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State Buys Nearly 400 Acres in Mountains

LOS ANGELES-The $14.5-million purchase will put the land, off Mulholland Drive, off-limits to developers. Part of the acreage had been slated for construction of luxury homes.

By David W. Myers | Updated on November 02, 2001

LOS ANGELES-The state has agreed to pay $14.5 million for 392 acres of prime land at the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains, putting the oak-and-sage-covered terrain forever away from development.

The acreage straddles an eight-mile stretch of the unpaved part of Mulholland Drive, about a mile from busy Topanga Canyon Boulevard. The state plans to use the land as a gateway for hikers and other residents of the San Fernando Valley to access small trails that snake through more remote parkland areas.

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