Hayward, California
Hayward (/ˈheɪwərd/; formerly Haywards, Haywards Station, and Haywood) is a city located in Alameda County, California in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a 2019 population of 159,203, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County.[15] Hayward was ranked as the 32nd most populous municipality in California. It is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont Metropolitan Statistical Area by the US Census.[16] It is located primarily between Castro Valley and Union City, and lies at the eastern terminus of the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. The city was devastated early in its history by the 1868 Hayward earthquake. From the early 20th century until the beginning of the 1980s, Hayward's economy was dominated by its now defunct food canning and salt production industries.
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City | |
Seal | |
Motto(s): Heart of the Bay[4] | |
Location of Hayward in Alameda County, California. | |
Hayward Location in California Hayward Hayward (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 37°40′08″N 122°04′51″W[5] | |
Country | |
State | |
County | Alameda |
Incorporated | March 11, 1876[6] |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Barbara Halliday[7] |
• State Senate | Bob Wieckowski (D)[8] |
• Assemblymember | Bill Quirk (D)[9] |
• U. S. rep. | Eric Swalwell (D)[10] |
Area | |
• City | 64.06 sq mi (165.92 km2) |
• Land | 45.77 sq mi (118.56 km2) |
• Water | 18.29 sq mi (47.36 km2) 28.9% |
Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• City | 144,186 |
• Estimate (2019)[13] | 159,203 |
• Rank | 3rd in Alameda County 32nd in California |
• Density | 3,477.95/sq mi (1,342.86/km2) |
• Metro | 7,468,390 |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes[14] | 94540–94546, 94552, 94557 |
Area code | 510, 341 |
FIPS code | 06-33000 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277607, 2410724 |
Flower | Carnation[4] |
Website | www |
History
Early history
Human habitation of the greater East Bay, including Hayward, dates from at least 4000 BC. The most recent pre-European inhabitants of the Hayward area were the Native American Ohlone people.[17]
19th century
In the 19th century, the land that is now Hayward became part of Rancho San Lorenzo, a Spanish land grant to Guillermo Castro, in 1841. The site of his home was on the former El Camino Viejo, or Castro Street (now Mission Boulevard) between C and D Streets, but the structure was severely damaged in the 1868 Hayward earthquake, with the Hayward Fault running directly under its location. Most of the city's structures were destroyed in the earthquake, the last major earthquake on the fault. In 1930, that site was chosen for the construction of the City Hall, which served the city until 1969.[18]
William Dutton Hayward arrived during the gold rush and "squatted" as he began to build a house next to the creek at the site of the old Polamares School. Guillermo Castro's Vaqueros came by one day and told Hayward to get off of Castro's property. William did leave, but went to Guillermo Castro directly and asked to buy a piece of his land. Castro sold him the area of what was east of Castro Street, now Mission Blvd and north side of A Street. William Hayward built a grand hotel on the property. He and his wife ran the hotel, which eventually burned to the ground around 1916.
Hayward was originally known as "Hayward's", then as "Haywood", later as "Haywards", and eventually as "Hayward". There is some disagreement as to how it was named. Most historians believe it was named for William Dutton Hayward, who opened a hotel there in 1852.[19] The U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System states the city was named after Alvinza Hayward, a millionaire from the California Gold Rush.[20][21] Regardless of which Hayward the area was named for, the name was changed to "Haywood" when the post office was first established in 1860.[22]
Castro emigrated to Chile with most of his family in 1864, after he lost his land in a card game. His name survives in the community of Castro Valley, located in the valley next to Hayward, which Castro used to pasture his cattle. The ranch was split up and sold to various locals, William Hayward among them. William Hayward's fortunes took a turn for the grander when he constructed a resort hotel, which eventually grew to a hundred rooms. The surrounding area came to be called "Hayward's" after the hotel.
William Hayward eventually became the road commissioner for Alameda County. He used his authority to influence the construction of roads in his own favor. He was also an Alameda County supervisor. In 1876, a town was chartered by the State of California under the name of "Haywards". The name of the post office was then able to change because of the loss of the apostrophe before the "s". This change occurred in 1880.[22] It remained "Haywards" until 1910 when the "s" was officially dropped. William Hayward died in 1891.
