Coordinates | 56°30′″N84°58′″N |
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Official name | City of Hayward |
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Settlement type | City |
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image seal | CityOfHayward.png|100px |
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Motto | Heart of the Bay |
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Website | http://www.hayward-ca.gov/ |
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Coordinates region | US-CA |
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Subdivision type | Country |
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Subdivision type1 | State |
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Subdivision type2 | County |
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Subdivision name | United States |
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Subdivision name1 | California |
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Subdivision name2 | Alameda |
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Government type | Council-Manager |
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Leader title | Mayor |
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Leader name | Michael Sweeney (D) |
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Leader title1 | Senate |
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Leader name1 | Ellen Corbett (D) |
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Leader title2 | Assembly |
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Leader name2 | Mary Hayashi (D) |
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Leader title3 | U. S. Congress |
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Leader name3 | Pete Stark (D) |
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unit pref | US |
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area footnotes | |
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area total sq mi | 63.748 |
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area land sq mi | 45.323 |
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area water sq mi | 18.425 |
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area total km2 | 165.108 |
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area land km2 | 117.386 |
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area water km2 | 47.721 |
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area water percent | 28.9 |
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area note | |
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Population as of | 2010 |
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Population total | 144186 |
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population rank | 3rd in Alameda County37th in California169th in the United States |
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Population metro | 7468390 |
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Population density km2 | auto |
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Timezone | PST |
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Utc offset | -8 |
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Timezone dst | PDT |
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Utc offset dst | -7 |
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Elevation ft | 112 |
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Coordinates type | region:US_type:city |
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Elevation m | 34 |
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Postal code type | ZIP code |
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Postal code | 94541, 94542, 94544, 94545, parts of 94546, 94552 |
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Area code | 510 |
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Blank name | FIPS code |
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Blank info | 06-33000 |
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Blank1 name | GNIS feature ID |
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Blank1 info | 0277607 |
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Footnotes | }} |
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Hayward (; formerly,
Haywards,
Haywards Station, and
Haywood) is a city located in the
East Bay in
Alameda County,
California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the
San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest in Alameda County, and is located on the Bay's eastern shore, primarily between
Castro Valley and
Union City, at the eastern terminus of the
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous
municipality in California. It is included in the
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metropolitan Statistical Area by the
US Census.The former city of
Mount Eden is now part of Hayward.
History
Human habitation of the greater East Bay, including Hayward, dates from at least
4000 B.C.E.. The most recent pre-European inhabitants of the Hayward area were the
Native American Ohlone people.
In the 19th century, the land that is now Hayward became part of Rancho San Lorenzo, a Spanish land grant to Guillermo Castro in 1740. The site of his home was on Castro Street (now Mission Boulevard) between C and D Streets, but the structure was severely damaged in the 1868 earthquake on the Hayward Fault that runs directly under that location. In 1930 that site was chosen for the construction of the City Hall which served the City until 1969. The surrounding area is still the center of town.
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. The US Geologic Survey Geographic Names Information System states the city was named after Alvinza Hayward, a millionaire from the California Gold Rush. Regardless of which Hayward the area was named for, because a post office cannot be named after a living person, it is believed that the name was changed to "Haywood" when the post office was first established. The first post office opened in 1860.
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. 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, peaches, cherries, and apricots. 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 1868 earthquake It was rebuilt, and provided a vital commercial link to the markets. The Southern Pacific and Western Pacific transcontinental railroads also provided service to the Hayward area.
The anarchist periodical Land and Liberty was published in Hayward from 1914-1915.
During the 1930s, the Harry Rowell Rodeo Ranch (site 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.
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 Hayward area.
Former communities
Mount Eden 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. The location is now the proposed site of a natural gas fired power plant.
Stokes Landing, Hayward Heath and Eden Landing were communities now within Hayward city limits.
Business
Retail
Southland Mall is the largest shopping center in Hayward. It houses the department stores
Sears and
Macy's, and other retailers. In addition to a
Target store at the
Skywest Commons mall, the city's
major retailers include
Home Depot and
Office Depot. A
Costco Business Center is located there.
Manufacturing
Hayward has a large number of manufacturing businesses and corporate headquarters, including companies connected with neighboring
Silicon Valley.
Kobe Steel operates Kobe Precision.
PepsiCo operates its San Francisco Bay Production/Distribution Center there. The headquarters of the
Shasta soft drink company is located in Hayward, as is the headquarters of school bus manufacturer the
Gillig Corporation. The US branch of
Bianchi Bicycles, Bianchi USA, operates out of Hayward. Nakagawa Manufacturing USA, a division of
Nakagawa Manufacturing,
Saitama, Japan, operates a
thermal paper facility in Hayward. Manheim San Francisco Bay, a division of
Manheim Auctions, operates in Hayward.
