“The decision caps an all-out legal battle over a small stretch of sand in San Mateo County known as Martins Beach. What began as a local dispute over a locked gate has exploded into a cause célèbre for beachgoers across California. The decade-long squabble spurred a spate of lawsuits that zeroed in on whether property owner Vinod Khosla needs state permission to gate off the road.” LA Times: US Supreme Court declines to take Martins Beach case — a win for California’s landmark coastal access law. (Awesome, just in time for winter…)