A drawn-out beach battle has finally come to a close: on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not hear tech billionaire's Vinod Khosla's appeal to overturn an earlier ruling giving the public access to a popular California beach running through his property. A venture capitalist who rose to prominence during the 1980s, Khosla, the Sun Microsystems founder, has spent almost a decade fighting to close a path that allowed the public access to Martin's Beach, a beloved surfing destination.