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Four Candidates Are Vying for Two Open Seats on the Carmel City Council.

09/22/2022
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The Carmel City Council is facing some big issues in the next couple of years, the biggest of which is finding room in its plans for nearly 350 housing units by 2031 in just one square mile.

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Carmel City Council Majority Seeks to Douse Wood-Burning Beach Fires in Favor of Propane.

09/14/2022
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Wood-burning fires on Carmel Beach has been a burning issue for over a decade and the Carmel City Council has logged more hours in hearings on it than on probably any other issue.

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Spilfogel, Logan Plan Runs for Carmel City Council

07/28/2022
A longtime restaurateur and the owner of a Lincoln Street bar have taken steps to run for city council in November. Ken Spilfogel, who runs Flaherty’s, and Parker Logan, owner of Sade’s, took out nomination papers and must return them by Aug. 17.

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County Bars Return of Junipero Serra Statue

07/21/2022
The Jo Mora sculpture of St. Junipero Serra that was removed in June 2020 has been handed over to the Carmel Woods Neighborhood Association. However, it would be illegal for the group to return the statue to its former location, according to Monterey County counsel Leslie Girard.

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Former Carmel Mayor Steve Dallas Faces Stiff FPPC Fines for Violating Gift and Conflict of Interest Rules.

07/14/2022
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Controversial former Carmel mayor Steve Dallas was known to enjoy attending high-priced events while he served in office from 2016-2018. That fondness for such tony events now has him in hot water.

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Carmel Tells Vacation-Home Sharing Company to Cease and Desist, Calling It a Timeshare.

06/22/2022
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San Francisco based-company Pacaso calls what it does “co-ownership, simplified.” The company, which launched in 2020, purchases single-family homes in destinations where second homes are popular, sells shares from one-eighth to half to people who want vacation homes for less…

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New Carmel Police Chief Alan Ward Is Sworn In.

06/03/2022
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After 23 years serving on the police force in Merced, Alan Ward has been sworn in as police chief in Carmel.

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City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Economy & Jobs

Carmel Places Outdoor Seating on the Backburner

05/05/2022
The pursuit of a permanent outdoor dining program is taking a backseat after the Carmel City Council voted unanimously against making it a top priority. The decision dashes desires for resurrecting Carmel’s now-disbanded parklet program.

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Carmel Set to Ban Dogs From the Town's White Sand Beach.

04/01/2022
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Should the Scenic Road Pathway Have More Benches?

03/24/2022
The members of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s forest and beach commission are arguing that any new sitting areas should be based on the public’s need to sit down, not individuals’ need to memorialize loved ones.

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Little Carmel Faces Big Challenges While Overcoming a Staffing Shortage.

03/02/2022
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Things were respectful but a bit tense at the Carmel City Council meeting on Feb. 1, after Councilmember Jeff Baron said to City Administrator Chip Rerig that he didn’t understand why the 55-year-old police station, in desperate need of renovations…

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Carmel Set to Finally Sign a Lease With PacRep for the Forest Theater.

02/28/2022
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The city of Carmel and Pacific Repertory Theatre are set to sign a lease agreement for the management of the historic city-owned Forest Theater if City Council approves at a meeting tomorrow, March 1.

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Carmel Council Votes to End Temporary Parklets in Favor of a Long Term Solution.

01/06/2022
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While other California cities are embracing one of the biggest trends of the Covid-19 pandemic, outdoor dining parklets, tiny Carmel-by-the-Sea has been struggling with the concept for at least a year.

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Interim Police Chief Takes Over in Carmel

10/12/2021
The Carmel City Council unanimously appointed former South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler to run its police department and serve as director of public safety on an interim basis. Uhler is filling in for Paul Tomasi, who is leaving to become the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s head of security.

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Carmel Pandemic Parklets Live to See Another Month

09/08/2021
The Carmel City Council voted 3-2 to allow dining parklets at least until Oct. 12. The decision comes with a catch: restaurants must pay for each city-owned parking spot they occupy.

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Questions of Ownership and Display Surround Serra Statue

08/18/2021
A statue of Father Junipero Serra, carved nearly 100 years ago, was removed by the city of Carmel after Black Lives Matter protests began targeting monuments to Serra. No one quibbled over Carmel City Administrator Chip Rerig’s judgement in removing the statue, but questions remain over its future fate.

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Carmel Denounces ‘Symbols of Hatred and Bias’ in Official Proclamation

07/07/2021
In response to a Voices of Monterey article by Carol McKibben about her neighbor’s Confederate flag, Carmel-by-the-Sea affirmed the city’s “ethos as a welcoming and inclusive community for all.”

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Carmel Delivering Changes to Mail Service

06/03/2021
Carmel-by-the-Sea residents who use the city’s taxpayer-funded service to have their mail delivered at home will soon have to prove they are physically unable to go to the post office.

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