group is busily trying to figure out how to justify what they have sold. >> flannery told the i-teamthey thought they had a very productive conversation with congressman garamendi, adding any proposed project in eastern solano county, which would be subject to voter approval, would protect and support travis air force base for the i-team's. stephanie sierra, abc seven news, burning man has now concluded tonight's temple burn was the final official event in the nevada desert. >> now there's this mass exodus. thousands of burners are trying to head home through a muddy mess. one of the first cities that the burners will pass through is nixon, nevada. it's about 60 miles from black rock city. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is in nixon, where he's been talking with people, getting a jump start on their departure. >> people have left burning man by the thousands over the course of the last 24 hours. now, this gas station here in nixon, nevada, is one of the first spots that they hit. and it has been busy here. people needing to fill their gas tanks. it's been so busy, they've actually

group is busily trying to figure out how to justify what they have sold. >> flannery told the i-team. they thought they had a very productive conversation with congressman garamendi, adding any proposed project in eastern solano county, which would be subject to voter approval, would protect and support travis air force base for the i-team's. stephanie sierra, abc seven news, burning man has now concluded tonight's temple burn was the final official event in the nevada desert. >> now there's this mass exodus. thousands of burners are trying to head home through a muddy mess. one of the first cities that the burners will pass through is nixon, nevada. it's about 60 miles from black rock city. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is in nixon, where he's been talking with people, getting a jump start on their departure. >> people have left burning man by the thousands over the course of the last 24 hours. now, this gas station here in nixon, nevada, is one of the first spots that they hit. and it has been busy here. people needing to fill their gas tanks. it's been so busy, they've actual

but flannery has since told us they don't plan to build any homes within one mile of the base.ere's reason to be concerned about that? i do. >> it's my biggest concern. when i did ask john about this and john told me that that they are moving forward and in november, during the presidential election here, we will have on our ballot something that will actually take away the current general plan for solano county. now you mentioned before you asked the ceo, john sramek, why why he purchased the land surrounding travis air force base. >> what was his response to that? he said he wants to protect the base. >> um, i'm i'm i'm not believing everything he's saying. i need to be convince first that that's what he wants. but it certainly uncomfortable for the base. i speak with a commander there, my city manager, and i are tuned into the department of defense and we understand what they see as a threat. >> there's more news ahead, including the familiar health scare that's led to an audit of hundreds of schools across california. and summer seems to be winding down with some beautiful

but flannery has since told us they don't plan to build any homes within one mile of the base. do you think there's reason to be concerned about that? >> i do. it's my biggest concern . i did ask john about this and john told me that they they are moving forward and in november, during the presidential election here, we will have on our ballot something that will actually take away the current general plan for solano county. >> now, you mentioned before your you asked the ceo, jan sramek, why he purchased the land surrounding travis air force base. what was his response to that? >> he said he wants to protect the base. um, i i'm i'm not believing everything he's saying. i need to be convinced that that's what he wants. it certainly uncomfortable for the base as i speak with a commander there, my city manager and i are tuned into the department of defense and we understand what they see as a threat. >> we'll take a look at your weather forecast after the break one aleve works all day so i can keep working my magic. just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. wh

he has co-edited an essay on flannery o'connor. hello, so glad you're here. it is my distinct honor to introduce and to interview jeff shaara his new book which on notice signing is at 3:00 and i think you'll to be there after you hear this and. and jeff is well known to us. he's signed many of his books here, the state he's the author of more than 15 york times bestseller. as you certainly would know, gods and generals, other books that to mind the last full measure and of course his new historical the old line about teddy roosevelt and rather than read this standard bio i thought i would tell a story. so jeff, i have known each other for about years when. we were younger. let's say, and project that was just mentioned to government

but flannery has since told us they don't plan to build any homes within one mile of the base.o you think there's reason to be concerned about that? >> i do. it's my biggest concern . i did ask john about this and . john told me that they are moving forward. and in november, during the presidential election here, we will have on our ballot something that will actually take away the current general plan for solano county and would open the door for them to build a city in the center of an unincorporated area and he said maybe they would just put the houses down first if they couldn't get a city done and then down, down the road, maybe quite a bit, they try to incorporate it. >> and of course, discussion for the county's general plan is ongoing. currently, if this project moves forward to a vote , do you think it will pass? what have you heard from your constituents? no >> so yesterday i was at a car show and there was about a thousand people there and about every other person who came up with me wanted to know about flannery and only one of all those people said, well, maybe we

