Hayward city employees during a three-day strike in August 2013. Union members get 4.5% wage bump over 3 years HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Following a protracted labor dispute between the City of Hayward and over 300 of its employees that… Read More ›
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Alameda County ambulance provider needs $5 million from taxpayers to continue services
A change in the county’s payer mix since 2010 led to mounting losses, says Paramedics Plus. Proposal fails with Carson’s no vote; Miley’s recusal BOARD OF SUPERVISORS | The exclusive provider of ambulance services in Alameda County says it needs a… Read More ›
Hayward school district ends contract impasse with teachers
HAYWARD | Hayward Unified School District officials said they negotiated with its teachers union into the early morning Friday to reach a tentative new two-year contract. The negotiations which the district said ended at 3:05 a.m. Friday ended an impasse… Read More ›
San Leandro city manager to sign five-year contract; receive $22,500 bonus
San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata will continue to give $20,000 of his salary to the police chief and assistant city manager. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata is set to signed a new five-year… Read More ›
San Leandro may seek short-term extension of city manager’s contract
San Leandro City Manager Chris Zapata took a pay cut in 2012. SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | City leaders want an extra six months to come to terms with its current city manager. Chris Zapata’s three-year contract expires at the… Read More ›
JESUS ARMAS RISES AGAIN
HAYWARD | Jesus Armas, the embattled former Hayward city manager and school board president who chose not to run for re-election in 2012 following an embarrassing sex scandal, has reemerged across the bay. On Wednesday, the South San Francisco City… Read More ›
How Hayward’s New Superintendent Wanted The Job, Quit The Job, Got The Job
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD By Steven Tavares and Shane Bond It’s not often a reporter is called out by name by an elected official in front of a crowded board meeting, but at this month’s Hayward school board meeting the East Bay Citizen again found… Read More ›
Hayward School Board President Admits They May Have Broken The Brown Act
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | The quickly assembled special meeting last Tuesday called by the Hayward school board to discuss the contract of its interim superintendent may have been illegal. “I do think we violated the Brown Act,” said Hayward school board… Read More ›
Kernighan, Schaaf Say Debarment Of Goldman Sachs In Oakland Likely To Fail
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | Nearly a year since the Oakland City Council voiced strong support for beginning the process of debarring Goldman Sachs from city contracts, members of the city’s Finance and Management Committee charged the city administrator’s office with… Read More ›
Corbett Keeps Focus On ‘Made In California’ With Latest Crop Of Bills
State Sen. Ellen Corbett STATE SENATE//LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP | It is wise to keep in mind State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett is running for Congress when studying her latest crop of legislation. In fact, there is ample evidence she may… Read More ›