Hayward grew steadily throughout the late 19th century, with an economy based on agriculture and tourism. Important crops were tomatoes, potatoes, peaches, cherries, and apricots. Hunt Brothers Cannery opened in 1895. Chicken and pigeon raising also played important roles in the economy. A rail line between Oakland and San Jose, the South Pacific Coast Railroad, was established, but was destroyed in the 1868 earthquake.[24] the Hayward shore of the Bay was developed into extensive salt evaporation ponds, and was one of the most productive areas in the world, with Leslie Salt one of the largest companies.[25]
20th century
The first San Mateo–Hayward Bridge opened in 1929, connecting the city to the San Francisco Peninsula.[26]
During the 1930s, the Harry Rowell Rodeo Ranch, now within the bounds of Castro Valley, drew rodeo cowboys from across the continent, and western movie actors such as Slim Pickens and others from Hollywood.[27][28]
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Prior to World War II, Hayward had a high concentration of Japanese Americans, who were subject to the Japanese-American internment during the war. The war brought an economic and population boom to the area, as factories opened to manufacture war material. Many of the workers stayed after the end of the war. Two suburban tract housing pioneers, Oliver Rousseau and David D. Bohannon, were prominent builders of postwar housing in the area.[30]
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District was formed in 1944.
California State University, Hayward opened in the Hayward Hills in 1957. Southland Mall was dedicated in 1964.
The second San Mateo–Hayward Bridge opened in 1967. The City Center Building opened in 1969 and acted as the new city hall until 1989 when the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the building and forced the city government to move out. The building was closed to the public in 1998, with the new Hayward City Hall opening the same year.
BART began operating in the Bay Area in 1972, with stations in downtown Hayward and south Hayward.
The Hunt Brothers Cannery closed in 1981.
21st century
The city's downtown area was slated for redevelopment in 2012 and 2013, with landscaping, new businesses opening up, and older ones getting facade upgrades.[31]
Warren Hall on the California State University, East Bay campus was demolished in 2013.
The Russell City Energy Center began operating in 2013 at the Hayward shoreline.
In May 2015, the city's former shoreline landfill has declared a site for conversion to a solar farm, set to generate enough electricity to power 1,200 homes. It will be one of 186 sites in the Regional Renewable Energy Procurement Project.[32]
In October 2015, construction began for the Hayward 21st Century Library and Heritage Plaza. The library opened in September 2019, and the plaza was originally expected to open sometime in 2019.[33][34]
Former communities
Mount Eden was a former city that was incorporated into Hayward in the 1950s, at the same time as Schafer Park.[22][35]
Russell City was a former unincorporated community. It existed from 1853 until 1964. It is now the location of an industrial park. The Russell City Energy Center, a 429 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant, built by Calpine, is located there.[36][37]
Stokes Landing, Hayward Heath, and Eden Landing were communities now within Hayward city limits.[22]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.7 square miles (165 km2). 45.3 square miles (117 km2) of it is land and 18.4 square miles (48 km2) of it (28.90%) is water.
The Hayward Fault Zone runs through much of Hayward, including the downtown area. The United States Geological Survey has stated that there is an "increasing likelihood" of a major earthquake on this fault zone, with potentially serious resulting damage.[38]
San Lorenzo Creek runs through the city.
Hayward borders on many municipalities and communities. The cities bordering on Hayward are San Leandro, Union City, Fremont, and Pleasanton. The census-designated places bordering on Hayward are Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Cherryland, Sunol, and Fairview.
- South Hayward Hills
- Hayward, California - South Hayward BART station and surrounding area
- South Hayward
- Interchange of Interstate 880 and California State Route 92
Climate
Hayward has a Mediterranean climate, and contains microclimates, both of which are features of the greater Bay Area. In 2012, the USDA rated Hayward as a zone 10A climate.
