It goes without saying that where Taylor Swift goes, crowds follow – and this time the spotlight’s on coastal California.

Anchored by the white sand, crescent-shaped Carmel Beach, Carmel, as the city is colloquially called, is a walkable community ...

Jessica Canning often begins her day at a beach on the Central Coast ... wearing high heeled shoes more adaptable to formal city life.” Carmel police Chief Paul Tomasi told SFGATE in an email ...