for the first time in five years, congressman john garamendi sat down with the ceo of flannery associates, former goldman sachs trader jan sramekiscu his vision for a so called utopia, a new city in eastern solano county focused on affordable housing, clean energy and sustainable infrastructure here. but garamendi says their proposed plans could hurt travis air force base. >> it's very, very clear that they intend to go to an initiative to change the zoning requirements for that entire 55,000 acres in doing so, they may very well diminish or eliminate the protections that travis air force base presently has. so i remain very, very concerned. >> did they specify to you specific plans they wanted to do with that land surrounding the base? why they bought it in the first place? >> no specific development plans were given to us, and i don't believe they have any specific development plans. i think they had a pie in the sky, a fairy tale. >> congressman mike thompson shared similar concerns. the i-team spoke with him last week. if the intent here is to build a city, why do you think the land s

for years, people have been wondering what is flannery associates and what isn't it? for our viewers who have been interested in this story, what would you tell them? >> i would say that it's definitely not the chinese. and so we have no chinese of any no chinese investors of any kind. flannery and the parent company california forever is a company that is proposing to build a new community in eastern solano county that is to be surrounded by renewable energy like solar farms and by open space agriculture and habitat. >> so a new community specifically a city, right? yes. so what is your vision for this city? what will it look like? >> we would say it will be one of the most walkable places in in california, probably in america. and it would it would be a place that has a very traditional feeling to it. there's been a lot of speculation about are we building a utopia? are we building some kind of a crazy tech city? and all of those things could not be or speculations couldn't be further away from the truth. >> local, state and federal officials have raised concerns ab

flannery says their voices were clear.sing, good paying jobs, better funding to improve schools, promote public safety and to invest in infrastructure. but county officials are still skeptical. >> it's a lot to absorb for us. i mean, basically, our general plan and zoning out there allows us for agricultural land uses. so this would introduce something totally that is not planned for in the county at this point in time. it would require signific ficant changes to the county's general plan and zoning. it would require a vote of the citizens to make that change. >> flannery cites reports dating back to the 1960s and 1970s that predicted the area of eastern solano county had low fire risk and had access to water. but local officials have repeatedly denied the water claim and raised concerns over the lack of infrastructure. now congressman john garamendi raised those concerns during his first meeting with the firm. coming up tonight at six. we'll explain why he says he's even more concerned now. larry and kristin. >> all right

and associates. >> flannery and associates is using bullying, secrecy and mobster tactics to force farm families to sell. >> reporter: he said he is spoken with councilmember and there are concerns over travis air force base security. >> we believe that travis is critical to national security and we will absolutely protected. there are numerous commitments that we will make in that regard over the coming months. >> reporter: the old plans to build an eight city in solano county would take decades to complete. the effort is now formally underway. >> is a big project in an important location. we believe we have some of the answers and the rest we will work out. >> reporter: in the coming weeks he says his company will be opening an office in fairfield and in solano county to create the proposed new city. >>> still ahead, two more major u.s. trade unions could soon add to the hundreds of thousands of americans already on strike this summer. >>> but first, a longtime farmers market forced to change locations in the name of cleaning up part of the city. day one came with growing pains. >>> i

they want them to go away. >> flannery says eastern solano county would maintain significant agricultural operation, but they're interested in exploring new models that would combine solar farms with agriculture by having sheep graze under the solar panels. >> that's a problem. or it could be a problem with an air base because a reflection. but there are new solar panels that you can use on bases and some do. we know that p-g-and-e's does not have the power, the grid to hold up a new city. they can't even open some of our new car dealerships. >> the august poll found solano county voters are more likely to support a project that brings in good, permanent jobs, protects the environment and delivers revenue for safety and education . according to the firm, the polls have a margin of error of approximately three and a half to 4% in 95 out of 100 cases, there. results also pointed out any future project would protect and support travis air force base, respecting the county's general plan, including the area that has a security buffer to protect operations around the base. so it will be intere

flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report. but a statement on the company's website acknowledges the need for voter approval. we fully support these principles and we will ultimately asked the voters to approve any proposed project. the company said we believe the orderly growth measure most recently affirmed by salon of voters in 2008 is the right approach to safeguard solano county, including our project from sprawl in disorderly growth for many years to come beyond requiring a citizen vote to change the land use designation. several other county state and federal approvals would be needed. a fact emphasized by congressman john garamendi. there is a thing called the state of california. >> and there's a thing called the federal government both approved have vast interest in this area way, way beyond travis air force although that is the principal the congressman and the county want to know much more about the investors who purchased the land. somebody invested 800 million dollars and i cannot imagine that the high-tech billi

