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View from the Hayward Hills
Some of our best stories are told in numbers. Dive deeper to get the full rundown on Hayward, from our unparalleled diversity statistics to our amount of open space and parkland.
This is your one stop shop for all of the City's social media activity. Get your information straight from the source with active feeds from the City, HPD, HFD, the library, animal shelter, airport and more.
Keep up with what is happening in Hayward here, with stories of interest, updates on City initiatives and requests for resident input.
There's always something happening in Hayward. Find information about upcoming City events here.
Join us throughout the year to celebrate Hayward's diverse community. Celebrate the Heart of the Bay: Host or Attend a Community Event!
Whether you’re planning a parade, a festival, craft fair, a 5K walk/run, bike race or a similar type of gathering, the City of Hayward would like to help you make your event possible
Looking for the right departmental contact for a story, or trying to nail down basic Hayward background info? Our media center provides resources to help journalists save time and energy, including photo and video content available for reuse, our brand and style guide and more.
Modern maps tell us more than how to get from Point A to Point B. In the age of "Big Data," maps are windows into the future and microscopes revealing social and cultural trends.
What began as a small resort community surrounded by agricultural pursuits has evolved into a vibrant City of many cultures, histories and neighborhoods. Learn more about where we came from, the preface to where we're going.
Heart of the Bay
It’s no surprise that we’re shaking things up; Hayward is the epicenter of the dynamic Bay Area: 25 miles southeast of San Francisco, 14 miles south of Oakland, 26 miles north of San Jose and 10 miles west of the valley communities surrounding Pleasanton. Doing business in Silicon Valley? Get there fast via the seven-mile Hayward/San Mateo Bridge.
