Billion-Dollar Development Plan Sparks Backlash From Ranchers and Farmers
A Massive Land Grab Raises Alarms in Rural California
A controversial plan to build a brand-new city on thousands of acres of farmland in Northern California is igniting a growing battle between developers and the agricultural community.
The proposed development, located in Solano County between Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, would transform more than 17,000 acres of rural land into a city designed to house up to 400,000 people.
But the scale of the project—and the way the land was acquired—has sparked strong resistance from ranchers, farmers, and local officials who say the future of rural land is being decided without them…