Dear Readers,
At a hearing Tuesday on the huge fine imposed on a Carmel Valley homeowner for what county officials say was an illegal short-term rental, the officials announced that they want another $225,000. Kelly Nix reports.
Video of the Dec. 12 crash on 17 Mile Drive that claimed the life of a bicyclist shows that he was riding straight ahead when he was struck by an SUV making a left turn. Mary Schley has that story.
Right after the New Year, city officials say they’ll post a map showing what the street address will be for each home and business in Carmel. Mary Schley has that one, as well.
California legislators will launch a review process next year to give the public a chance to assess whether some of the state’s laws are working. Caitlin Conrad has the details.
A.W. Shucks is a restaurant and should be classified as such, the Carmel Planning Commission said. In the wake of a federal lawsuit, supervisor Kate Daniels is calling for a ban on short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas. A loose dog bit three people in a Carmel Valley park Friday afternoon.
Jimmy Panetta is leading the opposition to a Trump administration plan to expand oil drilling off the California coast. Highway 1 through Big Sur could reopen before March, Caltrans officials say. A sheriff’s deputy was negligent in a May 2025 crash that seriously injured a woman, a new lawsuit claims.
A former member of the P.G. city council has filed a complaint over the council’s move to raise taxes. Friends of a seriously ill violinist have launched a fundraiser to help him with medical expenses. The Laguna Seca historic races have been honored with an international motoring award.
Dennis Taylor says the Stevenson boys basketball team is reaching deep into its reservoir of athletic talent — including in sports other than hoops. Jerry Gervase says he can’t make up his mind whether the best Christmases were the ones from his childhood, or the ones when he was a young dad. And my editorial says that while you’re doing your holiday shopping, you should keep in mind that the economy is you.
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