Artist Kurz

live painting in Devendorf Park

Artist Bekah Bull

 live painting in Devendorf Park

Council Member Ferlito and her husband Hugo entered their sporty MG. Even the dogs couldn't resist!

Sunset Center sponsored the Sun Kings: A Beatles Tribute As Nature Intended in the British section.

The Money Band played in the American section.

Mike Marotta Jr. and the Italian All Stars entertained in the Italian section.

Local sand artist Rusty Croft sculpted a great sign at the event entrance.

There was even a flash mob on Ocean Avenue!

Have you walked around town and seen the Dog of Carmel?

Take one home! The online Adoption Auction will open August 30th and close September 2nd. The buy now price is $5,000. Contact Kimberlie Guerrieri, (831) 624-3876, for information.

A portion of the proceeds will go to SNIP Bus (Spay Neuter Imperative Project) a low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinic.

Monterey Winemakers Celebration

August 24 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Saturday, August 24, 2024

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Join us in Carmel-by-the-Sea for the Monterey Winemakers Celebration, now in its 31st year! This year, the event has moved to late August to celebrate the beginning of the 2024 harvest. Celebrate with winemakers and growers from one of the world’s premier wine regions at this beloved street festival on Saturday, August 24, on Dolores Street (between Ocean and 7th) and 7th Street (between Dolores and San Carlos).

Experience incredible wines and culinary delights from renowned chefs and local food purveyors who will showcase their craft. Event proceeds will benefit the Monterey County Vintners & Growers Foundation Peter Figge Memorial Scholarship Fund.

 2024 Candidate List

The nomination period for the November 5, 2024 election has closed. Below is a list of qualified candidates for the ballot.

For Mayor (vote for no more than one) 

(**listed in alphabetical order) 

Jeff Baron

Dale Byrne

Dave Potter

For Member of the City Council 

(vote for no more than two)

(**listed in alphabetical order) 

Hans Buder

Bob Delves

Danny Hala

Parker Logan

David O’Neil

To view the contact information, ballot designation, and statement of qualifications for each candidate above, you can click on the button below.

The Community Activities Department (Ashlee & Leslie) would like to thank all of the Car Week event organizers for choosing the City of Carmel for their event. We enjoyed working with you and hope you had a good time.

Thank you to the Public Works staff for all the work they did to make downtown Carmel Car Week ready. Putting up the netting on the Ocean Avenue medians, posting all the no-parking signs, placing all the barricades for street closures, and then collecting it all when the week was over.

Thank you to the VIPS who walked a lot of steps this week. Their help with traffic safety and assistance to the PD was invaluable. They were also great ambassadors giving directions and a lot of general information about what was going on.

Thank you to the Police Department for keeping the streets cleared and traffic moving.

And a big thank you to the residents of Carmel for their support of the events and their patience during Car Week.

You're invited to a coloring and mask-making workshop with local folk artist Marie-Clare on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from

11am-1pm on the Sunset Center Terrace.

This is a FREE event. While the workshop is recommended

for ages 3yr-11yr, all are welcome!

Marie-Clare Treseder Gorham, also known as Marie-Clare, is a folk artist heavily influenced by the ethos of the California Arts and Crafts movement and medieval themes. Her practice includes hand-painted textiles, amateur carpentry, and perhaps most notably the Carmel Shell mural on the façade wall of the Paloma Furnishings building on Mission and 6th in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Her work is shown throughout California, and her "dainty doodles" are often seen on apparel worn by her and her family.

Community Human Services is having its Essential Needs Drive. Donations can be dropped off at the Main. Thank you for your continued support.

On Monday, August 19, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., the Historic Resources Board will hold a Public Meeting at City Hall and via teleconference. The meeting agenda with log-in information and staff reports will be published Friday, August 16. This email is being distributed as advance notification of one of the agenda items: the Carmel Historic Context Statement Update. The Historic Context Statement is a vital reference tool used to assess the historical significance of properties within the City. This comprehensive update is partially funded by a grant from the California State Office of Historic Preservation.

The Historic Resources Board and the public are invited to review the 50% Working Draft, linked below, and provide feedback via email and/or during the August 19th HRB Meeting.

Please join us on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Sunset Center in Carpenter Hall for a community meeting to discuss affordable housing strategies, including but not limited to, accessory dwelling units in residential neighborhoods, hotel-to-residential conversions, and housing development on church sites and downtown.



Who Should Attend? Residential and Commercial Property Owners, Residents, Business Owners, Employees, Hospitality, Developers, Non-Profit Organizations…All are welcome!

Location: Sunset Center, Carpenter Hall, Entrance on Mission Street north of 8th Avenue

Time: 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Background:

On April 8, 2024, the City Council adopted the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea's 6th cycle Housing Element.

On April 25, 2024, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certified the adopted Housing Element.

On July 8, 2024, in response to community feedback, the City Council adopted Resolution 2024-062, directing staff to work with the resident group Affordable Housing Alternatives ("AHA") to explore alternative housing sites and programs with the goal of removing the City-owned sites (Sunset Center and Vista Lobos) from the list of potential housing sites in the adopted Housing Element.

This Community Meeting is being hosted in partnership with the resident group Affordable Housing Alternatives ("AHA") and the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

City Staff:

• Brandon Swanson, Assistant City Administrator/Director of Community Planning & Building (bswanson@cbts.us)
• Marnie R. Waffle, AICP, Principal Planner (mwaffle@cbts.us)

Preparing for Car Week

Public Works staff placed vehicle stoppers and assisted the Carmel Police Department with traffic detours for Car Week.

Upcoming Meetings:

• Historic Resources Board - Monday, August 19 @ 4:00 p.m.

• Community Meeting "Exploring Affordable Housing" - Wednesday, August 21 @ 6:00 p.m. @ Carpenter Hall

Hope you've had a 'good' Car Week, CBTS. Special thanks again to Community Activities (Leslie and Ashlee), Public Works, and our Police Department who are working overtime - literally and figuratively. As stated in the vlog, we'll have a post-mortem with the Community Activities Commission in September, and the City Council in October. Those meetings represent the public's opportunity to share thoughts about the week. Think good thoughts for tonight and tomorrow night. And take good care. CR.