26 Facts About Hayward California

William Dutton Hayward California arrived during the gold rush and "squatted" as he began to build a house next to the creek at the site of the old Polamares School.

Hayward California's name survives in the community of Castro Valley, located in the valley next to Hayward, which Castro used to pasture his cattle.

William Hayward California's fortunes took a turn for the grander when he constructed a resort hotel, which eventually grew to a hundred rooms.

William Hayward California eventually became the road commissioner for Alameda County.

Hayward California used his authority to influence the construction of roads in his own favor.

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Hayward California grew steadily throughout the late 19th century, with an economy based on agriculture and tourism.

The census-designated places bordering on Hayward California are Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Cherryland, Sunol, and Fairview.

Hayward California has a Mediterranean climate, and contains microclimates, both of which are features of the greater Bay Area.

Hayward California is the second most diverse city in the state by Census figures.

In July 2012, Hayward California began working on an updated 25-year General Plan, which was adopted on July 1, 2014.

Hayward California has a large number of manufacturing companies, both corporate headquarters and plants.

Manufacturing plants in Hayward California include Annabelle Candy, Columbus Salame, the Shasta soft drink company, and a PepsiCo production and distribution center.

The air around Hayward California was permeated by the smell of tomatoes for three months of each year, during the canning season.

Much of the Bay coastal territory of Hayward California was turned into salt ponds, with Oliver Salt and Leslie Salt operating there.

Hayward California has its own water and wastewater systems, but a small northern portion of the city's water is managed by the East Bay Municipal Utility District.

Hayward California has a general aviation airport, the Hayward California Executive Airport.

Hayward California has one hospital with emergency departments, St Rose Hospital, which was at risk of closure as of 2012.

Hayward California declared itself a nuclear-free zone, a largely symbolic act, in 1987.

Hayward California has two sites in the National Register of Historic Places: the Green Shutter Hotel and Eden Congregational Church.

Hayward California has four parks administered by the East Bay Regional Park District: the Don Castro Regional Recreation Area, Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park, the Hayward California Regional Shoreline, and Garin Regional Park.

Hayward California was briefly considered for the new home of the New York Giants baseball team in 1957, with San Francisco acquiring the team.

Hayward California is the home of Chabot College, a community college in the Chabot–Las Positas Community College District.

From 1944 to 2016, Hayward California ran a daily newspaper, the Daily Review, published most recently by Bay Area News Group.

Local television stations, and AM and FM radio from Oakland and San Francisco reach Hayward California, as do some stations from San Jose, Sacramento, and Salinas.

People from Hayward California who are strongly associated with the city include founder William Dutton Hayward California and the Ukrainian patriot and Greek Orthodox priest Agapius Honcharenko, who created a farm whose location is an historic landmark.

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High-profile people from Hayward California include Los Angeles Sparks point guard Chelsea Gray, football coach Bill Walsh, former Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, professional wrestler and actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, famous Bay Area rapper Spice 1, and former Treasurer of the United States Rosa Gumataotao Rios.