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One Love,
One Coast
For generations, Coastside farmworkers have cultivated deep roots in Half Moon Bay. But as they age, many face a quiet crisis: rising costs, isolation, and a severe lack of housing designed for their needs.
In January 2023, seven farmworkers were killed at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms. In the days after, officials walked the sites where they had lived. Twenty-seven workers and their families were housed in converted trailers. Neither farm held a permit to house anyone, and the county found no inspection records for either.
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On this coast, farmworkers keep working into their seventies and eighties, because wages and the cost of living leave them no way to stop. There is no retirement in the fields — only working until you can't anymore, and to hope somoene has room for you.
For many farmworkers, a trip to the doctor, the pharmacy, or the county office simply isn't possible. So for fifteen years, ALAS has brought that help to them.
40
DIGNIFIED HOMES
40 affordable homes for senior farmworkers
so residents can walk to shops, social activities and public transit — reducing the isolation that so often comes with age.
A WALKABLE LOCATION
Mental health support, immigration resources, and healthcare navigation
A RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE WHOLE COAST
18 resident parking spaces, 14 bicycle spaces, and a full reconfiguration of the 28 existing Ted Adcock Community Center spaces.
BALANCED TRANSPORTATION
"We must ensure that the people who contribute so much to our daily lives are not left behind. They deserve a safe and affordable place to call home, just as much as anyone else."
Luis Enrique Bazán
Board Member
The Journey
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Spring 2023 — Community engagement begins: three public meetings across the year draw 100, 50 and 30 participants.
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Spring 2024 — The Planning Commission reviews the proposal on 23 April, 30 April and 14 May. On 14 May, 555 Kelly receives full planning approvals.
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Summer 2025 — City approvals completed.
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October 2025 — Council directs staff to move forward with the ground lease.
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Spring 2026 — Council approves the agreements with Mercy Housing California.
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July 2026 — Following a certified referendum petition, the Council votes unanimously to place the ordinance before Half Moon Bay voters.
Download the Factsheet
One page, with everything you need to know: who will live at 555 Kelly, what it costs, who's paying, and where the project stands. Print it, forward it, bring it to your neighbours.
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