Major update in billionaires' bid to build huge new 'utopian city' in California - but new hurdle emerges READ MORE: The companies ready to move in to new California utopian city By Joe Hutchison For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:19, 12 June 2024 | Updated: 10:34, 13 June 2024 e-mail 24 shares 15 View comments The move to build a new city in rural California has reached a significant milestone after qualifying for the proposal to be put before local voters in November. But the group backing the plan, named California Forever, must convince voters to get behind their plans of turning 50,000 acres in Solano County into a city .
Led by former Goldman Sachs banker Jan Sramek, California Forever wants to turn the land into an 'old-fashioned,' walkable city that could grow to 400,000 residents . Imagined as a largely middle-class utopia with safe neighborhoods and high-paying jobs, the group claims it already has eager businesses lined up. The group must now convince voters to get behind their ideas, which is already facing opposition from local leaders, environmental groups, and locals alike.
New renderings by backers show resident life and the hopes for the city. Opponents point to a recent poll they conducted that found that 70 percent of those surveyed were skeptical of the move. Former Solano County Supervisor Duane Kromm told the LA Times that 'there's a litany of reasons' to oppose the project.
Kromm said among these is the county's longtime commitment to keeping development c.
