Over a year since the Half Moon Bay shootings, Arriaga said survivors and community members affected by the violence are “continuing to work on healing.”
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA – JULY 9: Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, center, executive director and founder of ALAS, Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, a Latino Cultural Arts and Social Services Program, and Joaquin Jimenez, left, community liaison and farm worker outreach for ALAS, talks with a women after giving farmworkers boxes of food at a farm in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Thursday, July 9, 2020.
Arriaga and ALAS , the nonprofit she founded, have provided emotional and material support to families affected by the mass shooting, through advocating for gun violence prevention and farmworker rights. According to the organization’s website, its broader goals include “uplifting and empowering” Latino communities in Half Moon Bay and nearby areas in coastal San Mateo County.
. But the push for more farmworker housing projects has been met with resistance by some residents who say they are concerned about overdevelopment in their city.. Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill earlier this week that would make it easier to build farmworker housing in“I told him, ‘Pedro, you are here in this moment, and I want you to know we are not going to forget,'” Arriaga said.
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