Program Description Responsible Departments
Implementation
Timeframe Status 2025 Update Strategic Priority
EJ-1.1: Develop freeway-
adjacent greening
1. Program EJ-1.1: Develop freeway-adjacent urban
greening initiatives, including vegetative barriers and greenwalls, to reduce the impacts from Diesel Particulate Matter pollution on sensitive land uses located adjacent to major highways and roadways.
[Source: New Program, see
also CAP CS-1.5] Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
Cultivate Vibrant Neighborhoods (NP3) and
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Environmental Justice (CP9)
EJ-1.2: Establish an Air
Filtration Grant program
2. Program EJ-1.2: Establish an Air Filtration Grant
program for low-income residents, allowing for free
indoor air filtration improvements to qualifying
community members. Coordinate with the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to explore
opportunities to collaborate on existing initiatives.
[Source: New Program, City Staff]
Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Not started
This program has not been initiated. Acterra has their own air filtration program.
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EJ-1.3: Advocate for HUSD
to install MERV-13 filters
3. Program EJ-1.3: Advocate for the Hayward Unified
School District to install MERV-13 air filtration systems in all local schools to reduce the impacts from air pollution, especially Particulate Matter pollution.
[Source: New
Program, City Staff] Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated. Environmental Services staff wrote a Leaflet article in 2025 on what Spare the Air alerts mean when one had been recently released by the Air District.
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EJ-1.4: Add Spare the Air
widget to City webpage
4. Program EJ-1.4: Incorporate the BAAQMD Spare the Air widget into the City’s webpage to highlight daily air quality information and highlight when air quality is notably
critical. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
City Manager 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
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EJ-1.5: Locate and monitor
local cleanup sites and
hazardous waste facilities
5. Program EJ-1.5: Prepare and publish an annual report identifying the location and status of local cleanup sites and hazardous waste facilities to keep residents informed about local polluting sources. Identify sites that are at risk of contaminant mobilization due to sea level or
groundwater rise. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
Public Works & Utilities Annual Not started
The City of Hayward does not have the authority to oversee the cleanup, closure, or interpretation of contaminated sites and hazardous waste sites. The City of Hayward Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Office does works with agencies that do have the authority including the Alameda County
Environmental Health Department – Local Oversight Program (LOP), San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control to ensure that sites that have contamination or could pose a threat to developments are properly screened and addressed.
Information regarding these sites is continually updated and their status can be accessed by the public on the following two state web links: https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov; www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/
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EJ-1.6: Offer health
resources to residents near
hazardous waste or cleanup
sites
6. Program EJ-1.6: Develop a community protection
program that offers health resources, monitoring, and
additional support to residents living within a half-mile radius of a hazardous waste facility or cleanup site.
[Source: New Program, City Staff]
Development Services 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
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EJ-1.7: Develop a Truck
Route Ordinance
7. Program EJ-1.7: Perform a review of designated truck routes in the City to identify routes abutting residential land uses that can be effectively rerouted. Develop a Truck Route Ordinance to designate Truck Prohibited Streets and include fines and penalties to enforce restrictions.
[Source:
New Program, City Staff] Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Complete Truck routes are defined and included in the City's adopted Traffic Code Section 6.11, which meets the intent of this program.
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EJ-1.8: Limit idling
8. Program EJ-1.8: Identify areas within the City where excessive truck idling is occurring and post “no idling” signage that is visibly accessible for motor vehicles
utilizing the roadways. [Source: New Program, City Staff] Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Complete
Staff reviews and posts appropriate signage in problem areas that are identified. These efforts meet the intent of this program.
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EJ-2-1: Assess bikeways
and greenways accessibility
and connectivity
9. Program EJ-2.1: Prepare a City-wide connectivity
assessment in coordination with HARD, including bike
lanes, greenways, existing and planned trails and parks as part of the City's future Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan update. City will include parking assessments as part of future parking studies.
