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No mention of the local (to ycombinator) dispute with Vinod Khosla. http://www.hmbreview.com/news/martin-s-beach-open-again/article_1a82aeb6-af88-11e7-9e78-9b8

No mention of the local (to ycombinator) dispute with Vinod Khosla. http://www.hmbreview.com/news/martin-s-beach-open-again/article_1a82aeb6-af88-11e7-9e78-9b8317e4101c.html http://www.hmbreview.com/news/martin-s-beach-open-again/arti... I'm surprised people never protested at his office on Sand Hill Road.

jacquesm 9y ago
This sort of abuse of wealth is absolutely revolting, but how do you deal with parties that have amassed enough power to basically thumb their noses at the rest of the populace? The casualness with which such a rich asshole deprives thousands of people of their rights without any fear for consequences is absolutely disgusting.
- mschuster91 9y ago
  > The casualness with which such a rich asshole deprives thousands of people of their rights without any fear for consequences is absolutely disgusting. >> "He shot and killed his neighbor, Timothy Newman, a man who had repeatedly challenged Campbell over his access-blocking proclivities. Campbell first claimed it was self-defense because Newman threatened him, but last year he finally pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. He’s now on probation, under a 20 years suspended prison sentence." Just WTF? This is absolutely insane. Other people end up in the chamber for such things (not that I like the death penalty or other excessive punishment, quite the opposite). The sign that if you're rich enough you can get off with murder is a threat to the core stability of society.
  - jacquesm 9y ago
    http://www.ktvh.com/2016/05/joseph-campbell-pleads-no-contest-in-the-shooting-death-of-tim-newman http://www.ktvh.com/2016/05/joseph-campbell-pleads-no-contes... Plea deals when you're rich are a completely different thing than when you're poor apparently.
- AckSyn 9y ago
  It's almost like the government that puts easements up, or laws requiring easements, failed them. This is hardly the fault of land owners that don't want 'everyone else' traipsing all over their property. If the public land must have access, they can use eminent domain to buy the strip of land required to put in a road.
dmckeon 9y ago
When I first heard of the attempt to close Martin's Beach to the public, I was amazed, but it turns out there was a somewhat similar situation in 1891, about 20 miles south, at what is now Bean Hollow State Park: http://www.pescaderomemories.com/?p=335 http://www.pescaderomemories.com/?p=335
sjg007 9y ago
The average HN reader won't.. potentially needs the VC money. :) And less cynically, the surfrider foundation, the coastal commission and all of the environmental groups you can think of supported the lawsuits against him. So protesting off of Page Mill next to Stanford? Maybe worth it if the guy is there. It's not like there wasn't action nor visibility.

jacquesm 9y ago

This sort of abuse of wealth is absolutely revolting, but how do you deal with parties that have amassed enough power to basically thumb their noses at the rest of the populace? The casualness with which such a rich asshole deprives thousands of people of their rights without any fear for consequences is absolutely disgusting.

mschuster91 9y ago
> The casualness with which such a rich asshole deprives thousands of people of their rights without any fear for consequences is absolutely disgusting. >> "He shot and killed his neighbor, Timothy Newman, a man who had repeatedly challenged Campbell over his access-blocking proclivities. Campbell first claimed it was self-defense because Newman threatened him, but last year he finally pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. He’s now on probation, under a 20 years suspended prison sentence." Just WTF? This is absolutely insane. Other people end up in the chamber for such things (not that I like the death penalty or other excessive punishment, quite the opposite). The sign that if you're rich enough you can get off with murder is a threat to the core stability of society.
- jacquesm 9y ago
  http://www.ktvh.com/2016/05/joseph-campbell-pleads-no-contest-in-the-shooting-death-of-tim-newman http://www.ktvh.com/2016/05/joseph-campbell-pleads-no-contes... Plea deals when you're rich are a completely different thing than when you're poor apparently.
AckSyn 9y ago
It's almost like the government that puts easements up, or laws requiring easements, failed them. This is hardly the fault of land owners that don't want 'everyone else' traipsing all over their property. If the public land must have access, they can use eminent domain to buy the strip of land required to put in a road.

dmckeon 9y ago

When I first heard of the attempt to close Martin's Beach to the public, I was amazed, but it turns out there was a somewhat similar situation in 1891, about 20 miles south, at what is now Bean Hollow State Park: http://www.pescaderomemories.com/?p=335 http://www.pescaderomemories.com/?p=335

sjg007 9y ago

The average HN reader won't.. potentially needs the VC money. :) And less cynically, the surfrider foundation, the coastal commission and all of the environmental groups you can think of supported the lawsuits against him. So protesting off of Page Mill next to Stanford? Maybe worth it if the guy is there. It's not like there wasn't action nor visibility.