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www.montereycountynow.com JULY 17-23, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 5 Proclamation Apologizing to the Dutra Street Indigenous Residents and their Descendants in Monterey and Acknowledgement of Historic Injustices Towards Nati e American Populations WHEREAS, prior to the Spanish colonization beginning in 1769, the Indigenous tribes had lived on their ancestral lands for thousands of years; WHEREAS, during the Spanish colonial period beginning in 1770 the California Missions were to “convert” Indigenous populations within 10 years and return land and resources to the Indigenous populations, with Indigenous families directly affected; WHEREAS, during the Mexican period beginning in 18 1, lands that had been previously recognized for Indigenous families were deeded as “ranchos” to large land grants across California for Mexican and Californio families; WHEREAS, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, ceding land to the United States and identifying boundaries and extended property and civil rights of Mexican nationals in California; WHEREAS, the 1849 California State Constitutional Convention excluded Indigenous populations from citizenship or the right to vote; WHEREAS, in 1850, the State of California’s “Act for the Government and Protection of Indians” removed the legal rights for California Indians to represent themselves or be witnesses at court, be arrested for vagrancy, and allowed any white person to pay the bond for any incarcerated Indigenous person and in return be compelled to indentured labor; WHEREAS, the State of California’s “Act for the Government and Protection of Indians” removed the rights of Indigenous families and facilitated removal from their homelands by allowing any white person to contact a ustice of the Peace to obtain Indian children for indenture, or to remove any Indians from land in a white person’s possession; WHEREAS, during the Gold Rush, the United States government authorized a special commission to cede land to the United States in exchange for compensation and reservation land; these 1851 to 185 treaties by the United States Government were unratified by the United States Senate and placed in an injunction of secrecy, leaving native land titles unrecognized; WHEREAS, the Old Monterey ail holds justice and incarceration records of Indigenous men being bonded for labor; WHEREAS, on une , 19 4, the United States Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, which finally allowed Indigenous first peoples the right to vote; WHEREAS, the California State “Act for the Government and Protection of Indians” was not fully repealed until 19 7; WHEREAS, these institutional and legislative barriers led to Indigenous families identifying publicly as Mexican to access the same rights as their community; WHEREAS, villages of Indigenous families continued to live in Monterey and contribute to the complex history of our city; WHEREAS, on Dutra Street there was the last Indigenous village, where five to seven Indigenous extended families had lived on land owned by several Indigenous landowners since the beginning of the 0th century or earlier, and; WHEREAS, through the years, Dutra Street was home to workers who had helped to build Monterey, consultants to anthropologists, and visited by other important guests, such as ohn Steinbeck, and; WHEREAS, comments from staff and City Council members at the time reveal racism and classism, and; WHEREAS, the construction of the Monterey Police and Fire departments’ Public Safety complex at Dutra, Madison and Pacific streets led to the use of eminent domain and the removal of these family networks; WHEREAS, there was no other land designated for Dutra Street residents and they were left to disperse throughout the area, making transmission of cultural traditions and gatherings of the tribe extremely difficult, and; WHEREAS, the village residents were dispersed after the use of eminent domain of the property at Dutra, Madison, and Pacific streets and whose compensation may have fallen short; WHEREAS, despite these challenges, the Indigenous families of Monterey continue to live and contribute to the Monterey community today in their ancestral lands; and WHEREAS, culture bearer Isabelle Meadows, and descendants of Tomas Torres and Salvador Mucjai, among others, continued the oral traditions and cultural traditions of the Indigenous community; WHEREAS, the City of Monterey recognizes the Monterey region as the ancestral home of the Indigenous peoples. NOW, THEREFORE, E IT RESO ED THAT I, Tyller Williamson Mayor of the City of Monterey, on behalf of the City Council and citizens, apologize to the Dutra Street Indigenous Residents and their Descendants in Monterey and acknowledge historic injustices towards Native American populations. Dated: June 17, Tyller Williamson, Mayor A MESSAGE FROM THE CITY OF MONTEREY CITY COUNCIL A proclamation of acknowledgement signed by Mayor Tyller Williamson on June 17, 2025, on behalf of the Monterey City Council. The Monterey City Council Agenda Report and Proclamation are available on isearchmonterey.org. The video recording of the June 17, 2025 Monterey City Council meeting is available for viewing at youtube.com/cityofmonterey. Questions can be addressed by email to suggest@monterey.gov or by calling (831) 646-3760.