Climate data for Hayward, California | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 73.4 (23.0) |
80.6 (27.0) |
82.4 (28.0) |
96.8 (36.0) |
98.6 (37.0) |
104.0 (40.0) |
102.2 (39.0) |
107.6 (42.0) |
104.0 (40.0) |
102.2 (39.0) |
89.6 (32.0) |
75.2 (24.0) |
107.6 (42.0) |
Average high °F (°C) | 57.2 (14.0) |
60.2 (15.7) |
63.7 (17.6) |
66.1 (18.9) |
68.5 (20.3) |
71.9 (22.2) |
73.0 (22.8) |
75.3 (24.1) |
75.6 (24.2) |
71.5 (21.9) |
63.6 (17.6) |
57.5 (14.2) |
67.0 (19.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.9 (9.9) |
52.7 (11.5) |
55.5 (13.1) |
57.7 (14.3) |
60.5 (15.8) |
63.6 (17.6) |
65.2 (18.4) |
66.5 (19.2) |
66.4 (19.1) |
62.6 (17.0) |
55.5 (13.1) |
50.0 (10.0) |
58.8 (14.9) |
Average low °F (°C) | 42.5 (5.8) |
45.3 (7.4) |
47.4 (8.6) |
49.3 (9.6) |
52.6 (11.4) |
55.2 (12.9) |
57.4 (14.1) |
57.7 (14.3) |
57.1 (13.9) |
53.6 (12.0) |
47.4 (8.6) |
42.6 (5.9) |
50.7 (10.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | 26.6 (−3.0) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
35.6 (2.0) |
41.0 (5.0) |
44.6 (7.0) |
42.8 (6.0) |
41.0 (5.0) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.30 (84) |
3.47 (88) |
2.63 (67) |
1.24 (31) |
0.55 (14) |
0.20 (5.1) |
0.01 (0.25) |
0.04 (1.0) |
0.32 (8.1) |
1.00 (25) |
2.17 (55) |
3.12 (79) |
18.05 (457.45) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.0 | 182.0 | 251.0 | 281.0 | 314.0 | 330.0 | 300.0 | 272.0 | 267.0 | 243.0 | 189.0 | 156.0 | 2,950 |
Source 1: NOAA[39] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: The Weather Channel,[40] usclimatedata.com[41] for Sunshine hours data |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1870 | 504 | — | |
1880 | 1,231 | 144.2% | |
1890 | 1,419 | 15.3% | |
1900 | 1,965 | 38.5% | |
1910 | 2,746 | 39.7% | |
1920 | 3,487 | 27.0% | |
1930 | 5,530 | 58.6% | |
1940 | 6,736 | 21.8% | |
1950 | 14,272 | 111.9% | |
1960 | 72,700 | 409.4% | |
1970 | 93,058 | 28.0% | |
1980 | 93,585 | 0.6% | |
1990 | 111,498 | 19.1% | |
2000 | 140,030 | 25.6% | |
2010 | 144,186 | 3.0% | |
Est. 2019 | 159,203 | [13] | 10.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[42] |
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Hayward had a population of 144,186.[43] The population density was 2,261.8 people per square mile (873.3/km2). The census determined racial and ethnic makeup of Hayward was 49,309 (34.2%) White, 17,099 (11.9%) African American, 1,396 (1.0%) Native American, 31,666 (22.0%) Asian (10.4% Filipino, 3.9% Chinese, 3.0% Indian, 2.7% Vietnamese, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Korean, 0.2% Cambodian, 0.1% Pakistani), 4,535 (3.1%) Pacific Islander, 30,004 (20.8%) from other races, and 10,177 (7.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58,730 persons (40.7%), giving Hayward an aggregate Hispanic/Latino plurality population as categorized by census determined racial and ethnic groups. 30.2% of Hayward's population was Mexican, 2.5% Salvadoran, 1.5% Puerto Rican, 1.2% Nicaraguan, 1.0% Honduran, 0.5% Peruvian, and 0.2% Cuban.[44] Hayward is the second most diverse city in the state by Census figures.[45] It has been ranked nationwide as highly diverse, in combination with Oakland and Fremont.[46]
The Census reported that 141,462 people (98.1% of the population) lived in households, 1,954 (1.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 770 (0.5%) were institutionalized.[47]
There were 45,365 households, out of which 18,284 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21,720 (47.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7,495 (16.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,344 (7.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,037 (6.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 421 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 9,359 households (20.6%) were made up of individuals and 3,193 (7.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 persons. There were 32,559 families (71.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.60 persons.[48]
The city's age demographics were 35,379 people (24.5%) under the age of 18, 16,064 people (11.1%) aged 18 to 24, 44,005 people (30.5%) aged 25 to 44, 34,096 people (23.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 14,642 people (10.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.[49]
There were 48,296 housing units at an average density of 757.6 per square mile (292.5/km2), of which 45,365 were occupied, of which 23,935 (52.8%) were owner-occupied, and 21,430 (47.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. About 75,039 people (52.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 66,423 people (46.1%) lived in rental housing units.[47]
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2000
The 2000 Census reported there were 140,030 people, 44,804 households, and 31,945 families in the city.[51] The population density was 1,219.6/km2 (3,158.6/mi²). There were 45,922 housing units at an average density of 400.0/km2 (1,035.8/mi²). The racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 42.95% White, 10.98% Black or African American, 0.84% Native American, 18.98% Asian, 1.91% Pacific Islander, 16.81% from other races, and 7.52% from two or more races. 34.17% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 44,804 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.58.
