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Hayward () is a city located in
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in the
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subregion of the
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. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 34th most populous municipality in California. It is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose
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by the US Census. It is located primarily between
Castro Valley Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The popula ...
,
San Leandro San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sout ...
and Union City, and lies at the eastern terminus of the
San Mateo–Hayward Bridge The San Mateo–Hayward Bridge (commonly called the San Mateo Bridge) is a bridge crossing the American state of California's San Francisco Bay, linking the San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. The bridge's western end is in Foster City, ...
. 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.


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 The Ohlone, formerly known as Costanoans (from Spanish meaning 'coast dweller'), are a Native American people of the Northern California coast. When Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century, the Ohlone inhabited the ...
.


19th century

In the 19th century, the land that is now Hayward became part of
Rancho San Lorenzo Rancho San Lorenzo was a Mexican land grant given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Guillermo Castro a career soldier posted to the Pueblo of San José. The land grant included present day Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Castro Valley, including ...
, a Spanish land grant to Guillermo Castro, in 1841. The site of his home was on the former
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, 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 The Hayward Fault Zone is a right-lateral strike-slip geologic fault zone capable of generating destructive earthquakes. This fault is about long, situated mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It runs ...
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
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, which served the city until 1969. 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 the 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 William Dutton Hayward (August 31, 1815 – July 10, 1891) was the founder and namesake of the city of Hayward, California. Early life William grew up on his father’s farm where he was born, near Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In 1836 he proceeded ...
, who opened a hotel there in 1852. The
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states the city was named after
Alvinza Hayward Alvinza Hayward (1821 – February 14, 1904) was an American mine-owner, capitalist, businessman, and financier. He was a well-known gold mining millionaire who made his fortune in during the California Gold Rush. He lived in the San Francisco Bay ...
, a millionaire from the
California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...
. Regardless of which Hayward the area was named for, the name was changed to "Haywood" when the post office was first established in 1860. Castro emigrated to
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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 Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The popula ...
, 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
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. 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. 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
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line between
Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
and San Jose, the
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, was established but later destroyed in the 1868 earthquake. 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 The Leslie Salt Company was a salt-producing company located in the San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds, San Francisco Bay Area, at the current locations of Newark, California, Newark, Hayward, California, Hayward and other parts of the bay. Background ...
being one of the largest companies.


20th century

The first
San Mateo–Hayward Bridge The San Mateo–Hayward Bridge (commonly called the San Mateo Bridge) is a bridge crossing the American state of California's San Francisco Bay, linking the San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. The bridge's western end is in Foster City, ...
opened in 1929, connecting the city to the
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. During the 1930s, the Harry Rowell Rodeo Ranch, now within the bounds of
Castro Valley Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The popula ...
, drew
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cowboys from across the continent, and
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movie actors such as
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and others from Hollywood. Prior to
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, Hayward had a high concentration of
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s, who were subject to the
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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
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pioneers, Oliver Rousseau and
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, were prominent builders of postwar housing in the area. The
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California. It was created in 1944 and is an independent special district under California law. H.A.R.D. is th ...
was formed in 1944.
California State University, Hayward California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay, CSU East Bay, or CSUEB) is a public university in Hayward, California. The university is part of the 23-campus California State University system and offers 136 undergraduate and 60 post ...
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 The City Center Building, known briefly as Centennial Tower, was the tallest building in Hayward, California. It was previously the second tallest, until the 2013 razing of Warren Hall on the Cal State East Bay campus. It was for many years an ...
opened in 1969 and acted as the new city hall until 1989 when the
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on California's Central Coast on October 17 at local time. The shock was centered in The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park in Santa Cruz County, approximately northeast of Santa Cruz on a section of t ...
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 Hayward City Hall is the third and current Hayward city hall building, located in downtown Hayward, California, United States, next to the Hayward BART Station. The city hall opened in January 1998, replacing the abandoned City Center Building, ...
opening the same year.
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began operating in the Bay Area in 1972, with stations in
downtown Hayward Downtown Hayward is the original and current central business district of Hayward, California, United States, and is home to the current Hayward City Hall, along with the two previous city halls, Alex Giualini Plaza and the City Center Buildin ...
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
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, new businesses opening up, and older ones getting façade upgrades.
Warren Hall E. Guy Warren Hall, commonly known as Warren Hall, was a 13-story building at California State University, East Bay. It was the signature building of the campus in Hayward, California, overlooking the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Are ...
on the
California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay, CSU East Bay, or CSUEB) is a public university in Hayward, California. The university is part of the 23-campus California State University system and offers 136 undergraduate and 60 pos ...
campus was demolished in 2013. The
Russell City Energy Center The Russell City Energy Center (RCEC) is a 619-megawatt natural gas-fired power station, which began operating in August 2013. It is operated by Calpine, and is located in Hayward, California. It is named for Russell City and is built on that c ...
began operating in 2013 at the Hayward shoreline. In May 2015, the city's former shoreline landfill was declared a site for conversion to a
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, set to generate enough electricity to power 1,200 homes. It will be one of 186 sites in the Regional Renewable Energy Procurement Project. 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.


