Silicon Valley Billionaires' Utopian City Plans Face Controversy and Accusations

Flannery Associates, backed by Silicon Valley billionaires including Marc Andreessen and Laurene Powell Jobs, has completed its land acquisition for a utopian city in northern California. The company has purchased over 53,000 acres of farmland in Solano County, spending around $800 million. Renderings of the project, named California Forever, depict a car-free city with walkable streets and rowhouses. However, legal disputes have arisen between Flannery Associates and the landowners, with allegations of inflated land prices and "mobster tactics" used by the company.