Company officials are pursuing legislation that would streamline environmental and regulatory reviews for its mega-development in Solano County, but some local residents are concerned it could mean a hasty deal without oversight.
Solano County residents and local officials have mixed feelings about a draft legislative deal with California Forever that could speed environmental approvals for proposed shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing projects on company-owned land.
Some are lauding the move as a way to bring jobs to a county with the highest unemployment rate in the Bay Area. Others are concerned it could fast-track the projects without sufficient environmental review.
“I’m skeptical,” Mayor Edwin Okamura said. His city, Rio Vista, neighbors California Forever’s proposed new mega-development. “I feel like…they’re finding a workaround to getting approvals on their project.”…