San Leandro

San Leandro is a city of 90,000 on the East Bay's western shore between Oakland and Hayward — a diverse, working-class community reinventing itself as a tech and maker economy hub anchored by Ghirardelli's historic factory. Incorporated 1872, governed by a Mayor and six-member district Council.

CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around San Leandro so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.

Alameda County students in grades 6 through 12, including those in San Leandro, can now apply for free bus rides on Wheels and discounted BART fares through the county’s Student Transit Pass Program, which is entering its 11th year. This program aims to improve transit access for students across the Tri-Valley area, supporting their daily commutes to school and activities.

Separately, the City of Hayward’s AC Transit Interagency Liaison Committee will meet on August 21 to discuss high-impact infrastructure projects affecting regional transit, with public comment expected. San Leandro residents interested in transit developments and infrastructure improvements in the broader Alameda County area may want to follow this meeting. Other ongoing local issues include San Leandro’s fiscal sustainability challenges and major housing and governance changes, though no immediate city council meetings are scheduled to address these topics in the next few days.

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