In this series of interviews, learn more about our plan to build middle-class homes in safe, walkable communities in East Solano County.
California Forever has proposed the East Solano Homes, Jobs, and Clean Energy Initiative to build a new community that brings 15,000 local jobs paying over $88,000/year, $500 million in community benefits for downpayment assistance, scholarships, and small business grants for Solano r ...
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Gabe Metcalf joins The Excerpt with USA Today to discuss the potential of the New Community in East Solano County. In the words of USA TODAY: "The California Forever project aims to create a livable, workable, walkable city that puts working families at the heart of its design, creating new housing for up to 400,000 people. Skeptics abound, but could this be the solution to one of California’s most intractable problems? The city’s Head of Planning, Gabriel Metcalf, joins The Excerpt to discuss the hurdles and possibilities of developing an entirely new city."
Mike Solana, Devon Zuegel, and Jan Sramek discuss the background and finer details of the new community proposed in East Solano. Mike Solana writes, "California Forever wants to build the urbanist dream: a walkable city that improves quality of life and brings down cost of living by prioritizing walking, cycling and public transit, using space efficiently, and removing unnecessary rules that limit housing supply. And all this would be in Solano County, roughly 50 miles from San Francisco."
Brad Hargreaves in his Thesis Driven Leader Series interviews Jan Sramek about the plans for a new community in East Solano with middle class homes in safe, walkable neighborhoods. In Brad Hargreaves' words: "When I first heard of Sramek’s project, I was skeptical. We wrote extensively on California Forever back in September, where I endorsed the general concept but not necessarily the way this team had gone about it. On that second point, I was wrong. After leaving this interview, I believe what Sramek and his team are doing is incredibly thoughtful, necessary, and compelling. And I think—after listening—you’ll agree. In this episode, Jan shares why he decided to start a new city and how he has shepherded it through raising $900 million from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, purchasing 62,000 acres in Solano County, and planning a thriving, walkable urban center. And we discuss some of the challenges on the horizon, including garnering community buy-in, overcoming regulatory hurdles, and facing a November ballot referendum which will decide the ultimate fate of his city."
