Proposed Bay Area Utopian City
California Forever releases new map of proposed Bay Area utopian city with plans for a sustainable community that could house up to 400,000 residents, backed by billionaire funders and facing skepticism from locals.
Key Points
- New map released for proposed city in Solano County
- Backed by philanthropists Laurene Powell Jobs, Reid Hoffman, and Marc Andreessen
- Initiative aims to overturn a 1984 rule preventing development on agricultural land
- Project faces skepticism and potential environmental review
Pros
- Plans for a sustainable community
- Potential to house up to 400,000 residents
- Backed by billionaire funders
Cons
- Skepticism among locals
- Concerns about adding hundreds of thousands of residents to the area
- Secrecy around land buys