Janice R. Andrews
California’s Laguna Beach The California Coastal Commission is pursuing a lady who gained notoriety recently for screaming at people to get off “her property” at a public beach. The unidentified woman was seen on camera on July 19 telling visitors to leave a patch of sand that she claimed was her own in a TikTok video. The commission is now quite angry about this occurrence and has sent the homeowner a formal warning.
Public access to California’s beaches is guaranteed under the 1976 California Coastal Act, which permits public use of the beach up to the mean high tide line. According to this rule, landowners on the seaside cannot lawfully exclude guests from using the moist or damp sand regions. Administrative fines for breaking this legislation might reach $11,250 per day.
I’m not kidding around! “, the lady yells in the now-viral TikTok video. It’s harassment across my entire property, not just on the beach. Leave this place now! Right now!” After that, she ropes off a portion of sand, forcing the beachgoers to evacuate. This hostile demeanor and unlawful activity generated a great deal of discussion on public beach access rights online.
The woman was issued a ticket by the California Coastal Commission last week, alleging that she had unlawfully roped off the beach area and verbally harassed beachgoers. KCAL-TV said that the commission’s letter required the ropes to be taken down by September and told the landowner to stop obstructing the public beach’s access right now. She can reply to the notice of infractions until August 16th.
The California Coastal Commission acknowledged that the letter had been sent, but a representative refused to give The Times a copy, saying that they needed to wait for the homeowner’s answer. The commission’s intervention emphasizes how crucial it is to preserve the public’s legally protected right to access beaches.
The event has rekindled conversations about California’s delicate balance between public beach access and private property rights. Owners of seaside properties are reminded by the Coastal Commission’s swift action of the boundaries of their rights to neighboring beach areas. This matter is still pending the homeowner’s response and any further actions taken by the commission.
