THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Part 3/3
Hayward residents came looking for answers about data centers. They left confronting a larger question: Who do they trust to...
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THREE DATA CENTERS? THE ROOM THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE – Part 2/3
What began as a town hall became a shouting match as Hayward residents challenged Mayor Mark Salinas and the city...
THE MAYOR NOBODY HAD TO BEAT – PART ONE OF THREE
Mark Salinas walked into Hayward’s mayor’s office without an opponent four years ago. On Tuesday night, he walked into a...
Is Hayward Police Bribery Case a Wake-Up Call for Reform?
As Alameda County prosecutors pursue a felony case against one of their own, Hayward residents are left asking a harder...
Hayward Flock Cameras: Is Anyone Really Watching the Watchers?
As new license plate readers appear on light poles across Hayward, residents are asking a simple question city hall hasn't...
Has Hayward Gone Too Far With This Business License Tax?
As Hayward asks voters to nearly quintuple its business license tax this November, residents are asking a simple question: is...
Hayward Data Center: How the City Approved It Without a Council Vote
A 300,000-square-foot facility now under construction off Eden Landing Road will draw as much electricity as one-fifth of every home...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dairy Belle Freeze served this community for 68 years. Meanwhile, Tennyson Road ran with blood and the city still has no plan to protect the businesses or the people who call it home
The soft-serve is gone. The dipped cones, the garlic fries, the carne asada fries loaded with flavor, the thick chocolate...
13 Hayward City Council Decisions That Could Cost Residents More, Reshape Neighborhoods, and Limit Oversight
A budget squeeze, new taxes, major infrastructure contracts, housing fights, public-safety spending, and transparency concerns are all converging in Hayward....
Hayward Cuts Back City Council Meetings, Raising Transparency Concerns
Hayward’s shift to fewer regular City Council meetings may look like a scheduling tweak. In practice, it means fewer built-in...
Hayward Sidewalk Repair Ordinance Shifts Costs and Liability to Homeowners as City Tightens Liability Rules
Hayward’s updated sidewalk ordinance makes adjacent property owners formally responsible for keeping sidewalks in safe condition, exposes them to liability...
New Protections for Renters: Hayward Officially Amends Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Hayward officials say the city’s updated Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance will make the system work better for...
Hayward Advances Depot Road Housing Plans on Key City-Owned Parcels
Hayward is moving ahead with plans for two city-owned Depot Road parcels tied to Bay Area Community Services, homelessness response, and...