Former communities

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was a former city that was incorporated into Hayward in the 1950s, at the same time as Schafer Park. 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 The Russell City Energy Center (RCEC) is a 619-megawatt natural gas-fired power station, which began operating in August 2013. It is operated by Calpine, and is located in Hayward, California. It is named for Russell City and is built on that c ...
, a 429-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant built by
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, is located there. Stokes Landing, Hayward Heath, and Eden Landing were communities now within Hayward city limits.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (comprising 28.9%) is water. The
Hayward Fault Zone The Hayward Fault Zone is a right-lateral strike-slip geologic fault zone capable of generating destructive earthquakes. This fault is about long, situated mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It runs ...
runs through much of Hayward, including the downtown area. The
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has stated that there is an "increasing likelihood" of a
major earthquake Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that categorize the intensity or severity of ground shaking (quaking) caused by an earthquake at ...
on this fault zone, with potentially serious resulting damage.
San Lorenzo Creek San Lorenzo Creek ( es, Arroyo de San Lorenzo) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 15, 2011 year-round natural stream flowing through Hayward, California and other ...
runs through the city. Hayward borders on many municipalities and communities. The cities bordering on Hayward are
San Leandro San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the sout ...
, Union City, Fremont, and Pleasanton. The
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s bordering on Hayward are
Castro Valley Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The popula ...
,
San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
, Cherryland, Sunol, and Fairview. Aerial view of Hayward in 2021.jpg, Industrial areas on west side of city IMAG3058-south-hayward-hills.jpg, South Hayward Hills IMAG3060-south-hayward-bart.jpg, Hayward, California - South Hayward BART station and surrounding area IMAG3061-south-hayward.jpg, South Hayward IMAG3064-hayward-880-92-interchange-southland-mall.jpg, Interchange of Interstate 880 and
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IMAG3066-hayward-southland-mall-chabot-college.jpg, Southland Mall and
Chabot College Chabot College (Chabot or CC) is a public community college in Hayward, California. It is part of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. History Chabot College was the first college opened by the Chabot- Las Positas Community Colle ...
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Climate

Hayward has a
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, and contains
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, both of which are features of the greater Bay Area. In 2012, the
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rated Hayward as a zone 10A climate.


Demographics


2010

The
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reported that Hayward had a population of 144,186. The population density was . The census determined racial and ethnic makeup of Hayward was 49,309 (34.2%)
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, 17,099 (11.9%) African American, 1,396 (1.0%) Native American, 31,666 (22.0%)
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(10.4%
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, 3.9%
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, 3.0%
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, 2.7%
Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...
, 0.5%
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
, 0.5%
Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...
, 0.2%
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, 0.1% Pakistani), 4,535 (3.1%)
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, 30,004 (20.8%) from
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, and 10,177 (7.1%) from
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.
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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%
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, 1.5% Puerto Rican, 1.2%
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, 1.0% Honduran, 0.5%
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, and 0.2%
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. Hayward is the second most diverse city in the state by Census figures. It has been ranked nationwide as highly diverse, in combination with Oakland and Fremont. 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. 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
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(71.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.60 persons. 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. There were 48,296 housing units at an average density of , 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.


2000

The 2000 Census reported there were 140,030 people, 44,804 households, and 31,945 families in the city. The population density was 1,219.6/km (3,158.6/mi2). There were 45,922 housing units at an average density of 400.0/km (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
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. Hayward's mayor is
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, elected in June 2014. 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
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in 2012. In July 2012, Hayward began working on an updated 25-year
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, which was adopted on July 1, 2014. The city last updated their General Plan in 2002. The
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, a branch of the
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, is the largest full-service courthouse in Alameda County.


Politics

According to the
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, 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
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a political party.


Economy


Manufacturing

Hayward has a large number of manufacturing companies, both corporate headquarters and plants. This includes some
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companies, with Hayward considered part of a northern extension of
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. Manufacturing plants in Hayward include Annabelle Candy,
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, the Shasta soft drink company, and a
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production and distribution center.


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
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, California. 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
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. The location of the former canneries is marked by a historic water tower with the Hayward logo. A housing development now occupies much of the former cannery site.


Gillig Corporation

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, a bus manufacturer, was located in Hayward for more than 80 years before moving to Livermore in 2017.


Other former businesses

Much of the Bay coastal territory of Hayward was turned into salt ponds, with Oliver Salt and
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operating there. 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. The
Mervyns Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris (1920–2021). It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, ...
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, the top employers in the city were (in alphabetical order): † indicates employers wholly located or headquartered in Hayward Two businesses which had significant employment in
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2006,
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(1,300) and
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(940), no longer operate in Hayward.


Infrastructure

Hayward maintains the Hayward Fire Department (with nine stations) 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 East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), colloquially referred to as "East Bay Mud", is a public utility district which provides water and sewage treatment services for an area of approximately in the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay.S ...
. 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. Construction of the library began in 2016.


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. 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. The land is now scheduled for sale and zoning. 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
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to Mission Boulevard south to Industrial Boulevard, and to Foothill Boulevard north to 580. The plan, known as the Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project, broke ground July 2010, completed rerouting in 2013, and was completed in 2013.


