NBC on Saturday announced that it has given a green light to a sitcom about Hayward native Dwayne Johnson’s “formative years.” The Rock has lived in many different states growing up, but was born in Hayward and has showed the city love numerous times by using the Twitter hashtag #HaywardStrong on his twitter and Facebook feed. There's a good chance his new sitcom will take some place in Hayward. Read the full story here. Photo: GettyImages.