HAYWARD CITY COUNCILFor a Hayward City Council that has voiced strong support over the past few months for helping stave off its burgeoning affordable housing crisis, the optics of evicting up to 40 families from their homes put city officials… Read More ›
Sara Lamnin
Up for re-election, three Hayward officials seek to help renters as landlords fund their campaigns
Powerful landlord interests are making early bets on Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday, Councilmembers Mark Salinas, Sara Lamnin. HAYWARD CITY COUNCILThree Hayward officials received nearly maxed-out contributions from the powerful pro-landlord California Apartment Association (CAA) and affiliates last year, according to… Read More ›
Despite sanctuary city status, Hayward approves DOJ grant funding for police, but not really
HAYWARD CITY COUNCILA U.S. Department of Justice grant allocated to the Hayward Police Department worth $42,491 is likely at risk after the Hayward City Council instructed its staff to not sign a controversial new certification that runs opposed to its… Read More ›
Hayward City Council approves 240-unit downtown housing development
A partial rendering of the 240-unit Maple & Main housing development approved by the Hayward City Council Tuesday night. HAYWARDMaple & Main, a 240-unit housing development in North Hayward, which city leaders hope will help kickstart improvement in the downtown… Read More ›
Hayward to form 22-person task force to combat discrimination
Hayward Councilmember Francisco Zermeno raised the subject of sanctuary cities during Tusday night’s council meeting. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |On the same night Alameda and Emeryville, with some urgency, declared themselves sanctuary cities, the Hayward City Council set the stage for… Read More ›
As Hayward’s $25 million education grant winds down, future funding is uncertain
Hayward Councilmember Al Mendall suggested the future administrative costs for Hayward Promise Neighborhood was deliberately omitted. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL |The Hayward Promise Neighborhood program, born out of a 5-year, $25 million federal grant to improve education outcomes in Hayward’s impoverished… Read More ›
EBCampaign: Did FREMONT’S MAYOR get left hanging? ALAMEDA COUNTY DEMS slam grand jury for racial bias
42 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY |Fremont’s City Hall chambers–not really much of a hall, really, nor a chambers–was packed Friday night to hear from mayoral candidates Mayor Bill Harrison and Vice Mayor Lily Mei. Growth, whether smart, dumb, or ravenous,… 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 ›
Hayward struggles to find funding for proposed youth center
The current Eden Youth and Family Center is located at Tennyson and Ruus Road in Hayward. County supe has $15m lined up; support from Kaiser HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Hayward is looking to provide a replacement to the aging Eden… Read More ›
Hayward is hoping to market its way to prosperity with rebranding
Hayward’s new marketing campaign: Simple, green and straightforward HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | When Frank Holland, Hayward’s community relations officer, pored over the city’s host of marketing materials, he found it lacked a cohesive look and message. “Visually, there is an… 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 ›
Halliday Takes the Helm in Hayward
Hayward Mayor Barbara Halliday takes the oath of office Tuesday night. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Hayward said goodbye to one mayor and welcomed a familiar face. Mayor Barbara Halliday took the oath of office Tuesday night and urged residents to… Read More ›
Hayward City Council to Forego Pay Raise; Swear-In New Mayor Tuesday
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | At least, the Hayward City Council puts its money where its mouth is. As the city continues its hard line against some of its public employee labor groups, the Daily Review reports, the new City Council will… Read More ›
Lamnin Leapfrogs Peixoto to Top Hayward Council Race; Both Win Seats
Sara Lamnin HAYWARD | CITY COUNCIL | Community leader Sara Lamnin is now the top vote-getter in Hayward’s City Council election after an update by the Alameda County registrar. Two spots on the council were available to the top 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 ›
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 ›
Over One-Third of All Hayward Mayoral, Council Contributions this Year are Loans
Mayoral candidates Barbara Hallida, Mark Salinas, Francisco Zermeno. HAYWARD | CAMPAIGN FINANCE | Candidates for mayor and the City Council in Hayward reported campaign contributions totaling over $47,000 during the first quarter of this year. However, according to campaign finance reports,… Read More ›
The Case for Candidates Avoiding The Bay Area News Group Editorial Board
Bonta’s Fundraising Drive | Nobody Wants To Run For Mayor In San Leandro | Swalwell OK With His Ethics CHAPTER 7 | In the fall of 2012, San Leandro Councilmember Jim Prola was gearing up for a likely winning re-election… Read More ›
Intriguing Hayward Mayoral, City Council Races Set for June Election
City employees picket Hayward City Hall last August. CAMPAIGN 2014 | HAYWARD | It’s been eight years since Hayward had a competitive race for mayor. In 2006, Michael Sweeney topped Brian Schott and subsequently won re-election four years later against… Read More ›
What Would Hayward Do?
HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | When it comes to helping the poor, WWHD? By unanimously passing an ordinance Tuesday night placing restrictions on free food-sharing groups that feed the poor in city parks, the Hayward City Council sided with concerns voiced by… Read More ›
Hayward May Soon Implement Regulations For Free Food-Sharing Groups That Feed The City’s Poor
Public places like Portuguese Park near C Street in Hayward attract free food-sharing operators. HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL | Changes may be coming for how Hayward regulates non-governmental free food-sharing programs for the poor in public spaces. Hayward city staff detailed a… Read More ›
Following Re-Election As Hayward School Trustee, Reynoso May Seek Board Presidency
HAYWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT | What would have been unthinkable even just six months ago could soon be fact—fiscal crusader and Hayward school board member Luis Reynoso may be soon ruling the roost and he would like the title of board… Read More ›
Hayashi, Cassidy, Natarajan Had A Bad Election Night
MARY HAYASHI The historians will have to sort out which fall from grace was more precipitous. In terms of their personal life, it’s the sad tale of Nadia Lockyer, but politically it’s Mary Hayashi. In just one year’s time, Hayashi… Read More ›
Hit Piece From Hayward Chamber of Commerce Against Reynoso Lacks Citations
| HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | An attack mailer against school board member Luis Reynoso, who is seeking re-election this Tuesday, hit the streets recently from the Hayward Chamber of Commerce’s PAC Good Government Now!. The mailer states at two… Read More ›
CSI: Hayward: John Taylor Wants To Investigate What Ails Hayward Schools
PHOTOS/Shane Bond ELECTION’ 12//HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD//PROFILE | The students gather around the makeshift crime scene with yellow tape sectioning off students at the corners of the classroom with their papers and pencils at their finger tips. A plastic human body is… Read More ›
Unmasked Hayward Chamber Gives Its Backing To Bufete, Lamnin, Walker
ELECTION ’12//HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | The Hayward Chamber of Commerce released their endorsements for Hayward Unified School District this past week endorsing former city council candidate Peter Bufete, planning commissioner Sara Lamnin and Cal State East Bay employee, Annette Walker…. Read More ›
Armas, Heredia Will Not Seek Re-Election
ELECTION ’12//HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD | The central figures in the tawdry affair erupting at the Hayward school board over the past two weeks, will not seek re-election in the fall. The 5 p.m. deadline for candidates to complete filing for the… Read More ›
Amid Affair Allegations, Hayward School Board To Discuss Its Code Of Conduct
HAYWARD SCHOOL BOARD SCANDAL | Even if the impropriety of two school board members allegedly having an affair seems like a no-no on many different levels, the Hayward school district’s bylaws are silent on the subject of secret romantic interludes among… Read More ›
