13.2 Introducing Supervisor Luis A. Alejo 2018 Class of Young Supervisors Program.
Chair Luis A. Alejo introduced his 2nd Class of Young Supervisors’ 2018 Program; 15 students from
Alisal High School, Everett Alvarez High School, Salinas High, Anzer High, Norte Dame High
School, Hartnell College and Harden Middle School; Marella Rodriguez, Former Young
Supervisor whose now graduated Salinas High School who will be attending University of San
Francisco in the Fall and Giselle Cortez, Intern – 3rd year at UCLA are helping with program that
is coordinated by Chair Alejo’s staff Jacklyn Jimenez, Office Manager a previous Young
Supervisor and Javier Gomez. Really proud to open their doors to help mentor and foster young
leaders in the community and hopes the introduction to county government with an emphasis on
learning environmental protection; they got to introduced to different elective leaders, members
of the media, members working on restorative justice, public defender’s office and immigration
attorney’s ended with a visit to Colton Hall where the Ca constitution took place in 1848 and took
a night visit out into the beautiful waters of Monterey Bay; wanted the community to welcome
them and to give them a round of applause to close the introduction. They will be debating a
good issue with a mock hearing on voting at the age of 16.
Other Board Matters
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Board Comment
Supervisor Mary L. Adams thanked the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway
Patrol and the Big Sur Fire Brigade regarding and all people who were instrumental in rescuing
Angela Hernandez from the beaches of Big Sur right across from Nacimento Ferguson; just was
an incredible story sometimes Monterey County is in the news no always for the best reasons but
to have such a heroic story from this woman who survived for 7 days, the skills she just implored
on her own to ensure she can live and now the thought that she has she feels she was destined
for something special to have been able to survive that horrific accident and live without any help
at all for 7 days so she applauds all the first responders for bringing her back to safety.
Chair Luis A. Alejo commented that it was a true miracle and now we know Jeep makes a good
vehicle to survive that kind of fall.
Supervisor John M. Phillips commented that on Saturday he had the opportunity to attend the
Third Annual United Castroville Neighborhood Event which is partially funded by the Community
Foundation; the whole community came together and blocked off the streets; it was just a fun day
for all the young people in the community to get to know all the positive things that should be a
neighborhood made of.
Chair Luis A. Alejo welcomed all the guests and tourists here because it is rodeo week at the
Salinas Valley Rodeo which is the largest rodeo in California; he was proud to participate in the
parade last Saturday night, there was about a 1000 people even on a cold night which really
shows the community embraces this as a signature event in our local community; welcomed and
praised all the events the concert that took place last week as well pretty exciting.
Last thing to mention last Sunday was a special ceremony by U.C. Berkeley Chicano Latino
Association welcoming all the students who were admitted to his alma mater U.C. Berkeley; he
met a family who sent 5 of their 6 kids, a farm worker family, to attend U.C. Berkeley; another
story of a young man who came 5 years ago as a new comer, a young immigrant with English as
his second language, him and his father were able to which he was a little delusional as he came
a little older but him and his dad took an English class at the adult school that inspired the young
man to go to MPC, Monterey Peninsula College, and now to be admitted to U.C. Berkeley
Engineering Program, an immigrant story’s dream come true here in Monterey County.
Last two things to mention, there is a ceremony for Bishop Richard Garcia from now until 7:00