6 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JULY 17-23, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com THE BUZZ FREE SPEECH The nationwide shortage of local journalists is more severe than previously thought, according to a new study. Muck Rack and Rebuild Local News recently released the Local Journalist Index, which introduces a metric called Local Journalist Equivalent (LJE) that estimates how many journalists are covering local news based on publishing frequency, outlet type and geographic focus. Using Muck Rack’s database of journalists, which tracks more than 3.5 million articles daily, the study found that across the country, there are 8.2 LJEs per 100,000 residents—a 75-percent dip from 2002, when there were about 40 journalists on average for that same number of residents. More than a third of the counties in the nation have less than one LJE. Monterey County ranks 1,574th out of 3,141 counties, with 5.1 LJEs. “This new data confirms that the local journalist shortage is more severe and far-reaching than we feared,” said Steven Waldman, president of Rebuild Local News. Good: Walk Every Street PG has successfully done what it set out to do: walk every street in Pacific Grove. The group, led by Ashley Edge and Amy Burkman launched on Jan. 8, ended their Wednesday treks 25 weeks later on July 9, logging a total of approximately 90 miles. More than accomplishing a fixed goal, the group fostered community, with members making new friends, creating a book club and planning other get-togethers outside of the walks. “It’s been so much more than we could have imagined,” Edge says. They followed up the feat with a bonus walk on July 16, ending at Pacific Grove City Hall where the walkers were recognized by P.G. Mayor Nick Smith. In a survey, members said they were interested in walking P.G. all over again—they are starting anew at 4pm Wednesday, Sept. 3. Follow them at instagram.com/ walkeverystreetpg for the schedule. GREAT: More than 20 years in the making, construction has finally started on the first new State Parks campground in Northern California for decades, and it’s going in at Fort Ord Dunes State Park. It will be staffed 24/7, and feature 43 traditional tent campsites, 45 RV campsites, 10 walk-in or bike-in campsites and improved coastal access that includes a walkway over the dunes to a viewing platform. There will also be a campfire center pavilion and a visitor center. The $33 million project is expected to open in two years. Dan Shaw, acting superintendent of the Monterey District, credits the “tremendous effort” of State Parks staff past and present, as well as State Parks’ partners, in getting the project to this point. “We’ve had millions of new people added in California [in recent decades], and the camping opportunities just haven’t kept up,” he says of the project’s significance. GOOD WEEK / GREAT WEEK THE WEEKLY TALLY That’s how many patient visits Salinas Valley Health’s Mobile Clinic has experienced since its launch in January 2020. All the services the clinic offers are free, including preventive and primary care, simple urgent care, screenings, sports physicals and women’s health services. Source: Salinas Valley Health 20,000 QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I’m not high-falutin’. I’m not even mediumfalutin’.” -Firefighter Pete Koeman, speaking about his humble culinary experience (see story, p. 40). MULCH MADNESS FREE Truckload or Bags JULY 26 Two Cubic Yards of Mulch per Service Address Only California American Water or Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Customers eligible to participate. Must bring water bill showing where mulch will be used and photo ID. Stay in vehicle and drive through verification station before proceeding to loading area. Mulch will be loaded into pick-up trucks with assistance from a tractor. Bring your own tarp to cover mulch during transportation. Bagged mulch will also be available in smaller quantities for those without a truck. Supplies may be limited and are on a first-come, first-served basis. For personal use only. Not for resale. Sat., July 26, 9am to 2pm / 14201 Del Monte Blvd. in Salinas 831.658.5601 MONTEREY PENINSULA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
