Several visions for a memorial marking the mass shooting of seven farmworkers in Half Moon Bay were displayed on the second anniversary of the deadly rampage.

On Jan. 23, 2023, the small coastal town was rocked when farmworker Chunli Zhao allegedly went on a shooting rampage at two mushroom farms, gunning down seven people. It was the deadliest shooting in the history of San Mateo County and revealed the deplorable working conditions that some agricultural laborers endure. 

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.