Give a Hayward program a clear introduction in print and online. We can help arrange your event information, photographs and organization’s message into coordinated materials with practical directions and an easy-to-follow next step. Incorporated: March 11, 1876, as Haywards. Mayor: Elected citywide. District transition: First district contests in Districts 1 and 6 in November 2026. Hayward’s story runs from Rancho San Lorenzo and an early downtown hotel to orchards, postwar neighborhoods and a landscape stretching from hills to shoreline. Its Council election system is also changing in stages, making precise civic wording especially useful. From Rancho San Lorenzo to an orchard city. The City’s history describes Guillermo Castro’s 1843 Rancho San Lorenzo as extending from the Bay beyond the hills, including present-day Hayward, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo. William Hayward opened a general store at A Street and Mission Boulevard in 1852; the lodging business that followed became Haywards Hotel. The town incorporated as Haywards on March 11, 1876, and later dropped the final s. Orchards and agriculture shaped the area before postwar housing replaced many farms and ranches. The City’s history connects that agricultural period with Hayward’s Apricot City identity and Hunt’s Cannery, while its present-day geography links downtown, ridgelines and the shoreline. A phased change to district elections. Hayward approved the move to district-based Council elections on October 8, 2024. The City’s Council page identifies the first district elections as Districts 1 and 6 in November 2026, followed by Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5 in November 2028. The mayor remains elected citywide. The City’s 2026 running-for-office notice lists the mayor and Districts 1 and 6, each for a four-year term. District candidates reside in the district and its voters elect that seat. The Council page links the adopted district map for checking an address. The Clerk at 777 B Street and the County’s candidate services. Hayward’s City Clerk maintains official records, supports public participation and administers elections. The running-for-office page gives the municipal nomination process and requires appointments to receive or file candidate documents at City Hall, 777 B Street. Use that local resource for a Hayward municipal filing question. The Meeting and Agenda Center supplies Council calendars, reports and meeting-specific remote-access details. Alameda County’s candidate-services page explains filing steps and how to contact Candidate Services. A resource sheet can keep each destination easy to find with a short descriptive heading. Keep downtown directions and meeting links readable. For a Hayward civic-information sheet, provide the meeting’s current agenda URL, exact room or venue, date and organizer contact. For a separate community program, send its own confirmed directions rather than reusing a City Hall address. We can pair a short printed explanation with a QR code and accessible web text, keeping the title, location and destination consistent across each version. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Hayward campaigns. Campaign direct mail: Postcards, letters and folded mailers designed, printed and mailed to the addresses you approve, with postage and mail-house handoff planned in. Lawn signs and walk pieces: Yard signs, stakes, door hangers and walk cards sized for your district, using the name, office and ballot designation you confirm. Campaign printing: Palm cards, flyers, envelopes and event pieces, proofed before anything goes to press. Websites and text artwork: A simple candidate website plus matching graphics for texts and email, built from the same approved copy and photos. How a project gets started. Approved content: Your name as it will appear, the office, a photo and any copy you have approved, including a candidate statement if you file one. Office and boundary confirmed: The exact office, district or seat, checked against the official election source for this place. Quantities: How many signs, pieces or mail addresses you need. We help estimate; you approve the final counts. Artwork and proofs: We design or adapt artwork and send proofs. Nothing prints until you sign off. Production schedule: We plan print and mail dates backward from the official deadlines and election dates you confirm. Did all six Hayward Council districts begin elections at once? No. The adopted sequence starts with Districts 1 and 6 in November 2026; the City lists Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5 for November 2028. The mayor remains citywide. Which offices does Hayward list for its November 2026 municipal election? The City’s running-for-office page lists mayor and Council Districts 1 and 6, all with four-year terms. This is the published 2026 notice, not a projection of a later filing calendar. Where do Hayward municipal candidates obtain nomination papers? The City Clerk’s Office at 777 B Street issues them during the nomination period. The City requires appointments to receive or file candidate documents; check the current office instructions before visiting. Where should a printed Hayward Council meeting QR code point? Use the relevant entry in the City’s Meeting and Agenda Center so readers can reach the current agenda, reports and meeting-specific participation details. Confirm the destination during proof review.