward leaders are leaning on a familiar promise to close the City’s budget gap: reduce staffing costs. In the City’s recent...
Hayward’s Budget Is Counting Money That Is Not in the Bank Yet
In Hayward, the most dangerous budget problem is not always the headline deficit number. It is the quieter habit that...
Hayward’s “Balanced Budget” Is Built on Borrowing and One-Time Fixes, Not Reform
The most telling moment in Hayward’s latest budget update is not a dramatic vote or a fiery speech. It is...
Hayward Eyes New Taxes and Fee Hikes as Budget Pressure Pushes City Hall Toward the Ballot
Hayward’s budget troubles are no longer just an internal accounting problem. They are moving toward the public, where taxpayers could...
Hayward Explosion Burglary Arrest Shows Why Law and Order Still Matters
When disaster hits, a community’s first instinct is to help. Neighbors check on neighbors. First responders run toward danger. Families...
Hayward’s 2026 Minimum Wage Hike: Another Mandate That Hurts the Workers It Claims to Help
Good Intentions, Harmful Consequences Hayward, California, has joined the growing list of cities imposing aggressive minimum wage mandates on local...
Hayward Spends Half a Million on Sidewalks — While Measure B Money Disappears Into the Pavement
The City Council just awarded a $494,569.50 contract to fix sidewalks and install wheelchair ramps. Sounds reasonable, right? Until you...
Hayward’s New Tree Law: Environmental Win or Property Rights Squeeze?
City Council just handed itself sweeping new power over what you can do with trees on your own property —...
Hayward Speeds Up Housing Deal — But Who’s Really Paying?
The City Council just voted to fast-track the relocation of residents and hand over city-owned properties to private developers, and...
Hayward Pays $345,000 to a Youth Center for “Rides Program Support” — What Are Taxpayers Really Funding?
The City Council just handed $345,000 to the Eden Youth and Family Center for something called "Hayward Rides Program Support...
Hayward Just Committed $520,000 a Year — Forever — to a Software Upgrade
The City Council unanimously approved a contract that will cost taxpayers over half a million dollars annually for an environmental...
Hayward Spends $197,612 Fighting Tree Roots in Sewers — The Same Night They Passed a Tree Protection Law
The irony is almost too perfect. On August 19, 2025, the Hayward City Council unanimously approved spending nearly $200,000 to...
Hayward Quietly Amends Groundwater Deal with East Bay MUD — What Changed, and Why Should You Care?
The City Council just authorized the city manager to sign Amendment No. 1 to the East Bay Plain Subbasin Groundwater...
Hayward Gas Explosion Accountability: When Infrastructure Failures Put Lives at Risk
On the morning of December 11, 2025, a catastrophic gas explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in Hayward, California, sending...
Justice After 30 Years: Hayward Cold Case Arrests Prove Persistence Pays Off
After three decades of waiting, a family finally gets answers—and a reminder that the pursuit of justice never truly ends...
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...
