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Council seeks path to shorter meetings

June 27 — IMPOSING A 9:30 p.m. curfew, setting specific start times for hot-button issues like house numbers, and asking public speakers not to repeat each other should increase efficiency and end the trend of meetings going late into the night ... Read More

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Park neighbors want pickleball banned

June 27 — ALMOST 50 residents of neighborhoods around Forest Hill Park want the city to prohibit pickleball there, Junipero Street resident John Jaramillo told the Carmel City Council June 3. The friction between residents and pickleball advocates ... Read More

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Girl Scout rescued after head injury in Big Sur fall

June 26 — A GIRL Scout who suffered a head injury from falling in a remote and rugged canyon in Big Sur was airlifted to safety Sunday, the California Highway Patrol reported. The injured youngster was part of a group of seven Girl Scouts and two leaders who were camping ... Read More

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Sacramento hashes out $321 billion budget

June 26 — THE CALIFORNIA Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom reached a tentative budget deal Tuesday night that puts the state on track to spend $321 billion during the next fiscal year. California faced a $12 billion shortfall this spring ... Read More

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