The Hayward and Eden area includes the incorporated cities of Hayward and the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland and Fairview. The area “became known as the ‘Heart of the Garden of Eden‘” in the early 1900s “because of its temperate climate and fertile soil.”
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White supremacists target Hayward City Council meeting
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Hayward City Council narrowly approves divesting $1.6M from companies with ties to Israel
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Hayward takes bold step to shape downtown’s future with $8.5M movie theater purchase
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Márquez, Syrop among 300 officials calling for ‘durable ceasefire’ in open letter to Biden, Congress
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Hayward City Council establishes new public safety committee
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‘Do you believe that I’m a racist?’ — Old tensions flare up over selection of Hayward Unified school board president
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Hayward segment of East Bay Greenway expected to be on Whitman Street instead of Mission Boulevard
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East Bay Arts will remain co-located with San Lorenzo High School for the foreseeable future
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Residents urge Hayward City Council to call for sustained ceasefire in besieged Gaza Strip
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Castro Valley mobile home park owner proposes 200% rent hike, but residents are fighting back
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Mervyn’s conversion in San Lorenzo postponed because of increasing project costs
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Castro Valley Pride holds vigil to honor lives lost on Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Artist Louis Chinn shares plans for ‘The Living Basket’ memorial commemorating Muwekma Ohlone Tribe’s past, present and future
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Hayward considers next steps for underused city jail
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Covenant House gets $485,000 to continue construction of Hayward youth shelter
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Local elected officials urge Alameda County Superior Court to limit daily eviction hearings
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San Lorenzo briefs | Special education teachers demand more support, East Bay Arts still in search of a home
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