Dear Readers,
On a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, the Carmel City Council decided to implement a home-numbering system in town. Mary Schley reports. .
A woman and her pets were lucky to escape with their lives when a fast-moving fire destroyed their home Friday. Mary Schley has that one, as well.
A bill wending its way through the state legislature would make it a misdemeanor to pay a minor for sex. Kelly Nix has that one.
The county board of supervisors voted “no” on a permit application for a chicken farm, apparently believing the applicant intended to use the birds for cockfighting. The CHP officer who saved a kitten from certain death on a local freeway has adopted the animal. A plan to expand the Carmel farmers market to Saturdays is on hold. The man who trespassed at two schools has been cleared to stand trial on charges of threatening a principal. Lake San Antonio is closed because so many fish are dying. Monterey pine activist Joyce Stevens has passed away at 97. A man reported missing in Yankee Point has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff. Friends of Laguna Seca, newly retained to run the racetrack and adjacent facilities, has hired a CEO. The owner of the Big Sur Bakery restaurant has sued his landlord for terminating his lease after the restaurant burned down. The SPCA is warning drivers to watch out for fledgling seagulls on area roads. We have a complete rundown of concerts in the 87th Carmel Bach Festival, which gets under way Saturday, along with a profile of the fest’s new executive director. Dennis Taylor profiles a Carmel Valley resident who is an Olympic Gold Medalist in tower diving. Jerry Gervase reminisces about the pleasures of summers gone by. And my editorial says $26,000 per household is way too much to spend on high-speed internet, even if the money is free.
As always, I invite you to send me any questions, comments or concerns about our newspaper, and to contact me if you need help making the most of it on your computer, smartphone or tablet.
To return to the download page for the July 12, 2024, edition, please click here.
Copyright, Carmel Communications, Inc.