AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Hayward California. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/hayward-ca 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/hayward-ca https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:11:51 -0600 SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on March 6th, announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing https://www.americantowns.com/news/bidenharris-administration-announces-actions-investments-to-create-fairer-markets-lower-prices-31545875-san-francisco-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bidenharris-administration-announces-actions-investments-to-create-fairer-markets-lower-prices-31545875-san-francisco-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-colleagues-lead-letter-to-biden-administration-affirming-continued-support-for-student-debt-relief-plan-31546069-burbank-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-colleagues-lead-letter-to-biden-administration-affirming-continued-support-for-student-debt-relief-plan-31546069-burbank-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) reintroduced legislation to expand the Berryessa Snow https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-introduce-berryessa-snow-mountain-national-monument-expansion-act-31546073-compton-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-feinstein-introduce-berryessa-snow-mountain-national-monument-expansion-act-31546073-compton-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on the Department of Health and Human Services to examine and develop a plan to https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-to-hhs-examine-impacts-of-wildfires-on-hospitals-health-infrastructure-31546076-vallejo-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-to-hhs-examine-impacts-of-wildfires-on-hospitals-health-infrastructure-31546076-vallejo-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with 46 other https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-restore-and-protect-americans-right-to-an-abortion-nationwide-31546664-oxnard-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-restore-and-protect-americans-right-to-an-abortion-nationwide-31546664-oxnard-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) participated in a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine the costs of https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-questions-expert-witness-on-the-need-for-more-federal-investment-in-wildfire-preparedness-31546666-fontana-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/padilla-questions-expert-witness-on-the-need-for-more-federal-investment-in-wildfire-preparedness-31546666-fontana-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington –Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and a group of https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-baldwin-blumenthal-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-restore-protect-americans-right-to-abortion-nationwide-31546669-richmond-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/feinstein-baldwin-blumenthal-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-restore-protect-americans-right-to-abortion-nationwide-31546669-richmond-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – California is pulling back its renewal of a multi-million dollar contract with Walgreens, following the company’s preemptive https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-california-pulls-back-renewal-of-walgreens-contract-31547301-san-francisco-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-california-pulls-back-renewal-of-walgreens-contract-31547301-san-francisco-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO COUNTY – On National Equal Pay Day, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will provide a major update on the California Equal Pay https://www.americantowns.com/news/first-partner-jennifer-siebel-newsom-and-partners-to-make-california-equal-pay-pledge-announcement-on-national-equal-pay-day-31547302-oakland-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/first-partner-jennifer-siebel-newsom-and-partners-to-make-california-equal-pay-pledge-announcement-on-national-equal-pay-day-31547302-oakland-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom will join a virtual press conference tomorrow with Attorney General Rob Bonta and state leaders to make a https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-attorney-general-bonta-and-state-leaders-to-make-major-announcement-31547303-long-beach-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-attorney-general-bonta-and-state-leaders-to-make-major-announcement-31547303-long-beach-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – With a series of storms forecasted to continue through mid-March, including an atmospheric river event later this week, Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-proclaims-storm-state-of-emergency-supporting-21-additional-counties-31547304-anaheim-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-proclaims-storm-state-of-emergency-supporting-21-additional-counties-31547304-anaheim-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The lawsuit filed yesterday challenges Huntington Beach’s illegal ban on applications for SB 9 and ADU projects State is also filing motion to https://www.americantowns.com/news/california-sues-huntington-beach-for-violating-state-housing-laws-31547306-stockton-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/california-sues-huntington-beach-for-violating-state-housing-laws-31547306-stockton-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-signs-tribalstate-gaming-compact-3923-31547307-monterey-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-signs-tribalstate-gaming-compact-3923-31547307-monterey-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – As another atmospheric river descends on California, Governor Gavin Newsom today requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration to https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-requests-presidential-emergency-declaration-to-support-storm-response-31547308-pasadena-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-newsom-requests-presidential-emergency-declaration-to-support-storm-response-31547308-pasadena-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SACRAMENTO – California continues to lead the nation’s economy, adding 96,700 new jobs in January – a gain that accounted for 18.7 https://www.americantowns.com/news/california-created-more-than-18-of-the-nations-new-jobs-in-january-31547851-sacramento-ca.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/california-created-more-than-18-of-the-nations-new-jobs-in-january-31547851-sacramento-ca.html Government and Politics Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600