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8 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JULY 17-23, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com 831 Earlier this year, the Carmel Bach Festival team posted a photograph on social media, asking if anyone recognized a little girl featured in the picture—an adorable toddler staring at brass musicians playing just a few feet from her. To their astonishment, they got a response. Gesa Gustafson was able to identify herself, even though she had never seen the photograph before. But the memory of that day as a 2-and-a-halfyear-old and those musicians in the summer of 1975 stayed with her long after she grew up and moved to Alaska. “I saw the picture and it looked really familiar,” she says. “I was like ‘Oh, my gosh, whose kid is that? I know this kid.’ And then I realized, ‘Oh, my gosh, that’s me.’” There is nothing random about this amazing story. Gustafson was not only aware, as a child, of attending the Carmel Bach Festival and singing in the festival’s children’s choir, but has been following it on social media for years and has returned to see the festival with her own daughters. Katie O’Connell, the local history librarian at Carmel Public Library, says the festival gave the library boxes full of archival materials that span the event’s nine decades, searching for photos to be used for marketing. “They’re not just documentary photographs, but they’re also quite lovely, visually speaking,” O’Connell says. “And one of the ones they picked was that image of the little girl in front of tower brass,” referring to the brass performance that has kicked off each festival since 1936. Gustafson was born and lived in Carmel until her graduation from Carmel High School. Her parents were immigrants from Germany who moved to Alaska; her father was a commercial salmon fisherman. When they discovered Carmel, they decided to move there. It was a musical, German-speaking household and in the summer, when her father was fishing in Alaska, Gustafson and her mother—who used to play the organ in her father’s church (he was a Lutheran pastor) in Hamburg, Germany—were all about the Carmel Bach Festival. “I remember standing in this courtyard,” she says about the archival photo taken in front of the Sunset Center in Carmel. “This was a free concert that took place outside and I remember watching the musicians. My mother was probably in the outskirts [of the photo].” Gustafson doesn’t remember much from singing in the children’s choir (between ages 8 to 12), except that it was a big deal. “My parents didn’t listen to contemporary music,” she says. “It was all classical music. So, being part of the Bach Festival was a great honor, and it was a natural progression for me and my childhood because I was surrounded by all of this incredible music.” Her fondest memory of the festival were candlelit concerts in the Carmel Mission Basilica. Gustafson started commercial fishing with her father when she was 13. After she graduated from high school, she moved to Kodiak, Alaska where she fished for salmon—one of the very few fisherwomen in the 1990s. These days, she makes her own jewelry that she sells at farmers markets—she took her first jewelry art class in Carmel High School. Both her parents passed away in Carmel, her mother in a tragic accident in 1992, her father much later, in 2007, in his home in Carmel. While taking care of him in his last years, Gustafson and her young daughters had a chance to spend some time in Carmel. During that time, she took her “little girls” to the concert at the Mission. “The candles were there, in little paper bags,” she reminisces. “It was magical, as when I was a little kid. It’s a magical venue; the atmosphere is just incredible.” It’s been 50 years since the picture of a little girl in awe of the music was taken, but Gustafson’s love for Bach, Mozart and other composers is alive. “The music that I listened to as a child still is some of my favorite music,” she says. Carmel Bach Festival runs through July 26. Various venues on the Monterey Peninsula. $25-$189; some concerts are free to attend. 624-1521, bachfestival.org. Lost and Found The Carmel Bach Festival searched for a little girl from a 1975 photo. She responded. By Agata Popęda “Whose kid is that? Then I realized, that’s me.” TALES FROM THE AREA CODE BACH FESTIVAL COLLECTION, HENRY MEADE WILLIAMS LOCAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT, CARMEL PUBLIC LIBRARY. 