Role-playing game publisher
Chaosium is based there. Azuma Foods International, a division of
Azuma Foods,
Mie, Japan, has its factory in Hayward. Simms' Custom Cycles, founded by legendary custom motorcycle builder
Ron Simms, is located in Hayward.
High-tech wireless sensor network manufacturer
Dust Networks is headquartered in Hayward. The US headquarters for Japan based
Andersen Bakery is located in Hayward.
Columbus Salame opened a new $31 million processing facility in Hayward in 2011, replacing their former facility in
South San Francisco.
Mountain Mike's Pizza chain of restaurants is headquartered in Hayward.
Annabelle Candy, makers of
Abba-Zaba bars, moved to Hayward in 1965.
Mendel Biotechnology was founded in Hayward in 1997.
Kosan Biosciences was founded in Hayward in 1995
Ultra Clean Technology has operated its headquarters, and a manufacturing plant, out of Hayward since 2008, having moved there from
Palo Alto.
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. 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.
Other former businesses
The
Mervyns department store chain was headquartered in Hayward, until declaring bankruptcy in 2008.
Etec Systems, Inc. operated in Hayward from 1970 until 2005, when it was closed by its parent company. AirLink Communications, a wireless service provider, operated in Hayward until its 2007 acquisition by
Sierra Wireless.
Osborne Computer Corporation operated a manufacturing facility in the 1980s. Former franchise computer retailer
ComputerLand, and
daisy wheel printer manufacturer
Qume were headquartered there. The Holiday Bowl bowling alley operated in south Hayward for 47 years, closing in 2005. The Valle Vista roller skating rink operated for 44 years in south Hayward, closing in 2003. TML Studios, a recording studio owned by
Tesla band member
Troy Luccketta, where albums by
Loudness, among others, were recorded, operated in Hayward.
Franklin Ophthalmic Instruments was based in Hayward.
Top employers
According to the city's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city, representing 7% of total city employment, are:
† indicates employers wholly located or headquartered in Hayward
Two businesses which had significant employment in FY 2000-2001, Mervyns (2,000), and Pacific Bell (940), no longer operate in Hayward.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.7 square miles (165.1 km²). 45.3 square miles (117.4 km²) of it is land and 18.4 square miles (47.7 km²) of it (28.90%) is water. The
Hayward Fault Zone runs through much of Hayward, including the downtown area. The
United States Geologic Survey has stated that there is an "increasing likelihood" of a
major earthquake on this fault zone, with potentially serious resulting damage. Hayward has a
Mediterranean climate, and contains
microclimates, both of which are features of the greater Bay Area.
San Lorenzo Creek runs through the city. Hayward borders on a large number of 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.
Demographics
2010
The
2010 United States Census reported that Hayward had a population of 144,186. The
population density was 2,261.8 people per square mile (873.3/km²). The racial 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%); 30.2% of Hayward's population is Mexican, 2.5% Salvadoran, 1.5% Puerto Rican, 1.2% Nicaraguan, 1.0% Honduran, 0.5% Peruvian, and 0.2% Cuban.
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. There were 32,559 families (71.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.60.
The population was spread out with 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 757.6 per square mile (292.5/km²), 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%. 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
As of the
census of
2000, there were 140,030 people, 44,804 households, and 31,945 families in the city. 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 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 are made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who is 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's current mayor is Michael Sweeney, reelected to the office in 2010. His term expires in 2014. He served on the City Council starting in 1982, was reelected in 1986, and elected mayor for the first time in 1990. His current period holding the office dates from his 2006 election. He has an MA in political science from
California State University, Hayward and is the executive director of Spectrum Community Services, a nonprofit social service organization in Hayward.
Downtown Hayward
downtown Hayward features include:
Hayward City Hall, which includes an art gallery
Alex Giualini Plaza, former city hall building, now a park
The Tower at Hayward City Center, an abandoned 11 story building and the second former city hall
Cinema Place, Hayward's only movie theatre, with murals and an art gallery
Green Shutter Hotel, an historic building, residential hotel, and multiple retail store location
Transportation
Hayward is served by
Interstate 880 (formerly known as the Nimitz Freeway) and
Interstate 238.
Interstate 580 is just north of the city. It is also served by
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 is currently being reconstructed, with an anticipated completion date of fall 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, effectively continuing 580 south where it turns east towards Castro Valley, and connecting to Industrial Boulevard, had land purchased, but was cancelled 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 as "Five Flags" for its line of flagpoles. Previous plans for this area included building an overpass. In part to alleviate congestion in the immediate downtown area, a plan has been established to convert A Street, Mission and Foothill to one-way thoroughfares counterclockwise, in addition to improvements for Mission Boulevard south to Industrial Boulevard, and for Foothill Boulevard north to 580. The Route 238 Corridor Improvement Project broke ground July 2010, with an expected completion date of 2012.
