Half Moon Bay Housing Plans Still Up In The Air Amid State Lawsuit

CBS Bay Area

July 22, 2026

On Tuesday, the Half Moon Bay City Council met to decide whether an affordable housing complex for farm laborers, which had already been approved, should be put up to a vote of the people. It was happening at the same time the State of California is suing the city for not completing its housing plans in a timely fashion.

The area has some unique challenges when it comes to creating more homes, and now it looks like just about everyone is digging in their heels when it comes to housing.

The city of Half Moon Bay has a small-town feel, and that's how residents would like it to stay. In 1999, voters passed Measure D, limiting the number of new housing builds to just 1% per year. So, they haven't been very quick to embrace growth. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the city in March to get its housing element completed, and last week, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against five California cities, with Half Moon Bay at the top of the list.

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