Develop a summary report that
identifies priority improvement areas for connectivity. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
Public Works & Utilities,
Development Services
2020-2040 Ongoing
Staff regularly engage with HARD regarding bike lanes,
greenway projects, existing/planned trails, parks and open space. Staff is currently exploring opportunities with HARD to connect the East Bay Greenway (in progress) with the Shoreline and Bay Trails. The City expects to receive $150,000 in developer funding and is actively seeking grant/funding opportunities with HARD.
EJ-2.2: Require future
community parks are
connected
10. Program EJ-2.2: Update the Municipal Code to require that future community parks incorporate a connectivity
assessment and active transportation improvements
[Source: New Program, City Staff]
Public Works & Utilities,
Development Services
Ongoing Not started
City staff coordinates with HARD in order to assess connectivity and encourage implementation of active transportation features and improvements. This effort meets the intent of this program.
EJ-2.3: Support HARD Park
and Recreation Master Plan
11. Program EJ-2.3: Support HARD with implementation
of programs and policies outlined within the HARD Park
and Recreation Master Plan, with priority given to
programs focused on the central portion of the City of
Hayward. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Ongoing
City staff coordinates with HARD regularly in order to support implementation and programs outlined in HARD's Master Plan.
This effort meets the intent of this program.
EJ-2.4: Support
implementation of HARD
Park and Recreation Master
Plan
12. Program EJ-2.4: Support implementation of policies
and programs outlined within the HARD Parks and
Recreation Master Plan. [Source: New Program, City Staff] Public Works & Utilities Ongoing Ongoing
The Planning Division routes all new large-scale development projects to HARD to review for consistency with adopted plans, and incorporates Conditions of Approval as directed by HARD.
Environmental Justice Element
Attachment XII
EJ-2.5: Identify
underutilized rights of way
13. Program EJ-2.5: Identify underutilized rights-of-way in the central portion of the City and develop a program for gradual conversion of these spaces for public
gathering. [Source: New Program, City Staff] Development Services 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
Cultivate Vibrant Neighborhoods (NP3) and
Champion Climate Resilience &
Environmental Justice (CP9)
EJ-2.6: Support
collaboration between
public safety groups
14. Program EJ-2.6: Support collaboration and
partnership between Hayward Police Department,
Hayward Evaluation and Response Teams and HARD’s
Public Safety Division to ensure park patron safety.
[ Source: New Program, City Staff] Development Services Ongoing Ongoing HPD, HEART and HARD have an open line of communication
and work collaboratively on park safety.
EJ-2.7: Regularly assess bus
stops and shelters
15. Program EJ-2.7: Perform a biennial review of local
bus stops and shelters to access the quality and adequacy of facilities. Develop improvement priorities based on the findings and coordinate with AC Transit to facilitate these improvements. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
Public Works & Utilities Ongoing Ongoing
Staff have collaborated with AC Transit to assess bus stops and prioritized installation of Simme Seats to increase access and comfort at those bus stops. Staff will continue to review bus stops for further prioritizing of improvements.
Invest in Infrastructure (FP4) and Champion
Climate Resilience & Environmental Justice
(CP9)
EJ-2.9: Incentivize EV
charging stations in Station
Priority Areas
16. Program EJ-2.9: Perform an assessment of the
location of EV charging stations across the City to identify priority areas using an equity lens. Update the Municipal Code to incentivize the placement of EV charging stations in Station Priority Areas. [Source: New Program, City Staff] Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Ongoing Staff is currently working with Ava Community Energy to develop a network of fast charging stations. Plans are in development for fast charging at Municipal Lot #4 in the Downtown Priority Development Area.
Champion Climate Resilience &
Environmental Justice (CP2 and CP3)
EJ-3.1: Provide public
nutritional education
17. Program EJ-3.1: Develop and expand city programs
that are focused on public nutritional education. [Source:
New Program, City Staff] Community Services 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated. However, a map was created to list Hayward-based food resources:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a5f13e4977414e1b 948b376e7da6bad8/ which will be shared on the City’s
webpage. The Alameda County's All In Eats program, on which this work was based, sunsetted.
EJ-3.2: Expand subsidized
food for marginalized
communities
18. Program EJ-3.2: Partner with local non-profits and
food banks to expand the availability of subsidized food programs for marginalized communities.
