Farmers lack the right to sell their land, and the supply of land for residential development near urban areas is tightly controlled.

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Created 43 years ago under a quirky Los Angeles County law that was meant to discourage overbuilding in residential areas, Industry was set up to take on the messy development others didn't want in their backyards.

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