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This has been going on for years - at least 20 years. This is just one more in a very long line. What is so different in this case?

Here is a list of the others:
Altadena Foothills Conservancy *LTA *S&P Altadena, CA CA
Amador Land Trust *LTA *S&P Jackson, CA CA
American River Conservancy *LTA *S&P Coloma, CA CA
Anderson Valley Land Trust *LTA *S&P Boonville, CA CA
Anza-Borrego Foundation *LTA *S&P Borrego Springs, CA CA
Arid Lands Community San Jacinto, CA CA
Atascadero Land Preservation Society *LTA *S&P Atascadero, CA CA
Back Country Land Trust *LTA *S&P El Cajon, CA CA
Ballona Lagoon Marine Preserve *LTA *S&P Culver City, CA CA
Ballona Wetlands Land Trust *S&P Playa del Rey, CA CA
Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation Carlsbad, CA CA
Bay Area Barns and Trails *LTA *S&P Mill Valley, CA CA
Bayfront Conservancy Trust Chula Vista, CA CA
Big Sur Land Trust *LTA *S&P Carmel, CA CA
Bodega Land Trust *LTA *S&P Bodega, CA CA
Bolinas Community Land Trust Bolinas, CA CA
Bolsa Chica Conservancy Huntington Beach, CA CA
Bolsa Chica Land Trust *S&P Huntington Beach, CA CA
Bonsall Conservancy *LTA *S&P Bonsall, CA CA
Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust *LTA *S&P Brentwood, CA CA
The Buckeye Conservancy *LTA *S&P Eureka, CA CA
Butte Creek Watershed Conservancy Chico, CA CA
Butters Land Trust *LTA *S&P Oakland, CA CA
Cache Creek Conservancy *LTA *S&P Woodland, CA CA
Calaveras Open Space Trust *LTA Angels Camp, CA CA
California Institute of Man in Nature/Across California Conservancy Nevada City, CA CA
California Rangeland Trust *LTA *S&P Sacramento, CA CA
Canyons Network Carlsbad, CA CA
Carquinez Strait Preservation Trust *S&P Crockett, CA CA
Caspar Community *LTA *S&P Caspar, CA CA
Catalina Island Conservancy Avalon, CA CA
Cayucos Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Cayucos, CA CA
Center for Natural Lands Management *LTA *S&P Fallbrook, CA CA, OR, WA
Claremont Wildlands Conservancy *LTA *S&P Claremont, CA CA
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Palm Desert, CA CA
Coastal Land Trust Albion, CA CA
Coastside Preservation & Recreation Inc Moss Beach, CA CA
Comptche Land Conservancy *S&P Comptche, CA CA
Crafton Hills Open Space Conservancy *LTA *S&P Yucaipa, CA CA
Del Monte Forest Foundation Pebble Beach, CA CA
Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Riverside, CA CA, NV
Dry Creek Conservancy Roseville, CA CA
Eastern Sierra Land Trust *LTA *S&P Bishop, CA CA
El Rio De Los Reyes En Reedley Conservation Trust Reedley, CA CA
Elkhorn Slough Foundation *LTA *S&P Moss Landing, CA CA
The Environmental Trust, Inc. *LTA *S&P La Mesa, CA CA
Escondido Creek Conservancy *LTA *S&P Escondido, CA CA
Fallbrook Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Fallbrook, CA CA
Feather River Land Trust *LTA *S&P Quincy, CA CA
Foothills Wildlife Conservancy *S&P Monrovia, CA CA
Foundation for the Preservation of the Santa Susana Mountains Chatsworth, CA CA
Friends of Mission Valley Preserve San Diego, CA CA
Friends of the Desert Mountains *LTA Palm Desert, CA CA
Friends of the Dunes *LTA Arcata, CA CA
Friends of the Santa Margarita River Fallbrook, CA CA
Glendora Community Conservancy *S&P Glendora, CA CA
Golden State Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Ukiah, CA CA
Goleta Valley Land Trust Santa Barbara, CA CA
Greenspace, The Cambria Land Trust *LTA *S&P Cambria, CA CA
The Habitat Trust *LTA *S&P Fayetteville, NC CA, NC
Half Moon Bay Open Space Trust *LTA Half Moon Bay, CA CA
HeartLand Trust *LTA Sherman Oaks, CA CA