Public transit

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(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. The
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bus system, which provides bus service for
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and
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, operates in Hayward, and has a repair/training center located there.
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, 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 (San Francisco Bay Area), South Bay, and Auburn, California, Auburn in the Sacramento metropolitan area, 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.


Health care

Hayward has one hospital with emergency departments, St. Rose Hospital, which was at risk of closure as of 2012. A Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Hayward, California), Kaiser Permanente Medical Center closed in 2014, replaced by a Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (San Leandro, California), San Leandro hospital. Horizon Services, which administers substance abuse recovery programs in Hayward and other locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, 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.


Cemeteries

Four cemeteries are located in Hayward: Chapel of the Chimes (Hayward, California), Chapel of the Chimes, Mt. Eden Cemetery, Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery (Hayward, California), Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery, and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Hayward, California), Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, the last two being Catholic cemeteries.


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. The program won a League of California Cities Helen Putnam Award of Excellence in 2011. Hayward has been a Tree City USA since 1986. Hayward declared itself a nuclear-free zone, a largely symbolic act, in 1987. The city is the setting for the Hayward Gay Prom, one of the earliest and longest-running Anti-prom, 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". The slang term "Hella", which has spread globally, is said to have its roots in Hayward, tracing back to the 1970s.


Downtown Hayward

Many of Hayward's cultural landmarks and points of interest are in its downtown area. Three city hall buildings have been built:
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; the
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, 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 reopened in June 2014; Buffalo Bill's Brewery, one of the first Microbrewery, brewpubs in California; Cinema Place, one Hayward's two movie theatre, with associated murals and an art gallery. 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. Agapius Honcharenko, Agapius Honcharenko's Ukraina Ranch is the only California Historical Landmark in the city.


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 of San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds, salt ponds set to be converted to Mudflat, tidal wetlands. Hayward is also home to the oldest Japanese garden in California designed along traditional lines. The Japanese Gardens (Hayward, California), Japanese Gardens was dedicated in 1980. The garden is administered by the
Hayward Area Recreation and Park District The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California. It was created in 1944 and is an independent special district under California law. H.A.R.D. is th ...
(HARD), which operates a number of parks and facilities, primarily in Hayward, including Kennedy Park (Hayward, California), Kennedy Park, the Sulphur Creek Nature Center, the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, and Memorial Park (Hayward, California), Memorial Park with the Hayward Plunge swim center. HARD is the largest Special-purpose district, recreation district in California.


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. 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 The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California. It was created in 1944 and is an independent special district under California law. H.A.R.D. is th ...
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.


Education


California State University, East Bay

Hayward is home to the main campus of
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(CSUEB), formerly known as California State University, Hayward. 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
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, a community college in the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Chabot–Las Positas Community College District.


Life Chiropractic College West

Life Chiropractic College is also situated in Hayward. Founded as Pacific States Chiropractic College in 1976, it is best known for its Doctor of Chiropractic program.


Primary and secondary schools

The majority of Hayward is served by the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD), which operates three high schools, Mount Eden High School, Mount Eden, Tennyson High School, Tennyson, and Hayward High School (California), 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. Small portions of Hayward are in the New Haven Unified School District, San Lorenzo Unified School District, Castro Valley Unified School District, and Pleasanton Unified School District. Additional high schools include the Eden Area California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs, Regional Occupational Program, the Leadership Public Schools, Hayward charter school (ranked #2 among charter schools statewide by a University of Southern California study) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Charter school, charter public high school, Impact Academy of Arts and Technology. The New Haven Unified School District operates in Union City and South Hayward/Fairway park area with two schools, Conley-Caraballo High School, 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. A large private high school, Moreau Catholic High School, is located in Hayward. Promise Neighborhoods, Promise Neighborhood grant from the United States Department of Education, through CSUEB.


Media

Two Newspapers in the United States, 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. The ''East Bay Express'' weekly newspaper, founded in 1978, covers Hayward as part of its East Bay coverage. Template:SF TV, Local television stations, and Template:San Francisco Radio, AM and FM radio from
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and San Francisco reach Hayward, as do some stations from San Jose, Sacramento, California, Sacramento, and Salinas, California, 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 William Dutton Hayward (August 31, 1815 – July 10, 1891) was the founder and namesake of the city of Hayward, California. Early life William grew up on his father’s farm where he was born, near Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In 1836 he proceeded ...
and the Ukraine, Ukrainian patriot and Eastern Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko, who created a farm whose location is now an historic landmark. High-profile people from Hayward include Los Angeles Sparks point guard Chelsea Gray, football coach Bill Walsh (American 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 Johnson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, famous Bay Area rapper Spice 1, and former Treasurer of the United States Rosa Gumataotao Rios. Charles Plummer (sheriff), Charles Plummer, prior to becoming Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda County Sheriff, was the Police Chief of Hayward.


Sister cities

Hayward's sister cities are: * Funabashi, Japan * Ghazni, Afghanistan * Yixing, China


See also


References


External links

*

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


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