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Let’s make Solano a place that builds.

California Forever is building a new city with well-paid jobs in advanced manufacturing and other industries, new walkable neighborhoods, and clean energy in Solano County.
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By 2040, new city will bring 53,000 permanent jobs and $16 billion annual economic impact

  • Construction will inject $33 billion economic impact into Solano over 13 years, which is $2.39 billion – or $5,328 per Solano resident*.
  • Over 12,000 new jobs will be created in Solano during construction, and once complete, the California Forever plan will bring over 53,000 new jobs into Solano.*
  • The city will provide a new economic engine for Solano while also protecting Travis AFB, strengthening national security, and helping solve California’s housing and energy challenges.

* Source Blue Sky Consulting Group

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Stronger Solano, for generations to come


Support from local community

I am truly enthusiastic about the project! It’s exciting to see initiatives that not only promise economic benefits but also prioritize innovation and community transformation. By embracing forward-thinking and creative approaches to urban development, projects like this have the potential to shape the future of our cities in profound ways. I think Solano County deserves a boost that will bring in new fresh opportunities for people and the community.

Kari Rader Fairfield, CA Nonprofit Director

In my journey, I’ve discovered a deep passion for agriculture and preserving our land. Yet, I’ve also come to realize the importance of balancing this passion with the pressing need to serve our communities. Through organizations like California Forever, I’ve found a way to merge these two passions seamlessly. By advocating for sustainable agriculture and land preservation that benefit our communities, I believe we can create a future where both our environment and our neighborhoods thrive.

Janie Davis Vallejo, CA Founder and CEO, Bright-Horizon Agriculture

I was born on Travis Air Force Base and am very fond of the community. I believe in this project and its potential to create new jobs and new opportunities for local families!

Brady Corcoran Homebuilder

I will be voting yes for to California Forever because it will bring so much…

Mariela Hernandez Rio Vista, CA

I will be voting yes for to California Forever because it will bring so much life to Rio Vista. I am excited about the new jobs it will bring. I am excited for my daughter to grow up in Rio Vista and have a new community to enjoy with her friends. I am just simply excited.

Mariela Hernandez Rio Vista, CA Medical Assistant

I stand behind this community for my granddaughter who lives in Vallejo, I want her to have a house nearby someday.

Christina Punsalan Rio Vista, CA

My family has lived in Fairfield for three generations, and yet there’s a real possibility that I will never be able to buy a home here. I love the vision of a walkable, sustainable community powered by renewable energy with homes for all ages and income levels.

Natalie Neal Fairfield, CA Finance

As a native to Solano County and local to Fairfield I support California Forever. It is not easy to accept change sometimes, even a big change, but we deserve a change for the better. We deserve something to be proud of and to enjoy for many years. It will bring much-needed upgrades to our dated infrastructure, jobs, economy, ect. I ask you to join me in supporting this change for our community.

Aaron Hennagin Fairfield, CA Business Owner

California Forever is a necessity for our County.

Kimberlee Pimental Vallejo, CA

California Forever is a necessity for our County.

Kimberlee Pimental Vallejo, CA

More jobs, more opportunities, and less commute! California needs this community.

Lawrence Ernst American Canyon, CA

More jobs, more opportunities, and less commute! California needs this community.

Lawrence Ernst American Canyon, CA Heart Specialist

Northern California is one of the most beautiful places on earth. However, home construction has not kept up with demand. Our region’s housing shortage is creating access and affordability challenges. Many in my family are seriously thinking about leaving the state. This initiative could go a long way toward solving our local housing problems through the construction of a complete community with good-paying jobs and a mix of housing for all income levels.

Shan Bhattacharya Benicia, CA

As both a business owner and a mother, I believe this initiative addresses many crucial issues that need attention in our community. A substantial investment like California Forever ensures that future families will have an excellent place to live, close to where they grew up. It’s also a fantastic way to ensure that other cities in the region grow alongside the new community.

Martha Villanuevo Fairfield, CA Business Owner

I support California Forever on its mission to create a new city in Solano County. I look forward to the many conveniences it will bring to our community; closer shopping, hospitals, improved infrastructure, as well as keeping open spaces and farmland.

Lisa Montgomery Rio Vista, CA

I’m a disabled veteran living in Solano and have been looking for a place ever since my divorce. I’m a father to five boys and one girl, they’re all grown and gone, but I know my boys will help me in a time of need. I’d love continue being in Solano given I’ve been here for 17 years going back-and-forth from Travis Air Force Base David Grant Hospital. I am a faithful member of the Bay North Church of Christ, and I thank God for bringing us California Forever!

Oliver Garrett Fairfield, CA Retired Veteran

Walkability is key to having a relationship with your surroundings and the community you reside with. Using a car for 100% of transportation needs creates a literal barrier between you and your neighbors. Having a denser, more easily walkable neighborhood design deeply resonates with me. It can foster more Third Spaces, as well as deeper human connection.

