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Verizon comes out swinging in test of wireless rules

November 14 — FOR THE first time since Carmel adopted new rules for the installation of cell towers, Verizon Wireless last month submitted plans to place new equipment on a utility pole on Carmelo Street. The proposed location is a little more than two blocks ... Read More

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Council gives up, bans pickleball

November 14 — TIRED OF trying to come up with rules that would make pickleball acceptable to those living near the Forest Hill Park courts and figuring out how to enforce them, the Carmel City Council voted last week to permanently ban the game, essentially putting to rest a now years-old battle between residents and fans ... Read More

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Panetta not happy about vote to reopen gov’t

November 13 — WHEN THE House of Representatives voted 222-209 Wednesday night to reopen the government, Carmel Valley Democratic Rep. Jimmy Panetta wasn’t one of the “yes” votes. Instead, he joined all but six of his party colleagues in voting to continue the shutdown ... Read More

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Newsom explores ‘pro-male’ agenda

November 13 — GOV. GAVIN Newsom is onto something: Boys and young men are struggling, and Democrats have been ignoring it. In California, men are nearly four times more likely to die by suicide than women, and since 2010, there’s been a stark rise in the number of young men taking their own lives. They’re also lonely ... Read More

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