This week in the Bakersfield Californian there was an article about the Kern Board of Supervisors looking at ambulance response times in the county.  Tehachapi area response times are lacking at best.  The greater Tehachapi area has increased its population and yet there is still only one ambulance for all our citizens.  This is only due to the fact the the Kern Board and Bakersfield City has allowed a monopoly for ambulance service provided by Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Halls company.   What this means for us in Tehachapi is that when you need an ambulance you better hope you are the first in line.  The current plan calls for back up from Arvin or Mojave but often times two or more calls happen and the patient is forced, sometimes fatally to wait for Advanced life support care.  If you live in the outer communities like Stallion Alpine or Bear Valley you are waiting 15 to 20 minutes no matter what your problem is.  This is purely unacceptable we need another ambulance to match the growth of the community.  The only reason we do not have an additional unit now is so Mayor Hall can maximize profits you wait and he gets paid while paying out as little as possible.   Please everyone create discussion and call supervisor Mayben about this topic.  If you plan to live out your life in Tehachapi at some time you will need emergency service will you wait on the floor like many do now? or help bring about change?