Carmel-by-the-Sea, California who were poets or actors, including Herbert Heron, founder of the Forest Theater, bohemian writer and actor Perry Newberry, and actor-director Clint Eastwood. The town is known for being dog-friendly, with numerous hotels, restaurants and retail establishments admitting guests with dogs. Carmel is also known for several unusual laws, including a prohibition on wearing high-heel shoes without a permit, enacted to prevent lawsuits arising from tripping accidents caused by irregular pavement. Carmel-by-the-Sea is located on the Pacific coast, about north of Los Angeles and south of San Francisco. Communities near Carmel-by-the-Sea include Carmel Valley and Carmel Highlands. The larger town
Carmel River School Carmel River School Carmel River School is one of three elementary schools in the Carmel Unified School District , United States. It is a public school with about 430 students as of August 2006 in kindergarten through fifth grade located in the unincorporated Mission Tract south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. , Jay Marden was the principal of Carmel River School. The school is located on the corner of Monte Verde and 15th Street, one half mile west of the historic Carmel Mission. River School students not only live in the Carmel area, but travel to school from as far south as