Saronic Chooses Texas Over California Forever for $3.2 Billion Shipyard
“California forever lost a 3.2 billion dollar shipyard project from defense startup Saronic after the company chose the port of Brownsville, Texas over Solano County.”
California Forever raised over $1B and acquired nearly 70,000 acres
“Over the decade, we've raised over a billion dollars, and we've acquired nearly 70,000 acres to build.”
Sramek: California Forever owns 6.5 miles of Solano waterfront property
“The good news is that they all fit on the six and a half miles of waterfronts that we own in Solano County on the Deepwater Ship Channel.”
Sramek: California Forever is building a walkable city for up to 400,000 people
“We're building a new walkable city for up to 400,000 people”
Andreessen's new California city project acquired four times Manhattan's acreage
“We have a project to build a new city in California. We've bought, you know, four times the acreage of Manhattan in Solano County.”
Andreessen purchased four times Manhattan's acreage for a new Solano County city
“We have a project to build a new city in California. We've bought, you know, four times the acreage of Manhattan in Solano County.”
Sramek: California Forever purchased 60,000 acres in Solano County
“And we've purchased about 60,000 acres in that area.”
Sramek: California Forever city is designed for up to 400,000 residents
“And then imagine that it was a city for up to 400,000 people that was entitled and approved at once, and so you knew that for the next you knew that for the next 30 years, if this office is going to work and you'll be able to hire talent there, there'll be eno…”
Sramek: Solano County can become defense innovation foundry for 50 years
“We think that Solano County can become the foundry of American defense innovation for the next 50 years”
Sramek: California Forever targets breaking ground in Solano County by 2027
“Our target is to break ground in twenty-twenty-seven. That is ambitious by California standards. A couple of things have to happen for that to be the case. But we're pretty optimistic that we would be able to do that.”
Sramek: Solano County lacks major private sector employers
“There's no major private sector employers in the county, and so way too many of the residents commute an hour and a half, two hours every day for work, which means they never see their kids, and we can bring that economic engine.”