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1 Water allocations on hold after plea from resources boss

October 17 — LAST MONTH, the Carmel Planning Commission recommended allocating 14 acre-feet of water the city is getting from the regional wastewater recycling project to various categories so people can start using it. Last week, the city council was asked to approve those allocations but didn’t, making the new water untouchable for at least another month ... Read More

2 Is A.W. Shucks a bar or a restaurant?

October 17 — A COMPLAINT that an Ocean Avenue establishment isn’t operating in accordance with its use permit as one of the city’s three allowed “drinking establishments” led to a protracted debate at last week’s Carmel Planning Commission meeting, when the chair blamed alcohol consumption for being a factor in “any crime that’s ever recorded ... Read More

3 Dem rep. celebrates release of hostages in Gaza

October 16 — CARMEL VALLEY congressman Jimmy Panetta credited President Donald Trump for his role in an Israel-Hamas peace plan last week that led to the terror group releasing 20 Israelis. He also called for a lot more humanitarian aid in Gaza and efforts to rebuild ... Read More

4 Porter’s tailspin spices up California race for governor

October 16 — THE BATTLE to replace Gavin Newsom in the California governor’s mansion was pretty boring until last week, when a video of candidate Katie Porter losing it on a CBS News reporter went viral. The two-minute clip shows the leading Democratic candidate threatening to walk out on a taped interview ... Read More