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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in Hayward public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Business license tax and appliance gas ban
Data center moratorium
Community agency funding cuts
City budget deficit
Smokey's Smoke Shop appeal
Tobacco license enforcement
Homelessness and tiny homes
Data center / PG&E annual report
General Plan amendments
Mental health care facilities
Data center vote timing
Data center policy
Stack data center
Data center ban
City Hall renovation
Data center diesel generators
Data center regulation
Consent calendar contracts
Data center state legislation
Data center development
Data center noise monitoring
Axon surveillance agreement
Skywest open space
Multiple city issues
Data center (Stack SVY-03A)
Cal Cities resolution
Tobacco license revocations
Eden Ranch
Data center campus
Code enforcement citations (Item 14)
Code enforcement penalties (Item 14)
Prior budget meeting remarks
Downtown parking enforcement
Cannabis penalty assessment (Item 14)
Code enforcement assessment notice (Item 14)
Police drone program (Item 26)
City staff recognition (SOMI project)
Stop and Save Number 106
Safe Streets Hayward Phase 1
Downtown Loop Redesign
FY 2026-27 Budget
FY 2026-27 Budget / Measure C
Animal Services
Business license tax / city budget
Business license tax
Natural gas appliance ban
FY 2026-27 Budget / Compensation Costs
FY 2026-27 Budget / Business License Tax
Business License Tax / Vacancy Rate
Anti-Hindu discrimination concerns
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Hayward from local and regional media.
Legal-assistance resource for undocumented community members | City of Hayward - Official website
Legal-assistance resource for undocumented community members The City of Hayward wants to make our residents aware of a legal-assistance resource that is available and experienced with helping individuals who subject to immigration enforcement activities.
Oct 30, 2026Have your say by voting in the Nov. 3 election | City of Hayward - Official website
Image The Hayward Office of the City Clerk encourages all eligible residents to have their say in the Nov. 3 election by casting their ballot by mail, through a 24-hour Official Drop Box or at a designated V...
Oct 30, 2026Input sought on safety redesign concepts for Tennyson Road, A and B streets | City of Hayward - Official website
Image Safe Streets is a City of Hayward initiative introduced in 2025 to transform streets with the highest rates of serious-injury and fatal collisions to make them safer for everyone—drivers, cyclists and ...
Oct 28, 2026Hayward is a Sanctuary City committed to equal treatment and service to all | City of Hayward - Official website
Image Following news media reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of four people in Hayward earlier this week, the City of Hayward reminds community members that Hayward police officers ...
Oct 28, 2026Press Release: Designate a sober driver this Halloween | City of Hayward - Official website
For Immediate Release       October 22, 2026Officer Jessica BanuelosBoo‑ze and Driving Don’t MixDesignate a sober driver this HalloweenHayward, Calif. – This October 31, Hayward P...
Oct 22, 2026Help reimagine Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward | City of Hayward - Official website
Image The City of Hayward is inviting community members to participate in a special three-day, hands-on workshop to address traffic safety challenges and enhance opportunities for walking, biking, use of pub...
Oct 22, 2026Hayward City Council enacts immediate moratorium on new data centers | City of Hayward - Official website
The Hayward City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to enact an immediate moratorium on consideration and approval of new data centers.The moratorium responds to growing community concerns about data center construction and operations in Hayward and direction from Council members to explore ways to more closely monitor existing facilities and conduct additional analysis on the impacts that data center development may have on natural resources.
Oct 21, 2026Hayward City Council set to vote on new data center moratorium | City of Hayward - Official website
Image The Hayward City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a temporary moratorium on consideration and approval of new data centers in the City.The moratorium is being recommended to give City staff time...
Oct 19, 202661-year-old Redwood City man killed in motorcycle crash in Hayward
61-year-old Redwood City man killed in motorcycle crash in Hayward Redwood City Pulse
Oct 16, 2026Night repaving coming to A Street and Hathaway Avenue | City of Hayward - Official website
Image The City of Hayward's Fiscal Year 2026 Pavement Improvement Project (PIP) construction began in May 2026 and will wrap up with the repaving of A Street (from the San Lorenzo Creek bridge to Foothill Bo...
Oct 14, 2026How to register and ways to vote | City of Hayward - Official website
Image As Election Day approaches, the Office of the City Clerk encourages all eligible residents to prepare by finding their district, checking their voter registration and becoming familiar with voting proc...
Oct 13, 2026After 'Significant' Public Outcry, An East Bay City Considers Data Center Ban
After 'Significant' Public Outcry, An East Bay City Considers Data Center Ban Patch
Aug 17, 2026