US EditionA billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start
- A proposition to build an eco-friendly city in California has faced delays and technical changes, requiring approval before development.
- The campaign aims for a Nov. 5 ballot, confident that recent amendments will improve chances of success, despite opposition and past obstacles.
- The project involves deep-pocketed Silicon Valley investors, seeking to utilize agricultural land for a large development, sparking concerns about urbanization and water supply strain.
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A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A billionaire-backed proposal to build an eco-friendly California city from scratch is off to a bumpy start in qualifying its voter initiative for the Nov. 5 ballot. Thursday is the deadline for the Solano County counsel’s office to give California Forever the ballot title the company needs to start gathering signatures. California Forever has had to revise its initiative twice, and the delays h…
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A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start. Again
SAN FRANCISCO — After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from scratch are behind schedule to put their proposal before California voters this
A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start - The Morning Sun
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from scratch are behind schedule and off to a bumpy start to put their proposal before California voters this November. Former Goldman Sachs trader Jan Sramek unveiled his closely guarded ballot initiative for the proposed community between San Francisco and Sacramento in January, a plan that envisions 20,000 homes, transit infrastructure, …
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