>> flannery and the parent company california forever is. is a company that is proposing to build a new community in eastern solano county that is to be surrounded by renewable energy like solar farms and by open space agriculture and habitat. >> elected officials told us many times this exact quote if there's truly nothing nefarious going on, why keep it secret? why did you so one of the one of the outcomes of the research that we did in 2017 is that we felt very confident that we could build an amazing project it out there. >> we had to assemble a large landholding. and in order to do that, we had to be quiet about the plant so that we didn't have reckless speculation and tracked home developers coming into the area. >> if you'd like to watch the full interview about the proposed city and specific plans that the group has for it, you can go to abc7 news.com and also if you want to get in touch with the ai team, you can call the number that you see right there on your screen. you can also go to abc7 news .com, slash it. daniel laurie has of

the once mysterious investment group flannery associates has come out of the shadows. the company launched a website and publicly revealed silicon valley. investors are the ones who recently bought more than 50,000 acres of solano county land near travis air force base. >> the group wants to build a whole new community on the land calling the project california forever. in a wednesday news release solano county's administrator pointed out the properties flannery acquired are limited to agricultural uses under the 2008 voter approved general pld otr zoning regulations. part of the statement reads for decades, solano county residents have consistently decided at the ballot box that preservation of agricultural land is priority. in addition, cornerstone of county land use policy has centered around protection of travis air force base for many encroachment. that may impact its viability. flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report. but a statement on the company's website acknowledges the need for voter approval. we fu

the once mysterious investment group flannery associates has come out of the shadows.blicly revealed silicon valley. investors are the ones who recently bought more than 50,000 acres of solano county land near travis air force base. >> the group wants to build a whole new community on the land calling the project california forever. in a wednesday news release solano county's administrator pointed out the properties flannery acquired are limited to agricultural uses under the 2008 voter approved general plan and other zoning regulations. part of the statement reads for decades, solano county residents have consistently decided at the ballot box that preservation of agricultural land is priority. >> in addition, a cornerstone of county land use policy has centered around protection of travis air force base for many encroachment. that may impact its viability. flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report. but a statement on the company's website acknowledges the need for voter approval. we fully support these principl

flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report.r voter approval. we fully support these principles and we will ultimately asked the voters to approve any proposed project. the company said we believe the orderly growth measure most recently affirmed by salon of voters in 2008 is the right approach to safeguard solano county, including our project from sprawl in disorderly growth for many years to come beyond requiring a citizen vote to change the land use designation several other county state and federal approvals would be needed. a fact emphasized by congressman john garamendi. there is a thing called the state of california. and there's a thing called the federal government both approved. >> have vast interest in this area way, way beyond travis air force although that is the principal the congressman and the county want to know much more about the investors who purchased the land. somebody invested 800 million dollars and i cannot imagine that the high-tech billionaires who live so close to vest. >> we're so naive that they put

flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report. a statement on the company's website acknowledges the need for voter approval. we fully support these principles and we will ultimately asked the voters to approve any proposed project. the company said we believe the orderly growth measure most recently affirmed by salon of voters in 2008 is the right approach to safeguard solano county, including our project from sprawl and disorderly growth for many years to come beyond requiring a citizen vote to change the land use designation. several other county state and federal approvals would be needed. a fact emphasized by congressman john garamendi. there is a thing called the state of california. >> and there's a thing called the federal government both approved have vast interest in this area way, way beyond travis air force although that is the principal one, the congressman and the county want to know much more about the investors who purchased the land. somebody invested 800 million dollars and i cannot imagine that the high-tech bil

