Fence blocking Thornton State Beach access comes down after weeks of dispute

by Pete Young, Bay City News February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Thornton State Beach is a protected 58-acre park along the Pacific coast in Daly City, Calif. San Mateo County Supervisor David J. Canepa sent a letter on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, requiring a property owner adjacent to the beach to remove a recently erected 8-foot-tall chain-link fence that blocks access to trails and bluffs. (Google Maps via Bay City News)

A private fence that blocked public access to Thornton State Beach in Daly City began coming down Friday, a San Mateo County supervisor said.

Supervisor David J. Canepa said workers began removing the illegal 8-foot-fence after weeks of dispute.

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