Beach Free For All In Malibu

Public walkways are finally opening to bridge the gap between public beaches and private property.

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May 26, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"In places along the 1,150 miles of the California coast and Malibu is one of them there is the public beach and there is the public highway, and between them is a miles-long Great Wall of private property. The law says tideland beaches from the water up to the mean high-tide line, and in some places a little higher are open to the public...

So after a battle of epic length and cost, the double gates alongside one bulwark of Malibu's Great Wall...will open as a public walkway to the public sand...on Memorial Day."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

Read the full story: Breaching the Great Wall of Malibu

Thursday, May 26, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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