San Lorenzo Unified, unions say negotiations progressing days after rally for equitable pay
SAN LORENZO, Calif. — Teachers and staff at San Lorenzo Unified School District held a rally earlier this week demanding…
Category: Hayward/Eden area
Hidden antisemitism at Mt. Eden High — Community wants accountability
Hayward students, parents and teachers say they want the school district to do more about a teacher who has been…
Hayward is considering relaxing alcohol restrictions for restaurants
Hayward restaurants may soon be able to sell more alcohol than the city currently allows. The Hayward Planning Commission on…
Community expresses grief over death of 2nd District Supervisor Richard Valle
Union City and the 2nd District of Alameda County have lost a major figure in the community. Richard Valle, Union…
Chabot College president announces retirement
Chabot College President Susan Sperling announced her retirement this morning after serving 11 years as president and 36 years with the community college. Her last day is set for July 31.
Artists explore climate change in Sun Gallery’s new exhibit
All of the works on display at the Sun Gallery for the next month and half feature themes related to the climate crisis and the environment more broadly, including ceramic gasoline canisters, paintings illustrating modernity encroaching on nature, found-object sculptures and more.
Family of Agustin ‘Augie’ Gonsalez demands accountability for fatal police shooting
“The officers responsible need to be held accountable,” the statement reads. “While we applaud the act of reopening this case, we hope that this act is accompanied with a conviction. We need the cops prosecuted, convicted, and stripped of their badges so they cannot continue to cause harm to the communities that they are sworn to protect.”
Nurses call for safer staffing levels, strong contract at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward
Several dozen nurses held an informational picket outside of the St. Rose Hospital in Hayward on Friday morning, raising awareness about chronic short staffing and high turnover.
‘The violence has to stop’ — Community holds vigil for Tyre Nichols in Hayward
Less than a week after the release of video footage showing the fatal police beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, an avid skater and lover of sunsets, members of the Hayward community gathered to mourn his loss and call for an end to police brutality.