"As was already taking shape publicly back in January, Sramek and his team have pivoted to partnering with the small existing city of Suisun City, with a plan to build their new city of 400,000 residents as an "extension" of Suisun City, population 29,600. The plan, Sramek says, is to basically keep the same land-use plan they drew up originally for their unnamed new city,"
"The $900 million or more that's been spent assembling land and paying consultants might not go to waste after all. With a series of tweets Tuesday, California Forever CEO Jan Sramek announced the plan that has likely been brewing since the group withdrew their ballot measure last year in the face of staunch opposition from Solano County officials and likely a difficult political lift with voters too."
California Forever shifted from pursuing a ballot measure to partnering with Suisun City to build an expansion projected to house 400,000 residents. The project calls for Solano Foundry, America's largest manufacturing park, Solano Shipyard, a new downtown, and walkable neighborhoods with 175,000+ homes over a 40-year buildout. More than $900 million has been spent assembling land and paying consultants, and ownership gaps remain for the land necessary to connect to Suisun City. The pivot follows staunch opposition from Solano County officials and aims to turn a bedroom community into an economic engine, according to CEO Jan Sramek's tweets.
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