VIDEO:  Fighting to Save Southern California's Last Pristine Beach
 
 
On March 14th of this year I posted a video titled " Save Trestles" profiling Marty Benson. A lawyer, Surfer and Activist fighting to hard to defeat a proposed toll road through Southern California's San Onofre State Park. Well, with thousands of supporters from all over the country and the world the fight has been raging all year. I caught up with Marty in San Clemente to get an update on the proceedings... Check it out!
by  CarlDBrown  on Oct 20,2008
 
 
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