A proposal by a white Hayward school board member to create an “antiracist agenda” policy was met with resistance after the board’s sole black board member called out her “privilege” during a meeting on Wednesday night. The policy written by… Read More ›
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Former Hayward school board member failed to respond to lawsuit resulting in $660,000 judgment against school district
Then-Hayward school board member John Taylor ran for the City Council in 2016. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARDDuring the spring of 2016, then-Hayward school board member John Taylor was entering the stretch run of his ultimately ill-fated campaign for the City Council…. Read More ›
Hayward group contemplates recall campaign against firebrand school board member
Hayward school board member Luis Reynoso has served since 2008. HAYWARDOne of the most controversial, if not colorful, elected officials in the entire East Bay resides on the Hayward school board. Dr. Luis Reynoso‘s political resume, however, includes a number of… Read More ›
Hayward school board applies pressure on City Council to become sanctuary city
HAYWARDThe Hayward school board, and one pesky board member in particular, is adding pressure on the Hayward City Council to become a sanctuary ahead of their June 6 meeting on the subject. The school board unanimously approved a resolution last… Read More ›
Alameda mayor trolls for votes from parents disgruntled over school closing
ALAMEDAElected officials don’t usually weigh-in on controversial subject matter under the purview of another group of officials within the same city. It’s uncommon and almost verboten in local politics. Yet, Alameda’s unconventional Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer did so last week during a highly-charged Alameda school… Read More ›
Hayward school district’s spring special election will cost $600k
Hayward school trustees Annette Walker and Lisa Brunner during a press conference last year. Both voted to put a $88 parcel tax measure on the special election ballot this May. HAYWARD USDA Hayward school parcel tax that has generated more than… Read More ›
Hayward school district raises minimum wage to $15 an hour
Hayward school board trustee Luis Reynoso says city and county leaders have done nothing to increase the minimum wage. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD |After the Hayward school board unanimously approved a resolution giving its unrepresented employees a boost in wages to $15… Read More ›
2016 EAST BAY POLITICAL YEAR-IN-REVIEW, PART 2 – Oakland police scandal erupts, coal shipments banned; June elections brings few surprises
MAY>>>A major police scandal breaks in Oakland after a then-underage sex worker says she was involved sexually with numerous Oakland police officers. Officers from other local jurisdictions were also involved with the woman known as “Celeste Guap.” Police Chief Sean… Read More ›
Hayward still has Luis Reynoso to kick around; Annette Walker also returns to embattled school board
Hayward school board trustees Annette Walker and Luis Reynoso win re-election Tuesday night. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD |ELECTION 2016 |After an expensive campaign seeking to unseat a majority of the Hayward school board failed, much of the status quo will remain…. Read More ›
ELECTION DAY IN THE EAST BAY FEARLESS FORECAST
We probably won’t find out officially until the end of the week, but Ro Khanna will win CA-17. FEATURED TOSS UPS *ALL CAPS denotes incumbents. CA17 – Ro Khanna over MIKE HONDA AD16 – Cheryl Cook-Kallio over CATHARINE BAKER BERKELEY… Read More ›
Hayward school board candidate takes a nap during important public meeting
Rip Van Winkle: Hayward school board candidate Robert Carlson caught napping at a special board meeting Monday evening. HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD |ELECTION 2016 |New school construction and improvements to Hayward athletic facilities are more than $35 million over budget, the… Read More ›
Push to dismantle Hayward’s school board is about hastening gentrification
HAYWARD | ELECTION 2016 |For years in Hayward, the school board has been labeled dysfunctional. More precisely, the real criticism is they fight too much. With a little more precision: they fight too much in public. The attack line is… Read More ›
EBCampaign: GLAZER’s anti-union schtick spreads; ALAMEDA renters’ group needs cash; HONDA’s first ad
32 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY |State Sen. Steve Glazer‘s anti-BART strike rhetoric has created a cottage industry in the moderate to conservative Outer East Bay. Nevermind that the issue is more than two years in the rearview mirror and a… Read More ›
Hayward councilman received $9,000 contract without school board approval
Hayward Councilmember Mark Salinas was given a $9,000 contract by the school district without any apparent approval by the school board. HAYWARD | Hayward Councilmember Mark Salinas received a contract for unidentified services with the city’s school district worth nearly… Read More ›
Stalker! Fired Hayward superintendent attended school board candidates forum
HAYWARD | Hayward School Board Trustee Luis Reynoso says his eyesight isn’t so good in poorly-lit room, so during a candidate’s forum Wednesday night he quietly turned to an opponent seated next to him and asked if that was indeed… Read More ›