The population profiled by age was 26.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,177, and the median income for a family was $54,712. Males had a median income of $37,711 versus $31,481 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,695. 10.0% of the population and 7.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 11.7% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Government
Hayward has a council–manager government. Hayward's mayor is Barbara Halliday, elected in June 2014.[52][53][54][55] City Council and other government meetings are cablecast on cable TV channel KHRT-TV.
The city received an "AA", and an "AA+" rating for its general obligations, from the Fitch Group in 2012.[56]
In July 2012, Hayward began working on an updated 25-year General Plan, which was adopted on July 1, 2014.[57] The city last updated their General Plan in 2002.
The Hayward Hall of Justice, a branch of the California Superior Court, is the largest full-service courthouse in Alameda County.[58]
Politics
According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Hayward has 70,194 registered voters. Of those, 39,327 (56%) are registered Democrats, 6,960 (9.9%) are registered Republicans, and 21,104 (30.1%) have declined to state a political party.[59]
Economy
Manufacturing
Hayward has a large number of manufacturing companies, both corporate headquarters and plants. This includes some high-tech companies, with Hayward considered part of a northern extension of Silicon Valley.[60] Manufacturing plants in Hayward include Annabelle Candy,[61] Columbus Salame,[62] the Gillig bus company, Impax Laboratories, the Shasta soft drink company, and a PepsiCo production and distribution center.[63]
Retail
Southland Mall is the largest shopping center in Hayward.
Former businesses
Hunt Brothers Cannery
The economy of Hayward in the first half of the twentieth century was based largely on the Hunt Brothers Cannery. The cannery was opened in Hayward in 1895 by brothers William and Joseph Hunt, who were fruit packers originally from Sebastopol, California.[64] The Hunts initially packed local fruit, including cherries, peaches, and apricots, then added tomatoes, which became the mainstay of their business. At its height in the 1960s and 1970s, Hunt's operated three canneries in Hayward, at A, B, and C Streets; an adjacent can-making company; a pickling factory; and a glass manufacturing plant. From the 1890s until its closure in 1981, Hunt's employed a large percentage of the local population. The air around Hayward was permeated by the smell of tomatoes for three months of each year, during the canning season. The canneries closed in 1981, as there were no longer enough produce fields or fruit orchards near the cannery to make it economically viable. Much of the production was moved to the Sacramento Valley. The location of the former canneries is marked by a historic water tower with the Hayward logo.[65] A housing development now occupies much of the former cannery site.[66]
Other former businesses
Much of the Bay coastal territory of Hayward was turned into salt ponds, with Oliver Salt and Leslie Salt operating there.[67][68] Much of this land has in recent years been returned to salt marshes. A 1983 image of the ponds appears on a 2012 U.S. postage stamp.[69] The Mervyns department store chain was headquartered in Hayward, until it declared bankruptcy in 2008.