the once mysterious investment group flannery associates has come out of the shadows.d publicly revealed silicon valley. investors are the ones who recently bought more than 50,000 acres of solano county land near travis air force base. >> the group wants to build a whole new community on the land calling the project california forever. in a wednesday news release solano county's administrator pointed out the properties flannery acquired are limited to agricultural uses under the 2008 voter approved general plan and other zoning regulations. part of the statement reads for decades, solano county residents have consistently decided at the ballot box that preservation of agricultural land is priority. in addition, a cornerstone of county land use policy has centered around protection of travis air force base for many encroachment. that may impact its viability. flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report. but a statement on the company's website acknowledges the need for voter approval. we fully support these princip

flannery spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline for this report.voter approval. we fully support these principles and we will ultimately asked the voters to approve any proposed project. the company said we believe the orderly growth measure most recently affirmed by salon of voters in 2008 is the right approach to safeguard solano county, including our project from sprawl in disorderly growth for many years to come beyond requiring a citizen vote to change the land use designation. several other county state and federal approvals would be needed. a fact emphasized by congressman john garamendi. there is a thing called the state of california. >> and there's a thing called the federal government both approved. >> have vast interest in this area way, way beyond travis air force although that is the principal, what the congressman and the county want to know much more about the investors who purchased the land. somebody invested 800 million dollars and i cannot imagine that the high-tech billionaires who live so close to this. >> show naive that they

sierra to discuss his vision for the future. >> for years people have been wondering what is flannery associates and what isn't it? for our viewers who have been interested in this story, what would you tell them? >> flannery and the parent company california forever is a company that is proposing to build a new community in eastern solano county that is to be surrounded by renewable energy like solar farms and by open space agriculture and habitat. >> elected officials told us many times this exact quote if there's truly nothing nefarious going on, why keep it secret? but why did you so one of the one of the outcomes of the research that we did in 2017 is that we felt very confident that we could build an amazing project out there. >> and we had to assemble a large landholding. and in order to do that, we had to be quiet about the plans so that we didn't have reckless speculation. and tract home developers coming into the area . if you'd like to watch the full interview about the proposed city and specific plans the group has for the city, you can head to abc7 news .com and to get in

. >> it's at the point of, they call me and say they're flannery, i hang up. >> reporter: she said she and several of her neighbors aren't about to give up their land. >> we have horses, goats, ducks, dogs. >> reporter: she has farm animals and has raised her children in this country setting. it is her own utopia. >> my property is too valuable to me as a person, as a land owner to give up to some big company. >> reporter: meanwhile, local, state, and federal officials have been meeting with the mastermind of the project, the ceo of california forever. flannery's parent company, who told us last week, the project is a positive one. >> we're very excited about it. there have been a lot of concerns and speculation but it is a good plan. >> reporter: the city of fairfield released a statement yesterday pledging to keep the community informed. but dana says many feel local leaders have dropped the ball. >> they look the other way when this all started and didn't do anything. now they're waiting four years, five years later. and now they want to do something and find out what's going on and

flannery has bought more than 50,000 acres of land surrounding travis air force base. some deep pocket silicon valley tech investors have bought into the project, as well. spending more than $800 million so far. newly released renderings depict a community with walk about neighborhoods, shopping, dining, renewable energy and open space. >> do i trust him? no, not at all. >> reporter: but this congressman says it just doesn't add up. he met with them today. he says there are far too many unanswered questions, including whether foreign investors are involved, and who they are. >> show me the cards. show me the cards that are in your hand. i'll look at those cards. is there a joker there? don't know. >> reporter: he says his prime concern is the impact and security of travis air force base. >> they in any way, fail to protect travis air force base and its mission, this community would rise up and smack them down. >> reporter: infrastructure issues, including transportation and water, are expected to be huge hurdles. he says the group plans to put an initiative on the ball

the parent company of flannery lee associates. they have bob more than 50,000 acres of land near the air force base. california forever wants to build a community with walkable neighborhoods that will attract employers to create local jobs and tax revenue for the county. the administrators say not so fast. in a statement, the general plan and early vote ordinance allows only for the agricultural uses on a majority of land at california forever has acquired. on way to change that zoning is to put it before zoners. they knew all this before they started buying up that land inputted. >>> the alliance has been in the works for more than a year now. 31 organizations, government agencies and nonprofit. the alliance gathered today to highlight its goals for making the city greener by 2030. >> healthy nature requires healthy humans and vice versa. the shared vision is to increase the ecological health of san francisco and distribute the benefits of local nature to all. >> they planted native plants at the california academy of sciences. >

