New Haven was an early settlement on the west side of present-day Union City.
New Haven became part of Alvarado, which maintained its name for more than 100 years until Union City was formed in the late 1950s.
The New Haven Unified School District (NHUSD) is represented by five publicly elected trustees.
[3][4] On November 20, 2019, two boys aged 11 and 14-years-old were shot in the parking lot of Searles Elementary School around 1 am, while sitting in a minivan.
[5] 18-year-old Jason Cornejo of Castro Valley and a 17-year-old juvenile from Hayward were arrested on February 14, 2020.