Not.

Just because people have been tresspassing on that property for generations does not mean the people have a right to do so, however anything below mean high tide is public property and he would have no right to block that off. I havent heard that he has done that though.

You can't own a beach in CA. He seized the public beach for his private use by blocking all access through land he does own, which is illegal.

You do not need to cross private land to get to a section of beach. It may be a longer way to go but it can be done.. He did not seize any public beach. He just made it inconvenient for people by no longer allowing them to cross his land.

the geography creates many isolated patches of beach.

...In California, you are not allowed to block a public easement....just as hiking trails go through private property...they can't block it. And I have hiked on trails that went through private property. Hell, before they even buy the property its disclosed that there is a public easement. Come to think of it, I've been to beaches on the central coast where it was clear that it was private land...but then there is that one opening in the fence with a defined trail going straight to the beach.

This asshole, didn't care and probably planned on blocking it the whole time, thinking no one would bother.

He probably thought that since he was buying all the land through which access was possible he would have de facto private access to the beach. California law very explicitly denies that however. There is a constant give-and-take between the residents of posh beachfront neighborhoods and the would-be beachgoers over blocking and concealing the pathways. CA law is very clear that it's the non-landowning beach users' right to get to the beach especially if the pathway was in use before you bought the property it's on.

The property owners were allowed by law to charge a fee for use, but were not allowed to deny access.

on their way to public property. And since his private property controls all the access routes to this particular beach, it's an "interesting" way to privatize a CA beach.

everyone else financially. Sadly, that's how our financial society works. It rewards handsomely all of the ruthless and egotistical traits for financial success in the US.

The beach is still open to the public, always has been, it's the roadway to it that's in dispute.

The landowner -in this case a very VERY rich one - has tried to block the public from going across his property for easy access to that part of the coastline. Perhaps he is not a nice guy and doesn't like The Public, or perhaps his lawyers have raised worries of liability issues, or ??...

California law states that if access has been allowed in the past, new landowners can't just end that without a long legal process, if at all...

We are not talking about families sunning quietly in the sand. Surfing, well, particulary kitesurfing, is a fairly intrusive beach use and is banned on certain beaches on the East Coast to protect wildlife habitats from overuse...

California had the foresight to see the need to keep its beaches public so just tell the fucker to allow access or the state will seize the land. I'm tired of these rich assholes blocking access to that which belongs to the public.

Oh, and while they're at it, seize his assets (what if he were caught growing cannabis on this property?) and send a message to other OnePercenters that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.

If Khosia wants more money, he can get a second job. That's the way it's done in the Heartland.

There's a giant billboard advertising a sale on trimming shears on my way to work. California.

The value should be zero...as its a public easement already. Its like someone trying to take ownership of a public sidewalk. They should just arrest him and let him sulk in jail for a bit....maybe then he might change his mind.

FUCK 'EM!