https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/28/environmentalists-buy-part-of-huge-ranch-at-center-of-mining-controversy-in-santa-clara-county/

For nearly a decade, developers have been trying to build a sand and gravel quarry on Sargent Ranch, a sprawling 6,500-acre property along Highway 101 south of Gilroy with a rich cultural history, extensive wildlife and years of failed development proposals, from golf courses to a casino.

Centered on one of the largest remaining private undeveloped landscapes in Santa Clara County, the quarry has been opposed by environmental groups, multiple city councils including in Santa Clara, Mountain View and Sunnyvale, and the Amah Mutsun tribal band, which previously inhabited the area for thousands of years.