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1 With A.W. Shucks permits unresolved, Sade’s set to close

January 30 — AS THE Carmel Planning Commission last week was poised to strip A.W. Shucks of its long-held bar permit, last-minute letters from a lawyer stopped it. Meanwhile, Parker Logan, owner of Sade’s, had hoped to obtain the bar permit because he’s losing his lease and is being forced to shut down ... Read More

2 Monte Verde shooting case settled for $2M

January 30 — ELLEN BARRETT, the mother of the 27-year-old Monte Verde Street resident who was fatally shot during an altercation with police in October 2024, received a $2 million taxpayer-funded settlement to resolve her lawsuit against the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea and the officers who confronted him. Barrett’s complaint, filed last July in U.S. District Court ... Read More

3 They’re beautiful, make cool sounds — and eat rats

January 29 — RESIDENTS AND businesses might not want to talk about it, but Carmel has rats. All the shrubbery, vines, wood stacks, sheds and other hiding spots provide ideal rat habitat, and most people have spotted the rodents on more than one occasion. And while cats are good hunters, they might not be the best option ... Read More

4 First the commoners, then the billionaires

January 29 — CALIFORNIA’S UBER-ELITE are threatening to follow their less-well-heeled brethren and exit the state, citing the same basic reason: It’s just getting too expensive. For the sixth year in a row, California was in last place on U-Haul’s 2025 growth index, meaning the state had more people moving out than moving in. Many point to the high cost of living ... Read More