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Silicon Valley-backed California city project pitches plan for manufacturing hub

Chief executive of ‘California Forever’ says proposal to develop site would represent ‘new home for frontier tech’

The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2025

California Forever, Forever

The company needs a lot of government permission slips to build its planned new city in the Bay Area. It's now changing the order in which it asks for them.

Reason · Jul 30, 2024

Ballot measure to build billionaire-funded city in California withdrawn

Firm behind ‘California Forever’, a proposed green city for up to 400,000 people on farmland, pulls back from vote

The Guardian - US · Jul 23, 2024

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Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for a new California city won't be on the November ballot after all

A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area on land now zoned for agriculture won’t be on the Nov. 5 ballot after all

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

The secret futuristic city being built by tech billionaires in California

California Forever has bold plans, hundreds of millions in capital invested, and some of the biggest names in tech backing its vision of a brand new city outside of San Francisco – but can it convince skeptical voters to see the light? Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024

Voters to weigh in on whether tech billionaires can build new California city

California Forever hopes to build sustainable city in Solano county but company’s tactics have been controversial

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2024

Silicon Valley-Backed Green City Initiative Qualifies For Ballot

Silicon Valley initiative for a sustainable city in San Francisco Bay Area faces opposition over land acquisition and environmental concerns.

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

Billionaires spent $800m snapping up California farms. Their mystery plan for a ‘utopian city’ is drawing suspicion

Secretive venture capitalists spent six years buying up farmland in Solano County with the dream of constructing an eco-friendly hamlet of the future, but not everyone is convinced, writes Joe Sommerlad

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled

Flannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings

The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2023

Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. They must convince voters first

Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Billionaire group under scrutiny for plan to build ‘utopian city’ in California

Congressman says there would be a ‘whole bunch of hurdles’ the group would have to clear in order to build their city

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

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