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The billionaires behind the 'utopian' California Forever city are attempting to 'TRICK' locals so they can run for office and begin building in November

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 21, 2024
Locals in Solano County have accused a group of billionaires, California Forever, of attempting to 'trick' them into signing a petition to encourage the construction of their 'utopian city.' Locals claim they are using nefarious methods to gain signatures, waited outside local businesses, and told passersby that they are signing a petition to'get safer roads,'harsher fentanyl-use penalties,'or even to'cure cancer.' In order for their proposal to rezone the land to be on a referendum in November, they need to get 13,000 signatures from registered voters.

New pictures of a proposed California city have surfaced, according to billionaires who claim they could accommodate 400,000 people and provide good jobs to all residents

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 8, 2024
California Forever,' the corporation, is the sole landowner in Solano County, which is about 60 miles northeast of San Francisco. The company referred to the area as "some of the worst for agriculture in Solano County" in a recent commercial. Nothing has been able to grow on this land for years.' The commercial promises to build 'walkable, middle-class communities that we can afford.' The commercial also promised $400 million in down payment assistance for residents and 15,000 new employees with 'good pay in manufacturing and tech'.

'This is very disrespectful', a rant at a town hall meeting over 'utopian city' proposals that are backed by Silicon Valley billionaires.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 30, 2023
Residents of Vallejo, California, a Solano County city, expressed their trepidation about a planned 'utopian city,' which is expected to be constructed on farmland in the immediate area. The project is being dubbed 'California Forever.' Its architects' proposal to turn 50,000 acres of Solano County farmland into a brand new city of about as many residents. According to the developers, the area will be as walkable as Paris and will result in the creation of tens of thousands of jobs.

At a council meeting against tech giants' proposal to create a 53,000-acre 'utopian' city, ferocious Californians erupted, but the Silicon Valley billionaires were dismissed as a "small, vocal minority."

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 24, 2023
Residents of Solano County packed into a meeting earlier this month to oppose a billionaire-backed group's attempts to build a 'walkable and green' city on rural property. Those in opposition argue that the initiative could jeopardize existing ecosystems and be referred to as a 'oligarch city.' Brian Brokaw, a spokesperson for the group, dismissed them as a "small but vocal minority."

Billionaire Flannery group says it has now bought all the land it needs for utopian new 53,000 acre city in Northern California that will be 'walkable and green'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 5, 2023
The October purchases, according to Flannery Associates, was the last stage of its sale before the 'California Dream' city's construction began. Flannery Associates LLC has invested more than $800 million in Solano County over the years, secretly buying vast swaths of land around Travis Air Force Base, a project dubbed 'California Forever.' According to county records, the investor group bought half a dozen more land parcels in October, totaling 814 acres, indicating that it now owns more than 53,000 acres in the area.

Ranchers in the middle of a $800 million land grab in Silicon Valley.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2023
Farmers who live on the land rented by Silicon Valley titans in order to create a utopian city are concerned that the growth will destroy their livelihoods. On Friday, renderings for the California Forever project were unveiled, revealing proposals for a 50,000-acre idealistic city backed by tech billionaires and giants. As farmers and ranchers who live near the property purchased by 'Flannery Associates' protested the company's conduct, they immediately reacted angrily. They are so selfish, it's amazing,' a farmer who spoke with SF Chronicle said. 'They know what they are going to do but they don't even know anyone who lives here?' Forever, the landowner in Solano County, about 60 miles northeast of San Francisco, is now the largest landowner. The land was worth more than $800 million to the company.

Flannery Associates has hinted that it will build a new city on 52,000 acres around Travis Air Force Base in California, but Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy says she has no idea who is behind the company

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2023
Local Mayor Catherine Moy (left) and Democratic Congressman John Garamendi (top right) seem to have been gauging support for a new city with a "college feel" in the Solano County area, while local Mayor Catherine Moy (left) and Democrat Congressman John Garamendi (top right) are concerned about national security. According to public reports, Flannery Associates has invested more than $800 million on land surrounding the air base, which is located 50 miles northeast of San Francisco. Officials in the 120,000-strong city were sent a survey (inset) from a polling website by text message this week, while others said they had been called.

