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July 14, 2006 -

Shifting Sands in La Jolla

In a San Diego Union-Tribune article focusing on the placement of bouys to protect swimmers, there’s some good discussion of the issues of public beach at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. The resort had previously posted signs reading “No Trespassing Allowed,” but as a result of a settlement, the current signs reading “Public Beach Access Permitted Along the Water’s Edge” will be changed to “Public Beach Access Permitted.”

The resort maintains its property rights extend to the mean high-tide line, and thus that the public’s beach is non-existent at high tide and only includes the wet sand at other times. According to the article that deed interpretation may be indispute. Regardless, club president William J. Kellogg is reported to have said that club security officers will continue to ask people (presumably only those people who haven’t paid the club to be there) to leave the sandy portion of the beach.

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Interesting Sites

Beachapedia.org Beachapedia
Cal. Coastal Commission Like them or not, they are one of the biggest players around when it comes to coastal access in California.
Howling Point Your moderator’s personal site. He does have a life outside of this, as shown by the occasional gaps in posting.
Surfrider Foundation Activities and campaigns for clean water, beach access, beach preservation and protecting special places.