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She obtained landmark status in 1996 and donated an easement to the Los Angeles Conservancy, ensuring that it can’t be remodeled or torn down.

Aggie wants his dogs to not run over and frighten her little, not scary dog; he wants her to join her neighbors in giving him an easement to build a jogging path behind their houses.

And much of the flatland area that McNeill views as most appropriate for development is restricted by open space easements purchased by the county in the 1990s.

This year’s increase in acreage includes areas that were newly conserved through ancestral land return, land acquisitions, new conservation easements and other methods, the report says.

"If they can win over just enough to clear enough hurdles to get the next easement or next little contract or permit approved, they know they'll be able to get their work done."