By: Alise Maripuu Published: June 30, 2026. Belinda Hernandez Arriaga, founder and CEO of Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS), cuts the ribbon on a new mural in downtown Half Moon Bay on Friday, June 26, 2026. It was painted by Rafael Blanco, a muralist whose public art can be seen throughout the country. (Jeff Regan via Bay City News) A crowd of farmworkers, city officials, residents, and members of Half Moon Bay’s immigrant community recently celebrated the completion of a vibrant mural in the...

By Alise Maripuu, Bay City News PUBLISHED: April 30, 2026 Rendering of a proposed affordable housing development for older farmworkers at 555 Kelly Ave. in Half Moon Bay. (City of Half Moon Bay via Bay City News). Nearly two years after first approving a plan for an affordable housing development for older farmworkers, the Half Moon Bay City Council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to approve a lease agreement with the developer. The special meeting to evaluate the proposed lease agreement...

Story by Local News Matters • 4mo • 4 min read Newsom blasts Half Moon Bay planners over delay on farmworker senior housing project© Provided by Local News Matters Affordable housing for the community’s senior farmworkers will move forward, the Half Moon Bay City Council decided this week, rejecting efforts to delay the project. Councilmembers listened to the arguments of applicants, appellants and the public for nearly three hours before deliberating, and eventually voted unanimously on...