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    To settle a beach violation, Napster founder creates YourCoast app

    by Rosanna Xia and Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times Dec 17, 2018 6 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - When a seaside property owner blocks beach access with a gate, the California Coastal Commission can order it removed.

    When a developer builds along the coast without permission, the agency can rain down millions in fines.

    But when tech billionaire Sean Parker chose a wedding venue in violation of the California Coastal Act, the state settled on a far more creative form of restitution: a mobile app.

    Now after five years of collaboration between Parker - the founder of Napster and first president of Facebook - and the commission, YourCoast was unveiled Thursday at a commission meeting in Newport Beach and is available for download in the iOS app store.

    The app marks an unusual convergence between two distinct California cultures: strict environmental regulators and rule-breaking tech types. It is also a rare high-profile coastal violation case resolved with cooperation rather than a legal fight.

    The saga began in June 2013, just before Parker was

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