Carmel-by-the-Sea residents group to host annual meeting with tourism leaders; highlights youth programs and board openings

The Carmel Residents Association will hold its annual meeting on May 15 at the Carmel Youth Center and plans a panel discussion with Visit Carmel, the Carmel Chamber of Commerce and See Monterey to discuss tourism and its effects on the village, association leaders said on a community vlog Friday.

Graham Robertson, identified on the program as CRA president and a longtime Carmel-by-the-Sea resident, said the association was founded in 1986 and will mark its approach to 40 years with an overview of the organization's finances and programming at the meeting. "We're hoping to get the 3 tourism groups in town, Visit Carmel, the Chamber, and See Monterey for kind of a fireside discussion," Robertson said. "We've worked really hard over the years ... to have a collegial, collaborative, and frank conversations with the…