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Vinod Khosla fights a 10 year battle for a beach he doesn't use
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla wants people off his beach, and he’s willing to spend billions of dollars to make it happen. He’s been pursuing the issue in court for a decade.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readVenture capitalist Vinod Khosla wants people off his beach, and he’s willing to spend billions of dollars to make it happen. He’s been pursuing the issue in court for a decade. But California courts have so far sided with beachgoers, saying Khosla is violating state law by trying to restrict access to his beach. So now he’s trying to take his fight to the Supreme Court. Khosla bought a whole beach village just south of Half Moon Bay in Northern California. But he hasn’t even spent a night there.
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4 of 5How Vinod Khosla could reshape California coastal policy- 0:00Contentious confirmation hearings begin for Brett Kavanaugh
- 9:34Democrats have advantage in tight House races, poll shows
- 17:50How will Facebook and Twitter prevent foreign interference during the midterm elections?
- 24:38Vinod Khosla fights a 10 year battle for a beach he doesn't useYou’re reading this
- 36:41Will Nike regret hiring Colin Kaepernick for its new campaign?