Remote workers returned to Law Street Beach on Thursday after organizers secured a city permit following the abrupt cancellation of their last planned beach meetup.
The city approved the permit, after a two-month process, just three days before the event, leaving little time to promote Thursday’s 9 a.m. meetup. Even so, about 100 remote workers gathered at Pacific Beach for some bagel-and-coffee fueled productivity.
Scott Muirhead, a social media content creator best known for taking his desk far and wide, brought San Diego’s remote workers back to Law Street Beach – the site of the first remote work meetup, in March.
“We’re actually permitted this time. There’s a little bit less anxiety of getting kicked off or getting shut down,” Muirhead said. “We’re doing a beach cleanup afterward, I think that helped it get pushed through.”
Rather than navigating the permitting process alone, Muirhead partnered with travel brand LOST iN, which provided insurance and streamlined every step. This gave Muirhead time to host other work events like Remote Work Wednesday at Petco Park, which drew a crowd of 1,500 remote workers armed with laptops and ready to chow down on ballpark hotdogs.
Once work began, the beach felt more like a working cafe than a shoreline.
Matthew Kazden used the morning to plan networking events for the San Diego World Affairs Council, helping the next generation of policymakers meet over coffee. Gigi, his dog, acted as a manager and helped keep Kazden on task.
“I could work remotely from anywhere, but you can’t beat San Diego,” he said. “We pay the California tax, so we might as well use it.”
Scott Muirhead, the man behind the remote work on the beach idea, in Pacific Beach on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Murphy)Beneath canopies of beach umbrellas, remote workers listened to reggae courtesy of Ryan “Cappo” Kelly, who was motivated to bring all of his equipment to the beach after attending the last remote work event.
“I love Scott’s approach,” Kelly said. “Anything to get out of the cubicle. I got through office life with humor, let’s get through it together.”
Alexis Deschenes was one of the beach’s most productive workers, starting up his own sales company from the sand. He already represents five clients.
“I’ve been living in an RV for three years, working remotely the whole time,” he said. “Pushing it to the beach makes sense; we just need wi-fi.”
Daniel Luehm, Deschenes’ friend, spent two hours the night before filling his car with discarded furniture and cushions. Luehm arrived at Law Street at 7:30 a.m., well before any other remote worker, then spent an hour setting up his outdoor office space.
“Alexis came in at the very end, saying, ‘I’ll get the umbrella!’”
Luehm expressed concern about the legality of having his salvaged cushions, rug and wooden chair on the beach. According to the San Diego Municipal Code, household furniture is not allowed on public beaches – preventing many workers from bringing their home office desks.
“There’s a chance the park rangers will shut this down,” Luehm said. “I don’t know what the definition of furniture is, but I think I have some here. Is carpet a furniture? I’d argue it’s a beach mat. What about pillows? Where is the line between a beach chair and house chair?”
Rangers from the Parks and Recreation Department watched over Thursday’s event from a nearby lifeguard storage station, but did not enforce any furniture rules.
“Portable is a spectrum,” Muirhead said, describing the uncertainty around what rangers might regard as allowable furniture.
Alexis Deschenes (left) and Daniel Luehm (right) working alongside each other in their outdoor office space, constructed by Luehm from salvaged furniture, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.(Photo by Thomas Murphy)After the March meetup, Muirhead says unaffiliated beachgoers kept the party going, leaving chairs, tables and mattresses on the beach – making the city wary of a repeat.
Muirhead described Thursday as a success, especially considering the short time he had to promote it through social media.
Remote work will reach Los Angeles, with a Venice Beach event planned for July 17, according to Muirhead. As this movement gains momentum, Muirhead is unsure of where it will take him next.
“I’m just continuing to say yes to everything and seeing where it goes.”
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