Heirloom Trust Occidental, CA CA
Helix Community Conservancy *LTA La Mesa, CA CA
Homestead Valley Land Trust Mill Valley, CA CA
Humboldt North Coast Land Trust *LTA *S&P Trinidad, CA CA
Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy *S&P Huntington Beach, CA CA
Inland Mendocino County Land Trust *LTA Ukiah, CA CA
Inland Valley Land Trust Claremont, CA CA
Inter-Canyon League Silverado, CA CA
Iron Mountain Conservancy Ramona, CA CA
Jacoby Creek Land Trust *LTA *S&P Bayside, CA CA
Jamul Trails Council *LTA Jamul, CA CA
Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation *LTA *S&P Lake Isabella, CA CA
Laguna Canyon Conservancy Laguna Beach, CA CA
Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation *S&P Sebastopol, CA CA
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. *LTA *S&P Laguna Beach, CA CA
Lake County Land Trust *S&P Lower Lake, CA CA
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County *LTA *S&P San Luis Obispo, CA CA
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County *LTA *S&P Santa Barbara, CA CA
Land Trust for Santa Clara County *LTA *S&P Gilroy, CA CA
Land Trust of Napa County *LTA *S&P Napa, CA CA
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County *LTA *S&P Santa Cruz, CA CA
LandPaths *S&P Santa Rosa, CA CA
Lassen Land and Trails Trust *LTA *S&P Susanville, CA CA
Lompico Watershed Conservancy *S&P Felton, CA CA
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust *LTA Los Angeles, CA CA
Malibu Coastal Land Conservancy Malibu, CA CA
Malibu Trails Association Malibu, CA CA
Marin Agricultural Land Trust *LTA *S&P Point Reyes Station, CA CA
Mattole Restoration Council *LTA Petrolia, CA CA
McKinleyville Land Trust *LTA *S&P McKinleyville, CA CA
Mendocino Agricultural Land Trust Potter Valley, CA CA
Mendocino Land Trust *LTA *S&P Mendocino, CA CA
Merced County Farmlands and Open Space Trust *LTA *S&P Merced, CA CA
Midcoast Park Lands, Inc. El Granada, CA CA
Middle Mountain Foundation *LTA *S&P Live Oak, CA CA
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Los Altos, CA CA
Mill Creek Watershed Conservancy Petrolia, CA CA
Minarets Conservancy *LTA North Fork, CA CA
Moat Creek Management Agency *LTA *S&P Point Arena, CA CA
Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association Laguna Beach, CA CA
Monrovia Mountains Conservancy Monrovia, CA CA
Monterey County Agricultural and Historical Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Salinas, CA CA
Morro Coast Audubon Society *LTA Morro Bay, CA CA
Mountain Meadows Conservancy Westwood, CA CA
Mountains Restoration Trust *LTA *S&P Calabasas, CA CA
Muir Heritage Land Trust *LTA *S&P Martinez, CA CA
The Nature Conservancy, California Field Office *LTA San Francisco, CA CA
Nature Trust of the Santa Monica Mountains *LTA *S&P Malibu, CA CA
Nevada County Land Trust *LTA *S&P Grass Valley, CA CA
North Coast Small Wilderness Area Preservation *LTA *S&P Cambria, CA CA
North Delta Conservancy *LTA *S&P Courtland, CA CA
Northcoast Regional Land Trust *LTA *S&P Bayside, CA CA
Northern California Regional Land Trust *LTA *S&P Chico, CA CA
Ojai Valley Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Ojai, CA CA
Open Space Alliance of Santa Cruz *LTA *S&P Santa Cruz, CA CA
Pacific Forest Trust *LTA *S&P Santa Rosa, CA CA, OR, WA
Pacifica Land Trust *LTA *S&P Pacifica, CA CA
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA CA
Paradise Community Foundation Paradise, CA CA
Peninsula Open Space Trust *LTA *S&P Menlo Park, CA CA
Placer Land Trust *LTA *S&P Auburn, CA CA
Port Costa Conservation Society *LTA *S&P Port Costa, CA CA
