Ready to Help? City of Half Moon Bay is Seeking Vacant Housing Units for Families Displaced by Mass Shooting; County has Allocated $750K to Help with Funding

PRESS RELEASE. From the City of Half Moon Bay on March 7th, 2023.

Ready to Help? City of Half Moon Bay is Seeking Vacant Housing Units for Families Displaced by Mass Shooting; County has Allocated $750K to Help with Funding.

The City of Half Moon Bay remains committed to supporting the victims and displaced households from the mass shooting that occurred on January 23, 2023.

As a result of the living conditions that existed at the scene of these incidents, households could not return and needed alternative housing solutions. City staff have been working directly with the families and individuals as well as partnering with various organizations on the Coastside and beyond to provide essential services and identifying housing options for the short-term and long-term needs of these displaced households.

Thanks to a partnership with AirBnb.org, the displaced families were able to move out of hotel rooms into local short-term rentals for up to 30 days, but most of these stays are set to expire the first week of March.

We deeply need the help of our Coastside community to identify vacant housing opportunities that may be available in the near term for our displaced families.

The County of San Mateo recently allocated $750,000 to help cover the rental housing costs (expected to cover at least one year of market-rate rent for all involved households), and City staff are actively working with the County and their partners to create a program that will benefit and protect the displaced households.

Partnership opportunities are welcomed if community members with vacant units are interested in opening their homes and/or rental property

If you or someone you know has a vacant property (furnished or unfurnished), please reach out to Julissa Acosta at jacosta@hmcity.com or (650) 750-2010 to get on the interest list to learn more about the housing program.

There is zero commitment associated with adding yourself to the interest list, and we greatly appreciate anyone willing to work with us as we continue to heal and support our Coastside community. City staff are also identifying additional housing opportunities that will assist farmworker and service industry workers throughout the Coastside.

For more information about being a Community Landlord check out this flyer from Abode.

Ciudad busca viviendas vacías para familias desplazadas por tiroteo masivo

La ciudad de Half Moon Bay mantiene su compromiso de apoyar a las víctimas y a los hogares desplazados del tiroteo masivo que ocurrió el 23 de enero de 2023. Como resultado de las condiciones de vida que existían en el lugar de estos incidentes, los hogares no podían regresar y necesitaban soluciones de vivienda alternativas. El personal de la ciudad ha estado trabajando directamente con las familias y las personas, así como asociándose con varias organizaciones en la costa y más allá para proporcionar servicios esenciales e identificar opciones de vivienda para las necesidades a corto y largo plazo de estos hogares desplazados. Gracias a una asociación con AirBnb.org, las familias desplazadas pudieron mudarse de las habitaciones de hotel a alquileres locales a corto plazo por hasta 30 días, pero la mayoría de estas estadías expirarán la primera semana de marzo.

Necesitamos profundamente la ayuda de nuestra comunidad costera para identificar oportunidades de vivienda vacante que puedan estar disponibles a corto plazo para nuestras familias desplazadas. El Condado de San Mateo recientemente asignó $750,000 para ayudar a cubrir los costos de vivienda de alquiler (se espera que cubra al menos un año de alquiler a precio de mercado para todos los hogares involucrados), y el personal de la Ciudad está trabajando activamente con el Condado y sus socios para crear un programa que beneficiará y protegerá a los hogares desplazados. Las oportunidades de asociación son bienvenidas si los miembros de la comunidad con unidades vacantes están interesados en abrir sus casas y / o propiedades de alquiler.

Si usted o alguien que conoce tiene una propiedad vacante (amueblada o sin amueblar), comuníquese con Julissa Acosta a jacosta@hmcity.com o al (650) 750-2010 para inscribirse en la lista de interesados y obtener más información sobre el programa de vivienda. No hay ningún compromiso asociado con agregarse a la lista de intereses, y apreciamos enormemente a cualquier persona dispuesta a trabajar con nosotros mientras continuamos sanando y apoyando a nuestra comunidad costera. El personal de la ciudad también está identificando oportunidades de vivienda adicionales que ayudarán a los trabajadores agrícolas y de la industria de servicios en toda la costa.

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

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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.

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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From left to right is Joaquin Jimenez, Mayor Deborah Penrose, Debbie Ruddock and Robert Brownston. Councilmember Harvey Rarbach was absent for the 3/7/23 Council meeting.