Councilmember Al Mendall

Councilmember Al Mendall has served on the Hayward City Council since his election in 2012, which followed several years of service on various commissions and committees. He was re-elected in 2016.

Council Member Al Mendall

 
 
Hayward City Hall
777 B St.
Hayward, CA 94541-5007
Email: Al.Mendall@hayward-ca.gov
Office: (510) 583-4353 | Fax: (510) 583-3601
 
 

Education

  • University of California Los Angeles – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering 1995

Occupation

  • Software Solutions Architect - Intercontinental Exchange

Elected Office

  • Elected – Hayward City Council, 2012
  • Re-Elected - Hayward City Council, 2016

Community Service

  • City of Hayward – Planning Commission: 2006 - 2012
  • City of Hayward – Citizens Advisory Commission: 2001 - 2006
  • City of Hayward – Sustainability Committee: 2007 - Present
  • Neighborhood Alert Block Captain since 2003
  • Twin Bridges Home Owners Association President (2002 - 2004)
  • Mission Hills of Hayward Neighborhood Committee
  • Campaign Solutions For Hayward

Location:

 

26059 Mission Blvd

 

Incident Summary: 

On June 1, 2020, Hayward police officers responded to the CVS Shopping Center located at 26059 Mission Blvd upon receiving a 911 call that people were looting at the CVS pharmacy. The 911 caller also said they heard possible gunfire. Multiple officers responded and began to detain two men in a parked car.  Suddenly, several other cars began to leave the parking lot at a high rate of speed.  One of those cars, a Gold, Ford Flex made a U-turn and drove directly at one of our officers standing outside of his patrol car. Believing he was going to be intentionally hit or killed by the vehicle, Officer Samuel Tomlinson discharged his service weapon at the driver to stop the threat.  The vehicle veered away from the officer and continued past him.  Officer Stephen Akacsos then fired his weapon at the driver as he believed his partner had either been shot or struck by the vehicle.  As a result of the shooting, the driver, a 17-year old male from Stockton, was struck. The vehicle crashed and the driver ran and hid in nearby bushes where he was located a short time later.  The driver sustained what was described as a grazing wound by medical staff, treated, and released from a local hospital.  The driver was arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a police officer and booked at the Juvenile Justice Center. The charging Juvenile DA released the suspect from custody pending submittal of the completed investigation. Three other people were taken into custody in connection to this incident.