Tech billionaire must open gates to California beach next to property he bought for $37 million, courts say

Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, who's combating legal battles over entry to Martins seaside in California. Stephen Lam / REUTERS

A Silicon Valley billionaire has misplaced a prison battle over entry to a California seaside.

A California appeals courtroom dominated previous this week that Vinod Khosla have to open gates offering entry to Martins seashore, which is an hour south of San Francisco.

Khosla, who made his fortune as some of the co-founders of solar Microsystems and as a project capitalist, bought property surrounding Martins seaside in 2008 for $37 million, in accordance with NPR, and closed the seashore to the general public the year after.

for the reason that then, he has been locked in a series of criminal battles over even if the public can access the shore. before Khosla bought the property, there was a gate and parking area allowing access to the seashore, which changed into a preferred surf spot.

California's First District courtroom of Appeals in San Francisco ruled three-0 that Khosla violated state legislations when he blocked the general public from accessing Martins seaside, rejecting Khosla's attraction.

The courtroom ordered Kholsa's organizations to pay the legal professional fees for the Surfrider basis, the community that had introduced the legal problem over the beach.

however the combat is rarely over yet — Khosla can still appeal, and different lawsuits over access to the seashore are nevertheless pending.

The gate leading down to Martins seashore. Anneliese Agren @coastroad

The shore along Martins seaside is a well-liked surf spot. Martin's seashore.

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