"Last year, a secretive group of investors were outed for buying up 65,000 acres of land in Solano County, making them the largest landowners in the county. Once the purchases became public, the group came forward under the name California Forever, announcing their intention to build a new city of 400,000 people largely in rural areas around Suisun City and Rio Vista."
"The application broadly calls for two, 20-year buildouts of neighborhoods, commercial, mixed-use and greenspace that would ultimately include about 400,000 residents, with phase one initially preparing for up to 150,000 residents. The document says it would become "comparable to other Solano cities, such as Fairfield, Vallejo, and Vacaville." Solano County currently has about 455,000 total residents; Suisun City has a population of about 30,000."
California Forever has proposed the Suisun Expansion Project to annex 22,873 acres of unincorporated Solano County into Suisun City. The investors previously bought 65,000 acres and had planned a new city of 400,000 people near Suisun City and Rio Vista. The group withdrew a 2024 ballot measure after poor polling but now offers over 22,000 acres to Suisun City with a design emphasizing mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods, transit access, parks, and retail. The application envisions two 20-year buildout phases, ultimately accommodating about 400,000 residents with phase one preparing for up to 150,000, comparable to other Solano cities.
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