6 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY MAY 8-14, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com THE BUZZ FREE SPEECH On April 30, Chris Krebs, who served as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency during President Donald Trump’s first term, received an email notifying him that his Trusted Traveler status with U.S. Customs and Border Protection had changed. After logging in, Krebs learned his membership in Global Entry—a CBP program that gives certain travelers expedited status—had been revoked. This comes after Trump, on April 30, issued an executive order stripping Krebs, now a private citizen, of his remaining security clearances, and directed the Justice Department to open a probe into him. Krebs repeatedly, truthfully attested in the wake of the 2020 election that there was no evidence of fraud or irregularities, which drew Trump’s ire. Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, the recently approved 2025-26 high school curriculum, created by Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, a Republican, requires that students study “discrepancies” in the 2020 election. “These reforms will reset our classrooms back to educating our children without liberal indoctrination,” Walters wrote on social media. Good: Frida Vossler, a graduating senior and gifted young musician at Monterey High School, has been named one of the 621 semifinalists in the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Established in 1964, the program honors the nation’s top high school seniors for their achievements in academics, leadership and service to their school and communities. This year’s semifinalists were selected from more than 6,000 candidates expected to graduate in 2025. Vossler is a semifinalist for the U.S. Presidential Scholar in Arts, one of the country’s highest honors for students who demonstrate excellence in both the arts and academics. Nominees in the arts were recognized across a range of fields, including writing, design, dance, classical music, film and voice—Vossler’s area of distinction. The final selection of who will be named as the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be announced in the coming months. GREAT: The Special Olympics are back with more than 1,000 students participating across Monterey County in a track and field day at Monterey Peninsula College on Friday, May 9, doubling the amount of student athletes that participated last year. The event, hosted by Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and Special Olympics Northern California will be the largest since its inception and it will be the first time, since Covid-19, that it will return to MPC. “This inspiring day showcases the power of unified sports, bringing together students of all abilities to build teamwork, confidence and lasting memories,” said Katie Rivera, assistant superintendent of special education at MPUSD. The event will draw students from elementary to high school, as well as those participating in adult transition programs. The athletes will participate in various events including distance runs, throwing, wheelchair races and more. GOOD WEEK / GREAT WEEK THE WEEKLY TALLY The amount the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan paid for a 10-acre lot in Marina near The Dunes shopping center on April 22. Kaiser opened a location in North Salinas in January. Sources told the Weekly over a year ago the company was eyeing a second location in Marina. Source: Monterey County Assessor/ Recorder Marina Camacho $8,712,000 QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I stabbed the brakes like a dummy and spun out.” -Driver Paul Menard, speaking about a costly maneuver during the Trans Am series race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, May 4 (see story, montereycountynow.com). HEATABLE EATABLES! ELROY’S PRESENTS @ELROYSFINEFOODS WWW.ELROYSFINEFOODS.COM 15 SOLEDAD DRIVE (831) 373-3737 MONTEREY, CA 93940 JAMAICAN MAY CRAZY! 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