HAYWARD, Calif., , Jan. 6, 2025—Hayward will pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20 with a program of music and song, a community-award recognition for the late Palma Ceia Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Tommy E. Smith Jr. and a keynote address by civil rights activist and NAACP leader Rev. Amos C. Brown. The annual celebratory event, sponsored in 2025 by the Hayward South…, YouTube channel, and broadcast on KHRT, available on the, City's website, and on local TV channel 15. Event keynote speaker Rev. Brown, who has served as pastor of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco since 1976, came of age in the crucible of the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. Born in 1941 in Jackson, Miss., he started, at age 15, the first NAACP Youth Council in his home town, following the brutal 1955 killing of Emmett Till in nearby Money,…, San Francisco Chronicle profile, of Rev. Brown. In addition to Rev. Brown’s keynote address and the posthumous community-award recognition for the late Rev. Smith, there will be performances by the Chabot College Choir, Hayward High School Jazz Band and Hayward Unified School District student choirs.
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Image of Rev. Amos Brown Hayward will pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20 with a program of music and song, a community-award recognition for the late Palma Ceia Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Tommy E. Smith Jr. and a keynote address by civil rights activist and NAACP leader Rev. Amos C. Brown. The annual celebratory event, sponsored in 2025 by the Hayward…, YouTube channel, and broadcast on KHRT, available on the, the City's website, and on local TV channel 15. Event keynote speaker Rev. Brown, who has served as pastor of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco since 1976, came of age in the crucible of the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. Born in 1941 in Jackson, Miss., he started, at age 15, the first NAACP Youth Council in his home town, following the brutal 1955 killing of Emmett Till in nearby Money,…, San Francisco Chronicle profile, of Rev. Brown. In addition to Rev. Brown’s keynote address and the posthumous community-award recognition for the late Rev. Smith, there will be performances by the Chabot College Choir, Hayward High School Jazz Band and Hayward Unified School District student choirs.
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Ana Alvarez The City of Hayward will hold a public swearing-in of Dr. Ana Alvarez as Hayward city manager followed by a public reception starting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Hayward City Hall rotunda. Alvarez, whose City Council appointment as Hayward’s 14th city manager was announced on Dec. 17, is a 30-year public sector professional who most recently served as Deputy General Manager of the East…
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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS, December 15 - 21, 2024 , Weekly Arrests , (Includes cite/released):, 63, , Homicide, , Weekly Calls for Service: , 1,992, , Assault—Great Bodily Injury, , 6, Weekly Reports Taken:, 220, , Burglary— Non Residential , , 13, Weekly Complaints, (against HPD), :, 1, , Burglary—Residential , , 2, Weekly Calls Received:, 4,716, , Larceny , , 28, This data is subject to change and based on crimes that were re-ported to have occurred during the time frame of this report. Some reports may yet to be initiated and/or reclassified during investigations. , Larceny From Auto , , 15, Robbery , , 9, Vehicle Theft , , 38, Mental Health CFS , , 13, Reports of Gunfire , , 3, SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS, ROBBERY:, On 12/17/2024 at 04:35 AM, the victim was sleeping near the 500 block of W Tennyson when two adult male subjects approached and took property from the victim. The subjects were later located by officers and arrested for the incident. (Report #2024-071610), ROBBERY:, On 12/21/2024 at 9:30 PM, the victim was approached by a male subject near the 700 block of City Walk Pl. The subject used force on the victim causing him to drop his belongings. The subject was joined by another adult male who helped him pick up the belongings dropped by the victim during the altercation fled the scene on foot before officer arrival. (Report #2024-072728), SHOOTING: , On 12/21/2024 at 10:22 PM, officers were contacted regarding a shooting victim at Eden Hospital. Officers responded and spoke to the victim who was uncooperative regarding the details of the shooting. Witnesses advised officers of where they believe the shooting took place. A canvas of the scene near the 200 block of Culp Ave was conducted and evidence of the shooting was located. The victim was…, STABBING: , On 12/21/2024 at 5:54 PM, officers responded to the report of a stabbing near the 300 block of Smalley Ave. The adult victims were engaged in an argument when weapons were produced. The subject stabbed the victim with his weapon and stabbed another victim when he tried to intervene in the altercation. The suspect fled the scene and both victims were transported to the hospital with non-life-…, here ., For all other Hayward Police Department related news, visit the, news center ., Additional crime data, including past blotters and crime mapping is now available in our Transparency Portal, under, Crime Data ., Download PDF
