Failure of the bill—which was being debated as the clock struck12:00—apparently now clears the way for Tustin to sell most or allof the land to commercial developers. The parcel is part of thesprawling Tustin Marine Corp Air Facility, which was closed duringthe defense cutbacks of the 1990s.

Officials from neighboring Santa Ana had asked Tustin to provide100 acres of the closed defense facility to build two sorely neededschools. When Tustin refused, Santa Ana Democrat Assemblyman JoeDunn introduced a bill in the state Legislature that would wrestthe property away.

A spokesperson for Dunn says the measure had a good chance ofpassing, but "time ran out. The clock killed us."

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