The minds behind a proposed new community in Solano County – known as California Forever — held the first in a series of community town halls Wednesday in Vallejo. Attendees, largely, were unenthusiastic. A group of Silicon Valley investors have purchased more than 50,000 acres of land in Solano County with the goal of converting much of the agriculturally zoned land into a new city. The land is located between Fairfield and Rio Vista. … residents who attended Wednesday’s townhall, however, voiced concerns about myriad issues with the proposal, ranging from what some described as secrecy about the land purchases, to how the town will obtain water …

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