California neighborhood that hid public bay path could bankroll long-awaited park improvements

• A proposed settlement in California would require a homeowners association to contribute $2.5 million towards improvements at Jack Nichol Park due to illegally blocking public access routes for over three decades.

For more than 30 years, public access to a California waterfront park was reportedly constrained by the affluent neighborhood beside it.

Now, the consequences of that long-running restriction could help fund changes meant to make the space more inviting to everyone.

What happened?…

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