[Source: New
Program, City Staff] Development Services Ongoing Ongoing During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City used both general fund reserves and leveraged Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to partner with the Alameda County Food bank for emergency food distribution. Since the conclusion of that program in early FY2021, the City has primarily funded food security efforts through the Community Agency Funding process. In addition to existing food security programs for seniors, the City has supported a meal distribution program for low-income residents of any age hosted at rotating public facilities since FY23, and a unsold food recovery and redistribution program beginning in FY24. In 2025, the City's priorities have changed with our fiscal challenges and
decreased staffing, so our capacity to be involved in these activities will be put on hold until stated otherwise.
EJ-3.3: Develop a City-
sponsored food delivery
program
19. Program EJ-3.3: Develop a City-sponsored food
delivery program for senior citizens and disabled residents in Hayward that may have limited access to food banks
and non-profits due to transportation impediments.
[Source: New Program, City Staff]
Community Services 2020-2040 Ongoing
The City’s Paratransit program includes funding for meal delivery to homebound adults through a Meals on Wheels
program. However, the program is funded under Measure BB, which only allows reimbursement for direct transportation costs. In addition to this program, the City has funded food distribution to seniors through two location-based senior meal programs since 2019. In FY 2024–25, the Meals on Wheels program provided 81,639 delivered meals to 499 unique
homebound seniors, exceeding the annual goal of 80,000 meals.
The Meals on Wheels program was also awarded additional funding through the FY 2026 Community Agency Funding (CAF) process to support non-transportation program needs during the FY 2025–26 program year.
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EJ-3.4: Partner to support
circular economy and
expand food access
20. Program EJ-3.4: Partner with Alameda County in the
All In Eats and other programs intended to support the
circular food economy and expand food access. Develop a “Nutritional Resources” informational flyer that outlines Federal, State, and local food and nutritional resources for low-income residents. Disseminate the “Nutritional
Resources” flyer by posting it on the City’s official social media and dispersing it as a “take-home” document to be provided for all families of children through the public school system. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
Community Services Ongoing Partially complete
The “Nutritional Resources” Flyer Has Not Been Initiated.
However, a map was created to list Hayward-based food
resources:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a5f13e4977414e1b 948b376e7da6bad8/ which will be shared on the City’s
webpage. The Alameda County's All In Eats program, on which this work was based, sunsetted.
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EJ-4.1: Continue Minor
Home Repair Program
21. Program EJ-4.1: Continue implementing Minor Home
Repair Program for lower-income householders, including elderly and/or disabled homeowners, to make minor
home repairs to address health and safety problems.
(Source: Housing Element Program H-1)
Development Services, City
Manager Ongoing Ongoing
The City expects to continue its partnership with Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together East Bay Network in FY 2025–26. With the Rebuilding Together Oakland affiliate closing its doors in late FY 2024, the City shifted these programs to Rebuilding Together East Bay Network. In FY 2024–25, Rebuilding Together East Bay Network experienced a slower start during the first half of the year as it established outreach and referral pipelines in a new service area, and completed 30 minor repair rehabilitations against a goal of 35. The
organization reports that it is fully established for FY 2025–26 and expects to meet its program goals. Habitat for Humanity completed 6 major repair rehabilitations against a goal of 7; progress was affected by underwriting delays that extended from late FY 2023–24 into the first quarter of FY 2024–25.
EJ-4.2: Continue Tenant
Relocation Assistance
Ordinance and Emergency
Relocation Assistance
22. Program EJ-4.2: Continue to implement and, if
warranted, expand the Tenant Relocation Assistance
Ordinance and Emergency Relocation Assistance to
mitigate the impacts of identifying uninhabitable units through the rental inspection program. [Source: New
Program, City Staff]
Development Services, City
Manager Ongoing Ongoing
Housing Division has engaged in continued communication by conducting monthly meetings with Code Enforcement, and
maintaining open communication with Building and Fire to identify eligible relocation cases and providing information regarding factors that related to emergency relocation
assistance and Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO).
