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Council seeks to curb automotive rowdiness

November 7 — IS CAR Week a boon or a bust for Carmel? The city council on Monday added another item to its lengthy to-do list when councilmembers expressed what Mayor Dale Byrne described as “a fair amount of support for fundamentally rethinking what Car Week is" ... Read More

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AI CEO sues McLaren over huge fine

November 7 — AN EXECUTIVE at a prominent artificial intelligence company is suing a British supercar manufacturer for hosting a weeklong event at her French-style chateau in Carmel Valley during Car Week without getting permits — which led county officials to slap her with a massive $763,000 fine ... Read More

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Water allocations limited for ADUs

November 6 — THE CARMEL City Council at a special meeting Monday voted to allocate all 14 acre-feet of water coming from the expansion of the regional wastewater recycling plant — but people who want to use it for new granny units that add too much square footage would be out of luck ... Read More

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Landslide Prop 50 win leaves GOP on the outs

November 6 — DIRECT DEMOCRACY was in full force this week as California voters passed Proposition 50, taking their opportunity to stick it to President Donald Trump. The win was resounding for the Yes on 50 campaign, with 64 percent of voters in favor ... Read More

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