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Martin’s Beach now open — for a price
Half Moon Bay Review
State of California joins Martins Beach public access lawsuit
Mercury News
Martins Beach: Judge rejects Vinod Khosla’s bid for new trial
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Manager Who Oversees Billionaire Vinod Khosla's Estate Says He Has Received Death Threats While Monitoring Beach Access
Business Insider Australia
Confusion Over Martin’s Beach Access Prompts San Mateo Co. Sheriff’s Involvement
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Sheriff's Office Says They Will Not Arrest, Ticket Martin's Beach Visitors
Patch Half Moon Bay
California Backs Surfers as Billionaire Khosla Risks Property
Bloomberg
The Beach That Venture Capital Couldn't Buy
Pacific Standard
A Silicon Valley Billionaire Could Be Forced To Sell His Walkway To The Beach
Business Insider
Does Vinod Khosla really own submerged land next to Martins Beach?
Mercury News
Martins Beach: New law goes into effect, public access negotiations begin
Mercury News
Vinod Khosla challenges judge’s order to open Martins Beach gate
SFGate
Vinod Khosla challenges judge’s order to open Martins Beach gate
SFGate
Martin’s Beach gate rekindles legal feud
Half Moon Bay Review
Twist in Martins Beach case: Khosla asks for new trial
Mercury News
Silicon Valley Billionaire Is Challenging The Order To Open The Beach He Blocked
Business Insider
Open that gate to Martins Beach
SFGate
Judge Orders Property Owner to Reopen Gate at Martins Beach
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Martins Beach: Judge rejects Khosla’s attempt to change her ruling
Mercury News
Judge orders billionaire to open gate to Martins Beach
San Francisco Chronicle
Billionaire Khosla Must Allow Beach Access, Lawyer Says
Bloomberg
Stephen Colbert Takes on Vinod Khosla and Martins Beach
KQED
New law lets state reopen Martins Beach to public if property owner refuses to do so
SFGate
Sacramento CA: Governor Signs Martins Beach Legislation
Patch San Bruno
Brown signs Martins Beach public access bill
Mercury News
Billionaire Vinod Khosla Can’t Block Surfers From Martin’s Beach, Judge Rules
Wall Street Journal
Surfers Beat Billionaire in Landmark California Beach Case
Time
Judge rules against billionaire in Martin’s Beach dispute
San Francisco Examiner
Surfers Return to Martin's Beach After Judge's Ruling Restoring Public Access
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Surfers, Beachgoers Celebrate Reopening Of Martin’s Beach Near Half Moon Bay
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Half Moon Bay: Surfers, beachgoers celebrate ‘take back’ of Martins Beach
Mercury News
Billionaire broke law by barring access to Martin's Beach, judge rules
Los Angeles Times
Surfers ecstatic over judge's decision to allow public access to beach
KGO-TV San Francisco
Billionaire must let public access Martins Beach, judge rules
SFGate
Judge rules for beach access : Surfrider prevails in Martin’s Beach case • Property owner deemed to have violated Coastal Act
San Mateo Daily Journal
Martins Beach: Judge rules against mogul Vinod Khosla, orders gate opened to public
Mercury News
San Mateo County Judge Rules Against Billionaire Vinod Khosla In Martin’s Beach Dispute
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Judge Rules for Public Access to Martins Beach, Doesn't Fine Owner
KQED
Vinod Khosla, Silicon Valley Billionaire, Loses Legal Battle to Keep Martin's Beach Private
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Beaches 1, Billionaire 0 – on the Martins beach ruling
SFGate
Judge says landowner wrongly denied public access to Martin's Beach
Los Angeles Times
Dan Walters: Beach access bill puts Brown in middle of class war
Sacramento Bee
A Silicon Valley Billionaire Is Fighting To Keep A California Beach Closed To The Public
Business Insider
Beach Closed, Keep Out: Billionaire Tries to Block Surfers
NBC News
Martins Beach reflects Californians' choice to protect coastal access
SFGate
Despite environmental efforts, billionaire faces Martin’s Beach access fight
Sacramento Bee
Martins Beach access bill headed to governor
Mercury News
