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City Council - Apr 01, 2026 - Meeting

City CouncilHalf Moon BayApril 1, 2026

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Half Moon Bay Council Convenes Special Session on Two Active Lawsuits

The Half Moon Bay City Council held a brief special meeting to confer privately with legal counsel on two pending lawsuits — one a long-running water district dispute dating to 2017, the other a recently filed civil case. No public action was taken.

  • Council enters closed session on nearly decade-old water district lawsuit now before the Court of Appeal

  • Newer civil case, Ellingson v. City of Half Moon Bay, adds fresh litigation exposure for the coastal city

The special meeting lasted only minutes. Mayor Debbie Ruddock opened the session, confirmed all five councilmembers present — Vice Mayor Deborah Penrose and Councilmembers Paul Nagengast, Patric Bo Jonsson, and Robert Brownstone — and identified the two closed-session items before confirming no members of the public wished to comment.

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