his name is joaquin jimenez. he says, look, our community has been attacked, but we are going to come out of this stronger. but he too said there is so much work to be done, and this is part of that work to come together as a community. >> at this hour, we're still not there. as she said, the mayor -- or excuse me, the sheriff -- this is an active investigation, and it's still unfolding. she even said, we still have to confirm that all seven victims, people who died here, were actual workers at that farm. >> reporter: right. and that did go to also what the vice mayor was saying. he was saying in this tight-knit community -- and he talked also about what evan lo was saying, is that there is so much emphasis on trying to come together at times like this, and yet we also have to look forward to dealing with this gun violence. here's what joaquin jimenez had to say. >> wanting to know information, the family members, the relatives are okay. we hope they are. we hope they sn be reunited, and we are here to support th

let's bring in the vice mayor of half moon bay, joaquin jimenez. thanks for being with us on such a difficult week and a difficult evening. we think we know half moon bay, but what don't we know about your city? >> well, first of all, thank you for the invitation to share about our community and the tragedy that happened most recently as yesterday. our community is a heritage of farming, ranching, and fishing. our beautiful community that people like to visit on the weekends, visit the beach, pick up their pumpkins. but behind that are the farmworkers. our farmworker community has been ignored for several decades and now they're the victims of a mass shooting in our community. >> and these victims, what was their salary? what were their living conditions? we're learning so much about them now. >> a lot of our farmworkers here in the area, actually, for me it was news that some of them are receiving $9 per hour on their wages. that's something that i actually ignore. i know we have a minimum wage of $13.50, i believe, and going up to $16 in san mate

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vice mayor joaquin jimenez said half moon bay needs more affordable housing and a $24 million project is already in the works. >> our plan is to do a four-story building with social services on the first level. >> meanwhile, supervisor mueller said he wants affordable housing accessible to every farmworker on the coast who risked their lives subsidizing the cost of our produce. >>> california has more than 100 gun laws and now the recent mass shootings in half moon bay and monomer ouray park have prompted even more regulations to be called for. last week, nancy skinner of berkeley introduced legislation atquire purchase liability insurance, inspired by a law on the books in stan jose. they have lives shattered by gun violence and we have a bay area mother who turns her grief into action. >> i can remember you telling me how great and rewarding a career in the medical field could be whenever the question of what i wanted to do with my life came up. >> reporter: she reads a letter written to her by her son before he finished training to be a paramedic. they are some of the last words he

nos conectamos en vivo en la "ediciÓn digital" con el vicealcalde de esa localidad el seÑor joaquÍn jimÉnezesas condiciones, pero usted cuenta algo importante, que habÍan hasta niÑos presentes cuando ocurriÓ la masacre. es una unidad altamente hispana, ¿de las vÍctimas hay latinos? ¿quÉ nos puede confirmar? buenas tardes. >> buenas tardes. sÍ, desafortunadamente, en uno de los lugares donde ocurriÓ uno de los tiroteos, se encontraban niÑos, no sÉ quÉ cercanos estaban, es una comunidad agrÍcola, un Área donde viven y trabajan, que incluyen chinos, latinos, mexicanos y sudamericanos. borja: imagino que la conmociÓn en la comunidad es muy grande. me gustarÍa que me cuente quÉ piensa la gente a la que usted representa sobre este incidente, y tambiÉn me gustarÍa saber si se va a reforzar la seguridad, teniendo cuenta que son campos abiertos. >> sobre la seguridad, a la comunidad de half moon bay , algo que no se esperaba que llegara nuestra comunidad campesina. estamos saliendo de la pandemia al economÍa, las inundaciones que estamos sufriendo en el Área de half moon bay, es una comunidad tranqu

vice mayor joaquin jimenez is also the farm worker program director for the non-profit alas. he is familiar with the mountain mushroom farm and estimates there were about 30 workers on site at the time of the shooting. several live in mobile homes. >> we have a group of five to six family members staying there. and they have outside bathrooms. port a potties. as we heard from the people there, that's where they hit. >> reporter: he hopes visitors who comes for the town's famous pumpkin or christmas tree farms remember the community's heritage and farm workers. >> we all get so busy with our own lives. and we are in little silos and we can't remain in a silo because this is what happens. we are all in this together. taking care of one another. thing could change. >> we are also hearing stories of survivor. katie nielsen tells us about one woman who tells us she was in the building when the suspect started shooting. >> reporter: this is concord farm. the scene of the second shooting where three of the seven people were killed. one of the women who worked here said she was in a

