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Real Estate/Development

Nov. 25, 2003

Free to Roam

Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - More powerful than any legal challenge to the Ahmanson Ranch development, two endangered species ultimately derailed the 2,900-acre project, leading Washington Mutual to negotiate a $150 million sale with Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy counsel Laurie Collins.

By Toni Vranjes
        Rorie Skei navigates the rugged, hilly terrain of Ahmanson Ranch in her Ford Expedition, steering the sport utility vehicle over a dirt road.
        Skei, the chief deputy director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, gazes at the dry grassland as white-tailed kites and red-tailed hawks soar overhead. She's free to r...

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