On Friday, August 12, 2005, the Coastal Commission has scheduled a public hearing in Costa Mesa, California to consider issuing a Cease and Desist Order against the Trancas Property Owners Association in Broad Beach, Malibu to prevent the continued use of illegal “private property” and “no trespassing” signs, fencing, and private security guards on all-terrain [...]

The State Supreme Courts in Michigan and New Jersey have enforced public access to the beach under the public trust doctrine. Strolling along a Great Lakes beach is no crime, Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday in upholding the time-honored tradition of beach-walking. The court held in Glass v. Goeckel, 126409 (July 29, 2005), that “walking [...]

State’s top court rules beach-walking is OK Detroit Free Press BY HUGH McDIARMID JR. FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER July 30, 2005 Strolling along a Great Lakes beach is no crime, Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday in upholding the time-honored tradition of beach-walking. The court, with five of seven justices fully agreeing, found that “walking the [...]

In Raleigh Avenue Beach Association v. Atlantic Beach Club, Inc., A-40-04 (July 26, 2005), the New Jersey Supreme Court held recently that under the public trust doctrine, a 480 foot wide stretch of upland dry sand beach operated as a private beach club must be available to the general public at a reasonable fee for [...]

Los Angeles Times By Daniel Costello Times Staff Writer August 1, 2005 It’s familiar news by now that America’s obesity epidemic is both dangerous and costly. Obesity significantly increases the risk of many diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, and is associated with at least 112,000 deaths a year. The economic impact is equally startling: [...]