) dijo que eran de origen asiático, información que no han confirmado las agencias del orden, joaquín jiménezan varias familias incluyendo niños y que es lo que más preocupa de que estuviere presente durante este tiroteo y cómo una persona que asesina, que cometa un crimen como este. >>> la alguacil expresó que creen que sospechoso actuó solo y que no existe más peligro para la comunidad. >>> y esta tarde yo estuve en una de las escenas de este tiroteo que queda al lado de la autopista 92 en san mateo road y hablé con un trabajador del campo que vive en una granja donde ocurrió pues, este tiroteo y me dice, conocía a varias de las víctimas y dijo que una de las víctimas era una señora anciana de una edad avanzada y que otra víctima era un latino por supuesto esta información las autoridades no lo han confirmado, ahora te trabajador del campo que viven esta granja dijo que vio sospechoso esta mañana y que ese hombre estaba actuando común y corriente y era un hombre muy callado y que estuvo pues, trabajando con este hombre porque le ayudó a subir una caja de champiñones a un camión y esto fue l

vice mayor joaquin jimenez is hoping that the lives lost will just be remembered with flowers and candles, but also honored with real change exposed. how are from local communities living the living conditions? let's not ignore that. the mental health support that they need not ignored. >> when i talked to volunteers on monday, the day of the mass shooting that need that and the reunification center was food and clothing today. the need is clothing. they are in need of t-shirts. undergarments, socks and underwear. any size hail hail girl or we have a in the section of kron 4 dot com on the web article we can find out where to send or drop off those donations. reporting live in half moon bay. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. yeah. just essentials, rob. so anybody can. >> give anything, certainly those 40 or so families really appreciate that. rob has been live for us today in half moon bay. thank you, rob. >> coming up, the east bay teacher assault employee during class. knd it's all caught on video how the school district is responding and we'll take a look at how folks in orinda are dealin

chaplin was called to the crime scene along with the translator, the vice mayor of half moon bay, joaquin jimenez, reached out with a message of support to farm workers, he said were impacted by the shooting someone condolences to the families lost a loved one today. and to bring my to offer the support so all the families and the farm workers that were affected as investigators interviewed witnesses and search for evidence, jimenez says a family reunification center was set up at half moon bay's i d s community hall on main street. we were there throughout the evening, and there's a lot of crying, um, sadness, grief. it's heartbreaking. we have been receiving phone calls text messages from family members. wanted to know information, either family members, relatives are okay spreading, as community members learned another three people were shot and killed just 2.5 miles away at another shooting site at rice, trucking and soil farm, our hearts are broken. we are deeply grateful for one enforcement for their work this evening. but in the end, there are simply too many guns in this country. and ther

vice mayor joaquin jimenez is hoping that the lives lost will just be remembered with flowers and candles, but also honored with real change is being exposed. how are from local communities living the living conditions? let's not ignore that. the mental health support that they need not ignored. >> on monday when i spoke to volunteers, the need for victims, families at the reunification center was blankets and food. today. >> they're in need of clothing, especially undergarments, such as t-shirts, socks and underwear. we have a link com. you can click to find out where to send and drop off those donations. reporting live in half moon bay. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. thank you, rob. and in fact, in the wake of this tragedy, a number of local organizations are stepping up to help the victims families. one of those efforts is in san jose. a woman has been asking her neighbors to donate items for the farm workers who are now displaced because of the shootings. the contributions filled the trunk of her car this morning, fruit and juices comforters. among the things given to the nonprofit grou

joaquin jimenez is half moon based vice mayor and farmworker program director for the advocacy group . alas we never saw or notice any any stress between anybody. we never heard about anybody being angry about with somebody else, or it wouldn't never saw reason for somebody to do this. now if anyone would like to donate money, food or clothing, they can contact. alas that's a l. a s here in half moon bay, the san jose women's club is also collecting donations tomorrow, which is wednesday from nine am to two pm julie lamonica. thank you earlier at four. we spoke with dave pine. he is the president of the san mateo county board of supervisors. he told us the county is taking steps to support the farm workers involved. our farm workers struggle to make ends meet. they work extremely hard. they're paid minimum wage and at best and have tremendous struggles with housing and health care and education. uh the county is re dedicated to helping the farm workers in any way we can supervisor pine said the county is helping provide financial assistance to make up for lost wages to about 40 worke

