City staff and event organizers will be working together on an after-action report and we need your input! Please participate in our survey. The final report will be presented to the Council on Tuesday, October 1, and incorporated into planning for Car Week 2025. 

Kudos to Carmel PD - Keeping things safe!

Car week was busy for our fabulous Police Officers. As Chief Tomasi promised, it was a zero-tolerance week, because safety always comes first. The report to Council in on October 1st will include more information, but here are some quick statistics from the week:

• 4 traffic collisions
• 6 bookings (taken to County Jail)
• 39 Crime cases generated
• 33 information cases generated
• 3 DUI's
• 15 misdemeanor arrests
• 3 felony arrests
• 147 traffic stops
• 663 calls for service
• 13 vehicles towed
• 316 parking tickets.
• 103 traffic moving citations

Still time to get your tickets.

Monterey Winemakers Celebration 2024

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.

Due to this event Dolores between Ocean & 7th and 7th between San Carlos & Dolores will be closed to traffic beginning at 7:00 a.m. The streets will open as soon as it is safe to do so at the end of the event.

CRA's Traditional Residents Candidates Forum 

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Doors open at 5:00 pm, Program 5:30 - 8:30 PM

Carmel Woman's Club, 9th & San Carlos

Graeme Robertson, CRA President, will welcome everyone, set the stage, and introduce moderator Paul Miller of the Carmel Pine Cone. This is CRA’s must-see event for all residents to get to know the 2024 candidates for our City Council.  This event is brought to you by residents for residents!

Our CRA Candidate questions are crafted from your submissions & the CRA Board of Directors. Time will not permit all topics to be covered, but best efforts were made to address significant items of residents' overall interest. Candidates will not see the questions in advance but will receive rules to follow when responding.

PLEASE Send Your Questions to info@carmelresidents.org by August 25th.

Carmel Chamber of Commerce

Candidate Forum

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Doors open at 5:30 pm, Program 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Church of the Wayfarer, Lincoln & 7th

All of the candidates for Mayor and City Council will be participating.

This candidate forum will focus primarily on business and economic issues the City faces.

Thank You For Attending - Housing Community Meeting

This week, the City co-hosted a community meeting with the Affordable Housing Alternatives resident group ("AHA") at Carpenter Hall. The goal of the meeting was to continue the exploration of finding enough alternate sites for affordable housing in the Village to would allow the City to remove Sunset Center and Vista Lobos from the current Housing Element. Thank you to everyone who came out to participate in what turned out to be an educational and lively discussion. We look forward to seeing you at the September 10th City Council Meeting for an update on the progress of the City and AHA.

If you missed the meeting, and want to watch the video, you can find it by clicking the button below

Flanders Mansion Front Door Refurbished



Facility Maintenance worked with Out of the Woods, Inc., to refurbish the exterior and interior sides of the front door at the historic Flanders Mansion. The work was done following historic preservation standards. Before and after photographs are shown below:

Forestry's David Saldivar fixed an irrigation leak in the Lester Rowntree Native Plant Garden....

while several Monterey Pines were planted at Forest Hill Park and in front of the Public Works building this week....

and the chains for the toddler swings at Forest Hill Park were inspected and repaired.

Construction to Start on the

City Hall Roof Replacement Project Next Week

Construction is set to start on Monday, August 26th on the City Hall Roof Replacement Project. City Hall's roof was last replaced in 1984 and is 15 years past its warranty. In mid-2023, this project was bid, but, with a low bid of $366,000, the bids were rejected. This year, the project was rebid, and the cost will be $183,000, exactly half the cost! Copper gutters will also be removed and replaced with conventional metal gutters as part of this capital improvement project.

City Hall will remain open during re-roofing so please stay alert and be aware when you enter and exit the building over the next several weeks. The parking lot south of City Hall will be closed for the contractor's use during this time. 

Sunset Cultural Center and the Carmel Public Library will host 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.

After a short break kid's programs return to the Park Branch after Labor Day. We can't wait to see all of you!

Upcoming Meetings:

• Traffic Safety Committee Tour of Inspection - Monday, August 26 @ 1:30 p.m.
• HML Board of Trustees - Wednesday, August 28 - CANCELED
• Traffic Safety Committee - Wednesday, August 28 @ 1:30 p.m.

Happy Friday

For whatever reason, I found myself in the same conversation with several people this week about the same topic - civility. More precisely, the downward trend of civility over the last few years in all levels of government. Perhaps it is the political climate in the Country, or perhaps there is something in the water, but either way, I am still fiercely of the belief that Carmelites have been, and continue to be above this trend here in the Village. I am always impressed with the number of people in our little slice of paradise who can come to a public meeting, disagree respectfully, and then see you on the street the next day and greet you with a genuine smile. Sure, there is going to be the rare person who chooses to act uncivilly, and maybe even throw out an 'F-bomb' in a meeting because they think that's how you make change. However, thanks to the shining character and civil hearts of the residents of this Village, those actors are in the vast minority, and do not damage our beautiful little democracy here in Carmel. So, on behalf of those who humbly serve the Village and its residents, thank you to all who show up, get involved, and speak your mind with civility!

Be kind to one another, and of course - Take Good Care

-Brandon