This case presents the issue of whether a walkway owned by the County can be acquired by neighboring landowners through adverse possession without formal action taken by the County. CSAC’s amicus brief argues that public land cannot be acquired by adverse possession, and that the policy grounds for such a rule are especially acute here where the property at issue involves coastal access. CSAC’s brief was prepared by former Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Member Gary Patton.

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