The water companies lock up the land and keep people out. They levy HUGE fines if you trespass. This land has been locked away for over one hundred years.
The Open Space District makes the land available for public use.
This is steep mountainous terrain not suitable for any residential or commercial use.
Open space is not available for public use. we have thousands of acres in Sonoma county that are off limits. The government already controls millions of acres in the west. Some sates, that majority of their land is federally owned/controlled.
What Pof is saying is true. What is now Sierra Azus owned by developers from the 50s to the 70s, but due to water issues, steepness, and other issues, it just wasn't a viable spot for development.
The folks on black mountain road would disagree