California Forever Plan Qualifies for November Ballot in Solano County

The California Forever plan to construct a new city in eastern Solano County, northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, has qualified for inclusion on the November ballot, according to published reports. Known as the Homes, Jobs and Clean Energy Initiative, the measure asks Solano County voters to approve zoning for a city of up to 400,000 people, which its backers call the “East Solano Plan.” 

The San Francisco Standard reported that the county Board of Supervisors will consider formally placing the initiative on the ballot at its June 25 meeting. It could also instead order a report to assess the plan’s impacts before putting it on the ballot. 

California Forever’s investors, who include Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Marc Andreessen, began releasing a list of benefits from the proposed project earlier this year, reported the Los Angeles Times. Among them are a pledge to create at least 15,000 jobs and $500 million to assist with down payments for housing, scholarships and other benefits for residents. 

Rendering courtesy of California Forever.