Federal jury awards California family $12.7m after government seized island ranch
A federal jury has ordered the U.S. government to pay a California family $12.7 million for a ranch on Santa Cruz Island. The 6,300-acre property was seized by the government through eminent domain in 1996, with an initial offer of just $4 million. The Gherini family had held ancestral ownership of the island land since the late 19th century. The verdict brings an end to a decades-long legal dispute between the family and National Park Service officials. With the award settled, the National Park Service now assumes full control of the land.
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