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10 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JULY 17-23, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com NEWS For years, the conventional wisdom has been that to reduce rush hour travel times on Highway 68 between Salinas and Monterey, there were two options: replace the nine signaled intersections with roundabouts, or add more turn lanes to them. Both are estimated to cost upward of $200 million. Over the past two years, thanks in large part to the advocacy of Corral de Tierra resident Dwight Stump, both of those costly options have been shelved indefinitely in favor of something far cheaper: Installing adaptive AI technology to all nine traffic signals, which will theoretically reduce travel times as the signals optimize the flow of traffic as they take in real-time information. Last year, the board of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County— which plans traffic projects on the corridor, while Caltrans builds them— approved spending up to $500,000 to install adaptive AI to the signals to see how well they worked. Since then, TAMC’s board approved up to $700,000 to reimburse Caltrans for any other costs it may incur to make the project operational. It’s the first project of its kind locally, and one that Caltrans considers a pilot, which will bring added costs like training. The details of the reimbursement agreement are now awaiting final approval from Caltrans headquarters in Sacramento. Once approved, Caltrans can start ordering the equipment. It’s expected to come in within six weeks; installation is expected to go quickly, a matter of weeks. Adaptive AI signals will be installed at all nine intersections by 2026. And if they are effective, the millions that would have been spent on roundabouts can instead go toward other projects. Full Circle Adaptive AI signals are coming to Highway 68, and roundabouts may be out for good. By David Schmalz In 2019, Garrett Scheff, a 43-yearold man who suffered from mental health issues, was accused of stabbing a pregnant woman to death in Salinas. A few months later, his ability to stand trial was called into question. Under state law, he had to undergo mental health evaluations to determine whether or not he could proceed, and was deemed incompetent. He was placed in a queue to receive treatment before returning to court. Scheff’s case is not unique. On July 1, 2025, County Administrative Officer Sonia De La Rosa announced to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors there were 44 of these individuals in fiscal year 2022-23 and 84 in 2023-24, exceeding the county’s cap by 25 and leading to over $1.4 million in penalties owed to the state. “We have no control over this,” Supervisor Luis Alejo said. “We’re getting fined for some artificial number. Don’t penalize the county.” This process of evaluating and treating felony defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial, known as IST, stems from a lawsuit filed a decade ago, when the ACLU sued California’s state hospital system for leaving disabled defendants in jails without treatment or due process. The suit claimed the Department of State Hospitals and Department of Developmental Services let individuals suffer in jails for months: One plaintiff was sexually abused, another died by suicide. The ACLU won the lawsuit, which led to statewide standards requiring counties to properly evaluate and treat individuals who committed felonies in case they are deemed mentally ill and incompetent to stand trial. Monterey County’s baseline was set following recommendations from an IST workgroup convened by state agencies, using total felony IST determinations made in 2021-22. (Superior Court judges make competency determinations based on input from mental health experts.) The vast majority, 90-95 percent, of these individuals are represented by the Monterey County’s Public Defender’s Office, according to Assistant Public Defender Tom O’Keefe. Initial assessments are typically made at arraignment, but doubts about a person’s ability to understand court proceedings or assist counsel in their defense can be made at any stage in the process. Depending on the individual’s needs—for example, if someone needs specific medication or has a more severe mental health condition—treatment settings can vary from outpatient care (less common in Monterey County) to state hospital or jail-based competency treatment. But assessing baseline numbers for this population is, of course, complicated, says Chief Deputy Public Defender Michelle Wouden. She notes that the levers of control rely on the strength of social programs, including mental health infrastructure, early intervention efforts and broader socioeconomic and cultural attitudes toward mental illness. This law also took effect during the pandemic, which reduced social interactions and created barriers to treatment. “Individuals who have strong social support, economic support, housing support aren’t the ones that we’re seeing in the system,” Wouden says. “I’m sure there was a lot more support in place for individuals prior to the pandemic, and it feels like we’ve gone a little bit backwards from that.” Chief Deputy Public Defender Michelle Wouden attributes an increase in defendants deemed incompetent partly to a loss of support during the Covid-19 pandemic. Competency Queue The County is reckoning with a growing number of individuals deemed incompetent to stand trial. By Katie Rodriguez Traffic on Highway 68 between Salinas and Monterey regularly backs up with commuters at rush hour. Turning lanes or replacing traffic lights with roundabouts were long considered the best fixes. “We’re getting fined for some artificial number.” DANIEL DREIFUSS NIC COURY
