San Mateo County on Tuesday pledged $1 million toward ramping up efforts to build affordable and adequate housing for farmworkers.
The move comes after a mass shooting in January at two mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay that left seven people dead. The tragedy drew attention to the "deplorable" and unsafe living conditions local farmworkers are faced with, like sleeping in shipping containers and wooden shacks. Some of the dwellings lacked running water and insulation, San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller said.
"All of our farm working families deserve a safe and healthy place to live. If we are going to ensure that we maintain a thriving agricultural community on our coast, what we need more than anything else are affordable homes for our farmworkers and their families," said Mueller.
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