Fighting for the Coastside We Love.
For 24 years on the Half Moon Bay City Council, Debbie has protected the Coastside's beaches and open space, brought regional partners to the table, and delivered practical results for District 4.
Debbie Ruddock has lived on the Coastside for 37 years. She raised her family in Half Moon Bay and commuted Highway 92 and Highway 1 for more than three decades — giving her firsthand experience with the traffic and infrastructure challenges Coastside families face every day. Before retiring, she spent more than 20 years as a project planner and legislative analyst for the California State Coastal Conservancy. For 24 years, she has served on the Half Moon Bay City Council, including as Mayor, helping lead the effort to pass Measure A and Measure D and update the City's Local Coastal Land Use Plan.
Read Debbie's Full StorySeven areas that reflect what Coastside residents consistently say matters most.
Debbie helped lead Measure A, Measure D and the update to the Local Coastal Land Use Plan, protecting our beaches, open space and small-town character.
Explore Coastside Protection →Traffic is the community's top concern. Debbie is working to fix dangerous intersections, extend the Coastal Trail, and improve safety along Highway 1 and Highway 92.
Explore Traffic & Transportation →Debbie has helped deliver new trails, park improvements and beach amenities across Half Moon Bay, and she's working to maintain and expand them.
Explore Parks & Trails →Debbie helped advance Stone Pine Cove, providing more than 40 permanent homes for local farmworkers, and continues to push for housing that serves Coastside families.
Explore Housing →As Chair of OneShoreline, Debbie leads regional work on flooding and sea-level-rise resilience, and helped advance the City's first Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
Explore Resilience →A healthy tax base, a vibrant downtown, and growth that strengthens the community instead of straining the budget.
Explore Economic Vitality →With 24 years on the City Council and deep experience on regional boards, Debbie brings practical judgment and strong partnerships to every decision.
Explore Local Leadership →Half Moon Bay secured certification of its updated Local Coastal Land Use Plan after nearly two decades of work. Debbie helped lead that effort, which provides the legal foundation for managing growth, protecting coastal resources, preserving open space and maintaining local control over land-use decisions on the Coastside.
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Debbie helped oversee the city-county partnership that delivered a modern 22,000-square-foot library serving the entire Coastside.
Debbie helped advance Half Moon Bay's first comprehensive plan for reducing emissions and preparing for flooding, wildfire and sea-level rise.
Debbie helped advance the city-county partnership that created more than 40 permanent homes for local farmworkers and their families.
As Chair of OneShoreline, Debbie leads regional work on flooding, erosion and sea-level-rise resilience for the Coastside.
Debbie reviews infrastructure plans with Assembly Member Marc Berman, Half Moon Bay City Engineer Dale Ledas, and Staff Director Joan Dentler.
Before her service on the City Council, Debbie spent more than 20 years with the California State Coastal Conservancy as a project planner and legislative analyst, working on land conservation, habitat protection, trails and public access projects across California. She also served four years as an alternate member of the California Coastal Commission, giving her direct experience with coastal land-use policy. Her work included managing the grant for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Liberty Canyon — helping move the project from concept toward construction. That experience, turning environmental policy into practical results, shapes how she approaches every decision on the Coastside.
Review Debbie's Public Service"As an owner of a restaurant and other businesses for the past 44 years in HMB, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of responsive City government and elected officials that listen. Mayor Debbie Ruddock has been that person for me over the years. I wholeheartedly support her re-election in District 4 where I live and work."
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