www.montereycountynow.com JULY 17-23, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 11 In a critical California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proceeding, Cal Am testified to a FAKE water demand forecast claiming the Peninsula will use 50% more water over the next 25 years. That’s impossible. AMBAG’s population forecast predicts only 11% growth over that time. BIG NEWS! Five decades of water shortage on the Peninsula are over. The Pure Water Monterey Expansion will give us all the water we need to lift the CDO and provide water for growth for the next 25 years or more. Thanks to the visionary work of local public water agencies, desal is no longer needed. Despite all the evidence presented in this case by public agencies and experts in water planning, the CPUC is turning a blind eye to the truth. If you are outraged by Cal Am’s deceptive attempt to stick us with the bill for an obscenely expensive desal plant we don’t need, tell the CPUC by July 24. To learn more and post your protest on the CPUC’s website, go to: PublicWaterNow.org They’re desperate to justify a desal plant that will raise your water bills 50% to 70%. Cal Am Can’t Afford to Tell the Truth.
12 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JULY 17-23, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com From the outside, the building at 456 Lighthouse Ave. in New Monterey is nondescript, a light gray, two-story structure with its sidewalk-facing windows whited out. There is no sign, just the number 456. Meanwhile, the parking lot next to it—which has a rolling gate and is fenced off from the sidewalk—is usually empty. Those things will remain true indefinitely, but the property has taken on a new form of life, one that will soon become visible during Car Week. Formerly a party and event rental storage space, the 8,057-square-foot building was bought by an out-of-town owner in 2020 and renovations by local architect Samuel Pitnick began in 2021. Concurrently, Steve Kittrell, sales director at Mohr Imports, was looking to find a location for his new business, Veloce Valuations, an automotive consulting firm. So Kittrell connected with the owner—who he says is from Silicon Valley, but won’t name—and they agreed that Kittrell’s business would take over the space, which was given a slick remodel by Pitnick. (The property is owned by 456 Properties LLC.) The building features a large open space ideal for events but by the time Kittrell moved in three years ago, it was too late to get permits to do any events for Car Week. He subsequently learned that in order to do the type of events he envisioned, it would require new permits from the city—the maximum allowed occupancy was 30 under the previous permit. Kittrell finally got all his permits last month. The Monterey Planning Commission on June 10 approved up to six events a year, with amplified music allowed and with a maximum of 250 people at three events and a 175 max for the rest. Kittrell doesn’t have any events lined up yet—he’s still seeing what may materialize for Car Week—but he hopes to open the space to auto enthusiasts on a year-round basis, a community he sees as “evergreen” locally. Walking through the space on a recent weekday—as vintage Porsches, BMWs and Ferraris glint on the warehouse floor—Kittrell says the building’s owner encouraged him to “explore the many opportunities this building can produce.” For Kittrell, it’s just going to be about picking his spots to make each event count, and to hopefully bring art and music into the mix. “It’s not to make a lot of money—I want to build that year-long car community here so that it’s healthy,” Kittrell says. “We have a wonderful space. Let’s bring people together.” On the morning of Oct. 25, 2024, James Marshall, 27, was reportedly carrying an AK-style rifle on Monte Verde Street in Carmel. One of the multiple calls to the Carmel Police Department that morning was from his mother, Ellen Barrett, who said her son was experiencing a mental breakdown, threatening “suicide by cop” and armed. Officers attempted to subdue Marshall but eventually shot and killed him. On July 11, 