Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay is a city of 13,000 on San Mateo County's rugged Pacific Coast — a charming agricultural and surf town famous for its pumpkin festival and the legendary big-wave surf break at Mavericks. Incorporated 1959, governed by a five-member Council, the coast's only incorporated city.

CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around Half Moon Bay so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.

The Half Moon Bay City Council had a scheduled meeting on September 1, 2026. While no specific agenda details are available for that session, it remains a recent point of civic activity for the city. This meeting follows earlier council sessions in September and is part of ongoing local governance.

Recently, the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission continued a 4-1 vote on a single-family home project on Mizzen Lane due to a property line dispute, highlighting ongoing challenges related to Measure D, the city’s 1999 growth control law. Separately, the City Council reviewed a draft Artificial Intelligence policy, and the city website experienced a shutdown following a global PHP programming language attack. Residents should watch for future council meetings where housing issues and technology policies may be further addressed, as well as any updates on the Mizzen Lane development and city cybersecurity measures.

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