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🌱 How Hayward’s new labor deals could affect city services and pay

Hayward, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Hayward! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hayward’s new labor deals could affect city services and pay
  • Could East Bay bus mergers change how Hayward riders get around?
  • See how much homes on Ward and D streets are fetching

Also on today's calendar: 12th Annual Safe Kids Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower; cool, temps: high: 62, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Clouds breaking, a shower, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hayward reaches cost-saving agreements with city employees to balance Fiscal Year '27 budget (publicceo.com) — Hayward city leaders and employee unions have agreed to defer cost-of-living raises and continue staffing changes to help close a major budget gap for the 2027 fiscal year starting July 1. These moves are expected to save more than $7.5 million, protecting core services like police, fire, libraries, and maintenance as the City Council prepares to publicly deliberate next year’s budget in May.
   

2. Streamlining Bus Systems in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (californiapolicycenter.org) — If you ride AC Transit in Hayward, this draft report directly concerns you: it examines AC Transit’s shaky finances and proposes consolidating smaller East Bay bus systems, including Union City’s, which sits between Hayward and Fremont/Newark. The paper argues that regional mergers, stricter fare enforcement, and paratransit reforms could reshape routes, costs, and connections affecting Hayward riders over the next few years.
   

3. Single-family home in Hayward sells for $1.1 million (mercurynews.com) — A single-family home on Ward Street in Hayward sold in February for $1.1 million, offering four bedrooms and three bathrooms in a 1941-built house. The article also compares several recent nearby sales, giving Hayward residents a snapshot of current neighborhood prices and price-per-square-foot trends.
   

4. San Jose police arrest 4 suspects in smash-and-grab robbery at Valley Fair Mall (cbsnews.com) — Hayward residents may notice that a local man was among four people arrested in connection with a January smash‑and‑grab robbery targeting high‑end watches at San Jose’s Valley Fair Mall. Police say the Hayward suspect was taken into custody in the city on March 18, and that two of the four are also tied to an earlier major jewelry heist in East San Jose.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ****** Update- we are very happy to share Pretzel found her way back home to us!!!!
    She's home safe... We are grateful and blessed. Thank you everyone!!!! LOST DOG!!!! If you see our dog Pretzel, please call us ASAP!!!! We just got… (Nextdoor Fairview)
  • hi everyone!
    we’ve raised enough funds to have possibly have two of our community cats spayed/neutered!! thank you to everyone who has donated and shared!!! (Nextdoor Schafer Park)
  • Eaton Corporation, plc posted a job opening for Production Manager in Hayward. Apply here.
  • St. Rose Hospital posted a job opening for Security Officer - Security 76 in Hayward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hayward here.

Ok Hayward! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hayward

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hayward

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.