City, Sheriff Respond to Shooting with Arrest, Community Meeting, Graffiti Control

In response to the last Sunday at 1st Avenue and Grove Street in Half Moon Bay, the city is planning a community meeting and working on implementing a graffiti control program, city leaders said today.

Half Moon Bay is working with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office to hold a community meeting to discuss the incident, according to Mayor Naomi Patridge.

The meeting will be held in the short-term, said Half Moon Bay City Manager . , head of the Half Moon Bay substation for the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, is currently working to coordinate staff to attend the meeting, so it is still in the planning stage, Patridge said.

"We want to educate and inform the community and address specific questions and concerns they have," Snideman said of the meeting. 

According to Snideman, the meeting will address a number of topics including information about gangs, signs to look for, and when and how residents can help provide information to law enforcement.  The topic of graffiti will also be addressed.

"We all want to ensure that in hindsight this was an isolated incident," Snideman said.

"There will also be a lot of time to answer people’s questions," she added.

The implementation of a graffiti control program will take place over the next few months, Snideman said.

The Sheriff's Gang Intelligence Unit, Gang Task Force, Investigations Bureau and Coastside Patrol Bureau continue to be involved in the investigation of the incident, which is ongoing, said Lt. Ray Lunny of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Lunny said that one arrest has been made of a juvenile who made threats against a community member. 

"Any additional arrests will be announced when they are made," he added.

Because of the open investigation, the specifics on what these authorities are doing are not publicized, Lunny said.

Lt. Lisa Williams was not available for comment at the time of publication.

Half Moon Bay Patch is continuing to monitor this story and will provide updates when more information becomes available.

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