EJ-4.4: Regularly meet to
discuss housing
23. Program EJ-4.4: Hold quarterly meetings on various
housing related topics (i.e. tenant resources, Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Tenant Protection
Ordinances, foreclosure prevention among other topics).
Keep a list of attendees, population and housing
characteristics via survey to ensure that outreach is
targeted to Low Resource, high need areas and households as determined by updated TCAC and/or CalEnviroScreen
maps (Source Housing Element Program H-20).
Development Services, City
Manager Ongoing Ongoing
In 2025, Centro Legal de la Raza, held a legal contract with the City through July 2025, and in conjunction with subcontractors like Housing & Economic Rights Advocates (HERA), faciliated 5 workshops pertaining to tenant rights in Hayward, reaching about 116 tenants. and has assisted approximately 3 residents through unlawful detainers, and across their grants have served at least 57 Hayward tenants through direct legal services on housing related issues working to stop displacement. Centro also conducts monthly Hayward-specific Clinics. Centro
continued to subcontract with My Eden Voice and Housing Economic Rights Advocates to provide legal services to low- income Hayward Residents through the end of their contract.
Echo Housing continues to conduct monthly Fair Housing, Home Buyer Education, and Tenant/Landlord workshops.
EJ-5.1: Educate public
about local asthma risk
24. Program EJ-5.1: Inform the public about heightened
local asthma risk by developing an asthma informational document identifying warning signs, prevention strategies, and County Public Health Department resources.
Disseminate asthma informational documents broadly to
residents of the City. [Source: New Program, City Staff] Community Services 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
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EJ-5.2: Advocate for in-
school asthma screening
program
25. Program EJ-5.2: Advocate for the Alameda County
Health Department and Hayward Unified School District to facilitate an in-school asthma screening program.
[Source:
New Program, City Staff] City Manager 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
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EJ-5.3: Increase access to
health services
26. Program EJ-5.3: Increase access to health services by coordinating with the Fire Department to expand the use of the Firehouse Clinic Model to additional firehouse
locations throughout the City, with priority given to
locations in the central and western portion of the City. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
City Manager, Hayward Fire
Department 2020-2040 Not started
There is currently a reorganization of responsibility amongst the Battalion Chiefs due to recent retirements and promotions and would be expected that this project would be handled by a new lead in CY26.
EJ-5.4: Assess feasibility of
Clinic Shuttle Program
27. Program EJ-5.4: Support community health by
assessing the feasibility of a Clinic Shuttle Program to provide subsidized on-demand access to intra-City clinics and health centers, especially to those that offer subsidized health care. Coordinate with AC Transit to assess
opportunities to partner in the development of the Clinic Shuttle program. [Source: New Program, City Staff]
Community Services 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
EJ-5.5: Implement SR2S
Improvement Plans
28. Program EJ-5.5: By 2030, implement all
recommendations outlined within the SR2S (Safe Routes to Schools) Improvement Plans outlined for each local
schools.
Public Works & Utilities 2020-2040 Partially complete
Design plans are being developed for the SR2S locations.
Implementation will require additional funding sources that have not been identified yet.
EJ-6.1:
CompleteComprehensive
Needs Assessment
29. Program EJ-6.1: CompleteComprehensive Needs
Assessment and implement a Language Access
Program. [Source: New Program, City Staff] City Clerk 2020-2040 Not started In process. In 2024, the City started working on a Language Access Plan anticipated to be completed in 2025 with a three year implementation period through 2028. The Language
Action Plan will include Translation Standards; Interpretation Standards; Digital Information and Access; Outreach and Promotion Standards; Policy, Compliance and Quality
Assurance; and, a Bilingual Staff Program.
EJ-6.2: Host annual
workshops with
neighborhoods with high
CalEnviroScreen scores
30. Program EJ-6.2: Host annual workshops and small
meetings within identified neighborhoods in Hayward
with elevated CalEnviroScreen scores in order to identify community priorities, issues and if needed interventions to address specific issues identified by the community or by the screening scores/maps.
[Source: New Program, City
Staff]
City Manager, Development
Services 2020-2040 Not started This program has not been initiated.
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