When Schwartz refused, the guard called two police officers from the local sheriff’s department. Despite handing over her business card and a map which highlighted the relevant access areas, the three of them were forced to leave.
“I found it a bit unnerving,” Schwartz says. “I was just a mom with a six-year-old on the beach. I didn’t even have a towel. I was sitting there with my purse. We should have been fine. Honestly, I don’t think people should have to walk around with legal documents to show they can be on a public beach.”
According to Price, the problem stems from the City of Malibu’s disinclination to stand up to homeowners.
Geffen’s mansion is notorious locally for having a set of fake garage doors painted on to a patch of wall adjoining the road. When Aaron Crow, a 42-year-old software engineer, parked his car in this spot last month, he was given a $53 ticket for obstructing access – despite there being no official parking restrictions in place and, ultimately, no garage in place for which access was required. He is now contesting the ticket.
It’s the been tried with home along Lake Michigan..NO DICE for home owners.