After years of stealth purchases and the threat of a $510 million lawsuit against locals, billionaire-backed company California Forever’s CEO says he now calls Solano County ‘home.’

Why I think it belongs here:

Critics, however, continue to voice concerns over the project’s logistical, legal, and governmental vagaries. Earlier this year, Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) argued to a local California news outlet that the area’s proximity to Travis Air Force Base meant “[foreign] spy operations or any other nefarious activity could take place” there. Rep. Garamendi added such issues “could detrimentally impact the [base’s] ability… to operate in a moment of national emergency,” and criticized Flannery’s then-ongoing lawsuit against locals. PopSci has reached out to Rep. Garamendi’s office for comment, but did not receive a response at the time of writing.

“Travis Air Force Base is critical to both our national security and to Solano County. We fully support its mission and always will,” reads a portion of California Forever’s FAQ page.

  • Dagwood222
    6·
    1 year ago

    Look up ‘the company store.’ Especially in mining towns, the company would pay workers in scrip that could only be redeemed at a grocery store the company owned.