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  • Carmel-by-the-Sea Is About to Lose Both of its Dive Bars

    08/04/2025 6:31:46 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 28 replies
    KSBW ^ | Aug 4, 2025 | Andrew Pridgen
    As the evening coastal fog rolls in and creates a canopy above the tree tops, Carmel, known more for its lack of addresses than its late nights, grinds to stillness. But after dark, the town’s not completely dead — if you know where to look. Carmel’s two major legacy and late-night drinking establishments, Barmel and Sade’s, have carried on for decades, playing host to all comers, from millionaires to movie stars to those simply down on their luck but lucky enough to find respite on a bar stool for an evening. But that’s all about to change as both legendary...
  • ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities

    05/10/2025 11:17:59 PM PDT · by thecodont · 26 replies
    San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | May 10, 2025 | By Andrew Pridgen, Central Coast Contributing Editor
    After a lull in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity on California’s Central Coast, a rash of raids has reportedly swept through San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties over the past week. One notable arrest over the weekend left two children unattended after a man was taken from a gas station by what appeared to be a group of ICE agents. 805 UndocuFund, a collaborative nonprofit group that brings together immigrant-serving Central Coast organizations, reported what appeared to be a planned ICE arrest at the Sinclair gas station at 1050 South Ventura Road in Oxnard. Juan Conches, a...