Regis Village opens in Hayward as state announces HAP 6 and Homekey Plus awards

Regis Village in Hayward opened with state and local leaders on hand to outline a phased campus that officials said will house people with severe behavioral-health, substance-use and medical needs while connecting them to longer-term housing.

A presenter for the site said Regis Village already operates 70 permanent supportive housing units and 44 behavioral-health bridge-housing units and will bring more services online as remaining construction phases finish in the next four months, including 40 medical-respite beds, a sobering and stabilization center, 20 specialized detox beds, 40 residential-treatment beds and 44 interim rapid-rehousing units. "Regis Village is intentionally designed as the hub of care," the presenter said, emphasizing a phased renovation approach that lets wings open to residents before the full campus is completed.

Supervisor Alyssa Marcus of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors credited state–local partnerships and state funding programs — including HAP, Homekey and Care Court — with enabling the work at Regis Village. "We're grateful for the investments the state has made under Governor Gavin Newsom's bold and visionary leadership," Marcus said, and she highlighted county metrics including more than 6,000 people in permanent supportive housing and an 11% reduction in unsheltered homelessness in the county's most recent point-in-time count.

Judge Sandra Bean, who presides over the county's Care Court work, described collaborative implementation that began in April 2023 and recounted individual outcomes: people with complex needs who now have apartments and stabilized treatment. "The housing component for our Care Act participants is critical," Judge Bean said, noting that the court’s coordination with behavioral health, the public defender's office and community partners is central to those results.

At the event, Tamika Moss, secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, announced HAP 6 awards affecting 20 regions today and noted that more than 23 regions have now received HAP 6 funding across the state, totaling about $579,000,000. Moss also announced eight Homekey Plus awardees committing more than $131,000,000 to create 443 affordable homes, including 91 units for veterans. "Our HAP program has helped more than 330,000 Californians and housed more than 90,000 people over multiple rounds," Moss said.

Kim Johnson, secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, framed Care Court as part of a broader behavioral-health continuum and offered statewide implementation figures through January: 3,817 petitions, 893 approved care agreements, 32 care plans ordered and more than 4,000 care diversions. "Petitions are a way that many responders can get the person engaged," Johnson said, describing petitions as an engagement mechanism used by emergency responders, providers and family members.

Governor Gavin Newsom placed the campus and awards in a larger accountability push. He said the state had previously lacked integrated behavioral-health and housing strategies, promoted the accountability.ca.gov website for tracking local performance, and warned that counties failing to implement Care Court could lose or see redirected state funds. "If you want things improved, we'll do it," Newsom said, adding the state intends to prioritize funding to counties that demonstrate results.

On procedural next steps, officials said the Regis Village phases will finish over the coming months and the new services will come online as wings are completed. No formal vote or regulatory action was announced at the event; the announcements were described as funding awards and operational milestones for the campus and statewide programs.