Billionaire must let public access Martins Beach

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Billionaire-must-allow-public-to-access-Martins-5778533.php

Woohoo!

 

YES, heard the news today. Thank you, Surfrider!

The judge should have fined his ass $15,000 for everyday the gate was shut instead of waiving the fines. 4 * 365 * $15000 = $21,600,000

YES, heard the news today. Thank you, Surfrider!

Great news, probably not over but good to win one every once in awhile.

And do we know what side Surfrider was on during the MLPA implementation hearings?

Different issues create different allies.

Good news, I hope the ruling stands. Public acess beachs is the way we do it here and is a big part of what makes California the best place to live in the world.

Surf rider was pro MLPA all the way. This is good news but if it was for fishing access they could give a shit.

Surf rider was pro MLPA all the way. This is good news but if it was for fishing access they could give a shit.

^Yup. Quite unfortunate.



Howevs, back on topic I call this Martins beach deal a win, which sure is nice for once.
 

Surf rider was pro MLPA all the way. This is good news but if it was for fishing access they could give a shit.

^Yup. Quite unfortunate.

Depends on which local chapter.  DaveW was on the NC RSG with the following credentials listed, "member, NorCal Kayak Anglers and Vice Chair, Surfrider Foundation’s Mendocino Chapter"

-Allen

Hopefully the surfers won't mind me casting amongst them.

 

  A child-hood friend of my dad owns a home somewhere there on the beach.  sadly I've lost contact with him since my dad passed 8/4/09.  I remember as wee snotling watching my dad and Ron toss fishing nets, and casting these HUGE, really tall fishing poles, Surf poles, at the waters edge, (Remember I'm only 4-5yrs old then) my seat was the cooler!

While the owner might be an elitist ass and I surely would like to launch my kayak out of there, this is a bad decision for land owners everywhere. If you have something a group with money wants and the easiest way for them to get to it is across your land - you are Shit out of Luck.

This doesn't mean he can't charge a $1,000 per day for the use of his road, plus parking fees, plus picnic fees, plus sanitation fees, etc, etc.
Even if you can walk down there , that doesn't mean he can't build a structure or plant trees or shrubs that only a single person ( no cars, no wheeled kayaks) can fit through.
He could also be a "nice guy" and build a narrow beach access path with lots of steps you won't want to horse your kayak over and then have the road as his private driveway to his mansion.
This could be a situation similar to Stillwater/Pebble Beach. Access yes, but parking even farther away than at Pebble Beach.
Or, he could do all of the above.

While the owner might be an elitist ass and I surely would like to launch my kayak out of there, this is a bad decision for land owners everywhere. If you have something a group with money wants and the easiest way for them to get to it is across your land - you are Shit out of Luck.

How do youn think this would affect land owners whose parcel has no precedence of public access? 

I would think that if you buy a new property with a history of providing public access then a legal battle with potential for loss should be one of the considerations you evaluated when purchasing.  There are plenty of homes, properties and private estates that you cannot cross to access public land....well unless you want to be hauled away for trespassing.  I don't forssee this affecting anyone that is not trying to privatize a historically accesible beach.     

Reminds me of the opening scene in Super Troopers.
-No, man, I'm just saying'-- I'm sayin' if-- if you own the beach property, right...
-Mm-hmm?
-Do you own, like, the sand and the water?
-Nobody owns the water. God owns--It's God's water.
-What if someone walks onto your beach, right? Let's say if you do own it.
-No, man, you don't own the beach. What you own is sand on the beach, man. What if there's a naked girl on the beach? That girl's not yours. You don't own the girl.
-What if she breaks her foot on your property? She could sue me. Sue me! Sue me!

Reminds me of the opening scene in Super Troopers.
-No, man, I'm just saying'-- I'm sayin' if-- if you own the beach property, right...
-Mm-hmm?
-Do you own, like, the sand and the water?
-Nobody owns the water. God owns--It's God's water.
-What if someone walks onto your beach, right? Let's say if you do own it.
-No, man, you don't own the beach. What you own is sand on the beach, man. What if there's a naked girl on the beach? That girl's not yours. You don't own the girl.
-What if she breaks her foot on your property? She could sue me. Sue me! Sue me!

I love Super Troopers. I am going to go watch it right meow.