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You are here: Home / Home Top List / City of Half Moon Bay is Moving to Open and Operate the “Opportunity Center of the Coastside” with $2.5M from San Mateo County

City of Half Moon Bay is Moving to Open and Operate the “Opportunity Center of the Coastside” with $2.5M from San Mateo County

February 16, 2023 by Michelle Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE. From the City of Half Moon Bay on February 16th, 2023.

The City of Half Moon Bay has been allocated $2.5 million from the County of San Mateo to open and operate an economic advancement center. This funding will be used to provide a range of technical assistance and support to individuals, households, and small businesses that were negatively impacted by the pandemic, including job and workforce training, and assistance in starting a small business. It is intended to serve the Coastside region (from Pacific to Pescadero) and will be called the Opportunity Center of the Coastside (OCC). The OCC would also house a business incubator that would result in high-wage, high-demand, and high-meaning jobs in opportunity industries.

 

The recent shootings have highlighted the urgency around employment and housing inequities on the Coastside. Over half of the households on the Coastside earn less than $150,000, which is the amount it would take for a family of four to meet self-sufficiency standards in San Mateo County. Access to good paying jobs, small business support, and entrepreneurship are all paths toward self-sufficiency.

 

Immediate next steps include securing the location for the OCC, entering into a lease agreement, and working with partners including the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce to develop and release requests for proposals (RFPs) to identify and retain qualified service providers to provide services and support to impacted job seekers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs.

 


 

Centro de oportunidades de la costa avanzando

La Ciudad de Half Moon Bay ha recibido $2.5 millones del Condado de San Mateo para abrir y operar un centro de avance económico. Estos fondos se utilizarán para proporcionar una variedad de asistencia técnica y apoyo a individuos, hogares y pequeñas empresas que se vieron afectados negativamente por la pandemia, incluida la capacitación laboral y laboral, y asistencia para iniciar una pequeña empresa. Está destinado a servir a la región costera (desde el Pacífico hasta Pescadero) y se llamará el Centro de Oportunidades de la Costa (OCC). La OCC también albergaría una incubadora de empresas que daría como resultado empleos de altos salarios, alta demanda y alto significado en industrias de oportunidad.

 

Los recientes tiroteos han resaltado la urgencia en torno a las desigualdades de empleo y vivienda en la costa. Más de la mitad de los hogares en la costa ganan menos de $ 150,000, que es la cantidad que le tomaría a una familia de cuatro para cumplir con los estándares de autosuficiencia en el  condado de San Mateo. El acceso a empleos bien remunerados, el apoyo a las pequeñas empresas y el espíritu empresarial son todos caminos hacia la autosuficiencia.

 

Los próximos pasos inmediatos incluyen asegurar la ubicación para el CCO, celebrar un contrato de arrendamiento y  trabajar con socios, incluida la Cámara de Comercio de Half Moon Bay Coastside para desarrollar y publicar solicitudes de propuestas (RFP) para identificar y retener proveedores de servicios calificados para brindar servicios y apoyo a los solicitantes de empleo, pequeñas empresas y empresarios afectados.

 


 

City Council of Half Moon Bay Meets ~ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm

HMB City Council Agendas and Zoom Links

 

HMB City Calendar

The New Now ~ Virtual Remote Public Agency Meetings

Watch streaming, or the Pacifica Coast TV video, that we will post. Stay tuned!
The meeting will be held at the Adcock Community Center for any members of the public who wish to speak in person, though we do encourage all members to participate remotely.
The meeting will be:
  • streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
  • the City’s website online (via Granicus)
  • and on Facebook Live
    • one in English (City of Half Moon Bay FB Page)
    • one in Spanish (City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page)
  • Recorded by Pacific Coast TV (PCTV)

Members or the public are welcome to submit comments (in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit) via email

to jblair@hmbcity.com prior to or during the meeting, via Facebook live during the meeting, and via two phone lines during the meeting – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish).
The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.

 

 

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  1. Deborah Penrose

    Mayor
    DPenrose@hmbcity.com
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  2. Joaquin Jimenez

    Vice Mayor
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    Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
  3. Debbie Ruddock

    Councilmember
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  4. Robert Brownstone

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    Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
  5. Harvey Rarback

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