Secret Beaches of Malibu (And the Woman Who Will Show You How to Reach Them): War Erupts Over App That Directs Users Past Obstru
Beachfront homeowners in the exclusive L.A. neighborhood of Malibu are up in arms about a new smartphone app which provides anyone using it with evaluable information about how to get to the area’s hard to reach public beaches.
Environmental writer Jenny Price passionately believes that everyone deserves access to the area’s public beaches but with 20 of Malibu’s 27 miles of coastline lined with private developments trying to access the beaches has long been a complicated business.
Homeowners in Malibu - include some of the wealthiest and most famous people in the country - have long used a variety of means to keep the beaches to themselves including padlocks, gates, menacing signs, security guards and lawsuits.