The controversy over a tech billionaire blocking access to a Pacific Ocean beach is back from the dead.
"Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla’s long-running fight to block public access to a stretch of Pacific Ocean beach adjacent to his property got new life thanks to an appeals court ruling that could make it harder for surfers and sun seekers to get to the crescent-shaped cove an hour south of San Francisco," reports Robert Burnson.
"Many thought Khosla had hit a dead end last year when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up his cause, but the ruling Monday breathed life into it, finding the prior owners’ willingness to let beach goers use the road didn’t amount to a 'public dedication' because they collected fees for parking," adds Burnson.
More details on the events leading to the most recent court ruling, and its implications for public access to the beach Khosla bought for $32.5 million in 2008.
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