Just weeks after a deal fell through to buy the Richmond Ranch for development, county leaders are moving forward with turning the open space into a massive park. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to begin acquiring a nearly 1,500-acre portion of the 3,654-acre ranch, with the remaining space being acquired by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency. The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, purchased the land for $16 million from China-based Z&L Properties — whose co-founder and former CEO Zhang Li is under scrutiny for allegations of bribery and kickbacks — and is holding the…
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