“It was routinely closed for private events and in the winter. They did not apply for a permit and were never told by any public official or entity that a permi

“It was routinely closed for private events and in the winter. They did not apply for a permit and were never told by any public official or entity that a permit was required,” said Khosla’s attorney, Dori Yob, in a statement. “However, when the subsequent owner continued these practices they were met with threats and harassment in an attempt to coerce them to forfeit their private property rights and allow public access to the property on terms of the County and Coastal Commission’s choosing,” she added. As if Khosla's permanent closure of the access road (and effective annexation of the beach proper) were in any way comparable to a "continuation" of the previous owner's practice of occasionally closing the road for private events.