UC Buys Ritz‑Carlton for $193
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The University of California system has purchased the Ritz‑Carlton Half Moon Bay for one hundred ninety‑three million dollars, according to a report by Coastside News.
The 261‑room coastal resort, which opened in two thousand one, will join UC Investments’ portfolio, valued at more than three hundred billion dollars, and is intended strictly as an investment.
The property has been a major employer and taxpayer in Half Moon Bay, and its previous owner reportedly owed as much as two point one million dollars in overdue hotel occupancy taxes.
The purchase comes as in‑state tuition at several UC campuses has surged past fifty thousand dollars annually, raising questions about affordability at the public university system.
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Timeline
- On January 1 2001 Ritz‑Carlton Half Moon Bay opens with 261 rooms.
- On January 1 2019 Hotel fined one point six million dollars for beach access.
- On November 7 2026 UC system purchases Ritz‑Carlton for one hundred ninety‑three million dollars.
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