Nathaniel Thomas Rosal Vallejo, CA

I think this is the perfect location to build homes.

Angelica Padilla Vacaville, CA

I think this is the perfect location to build homes.

Angelica Padilla Vacaville, CA Judicial Assistant

This initiative is doing something remarkable. Yes, it takes us out of our comfort zone, and doing so sets us on a path of extraordinary growth, infusing rigorously pure magic of great innovation and creativity to elevate the quality of lives in our community.

Deana Morad Fairfield, CA

I endorse this project and can’t wait to see the future there! I want my…

Bianca Rubio Vallejo, CA

I endorse this project and can’t wait to see the future there! I want my child to have better opportunities than I did here in Vallejo. More sporting activities!

Bianca Rubio Vallejo, CA Co-Owner, Restaurant

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A brand new city…

With well-paid local jobs

By bringing new employers to Solano County, in industries like advanced manufacturing, defense, and agricultural technologies, we make sure that many Solano residents can have a shorter commute.

That’s walkable

Our goal is to create a walkable city: a place where children can walk to school alone, seniors aren’t isolated by car-dependent living, and every neighborhood is anchored by local shops and restaurants.

Where all are welcome

Creating an inclusive city that integrates all types of homes from starter homes on up, for sale and for rent, in the same neighborhoods. A place that ensures working families can stay in California.

With highest sustainability standards

Our modern infrastructure can be built with world-class sustainability. Imagine a city that can fully recycle water, recharge our aquifer, reduce vehicle miles traveled, ensure fire-resistant building, and support climate resilient living.


We believe California’s best days lie ahead.

California Forever was founded to bring back the California Dream – a chance for families to own their own home and build a future for themselves and their children. Unfortunately, when we surveyed Solano parents, 81% said their kids won’t be able to find a future in their own neighborhood when they grow up. Solano is falling behind.

Instead of watching our kids leave, we have the opportunity to build a better future with jobs, homes, and new energy sources to make sure that younger generations have the same opportunities as those who grew up during California’s decades of growth and optimism.

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FAQ

Welcome! Here you’ll find answers to common questions about the project.

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  • What kind of a city are you building? Is this some kind of tech utopia?

    We are trying to build a place that says “yes” to things – a place to build the things that Solano County and California need. New industries that bring good paying jobs. New energy infrastructure to support the region. And walkable neighborhoods for Travis AFB airmen and their families, young families, people who work in the city, and the next generation of Solano residents. In the new city, we expect to build all of the uses one would find in a medium-size city like Fairfield, Vacaville, or Vallejo: homes of different types, offices, commercial and industrial uses, restaurants, small businesses, hospitals, schools, cultural venues, parks, and more. The community will be surrounded by parks, open spaces, and greenbelts.

    The zoning map for the new community.

  • What does this mean for Travis Air Force Base? How close will you be to Travis Air Force Base?

    The project will make Travis AFB stronger, by bringing in new advanced manufacturing, defense, and aerospace employers to Solano County, by building homes that airmen can afford, and by creating new job opportunities for military spouses.

    We have worked hard to adjust the project to support Travis’ vital mission, and on February 15th, Travis AFB issued this statement which reads: “California Forever made significant changes to its plans in order to protect Travis’ global mission and local flight operations. With this revised proposal, Travis AFB will be able to continue flying its full mission, including all of our operational, exercise, and local training flights consisting of multiple patterns and landings to all runways, including night vision goggle training to the assault landing zone (ALZ) runway.”

    The statement then adds: “Travis AFB recognizes California Forever’s efforts to minimize impacts to operations and mission capabilities, as well as their project’s potential to improve the wellbeing of our Airmen and families into the future.”

    The new city will not impact the mission at Travis Air Force Base because it will be much farther from Travis AFB than Fairfield or Suisun City. They’re about a mile away, while the new city will be at least 4 miles away. The new city is entirely outside official Travis AFB noise and crash zones.

    We are committed to working closely with the Air Force to make certain that we protect and support the base.

  • How will this new city affect agriculture in Solano County?

    We intentionally located the new city on non-prime farmlands. The entire 17,500 acres that the new city would be located on contribute less than 2% of the total agricultural revenue of Solano County, based on information provided by Solano County in the official Livestock and Crop Reports from 2020-2022.

    See this Blue Sky Consulting Group report for details and calculations, which indicate that the entire 17,500 acres contribute roughly $6 million of the total $385 million of Solano County’s agricultural revenue – i.e., approximately 1.6% of the total.

    We are planning on building greenhouses and vertical farms in the Industry & Technology zone which utilize the latest, most water-efficient farming techniques to make more food with less resources. A single large greenhouse or vertical farm can produce between $10 million and $40 million in annual agricultural revenue.

    We therefore believe that the new city will increase, not decrease, Solano’s agricultural production.

I support California Forever

I believe in Solano County and California that build again. Let’s build new industries, affordable homes, and clean energy for this generation and generations to come.