Winter-2022

BEST OF THE CARMEL POLICE LOG… Case of bat inside house: Resident called again to report a bat still in their house. Officer responded, captured the bat, and released it. SHORT CUTS CARMEL CONFIDENTIAL Car Events Raise Record Amounts for Local Nonprofits C ondé Nast Traveler readers placed four Monterey County prop- erties on the publication’s 2022 Top 12 Resorts in Northern California list. The Lodge at Pebble Beach landed in second place, joined by Bernardus Lodge & Spa (6), Ventana Big Sur, an Alila Resort (7) and Post Ranch Inn (12). The Condé Nast Top 20 Northern California Hotels list also featured Carmel Valley Ranch (8), Portola Hotel & Spa (13), Post Ranch (18) and Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa (19). This year marked the 35th year of the Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognize hotels, spas, cities, countries and other travel experi- ences ranked by Condé Nast Traveler readers. Local Hotels and Resorts Top Condé Nast’s Readers’ Lists T he first copy of new book about the Bugatti EB110 generated $46,000 for charity during this year’s Chairman’s Dinner at Pebble Beach, an event held in conjunction with the 2022 Pebble Beach Concours d’El- egance. The owner and curator of The Pearl Collection in Switzerland bought copy num- ber 001 of “The EB110 & The Last Bugatti Racing Cars,” by Johann Petit and Pascal van Mele, at a private auction. The 440-page work contains 700 period photographs, historic images and many original sketches published for the first time. In all, the 2022 Pebble Beach Concours raised more than $2.8 million for local community organizations. Those funds will be distributed through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, the primary Concours charitable partner, to benefit more than 90 nonprofits that serve some 10,000 Monterey County children each year. Since the first Pebble Beach Concours in 1950, the event has generated more than $35 million for philanthropic causes. The August Concours at Pasadera also raised money for local nonprofits. The fourth presentation of the event, which was held at The Club at Pasadera, generated $50,000 for CASA of Monterey County, Laguna Seca Raceway Foundation and The Bridge Addiction Recovery Program. Salinas-based Partnership for Children (PFC) has earned a $125,000 grant from the Hospice Giving Foundation. The funds will help PFC serve Central Coast chil- dren living with life-threatening health conditions. Since it was founded in 2007, the organization has provided community members with free transportation to medical appointments, financial assistance and family support services. Hospice Giving Foundation, a Monterey non- profit, has awarded more than $30 million in grants to promote personal choice, prepared- ness and end-of-life care for individuals and their loved ones over the past 25 years. 66 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 2 Pebble Beach Co. CEO David Stivers (center) and Pebble Beach Concours Chairman Sandra Button (to his right) gather with local charity representatives who benefit from the Pebble Beach Concours. Photo: Sherman Chu/Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance