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Hayward frames homelessness and housing production as top priorities; St. Rose hospital transition highlighted
Summary
Mayor Mark Selenas described Hayward's 'pro-housing' designation, listed near-term housing projects (100-unit Hayward Senior Commons, 174-unit L Vista Residential, 10 Habitat homes), detailed the navigation center's results (124 served in 2025; 74 exits with 83% to positive housing destinations), and reported St. Rose Hospital's transition to Alameda Health System and a La Familia partnership for crisis stabilization services.
Mayor Mark Selenas said housing production, renter protections and homelessness response are central to Hayward's work.
Selenas said the California Department of Housing and Community Development designated Hayward a "pro-housing jurisdiction," meaning the city is producing housing across income levels while preserving renter protections. He cited projects coming online or near completion: Hayward Senior Commons (100 senior units, fully leased though still under construction), L Vista Residential (174 rental homes on Mission Boulevard), and 10 Habitat for Humanity homeownership units in the downtown Burbank neighborhood.
Turning to homelessness, Selenas described the city's navigation center as operating around the clock and reported that in 2025 the center served 124 individuals; 74 of those exited the program and 83% of those exits moved to a "positive housing destination" (stable housing, family reunification or long-term supportive placement).
The mayor also described Regis Village, a proposed project to provide housing and services for up to 200 individuals whose needs are between the criminal-justice system and acute psychiatric hospitalization, and said organizations with decades of behavioral-health experience would operate the program.
On health-care partnerships, Selenas reported that St. Rose Hospital has transitioned to Alameda Health System with county support and thanked county and state officials for help in stabilizing the facility. He also noted La Familia's partnership with St. Rose physicians to launch a crisis residential treatment and stabilization service for individuals needing urgent mental-health support who do not require locked acute hospitalization.
Selenas said the council is reviewing program models to strengthen and sustain homelessness and supportive-housing work and expressed hope the city can continue critical programs that connect people to housing and services.