Preserve Calavera Oceanside, CA CA
Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy *LTA *S&P Davis, CA CA
Redlands Conservancy *LTA Redlands, CA CA
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Gualala, CA CA
Riverside Land Conservancy *LTA *S&P Riverside, CA CA
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation *LTA *S&P Missoula, MT AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MN, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, PA, SD, UT, WA, WY
Sacramento River Preservation Trust Chico, CA CA
Sacramento Valley Ag Land Conservancy Elk Grove, CA CA
Sacramento Valley Conservancy *LTA *S&P Sacramento, CA CA
San Andreas Land Conservancy Davenport, CA CA
San Benito Agricultural Land Trust *LTA *S&P Tres Pinos, CA CA
San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust *S&P Lake Arrowhead, CA CA
San Diego River Park - Lakeside Conservancy *LTA *S&P Lakeside, CA CA
San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy del Mar, CA CA
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy *LTA *S&P Encinitas, CA CA
San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy *LTA *S&P Glendora, CA CA
San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust *LTA *S&P Fresno, CA CA
San Juan Canyon Preservation Trust *LTA *S&P Belmont, CA CA
Sanctuary Forest, Inc. *LTA *S&P Whitethorn, CA CA
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy Avalon, CA CA
Santa Lucia Conservancy Pacific Grove, CA CA
Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council *LTA *S&P Agoura Hills, CA CA
Save Mount Diablo *LTA *S&P Walnut Creek, CA CA
Save the Redwoods League San Francisco, CA CA
Sempervirens Fund *LTA Los Altos, CA CA
Sequoia Riverlands Trust *LTA *S&P Visalia, CA CA
Sequoya Challenge *LTA *S&P Grass Valley, CA CA
Seven Generations Land Trust Berkeley, CA CA, OR
Shasta Land Trust *LTA *S&P Redding, CA CA
Sierra Foothill Conservancy *LTA *S&P Prather, CA CA
Sierra Madre Mountains Conservancy Glendale, CA CA
Siskiyou Land Trust Mount Shasta, CA CA
Small Wilderness Area Preservation, Inc. *LTA Los Osos, CA CA
Solano Land Trust *LTA *S&P Fairfield, CA CA
Sonoma Land Trust *LTA *S&P Santa Rosa, CA CA
Southern California Agricultural Land Foundation *LTA *S&P Chino, CA CA
Southern Marin Land Trust *S&P Sausalito, CA CA
Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association Imperial Beach, CA CA
Stanislaus Farmland Trust Modesto, CA CA
Tahoe Land Trust Tahoe City, CA CA
Tamalpais Conservation Club *LTA Mill Valley, CA CA
Topanga Natural History Association Topanga, CA CA
Tri-Valley Conservancy *LTA *S&P Livermore, CA CA
Truckee Donner Land Trust *LTA *S&P Truckee, CA CA
Trust for Public Land, Western Regional Office *LTA San Francisco, CA CA
Tuolumne County Land Trust Sonora, CA CA
Tuscany Research Institute *LTA *S&P Las Vegas, NV CA
Ventana Conservation and Land Trust *LTA Santa Barbara, CA CA
Ventura County Agricultural Land Trust *S&P Ventura, CA CA
Ventura Hillsides Conservancy *LTA Ventura, CA CA
Volcan Mountain Preserve Foundation Julian, CA CA
Watsonville Wetlands Watch *LTA Freedom, CA CA
Western Alliance for Nature Malibu, CA CA
Western Cave Conservancy *LTA Santa Cruz, CA CA
Westport Village Society, Inc. *LTA *S&P Westport, CA CA
Whittier Hills Conservancy Whittier, CA CA
The Wilderness Association of San Diego, Inc. San Diego, CA CA
The Wildlands Conservancy Yucaipa, CA CA
Wildlife Heritage Foundation *LTA *S&P Lincoln, CA CA
Winnemem Wintu Organization Redding, CA CA
Yggdrasil Land Foundation, Inc *LTA San Francisco, CA CA
Yolo Land Trust *LTA *S&P Woodland, CA CA
Yuba Sutter Land Trust Marysville, CA CA