2026 Candidate Forums

 

The League of Women Voters of the Eden Area (LWVEA) is hosting a series of Candidate Forums for the candidates running for elected office the November 2026 General Election. These free forums are held via Zoom and open to candidates from all political parties. The LWVEA does not endorse any candidates. All candidates running for local, county, regional, and federal elected offices have been invited to participate.

 

Castro Valley Unified School District, Areas 2, 3, and 4

Date, Time: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, 6:00-7:30pm

 

Hayward Unified School District, Areas 2 and 4

Date, Time: Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, 6:00-7:00pm

 

Chabot Las Positas Community College District, Area 2 and 6

Date, Time: Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, 7:15-8:15pm

 

Hayward Area Recreation District, Areas 2 and 4

Date, Time: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, 6:00-7:00pm

 

East Bay Regional Park District, Ward 3

Date, Time: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, 7:15-8:15pm

 

Oro Loma Sanitary District, Areas 1, 3, and 5

Date, Time: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, 6:00-7:15pm

 

Castro Valley Sanitary District Directors

Date, Time: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, 7:30-8:30pm

 

Mayor, City of Hayward

Date, Time: Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, 2:00-3:00pm

 

Hayward City Council, District 1

Date, Time: Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, 7:15-8:15pm

 

City of San Leandro, City Council Districts 3 and 5

Date, Time: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, 7:15-8:15pm

 

 

All of the candidates who filed for election for these local races have been invited to these forums. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that follows strict guidelines to maintain a fair candidate forum, where all candidates are asked the same questions and given the same amount of time to answer.

 

Registration is required for these Candidate Forums. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. To register, please go to our website:https://lwvea.clubexpress.com .All are welcome!In addition, the LWVEA will upload to YouTube a video of each Candidate Forum for on demand viewing. Thank you for your participation. Your vote matters!

It's getting deeper and deeper.

Pacific Coast Kiersten

September 7 at 8:37 PM ·

The public should be aware that Ms Hernandez, Supervisor Haubert, and Shawn Wilson are currently under investigation within Alameda County and by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the agency responsible

For enforcing the Hatch Act, which regulates the extent to which government officials overseeing federally funded programs can engage in campaign activity. The investigation covers allegations of misuse of county resources and abuse of the authority of an elected official to influence the outcome of a federal election. Supervisor Haubert has deleted a post he made around July 14th telling his District 1 constituents to vote for his employee, Ms Hernandez, and the county has failed to even acknowledge a California Public Records Act request made a month ago requesting records and documentation related to District 1 staff’s involvement with this campaign. Just completely ignored it. Here’s a screenshot of the deleted post.

Happy Labor Day indeed. I don’t appreciate the tax dollars generated from my labor going to support this campaign, or any other unless I choose to personally donate.

There is a screenshot of the post Supervisor Haubert deleted from his official FB page.  Elected officials managing federal funds in connection with their work can’t use their authority to influence the outcome of a federal election, or use government resources under their control to campaign. Campaign and government business must be strictly separate

Good reporting as always. So glad we have someone really doing this for us.

I love how he clearly says what Tom Wong (the perpetual let's see how many places I can out my name on a ballot and hope someone votes for me) makes comments about the data centers showing just how lazy he is in looking at any facts or researching, and just wants to complain. (Apparently his wife calls in all of the time also complaining, sometimes opposite of what he says.

NOW what?? SL is like corruption central.

Listen to it. The part where he says he found out Hernandez was paying people $30 an hour to canvas with her! WHY didn't he release this?

Dear Literacy Plus Volunteers,

We are looking for a few more volunteers to join us in supporting our growing ESL services! If you enjoy working with adult English language learners and meeting people from different cultures, this is a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with:

• English Conversation Circles**:** Wednesdays, 10:30–11:30 AM at Weeks Branch or 12:00–1:00 PM at Downtown Library
• Basic English Class**:** Fridays, 10:30–11:30 AM at Downtown Library

No teaching experience is required. Training and teaching materials will be provided.