Top employers
According to the city's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[70][70] the top employers in the city were (in alphabetical order):
Employer |
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Alameda County Sheriff's Department† |
Manheim Auctions (AKA Bay Cities Auto) |
Berkeley Farms |
California State University, East Bay† |
Chabot College† |
City of Hayward† |
Hayward Unified School District |
Gillig |
Impax Laboratories† |
Marelich Mechanical |
Pentagon Technologies |
Siemines Building Tech |
St. Rose Hospital† |
† indicates employers wholly located or headquartered in Hayward
Two businesses which had significant employment in fiscal year 2006, Mervyns (1,300), and Pacific Bell (940), no longer operate in Hayward.[70]
Infrastructure
Hayward maintains the Hayward Fire Department (with 9 stations)[71] and the Hayward Police Department. Hayward has its own water and wastewater systems, but a small northern portion of the city's water is managed by the East Bay Municipal Utility District.[72] The Hayward Public Library opened at the intersection of C Street and Mission Boulevard in 1951. In 2013, plans were under development to construct a $60 million library across the street from the existing building, with funding uncertain.[73] Construction began on the library in 2016.[74]
Transportation
Freeways
Hayward is served by Interstate 880 (also known as the Nimitz Freeway), Interstate 580 with a major intersection near downtown connecting State Route 238 and Interstate 238, State Route 92 (Jackson Street) and State Route 238 (Mission Boulevard/Foothill Boulevard). State Route 92 continues west as the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. The intersection of 880 and 92 was reconstructed over a four-year period, with completion of the project in October 2011.[75][76] Mission Boulevard has been long known for chronic traffic congestion. Past proposals to convert Mission Boulevard to a freeway or build a 238 bypass have been controversial. One proposal, to build a freeway parallel to Mission Boulevard, extending a freeway south from 580 where it turns east towards Castro Valley, and connecting to Industrial Boulevard, had land purchased, but was cancelled in 2004 after years of debate.[2] The land is now scheduled for sale and zoning.[77]
Mission, Jackson, and Foothill all converge at one congested intersection south of downtown, known historically as "Five Flags" for a line of flagpoles located there. To alleviate congestion in the downtown area, the city has converted the A Street, Mission and Foothill triangle to one-way thoroughfares (counterclockwise), and is adding road improvements, landscaping, and telephone/cable undergrounding to Mission Boulevard south to Industrial Boulevard, and to Foothill Boulevard north to 580.[78] The plan, the Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project, broke ground July 2010, completed rerouting in 2013, and was completed in 2013.[79][80][81]
Public transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), the regional rapid transit system, has two stations in Hayward: the Hayward station, in downtown; and the South Hayward station, near the Hayward–Union City border. BART operates a repair yard in Hayward.[82][83] The AC Transit bus system, which provides bus service for Alameda County and Contra Costa County, operates in Hayward, and has a repair/training center located there. Amtrak, the national rail passenger system, provides daily service at its Hayward station for the Capitol Corridor train, which runs between San Jose in the South Bay, and Auburn in the Greater Sacramento area.
Aviation
Hayward has a general aviation airport, the Hayward Executive Airport. The Hayward Air National Guard station was located at the airport in 1942, until being reassigned to Moffett Field in 1980.[84]
Health care
Hayward has one hospital with emergency departments, St. Rose Hospital,[85] which was at risk of closure as of 2012.[86] A Kaiser Permanente Medical Center closed in 2014, replaced by a San Leandro hospital.[87][88][89] Horizon Services, which administers substance abuse recovery programs in Hayward and other locations in the Bay Area, operates out of Hayward, as does the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition. The Hayward Fire Department opened the Firehouse Clinic in November 2015, the first combined fire station/medical center in California.[90]
Cemeteries
Four cemeteries are located in Hayward: Chapel of the Chimes,[91] Mt. Eden Cemetery,[92] Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery,[93] and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, the last two being Catholic cemeteries.[94]
Arts and culture
The city created the Hayward Public Art Program in 2008, to create murals to beautify the city and combat graffiti, and has commissioned numerous murals throughout the city.[95][96] The program won a League of California Cities Helen Putnam Award of Excellence in 2011.[97]
Hayward has been a Tree City USA since 1986.[98] Hayward declared itself a nuclear-free zone, a largely symbolic act, in 1987.[99] The city is the setting for the Hayward Gay Prom, one of the earliest and longest-running gay proms in the United States. The city introduced road signs in 2015 encouraging better behavior while walking or driving, using phrases like "It's a speed limit, not a suggestion".[100][101]
The slang term "Hella", which has spread globally, is said to have its roots in Hayward, tracing back to the 1970s.[102][103]
Downtown Hayward
Many of Hayward's cultural landmarks and points of interest are in its downtown area. Three city hall buildings have been built: Hayward City Hall; the City Center Building, an abandoned 11-story building and Hayward's second city hall; and the first city hall at Alex Giualini Plaza, whose architectural motifs form the current city logo.
Other downtown features include the Hayward Area Historical Society museum, which relocated and re-opened in June 2014; Buffalo Bill's Brewery, one of the first brewpubs in California; Cinema Place, one Hayward's two movie theatre, with associated murals and an art gallery.[104] Many of the Hayward Public Art Program murals are located downtown.
