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WITH THE SEA BREEZE. THAT
COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE
FOR THIS WEEKEND. RAINFALL,
WIND IS GOING TO COME BACK,
NEXT. WITH THE RAINFALL.
>> CATHERINE: NEW TONIGHT --
THE LATEST SKIRMISH IN THE
ON-GOING BATTLE OVER PUBLIC
BEACH ACCESS IN CALIFORNIA
IS UNDERWAY IN HALF MOON
BAY.
MARTIN'S BEACH IS 10
MINUTES SOUTH OF TOWN - AND
IS A FAVORITE OF SURFERS
AND FISHERMEN.
IT'S NOW OFF-LIMITS - WITH
A LOCKED GATE.
BUT AS KRON FOUR'S ROB
FLADEBOE REPORTS - SURFERS
AND THEIR SUPPORTERS RISKED
ARREST TODAY AS THEY DEFIED
A DEVELOPER'S ATTEMPTS TO
KEEP THEM AWAY.
>> REPORTER: CARRYING SIGNS
AND SURFBOARDS, A HANDFUL
OF ACTIVISTS CLIMBED OVER A
LOCKED GATE AND
HEADED FOR THE BEACH. THE
HALF-MILE ROAD TO MARTIN'S
BEACH USED TO BE OPEN TO
ALL, BUT NOW
A DEVELOPER IS TRYING TO
KEEP IT CLOSED. LONGTIME BAY
AREA LAWMAKER AND SURFRIDER
FOUNDATION ATTORNEY PETE
MCCLOSKEY SAYS THAT'S NOT
RIGHT.
>> THE ISSUE IS THAT THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA HAS A
RIGHT. THIS DATE IS NOT
RIGHT.
>> REPORTER: FIVE SURFERS
WERE CITED FOR TRESPASSING
LAST YEAR BUT SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES KEPT THEIR DISTANCE
THIS TIME. THE SURFERS HAVE
FILED A LAWSUIT, ALLEGING
THAT PROPERTY OWNER
MARTIN'S BEACH L.L.C, LED
BY WEALTHY SILICON VALLEY
VENTURE CAPITALIST VERNOD
KHOLSA,
VIOLATED THE CALIFORNIA
COASTAL ACT BY FAILING TO
GET A PERMIT FOR THAT GATE
AND OTHER
RESTRICTIVE MEASURES.
>> THE ENTIRE IDEA IS TO OF
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS
REQUIRED TO GO TO THE
CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION AND TO GET
APPROVAL TO PREVENT BEACH
ACCESS.
>> REPORTER: PRIOR TO IT'S
SALE IN 2005, MARTINS BEACH,
AS THESE HAND-PAINTED MURALS
SHOW, WAS A POPULAR
PLACE, OPEN TO EVERYBODY.
SURFER JOAO DEMACEEO HIT THE
WAVES AT THE WELL KNOWN
BREAK AND LATER ADDED HIS
VOICE TO THE DEBATE.
>> ID IS NOT JUST AN EXAMPLE
FOR CALIFORNIA BUT FIGHTS
ALL OVER IN THE WORLD.
>> REPORTER: PLANS
REPORTEDLY CALL FOR MULTI-
MILLION DOLLAR BEACH-FRONT
HOMES WHEN LEASES TO THE
CURRENT RESIDENTS EXPIRE. AN
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEVELOPER
DID NOT RESPOND TO A
REQUEST FOR COMMENT.
IN HALF MOON BAY ROB FLAEBOE
KRON 4 NEWS.
>> CATHERINE: MARTIN'S BEACH
SITS ALONG A MOSTLY RURAL
STRETCH OF THE PACIFIC
COAST.
KRON 4'S CHARLES CLIFFORD
GIVES US AN AERIEL VIEW OF
THE AREA.
>> REPORTER: MARTIN'S BEACH
IS ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF
DOWNTOWN HALF MOON BAY.
THE BEACH IS A CURVED
STRETCH OF SAND WITH
SEVERAL STEEP CLIFFS NEARBY.
THERE ARE SEVERAL HOMES AND
RENTAL CABINS ALONG THE
BEACH, BUT ALL OF THESE
BUILDINGS ARE THE PROPERTY
OF A SINGLE OWNER.
THERE'S ALSO JUST ONE ROAD,
MARTIN'S BEACH ROAD,