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Re:Who gets to own the West? by fzeroracer on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:03AM (#20249135)
The irony of billionaires who made their money through fracking saying they have a 'responsibility to the land' is I hope not lost on anyone.

In either case, we're seeing a lot of previously public property essentially turn private and the results never seem to work out that well. From beaches being closed to retirees being pushed out of their homes, this sort of large-scale property ownership shifting seems to result in a net negative for the local community.

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by dillonmckay on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:06AM (#20249151)
What beaches are being closed?
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Re:Who gets to own the West? by nsnick on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:08AM (#20249161)
Martin's Beach, closed by Vinod Khosla.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/technology/california-bea...

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by ericd on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:32AM (#20249265)
One datapoint doesn't make a trend, though.
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Re:Who gets to own the West? by nsnick on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:40AM (#20249299)
Pila'a Beach closed by Mark Zuckerberg

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/17/mark-zuckerb...

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by maxxxxx on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:38AM (#20249287)
In Malibu they also try to close access to the beach with fake security guards and signs.
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Re:Who gets to own the West? by catacombs on Saturday June 22, 2019 @09:58AM (#20249571)
Three occurrences make a trend. And rich people buying up land near beaches and closing to the public has been happening more frequently that past few years.
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