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The ultimate McMansion could become ultimate flop house or homeless haven PERSPECTIVE The Hat Mansion is turning into a Rorschach test for Manteca. People are seeing possibilities for it that just are not there. The Mansion so-named as it was the dream creation of grape broker Michael Hat is a community issue today because Richland Communities wants to develop the184-acre vineyard “estate” into housing. Well, that isn’t exactly the entire reason. Richl...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. SHOULD HAT MANSION STAY OR BE TORN DOWN? Vetting for 739 homes proposed around it asks that as part of environmental review Should the Hat Mansion be torn down or allowed to be sold as a residence and surrounded by a sea of tract homes? It could be the most usual environmental vetting eve...