Karyl Hall News Today

Property magnate Patrice Pastor has spent $100 million buying more than a dozen iconic homes and locations in the picturesque village of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Pastor has bought over a dozen properties in the small town of Carmel-by-the-Sea since 2015. Following reports that locals are terrified of his involvement he says he cannot understand why.

Pastor owns over a dozen properties with one anonymous third-generation Carmel resident telling SFGate people are terrified that they are handing over our town to one person

Billionaire Patrice Pastor, 51, has been buying homes and businesses in the small town of Carmel since 2015 including a £19 million Frank Lloyd Wright house

Some Carmel-by-the-Sea residents view no street addresses as a whimsical point of pride. Others say it’s an outdated liability.

Residents in a coastal California town do not have addresses, preferring to meet their neighbors at the post office. But it can be hard to get packages delivered, and some worry whether emergency responders can find them.

Residents in a coastal California town do not have addresses, preferring to meet their neighbors at the post office. But it can be hard to get packages delivered, and some worry whether emergency responders can find them.

What happens when a building slated for demolition features noteworthy works of art on it?