BART, the regional rapid transit system, has two stations in Hayward: the
Hayward station, in the downtown district; and the
South Hayward station, near the Hayward-Union City border. 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 and Auburn.
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
Services
Hayward maintains the
Hayward Fire Department and
Hayward Police Department. Hayward has two hospitals with
emergency departments:
St. Rose Hospital and a
Kaiser Permanente medical center. Five cemeteries are located in Hayward:
Chapel of the Chimes,
Lone Tree,
Mount Eden Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery, and
Holy Sepulchre, the last two being Catholic cemeteries. The
Hayward Hall of Justice, a branch of the
California Superior Court, is the largest full-service courthouse in Alameda County.
Horizon Services, which administers substance abuse recovery programs in Hayward and other locations in the Bay Area, operates out of Hayward. Hayward has its own water and wastewater system, but a small northern portion of the city's water is managed by the
East Bay Municipal Utility District.
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. It is a public university within the
California State University system.
Chabot College
Hayward is the home of
Chabot College, a
community college in the
Peralta Community College District.
Other schools
Hayward is served by the
Hayward Unified School District (HUSD), which operates three high schools,
Mount Eden High School,
Tennyson High School, and
Hayward High School. Additional high schools include the Eden Area Regional Occupational Program, the Leadership Public Schools-Hayward charter school, and the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation charter public high school, Impact Academy of Arts and Technology. The
New Haven Unified School District operates in
Union City and South Hayward ,with one elementary and one high school *
James Logan High School that serves parts of Hayward. 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. Hayward is the recipient of a 2010
Promise Neighborhood grant from the
United States Department of Education, through CSUEB.
The city has Everest and Heald College campuses.
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 of salt ponds set to be converted to
tidal wetlands. Hayward is also home to the oldest
Japanese garden in California designed along traditional lines. The 3.5 acre
Japanese Gardens was created in the early 1970s. 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 the
Skywest and
Mission Hills Golf Courses,
Kennedy Park, the
Sulphur Creek Nature Center, the
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, and the Hayward Plunge swim center, at the entrance to the Green Belt Trails and
Memorial Park. HARD is the largest recreation district in California. In addition to the two public golf courses,
TPC Stonebrae, a private golf club, operates in Hayward.
Historic landmarks
Hayward has two sites in the
National Register of Historic Places: the
Green Shutter Hotel and
Eden Congregational Church. A third site,
Meek Mansion, while not within city limits, is managed by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District. The three sites are also
California Historical Landmarks.
Ukraina Honcharenko is the fourth Historical Landmark in the city.
Media
Hayward has had for a number of years a daily newspaper, the
Daily Review, published by
Bay Area News Group. This paper is scheduled to be consolidated into a regional paper, the
East Bay Tribune, in 2011.
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. Chabot College's student radio station,
KCRH, operates mostly within city limits.
Sports
The
Bay Area Ambassadors 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.
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. Other high profile people from Hayward include football coach
Bill Walsh, figure skater
Kristi Yamaguchi, and
Treasurer of the United States Rosa Gumataotao Rios.
Charles Plummer, prior to becoming
Alameda County Sheriff, was the Police Chief of Hayward.
People born (b), raised (r), or who have lived as adults (a) in Hayward:
Glen Alvelais (1968-) (b), heavy metal lead guitarist for Forbidden
Max Baer (1909-1959) (a), boxer from the 1930s, Heavyweight Champion of the World, actor
Brian Beacock (1966-) (b), anime voice performer and actor
Jeff Beal (1963-) (b), jazz instrumentalist, Emmy award winning film and television music composer
John Beck (1981) (b), National Football League quarterback with the Washington Redskins
Deric Battiste (1969-) (b), also known as "DJ D-Wrek", disc jockey
Davone Bess (1985-) (b), National Football League Miami Dolphins wide receiver
Kimberlin Brown (1961-) (b), actress who played Sheila Carter on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
Cory R. Carey (1979-) (a), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tommy Drake
Eddie Chacon (r), of the band Charles and Eddie, performers of the single "Would I Lie to You?"
