Half Moon Bay city leaders approve new farmworkers housing over a year after shooting
Leaders in Half Moon Bay, California, have approved a new farmworkers housing plan over a year after a mass shooting revealed squalid living conditions for workers at the mushroom farms.
The path now appears clear for new affordable housing for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay, more than a year after the community was rocked by a deadly mass shooting at two mushroom farms.
The City Council on Wednesday night in a unanimous vote approved a 40-unit project consisting of studio and two-bedroom apartments.
The plan for an affordable housing project specifically for farmworkers was introduced not long after the January 2023 mass shooting, which revealed squalid living conditions for workers at the mushroom farms.
The plan initially was approved in May. But within 10 days, Half Moon Bay’s planning commission received three appeals, and on Wednesday night, the City Council heard public comments from opposing viewpoints before they made their decision.
It’s a major victory for supporters of the farmworker community, their allies and the farmworkers themselves, who will soon have access to affordable homes at 555 Kelly Ave.
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