Hayward, CA Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-08-03

25 new building permits were filed in Hayward, CA over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.

By Marcus Reeves · Updated 2026-08-03 · Last permit logged 2026-07-31

Permits filed · this week

25

▼ 37.5% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$0

Prior 7-day comparison

40

permits filed previous week

Hayward permit review backlog

Of 536 Hayward permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Issued50894.8%
Complete244.5%
Fees Paid20.4%
Cancelled10.2%
Reviewed and Approved10.2%

Is the Hayward building department backed up?

Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Hayward, CA logged 25 permits in the last 7 days versus 40 the week before — a 37.5% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 Fast Water Heater 3
2 Your Energy Solutions 2
3 SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC 2
4 SERVICE CHAMPIONS 2
5 Cornerstone Select Builders, Inc. 1

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Residential - Electrical Service Replace 6 24.0%
Residential - Water Heater Replacement 4 16.0%
SolarAPP - Residential Photo-Voltaic 4 16.0%
Residential - Heating and/or Cooling Equ 2 8.0%
Residential - Re-Roof 2 8.0%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-07-31 SolarAPP - Residential Photo-Voltaic 23308 Odom Dr Twinpeak Solar
2026-07-30 Residential - E.V. Charger 1648 E St Your Energy Solutions
2026-07-29 Residential Remodel/Repair/Maintenance 26409 Gading Rd Unit: 7G Cornerstone Select Builders, Inc.
2026-07-29 Residential - Sewer on Private Property 28110 Thackeray Ave Down the line plumbing inc
2026-07-29 Residential - Water Heater Replacement 22766 Olive Pl Barker Heating & Cooling
Methodology. Data sourced from Hayward's official municipal permit-issuance feed and refreshed daily. Permits are counted by issue date. Declared construction value reflects what the applicant declared on the permit application and is filtered to remove obvious data-entry errors (values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals). "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-08-03.

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