California Assembly approves bill to settle private beach dispute
Sacramento Bee
Open access bill heading to Assembly: Legislation to reopen Martin’s Beach passes committee, moves to floor vote
San Mateo Daily Journal
Bill Granting Public Access To Martins Beach In San Mateo Moves Forward
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Martins Beach access bill moves closer to victory
Mercury News
Coastal Commission asks for Martin’s Beach stories
Half Moon Bay Review
The time I met Robin Williams at Martin's Beach
Mercury News
Martin’s Beach stories sought for access fight: California Coastal Commission seeks public’s help to describe history, build legal argument
San Mateo Daily Journal
A billionaire and his beach road vs. the Coastal Commission
Los Angeles Times
Time to negotiate a solution to Martins Beach access
SFGate
Been to Martins Beach? The California Coastal Commission Wants to Hear From You
KQED
Martins Beach battle gets personal as public submits moving stories about the beach
Mercury News
Public agency overreached on Martins Beach
SFGate
California Coastal Commission wants public feedback on Martin's Beach
KSBW-TV Monterey
Ever Been to Martins Beach? Now You Can Help Save It
San Francisco Magazine
Surfers to Khosla: Foundation tried to negotiate over Martin's Beach for years
Mercury News
Pressure to reopen beach could sway billionaire’s decision: Martin’s Beach legislation stricken of eminent domain requirement
San Mateo Daily Journal
Vinod Khosla blames costly demands for Martins Beach trial
SFGate
Martin’s Beach battle reaches crescendo
Half Moon Bay Review
Surfers to Khosla: Foundation tried to negotiate over Martin’s Beach for years
Mercury News
California Coastal Commission ratchets up legal pressure on billionaire Vinod Khosla
Mercury News
Coastal Commission enters fray over San Mateo County beach access
Los Angeles Times
Court to Decide Public Access Issue for Khosla’s Martins Beach
India West
Awaiting Martin’s Beach decision: Attorneys give closing arguments, question constitutional property rights
San Mateo Daily Journal
Blocked access to Martins Beach in hands of judge
SFGate
Billionaire makes final push to bar public access to Martin's Beach
Los Angeles Times
Khosla slams media, decries Martins Beach ‘blackmail’
Mercury News
Green tycoon Khosla accuses enviros of 'extortion' in beach access case
E&E News
Off The Lip #71 - Surfrider Attorney Mark Massara
KSCO 1080 AM Santa Cruz
Fate Of Martins Beach In Judge’s Hands— Will Decide If Public Can Access Private Land
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Billionaire Khosla Spars With Surfers Over Pacific Beach
Bloomberg
The Super Bowl of beach access cases
Mercury News
The Battle Over Martins Beach: Update
Surfline
Vinod Khosla's beach battle nears climax
San Francisco Business Times
Martin’s Beach Billionaire vs Surfrider Foundation
The Surf Channel
Martins Beach timeline: From Guadalupe Hidalgo to Vinod Khosla
Mercury News
Crunchtime for Khosla: Final showdown looms in Martins Beach trial
Mercury News
Martins Beach Supporters Want Billionaire Owner To Pay Over $20 Million For Closing Public Access
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Alejo raises eyebrows with opposition to Martins Beach bill
Mercury News
A Clash in California Over Public Access to the Beach
New York Times
Martins Beach bill limps over Assembly hurdle
Mercury News
The hidden angles of the debate over beach access
Grist Magazine
Public Access to All California Beaches May Become Reality
NBC Los Angeles
Public Beaches Are Assets in Which We’ve All Invested
New York Times
Beaches Are an American Right and Environmental Necessity)
New York Times
Surfers sue over blocked beach access
SFGate
Public Access to All California Beaches May Become Reality
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Access fight rages: Martin’s Beach at center of legislative efforts, state budget, pending court case
San Mateo Daily Journal
Anatomy of a Charm Campaign: Venture Capitalist Vinod Khosla Tries Making Good News to Bury Bad News
The Original Spin
Budget bill gives Coastal Commission power to impose fines
Mercury News
Vinod Khosla's Private Beach and Other Entrepreneurs Behaving Badly
Inc.
