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Hayward: California State University, East Bay
Hayward: California State University, East Bay California State University, East Bay (foreground), Hayward, California.

Hayward

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Hayward, city, Alameda county, California, U.S. Located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of San Francisco and 15 miles (25 km) south of Oakland, Hayward lies at the eastern terminus of the San Mateoā€“Hayward Bridge across San Francisco Bay. The city is named for William Hayward, a disappointed gold seeker who arrived in 1851 and opened a hotel there in 1852. The area was originally an Ohlone Indian campsite on grazing lands of Mission San JosĆ©...

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