>>>>javier torres has been working at farms in half moon bay for nearly 50 years. he remembers living with 5 to 10 other workers in single rooms and sleeping on cardboard beds. sandra sanzone is a farm worker advocate and translates for the 72 year old. >>>>that disrupts the families. it puts a lot of stress on the on the families, on the couples, on the children. >>>>torres now has housing for his family after decades in the fields, but is sharing his early struggles, hoping it will help other field workers find homes too. >>>>they've worked so hard their whole lives that they deserve to have a space to call their own. >>>>construction is underway at 880 stone pine road to create a mobile housing community for 47 farm worker families. those displaced after the mass shooting two years ago will get priority. ray mueller is a san mateo county supervisor. >>>>there is a lot of work to be done to improve the living conditions, and we're undertaking that now. >>>>the other project yet to get underway is a five story affordable housing development for senior farm workers

. >> reporter: javier torres has been working at farms in half-moon bay nearly 50 years. he remembers living with five to ten other workers in single rooms and sleeping on cardboard beds. sandra sancione translates for the 72-year-old. >> it disrupts the family. puts a lot of stress on the family. >> reporter: torres is now housing for his family after decades in the fields but shares his early struggles. >> they have worked so hard their whole lives. >> reporter: construction is underway at 880 stone pine road to create a mobile housing community for 47 farm worker families. those displaced after the mass shooting two years ago will get priority. ray mueller is a san mateo county supervisor. >> there is a lot of work to be done to improve the living conditions. >> reporter: the other project is a five story housing development for the farm workers closer to the city at 555 kelly avenue. the city council approved it in may after some pushback and criticism from the governor to get the ball moving. >> the feedback i have leader, there are some merchants worried about parki

javier torres has been working at farms in half moon bay for nearly 50 years. he remembers living with five to ten other workers in single rooms and sleeping on cardboard beds. sandra is a farmworker advocate and translates for the 72-year-old. >> translator: it disrupts the families, puts a lot of stress on the families, on the children. >> reporter: he's sharing his struggles, hoping to help other farmworkers find homes, too. >> translator: they've worked hard their whole lives that they deserve to have a space to call their own. >> reporter: construction is underway at 880 stone pine road to create a mobile housing community for 47 farmworker families. those displaced after the mass shooting two years ago will get priority. ray mueller is a san mateo county supervisor. >> there's a lot of work to be done to improve the living conditions. we're undertaking that now. >> reporter: the other project yet to get underway is a five-story development at 555 kelly avenue. the city council finally approved it in may after some pushback and criticism to get the ball mo

. >> reporter: javier torres has been working at farms in half-moon bay for nearly 50 years.h five to ten other workers in single rooms and sleeping on cardboard beds. >> [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: she is a farm worker advocate and translates for 72-year-old. >> disrupts the families. it puts a lot of stress on the -- on the families, on the couples. on the children. >> reporter: torres now has housing for his family after decades in the fields. but is sharing his early struggles, hoping it will help other field workers find homes too. >> they've worked so hard their whole lives that they deserve to have a space to call their own. >> reporter: construction is underway at 880 stone pine road to create a mobile housing community for 47 farm worker families. those displaced after the mass shooting two years ago will get priority. ray mueller is a san mateo county supervisor. >> there's a lot of work to be done to improve the living conditions and we're undertaking that now. >> reporter: the other project yet to get underway is a five story affordable housing