Why the UC System bought the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay
Nov. 9, 2026Updated Nov. 10, 2026, 5:59 p.m. ETThe University of California system has purchased the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Half Moon Bay, which sits along San Mateo County's oceanfront, for about $193 million, according to the San Francisco Chronicle and CoStar.Records filed on Oct. 20 with the San Mateo County Recorder’s Office show a deed change of the property to the hotel buyer, Regency Half Moon Bay LLC, whose listed address traces back to the university system’s headquarters in Oakland.Although university officials have not publicly discussed or disclosed their intent...