• Commitment: 1–2 hours per week
• Location: In person at Downtown or Weeks Branch
• Minimum commitment: 6 months

As current Literacy Plus volunteers, you already have experience supporting adult learners, and your skills can make a real difference for our ESL learners as they build confidence and develop their English skills.

If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact me or share this opportunity with a friend. More information is available on our Adult Literacy Tutor page.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We would love to have you join us!

Thank you for everything you do for our learners and for being part of the Literacy Plus community.

Warmly,

Jessie Wu  (she/her) | Literacy Program Coordinator | Education Services

888 C Street, 3rd Floor | Hayward, CA  94541

O: 510.583.5327 | E: Jessie.Wu@hayward-ca.gov

Definitely worth subscribing to if you're a resident.

Dear Literacy Plus Volunteers,

We are looking for a few more volunteers to join us in supporting our growing ESL services! If you enjoy working with adult English language learners and meeting people from different cultures, this is a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with:

• English Conversation Circles**:** Wednesdays, 10:30–11:30 AM at Weeks Branch or 12:00–1:00 PM at Downtown Library
• Basic English Class**:** Fridays, 10:30–11:30 AM at Downtown Library

No teaching experience is required. Training and teaching materials will be provided.

• Commitment: 1–2 hours per week
• Location: In person at Downtown or Weeks Branch
• Minimum commitment: 6 months

As current Literacy Plus volunteers, you already have experience supporting adult learners, and your skills can make a real difference for our ESL learners as they build confidence and develop their English skills.

If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact me or share this opportunity with a friend. More information is available on our Adult Literacy Tutor page.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We would love to have you join us!

Thank you for everything you do for our learners and for being part of the Literacy Plus community.

Warmly,

Jessie Wu  (she/her) | Literacy Program Coordinator | Education Services

888 C Street, 3rd Floor | Hayward, CA  94541

O: 510.583.5327 | E: Jessie.Wu@hayward-ca.gov

It's fascinating. Try it.

Aisha helps people will no one else does and gets things done. She's instrumental in taking down the massive corruption in ALCO supervisors. https://www.facebook.com/kiersten.mosswood.3/posts/alameda-county-board-of-supervisors-especially-supervisor-david-haubert-are-not-/1602188704760525/

https://www.facebook.com/ellen.ds.54/posts/pfbid0awtchgDqJYocWtEH24k2DYcEVhG9qShMbDB9kadtJgwBhEvTYM2KzkvQAi8W1TKNl

So, the ALCO supervisors, who 100% support Melissa Hernandez, who works for Haubart and is ACLO "healthcare director" has a massive fit and called Aisha Wahab all kinds of names for the AB 1193 bill which requires transparency in discretionary funding, bringing the oversite to the same level as the other county she represents, Santa Clara county. Why would they do that? Turns out it's needed because Haubart's chief of staff, Shawn Wilson, has growing bribery charges and is being investigated by the FBI in connection to the Duongs bribery cases in Oakland and San Leandro. Hmmm.

Oh yeah, and Wilson is close friends with Hernandez, and he and Hernandez's boyfriend showed up at Wahab's press conference about the ALCO children and family services nightmare that Wahab did a review on three YEARS ago to get them to improve it so MORE children do not die--read the Sophia Mason story and why ACLO has just paid $12 million to her family. They tried to intimidate Wahab and her witnesses there, and one of their toughs was also passing out Hernandez's absolutely disgusting lies of mailers to people. Hernandez is ALCO's "healthcare director," remember, it was on the ballot information, and has nothing to say about the children and family services failure, or her close friend Shawn Wilson.

And I can't even keep up with the outside money, over $4 million now, desperate to get Melissa Hernandez elected by flooding the airwaves and your mailbox with absolutely disgusting lies and hate about Aisha Wahab (and we know no one with a brain believes that) and lies about her accomplishment (because there are none, as mayor of Dublin, ALCO healthcare director, and BART director.)

More and more people are coming out with facts, investigating, and spreading the truth.