Half Moon Bay, California "Half Moon Bay"
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Half Moon Bay, California City of Half Moon Bay Downtown Half Moon Bay Downtown Half Moon Bay Official seal of Half Moon Bay, California Nickname(s): "Home of the world famous Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival!" Half Moon Bay, California is positioned in the US Half Moon Bay, California - Half Moon Bay, California County Seal of San Mateo County, California.svg San Mateo Half Moon Bay is a coastal town/city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Immediately at the north of Half Moon Bay is the Pillar Point Harbor and the unincorporated improve of Princeton-by-the-Sea.
Half Moon Bay began as a non-urban agriculture area, primarily used for grazing of cattle, horses, and oxen used by Mission San Francisco de Asis (established in June 1776).
Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay.
Levy Brothers opened a department store in downtown Half Moon Bay.
Spanishtown was officially retitled Half Moon Bay in 1874.
The USS De - Long ran aground at Half Moon Bay 1 December 1921.
Real expansion in the region came after World War II with the assembly of various subdivisions, eventually dominant to the incorporation of Half Moon Bay in 1959.
A lawsuit against the insurers was decided in 2013 and the insurer ordered to pay more than $13 million to the city; the costs of the lawsuit had been partially veiled by the Association of Bay Area Governments. The second set of Judgment Obligation Bonds (2009 - B Series Bonds) will be retired in 2019, 18 years ahead of schedule with a combination of annual payments from the City Budget and funds already on deposit with the Bond Trustee obtained in settlements with two of the City's insurance carriers.
The early retirement of the 2009 - B Series Bonds will reduce the General Fund budget expenditure by almost $700,000 per year and will furnish funding for the annual debt service on the Lease Revenue Bonds for the New Half Moon Bay Library.
This means that the City will be able to fully fund the cost of day-to-day operations and services in Half Moon Bay over the next five years with a healthy annual surplus that can be used towards the cost of desired Capital Improvement Program projects and other needs. Half Moon Bay is positioned at 37 27 32 N 122 26 13 W, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of San Francisco, 10 miles (16 km) west of San Mateo, and 45 miles (72 km) north of Santa Cruz.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.4 square miles (17 km2), of which, 6.4 square miles (17 km2) of it is territory and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) of it (0.32%) is water.
Historically, Half Moon Bay had been known as San Benito and Spanishtown.
A prominent spot at Half Moon Bay is the 'Jetty,' or as it is sometimes called, 'The Breakwater.' Streams in Half Moon Bay include Frenchmans Creek, Pilarcitos Creek and Naples Creek.
Montara State Marine Reserve & Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area extend offshore from Montara, just north of Half Moon Bay.
Half Moon Bay usually has mild weather throughout the year.
Under the Koppen climate classification, Half Moon Bay has a cool summer mediterranean climate (Koppen Csb).
The normal annual rain is 26.2 inches (665 mm). Snowfall along the coast in Half Moon Bay has never been calculable ; however, snow flurries were observed on December 12, 1972, and February 5, 1976.
September is the warmest month with an average high of 66.8 F (19.3 C) and an average low of 51.2 F (10.7 C). The highest temperature ever recorded in Half Moon Bay is 96 F (35.6 C), which occurred on May 16, 2008. On December 3, 1983, calm conditions, low humidity, and clear skies produced a low of 18 F ( 7.8 C). The most rainfall recorded in Half Moon Bay in one month was 15.70 inches (399 mm) in February 1998.
Climate data for Half Moon Bay, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Half Moon Bay had a populace of 11,324.
The ethnic makeup of Half Moon Bay was 8,580 (75.8%) White, 82 (0.7%) African American, 71 (0.6%) Native American, 490 (4.3%) Asian, 9 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,710 (15.1%) from other competitions, and 382 (3.4%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 2,533 citizens (22.4%) under the age of 18, 796 citizens (7.0%) aged 18 to 24, 2,587 citizens (22.8%) aged 25 to 44, 3,644 citizens (32.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,764 citizens (15.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
In the California State Legislature, Half Moon Bay is in the 13th Senate District, represented by Democrat Jerry Hill, and in the 24th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Marc Berman. In the United States House of Representatives, Half Moon Bay is in California's 14th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jackie Speier. Fire protection for the town/city of Half Moon Bay is provided by the Coastside Fire Protection district, which contracts for service with Cal - Fire. Law enforcement for the City of Half Moon Bay is provided under a contract with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
Odwalla was based in Half Moon Bay.
Odwalla relocated Headquarters from Half Moon Bay, CA to Dinuba, CA on May 31, 2013.
3 Bay City Flower 340 5 Half Moon Bay Golf Links 201 The Pillar Point Harbor at the northern edge of Half Moon Bay offers a protected landing for boats and provides other marine infrastructure.
The town/city has four sites listed at the National Register of Historic Places: the Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay, the William Adam Simmons House, the Robert Mills Dairy Barn, and the James Johnston House.
Reflecting the various artists in the area, there is an active artist's collective, Colony of Coastside Artists, downtown has a several arcades, and there are many classes and workshops available locally. Half Moon Bay also hosts an annual Art and Pumpkin Festival in October.
The remnants of the village of Purissima, perhaps the only ghost town in San Mateo County, are four miles (6 km) south of the city, near the junction of State Route 1 and Verde Road.
At the north edge of the bay is the big wave surf area, Mavericks, off Pillar Point, where surfers challenge waves over 50 feet (15 m) tall.
Montara Mountain, positioned North of Half Moon Bay, is a prominent outside recreation spot, and home to the old Highway 1.
The region around Half Moon Bay contains a several state parks and beaches, including: Half Moon Bay State Beach Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, positioned north of Half Moon Bay, a refuge for plants and animals adapted to life at the shoreline Half Moon Bay Review, the city's only newspaper, which has been in existence since 1898.
Half Moon Bay Patch, online newspaper. The World War II United States Navy seaplane tender USS Half Moon (AVP-26) was titled for Half Moon Bay, and retained the name when serving as a United States Coast Guard weather reporting ship USCGC Half Moon for more than 20 years after the war.
The album Half Moon Bay was recorded by jazz pianist Bill Evans in 1973 at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay.
The town/city is served by Half Moon Bay Airport.
Sam - Trans buses #294 & #17 furnish service to Half Moon bay from the Hillsdale Caltrain station in San Mateo and Linda Mar in Pacifica in the order given.
Schools in Half Moon Bay include Half Moon Bay High School, Cunha Middle School and Hatch Elementary School although many students are bused to other Cabrillo Unified Schools (Farallone View Elementary and El Granada Elementary) in the unincorporated region north of the City and King Mountain off Skyline Blvd.
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City of Half Moon Bay CAFR Environmental Impact Report for the Pillar Point East Harbor Master Plan, Earth Metrics Inc., prepared for the San Mateo County Harbor District, February, 1989 Pacific Coast Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay's Festival of Magnificent Machines.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Half Moon Bay.
Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce & Visitors' Bureau - tourist knowledge Half Moon Bay Review, journal serving the San Mateo County Coastside since 1898 California State Waters Map Series Offshore of Half Moon Bay, California United States Geological Survey Wikimedia Commons has media related to Half Moon Bay, California.
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