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The articles in this section were curated by the research team at the University of San Francisco. Subsequently, City staff utilized Artificial Intelligence tools to transcribe and summarize these articles. Original articles are available for download on each page. If you encounter any discrepancies in the summaries or transcriptions, please reach out to our Digital Applications Developer at: info@hayward-ca.gov.

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Supervisors, Church Resolve Differences

Daily Review, Jul. 02, 1965

Summary: 

The Board of Supervisors approved the proposal to relocate the First Baptist Church from Russell City to the Fairview area. The hearing was lengthy, with proponents and opponents of the proposal voicing their concerns. However, the pastor of the church, Rev. Hiawatha Irving, pledged to build a new church at 22970 Maud Ave. instead of converting a dwelling located there for church use. This promise appeared to meet most of the objections of neighborhood residents, and the Board of Supervisors overruled their appeal and granted the church a...

Nine Street Projects in City Budget

Daily Review, Jul. 22, 1965

Summary: 

Hayward City Manager Ray Doran has proposed a $2,037,500 capital improvement program for the fiscal year 1965-66. The program includes nine street projects, traffic signals, and several water, sewer, and storm drainage projects. The capital improvements will be financed primarily with bond moneys and state gas tax funds, in addition to a $7.3 million budget proposed for city operations. City budget provides funding for water main from West Winton through Russell City, $57,000; Sewer project for $75,000 for Russell City interceptor on Curtis...

Relocation Assistance

Daily Review, Aug. 01, 1965

Summary: 

Wanted ad for real estate agents to relocate residents of Russell City.

Rash of Area Blazes: Four Persons Hurt–Arson Suspect Held

Daily Review, Aug. 07, 1965

Summary: 

Range of fires in Fremont, Castrol Valley and Russell City. Russell City fire destroyed old Russell City Market. Deputies arrested Manuel Carpio Perez, 32, a self-employed laborer of 22040 Louisiana St., Russell City, on suspicion of arson.   He was taken to the Santa Rita Sheriff's sub-station. 

Vote Count Prospects

Aug. 15, 1965

Summary:

Primary and general election ballots in the two East Bay counties will still be counted by the old fashioned one-at-a-time hand ballot counting system. Despite hopes for modern, high speed, electronic computers to take over the chore of tallying the votes, it seems that this will not be the case. 

In Alameda County, the board of supervisors may call a session of the Voting Machine Committee to decide on which voting machine to buy, but financing the machines could be a problem. In Contra Costa County, there is no item in...

Russell City Fire Razes 17 Buildings

Daily Review, Sept. 02, 1965

Summary:

The biggest fire yet to hit Russell City, which burned down 17 structures yesterday afternoon and blackened 23 acres of grass. Fanned by a stiff wind, it took area firemen five hours to get the blaze under control and another four to put it out. Although no occupied buildings were destroyed yesterday, two were threatened—a home housing 12 people and a Baptist Church. Several tons of waste paper, recently collected by the church members went up in the fire. Alameda County Fire Patrol Chief Bill Wolters said that with this blaze more than 50...

Two More Fires In Russell City

Daily Review, Sept. 13, 1965

Summary: 

Two separate fires broke out late last night and early this morning on Mississippi and Louisiana Streets in Russell City. The first blaze burned a total of seven structures were burned, along with a large area of dry grass. The second destroyed one structure and burned dry grass near the building.

Brush Fires Under Control

Daily Review, Sept, 17, 1965

Summary: 

Wind-driven flames gutted about 16 abandoned homes between Mississippi and Louisiana streets in Russell City. 

Supervisors Delay Church Shift Issue

Daily Review, Oct. 01, 1965

Summary:

A permit request to relocate the True Holiness Church in Christ from Russell City to Kelly Hill in Hayward faced opposition at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors due to a lack of quorum. Supervisor Robert E. Hannon's motion to grant the permit went unsupported, delaying the decision until October 28 when the full board will be present. Some members of the community objected to the move, citing concerns about an excess of churches in the area, potential traffic issues, and doubts about the church's financial stability. The church...

Russell City Service Area Superfluous?

Daily Review, Feb. 07, 1966

Summary:

The dissolution of the Russell City Services District is being recommended to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors by County Administrator Earl Strathman. This move is prompted by the impending redevelopment of the Russell Cty area, which renders the district superfluous. Strathman points to a state-enacted district reorganization act of 1965 as the mechanism for dissolution. The Russell City district was originally established in 1954 to provide water and sewage services to the community, but these projects were never realized due to...