November 6 — CARMEL VOTERS on Tuesday picked Hans Buder to replace Dale Byrne in the mayor’s seat, reelected Alissandra Dramov to the council and chose planning commissioner Stefan Karapetkov to join her. They also approved an additional .375% sales tax and an increase in the transient occupancy tax from 10% to 12% ... Read More

November 6 — MONTEREY COUNTY is one step closer to putting the kibosh on new Builder’s Remedy projects after the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a housing plan that’s been out of compliance for nearly three years ... Read More

November 5 — WHETHER NEW water hookups will be allowed on the Monterey Peninsula after more than three decades depends on the results of a meeting this week in Sacramento. On Thursday, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights held a public hearing on whether to lift a 1995 moratorium ... Read More

November 5 — CALIFORNIA VOTERS soundly rejected a proposed wealth tax on billionaires Tuesday with a little more than 55% voting no on Proposition 40. Support for the measure lost steam in the final month of the campaign as polls predicted defeat, though by narrower margins. The proposal was brought down in part by a $300 million opposition campaign ... Read More