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Hayward, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How will Hayward’s new data center pause affect your neighborhood?
  • Why were ICE officers detaining people near A and Filbert Streets?
  • How will Safeway’s Hayward closure change your grocery options?

Also on today's calendar: Find your Voice and Change your Life with Toastmasters and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hayward City Council enacts immediate moratorium on new data centers (publicceo.com) — Hayward residents should know the City Council has unanimously paused all new data center approvals while staff study impacts on energy, water, noise, air quality, and emergency services. The moratorium, which can last up to two years, targets large AI-driven facilities clustered near the PG&E Eastern Substation on the city’s west side.
   

2. ‘Deeply troubling': ICE spotted in Hayward, 2 detained: mayor (newsbreak.com) — Two people were detained by ICE officers in Hayward near A and Filbert Streets, prompting concern from Mayor Mark Salinas and local immigrant advocates. City leaders and the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership are working to contact those detained and offer legal support, acknowledging the fear this creates for Hayward families and neighborhoods.
   

3. Safeway and Albertsons closing underperforming grocery stores nationwide (newsbreak.com) — Hayward shoppers are directly affected as Safeway confirms it has already closed a local store this year as part of a nationwide wave of shutdowns. While the company says workers are reassigned rather than laid off, residents still face fewer nearby grocery options and uncertainty as Albertsons conducts a broader business review that could trigger more closures.
   

4. Royal Navy moves to buy U.S.-made Skydio X10D drones (defence-blog.com) — Hayward plays a behind-the-scenes role in global defense as Skydio’s locally built X10D drones are now being considered for purchase by Britain’s Royal Navy. The tender, worth about $160,700, highlights how advanced drone technology developed in Hayward is gaining international military customers and expanding the city’s high-tech manufacturing footprint.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Everyone gets a salsa with there super burrito today .
    they may not get to go to a taco truck .but today it comes to them (Nextdoor Meek Park)
  • They know when he's here when we pull up to hand meals out and blankets .
    He was told today he was a very good cook lol he does bbq for the community (Nextdoor Meek Park)
  • Mitsubishi Electric posted a job opening for Branch Manager (EED) - Hayward in Hayward. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Hayward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hayward here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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