congressman mike thompson who represents the area met with flannery associates, lcc reps this week. and thompson says they don't have a real plan. only ideas about building a new city from scratch. coming up here during this hour of kron, 4 news in the afternoon. boat owner is racing against time to save his phone. >> it's stuck on stinson beach. if he doesn't do it, it's going to get scraps how community members are helping him get back out to sea. plus, student loan interest begins again this month. when borrowers can expect to see a bill for those payments. but after the break, we'll get a look at how things are shaping up for travelers in oakland this labor day weekend. stay with us. "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. >> we're getting a look now at the travel rush as millions of peo

over the past five years, flannery has bought 50,000 acres of land surrounding travis air force base, becoming the largest landowner in the county. some deep pocket investors have bought into the project as well, spending more than $800 million so far. newly released renderings to pick the community with walkable neighborhoods, shopping, dining and renewable energy and opens the. >> do i trust in? no. >> congressman garamendi said it just doesn't add up. he met with him in two consultants. is that there are far too many unanswered questions, including whether foreign investors are involved and who they are. >> show me the cards in your hand and i will look at those. is there a joker? >> reporter: he said the prime concern is the impact of security of travis air force base. >> if they fail to protect travis air force base and the mission, the community will rise up and smack them down. >> reporter: infrastructure issues including transportation and the weather are also expected to be huge hurdles. garamendi said there are plans to put an initiative on the ballot in november 2024, that

but given that it's breaking news i want to bring in our legal experts' first reaction, john flannery and josh marshall, editor of talking points memo. john knows his way around these type of cases and josh is one of the journalistic chroniclers of this at times strange era we are in, so i wanted to get a legal and wider view. mr. flannery, first, your reaction to the news. >> my reaction to the news is that he decided that his tactic would be what we call a slow plea, meaning the outcome was really never in doubt. i mean, it would be exceptional if it ended any other way. and he had no defense really. and what defense he thought he had was a fictitious conversation that never occurred with the president seeking executive privilege about conversations that the special committee was not interested in. so, i think what you really have here is as was the case with bannon is with the case with navarro. they don't want to bow to the man. they are not just contemptuous of this subpoena, but of the constitution, of the law, and that's what the entire effort to overthrow the government is all

. >> reporter: he's the ceo of california forever, parent company of flannery associates. they've bought more than 50,000 acres of land surrounding travis air force base, the largest single landowner in the country. deep pocket tech investors have bought in as well, more than $800 million so far. depict a community with walkable neighborhoods, shopping, dining, renewable energy and open space. >> do i trust him? not at all. >> reporter: congressman says it doesn't add up. he meat with sramek and two consultants today and says there are too many unanswered questions, including whether foreign vesters are involved and who they are. >> show me the cards in your hand and i'll look at those cards. is there a joker there? don't know. >> reporter: garamendi's prime concern is travis air force base. >> if they fail to protect the air force base and its mission, the community will smack them up. >> reporter: transportation and water are expected to be huge hurdles. there's planning to be a commission to allow them to rezone the land and urging the public not to be fooled by their p

these are the first renderings released by flannery associates.plan is called california forever. it's backed by silicon valley billionaire jan sramek. over the last few years, flannery has purchased more than 55,000 acres in solano county. the developers plan to bring good paying local jobs, solar farms and open space to the area, though recently some lawmakers have expressed expressed skepticism about the proposed new city congressman mike thompson has said he's concerned about the secrecy surrounding the project. a historic cabin once used to spot wildfires is now being restored. the cabin was built in 1937 and it has a bird's eye view of the el dorado national forest. but as technology got better, the forest service stopped using the lookout in the 80s. and after sitting empty for years, it's now getting a new lease on life thanks to the great american outdoors act, signed by former president donald trump, the act freed up federal funds to save historic buildings on public lands and it's amazing to be able to preserve places like this so that

flannery associates, llc has website they lost yesterday to preview what plans they have. >> for building a new utopian city. >> and and they did this after state and local lawmakers were concerned and told them they should be more transparent about what was going on. the company is made up of wealthy silicon valley. investors. they brought to the tune of about 800 million dollars. 53,000 acres surrounding the travis air force base to create this city east of fairfield congressman mike thompson who represents that area met with flannery associates wraps and he says that his first impression is they don't really have a concrete plan. he thinks they just have ideas about this new city and how to build it from scratch. as far as the investor secrecy goes, thompson says that was discussed. >> they felt that they had to do business that way. their order to be able to acquire the property they need. it >> i i have no idea how it is. they came to that conclusion. they were going much better off with a not explain to people what it is that they were trying to do. >> the company is accused of also

