&gt; The law on public beaches in California is clear.<p>Apparently not[0]:<p>&gt; In a recent battle between tourists, fishermen, surfers, other members of the public, and venture capitalist billionaire Vinod Khosla, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Gerald J. Buchwald invoked the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to deny public access to a portion of the California coastline. See, Friends of Martin&#x27;s Beach v. Martin&#x27;s Beach 1, LLC, San Mateo County Civil Case #CIV517634. Despite the California State Constitution&#x27;s specific provision enabling members of the public to access the beach, Judge Buchwald ruled that the Treaty trumped the California Coastal Act because it predated it, and officially ended a century of access to Martins Beach in Half Moon Bay, CA.<p>0: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo#Additional_issues" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo#Ad...</a>