CRA's Residents Candidates Forum
Tuesday - September 17, 2024 - Carmel Woman's Club, 9th & San Carlos

Video's rolling out now! Thanks to Candidates, Paul Miller and everyone for attending!

HERE is the Carmel Pine Cone 9/20/2024 Issue covering the Forum begining on cover page

Here is the 1st Video from the Council Candidates - or click image below
HERE is a PDF of the Carmel Pine Cone 9/20/2024 Article - for Council

Here is the 2nd Video from the Mayor Candidates - or click image below
HERE is a PDF of the Carmel Pine Cone 9/20/2024 Article - for Mayors
HERE is a Video interview/report on our Mayor Candidates from KSBW first broadcast 9/27/2024 but with 9/30/24 article date.

Carmel Chamber of Commerce Forum was also held September 24th in the Church of the Wayfarer, with all 8 candidates in one expanded panel session. This session's answers were guided for replies tie to the business concerns and needs. HERE is the YouTube from this session. HERE is the Carmel Pine Cone Issue from 9/27/2024 where the cover article highlights the key findings.

Every 2 years since 1988, CRA continues to host our Biennial Candidates Forum, now our 18th. Candidates on the Carmel-by-the-Sea Voters Ballot will include candidates running for City Council seats. Graeme Robertson, our CRA President, will welcomed everyone, set the stage and will introduced Paul Miller, owner and editor of the Carmel Pine Cone who will moderate this Forum. 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!

Note: The Carmel Chamber of Commerce also hosts a Candidates Forum. Their Forum date is Sept 24, where Candidates are asked questions of interest to the local business community.

Our CRA Candidate questions are crafted from your submissions & your 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.

The candidates we vote into office will make important decisions that affect residents, you, your family, and our community. With upcoming significant work on our Police Station, Housing Element, our Forest, etc., these candidates are not lacking significant issues relevant to our Village and all of us for years to come. And answers to our questions are critical to this process. Plus back by popular demand, we are planning for a "lightning round" where Candidates will respond to a few topics with "thumbs up" and "thumbs down".

Our agenda details. This event is free and open to the public as long as space allows. Doors will open at 5:00PM to mix with Candidates and fellow attendees. At 5:30 PM we will begin with a panel of Council Candidates first, with a break for finger foods and beverages, then reconvene with a panel of Mayor Candidates. Allowing 70 minutes for each panel and the break, we target our official program to end by 8:30PM. Yes this will be an expanded program length, with significant Village future essential topics and interactions assured. Please mark your calendars for this critical every-two-year event.

Learn more and engage with these candidates online:

August 23, 2024 Carmel Pine Cone HERE - page 6 covers updates on nomination papers submitted with some non-voter signatures - however all of the 8 Candidates remain qualified for the Ballot.
August 16, 2024 Carmel Pine Cone HERE - page 15 covers the late addition of (Daniel) Parker Logon as a Council Candidates, and mentions all others on the ballot.
August 9, 2024 Carmel Pine Cone HERE - page 5 covers Candidate Forum, then on page 9 updated status on Potter, and mentions of all others on the ballot so far. Ferlito on Council now - has not yet taken re-election steps.
August 2, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover page profiles Hans Buder, and covers all of the candidates to date.
July 26, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover page announces Hans Buder as a candidate, and covers all of other candidates including: Baron, Byrne, Potter, Delves, Hala and O'Neil,
July 19. 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover Article confirms Bobby Richards withdrawl, and mentions candidates Potter, Baron, Bryne, and O'Neil, with anticipated additions of Danny Hala, Hans Buder and Brian Sours
July 5, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Article that summarizes all currently announced candidates so far can be found on page 5, now including Danny Hala.
June 21, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover page announcing David O'Neil as Council Candidate
June 14, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover page announcing Jeff Baron as Candidate for Mayor
May 31, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover page announcing Dale Byrne as Candidate for Mayor
May 17, 2024, Carmel Pine Cone HERE - Cover page announcing Bob Delves, also covering and Dave Potter for Mayor (and Bobby Richards mentioned)

Mayor Candidates

Jeff Baron - (Currently Council Member) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email, phone 831-275-0249
Dale Byrne - (Resident & leads Carmel Cares) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email
Dave Potter - (Incumbent Mayor) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email

Council Member Candidates

Hans Buder - (Forest & Beach Commissioner,...) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email.
Bob Delves - (Planning Commissioner) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email phone 831-293-8776
Danny Hala - (Carmel Business Owner) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email
Daniel Parker Logan - (Carmel Business Owner) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Email or stop by Sade's on Lincoln south of Ocean
David O'Neil - (Carmel Volunteer, Realtor...) Learn more & connect with the Candidate here: Website, Email, phone 831-877-0389

It is important to remind everyone, running for office and the role once the votes are in this responsibility is not for the faint of heart, and are significant investments in personal time, commitments, and passion for our amazing Village. For this, we thank them.

Our Forum Moderator & Owner Publisher of the Carmel Pine Cone - Paul Miller
And...who do you want on the dias of our Carmel-by-the Sea City Council?

Voter Registration, Status & more

As a former CRA President once said to new second homeowners in our Village, "Even if your other home is remote, don't you think your vote here in Carmel-by-the-Sea will have much more power and value?" Consider it!

California offers online voter registration. You can register by mail to vote in California by printing a voter registration form, filling it out, and mailing it to your local election office. You can also register to vote in person if you prefer. The deadline for voter registration in California is Oct 21st!

And you can confirm your registration status here Check registration status · Register to vote

Early Voting Sites Link HERE
Register to Vote Online Link HERE
Same-day Registration Link HERE

Note: As an Organization, the Carmel Residents Association does not endorse any individual political candidate. CRA does and has supported specific legislation relevant to our Village.

CRA's 2022 CANDIDATES Forum Was Held ....September 21st

Our Candidates Forum YouTube link is HERE
Our full event page with program and candidate details is HERE
The post-CRA Forum wrap-up Carmel Pine Cone Article as a PDF is HERE
The cover page election results in the Carmel Pine Cone Issue from November 11th 2022 is HERE

CRA’S 2020 CANDIDATES FORUM - Was Held Thursday October 1ST - Held Online only due to the Pandemic

Our full event page with CRA Fourm program and candidate details is available HERE.
The 2020 Forum YouTube VIDEO Link is available HERE.
The Carmel Pine Cone wrote a great follow-up article on our Forum and it is available HERE. See page 9.
The Carmel Pine Cone cover page election results are in this November 6th 2020 issue HERE.