Billionaire backers of new California city reveal map and details of
proposed development
Promoters of a secretive Silicon Valley-backed ballot initiative to
build a new city on farmland between Sacramento and San Francisco are
releasing more details of their plan as they submit paperwork
Wednesday to qualify for the November election.
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But none of that can happen without approval from county voters, who
in 1984 backed protections against turning farmland into urban space.
That's why Jan Sramek, CEO and founder of California Forever, and the
project's backers are turning to the ballot. He'll speak about the
project and the proposed ballot initiative Wednesday, and the group
must collect about 13,000 signatures from county voters to place it on
the November ballot.
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The development would start with nearly 20,000 homes for 50,000
residents. It could grow to 400,000 people -- which is nearly the
current population of Solano County -- but only if the project creates
at least 15,000 jobs that pay above average wages, the group's backers
say. Plans call for a medium-density downtown with rowhouses and
apartment buildings, and jobs, schools, bars and restaurants and
grocery stores all within walking distance.
https://apnews.com/article/new-california-city-tech-silicon-valley-4097f0872c4e18ca9d75776e2d8974d9
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