An exclusive waterside neighborhood in Southern California has finally reached an agreement with the California Coastal Commission over whether it can restrict access to its long-gated shoreline — nearly 50 years after the fight began.
The almost half-century-long battle concluded quietly in a Ventura County chamber this week, with formalized plans for new signage, unlocked gates and a promise to involve the public in what has, for decades, been a homeowner-only slice of the shore.
Bay Harbour, a community nestled within the larger Alamitos Bay area of Long Beach, has long been an inconspicuous hideaway for discerning Southern Californians, with homes in the tight-knit neighborhood selling today for well above local market prices…