Editing Hayward, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
The city created the Hayward Public Art Program in 2008, to create murals to beautify the city and combat [[graffiti]], and has commissioned numerous murals throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepioneeronline.com/news/2012/07/hayward-mural-art-program-combats-graffiti/ |title=Hayward Mural Art Program Combats Graffiti |publisher=The Pioneer Online |date=July 27, 2012 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_22551510/murals-that-adorn-hayward-walls-also-fight-graffiti "Murals that adorn Hayward walls also fight graffiti", ''San Jose Mercury News'', February 10, 2013]</ref> The program won a [[League of California Cities]] Helen Putnam Award of Excellence in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helenputnam.org/winners_2011.php |title=Helen Putnam Award of Excellence |website=Helenputnam.org |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Haywardmuraldetail2011.jpg|thumb|Hayward Public Art Program mural detail (Jean Bidwell, artist)]]

Hayward has been a [[Tree City USA]] since 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=California |title=Tree Cities at |website=Arborday.org |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> Hayward declared itself a [[nuclear-free zone]], a largely symbolic act, in 1987.<ref>[http://www.ci.hayward.ca.us/municipal/uncodified/Nuclear%20Free%20Hayward.pdf Ordinance No. 87-024, An Ordinance Establishing Nuclear Free Hayward] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229130130/http://www.ci.hayward.ca.us/municipal/uncodified/Nuclear%20Free%20Hayward.pdf |date=December 29, 2010 }}</ref> The city is the setting for the [[Hayward Gay Prom]], one of the earliest and longest-running [[Anti-prom|gay proms]] in the United States. The city introduced road signs in 2015 encouraging better behavior while walking or driving, using phrases like "It's a speed limit, not a suggestion".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/snarky-california-road-signs-aim-to-change-behavior/|title=Snarky California road signs aim to change behavior|website=Cbsnews.com|date=February 12, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a14094/california-street-signs-tell-pedestrians-to-cross-the-street-then-update-facebook/|title=Street Sign Says 'Cross the Street, Then Update Facebook'|date=February 13, 2015|website=Popularmechanics.com}}</ref>

The slang term "[[Hella]]", which has spread globally, is said to have its roots in Hayward, tracing back to the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksbw.com/article/hyphy-a-guide-to-bay-area-slang/1296771 |title=Hyphy a Guide to Bay Area Slang|website=kswb.com|date=March 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/castrovalley/northern-californias-slang-hella-added-merriam-webster-new-edition |title=Northern California Slang "Hella" Added to Merriam Webster New Edition|website=patch.com|date=April 22, 2016}}</ref>

The new Hayward Library, officially known as the 21st Century Library and Community Learning Center, began construction following a groundbreaking ceremony on October 3, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hayward Library Groundbreaking |url=https://www.hayward-ca.gov/discover/news/mar16/hayward-breaks-ground-new-library-heritage-plaza }}</ref> The library opened to the public on September 14, 2019. This project was part of a broader initiative to create a new, modern community space while adhering to environmentally sustainable building practices, making it a net-zero energy facility

=== Downtown Hayward ===
{{Main|Downtown Hayward}}
Many of Hayward's cultural landmarks and points of interest are in its downtown area. Three city hall buildings have been built: [[Hayward City Hall]]; the [[City Center Building]], an abandoned 11-story building and Hayward's second city hall; and the first city hall at [[Alex Giualini Plaza]], whose architectural motifs form the current city logo.

Other downtown features include the [[Hayward Area Historical Society]] museum, which relocated and reopened in June 2014; [[Buffalo Bill's Brewery]], one of the first [[Microbrewery|brewpubs]] in California; Cinema Place, one Hayward's two movie theatre, with associated murals and an art gallery.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blakehunt.com/cinema_place.php |title=Blake Hunt Ventures, Inc |website=Blakehunt.com |access-date=January 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723064035/http://www.blakehunt.com/cinema_place.php |archive-date=July 23, 2012  }}</ref> Many of the Hayward Public Art Program murals are located downtown.

===Historic landmarks===
{{see also|List of buildings and structures in Hayward, California}}
Hayward has two sites in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP): the [[Green Shutter Hotel]] and [[Eden Congregational Church]]. A third site, [[Meek Mansion]] (also in the NRHP), while not within city limits, is managed by HARD and the [[Hayward Area Historical Society]]. The three sites are also on the [[California Register of Historical Resources]].<ref>[http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/?view=county&criteria=1California Historic Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111023752/http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/ListedResources/?view=county&criteria=1California |date=November 11, 2012 }}. Ohp.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved on December 25, 2010.</ref> [[Agapius Honcharenko|Agapius Honcharenko's Ukraina Ranch]] is the only [[California Historical Landmark]] in the city.<ref>[http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21388 OHP Listed Resources]. Ohp.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved on December 25, 2010.</ref>

[[File:Portugueseparkhaywardcalifornia.jpg|thumb|180px|Julio J. Bras Portuguese Centennial Park<ref name="waymarking1">{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2R4D_Portuguese_Centennial_Park_Hayward_CA |title=Portuguese Centennial Park – Hayward, CA – Municipal Parks and Plazas on |website=Waymarking.com |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>]]