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Representatives for a company trying to build a new city in California met with a congressman—but provided few details on their plan.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhen Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) finally met with the mysterious forces behind the Northern California land grab that has troubled his constituents for the last six years, he was a little unimpressed.His first impression? “They have a long, long, long, long, long way to go,” he told The Daily Beast.Thompson is the first known legislator to meet with representatives of Flannery Associates, a secretive company that has purchase...

A mysterious LLC spent nearly $900 million acquiring land in Solano County. Local representatives are concerned about their plan and "mobster tactics."

The billionaires behind Flannery Associates have bought up more than 140 parcels in Solano County with dreams of 'a new city with tens of thousands of new homes.'

The billionaires behind Flannery Associates have bought up more than 140 parcels in Solano County with dreams of 'a new city with tens of thousands of new homes.'

Well, folks, I was wrong about the ‘foreign investors from China’ theory buying up ground by Travis Air Force Base in Solano County.

A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors is backing a land acquisition project in central California, USA, with the intention of constructing a new city.

Flannery Associates is now the largest landowner in Solano County, which is about 60 miles northeast of San Francisco, after snapping up more than 50,000 acres of farmland for more than $800 million.

A billionaire-backed company has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land outside of San Francisco with the apparent intent of constructing an entirely new city, Insider and The New York Times report. The mysterious firm, dubbed Flannery Associates, has so far spent $800 million on mostly undeveloped ranch land in California's Solano County, court […]

Legal representation for Flannery has maintained the group is controlled by U.S. citizens, with 97% of its capital coming from U.S.-based investors.