Malibu's hidden beaches

I'm not sure if a beach should be classified as "free entertainment," but I know where I'm going for my next dip in the Pacific. Jenny Price, blogging at LA Observed subsite Native Intelligence, provides user-friendly instructions on how to access supposedly inaccessible Malibu Beaches.

She includes useful hints on how to deal with the private guards hired by homeowners to scare you away. Her best bit of advice: Bring the Coastal Commission's phone number with you.