This is relevant to the proposed new #sprawl in #SolanoCounty
https://mastodon.social/@miki_lou/111035753019936739

Wealthy tech executives and their investors have bought up 50 thousand acres in Solano County California to build a “utopia”. This brings to mind Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh’s takeover of “The Big Muddy Ranch” in Wasco County Oregon. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/apr/11/wild-wild-country-review-netflixs-take-on-the-cult-that-threatened-american-life #TechBros #Utopia #Cults #SolanoCounty

Hmmm...
Buying up lots of land behind the scenes, now revealing the plans.

https://californiaforever.com/
#california #californiaforever #solanocounty

A California Land Mystery Is Solved. Now the Political Fight Begins. - Tech industry investors spent roughly $900 million buying land to build a dream city in a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/business/economy/california-land-solano-county.html #realestateandhousing(residential) #militarybasesandinstallations #travisairforcebase(calif) #computersandtheinternet #highnetworthindividuals #realestate(commercial) #areaplanningandrenewal #solanocounty(calif) #landusepolicies

Where Tech Investors Are Buying Up Land, Locals Are Worried - In Solano County, Calif., longtime residents are both worried and baffled by an ambitious... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/technology/solano-flannery-tech-city.html #computersandtheinternet #agricultureandfarming #solanocounty(calif) #ruralareas

#Billionaires buying up agricultural land in #SolanoCounty to build their own #utopia https://mashable.com/article/flannery-associates-tech-elite-utopia

This is just billionaire tech bros trying to buy themselves more power and make themselves wealthier in the process. Why don't we simply tax them at 90% of their total income and use that revenue to house the unhoused? #TaxTheRich #NoBillionaires #California #SolanoCounty #Housing

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html?unlocked_article_code=ji89lpij7DVV6ej6u-ZHK321kzD6TEW3AI5k4c09l1nMoC_zMSLPOZk6Wz3crsIxdBCXidTjRH0M-ZoODZerczufpIMrmpSK6hjWIHJgKDN6SyZU2W9s8OBo8OprYPqLVXnD6WjxlitPpoBaq7VSjfzI_IQn51bQdcr_sQ9OQMav8Q-7_37IoTxRxILDakVljr5ZptYmRM3ij-zBe0Y1JnZItSEJqP9zmLAV1-7AcuGetYRQEp9xG2gF4lq7msINVgTNi_KJ5RxvB4e67YLM693N9KiHHnx0SP_1NVbC-HXQyV9aWSa1KolgZrgJYWK562BMGuVUKTzh-QJDFduuhmoocE6Sqj0&smid=url-share

Company town where your employer owns all the real estate? That's generally a recipe for ending up with unlimited debt instead of actually walking away with something meaningful.

Click the link, not the preview, and you'll bypass the paywall.

#California #SolanoCounty

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html?unlocked_article_code=YAzAv-1LT_sgAxphT9SMpwYqju9l6Q6YDNwXDh3QHB1nhJuLe2ZyfT7I7i2tYM_g1LJYwTJMZEaoDqVzNJeiaRdCtevQavD2wWlkinkm2kqmLknP87Ntq8hKm8MLnNW-bGx9NxZBIsuOMg7STHqbT2xn2xJzNi4iyJrL1ZCGv7UK_L2BaXeQ_f9xFPZc1K0pIc0flPgtoGHELRJ-Zd0BFe_csXsd9n3pt7ozb8w6_aA6oiCpQbSKcoN7KrjCBfpyd3WyIh0g0wbqX8UVSj4x9CFBY_ooMSQA_rrQ9VzoGWU_N5El5oUFanuDecHqIYtF6dkrGoBVDl1VvjfN2h3FKgkGH0Ih54E

NYT scoops @sfchronicle on the #FlanneryAssociates mystery in #SolanoCounty #SFBA: Silicon Valley wealth is backing a huge (and hugely speculative) real estate gambit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/land-purchases-solano-county.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

👨‍🚒 Per CAL FIRE LNU

"#CALFIRELNU to suspend burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Areas of Colusa, Napa, Solano and Yolo Counties, beginning Monday, June 26.

Sonoma County to follow on Monday, July 3."

Press release: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/CAL-FIRE-to-suspend-burn-permits-in-Colusa--Napa--Solano--Sonoma-and-Yolo-Counties.html

(Public domain photo from CAL FIRE)

#SonomaCounty #NapaCounty #YoloCounty #SolanoCounty #ColusaCounty #California

#TRAFFICALERT: WB I-80 at Davis St. in Vacaville #SolanoCounty is closed due to a CHP investigation. Motorists should expect delays and plan an alternate route. For live traffic conditions go to Caltrans Quickmap ▶️ quickmap.dot.ca.gov @ChpSolano
nitter.poast.org/KCBSAMFMTraffic/status/1643224836397993984#m

#TRAFFICALERT: All lanes are blocked on State Route 113 from Fry Road to Hay Road near Dixon #SolanoCounty due to flooding
For live road conditions Caltrans Quickmap ▶️ quickmap.dot.ca.gov

⚠️ Evacuation Warning issued in Vacaville— #SolanoCounty #cawx Residents in Southwood Place area - South of Marshall Rd, East of Peabody, North of Alamo and West of the Putah Canal told to leave now due to rising water.

#SolanoCounty #California #Atmosphericriver #Californiastorm

An evacuation WARNING has been issued in Vacaville's Southwood Place area as concerns grow over the Putah Canal and Alamo Creek:

> South of Marshall Road
> East of Peabody
> North of Alamo
> West of the Putah Canal

Hey does anyone know any emergency services or monitoring agencies in #solanocounty that are here on Mastodon?
#hellastorm #solano

#SolanoCounty Due to rainfall and winds, multiple trees are down in the roadways in north Solano County. Exercise caution in the vicinity of Pleasants Valley Rd, Putah Creek Rd, Gibson Canyon Rd, Cantelow Rd, and surrounding areas. Road crews are clearing roadways

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves: Hello, we are the Vallejo Sun, a collective of #journalists covering #Vallejo and #SolanoCounty #California. Our work includes coverage of police, local government, schools, arts and far right extremist movements. Check out our first anniversary #podcast for more on what we're all about: https://www.vallejosun.com/behind-the-scenes-one-year-of-the-vallejo-sun/