Hayward On!
Hayward, the Heart of the Bay, is #1, in my heart!
Hayward…Became a City in March 11, 1876
• Established the Hayward Chamber of Commerce, 1895
• Established the Hayward Rotary Club, 1922
• East home to the World’s Longest Bridge, 1929
• Our Municipal Airport was built, by the US Army, in 1942
• The Airport, quitclaimed by the federal government, handed over to Hayward, at no cost.
• Visited by Richard Nixon, 1960
• Home of the oldest year-round school in our USA (Park School, since 1968)
• Visited by César Estrada Chávez, 1976
• Founded the Cinco de Mayo Festival, 1982
• A Tree City since 1987
• USA’s Most Romantic City, 1998
• Established the Apple Festival, Garin Park, 2002
• Visited by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, March 2, 2005
• 93rd best city in the USA to raise a family, 2008
• One of the first Cities in the Bay Area to adopt a Climate Action Plan, October 2009
• Installed a one megawatt solar photovoltaic farm at the Water Pollution Control Facility, 2010
• Established the Mariachi Festival, 2010
• Held the first Tequila Festival in Northern California, 2010
• 92nd most Livable City in the USA, 2013
• The first city in the USA with Firehouse Clinic, 2015
• 9th in the USA of Women earning more than Men, 2015
• 3rd Food and Beverage Manufacturers in the Bay Area are in Hayward, May 2015
• First city in California to open a FireHouse Clinic next to a Firestation, November 13, 2015
• Former President Bill Clinton visits City Hall on B St., June 24, 2016
• 5th Busiest Airport in General Aviation, 2016
• All American City, 2016
• 11th Safest City in the USA, 2016 (by Smart Asset)
• 3rd Most Diverse City in the USA, 2016
• 10th Most Sustainable City in the USA, 2018
• 197th of the Best Cities in which to Live, by Niche, August 2018
• 27th on OnSite Generator of Renewable Energy, in our USA, by the U.S. EProtection Agency, 2020
• First to open a free, community COVID-19 drive-through testing site in our USA, on 3.23.2020
• 42nd Safest City in CA, out of 492 cities, October 2020
• Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award, for 36 years total, Aug. 2021
• Visited by Governor Gavin Newsom, August 2021
• Most Culturally Diverse in the USA, September 2021 (by Finder)
• 8th Most Diverse in the USA, September 2021 (by Finder)
• 5th Largest in the Bay Area, 2021
• 34th Largest in California, 2021
• 161st Largest in the USA, 2021
• At the intersection of 560, 238, 92 and 880 freeways
• Equidistant from Oakland, San Francisco, San José and Silicon Valley
• There are 57 parks in our fine City, 2022.
• There are 346 eateries in our fine City, 2022.
• There are 6,488 licensed businesses in our City, 2023.
• There are 283 miles of streets in our City.
• The first city in the USA with a public institution, Chabot College, raising the flag of the Muwékma Ohlone Peoples, April, 2022
• Most Diverse City in our USA, May 2022
• 17th Most Happiest City in our USA, out of 19,495 cities.
• Ranked 10th by the San Francisco Chronicle for better Quality of Life in the Bay Area, February 2023.
Thank you.
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Hayward on!
