Assemblyman Gene Mullin speaks at Cañada Cove

Assemblyman Gene Mullin, whose 19th District includes Half Moon Bay and the coastside, spoke to members of the Cañada Cove Homeowners Association Sunday afternoon.

Cañada Cove is one of two mobile home parks in Half Moon Bay and is a senior-only complex. The park consists of 360 homes and has one of the highest voter turnouts of any precinct on the San Mateo County coastside.

Assemblyman Mullin is the chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee which oversees legislation affecting quality of living issues for mobilehome park residents.

"I believe it is important to protect and guarantee a suitable quality of life for mobile home residents and I have supported legislation to protect and expand residents’ rights,"  Mullin told the supportive audience.

Mullin also commented on AB 197, a bill which would have provided resident organizations with the right of first refusal to purchase a mobilehome park if the owner decided to sell the park. Although Assemblyman Mullin supported the bill it lost by one vote in committee.