‘Billionaires’ Beach’ becomes more accessible to the public

Beachgoers enjoy Carbon Beach in Malibu on June 24.

Beachgoers enjoy Carbon Beach in Malibu on June 24.

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July 3, 2015 9:45 AM PT

A stretch of Malibu known as Billionaires’ Beach becomes more accessible to the public after a decades-long struggle to make the beaches fronting California’s well-heeled coastal communities more accessible to the public that owns them.

More accessible Carbon Beach

After a long struggle for more public access to the beach, beachgoers enjoy Carbon Beach in Malibu.

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West entrance for Carbon Beach

Beachgoers leave Carbon Beach through a west entrance in Malibu.

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Sun tanning at Carbon Beach

Beachgoers play in the water and lie in the sun on Carbon Beach in Malibu.

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Walking down Carbon Beach

A man walks down Carbon Beach in Malibu.

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Carbon Beach

A man runs into the waves with a tube at Carbon Beach in Malibu.

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Beachgoers enjoy Carbon Beach

Beachgoers are reflected in a homeowner’s glass wall at Carbon Beach in Malibu.

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Strolling down Carbon Beach

Visitors from Brasilia, Brazil, Claudio Pinheiro and wife Patricia Ferreira take a stroll down Carbon Beach in Malibu.

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