By: Alise Maripuu Published: June 29, 2026 ALAS Board President Lili Rey; mural artist Rafael Blanco; state Sen. Josh Becker representative Gabriella Morales; Supervisor Ray Mueller representative Marisol Escalera; Beatrice Hernandez; ALAS founder Belinda Hernandez Arriaga; a Ballet Folklorico dancer; Felix; and Half Moon Bay City Manager Matthew Chidester cut the ribbon on the new mural. A crowd of farmworkers, city officials, residents and members of Half Moon Bay’s immigrant community...

By Holly Rusch PUBLISHED: Mar 20, 2026 | UPDATED: May 6, 2026 Rendering of the proposed senior farmworkers housing at 555 Kelly Ave. in Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Bay is fleshing out its affordable housing and lease agreements for 555 Kelly, an affordable housing development slated for senior farmworkers that was originally proposed in 2022 and has stalled in the negotiations and development phase. The 555 Kelly Ave. project was originally proposed months before a deadly shooting at a mushroom...

The accolades along Hernandez-Arriaga’s wall are proof enough that the Latino cultural arts and programming organization’s mental-health focused, culturally-based approach to providing services and building community on the coastside has been successful. ALAS serves roughly 350 families every two weeks, offering free legal consultations, mental health services, a food pantry, after-school tutoring and even a bus, dubbed the equity express, that brings those services out to farmworkers in...