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Hayward leaders approved a sweeping Title 24 code package ahead of the January 1, 2026 statewide effective date, but residents,...
Hayward Unified has lost thousands of students, mismanaged millions in funding, and fractured publicly at the board level. Now it...
California authorities busted three Hayward warehouses packed with more than 20,000 cannabis plants, illegal foreign pesticides, and 24 detained suspects....
I didn't think much of it when I pulled off the freeway toward the first Costco gas station in Hayward...
There is a reason a police officer's badge carries weight. It is not just a piece of metal — it...
For the first time in 150 years, Hayward voters will elect their City Council by district. But before they cast...
Imagine a school board so deep in a financial hole of its own making that it decides the best solution...
Something historic is happening in Hayward this November — and most residents don't know it yet. For the first time...
In fewer than ten days, three women are dead on the streets of Hayward, California. A six-year-old boy is recovering...
Hayward officials are presenting a budget plan they describe as balanced. But in the City’s own budget materials, staff also...
Hayward leaders are leaning on a familiar promise to close the City’s budget gap: reduce staffing costs. In the City’s recent...
In Hayward, the most dangerous budget problem is not always the headline deficit number. It is the quieter habit that...
The most telling moment in Hayward’s latest budget update is not a dramatic vote or a fiery speech. It is...
Hayward’s budget troubles are no longer just an internal accounting problem. They are moving toward the public, where taxpayers could...
When disaster hits, a community’s first instinct is to help. Neighbors check on neighbors. First responders run toward danger. Families...
Good Intentions, Harmful Consequences Hayward, California, has joined the growing list of cities imposing aggressive minimum wage mandates on local...
The City Council just awarded a $494,569.50 contract to fix sidewalks and install wheelchair ramps. Sounds reasonable, right? Until you...
City Council just handed itself sweeping new power over what you can do with trees on your own property —...
