FAQs

General

• 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.

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• What kind of jobs will this community create, and how many?

  We are committed to building a city where everyone can thrive, including working families. We are confident that the new community will attract good-paying jobs and become a significant job center for Solano County.

  As part of the new city, we are proposing both a downtown for office jobs, and a brand new 2,300-acre Industry & Technology zone, which will be one of the best places for advanced manufacturing in California. Our goal is to attract the types of employers that build on Solano’s heritage, in both aerospace/defense, and in agricultural technologies. That’s why we prioritized employers like Hadrian (advanced manufacturing of parts for planes, rockets, and drones), Zipline (drone delivery), and Plenty (indoor farming) – read more about them here.

  More broadly, according to the Economic Impact Report by BlueSky, by 2040, new city will bring an estimated 53,000 permanent jobs and $16 billion annual economic impact into Solano County. Read the full report here.

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• What types of homes are you building? Will they be for sale or rent?

  The first phase of the new city would be a series of neighborhoods with about 20,000 homes, for about 50,000 residents. We hope to build these by the late 2030s. The homes would be built in safe, walkable neighborhoods, with homes of all sizes, price points, and both for-sale and for-rent homes integrated into the same neighborhoods. We expect to build homes of all types: “single family” rowhouses, rowhouses split up into “flats”, small and medium-sized apartment buildings, accessory dwelling units, and more.

  The homes for sale in the new city will be just like other homes sold in Solano County. They’ll be sold outright, not on leases. Some of the homes will be part of an homeowners’ association (HOA), and some will not, so residents will be able to choose how they want their neighborhoods to be cared for.

  To read more about creating new paths to homeownership for Solano residents and Travis families, and to see examples of the types of homes we propose to build, please read this post.

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• Is a walkable city accessible for seniors and those with disabilities?

  Yes, and far more accessible than traditional suburban subdivisions. Residents and visitors will traverse smooth and safe streets without curbs from their ground-floor accessible homes to grocery stores, parks, and shops within minutes.

  This will be an ideal city to live independently, without reliance on a car or a driver. Those are available if desired, but they may not be needed when life’s amenities are available by a short, accessible trip around the corner.

  

  Charming streets

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• 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.

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• Who runs California Forever? What role do investors have in California Forever? Are any of them foreign?

  California Forever is run by our Founder & CEO, Jan Sramek, and the management team. Jan Sramek and all members of our management team are American citizens.

  The investors in the California Forever project are passive investors without daily involvement in the project. These are individuals and institutions who believe California’s best days are ahead of it and want to double down on the state and region. This is a long-term investment that doesn’t expect to pay dividends or distributions for decades.

  Approximately 97% of our capital comes from U.S. investors. The remaining 3% comes from Patrick and John Collison (Irish), Charles Songhurst (British), and Thomas Mather (Irish/South African). Our investors include Marc Andreessen, Patrick and John Collison, Chris Dixon, John Doerr, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Reid Hoffman, Michael Moritz, Laurene Powell Jobs, and the California investment firm Andreessen Horowitz.

  With less than 3% of investment from foreign investors, we have far lower foreign ownership than the average large US company, since on average, foreign investors own up to 40% of US corporate equity.

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• What are you working on now? What is the process from here?

  In July 2024, we reached an agreement with Solano County to remove the ballot measure from the November 2024 election, and instead work together collaboratively to plan the new city, complete a Development Agreement and Environmental Impact Report, and then bring the project back to the voters for approval. We are currently following this process and working collaboratively with all stakeholders.

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• How do I give feedback or get involved?

  We are delighted to have met many great neighbors and friends since we started working on the project, and we look forward to meeting and making many more. Please through out to us through the contact form. Or, email us at contact@californiaforever.com.

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