. >> reporter: back in half moon bay, joaquin jimenez emotional for the victims he knew through his work advocating for migrant workers. you've now lost friends. how hard has this been for you? >> it's very hard. it's difficult to think about going to the farm and -- or the community not to be able to see people. >> reporter: david, the judge deciding not to grant the suspect bail in this case, calling him a threat to the community and a flight risk, because he is a chinese citizen with an incentive to leave the country. >> matt, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, and pope francis making news this evening. in a new interview, speaking about homosexuality, saying it is not a crime. and what he said the church should do. terry moran has covered the vatican for years. >> reporter: in a stunning declaration, one that marks a major shift in the catholic church, pope francis said that laws criminalizing h oomosexualy are, quote, unjust. and francis went on to suggest that being gay is part of god's plan, a view unimaginable from any previous pope. 67 countries around the world have laws that mak

we have been hearing from joaquin jimenez, the vice mayor.s at the presser for governor gavin newsom. people come here for the pumpkin patches , you often ignore the farmworkers. today, they are not being ignored. we are seeing that here. we are seeing people showing they are so worked. this is on main street. they have restaurants and shops here. people come here on the weekends. you may not think about the farmworkers, but today you are. >> this is part of the community that does impact so many families across our entire state and country. our hearts go out to them. >>> president biden is offering his condolences after the deadly shootings. he also has a new call for democrats as well. >> reporter: he is calling on members of his own party to do what they can to pass an assault weapons ban. it was reintroduced by senator dianne feinstein. she released a statement saying, i refuse to let this become the new normal . from universal background checks to banning high-capacity magazines and assault weapons, democrats for fourth , since proposals

half moon bay by summer joaquin jimenez. >> thank you.l, how to send my condolences to the people who lost loved ones today. and to bring and offer the support for all the families of the farm workers that were affected. they're present at the shooting. then i would like to think -- for the rapid response. and emergency team. has been affected by the floods. as you, know the beginning of the year, the former community was affected. now this. we are offering a support. that seems from half moon bay, that kobe collaboration with mental health team shows a non profit organization. one of our local homes will be receiving the family with. this is something we have to watch news. the thing is just gonna comment it home. today, we're on the news. our community has been affected. and again, i think law enforcement, since we heard about the shooting, we heard the sirens. before law enforcement this is really not much i can say. but the pain that we're feeling right now. we know that the community has been really affected. we have been receiving p

joaquin jimenez reached out with a message of support to farm workers, he said were impacted by the shooting condolences to the families lost a loved one today. and to bring my to offer the support so all the families and the farm workers that were affected as investigators interviewed witnesses and search for evidence, jimenez says a family reunification center was set up at half moon bay's i d s community hall on main street. we have been receiving phone calls text messages from family members. wanted to know information, either family members relatives are okay pain spreading, as community members learned another three people were shot and killed just 2.5 miles away at another shooting site at rice, trucking and soil farm. we grieve tonight for the to cease members of our community. this is a horrific event, one that we would never imagine would occur in san mateo county. our hearts are broken. we are deeply grateful for one enforcement for their work this evening. but in the end, there are simply too many guns in this country. and there has to be a change, hoping that this will be an eye

joaquin jimenez, the vice mayor of half moon bay, is also farmworker program director for the nonprofit alice. he says he knew and worked with the chinese gunmen and the victims, both latino and chinese brought something to the farm for everybody. as for the family of victim, martinez humanness carlos tells me when relatives couldn't reach his uncle by phone. after the shooting, they rushed down to the farm and learn from his co workers that he had been killed. it's mostly, um sadness for me. i'm not really angry. it's more like. um i'm just sad. my uncle was caught in between whatever was going on with the guy and whatever he had with anyone else, michael, just trying to do his job was trying to protect people there. right now you're looking at a live picture of the public memorial that has been set up here in downtown half moon bay. advocates say farm workers are receiving mental health services at the hotel where they're staying. the city and nonprofits are now working together to put organized a large public memorial. julie mike live tonight, there in half moon bay. amber. thank you

vice mayor joaquin jimenez says he's spoken with some of the survivors and he says even when the crime scene clears, workers may be reluctant to return in a lot of fear. a lot of stress. uh she wants to go to a different occasion to work. and she was sharing with us. she makes $17,000 a year. this is an opportunity. you know, for you know our community for society. to understand the living conditions and working conditions. or the people that feed us. the people that put food on our tables. jimenez says he and other local leaders spoke with governor gavin newsom and their congressional representatives. when they came to visit half moon bay yesterday , he says, providing workers with mental health support and also better living conditions. long term is going to be part of the solution he believes in dealing with this tragedy in half moon bay, ali rasmus ktvu, fox two news governor newsom visited half moon bay to meet with the families as ktvu political reporter greg lee tells us, the governor pledged his support to the farmworker community but was frustrated to be speaking at the scene

