Tuesday marked the end of the line for the Patterson family’s 150-year reign as Bay Area land barons, but it was a $10 million day for the East Bay Regional Park District. The Patterson family, Bay Area stalwarts since the Gold Rush, donated the last chunk of their once vast land holdings to the park district on a sunny morning in Fremont. The gift – nearly 300 acres of willows and pickleweed near San Francisco Bay – is the most valuable piece of property obtained by the district in its 80-year history. The $10 million appraisal was on the […]

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