Profile
Date of Incorporation: July 15, 1959
Services Provided: Police through a contract with the San Mateo County Sheriff; recreation and parks through a contract with the Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside and the YMCA; landscape maintenance, planning and building inspection/safety, streets, storm drains, sewer maintenance, and sewage treatment through a joint power agreement with Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM)
Area: 6.4 square miles
Population: 12,631 (CA Department of Finance 2019)
Sphere of Influence: Boundaries of the City of Half Moon Bay plus the unincorporated communities of El Granada, Miramar, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Montara, and Moss Beach
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City Council
The City of Half Moon Bay is governed by a five-member city council elected to four-year terms.
| District | Council Member | Term Ending |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Patric Bo Jonsson | November 2028 |
| 3 | Paul Nagengast | November 2028 |
| 5 | Deborah Penrose - Vice Mayor | November 2026 |
| 4 | Debbie Ruddock - Mayor | November 2026 |
| 1 | Robert Brownstone | November 2026 |
The city council meets regularly the first and third Tuesday of every month.
All meetings are held at the Ted Adcock Community/Senior Center, 535 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019.
Meeting time is 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted in the agenda. Future agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to regular meetings and 24 hours prior to special meetings.
