California Forever
Coverage of California Forever in the Nexus archive.
- Keep an eye on these 5 deals as California lawmakers close out the legislative session
California lawmakers are negotiating key legislative deals ahead of the Aug. 31 session adjournment, with the state's climate fund budget at the center of disputes. Disagreements over funding for projects like high-speed rail, safe drinking water, and transit persist, while a tech-backed group seeks environmental rule exemptions for a Solano County development.
- Deals to watch as CA lawmakers make final sprint
California lawmakers are in the final month of the legislative session, focusing on deals involving climate funding, urban development projects like California Forever, and wildfire liability proposals. Disagreements persist over how to allocate climate funds, expedite real estate developments, and address utility companies' wildfire responsibilities.
- Keep an eye on these 5 deals as California lawmakers close out the legislative session
California lawmakers are finalizing legislative deals on climate funding, wildfires, and the tech-backed California Forever project before adjourning on Aug. 31. Disputes over the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's allocation and potential cuts to high-speed rail funding remain key issues, alongside negotiations on Proposition 4 and environmental rule exemptions for California Forever.
- Inside Gavin Newsom’s secret bid to save billionaires’ California Forever dream city
Gavin Newsom met secretly with California Forever's CEO to push local officials to support the billionaire-backed Solano County mega-project as a key part of California's economic future.
- California Forever: Inside the controversial billionaire-backed city that just suffered a devastating blow
California Forever, a billionaire-backed project aiming to create a 50,000-acre economic hub in eastern Solano County to revive American heavy industry, faces challenges in navigating California's bureaucracy and has recently encountered significant setbacks.
- California Forever gets huge setback after manufacturer chooses TX for $3.2 billion shipyard
A proposed $3.2 billion shipyard intended to be a cornerstone of the California Forever development is instead being built in Texas. This decision represents a significant setback for the California Forever project.
- Billionaires deploy brazen tactic to force through massive utopian city in California
Tech billionaires behind California Forever are bypassing local opposition by requesting Sacramento to reduce environmental review requirements for their utopian city project in California.
- Tech billionaires hire Democratic dealmakers in renewed push to build a Bay Area city
Tech billionaires are lobbying California state leaders to fast-track environmental reviews for a new Bay Area city project. They have hired former political figures to push legislation and seek to bypass local restrictions by annexing land into Suisun City. The project, led by California Forever, includes a shipbuilding operation and manufacturing hub, with defense company Saronic Technologies considering it as a factory location.