There's the rub, Brother Reverend! Discuss with us now, how they are induced to "WANT" to sell to "us!" It's very subtle, strong and vile in far too many cases. If you'll honestly look into it, you'll discover it! It sucks canal water!!!
Look you can think whatever you want. I am not telling you how to live in California. If you don't want a Heritage area there, then by all means don't have one. Ours has tremendous public support, the biggest complaint was that it was not big enough.
Property owners here are not afraid of the NPS or the Heritage Area. They can read and know what the law says. Heck there are more lawyers here per capita than in any other state.
You fight for what you want to in California but don't get yer panties in a bunch when we fight for what we want back east. Like I told the other California guy, I don't know what his exact situation is. Don't pretend to know what ours is.