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Katie Michel In 2008, venture capitalist and Silicon Valley luminary Vinod Khosla acquired a coastal property in San Mateo County, California for $32.5 million.[1] The property included a stretch of coastline known as Martins Beach—a “crescent-shaped...

A California court issued a milestone ruling Sept. 24 that may restore public access to a beach that requires traveling across privately owned land, the latest turn in a multi-year legal frenzy that has pitted the surfers who cross the property against...

After an 18-month showdown with billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, environmental activist Mark Massara finally surfed again Sept. 25 on his beloved Martins Beach in Northern California. “Surfers have been calling me from around the state,...

The state is threatening to step in to ensure Californians’ God-given right to surf. The State Lands Commission may use powers never employed in its 77-year history, seizing private land for public use to end a battle between surfers and billionaire...

Billionaire battles surfers in court over access to northern California beach Case hinges on whether locked gate on tycoon's California property is a form of development PUBLISHED : Thursday, 17 July, 2014, 8:58pm UPDATED : Thursday, 17 July, 201...