Historic landmarks
Hayward has two sites in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): the Green Shutter Hotel and Eden Congregational Church. A third site, Meek Mansion (also in the NRHP), while not within city limits, is managed by HARD and the Hayward Area Historical Society. The three sites are also on the California Register of Historical Resources.[105] Agapius Honcharenko's Ukraina Ranch is the only California Historical Landmark in the city.[106]
Parks and protected areas
Hayward has four parks administered by the East Bay Regional Park District: the Don Castro Regional Recreation Area, Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, the Hayward Regional Shoreline, and Garin Regional Park. The Eden Landing Ecological Reserve is located at the Hayward shoreline, and includes 600 acres (240 ha) of salt ponds set to be converted to tidal wetlands.[108] Hayward is also home to the oldest Japanese garden in California designed along traditional lines. The 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) Japanese Gardens was dedicated in 1980.[109] The garden is administered by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD), which operates a number of parks and facilities, primarily in Hayward, including Kennedy Park, the Sulphur Creek Nature Center, the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, and Memorial Park with the Hayward Plunge swim center.[110] HARD is the largest recreation district in California.[111]
Sports
The East Bay FC Stompers amateur soccer team is based in Hayward. The All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion and training school is based in Hayward, and performs shows there.[112] Hayward was briefly considered for the new home of the New York Giants baseball team in 1957, with San Francisco acquiring the team.
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District operates the Skywest and Mission Hills golf courses. In addition to the two public golf courses, TPC Stonebrae, a private golf club, operates in Hayward. It hosts the Ellie Mae Classic (formerly known as the TPC Stonebrae Championship), part of the Web.com Tour since 2009.[113]
Education
California State University, East Bay
Hayward is home to the main campus of California State University, East Bay (CSUEB), formerly known as California State University, Hayward.[114] It is a public university within the California State University system. Pioneer Amphitheatre is located there, and is host to public music festivals.
Chabot College
Hayward is the home of Chabot College, a community college in the Chabot–Las Positas Community College District.[115]
Life Chiropractic College West
Life Chiropractic College is also situated in Hayward. Founded as Pacific States Chiropractic College in 1976 it is most well known for its Doctor of Chiropractic program.
Primary and secondary schools
Hayward is served by the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD),[116] which operates three high schools, Mount Eden, Tennyson, and Hayward High,All three HUSD high schools in 2018 got new football fields along with new performing arts center and other new classroom wings are planned . Additional high schools include the Eden Area Regional Occupational Program, the Leadership Public Schools, Hayward charter school (ranked #2 among charter schools statewide by a University of Southern California study)[117] and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation charter public high school, Impact Academy of Arts and Technology.[118] The New Haven Unified School District operates in Union City and South Hayward/Fairway park area with two schools, Conley–Caraballo and Hillview Crest Elementary.Most students in South Hayward also attend other New Haven schools and James Logan High school. The San Lorenzo Unified School District operates Royal Sunset High School within Hayward.[119] A large private high school, Moreau Catholic High School, is located in Hayward. Promise Neighborhood grant from the United States Department of Education, through CSUEB.[120][121][122]
Media
Two newspapers of general circulation cover Hayward. From 1944 to 2016, Hayward ran a daily newspaper, the Daily Review, published most recently by Bay Area News Group. The Tri-City Voice newspaper, based in Fremont and published twice weekly, covers Hayward as well as the Tri-City area of Fremont, Newark, and Union City. It was founded in 2002.[123] The East Bay Express weekly newspaper, founded in 1978, covers Hayward as part of its East Bay coverage. Local television stations, and AM and FM radio from Oakland and San Francisco reach Hayward, as do some stations from San Jose, Sacramento, and Salinas. The city's cable TV carrier is Comcast. California State University, East Bay's student-run newspaper, The Pioneer, has covered the East Bay since 1961. Chabot College's student radio station, KCRH, operates mostly within city limits.
Notable people
People from Hayward who are strongly associated with the city include: founder William Dutton Hayward, and the Ukrainian patriot and Greek Orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko, who created a farm whose location is now an historic landmark. High-profile people from Hayward include football coach Bill Walsh, former Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, professional wrestler and actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, rapper Saweetie, and former Treasurer of the United States Rosa Gumataotao Rios. Charles Plummer, prior to becoming Alameda County Sheriff, was the Police Chief of Hayward.
Sister cities
Hayward's sister cities are:[124]
See also
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External links
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- Official website
- Hayward history at City website
- City of Hayward Geographic Information System website, with a high quality city map
- map of Alameda County, showing Hayward's borders (Alameda County website)
- Hayward Area Historical Society (HAHS) website
- interactive map of the Hayward area, at historycrossroads website
- Hayward data at the East Bay Economic Development Alliance website
- "Hayward 2040", community website for the Hayward General Plan