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Reason · Nov 19, 2025

Silicon Valley-backed California city project pitches plan for manufacturing hub

Chief executive of ‘California Forever’ says proposal to develop site would represent ‘new home for frontier tech’

The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2025

The controversial California city backed by tech elite has a new plan: boats

California Forever is back with a proposal that has some on board: using the land it owns to create a shipbuilding hub

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2025

Voters to weigh in on whether tech billionaires can build new California city

California Forever hopes to build sustainable city in Solano county but company’s tactics have been controversial

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2024

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

A Brand New City in Northern California Will Show if the State Is Serious About Housing Solutions

The project might determine whether new generations will be able to take part in the American Dream.

Reason · Mar 8, 2024

Zoning Bans the Good Samaritan

Plus: Beverly Hills homeowners can't build new pools until their city allows new housing, a ballot initiative would legalize California's newest city, and NIMBYs sue to overturn zoning reform (again).

Reason · Jan 23, 2024

‘This hasn’t been done before’: can tech elites build their own city – and win over the skeptics?

Gabriel Metcalf was hired to design a new California city backed by Silicon Valley money. He says bold action is needed to fight the housing crisis

The Guardian - US · Jan 22, 2024

Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it

California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2024

Silicon Valley investors want to create a new city – is 'California Forever’ a utopian dream or just smart business?

He was, said George Bernard Shaw, “one of those heroic simpletons who do big things whilst our prominent worldlings are explaining why they are Utopian and impossible”.

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023