Rancher Jack Roddy is photographed on his ranch in Brentwood, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. After being targeted for estate-style home development for more than two decades, the acres of hills in the shadow of Mount Diablo will remain. East Bay Regional Park District agreed Tuesday to purchase the nearly 1,885-acre property for $14.25 million. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group)
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