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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS, December 8 - 14, 2024 , Weekly Arrests , (Includes cite/released):, 53, , Homicide, , Weekly Calls for Service: , 1,890, , Assault—Great Bodily Injury, , 3, Weekly Reports Taken:, 211, , Burglary— Non Residential , , 9, Weekly Complaints, (against HPD), :, 2, , Burglary—Residential , , Weekly Calls Received:, 4,719, , Larceny , , 20, This data is subject to change and based on crimes that were re-ported to have occurred during the time frame of this report. Some reports may yet to be initiated and/or reclassified during investigations. , Larceny From Auto , , 22, Robbery , , 6, Vehicle Theft , , 36, Mental Health CFS , , 12, Reports of Gunfire , , 1, SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS, ROBBERY: , On 12/09/2024 at 4:56 PM, the victim was near the 30000 block of Carrol Ave when he was approached by two male subjects. Both subjects produced weapons and demanded the victim's property. The victim complied with the demands and the subjects fled in a vehicle before officer arrival. (Report #2024-070125), CARJACKING: , On 12/11/2024 at 11:15 AM, while conducting an area check near Industrial Pkwy and Hopkins St, officers were alerted of a carjacking vehicle in the area. Officers located the vehicle nearby and detained the occupants of the vehicle. After their investigation officers arrested the male subject driver. (Report #2024-070497), ROBBERY: , On 12/11/2024 at 9:09 PM, three male subjects entered a business near the 20000 block of Mission Blvd. One male subject demanded cash from the register while simulating a weapon. The other two male subjects took property throughout the business. They all fled in a vehicle where they were involved in a collision. Suspects fled before officer arrival. (Report #2024-070389), ROBBERY: , On 12/14/2024 at 8:30 PM, the victim was approached by a male subject near the 20000 block of Mission Blvd. The subject used force on the victim and took his belongings. The subject fled the scene before officer arrival. (Report #2024-071199) Find more information and updates about homicides, on our website, here ., For all other Hayward Police Department related news, visit the, news center ., Additional crime data, including past blotters and crime mapping is now available in our Transparency Portal, under, Crime Data ., Download PDF
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Hayward City Hall on a sunny day In light of some inaccurate information shared on a Hayward-based social media group, we want to remind community members that the City of Hayward employees do not ask about, collect or keep information about the immigration status of anyone we serve, and our police department does not participate in federal immigration law enforcement. These policies reflect our…, here, on the City of Hayward website. There, you can find the Hayward Sanctuary City resolution adopted by the City Council on June 6, 2017, Hayward Police Department Policy 415, covering interaction with federal immigration officials, and City of Hayward Administrative Rule 1.10, which applies to all City employees and sets forth the City’s Immigration Status Non-Discrimination Policy. To read the…, here, on the City’s website.
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City Manager Ana Alvarez & Hayward Police Chief Bryan Matthews A year of transition and progress for the City of Hayward, 2024 opened with the appointment of a new Chief of Police and closed with the naming of a new City Manager. Effective Jan. 3, 2024, Bryan Matthews, a career Hayward police officer, became Hayward’s 16th Chief of Police, taking command of a department he had led in a…
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Renderings of affordable housing units Builders and property managers began accepting purchase and lease applications on more than 150 new below-market-rate (BMR) homes at five new Hayward housing developments in 2024. In January 2024, the application period opened on seven new income-restricted, BMR townhomes for sale at La Playa Place, a new mixed-income development by D.R. Horton near…
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Map of the City of Hayward showing the six new districts Responding to concerns raised under the California Voting Rights Act, the Hayward City Council in 2024 approved a switch to a district-based system of electing members of the City Council. Under the new system to take effect in 2026, non-mayoral seats on the seven-member City Council will be elected by geographic district rather than in at…, here, on the City of Hayward website.
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