Politics & Government

Political Pressure Mounting For Half Moon Bay To Build Housing For Retired Farmworkers

"I need to spend a little more time, thinking through this," said Commissioner Rick Hernandez at a recent public hearing.

(CBS San Francisco)

May 16, 2024

The project to build a 40-unit housing complex for retired farm workers in Half Moon Bay has become a source of frustration for neighbors like Jeanette Chang.

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"I feel like we don't have a voice. We go to these meetings, and it's just a rubber stamp. The urgency and the need for it, I agree. But how they're going about it is not right," Chang said.

Disagreements over the size of the project and parking have caused delays and a postponement of a vote to approve the project by the city's planning commission.

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