2025, Barrett filed a federal lawsuit against the City, Carmel Police Chief Paul Tomasi, Sgt. Gerald Maldonado and Officer Rene Guevara, alleging they used unjustified deadly force in response to a mental health crisis, despite having knowledge of Marshall’s history of mental illness. According to a statement from attorney Dale Galipo, who is representing Barrett, she believed she was doing the right thing by calling the police for assistance. Carmel police logs show officers responded to a call three weeks earlier at the same home reporting a mental health episode. The police log entry reads: “Subject did not meet criteria and refused help with resources. Family member stated they had the situation under control.” The lawsuit alleges that even with this knowledge, no crisis intervention team was dispatched. Instead, officers placed roadblocks around the area and waited for approximately one hour before engaging. Maldonado allegedly fired a bean bag shotgun round in the front yard of Barrett’s home, then followed Marshall into the backyard where he was fatally shot. “We believe the use of deadly force was in violation of James Marshall’s constitutional rights and that the officers’ poor tactics and training played a part in this unjustifiable use of deadly force,” Galipo said. “Police departments must take action to improve officer training.” Carmel officials declined to comment, adding they have not yet been served with a complaint. According to the Carmel Residents Association, Tomasi has announced his second retirement, effective Aug. 4. Open Space An event venue in Monterey is ready for Car Week with a new permit. By David Schmalz NEWS POT SHOP Sand City will hold an orientation meeting for businesses interested in applying for one of two retail cannabis storefronts in the city. 3:30-4:30pm Thursday, July 17. City Hall, 1 Pendergrass Way, Sand City. Also via Zoom at bit.ly/ SandCityCannabisJuly17. Free. 3946700, planning@sandcityca.org. SERVING WHO SERVED The U.S. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey hosts its annual Retiree Appreciation Day. The event provides retired service members and their families information on retirement benefits. Vendors and local service agencies will also be on hand. 9am-1:30pm Saturday, July 19. General Stilwell Community Center, 4260 Gigling Road, Seaside. Free. 242-4986, home.army.mil/monterey/index.php. DISCUSS DOWNTOWN The City of Greenfield invites the public to share feedback about the future of downtown at a workshop. 1-3pm Tuesday, July 22. City Hall Council Chambers, 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield. Free. RSVP at bit.ly/ GreenfieldWorkshopJuly22. 674-5591, ci.greenfield.ca.us. PUBLIC PROCESS Monterey City Council meets and accepts public comment. Tell your elected officials what they are doing well and what they can do better. 4pm Wednesday, July 23. Colton Hall, 580 Pacific St., Monterey. Free. 6463799, monterey.gov. MAKE AN IMPACT The Monterey County Workforce Development Board’s Green Cadre program is accepting applications. The program provides adults ages 18-30 with paid job training, work experience and involvement with community service projects in Monterey County. Deadline to apply is July 25. montereycountyworks.com/Cal4AllGreenCadre. 796-3331, MCWDB-greencadre@countyofmonterey.gov. HOUSING REVIEW The County of Monterey Housing and Community Development Department submitted the second draft of the Sixth Cycle Housing Element (2023-2031) to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Public review is underway. Review period ends Aug. 25. 796-6414, countyofmonterey.gov/generalplanupdates. WHO’S THE BEST? Nominations are now accepted for the 2025 Best Of Monterey County®. Put forward your favorites across 275 categories. Nominations are due Sunday, July 20. montereycountynow.com/bestof. Crisis Intervention The mother of James Marshall sues the City of Carmel over police shooting of her son. By Katie Rodriguez The Lighthouse Avenue property owner encouraged Steve Kittrell to pursue more uses of the venue, including events. “It doesn’t get any better than that,” he says. E-MAIL: toolbox@montereycountynow.com TOOLBOX He hopes to open the space to auto enthusiasts year-round. DANIEL DREIFUSS
