7 years later, Sun Microsystems cofounder Vinod Khosla loses bid to privatize public beach

But the court case is (and was) quite clear about the fact that no public easement exists.

The previous owners had allowed public access with the payment of a parking fee, but that doesn’t create an easement.

Surfrider attempted to purchase an easement, but Khosla demanded a higher price than they wanted to pay (to pay for security, restrooms and other improvements he felt such an easement would require).

I’m perfectly well aware of the law surrounding involuntary easements, but no such easement exists here, and the courts have already confirmed that.

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