r/Hayward

Are there any lgbt bars close by that aren’t in SF? Trying not to travel across the bay. I’d like to meet fellow wlw people

Hayward is the latest California city considering a step back from data centers.

Councilmembers will consider a move to ban the development of new data centers in Hayward, City Manager Jennifer Ott said in a statement.

Hi everyone! I recently got a job in the area as a recent grad. I am looking for housing near public transit, where my budget is 1100 dollars a month. I would just like somewhere that is safe and clean, preferably female roommates(I am female)

I am super responsible and I am currently studying for medical school. Any leads would be super helpful!

The sleepy suburbs east of San Francisco have suddenly become the latest battleground in the ideological fight over the future of the Democratic Party.

Super PACs, including two with ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, have flooded the region with millions of dollars in advertising ahead of a special election on Tuesday to determine who will replace Eric Swalwell in Congress for the next few months.

In California’s 14th congressional district, Aisha Wahab, a progressive Democratic state senator, is facing off against Melissa Hernandez, a moderate Democrat who sits on the Bay Area Rapid Transit board. The two Democrats are vying to fill out the remainder of Mr. Swalwell’s term after he resigned abruptly in April amid allegations of sexual misconduct as he was running for California governor.

Ms. Wahab seemed to be the clear front-runner after she emerged from the June primary with 43 percent of the vote compared to 17 percent for Ms. Hernandez.

But the sudden influx of cash, not just from AIPAC but also from another super PAC created to counter the group, has turned the race into an unexpected brawl between the establishment and progressive wings of the Democratic Party. It comes just two weeks after Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat, narrowly won the Senate primary in Michigan in the face of AIPAC’s hefty support for his moderate opponent.

Neither Ms. Wahab nor Ms. Hernandez has made Middle East politics a focus of their campaigns.

But in recent weeks Ms. Wahab has found herself fending off $2.9 million in attacks from outside groups, much of it coming from the United Democracy Project, AIPAC’s main super PAC. The group has also spent more than $825,000 supporting Ms. Hernandez.

Ms. Wahab, 39, is the first Afghan American and Muslim elected to the California State Senate. During a candidate forum in April, Ms. Wahab said “yes” when a moderator asked if she considered “what is happening to the Palestinian people a genocide.”

Ms. Hernandez, 51, responded by saying that she believed Israel had the right to defend itself after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. “However,” she said, “the destruction in Gaza has gone too far.”

Like the candidates, the super PACs have not focused on Israel in their advertising in the race.

Instead, one ad funded by the AIPAC super PAC accused Ms. Wahab of watering down legislation that sought to stiffen penalties against child sex predators. Ms. Wahab responded that she had helped make it “illegal and a felony to traffic or solicit minors.”\

Another super PAC called Bold America, which has received some funding from AIPAC’s group, has spent $2.4 million supporting Ms. Hernandez and opposing Ms. Wahab.

Patrick Dorton, a spokesman for AIPAC’s super PAC, did not return a call seeking comment.

American Priorities, a super PAC created to counter pro-Israel spending, put $200,000 into supporting Ms. Wahab. “Don’t buy the Republican AIPAC lies,” says an ad from the group, which has backed left-wing critics of Israel in congressional primaries in New York. Ms. Wahab has also received support from J Street Action Fund, a liberal Jewish organization.

AIPAC has become such a polarizing player in Democratic politics that drawing attention to its spending in the race could help Ms. Wahab in her heavily Democratic district in Northern California, said Noah Finneburgh, a Democratic political consultant in the East Bay who is not involved with either candidate.

“I definitely think that those attacks could backfire,” he said.

In total, groups have spent $4.9 million on television and digital advertising in the run-up to Tuesday’s special election, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact. Even more has been spent on mailers, text messages and phone calls, campaign finance disclosures show.

The two candidates did not return calls seeking interviews.

Both candidates have filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission. Ms. Wahab has asked regulators to investigate a rash of social media posts that she claimed made false statements about her and may have been spread by fake bot accounts. Ms. Hernandez alleged that Ms. Wahab unlawfully transferred money from her state-level campaign account through a county Democratic committee to hide corporate donations.

Ms. Wahab was endorsed by the California Democratic Party and has support from several labor unions and Our Revolution, the left-wing group founded by Senator Bernie Sanders. The group, with which Mr. Sanders is no longer involved, said it planned to fan out across the East Bay this weekend to support Ms. Wahab.

Both candidates have emphasized a desire to work in Washington on lowering costs for Americans. Ms. Wahab has said she wants to “end pointless wars” that cost tax dollars and drive up consumer prices. Ms. Hernandez has said she would prioritize small businesses and pledged to bring “fiscal discipline” to Washington.

