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A screenshot of the headline from my article, which is "The weird tale of California Forever, a tech billionaire instant city." The subhead reads, "A group of Silicon Valley investors wants to see a brand new community for 50,000 people rise out of the dirt north of San Francisco. It's really not a good idea." Below is a picture of the land bought by California Forever -- rolling hills with a small highway running through it, flanked by power lines.

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A screenshot of the headline from my article, which is "The weird tale of California Forever, a tech billionaire instant city." The subhead reads, "A group of Silicon Valley investors wants to see a brand new community for 50,000 people rise out of the dirt north of San Francisco. It's really not a good idea." Below is a picture of the land bought by California Forever -- rolling hills with a small highway running through it, flanked by power lines.
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Annalee Newitz 🍜 (annaleen@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2024 05:25:57 JST Annalee Newitz 🍜

Last month I wrote about how Silicon Valley investors secretly bought thousands of acres of California farmland. Their plan is to turn it into an instant city called California Forever. Jan Sramek, who helms the California Forever project, has continued to present his ideas to community groups, but with no concrete clarifications about how it will be sustainable, nor where its water will come from. Read more on @newscientist (open access with a free NS account).
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034712-800-the-weird-tale-of-california-forever-a-tech-billionaire-instant-city/

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