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California Governor Signs Law to Force Billionaire to Restore Beach Access
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to force Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla to allow public access through his property to a contested beach south of San Francisco. The venture capitalist and green energy investor bought the 53-acre property south of Half Moon Bay in 2008 and erected a gate across the road, preventing beachgoers and surfers from reaching popular Martins Beach. The standoff has become a lightning rod in the battle over beach access, spawning legislation and litigation.
Earlier this year, Brown signed legislation allowing the state Coastal Commission to levy large fines against homeowners who block shore access. Then San Mateo Superior Court Judge Barbara Mallach ruled against Khosla last week in a lawsuit aimed at forcing him to reopen the road, saying he must either allow access or get a state permit to permanently close it. Khosla has not reopened the road. Legislation signed by Brown on Tuesday specifically targets Khosla and requires the state Lands Commission to negotiate with him for a year to try to resolve the issue. If no agreement is reached, the Coastal Commission would acquire all or a part of Khoslas property by eminent domain to ensure access. An attorney for Khosla did not immediately return a call from NBC News seeking comment on the new law or the litigation.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/california-governor-signs-law-force-billionaire-restore-beach-access-n216181
antiquie
(4,299 posts)Thank you!
Triana
(22,666 posts)as I understand it in Cali. However, these rich turds can usually buy enough political influence to get special treatment to build their goddamned mansions on the beach. THAT ought to be strictly disallowed too, which might help prevent this. Of course rich turds would still try to buy access but specific laws targeting them could stop it.
calimary
(80,693 posts)If he's got beach-front property now, in a few years it'll be underwater property. Hope he's got some water wings!
C Moon
(12,188 posts)They put up fake "no parking" signs on the streets, they inch their property further up the beach front, and they hire security to bully beach goers. It's effed up, to say the least.
C Moon
(12,188 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)Take it away. That would send a bigger message to these frickin' 0.0001%ers than anything else. I would have given him 1 month to open the road or lose the whole property.
mahannah
(893 posts)Triana
(22,666 posts)barbtries
(28,702 posts)get off my lawn. as soon as they can they'll be bottling the air and charging for it and if you're poor you can just suffocate. greedy fucks i am so sick of them