HALF MOON BAY – The owners of two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms where a man allegedly killed seven coworkers in back-to-back shootings last year will pay over $450,000 in back wages and damages to dozens of employees, according to federal authorities. The settlements follow an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor that found … Read more
Facing the threat of legal action from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Half Moon Bay planning commissioners early Wednesday approved plans for a 40-unit, downtown apartment complex for senior farmworkers. The move comes more than a year after a deadly shooting in the coastal community pulled back a curtain on farmworkers’ desperate living conditions. Commissioners aired their … Read more
REDWOOD CITY — The man accused of gunning down seven people last year at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms once again pleaded not guilty Thursday to a slew of murder charges in the largest mass shooting in San Mateo County’s history. Chunli Zhao, 67, spoke little during the brief hearing, which came a month … Read more
REDWOOD CITY – A man accused of killing seven coworkers and injuring an eighth one year ago in Half Moon Bay has been indicted by a San Mateo County criminal grand jury. Chunli Zhao, 66, will be arraigned at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday – the anniversary of the workplace shootings – on seven counts of first-degree … Read more
HALF MOON BAY — Elected officials, local faith leaders and community members gathered Sunday afternoon to mark the one-year anniversary this week of San Mateo County’s deadliest mass shooting. On Jan. 23, 2023, a disgruntled employee shot and killed seven farmworkers at two mushroom farms off Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay. The shooting unveiled … Read more
A year after four of his colleagues were killed in the largest mass shooting in San Mateo County history, Juan Flores Lopez still sorts through the mail for the man who shot them. The envelopes are posted to an address that no longer exists: a tarp-covered shack at the mushroom farm where Chunli Zhao lived … Read more
In a sea of highs and lows, 2023 left the world and the United States celebrating and reeling. Hamas brutally attacked Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, sparking a new war in the Middle East. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 emergency finally over. Taylor Swift and Beyonce packed stadiums. Bruce Bochy won another World … Read more