San Mateo County has created a new task force to crack down on subpar farmworker housing, a response to a mass shooting at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms that cast a national spotlight on workers…
found laws meant to ensure safe, healthy homes for farmworkers went unenforced in San Mateo County.
A photo Tweeted by San Mateo County County Supervisor Ray Mueller showing the living conditions at a mushroom farm in Half Moon Bay. Mueller said, “Viewed the crime scenes today in Half Moon Bay. Deplorable, heartbreaking living conditions. As I said on the campaign trail, we must raise the quality of life of farm workers, NOW.”
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