Local officials invite state, law enforcement to panel on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis

Local officials invite state, law enforcement to panel on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis

MONTEREY — Sand City Mayor Mary Ann Carbone,  a Chumash tribal member, said her family has lived in California for centuries and that her position as mayor often compels her to act. “It’s important for me to be a voice for those who don’t have one,” Carbone said, speaking of California’s crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. Thursday, state and local officials gathered to highlight efforts addressing the missing and murdered Indigeno…