Julie Clark (1948-) (b), aerobatic air show pilot, daughter of the murdered pilot of Pacific Air Lines Flight 773
James Graham Cooper (1830-1902) (a), surgeon, naturalist with the California Geological Survey, director of the California Academy of Sciences
Jason Dahlstedt (r), producer of, and performer on, the FM radio show Fernando and Greg in the Morning, the first openly gay duo to host a morning US commercial radio broadcast
Marco Dapper (1983-) (b), actor and model
Nick DeBarr (1983-) (b), Minor League Baseball pitcher
Jack Del Rio (1963-) (r), head coach of the National Football League Jacksonville Jaguars
Glenn Dishman (1970-) (r), Major League Baseball pitcher
Tom Eplin (1960-) (b), actor who played Jake McKinnon on the TV series' Another World and As the World Turns
Andy Ernst (a), music producer, operator of the Art of Ears Studio in Hayward
Johnny Estrada (1976-) (b), Major League Baseball catcher
Josh Ryan Evans (1982-2002) (b), actor who played Timmy Lenox on the TV series Passions
Forrest Fezler (1949-) (b), professional golfer
Ed Galigher (1950-) (b), National Football League defensive lineman with the San Francisco 49ers
Michaela Garecht (1979) (b), missing abduction victim
Oscar Grant, victim of BART police officer shooting ruled controversially as involuntary manslaughter
Jack Grisham (1962-) (b), singer for the punk band TSOL
Bud Harrelson, (1944-) (r), Major League Baseball shortstop
William Dutton Hayward (1815-1891), city founder and namesake
Agapius Honcharenko (1832-1916) (a), Ukrainian patriot and Greek Orthodox priest
Eddie House (1978-) (r), National Basketball Association player for the Miami Heat
Charlton Jimerson (1979-) (r), Major League Baseball player
Archie Johnson Inger (1883-1954) (a), spiritualist
Dwayne Johnson (1972-) (b), a.k.a "The Rock", professional wrestler and actor
Tsuyako Kitashima (1918-2006) (b), activist for reparations to victims of the Japanese-American internment during World War II
Claudia Kolb (1949-) (b), swimmer, Olympic Gold Medalist in the 1968 Summer Olympics
Art Larsen (1925-) (b), eccentric tennis player, winner of the 1950 U.S. National Championships (now the U.S. Open (Tennis)|U.S. Open)
Wes Littleton (1982-) (b), Major League Baseball pitcher with the Seattle Mariners
Bill Lockyer (1941-) (a), California politician, former Attorney General and President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, current State Treasurer
Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III (1988-) (r), convicted mass murderer in the Farmville murders
Jon Miller (1951-) (r), ESPN and Major League Baseball announcer
Thia Megia (1995-) (b), Filipino-American singer/guitarist, American Idol finalist
Amobi Okugo (1991-) (b), soccer player with Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer
Bill Owens (1938-) (a), photographer, author of Suburbia, 1976 Guggenheim fellow
Brian Patterson (1965-) (b), bicycle motocross (BMX) racer
Veronica Perez (1988-) (b), Mexican-American forward for the Mexico women's national football (soccer) team
Mike Reilly (1944-) (b), Democratic Sonoma County supervisor
Rosa Gumataotao Rios (1965-) (r), current Treasurer of the United States
France Silva (1876-1951) (b), the first Marine of Mexican-American and Hispanic heritage to receive the Medal of Honor, received for conduct in China during the Boxer Rebellion
Sokei-an (1882-1945) (a), Japanese national, founder of the Rinzai Buddhist Society of America
Spice 1 (1970-) (
r), rap musician, active 1991 to present
Shawn Stasiak (1970-) (b), professional wrestler, World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment fifteen time Hardcore Champion
Bob Sweikert (1926-1956) (r), racing driver, Indianapolis 500 winner
Erick Threets (1981-) (r), Major League Baseball pitcher
Bianca Vierra (b/r), 2011 Miss Teenage California
Troy Walker (1967-) (b), cartoonist and novelty toy inventor
Bill Walsh (1931-2007) (r), legendary NFL coach
Andre Ward (1984-) (r), boxer, light heavyweight gold medalist in the 2004 Olympics, and current WBA World Super Middleweight champion
Joan Weston (1935-1997) (a), A.K.A. the "Blonde Bomber", famous personality in the original roller derby
Don Wakamatsu (1963-) (r), Major League Baseball player and manager
Buddy Woodward (1963-) (
r), singer, songwriter, instrumentalist for bluegrass band
The Dixie Bee-Liners,
anime voice performer, and actor
Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) (
b), professional figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and inductee into the
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Hamza Yusuf (a), American convert to Islam, Islamic scholar, co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley
Goto Zuigan (1879-1965) (a), Japanese Rinzai Buddhist, operated a strawberry farm in Hayward in the early 20th century.
Sister cities
Hayward is the
sister city of:
Funabashi,
Japan
Ghazni,
Afghanistan
References
External links
City of Hayward 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
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nl:Hayward (Californië)
ja:ヘイワード (カリフォルニア州)
no:Hayward (California)
pnb:ہےوارڈ
pl:Hayward (Kalifornia)
pt:Hayward (Califórnia)
simple:Hayward, California
fi:Hayward
tl:Hayward, California
vo:Hayward (California)
war:Hayward, California
zh:海沃德 (加利福尼亚州)