By: Bay City News Published: 22 July, 2026 555 Kelly Ave. affordable housing project in Half Moon Bay, Calif. (BCN) — The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to put an ordinance authorizing the lease and construction of an affordable housing complex for senior farmworkers up for a popular vote. Councilmembers already approved the ordinance 3-2 in May after a yearslong process that survived an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the project and involved...

By Bay City News PUBLISHED: May 7, 2026 555 Kelly Ave. affordable housing project in Half Moon Bay, Calif. (Image: City of Half Moon Bay) (BCN) — The Half Moon Bay City Council voted Tuesday to approve a ground lease with the developer of an affordable housing facility for older farmworkers, marking a major step in moving the years-long project forward. Councilmembers Robert Brownstone, Patric Jonsson, and Vice Mayor Deborah Penrose voted in favor of the lease agreement while Mayor Debbie...

By Ryan Mense PUBLISHED: Mar 26, 2026 (KRON) — Governor Gavin Newsom put 15 California communities on blast Wednesday as Notices of Violation were issued over what the governor’s office said is a failure to plan for housing that meets the needs of all residents’ income levels. Half Moon Bay on the San Mateo County coastline is the only Bay Area city that received a final warning from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). State housing law requires every...