ELECTION16 | Starting in 2013, the Hayward City Council waged a war over wages and ultimately imposed a five percent wage cut on more than 300 city employees represented by SEIU Local 1021. Following the council’s decision in February 2014,… Read More ›
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Another Wieckowski aide loses a winnable city council race
Wieckowski aide Tim Orozco lost his San Jose City Council race Tuesday despite $232,000 in support from the South Bay AFL-CIO. Orozco loses in San Jose; Fernandez failed in Hayward STATE SENATE | DISTRICT 10 | Even with the pocket… Read More ›
Five Will Interview for Hayward Council Seat, Including One Who Just Lost Seat
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Hayward may have a new council member Tuesday night. On Friday, the City Council narrowed to 5 the list of 18 applicants hoping to fill out the remaining two years of Barbara Halliday’s council term. Halliday,… Read More ›
Hayward Attracts Eighteen Applicants for Two-Year City Council Seat
Mark Salinas, center, at a Hayward mayoral forum this spring. He hopes for a return to the council after just a few weeks. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Eighteen candidates have applied for the chance to serve out the remaining two… Read More ›
Halliday Wins Hayward Mayor’s Race; Peixoto Re-Elected to Council, Lamnin Finally Breaks Through
Barbara Halliday: Hayward’s mayor-elect HAYWARD | Councilmember Barbara Halliday is the next mayor of Hayward after winning a clear victory Tuesday night over fellow council members Mark Salinas and Francisco Zermeno. Councilmember Marvin Peixoto also won re-election to the City… Read More ›
Primary Questions: Hayward City Council
Hayward City Council chambers. Which two of the seven candidates will take a seat at the dais this summer? THE CANDIDATES Councilmember Marvin Peixoto is seeking re-election to the City Council. Hayward holds at-large June elections with the top two… Read More ›
Down Ballot, May 27, 2014; 7 days to Election Day
Just so we’re completely clear. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL If you drive east on A Street in Hayward near Hesperian Boulevard, you will see a billboard paid for by the union-backed political action committee, Healing the Heart of Hayward (ProTip: about… Read More ›
Down Ballot, May 23, 2014; 11 Days to Election Day
HAYWARD MAYOR/COUNCIL Money is being poured into the Hayward City Council race at a greater pace than even its mayoral campaign. Union-backed council candidate Rocky Fernandez lead everyone after quickly raising over $26,000, according to the most recent campaign finance… Read More ›
The Case for Taxing Property Owners Who Leave Their Storefronts Empty
SD10 Republican ‘Splintering’ Dems | Superintendent Candidate’s BF? | Forum Changes Working CHAPTER 12 | There’s a book making waves among economists named Capital in the Twenty-First Century. In part, the tome by Thomas Picketty rising in influence since its release… Read More ›
Hayward Council Candidates Agree on much and they really dislike The Loop
Six of the candidates seeking two seats on the Hayward City Council. HAYWARD | CITY COUNCIL |The seven candidates for two open seats on the Hayward City Council may be secretly rooting against Councilmember Mark Salinas being elected mayor on… Read More ›