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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a memorandum of understanding with the city of Half Moon Bay that outlined expectations for the Coastsideâs first homeless shelter.
The signing of the MOU came at Tuesdayâs Board of Supervisors meeting and paves the way for the county and city to further cooperate on more permanent features of the shelter. So far the shelter has been operating in pilot mode. The facility is the former Coastside Inn on Highway 1 near the intersection of Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay.
To date, the program has been running at a reduced capacity, utilizing 15 rooms in the 52-room hotel. The pilot is nearing full capacity with residents coming from Half Moon Bay, El Granada and Moss Beach. But as the MOU states, the shelter is intended to house far more of the 200 or so homeless Coastsiders, including Pacifica residents. (The 2019 one-day homeless count found more than 230 homeless people from Pescadero to Pacifica.)
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a memorandum of understanding with the city of Half Moon Bay that outlined expectations for the Coastsideâs first homeless shelter.
The signing of the MOU came at Tuesdayâs Board of Supervisors meeting and paves the way for the county and city to further cooperate on more permanent features of the shelter. So far the shelter has been operating in pilot mode. The facility is the former Coastside Inn on Highway 1 near the intersection of Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay.
To date, the program has been running at a reduced capacity, utilizing 15 rooms in the 52-room hotel. The pilot is nearing full capacity with residents coming from Half Moon Bay, El Granada and Moss Beach. But as the MOU states, the shelter is intended to house far more of the 200 or so homeless Coastsiders, including Pacifica residents. (The 2019 one-day homeless count found more than 230 homeless people from Pescadero to Pacifica.)