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Litigation

Mar. 28, 2014

Beach access in question in lawsuit against property owner

A lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court marks the latest attempt for plaintiffs to reclaim access to a popular Half Moon Bay beach.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


For years, a single road in Half Moon Bay invited locals and tourists to bask in the sun, host family picnics, or catch waves from a 200-acre sandy beach section near Highway 1. But in 2008, a private company bought the property for $37.5 million, and in a move that dismayed routine beach goers, Martins Beach LLC locked a gate on the road that provided public access to the popular shores. Now, surfers are figh...

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