Overview
- An eight-foot chain-link fence abruptly closed a long-used path to Thornton State Beach, and an initial handwritten sign threatened to shoot trespassers.
- Daly City’s police chief said Luke Brugnara told officers he directed the fence installation, and he was recently arrested on suspicion of criminal threats and weapons violations before being released.
- Authorities say Brugnara does not own the parcel, while a county supervisor has said a trust tied to him purchased it in December, a claim a family owner contests.
- One owner, Donna Pope, says her family has held the land for nearly a century and wants the barrier removed, as neighbors report Brugnara claimed to be the new owner.
- Daly City officials are weighing a referral to the California Coastal Commission as investigations continue into access, permitting, and potential violations.