congressman mike thompson who represents the area met flannery associates and representatives from them this weekend. thompson says that first impression is they don't really have a plan. just ideas about how did they would build this new city from scratch? as far as the investor secrecy allegations about this. thompson says that the planned that or the secrecy of it was definitely discussed. >> they felt that they had to do business that their order to be able to acquire the property they need. it >> i i have no idea how it is. they came to that conclusion. they were going much better off with a not explain to people what it is that they were trying to do. >> and the company is also accused of strong arming farmers out of their land to pressuring them legal action to fork over the properties if they resist thompson, as the company needs to make sure that nothing that they do harms travis air force puts national security at risk or is a risk to family farmers in the area. >> san jose mayor matt mahan wants to deter sideshows in the city by calling on social media companies to join the f

to create a mega city east of fairfield congressman mike thomas who represents the area met with flannery associates, llc reps this week. thompson says it first impression is they don't have a real plan. only ideas about building a new city from scratch. as far as investors secrecy about the plan goes. thompson says that was definitely brought up. >> they felt that they had to do business that way. their order to be able to acquire the property they need. it >> i i have no idea how it is. they came to that conclusion. they were going much better off with a not explain to people what it is that they were trying to do. >> companies also accused of strong army farmers out of their land, pressuring them with legal action to work their properties over to 40 properties over thompson has that the company needs to make sure nothing they do harms travis puts national security at risk or family farmers in that area. still ahead of the crop, the morning news get a local hardware store. >> are sharing tools necessary to help fight the fentanyl crisis across the bay area. why the store owner says they

the investor group flannery, which now calls itself california, forever released. these rendering shows the group is promising to build a city unto itself with housing jobs, solar farms and open space. but as ktvu tom vacar explains, most of those plans cannot happen without approval from voters and county and state leaders on its california forever website. the developers say this is a chance for a new community. good paying local jobs, solar farms and open space. a chance is not a guarantee, nor are the good paying jobs, and the area is already almost nothing but open space, which would be partially covered by solar arrays, though the california forever website shows many attractive and alluring colorful drawings, they are just that art d

east of fairfield cars and mike thompson who represents that area met with representatives from flannery and he says his first impression is they don't really have a concrete plan. they just have ideas about building this new study from scratch. as far as the investor secrecy around the plan. thompson says that was definitely discussed. >> they felt that they had to do business that way. order to be able to acquire the property they need. it >> i i have no idea how it is. they came to that conclusion. they were going much better off with a not explain to people what it is that they were trying to do. >> the company is also accused of using strong arm tactics to buy the land from farmers who didn't want to maybe even pressuring them with legal action if they didn't sell thompson as the company needs to make sure that nothing they do harms travis air force base puts national security at risk or harms the family farmers who are in that area. >> o k 9.40, is the time. let's head to marin county now where the race is on to salvage a beach sailboat before its dismantle the 33 foot boat drifted

the mysterious a lot of county land acquisition launched a website after lawmakers criticize them, flannery associates launched their web site yesterday and on it. apparently there's a preview of the plans and what they do want to do by building sort of this new city in the county. lawmakers at the state and federal level header urged that they be more transparent about what they were doing. the company is made up of wealthy silicon valley. investors and they purchase 53,000 acres so far surrounding travis air force base to create a >> utopian mega city east of fairfield. >> congressman mike thompson who represents that area met with flannery associates, representatives this week. and he says that his first impression is. >> they don't have real plan. he says they only of ideas about the building that they want to or the city they they want to build from scratch. >> as far as the investor secrecy about the plan goes, thompson says that he definitely it was brought up. >> they felt that they had to do business that way. their order to be able to acquire the property they need. it >> i i have

county as the investment firm flannery associates shares survey results from hundreds of residents. >firm is one is the one responsible for purchasing nearly $1 billion of farmland in the county in hopes of building a futuristic city there. >> abc seven news i-team reporter stephanie sierra has more on the utopian plans and what residents think about it in a story you'll see only on seven. >> after years of speculation as to what an investment firm would do with more than 55,000 acres of solano county farmland colored in red on this map, the i-team gets a first look at the plans for a new city and how constituents feel about it. the following data comes from two scientific polls conducted in july and august this summer that combined contacted around 1400 residents via landline cell phone or online in multiple languages. the key findings from the july poll show voters are dissatisfied with the direction of solano county and with the direction of things in their area. 39% saying they're mixed. 29believe solano county is headed in the wrong direction. only 21% saying the county is headed

