Gary Trudeau is in the middle of a great series on David “Lord” Geffen’s attempt to keep the public off of the “public” beach in front of his Malibu estate. This time, he points out the beachfront homeowner’s use of public sand to build a berm:

“One day a tsunami will come and there will be a great reckoning! Mansions will crumble! Only the surfer will prosper”….