Farmers are now suing farmers for 'inflating the price', despite concerns that the company is owned by a hostile power

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 1, 2023
Farmers are being sued by a mysterious group that purchased more than 50,000 acres of land around an Air Force base in California for conspiring to sell it at higher rates. However, a congressman now claims that the lawsuit is in fact part of a conspiracy to destabilize the farmers, as well as a growing suspicion" that the chunks of land are being purchased by a party linked to China. According to public records, 'Flannery Associates' has invested over $800 million on the Travis Air Force base since 2018.'

USAF investigates mystery company that's bought 55,000 acres around major California Air Force base

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 8, 2023
State authorities are looking into a mysterious firm that has bought 55,000 acres of dry farmland around an Air Force base in California. The Travis Air Force base, which is northeast of San Francisco, houses a large transport plane that is used for refueling smaller planes and sending humanitarian and munitions around the world. Flannery Associates LLC has invested around $800 million on swaths of land around the base, causing local, state, and federal officials to be unsure who they are and what they want with it beginning in 2018.

In CHOS, a FBI whistleblower will testify

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 18, 2023
As chaos broke out in the hearing room, Democrats on the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government chastised Republicans over the FBI whistleblowers' credibility. Gardette, Steve Friend, and Marcus Allen, all suspended FBI agents, are testifying before the commission on Thursday about suspected 'abuses of power' by the federal bureau's leadership, ranging from harassment against conservatives to the increase of domestic terror statistics. 'Be prepared,' Chairman Jordan warned the witnesses at the beginning of the trial, 'because [the Democrats] are going to come after you.'

Taiwan is a 'country', according to Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 26, 2022
When visiting Taiwan on Friday, Sen. Marsha Blackburn maintained that Taiwan is its own "country." In a meeting with Tai President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, the Tennessee Republican first referred to Taiwan as a 'country.' In 2008, Blackburn recalled her first trip to Taiwan, where she had 'the opportunity to see some of your country firsthand.' On call with reporters, Blackburn, a member of the Armed Services Committee, was asked if her remarks were contrary to official US policy. 'I feel like Taiwan is a nation.' If Taiwan was not a country why would China be talking about reunification?' The Tennessee Republican asked defiantly.

Senator Marsha Blackburn, another US politician, lands in Taiwan: another US senator, Marsha Blackburn

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 25, 2022
Sen. Marsha Blackburn landed in Taipei, Taiwan, on board a US military aircraft, marking the fourth visit by a US lawmaker to the island nation in a matter of weeks. The step is likely to anger Beijing, who sees visits from US officials as confirmation of Taiwan's independence. Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican who serves on the Senate's Commerce and Armed Services Committees, was one of a number of Republican senators who supported House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial Taiwan tour last month.

After Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Singapore's next Prime Minister warns that the US and China are closer to war

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 16, 2022
If neither party takes action to deescalate, Singapore's prime minister-in-waiting warned that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan put the US-China relationship on a'very worrying' course, and that if neither side takes action to deescalate, the two countries could'sleepwalk into conflict. 'Following the trip, tensions have risen a notch,' Lawrence Wong said in an interview with Bloomberg. 'And here's the danger: we're starting to see a sequence of decisions taken by both countries that could lead us to more volatile territory.' Wong is the current deputy prime minister and finance minister. He expressed worry over a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, or the South China Sea, where China has been increasing its military drills.

Less than two weeks after Pelosi's turbulent trip, the congressional delegation will fly to Taiwan

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14, 2022
Following China's warning and starting military drills near the island less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit less than two weeks ago, another group of US lawmakers is visiting Taiwan over the weekend. According to the American Institute in Taiwan, a five-member delegation led by Democratic Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is in Taiwan on Sunday and Monday as part of a larger trip through Asia. Pelosi's trip to Taiwan just 12 days before this new trip enraged China, prompting Beijing to launch missiles, warships, and warplanes into the seas and air around Taiwan.