Collin and Nestor announce the next Hayward Voices event, go over the headlines from November and December, and discuss at length the controversial move to open a new dispensary in the city of Hayward.

02:06 - Announcement of upcoming Hayward Voices event

05:17 - The Hayward Herald headlines

11:52 - Discussion of the city layoffs

19:20 - City council approves the new Cannabis dispensary

45:06 - How is 2026 this crazy already

Collin and Nestor discuss the Nov - Dec headlines, the budget crisis that may shut down the Hayward Animal Shelter, the big announcement of Swalwell for Governor, and the explosion that rocked the unincorporated area.

01:25: December Headlines

04:08: Will the animal shelter be shut down?

14:38: Hayward is leaking money because of...

18:02: Firefighter lawsuit for unpaid overtime

30:26: The 2026 election year

46:33: The explosion that made nationwide headlines

Audio only version of our Youtube show Over the Loud Speaker.

This is episode 1 of season 2 where we cover a few months' worth of headlines, the current state of the Hayward city budget, and ICE operations in the East Bay.

01:56 - Headlines

8:03 - City of Hayward budget Crisis

25:04 - ICE enforcement in the Bay Area

Check issue #2 of our zine https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fxvr5kb9c9lf8awqzhi08/Fall-Zine.pdf?e=1&rlkey=468t959i6kxw2crj4549m9wr7&st=r31qozml&dl=0