by Angela Swartz | Sep 10, 2025 Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga. Photo: ALAS Relentless misfortunes have impacted coastal farmworkers in recent years — climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, a mass shooting at a mushroom farm with “ deplorable living conditions ,” and more. That’s where leaders like Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, executive director of ALAS (Ayudando Latinos A Soñar), are trying to fill gaps in health, immigration, and education services for Latinos in Half Moon Bay. The nonprofit’s...