Half Moon Bay Review/Mark Noack, 4/30/14. "Martin's Beach access fights to court."
| Martin's Beach private property, owner paid $37.5 million |
| Road access to Martin's Beach is through private property |
.... That outrage only intensified after the new owner was revealed to be
Vinod Khosla – a billionaire tech magnate who cultivated a public image
as an advocate for environmental causes. .... Peninsula political figures have also largely sided against
Khosla on the public-access question at Martin’s Beach.
.... The Surfrider case would be the fourth
lawsuit seeking a legal ruling on the public-access issue at Martin’s
Beach. Two of those suits were filed by the Martin’s Beach attorneys and
later dismissed on procedural grounds. Last year, a San Mateo County
Superior Court judge ruled in a third case that Khosla was within his
rights to bar the public from the beach. That ruling is expected to be
appealed." Read more.
Beach access is the ability to reach the sand and surf. It is the means of entry to our oceans, waves and beaches. Surfrider Foundation promotes the right of low-impact, free and open access to the world's waves and beaches for all people. Beaches are one of the most popular public resources. Because individuals need access to beaches in order to enjoy them, Surfrider Foundation acts to protect the right of access."
Note photographs: Keep out sign from the Surfrider website, Martin's Beach from the KQED article. Also search Fix Pacifica "Martin's Beach" for prior articles.
Update, case review and the court argument, first day: San Francisco Chronicle/Peter Fimrite, 5/9/14. "... perhaps the biggest challenge yet to the 1972 California Coastal Zone
Conservation Initiative, which made the entire coast public property,
including beaches below the mean high tide."
Posted by Kathy Meeh
8 comments:
This is essentially a poor defense on part of the beach goers.
"So, we've been trespassing private property for however many years and we would like to keep doing that."
The big boys are moving to the coast.
I think those surfers will lose out to Khosla.
Pacifica needs Khosla.
it's called prescriptive easement. it's a matter of settled law. look it up.
336 not sure what you're saying, current "settled law" for Martin's Beach is no easement, with an appeal.
@ 2:34 Pacifica has Lars Daalgard.
He is not exactly in the same league as Khosla but up there in the low 1s billionaire club.
Though, I hear his vision of Pacifica is limited to his man-cave in Rockaway Beach.
Interestingly, he is now a partner at Andreessen & Horowitz. So, maybe one of these days he'll figure he should pay attention to Pacifica.
My mistake. Both Khosla and Dalgaard are in the same league. Who knows Pacifica could become the next billionaires row.
Open Space, close to city, great views, decent schools, access to farmers markets, sailing, surfing and running.
Has potential. I expect a couple of big players to move into Pacifica quietly this year.
Guru Thalapaneni is another that is setting his base here.
647 Big players coming to Pacifica?
Once they stop laughing, things could get real interesting. Make it so.
Silicon Valley Billionaire Vinod Khosla Won't Testify in Half Moon Bay Beach Battle
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Silicon-Valley-Billionaire-Khosla-Wont-Testify-in-Half-Moon-Bay-Beach-Battle-257596981.html
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