The Half Moon Bay community commemorates the second anniversary of a mass shooting at mushroom farms, highlighting the urgent need for better housing for farmworkers. The tragedy revealed the deplorable living conditions many endure, prompting local initiatives to create safe and affordable homes.
The Half Moon Bay community on Thursday marked two years since a gunman killed seven people at two mushroom farms, a mass shooting that also put a spotlight on the horrific living conditions many farmworkers are forced to endure.Last February, 67-year-old Chunli Zhao -- the man accused in the mass shooting -- pleaded not guilty to multiple charges and denied all allegations against him.Javier Torres has been working at farms in Half Moon Bay for nearly 50 years.
Those displaced after the mass shooting two years ago will get first priority. 'There was a lot of work to be done to improve the living conditions, and we're undertaking that now,' said San Mateo County District 2 Supervisor Ray Mueller. A second project yet to get underway is a five-story affordable housing development for senior farmworkers closer to the center of Half Moon Bay at 555 Kelly Ave.
FARMWORKERS HOUSING MASS SHOOTING HALF MOON BAY COMMUNITY
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