>> reporter: california forever, the parent company of flannery associates unveiled the rendering on brand-new website today. let's take a look. the city would have thousands of new homes with a mediterranean or european vibe, scenic hillside neighborhoods blending into the banks of the sacramento river for bike. >> kayakers and fishing. on the website, the company says it's starting a conversation about eastern solano county. and boy have those conversations already started. we recently spoke with congressman john garamendi who represents part of the solano and contra costa counties. he is not happy with the project and what the investment group is doing. >> these characters own all of the land on three sides of travis. and that is one of our most important air bases in the continental united states. more materiel and personnel pass through that base than any other base. and right now c-5 h and 17s are being loaded with munitions destined for ukraine. these characters have been engaged in despicable secretive terrible practices. they are actually suing farmers who refuse to sell her

was buying up a large chunk of rural solano county land, we now know that an investor group called flannery which calls itself forever california, is behind the project. and in san jose a threatening call forced a high school into lockdown on friday. the lockdown was lifted after several hours. it sobriety. law enforcement recovered $190,000 worth of stolen retail merchandise and $24,000 in cash at a home in el sobrante. you can find these stories and more on our website. ktvu.com coming up, it's the only boxing gym in pittsburg and it doubles as a nonprofit. we'll show you how the lion's den boxing gym is impacting that community . in our morning team cap things off with a zip trip to the east bay city of pittsburgh. ktvz cleidion one gives us an inside look at a boxing gym that is a big part of the community. jab the action is nonstop inside the lion's den boxing gym in pittsburgh. oh, so i come monday, tuesday and wednesday. thursday and usually like friday, saturday and sunday are my breaks off. but sometimes i come, like on saturday or sunday to spar. first we jump rope, then we get ou

the group flannery associates, backed by a major silicon valley investors here purchased land large swaths of land near highway 12 between rio vista and fairfield. but they've to they've they have to convince locals before they can actually build anything. and that may be easier said than done, since some residents say they're concerned about the secrecy involved in the project. solano county leaders are weighing the pros and cons of the idea, which is still in the very early stages, we're told. if it's done correctly. i think there's a lot of opportunities for the county. we probably will get better medical access. we probably will get better stores, we'll get better restaurants, but we're going to get a lot more traffic. we're going to get a lot more congestion. the better thing would be to approach our city leaders and work with us within our city boundaries, not to create a new city. i think that endeavor is a bit self motivated with their own end goal, which is to create a new playground for who they want there versus what the needs of our residents are in our community members. well

first look at the renderings of what they want the area to look ke sporadic over the last few years, flannery has purchased more than 55,000 acres in solano county. the developers say they plan to bring good paying local jobs as solar farms and open space to the area. recently, though, some lawmakers have expressed skepticism about the proposed new city. congressman mike thompson has said he is concerned about the secrecy surrounding the project. well caltrans is beginning its final phase of repaving. i-80 near the carquinez bridge. here is a look at that stretch of roadway now under construction. this closure does run from hercules to vallejo in the westbound direction of i-80 and is expected to reopen early tuesday morning. gates of tom vacar walks us through what will happen and how this closure is the final step in a massive project. starting 9 p.m. thursday night until tuesday, 5 a.m, i-80 west will be completely closed for much needed repaving, making it much smoother, safer and far longer lasting for as much as 40 years. why four days over a holiday period? and we targeted labor day we

congressman mike thompson who represents the area met with flannery associates. llc wraps this week. the company is made up of wealthy silicon valley investors who made the 53,000 acre purchase surrounding the travis air force base, too, create a new town. thompson says his first impression is that they don't have a real plan, only ideas about building a new city from scratch. as far as the investor secrecy about the plan goes, thompson says that was definitely brought up. >> they felt that they had to do business that way. order to be able to acquire the property they need. it >> i i have no idea how it is. they came to that conclusion. they were going much better off with a not explain to people what it is that they were trying to do. >> thompson adds that the company needs to make sure nothing they do harms or puts national security at risk or family farmers in the area. governor newsom plans to transform san quentin prison into a rehab facility. well, that plan is closer to becoming a reality. it is now being discussed by an advisory council that is set to re

