month the area was hit by heavy rainstorms that caused flooding and damage temporarily preventing farmworkers from earning half moon bay vice mayor joaquin jimenez said several farmworkers and their families lived in mobile homes at the the mushroom farm where the four died and had been relocated to hotels and offered mental health and other support after the shootings he said the farm employs 20 to 30 chinese and latino workers some of them in the country without legal permission theres a lot of fear we have to understand a lot of our farmworker community is also undocumented so theres also the fear of that of their legal status so for them to come forward to ask for help is going to be very difficult said jimenez who is also the farmworker program director for the latino advocacy group alas thousands of farmworkers work in the broader san mateo county an area known for growing mostly flowers peas brussels sprouts and fava beans there are a few small mushroom growers in the area said bj burns president of the san mateo county farm bureau california was still reeling from an attack in monterey park just outside los angeles that killed 11 and cast a shadow over celebrations of lunar new year an important holiday for many asian american communities authorities are still seeking a motive for the saturday shooting for the second time in recent days california communities are mourning the loss of loved ones in a senseless act of gun violence president joe biden said tuesday even as we await further details on these shootings we know the scourge of gun violence across america requires stronger action the new year has brought six mass killings in the us in fewer than three weeks accounting for 39 deaths three have occurred in california since jan 16 according to a database compiled by the associated press usa today and northeastern university the database tracks every mass killing defined as four dead not including the offender in the us since 2006 about two hours after first receiving reports of a shooting a sheriffs deputy spotted zhaos car parked outside a sheriffs substation in a strip mall and arrested him he did not actively surrender to us allen said declining to answer a question on why zhao had driven there video showed three officers approaching a parked car with drawn weapons zhao got out and the officers pulled him to the ground put him in handcuffs and led him away a weapon was found in the vehicle officials said the video was captured by kati mchugh a half moon bay resident who witnessed the arrest were still trying to understand exactly what happened and why but its just incredibly incredibly tragic said state sen josh becker who represents the area and called it a very closeknit agricultural community its a majoritywhite community about a third of the population is latino and about 5 asian according to census data at an