Surf’s Full Up

C’mon, man! Whatever happened to the mellow surfer dude from sunny Southern California (“Too Many Surfers and Too Few Waves,” Feb. 24)? One of the greatest appeals of the beach is that everyone from every walk of life can comingle peacefully. Even in ritzy Malibu the wealthy residents cannot legally block the public from beach access.

It would be a shame to close off some of the most beautiful bluffs to all but a few whose property lines end just short of the beach but do not include the beach. Palos Verdes has a highly rated school system. Don’t the students learn basic civility, such as sharing?

William Fang

Alhambra