""The National Park Service said that the people living on the farms must leave, and the agreement reached in confidential negotiations forces these families to cease operations in 15 months.""
""Andrew Giacomini, the residents' lawyer, is pushing back, stating that if ranching is restored, housing could be preserved for the farm residents.""
A lawyer representing farm residents at Point Reyes National Seashore has initiated a lawsuit against the National Park Service to prevent evictions caused by a controversial agreement that requires six dairies and ranches to cease operations within 15 months. Many residents, primarily Latino, have lived on these farms for decades. The deal, yet undisclosed in terms of compensation, was reached with the Nature Conservancy in closed negotiations, causing unrest among the local farming community. The attorney proposes restoring ranching as a means to retain housing for the residents.
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