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California court orders billionaire to reopen beloved beach
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – A California appeals court says a San Francisco Bay Area billionaire needs to open an access road to a beloved beach, upholding a lower court ruling against a co-founder of a giant tech company.
The First District Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 3-0 that Vinod Khosla violated state law when he bought a $32.5 million beachfront property surrounding Martins Beach, south of Half Moon Bay, and blocked the public from accessing it.
The appeals court judges ordered Khosla to open the gates immediately in a ruling released Thursday.
The State Lands Commission has been negotiating with Khosla, a venture capitalist who co-founded the tech company Sun Microsystems, to purchase a public right of way.
Khosla’s attorney, Dori Yob, did not immediately respond to email and phone messages seeking comment.
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