www.montereycountyweekly.com JULY 17-23, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 13 THANKS TO OUR KEY PARTNERS MONTEREY COUNTY GIVES! 2025: Request for Proposals About Monterey County Gives! Monterey County Gives! supports big ideas and demonstrated impact from local nonprofits. MCGives! is a partnership of the Monterey County Weekly, the Community Foundation for Monterey County and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation. The Fund has raised and contributed over $82.8 million for local nonprofits, including over $14.28 million last year. Over $600,000 in Matching Funds Thanks to our key partners, we have commitments of $600,000 to kick-off the campaign, which runs mid November to midnight Dec. 31. APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 31 Apply online at: mcgives.com/ rfp2025 Nonprofits—Apply to PRINT | WEB | MOBILE MONTEREYCOUNTYGIVES.COM NOVEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 31, 2024 JOIN THE BAND It takes all of us to create a thriving, vibrant community. The 206 local nonprofits in Monterey County Gives! invite you to join in. PRINT | WEB | MOBILE cover_mcgives_2024.indd 1 10/30/24 11:44 AM
14 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JULY 17-23, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com As the Monterey County Board of Supervisors was about to finally approve a new ambulance contract with American Medical Response on July 8, Chair Chris Lopez wanted to know the answers to two questions: Why were the Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad paying less than 10 percent of what ambulance rides cost; and, are the hundreds of calls out to the prison each year taking service away from South County residents? According to data provided to the Weekly by Lopez, between Jan. 1 and June 6 of this year, AMR made 406 trips from SVSP to local hospitals and billed the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation $3 million for those trips, based on rates approved by the County of Monterey in its contract with AMR. Only $288,400 was paid to AMR, or 9.6 percent. At CTF, AMR made 129 trips and billed the system $954,000. Only $86,405 was collected, or 9.1 percent. “This piece of the [county’s ambulance] system is not carrying its weight,” says Lopez, who represents District 3 which includes the South County prisons. “It’s a major concern for my communities.” Each time a new ambulance contract has come up—there have been two failed attempts since 2019 at revamping an existing contract, until this year—Lopez says he’d hear from constituents concerned about ambulance coverage and response times, especially in light of how much AMR services the prisons and the fact that South County is expected to grow in the coming years. According to AMR officials, there is no remedy for recovering more of the cost from the CDCR, citing government regulations that limit the state’s fiscal liability for reimbursements. The reimbursement rates align with a federally regulated Medicare fee schedule, based on zip codes, which has resulted in AMR being reimbursed more than 90-percent lower than the amount billed. As to whether the large amount of time spent on calls to the prison negatively impacts residents, AMR Regional Director Michael Esslinger says they take that into account. “We continually monitor the system and move resources to backfill those regions of the county as required,” he says by email. “It’s a balance of aligning resources to both call demand and surge periods.” Ambulance calls to prisons take “significantly longer due to security protocols,” Esslinger says, sometimes twice as long as non-prison calls. “AMR has been meeting with prison staff to explore ways to reduce our time on scene and to lower the overall impact of surge events,” he adds. “AMR stands committed to work collaboratively with both the prison and the [county] to examine responses and consider potential alternatives” to reduce stresses on resources. In response to the Weekly’s questions, a CDCR representative only says a third-party company, Health Net, is responsible for ambulance services. The state has been contracting with Health Net since 2010 to provide health care inside 35 prisons. Cheap Ride Questions arise over why the prison system pays less than 10 percent for ambulance services. By Pam Marino The new ambulance contract with AMR approved 5-0 by the Board of Supervisors goes into effect on Feb. 1, 2026 and continues through 2032, with a possible extension to 2037. NEWS “It’s a balance of aligning resources.” JOEL ANGEL JUÅAREZ MLS GO Recreational League! Join the MLS GO Recreational League for an unforgettable soccer experience where every child has the chance to shine and grow! U4 – U14 Co-ed Fall 25 Season Details: Begins Tuesday, August 12th – October 12th. $85 registration ends August 12th. Use Coupon: MCW for 10% off! montereycondorsclub.com Join the MLS GO Recreational League for an unforgettable soccer experience, where every child has the chance to shine and grow! 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