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BARBARA'S EXPERIENCE

A Brief Bio

Barbara Halliday is the Mayor of Hayward. She was elected Mayor in 2014. She previously served on the Hayward City Council for ten years. Prior to serving in elected office, she served Hayward for many years in multiple roles including as former Planning Commission chair, community organizer, and on numerous citizen commissions and task forces.

Barbara Halliday has a B.A. in American studies from Mary Washington College, then associated with the University of Virginia. She pursued graduate work in journalism and urban studies at the University of Maryland. She had a successful career in the private sector first as a journalist, and later in the insurance industry. She retired from the industry in 2008 and turned her attention to serving the Hayward community full-time. 
 
As a council member, she helped the city reduce crime and speeding, eradicate blight and improve streets and sidewalks and helped boost students' test scores by expanding city-run homework tutoring centers. As Mayor, she has presided over major project approvals including the Lincoln Landing and Maple and Main mixed-use developments, as well as the grand opening of the Alta Mira affordable housing development. She brings energy, ideas, and a problem-solving spirit to Hayward, with a focus on advancing policies that support equality, opportunity, and safety for all members of the Hayward community.
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My Experience

Elected Office
  • Elected – Hayward City Council, 2004
  • Re-Elected – Hayward City Council, 2008
  • Re-Elected – Hayward City Council, 2012
  • Elected – Mayor, City of Hayward, 2014

Current Council Commission/Committee Assignments
  • Council Appointed Officers Committee
  • Council Budget & Finance Committee
  • Council Economic Development Committee

Current Intergovernmental Agency Assignments
  • Alameda County Local Region Access Network (RAN) Board - Delegate
  • Alameda County Transportation Commission – Delegate
  • Association of Bay Area Governments -Executive Board - Delegate 
  • East Bay Economic Development Alliance's Executive Committee 
  • Hayward Local Agencies Committee - Delegate
  • Hayward Successor Agency Oversight Board - Mayor Representative
  • South Hayward Family Center Project Governance Group - Delegate

Community Service
  • City of Hayward - Planning Commission, 1996-2004, Chair 2001-2002
  • City of Hayward - Citizens Advisory Commission, 1990-1996
  • City of Hayward - 92/880 Interchange Citizens Advisory Committee, 1991-2002
  • City of Hayward - Hayward Growth Management Task Force, 1992-1993
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