Vinod Khosla calls dibs on California beach, lands in legal battle
Firstpost India
Get off Martin’s Beach, tycoon Vinod Khosla tells riffraff of San Mateo county
The Australian
It’s Privacy vs. the People in the Battle for Martin’s Beach
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/us/its-privacy-vs-the-people-in-the-battle-for-martins-beach.html
New York Times
Open up the Martins Beach
SFGate
Billionaire tech VC Vinod Khosla owns the very tides, sea, sands (or so he claims)
Boing Boing
Hill’s bill moving forward: Senate passes legislation to reopen Martin’s Beach
San Mateo Daily Journal
Billionaire claims he owns the road, the beach and the tides
https://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/05/28/billionaire-claims-he-owns-the-road-the-beach-and-the-tides/
SFGate
Martins Beach fight heads to state Capitol
SFGate
Legislature cracks open gate at Martins Beach
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Fight for coastal beach access moves to state Capitol
KXTV ABC 10 Sacramento
Lobbyists step into Martin’s Beach fight
Half Moon Bay Review
Billionaire Vinod Khosla known for disruptive philosophy
SFGate
Brouhaha between surfers, billionaire in judge’s hands
SFGate
Editorial: Shore up Californians' right to coastal access
Sacramento Bee
Sunnyvale couple celebrates 40th anniversary of wedding at now-restricted Martins Beach
Mercury News
Martins Beach trial leads to the coast
SFGate
Martins Beach lawyers, judge take walk in the sand
SFBay
Legal Battle Moves from Courtroom to Martins Beach
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Judge Tours Billionaire's Disputed Beachfront Property
https://www.kqed.org/news/135812/silicon-valley-billionaire-testifies-in-lawsuit-over-disputed-beach
KQED
San Mateo County judge takes tour of 'Martin's Beach'
KGO-TV San Francisco
Vinod Khosla beach trial: Property manager says he blocked access
Christian Science Monitor
Martins Beach property manager says he never consulted owner
SFGate
Billionare can’t remember why he bought beach
SFBay
Vinod Khosla Refuses To Answer Questions In Court
WebProNews
Martins Beach billionaire evades questions on stand
SFGate
Billionaire who barred access to Martin's Beach takes stand
Los Angeles Times
Technology mogul testifies in Martin’s Beach trial
San Francisco Examiner
Billionaire Testifies That He Can't "Recall" Blocking Access to Beach
Gawker
Vinod Khosla embroiled in civil case over closed-off beach on his property
American Bazaar
Tech billionaire silent on decision to use armed guards to close California public beach
Russia Today
Vinod Khosla Blames Property Manager in Beach Access Lawsuit
India West
All of the Questions that Beach-Blocking Billionaire Vinod Khosla Refused to Answer Yesterday
San Francisco Magazine
Martins Beach property manager makes key concession in Khosla lawsuit
Mercury News
Trespass Picnic on Martins Beach
Mountain View Voice
Billionaire testifies in Martin’s Beach dispute
San Mateo Daily Journal
Billionaire buys beach, blocks surfers
CNN
Property Manager Says He Blocked Martens Beach Access, Not Billionaire Sun Microsystems Co-Founder
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Billionaire Vinod Khosla Dodges Questions in Private Beach Trial
Forbes
Billionaire takes the stand in Martin's Beach access dispute
KGO-TV San Francisco
Venture capitalist Khosla in court over ending California beach access
Reuters
Martins Beach billionaire evades questions on stand
San Francisco Chronicle
Billionaire testifies in Martin's Beach court dispute
KGO-TV San Francisco
Billionaire Landowner To Testify In Court Over His Closing Off Access To Popular Peninsula Beach
KPIX 5 CBS SF Bay Area
Billionaire Khosla Passes Buck in Beach Access Case
Wall Street Journal
Surfers Challenge Tech Billionaire
Epoch Times
Billionaire Vinod Khosla Must Appear in Court Over Martins Beach Lawsuit, Judge Rules
Forbes
Trial begins in suit that's roiling waters over Martins Beach access
SFGate
Martins Beach trial underway; Khosla ordered to testify
Mercury News
Legal showdown over Vinod Khosla’s Martins Beach postponed till Wednesday
Mercury News
Judge Orders Silicon Valley Billionaire to Testify in Dispute Over Beach
KQED
Judge: Silicon Valley Billionaire Vinod Khosla Can't Duck Subpeona in Half Moon Bay Beach Battle
KNTV NBC Bay Area
Martin's Beach: Trial begins in billionaire's cutoff of public access
Los Angeles Times
Martin's Beach case opens in court
Half Moon Bay Review