California Forever
A company backed by Silicon Valley investors aiming to build a new, self-funded, sustainable city in Solano County, California. It has acquired over 100 square miles of land for this purpose.
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Summary
California Forever is a real estate development corporation founded by Jan Sramek, backed by Silicon Valley investors, aiming to construct a new city in Solano County, California. Through its subsidiary Flannery Associates, the company acquired over 50,000 acres of farmland for its 'East Solano Plan,' which proposes a walkable city for up to 400,000 residents on 17,500 acres. This ambitious project seeks to address California's housing crisis and infrastructure deficits by developing a major high-tech manufacturing hub (Solano Foundry), new West Coast shipyards for national security, and the new pedestrian-friendly city itself. California Forever frames its endeavor as a symbol of American optimism and re-industrialization. In July 2024, the company withdrew a ballot initiative, agreeing with county officials to conduct an environmental impact report, with a potential reintroduction in 2026.
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Real estate development corporation
Country
United States
Founder
Jan Sramek
Land Acquired
Over 50,000 acres (20,000 ha)
Core Initiative 1
Solano Foundry (High-tech Manufacturing hub)
Core Initiative 2
New West Coast Shipyards (for National Security)
Core Initiative 3
New City Development (Walkable City)
Proposed City Area
17,500 acres (7,100 ha)
Headquarters Location
Solano County, California, United States
Land Acquisition Cost
$900 million
Jobs Created (projected)
53,000
Proposed City Population
Up to 400,000 residents
Economic Impact (projected)
$16 billion
Timeline
- Jan Sramek came up with the bold idea for California Forever and started the company. (Source: Web Search)
2017
- California Forever announced the 'East Solano Plan' to build a new city. (Source: Wikipedia)
2023-08
- California Forever withdrew its ballot initiative and agreed with county officials to conduct an environmental impact report and development agreement. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-07
- Potential reintroduction of the ballot initiative after environmental reports are published (proposed). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2026
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California Forever is an American real estate development corporation founded by Jan Sramek. Through its subsidiary Flannery Associates, California Forever anonymously purchased over 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of farm land in southeastern Solano County, on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area. In August 2023, the company announced the East Solano Plan to build a new walkable city of up to 400,000 people on 17,500 acres (7,100 ha) of land. In July 2024, the company withdrew its ballot initiative and announced an agreement with county officials to create an environmental impact report and development agreement. It’s been proposed to reintroduce the ballot initiative in 2026 after environmental reports have been published.
Web Search Results
- Why Billionaires Are Secretly Building a City in California - YouTube
For five years, a shadowy group quietly spent $900 million buying up $50,000 acres of farmland in California. Enough to build a city twice the size of San Francisco. No one knew who was behind it. The sellers were sworn to silence. The public was left guessing. Then came the bombshell. Some of Silicon Valley's most powerful billionaires had been planning a city in secret. This is California Forever, a controversial plan to construct a walkable solarp powered city for $400,000 people in rural [...] Salano County, promising affordable homes, 53,000 jobs, and $16 billion in economic impact. The project sounds like a utopian dream, but farmers, environmentalists, and even the Pentagon are sounding alarms. So, what exactly are they trying to build and why are so many people worried? Let's find out. It all began in 2017 when a former Goldman Sachs trader named Jan Ceramic came up with a bold idea. He started a company called California Forever and through a shell company named Flannry [...] Sounds important, right? But California Forever, the company behind the city, says there's more to the story. They argue that the land in question makes up less than 2% of the county's total farm output. They say it only brings in about $6 million a year and mostly supports low value grazing. Still, environmental groups aren't convinced. They point out that this land is also home to rare animals and special wetland pools. So, it's not just about farms, it's about nature, too. Then there's the
- California Forever (2011) - IMDb
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- California - Wikipedia
In 1848, only one week before the official American annexation of the area, gold was discovered in California, this being an event which was to forever alter both the state's demographics and its finances. Soon afterward, a massive influx of immigration into the area resulted, as prospectors and miners arrived by the thousands. The population burgeoned with U.S. citizens, Europeans, Middle Easterns, Chinese and other immigrants during the great California gold rush. By the time of California's [...] California (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrniə/) is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With almost 40 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest state by population, third-largest state by area and the largest state economy. [...] wallflower, Antioch Dunes evening primrose, Solano grass, San Clemente Island larkspur, salt marsh bird's beak, McDonald's rock-cress, and Santa Barbara Island liveforever. As of December 1997( 85 plant species were listed as threatened or endangered.
- California Admission Day September 9, 1850
statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The Golden State’s rich history has since been shaped by people of every ethnic background who traveled here seeking economic, social and educational opportunity, and a life of quality and breathtaking beauty.California situated its first capital in San Jose. The city [...] motto in 1963. [...] In February of 1848, Mexico and the United States signed a treaty which ended the Mexican War and yielded a vast portion of the Southwest, including present day California, to the United States. Several days earlier, January 24, 1848, gold had been discovered on the American River near Sacramento, and the ensuing gold rush hastened California’s admittance to the Union. With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought
- THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA - in 13 Minutes - YouTube
Alcatraz Island, and so much more. Today, California sits as one of America’s most important states on multiple levels. Its geography, economy, culture, and history are vast and varied. What we remember of the state’s past is often focused primarily on its role in the Wild West as the home of the Gold Rush, in addition to the more modern designation as the home of cinema and fame. But California’s time as a home to the Indigenous, a Spanish colony, [...] unattractive land that the Spaniards had found and passed up time after time was becoming a rising star within the United States. All the while, however, life for Native Californians was worsening. Those who had managed to survive abuse, disease, and seclusion were now secured onto reservations by the government and their population numbers were on a constant downhill tumble. Still, life in California went on… The state’s modern history is no less busy than [...] a Mexican province, an independent republic, and at long last as a U.S. state are all equally distinguished and necessary periods of the land’s past. Its California’s bustling history that made it the extraordinary place that it is today…
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Forever, Miramar Ranch North, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92131, United States of America
Coordinates: 32.9244969, -117.0929742
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