california forever, the parent company of flannery associates, unveiled new renderings yesterday.ck out their plans for nearly a billion dollars worth of land. the company says it's a chance for a new community with good paying local jobs, solar farms and open space. congressman john garamendi says he's not happy with the project. >> these characters own all of the land on three sides of travis, and that is one of our most important air bases in the continental united states. these characters have been engaged in despicable, secretive, terrible practices. they are actually suing farmers who refused to sell their family heritage. >> lots of big names funding the project, including steve jobs' widow and linkedin co-founder. >>> today the giants head into the final month of the season, barely hanging onto a playoff spot. their third and final game with 28 games remaining in the regular season. >> this is a live look in san diego where the giants took the padres last night. the orange and black showed why they should be in the postseason. top of the third, rookie with the single that

reading the clt may read a passage from aristotle's politics or plate 0's republican or something from flanneryern age. the sat afternoon act have committees which means if the kid reads something upsetting or distressing they're not going to get an accurate score so ridiculous they don't put anything of meaning or substance in front of the students. >> jesse: they dumbed down the tests so students don't get distressed reading it? >> that's right. both the sat and the act have sensitivity committees and i met with these people and they say it's crazy, anything now can be seen to be distressing or upsetting to students. >> jesse: i think people are already upset that they're taking the sat, that's a pretty stressful test. so you're saying, what is it, like mary had a little lamb. oh, wait a second, the kid's father might have been a farmer who passed away, we can't put that in there? >> that's the idea and clt we take the exact opposite approach that students ought to be able to read and understand texts that they don't agree with right? they have to be able to read darwin even if they don't agr

the investor group flannery, which now calls itself california, forever released. these rendering shows the group is promising to build a city unto itself with housing jobs, solar farms and open space. but as ktvu tom vacar explains, most of those plans cannot happen without approval from voters and county and state leaders on its california forever website. the developers say this is a chance for a new community. good paying local jobs, solar farms and open space. a chance is not a guarantee, nor are the good paying jobs, and the area is already almost nothing but open space, which would be partially covered by solar arrays, though the california forever website shows many attractive and alluring colorful drawings, they are just that art drawings. the plan appears to call for a city or cities with tens of thousands of homes located well within earshot of travis air force base. a busy 24 over seven, home to the military's biggest cargo and aerial refueling aircraft, especially loud on takeoff. we wanted to get some local political reaction here in rio vista, but bu

california forever, which is the parent company of flannery associates, unfailed the renderings so itsebsite yesterday. these are the plans for a billion dollars worth of land near travis air force base that was recently purchased. the company says it is a chance for a new community, good paying local jobs, solar farms and open space. congressman john garamendi, who represents parts of solano and contra costa county, says he is not happy with the project. >> these characters own all of the land on three sides of travis, and that is one of our most important air bases in the continental united states. more material and personnel pass through that base than any other base, and right now c5-as and 17s are being loaded with munitions destined for ukraine. these characters have been engaged in despicable, secretive, terrible practices. they are actually suing farmers who refuse to sell their family heritage. >> a lot of big names are funding the project, including steve jobs' widow and linkedin's co found. >>> the giants are barely hanging on to a playoff spot with 28 games remaining in the

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site after being criticized by lawmakers that they were being secretive about their plans is called flannery associates, llc. and they now have a website and previews plans for the area that they have brought where they want to create a whole new city. and then as %hey describe it as a utopia. so they want to be trans a little more transparent. i guess the companies made up of wealthy silicon valley investors who so far this month, a lot of money on 53,000 acres. i think they spent 800 million dollars. i remember on all this land around the travis air force base to create their mega city of the east of fairfield congressman mike thompson. he represents the area he met with larry associates, representatives this week. he says his first impression is they don't really have a concrete plan, just more ideas about this new city that they want to build from scratch. as far as the investor secrecy about the plan. thompson says that that was definitely discussed. >> they felt that they had to do business that way. order to be able to acquire the property that they need. it >> i i have no idea how it