Living It Up on the Beach
The current state of the beach property. The city of Santa Monica plans to turn it into a public beach club. (Ken Hively / LAT)
Fans of the Hearst/Davies beach property, its mansion long ago demolished, have been pushing to turn the site, with its historic pool and guest house, into a public beach club. The city of Santa Monica recently settlement with residents who opposed the plans, and it expects to break ground next September and complete the project by early 2010. (Ken Hively / LAT)