By Lori Weisberg / San Diego Union-Tribune / January 14, 2024 Largely hidden within the sprawling Paradise Point resort on Mission Bay are inviting sandy beaches and hundreds of public parking spaces that many locals and visitors are unaware they are free to use. The California Coastal Commission, which last September fined Paradise Point $1…
By Lori Weisberg / San Diego Union-Tribune / January 14, 2024 Largely hidden within the sprawling Paradise Point resort on Mission Bay are inviting sandy beaches and hundreds of public parking spaces that many locals and visitors are unaware they are free to use. The California Coastal Commission, which last September fined Paradise Point $1…
The 52-acre property is under pressure to complete a sweeping access plan that includes dozens of new signs letting the public know it's welcome to use the beach and parking spaces just inside the resort.
The fine is part of a groundbreaking settlement valued at more than $4 million worth of public benefits designed to substantially widen access to the Mission Bay shoreline on what is city-owned property.
The owner of the sprawling 52-acre resort has reached agreement with the Coastal Commission to pay a $1 million fine and make up for years of unpermitted development on city-owned property that has long impeded public access to the shoreline.