half moon based vice mayor joaquin jimenez says he's spoken with some of the survivors and he says even when the crime scene clears, workers may be reluctant to return in a lot of fear. a lot of stress. uh she wants to go to a different occasion to work. and she was sharing with us. she makes $17,000 a year. this is an opportunity. you know, for you know our community for society. to understand the living conditions and working conditions. or the people that feed us. the people that put food on our tables. jimenez says he and other local leaders spoke with governor gavin newsom and their congressional representatives. when they came to visit half moon bay yesterday , he says, providing workers with mental health support and also better living conditions. long term is going to be part of the solution he believes in dealing with this tragedy in half moon bay, ali rasmus ktvu. fox two news, henry lee is learning more about the victims today and who they were authorities telling us to come. polls are among those who were lost in the shooting rampage. henry will have that part of the story c

joaquin jimenez is half moon based vice mayor and farmworker program director for the advocacy group . alas we never saw or notice any stress between anybody. we never heard about anybody being angry about with somebody else, or it wouldn't never saw reason for somebody to do this. if anyone would like to donate money, food or clothing, they can contact. alas that's a l. a s here in half moon bay, the san jose women's club is also collecting donations tomorrow, which is wednesday from nine am to two pm julie. so nice to see people stepping up to help lamonica. thank you. governor newsom visited half moon bay today to meet with the families of some of those killed in yesterday's shootings. as ktvu political reporter greg lee tells us, the governor pledged his support to the farm worker. community but was frustrated to be speaking at the scene of another mass shooting. i'm sick and tired of this stuff. i'm sick of this. i don't want to ever see this again. governor gavin newsom angry and frustrated, speaking after another mass shooting in california, the governor spending the afternoon

joaquin jimenez is half moon based vice mayor and farmworker program director for the advocacy group . alas we never saw or notice any any stress between anybody. we never heard about anybody being angry about with somebody else, or it wouldn't never saw reason for somebody to do this. lamonica peters, ktvu fox two news. thank you. lamonica this morning. some homes in san bruno have no water because of a water main break. it happened just after 11 30 last night on eastern avenue, san bruno. police say homes in the area can expect to be without water for 6 to 7 hours. the road is currently closed and people are asked to avoid the area is now 407 happening today account of the homeless today and contra costa county. the annual point in time count helps of the amount of unhappy cause people who housing, and that helps service providers and community advocates to create effective ways to help the people in need during the last point in time count in 2020, the county said there were 2277 homeless people in contra costa county. for only the second time the san francisco 40 niners in the ph

chaplin was called to the crime scene along with the translator, the vice mayor of half moon bay, joaquin jimenez, reached out with a message of support to farm workers, he said were impacted by the shooting someone condolences to the families lost a loved one today. and to bring my to offer the support so all the families and the farm workers that were affected as investigators interviewed witnesses and search for evidence, jimenez says a family reunification center was set up at half moon bay's i d s community hall on main street. we were there throughout the evening, and there's a lot of crying, sadness, grief. it's. it's heartbreaking. we have been receiving phone calls text messages from family members. wanting to know information, either family members relatives are okay spreading as community members learned another three people were shot and killed just 2.5 miles away at another shooting site at rice, trucking and soil farm, our hearts are broken. we are deeply grateful for one enforcement for their work this evening. but in the end, there are simply too many guns in this country. and the

. >> vice mayor joaquin gimenez is leading the charge to build more affordable housing and have bay. jimenez says the project to turn this old home owned by the city into an apartment building has been in the works for months. but after the shooting last week, many are calling for the project to be expedited. >> we are hoping that this extra spotlight on the community and how they live might make the city and the county move a little faster. >> reporter: these photos tweeted out by the san mateo county supervisors show some of the conditions the victims were living in. jimenez told me that he was not surprised by the pictures. he has been trying to highlight this issue for years. >> the rent in half moon bay is very expensive. >> reporter: but to build affordable housing, it costs money. jimenez says the 40-unit building is expected to cost $34 million. that is just one of many apartments that jimenez says needs to be built. >> we know it takes time with the permits. they need to understand that we are in need of building housing. >> reporter: jimenez also told me they are looking to purchas

joaquin gimenez also serves as the farmworker program director. h says before the numbers of his team spent time taking goods to the mountain mushroom farm. hours later, word of a shooting. jimenez said he called a farmworker friend who did not answer. >> i asked him, " are you ok? he said there was a shooting and 2 people are dead. 2 people actua to hide in a porta potty to get away from the shooter >> the family of a 50-year-old marciano martinez details about their loved one. the victim's brother describing martinez-jimenez as a good worker. the loss has left the family broken. we are learning more about the violence that day. we are told the shooter several people and shot them straight in the face. reggie: thank you. san jose city council is taking action to reduce gun violence after the recent shootings. the council increased outreach on gun violence restraining orders. they will also make public safety information more available by providing them in more languages. kumasi: governor gavin and other state leaders say more has to be done to stop shootings. california has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. jobina: they are demanding congress help pass a national b