“The unlikely series of events that brought the parcel into Appleton’s hands began with a 2017 Times article that detailed several hundred properties in the river channel that were owned by individuals and companies. For reasons unknown, those properties were bypassed — and mostly forgotten by their owners — when the Los Angeles County Flood Control District acquired title to most of the river.”
See you on the river, Jim Burns
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Jim, why is the Compton Hunting and Fishing Club described as “quirky?”
Yeah, that’s odd, maybe “unexpected” would be a better word. I’d never heard of it, but looks very cool.