California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups
The controversial plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires to build a new city in northern California farmland could come before voters later this year.
California Forever, the company that quietly acquired 60,000 acres of land in Solano county and recently revealed it planned to build a city there, announced on Wednesday it would submit a ballot initiative asking voters to clear the way for the project.
Along with the announcement of the ballot initiative, the company shed further light on its plans. It is proposing to create a new walkable and sustainable community with a variety of housing options, including apartments and row houses, on 18,600 acres in east Solano county, about 60 miles from San Francisco. Their plan also includes a pledge to create as many as 15,000 jobs, a $400m fund for down payment assistance as well as a requirement that at least 4,000 acres be used for parks, trails and other green spaces.
I hate that I’m living through the dystopian guided age 2.0 I remember reading the history books and thinking how absurd it was all these tycoons could become insanely rich and exploit workers and use their riches to shape politics. Well I’ve learnt a lot these last 10 years, which is, it doesn’t matter how much progress we’ve made technologically or socially, or how safe we feel, we can always slide back. Even to Nazi Germany.
The only way to stop them from getting such power is to change the system that allows a handful of people to run everything.
The world needs direct democracy, no more corrupt career politicians taking bribes from lobbyists being put in charge of our world.