California Forever
Silicon Valley tech investor group's development plan for new city of 400,000 in eastern Solano County, California
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, Flannery Associates LLC began a campaign under the subsidiary of California Forever to develop a new walkable city of up to 400,000 people on 17,500 acres (7,100 ha) of land between Rio Vista and Suisun City. In September 2023, the group collected enough signatures for a ballot initiative to change the county's orderly growth initiative and legalize the construction of the planned city. The group submitted a ballot proposal under the name "East Solano Plan" in February 2024.
On July 22, 2024, after several polls across the county, the company withdrew its ballot initiative (after spending nearly $9 million on the ad campaign) and announced an agreement with county officials to create an environmental impact report and development agreement. It has been proposed to reintroduce the ballot initiative in 2026 after environmental reports have been published.
The project has faced criticism questioning the land acquisition tactics of Flannery Associates, the security behind the proposed water supply, and the environmental impacts of the project on surrounding land.
History
Czech-born entrepreneur Jan Sramek founded California Forever and its subsidiary Flannery Associates in 2017. 97% of the company's funding comes from US investors, with the remaining 3% coming from British and Irish investors.
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