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1 Tomasi to retire — and he means it this time

July 18 — CARMEL POLICE Chief Paul Tomasi will retire Aug. 4, and Cmdr. Todd Trayer, who joined the department in January after a lengthy career with San Jose P.D., is set to be sworn in as acting chief the next day, city administrator Chip Rerig announced earlier this month ... Read More

2 Woman sues over police shooting of son

July 18 — CARMEL POLICE violated state and federal laws by using “excessive and unreasonable force” in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old James Marshall near the Golden Bough Theater last October, according to a lawsuit filed by his mother, Ellen Barrett, against the City of Carmel in federal court Friday ... Read More

3 Sade’s could be forced to close

July 17 — SADE’S BAR has been around for decades, first as a restaurant and cocktail lounge on the south side of Ocean between Lincoln and Monte Verde, and then solely as a bar in the spot on Lincoln south of Ocean it has occupied since 1994. But owner Parker Logan said this week that its days are numbered ... Read More

4 Between epic adventures, they visit home

July 17 — ELEVEN YEARS after sailing 40,000 miles around the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans on a 30-foot boat, a local family is back home for the first time in eight years following a lengthy and difficult journey through the Arctic. While the trip from New England to California via the Northwest Passage happened during the late summer of 2023 ... Read More