Billionaire Khosla Loses Bid to End California Beach Access Suit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-11/billionaire-khosla-loses-bid-to-end-california-beach-access-suit

44 7 2 years ago

My favorite moment from the Martin's Beach saga was when he cited an ancient law from the conquistadors trying to block access and got shot down in the Supreme Court. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War and ceded California to the United States was overruled by the 1976 California Coastal Act.

matthewdgreen• 2 years ago

He's kept access to the beach in various forms of uncertainty for 15 years, it's hard to argue that the law matters at this point.

randycupertino2• 2 years ago

It's crazy he bought the property in 2008 and it's still in the courts. With his endless resources he can just keep filing suits and delays and dragging this out.

almost_usual• 2 years ago

Billionaire problems. The beach is south of Half Moon Bay.

srameshc• 2 years ago

Since Khosla has deep pockets, can he appeal to block access to the beach and prevent public access still ?

TheCleric• 2 years ago

He doesn’t even have to appeal. This seems to be a ruling saying that he can’t have the suit throw out on its face. So he could still win the suit itself (though I wouldn’t bet on that).

ulkhf• 2 years ago

This is a nothing story. Court cases have many checkpoints along the way and this case has passed a very minor checkpoint that is almost always passed. The real meat is yet to come.

Billionaire Khosla Loses Bid to End California Beach Access Suit

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