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Developer of New Green City in Northern California Qualifies for Ballot

The ballot initiative would rezone agricultural land in Solano County to allow homes, businesses, solar parks, and more.
Developer of New Green City in Northern California Qualifies for Ballot
Solar panels are set up in the solar farm at the University of California–Merced in Merced, Calif., on Aug. 17, 2022. Nathan Frandino/Reuters
Jill McLaughlin
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Billionaire developers hoping to build a new eco-friendly community in Northern California’s Solano County have collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, the company announced on April 30.
Nearly 25,000 signatures were collected and submitted to the county’s registrar of voters by California Forever, the company behind the initiative, last week. Only about 13,000 were required to qualify the “East Solano Homes, Jobs, and Clean Energy Initiative” for the ballot.
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.