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Bill Ward
7,760 votes
13.4%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Business Owner
- Bachelor of Architecture, Howard University
- Master of City Planning, U.C. Berkeley
- Owner-Environmental and Urban Planning Consulting Firm
- 29 Year Hayward Resident- 24 Years of Service to Hayward
- Leading award winning downtown revitalization effort.
- Brought more than 7 million dollars in new revenue to Hayward
Priorities:
- Public Safety and maintaining basic services during tough budget times
- Resolving budget Issues using my many years of experience
- Listening to and respecting each individual and each neighborhood
Barbara Halliday
7,749 votes
13.3%
- Occupation: Hayward Planning Commissioner
- Family Emergency Shelter Coalition Board Member since 1997; President, 2002-2003
- Board of Directors of the Southgate Swim Club, 14 yrs: President 1998-2002
- Hayward Growth Management Task Force; 1992-93
- Membership on the Hayward Citizens Advisory Commission, 1990-1996
- 880/92 Citizens Advisory Committee, 1991-2002
- Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Library Services, 1996
Priorities:
- Enhancing Downtown
- Strengthening our Neighborhoods
- Promoting Opportunities for Children and Youth
Bill Quirk
5,936 votes
10.2%
- Occupation: Library Commissioner
- As Neighborhood Alert Publicity Chair, I helped raise awareness of the importance of neighborhood involvement in public safety.
- As President of the Hayward PTA Council, I helped parents throughout Hayward improve neighborhood schools and their children's education.
- As President of Friends of the Library and Chair of the Library Commission, I helped build community support to expand Weekes Branch Library.
- As Vice-Chair of Hayward's Circulation Task Force, I helped recommend solutions for Hayward's traffic problems.
- Research scientist with a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia University.
- Married father of two children.
Priorities:
- Traffic relief
- Strong partnership between the City and the schools
- Safer neighborhoods through increased cooperation between police and the community
Olden P. Henson
5,765 votes
9.9%
- Occupation: Mayor Pro Tem/ Businessman
- BS/MS in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania
- Physicist at Rittenhouse Lab/ Univ. of Pa.
- City of Hayward Planning Commission 1991-1994
- City of Hayward Citizens Advisory Commission, 1983-1991
- Chair of the National League of Cities Public Safety Committee in 2000 (27,000 cities, towns and villages).
- Member of the Urban Institute's Policy Group on Prison Reentry
Priorities:
- The Public Safety of all citizens of Hayward
- Addressing the City of Hayward's State of California induced budget problems
- Livability and the continued economic revitalization of downtown Hayward
Robert Lopez
5,490 votes
9.5%
- Occupation: Public Utilities Employee
Joseph Hilson
4,310 votes
7.4%
- Occupation: Incumbent Councilmember Systems Engineer
- Systems Engineer Research Specialist, Knowledge Based Information Systems. Facilities Coordinator, Naval Facilities Construction and Support Systems
- City Council Member 12 years, Planning Commissioner 5 years, Citizens Advisory Commission, Chair Council Environment & Technology Comm's. Budget Comm.
- Training Coordinator, Instructional Media Writer, Video Producer Electronic Control Systems - Hazardous/Explosive Materials Handling
- Cal Poly SU, San Luis Obispo - Electrical Engineering, College of San Mateo, Broadcast Communictions, Chabot, Computers
- Board Member - Alameda County Waste Authority, Alameda County Action Plan, A.C. Recycling Board, League of CA Cities. National League of Cities
- Chair LCC Transportation/Technology Comm. Member Rev. & Tax Comm. Vice Chair NLC Technology Comm.
Priorities:
- Public Safety - Let's Continue Working To Make All Of Hayward's Neighborhoods Safe
- Economic Development - Rebuilding Downtown, More Housing, New Businesses And Jobs, Solve Traffic Problems
- Maintain Vital City Services - Balanced Budget, Stop State "Takeaways" Protect Senior Services, Save/Expand Open Space, Provide Experienced Leadership
Gary R. Craig
4,163 votes
7.2%
- Occupation: Workers Compensation Claims Representative
- Member, Governing Board Chabot-Las Positas Community College District 1985 to current
- Served 4 years on the Board of Education San Lorenzo Unified School District
- President, Board of Education San Lorenzo Unified School District
- President, Southland Shopping Center Merchants Association
- Membership in and Past President Local Lions club 1977-1997
- Participant Hayward Police Department Citizens Academy and Member Hayward Neighborhood Alert
Priorities:
- Bring more good paying, hi-tech jobs here to Hayward
- Make Hayward's neighborhoods a safe place to live and raise a family
- Increase after school programs to give kids alternatives to hanging out on the streets
Francisco Zermeno
4,119 votes
7.1%
- Occupation: Businessman/ Educator/ Commissioner
- 18 years as a smallbusiness owner of Video Z
- 25 years as an educator at Chabot College
- 1 year as a Hayward Library Commissioner
- 5 years as a Hayward Planning Commissioner
- Presently, the Chair of the Plannning Commission
- 23 years as a Hayward resident
Priorities:
- Protection of our neighborhoods, citizens, students, and businesses
- Improvement of our neighborhoods, our Downtown, our Small Businesses, our Auto Row, our Housing, our schools,
- Preservation of our neighborthoods, quality of life and equal acccess to all Hayward opportunities
Barbara A Heringer-Swarr
3,886 votes
6.7%
- Occupation: Student/ Homeowner/ Businesswoman
- Life I: Accounting/Management Informations Systems
- Life II: Business owner 1978 - present (Shark's Bib Restaurant - Catering by Barbara Jean)
- Life III: Political Activist and Advocate
- (Concurrent ) Life IV: Student, Psychology and Spanish
Priorities:
- Stop eminent domain for private gain
- Use tax dollars for infrastructure rather than corporate handouts
- Work to balance the budget, practice responsible spending of city funds
L. Jason Moreno
2,450 votes
4.2%
- Occupation: Website Designer
Cora Marie Baker
2,225 votes
3.8%
- Occupation: Administrative Assistant
Edward W. Bogue
2,037 votes
3.5%
- Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Businessman
Francisco Abrantes
2,034 votes
3.5%
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News and Analysis
Daily Review
- Campaign finance law stirs debate; Hayward candidates receiving multiple donations from one address raises questions about limit of $1,000 per person
- February 26, 2004
- Developers donate heavily
- February 24, 2004
- Hayward council hopefuls debate;
Nine of 13 candidates outline their positions
- February 8, 2004
- 'Scrap the system,' Corbett is told
- February 14, 2004
- Incumbent has 'unfinished business'
- February 16, 2004
- Baker says her youth not barrier;
Green Party member says she brings real-world experience to
race
- February 17, 2004
- Bogue seeks nicer neighborhoods
- February 17, 2004
- Candidates for City Council;
Ward believes experience critical
- February 18, 2004
- Correction (to 2/18/04 story on Bill Ward)
- February 19, 2004
- Candidates look to affect status quo; Neighborhoods concern
Craig
- February 19, 2004
- Council seat fits Halliday's plan; Former reporter has long record
- February 19, 2004
- Hopefuls seek chance to guide city; Quirk has more
- February 20, 2004
- Meticulous incumbent eyes challenge closely; Hilson wants to be
part of what he sees as business explosion
- February 20, 2004
- Lopez a lightening rod in the community
- February 20, 2004
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