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Thunderbeast

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4. In a stroke of brilliance, Oregon condemned all beaches as state highways in the 1920s.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Jun 13, 2023, 08:56 AM

Jun 2023

All beaches are public. Challenges in the 1970s were held back by new legislation affirming public ownership. It was a REPUBLICAN governor (Tom McCall) who championed the fight for public access.

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California Coastal Commission penalizes Malibu homeowners for obscuring access to 'hidden' beach [View all] sl8 Jun 2023 OP

Poor little rich boys will have to mingle with the riffraff. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #1

Don't forget Barbara Streisand lives there too jimfields33 Jun 2023 #3

Quick search reveals Streisand is worth 400 million. The Jungle 1 Jun 2023 #5

I see a nice empty lot in the picture that would be great for parking and beach access. Scottie Mom Jun 2023 #2

In a stroke of brilliance, Oregon condemned all beaches as state highways in the 1920s. Thunderbeast Jun 2023 #4

greedy bastards BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #6