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California Forever’s East Solano Plan has gathered the necessary signatures to be placed on the November ballot, according to the Solano County Registrar of Voters office. After reviewing 6 percent of the total signatures gathered by the organization, the registrar’s office found that 907 signatures were valid out of 1,230 signatures in the randomly selected sample. Another 323 signatures were found invalid, meaning that the East Solano Plan reached 113.55 percent of the signatures required for automatic qualification to the ballot. Had the sample not met the required threshold for...

The companies, many of which share investors with California Forever, are fast-growing companies looking to invest in the California dream, according to the release.

Meanwhile, Vacaville Vice Mayor Greg Ritchie came out in support of the initiative, noting the opportunities for growth that it could provide for the entire county.

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.