‘Bay Boys’ Surfer Gang Cannot Block Access to Upscale Beach, Coastal Commission Says
The letter says: “Precluding full public use of the coastline at Palos Verdes Estates, including the waters of Lunada Bay, whether through physical devices … or impediments, such as threatening behavior intended to discourage public use of the coastline, represents a change of access to water, and, thus, constitutes development.”
Sanchez’s letter was followed by planning for a meeting with city leaders to discuss stepped-up plans for criminal and code enforcement needed to rid the coast of the Bay Boys’ obstruction of access.
“I don’t think we’ve ever seen this level of cooperation on this issue,” said Andrew Willis, the commission’s top enforcement agent in Southern California.
Willis said the commission has funds available to improve signage for public access and to make improvements to the treacherous pathways from the bluff down to shore where surfers say they are frequently pummeled with dirt clods — but he said that the city will need to take the lead.
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