Beach barriers: Oceanfront property owners use vegetation--and deception--to thwart access

[SunSeeker]

3. I'm so glad California has a strong Coastal Commission

If it were not for the California Coastal Commission, those asshole billionaires in Malibu would prevent us from accessing our beach.

According to the Commission, "the state of California owns... the land seaward... of what is called the mean high tide line." This is very similar to the public ownership of beaches in Hawaii. However, here, the Commission makes sure we have access to our beaches, and posts these familiar "Coastal Access" signs so you can spot the access points from the road.



In fact, if it is a long-established trail to the beach, the Commission can have the California Attorney General go to court to have a legally binding public easement set up there so no future landowners can block the trail.

http://www.coastal.ca.gov/access/prc-access.html

Hawaii's Attorney General should have similar powers.