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VA plans new clinic in East Bay
The VA Palo Alto Health System is hoping to team with a Realtor or developer in the next few months to find or build a 10,000-square-foot facility that will specialize in primary care and mental health, said ...
County, community to gauge progress on Eden Area General Plan
In 2002, Alameda County thought it was time to update the 19-year-old Eden Area General Plan, a blueprint for growth and development in unincorporated areas.
Hayward schools to cut 34 positions to slim down budget
Hayward Unified school board members approved a budget-tightening measure this week, eliminating 34 positions and reducing work hours to save $8.5 million.
Horse prodding OK in some cases, rodeo director says
In 1982, Bud Critzer helped write a policy stating that no electric prod or similar device can be used on animals at Rowell Ranch Rodeo Park rodeos.
When Russell City was the center of the West Coast blues universe
The most significant of all of the Bay Area Blues Society's many activities is arguably the Hayward/Russell City Blues Festival, set for July 12-13 at Hayward City Hall Plaza.
Architect brings 'feng shui' to Hayward cemetery
The latest addition to Hayward's Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery is a sanctuary of sorts, a six-acre annexed field of green nestled on a sun-dried yellow hillside.
Business jets busy, despite rising cost of fuel
Reid Dennis, CEO of CTP aviation, stands in front of his private jet plane on June 25, 2008 in Hayward, Calif.
6-Car Crash Makes Slow San Mateo Bridge Commute
All lanes on the westbound side of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge reopened around 7:20 a.m. today after a multiple-vehicle collision blocked several lanes and stalled commuter traffic, according to the California ...
Brian Anderson, 36, and Denise Farrall, 30, who police say are tied to dozens of similar incidents throughout the area in recent months, were arrested on at least six burglary counts, Lt.
2 killed in Interstate 880 crash, fire
A freeway that skirts San Francisco Bay was shut down for several hours between San Leandro and Hayward on Thursday following a crash between a tractor-trailer and two smaller trucks that left two people dead.
Hayward council OKs $206M budget
With six meetings on the matter already under its belt, the City Council had little to discuss Tuesday night before passing a $206 million budget for fiscal 2009 that's intended to avoid a projected $14.5 ...
Police arrest Hayward molestation suspect
Sheriff's deputies on Monday arrested a man suspected of molesting a toddler, authorities said.
LAKE COUNTY Lt. Dane Hayward is retiring from the California Highway Patrol after seven years as the commander of the Clear Lake Area office.
Hayward police chief promises more responsiveness
Interim police Chief Ron Ace plans tonight to outline a restructuring plan that he says is designed to make the Hayward Police Department more responsive to community concerns.
Hayward boy slightly hurtin drive-by shooting
A drive-by shooting downtown late Sunday night left a 14-year-old boy with minor injuries, police said.
Tesla to build electric car factory in Bay Area
In a surprise move, Tesla Motors will build its electric-car factory in the Bay Area, not New Mexico as previously announced, Gov.
At Cherry Hill, 'every day is still a struggle"
Hakim Harvey isn't just going through the motions when he tells first-timers at Cherry Hill Detox Center he understands what they're going through.
WINERY OWNERS are guys who wear ascots and have second homes on the Riveria, right? Not quite.
Berkeley Tree-Sitters Hanging On
In December 2006, protesters angry about campus expansion plans clambered into the branches of a threatened oak grove at the University of California, Berkeley.