Bill Bates was the unofficial artist of Carmel, and often did cartoons on topical and political events. This was drawn in response by legislation introduced in the US Senate by Sens Alan Cranston and Pete Wilson, both of Califonria, to make Big Sur a National Park. There was a long and protracted battle between locals residents and business owners and the federal government. Alan Perlmutter, of River Inn, for example, made several trips to Washington DC to testify in front of the Senate. This was published in 1980. I got here at the end of this battle and sat around Jim Joseph’s famously huge dining room table for a couple o strategy sessions.