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(KRON) — The group behind a proposed utopian community in Solano County says it has collected over 20,000 signatures related to an initiative to put the proposed community on the ballot. California Forever announced on Tuesday it had collected 20,472 signatures for the East Solano Homes, Jobs, and Clean Energy Initiative. The signatures, which the […]
Solano County has the lowest wages and highest unemployment of any Bay Area county, according to a new study released by California Forever and authored by Michael Genest, former California Director of Finance. The report outlines Solano County’s economic paucity compared to the other eight counties of the Bay Area across multiple metrics, including household income, employment rates, high-wage jobs, Medi-Cal dependency and more. “Twenty years ago, average household income in Solano County was 10 percent lower than in other Bay Area counties,” said Genest, “Since then, ...
Solano County has the lowest wages and highest unemployment of any Bay Area county, according to a new study released by California Forever and authored by Michael Genest, former California Director of Finance.
Mark Frazier was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission and Doug Beaumont was appointed to the Planning Commission. Aisha Guitierrez, Blair Aas and Ralph Berumen were reappointed to the Parks and Rec Commission, while Amanda Rudeen, Michael Fortney and Ralph Lightfoot were reappointed to the Planning Commission.
For Rep. John Garamendi, D-Solano, the company's renderings of the proposed community posted online, complete with tree-lined streets and smiling pedestrians, reminded him more of Disneyland than a realistic city.