Free Republic

The cameras were rolling and one of Hollywood's biggest producers was watching. And on Thursday, an excited group was auditioning for what could be this summer's hottest feature: Malibu beach-going.Coastal-access advocates set foot on the sand at Tinseltown titan David Geffen's sprawling beachfront estate, some for the first time, celebrating the opening of a 9-foot-wide public pathway to the ocean. Creation of the walkway came after Geffen reluctantly made good on a 22-year-old legal promise to let the public onto part of Carbon Beach, a mile-long stretch of sand east of the Malibu Pier. The public will have access to...

Celebs vs plebs in the battle of Malibu beach 'They're never there and yet they still want it locked up. But it ain't your back yard, buddy' Ed Vulliamy in New York Sunday May 19, 2002 The Observer A great wave is poised to crash ashore along the beaches where Hollywood's rich and beautiful stroll and sun themselves - an invasion not of seawater but of the common people. The plebeian threat is to Malibu's exclusive colony of film stars, rock idols and moguls of the entertainment business. And it is led by the state of California, now seeking to...