San Mateo County, CA, plans to purchase 49 acres of coastal land for recreational use.
"Forty-nine acres stretching from a eucalyptus-lined hilltop to an ocean bluff just north of Half Moon Bay may soon be public property, as San Mateo County negotiates to buy a piece of the coast that a group of local lawyers has fought to develop for a decade... San Mateo County plans to buy Mirada Surf from members of the Burlingame law firm McCracken, Byers & Haesloop, acquiring a rare piece of private property on the coastline and turning it over to the public for recreational use."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
Read the full story: County plans to buy Mirada Surf, ending long fight over development
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