City Desk

HAYWARD, Calif. -- Hayward City Council has been reviewing their priorities for 2012. I applaud members’ continuing efforts to ensure the focus remains on the right things, a process I began in late 2007 when I arrived at the City. We built a strong, clear framework for how the City’s resources are allocated to service delivery.

Unfortunately, two things (among others) have occurred to weaken and cloud that framework, established almost five years ago.

First, the two overriding priorities of Public Safety and Cleaning-Up Hayward have been diluted by the addition of a third overriding priority of "greening" Hayward. ...
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