A local rancher has purchased a massive 9,400-acre ranch in North Texas listed at $39 million, a spokesperson for rural real ...

Save Mount Diablo acquired the Ginochio Schwendel Ranch — a 98-acre property along the Marsh Creek wildlife corridor, between Clayton and Brentwood — for $1.45 million, the group announced Thursday.

A 25-year-old subdivision plan for the East Mountains that is opposed by a large and vocal group of residents concerned about ...