Hayward’s Barbara Halliday exclaims ‘I am the mayor!’; ejects school trustee, another from council meeting
Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday booted two out of a City Council meeting Tuesday. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |The controversy surrounding fired Hayward Superintendent Stan Dobbs moved from the school board to the city council Tuesday night after Mayor Barbara Halliday ejected… Read More ›
Eric Swalwell silent on whether he still supports ex-Hayward supt. who allegedly abused his mistress
Rep. Eric Swalwell and Stan Dobbs in Washington D.C. HAYWARD | Does Rep. Eric Swalwell still support the fired Hayward superintendent who verbally abused two school board members last year, intimidated employees and allegedly struck his mistress in the middle… Read More ›
Just days after Dobbs’ firing, Alameda County Supt. gave him a warm send-off
Alameda County Superintendent Karen Monroe, bottom left, in a photo Sept. 16 with other county administrators, including the fired Stan Dobbs, pictured second row, right. HAYWARD | Less than 48 hours after the Hayward Unified School District fired with cause… Read More ›
Read full Investigation Report on Hayward Superintendent Stan Dobbs
HAYWARD | Read below the entire investigation report on now-former Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs. Included is the notice of termination given by the Hayward School Board of Trustees on Sept. 15: Hayward Unified School District report of allegations against… Read More ›
Scathing report of deceit, bullying and conspiracy brings down a Hayward official
Stan “Data” Dobbs was terminated with cause following Wednesday night’s Hayward school board meeting. HAYWARD | An investigation into now-former Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs details a calculating and controlling administrator with a volcanic temper, a bullying backstabber even to his… Read More ›
Hayward school board president tells obtrusive city council to ‘stay in your lane’
Hayward school board President Lisa Brunner scolded the City Council Tuesday night. HAYWARD | Relations between the Hayward City Council and its school board has been sour for years, but recent contentiousness between the two government bodies spilled out in… Read More ›
EAST BAY’S TOP 10 MOST INTRIGUING RACES THIS NOVEMBER
ELECTION 2016 | This year is a presidential election and all eyes will be on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. However, when it comes to down ballot races in the East Bay, this is not the most electrifying local election,… Read More ›
Report finds Hayward school trustee John Taylor misused district resources; links action to superintendent
An investigator found no evidence that John Taylor paid for any printing projects. HAYWARD | Hayward school trustee John Taylor misused school district resources for personal and campaign-related printing projects, according to a report forward to the Alameda County District… Read More ›
Report: Hayward’s police chief placed on administrative leave
HAYWARD | Hayward Police Chief Diane Stuart was placed on administrative leave, according to a report Monday. No further information is available pending a personnel investigation, said City Manager Kelly McAdoo, according to KRON. Stuart was named Hayward’s top cop… Read More ›
Luis Reynoso to Hayward City Council: ‘Clean your house first’
There is no love lost between Hayward school board member Luis Reynoso and the city’s elected officials. HAYWARD | A local advocacy group that includes several Hayward city councilmembers, has designs on one day replacing the entire five-person Hayward school… Read More ›
HUSD assistant superintendent follows boss in filing claim against school board
HAYWARD | The Hayward superintendent accused of attacking two school board members in closed session and who allowed an alleged rapist speak to underperforming high school students filed a claim last month against the school district for violating his privacy…. Read More ›
Talk of censure for Hayward trustee who misused school district resources
Censure could be detrimental to Hayward school trustee John Taylor’s re-election effort this fall. HAYWARD | Days after an investigation found a member of the Hayward school board misused district resources for his own recent city council campaign, there is talk… Read More ›
Why the Hayward school board placed Dobbs on paid administrative leave
HAYWARD | Last May, when a group of Tennyson High School parents urged Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs to get to the bottom of why former 49ers defensive end and alleged rapist Ray McDonald was allowed to address at-risk students… Read More ›
Hayward superintendent placed on paid leave over handling of Ray McDonald visit
Stan “Data” Dobbs was place on paid administrativeleave Wednesday evening. HAYWARD | Embattled Hayward Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs was placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately, said school board president Lisa Brunner. In a statement at the start of Wednesday’s board… Read More ›
Despite evidence, embattled Hayward supe says, I’m not going anywhere
HAYWARD SCHOOLS | Hayward school board member John Taylor, with some panache, publicly asked embattled Superintendent Stan “Data” Dobbs at a meeting Wednesday night whether or not he intends to leave the school district anytime soon. Dobbs, appearing to follow… Read More ›