Summer 2023

BEST OF THE CARMEL POLICE LOG… % ZMWMXSV WXE]MRK EX E JVMIRH´W LSYWI LIEVH VEGGSSRW TSWWMFP] ½KLXMRK MR XLI ]EVH PEXI EX RMKLX 8LI LSQIS[RIV GSRXEGXIH ERMQEP GSRXVSP JSV MRJSVQEXMSR % LSQI ]EVH GLIGO [EW QEHI ERH VITEMV WYKKIWXMSRW KMZIR SHORT CUTS CARMEL CONFIDENTIAL Local Filmmaker Receives Academy Award Nomination L ocal diners raised more than $11,000 for Community Partnership for Youth in February through the Pick It Up-Pay It Forward program by Rio Grill, Tarpy’s and Montrio. Each month, the restau- rants dedicate 10% of proceeds from all takeout orders to select organizations and initiatives. Community Partnership for Youth is a Seaside-based prevention program that supports young people and provides alternatives to gangs, drugs and violence with opportunities in mentorship, leadership, the performing arts and more. Pay it Up-Pay it Forward Raises Money for Local Youth C armel Valley resident and producer Conall Jones earned a 2023 Academy Award nomination in the Best Documentary Short Film category for “Stranger at the Gate.” 8LI ½PQ XIPPW XLI XVYI WXSV] SJ E 9 7 Marine suffering from post-traumatic stress dis- order, his plans to commit an attack on a small- town American mosque, and how his mind was changed. Joshua Seftel directed the project, and Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist Malala =SYWEJ^EM [EW XLI ½PQ´W I\IGYXMZI TVSHYGIV “We’re so grateful to have the opportunity XS [SVO XSKIXLIV XS WTVIEH XLI ½PQ´W QIWWEKI of grace, compassion and hope,” Jones said, in a LinkedIn post about the project. .SRIW MW E RSR½GXMSR TVSHYGIV ERH IHMXSV best known for his work with Wim Wenders, Morgan Spurlock and Michael Moore. He is a freelance video journalist for the Wall Street Journal, and he’s also produced shows for 2IX¾M\ 2&' 2MGOIPSHISR (MWGSZIV] % ) XLI History Channel and Vice. “Stranger at the Gate” has been recognized at the Tribeca Film Festival,Virginia Film Festival and Indy Shorts International Film Festival. It was also nominated in the Best Short Documentary category at the 2022 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. The Big Sur Health Center (BSHC) was REQIH XLI 2SRTVS½X SJ XLI =IEV JSV Assembly District 30, which includes parts of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo counties. Assemblymember Dawn Addis selected the organization for honors through XLMW ]IEV´W 'EPMJSVRME 2SRTVS½X SJ XLI =IEV program. Since 1979, BSHC has provided compre- hensive medical care to rural Big Sur commu- RMX] QIQFIVW VIKEVHPIWW SJ ½RERGMEP TSWMXMSR In recent years, the grassroots organization has assisted with care for residents facing the TERHIQMG ½VIW ¾SSHW ERH SXLIV HMWEWXIVW BSHC is the only medical facility in the 100- mile stretch between the Monterey Peninsula and Cambria. This spring, Carmel’s Yellow Brick Road &IRI½X 7LST VIGSKRM^IH &7,' [MXL E grant. The money will fund a new computer W]WXIQ JSV XLI GIRXIV´W EHQMRMWXVEXMSR SJ½GI along with installation, software, data migration 64 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R 2 0 2 3 Documentary subjects Mac McKinney, Jomo Williams, Saber Bahrami and Bibi Bahrami. After planning an attack on a Mosque, McKinney ended up joining the community. Photo: David Herbert