The California Forever project is one step closer to becoming a reality. This week, backers of the ambitious project announced they had received enough local support to launch a voting effort. Local voters will decide the fate of the project in a November election.
“Today, 20,472 voter signatures were submitted to the Solano County Registrar of Voters to put the East Solano Housing, Jobs and Clean Energy Initiative on the November ballot,” the company said. in a press release Published on Tuesday. “The number of signatures submitted far exceeds the 13,062 valid signatures required by law to certify this effort.”
of large scale projectWith the backing of Silicon Valley's most powerful billionaire, a brand new city is being built on thousands of acres of Bay Area farmland in Solano County. The land was purchased over several years by parent company Flannery Associates. The plan is for him to eventually develop into a thriving metropolis, where over 400,000 people will live and work. But before that, we need to do a lot of things first. The first was the approval of a ballot initiative. This appears to have been achieved.
In November, voters will be asked to vote on a measure that would make the California Forever Project legal. If a majority of Solano County residents vote in favor of the project, it will officially become law and project sponsors will be allowed to begin work on the project immediately.
In an effort to rally local support, California Forever Repeatedly accused of deceiving local residents The petition was signed under false pretenses. Some local residents claimed they were contacted by recruiters and told they were signing petitions for things like “better roads” and additional protections for federal benefits such as Medicare.previous project make a statement He denied the claims and called them “misinformation.”
California Forever Project met with intense hostility From local residents. At a series of informational “town halls” held in various cities across the county, residents repeatedly stood up and shouted at executives working on the project. The project is also currently embroiled in legal disputes with several local ranchers.
A version of this article originally appeared on Gizmodo.