The winner of Tuesday’s election will serve the remainder of Mr. Swalwell’s term, which ends in January. Ms. Wahab and Ms. Hernandez will face off again in November for the two-year term that begins that same month.

Hi i’m wondering if anyone knows of any open to the public tracks to run on. In Hayward or any other city nearby. Thank you

edit: and is it open on weekends?

Let me first set some context.

Rakhi Israni and her connections to MAGA and right-wing Hindu supremacist organizations are probably old news now that she is not in the run-off. However, her candidacy was an eye-opener, which demanded my unofficial scrutiny of all local politicians of Indian origin in the East Bay area.

That led me to Mayor Raj Salwan, the mayor of Fremont. It also led me to Melissa Hernandez, the CA-14 candidate for the congressional special election in Aug 2026 and the general election in Nov 2026.

Firstly, this is not me being racist. This is me being apprehensive of the Modi cult - the Indian MAGA - seeping deeper into the Bay Area politics, especially the East Bay. Some of the characteristics of the Modi cult are as follows:

• anti-Christian
• anti-Muslim
• anti-Sikh
• anti-abortion
• pro-Israel/AIPAC
• pro-ICE
• pro-oligarch and billionaire
• love for dictatorship

Mayor Raj Salwan is one such right-leaning politician. Salwan is a wealthy landlord and a vet who, as mayor, recently proposed extending term limits and salaries of city officials through a charter city proposal. In 2019, when Raj Salwan was a vice mayor, he attended a BJP-oriented event, Namo Sangam. The article in Indicanews quotes:

https://indicanews.com/bjp-supporters-pitch-for-modi-in-california/

"Dr Raj Salwan, vice mayor of Fremont and another Modi supporter, said that he is very happy that at long last India has got Modi as a prime minister. Salwan said Modi had conviction, courage, and the will to execute things well."

Narendra Modi has been globally condemned for unofficially sanctioning brutal communal violence against Muslim, Christian, and Sikh minorities in India long before he became the Prime Minister. Ever since Modi assumed office - 12 years ago - religious hate and violence have reached dangerous levels, and India's economy has been handed over to 2 billionaire families.

For the then Vice Mayor Raj Salwan to uphold a leader like Modi in heroic rhetoric gives us a hint into his political ideology.

Raj Salwan is also endorsed by the Hindu American PAC - a PAC that aims to influence U.S. policy in the interests of Hindu Americans. Guess who else is endorsed by this PAC?

Melissa Hernandez.

By now, the entire country knows that Melissa Hernandez is heavily funded by AIPAC for her congressional race. She is also endorsed by Rakhi Israni, a Laura-Loomer-Modi-MAGA disguised as a Democrat. Now, Melissa is endorsed by the Hindu American PAC. So we have a pro-Israel, pro-Modi, MAGA in CA-14 congressional race.

What does this mean for Fremont and for the East Bay?

An increase in policy control by the Modi-RSS-inspired right-wing Indian Americans will take us down the cliffs we have just begun to climb - MAGA, AIPAC, alt-right, Super PACs, xenophobia, America-First, and endless wars. Add corruption to this combination, like the charter city proposal, and Fremont won't be as we know it today.

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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

Reporter Kyle Martin writes that the South Hayward Parish Food Pantry will close after more than 50 years. It originally served homeless residents as the Westminster Hills Community Outreacher Center nearly 50 years ago, and since 2019, it has served more than 43,000 people when the church moved to a new building, Hallie Hottle, senior pastor for First Presbyterian Church of Hayward, said.

She also explained the reason for its closure.

I’ve been applying a lot and calling and even going in person but I never hear back does anyone know any places that’s urgently hiring atm I appreciate it

Definitely worth subscribing to if you're a resident.

Hi, just wanted to get a taste of what to expect in the Hayward vicinity as I’ll be doing a business trip here in Sept. I kinda want to visit Silicone Valley, Disney Museum, Golden Gate Park, and Nintendo store.

Is there anything I should be aware of, anything else exciting to do, any restaurants I should try out? Are there Robotaxis I could taxi in? I’ve been to California before, just never the northern area. Thanks ahead of time!

Does anyone know the reason? my nosey ass went straight to news sites/police columns but couldn’t find anything.

It was like 15-20 cop cars & firetruck & ambulance; by the time I got out (6pmish) I only saw one person on the curb (possibly handcuffed).

It couldn’t possibly be for a simple disturbance on BART right? I wouldve asked but I was in a rush to get home 😭

Shame on AIPAC Hernandez

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2026/08/06/aisha-wahab-aipacs-latest-target-01026765