“This is not just any place,” said Mike Sweeney, executive director of the Nature Conservancy in California. Under a separate agreement, the park could be enlarged, giving the public access to an additional 36 acres, including a mile of coastline. “The property is at the intersection of many interests” — the Chumash, the military, surfers, ranchers and developers, Bell said. “This is truly a wild part of the California coastline and the most wild of Southern California,” Bell said. When the Baupost Group took over managing the property in February, negotiations with the commission’s enforcement unit gained momentum.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2017 11:02 UTC