The ABC7 Eyewitness News I-Team has learned that a felony case has been filed against the real estate investor who put up the controversial fence at Thornton State Beach in Daly City – two counts of felony threats, and one count of convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The I-Team’s Dan Noyes has been working on an extensive story with the owners of the property. They say that Luke Brugnara has taken advantage of tensions in the family that owns much of the land leading to Thornton State Beach. We’ve also learned that the transfer of one small slice he got “for free” may not be legal in the first place.
This six-acre property at Thornton State Beach has been in Pat Fraguglia’s family since 1931. She watched the fence go up last month without her family’s permission, blocking trails leading to the beach and causing a public uproar…