Feb
23

Mogul Seeks $30 Million From California to Give Beach Access

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Martins Beach in California has been at the center of a battle over private ownership and public access.CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times

A Silicon Valley venture capitalist, locked in a battle with the State of California over access to a prime stretch of beach that was popular with surfers, swimmers and fishermen before he bought it and closed it, has proposed a price to restore public access: $30 million.

The offer by lawyers for the billionaire, Vinod Khosla, was the latest salvo in a case that has touched a nerve in California as resentment grows over issues of wealth, privilege and public land use. The case has generated years of protests as it wound its way through state courts, where two lawsuits aim to force Mr. Khosla, who does not live on the property, to let the public back in…

Mogul Seeks $30 Million From California to Give Beach Access

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