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businessreal-estate2 years ago

"Proposed California City: 18,600 Acres, Billionaire Backers Seek Voter Approval"

A company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has revealed plans for a new California city spanning about 18,600 acres, with potential for 160,000 homes and 400,000 residents. The project, spearheaded by California Forever, aims to create a walkable and sustainable community, but faces legal battles and local skepticism. The company has filed a ballot initiative for zoning changes and aims to gather support for the ambitious development.

via Business Insider|
#ballot-initiative#businessreal-estate#california-city
urban-development2 years ago

"The Ghost City: California's Third Largest Metropolis Remains an Empty Maze of Roads"

Eerie photographs reveal the remains of California City, a planned metropolis that was intended to be the third-largest city in California but never came to fruition. The city, located in the Mojave Desert, was designed in the late 1950s with hopes of attracting 400,000 residents, but today it is home to only 15,000 people. The vast network of roads and named streets remain largely barren, with few houses or businesses developed. The failed project raises questions about the sustainability of building a water-rich city in the desert. Meanwhile, a group of Silicon Valley investors is planning to create a new utopian city in Solano County.

via Daily Mail|
#california-city#desert-metropolis#failed-project
crime2 years ago

Conflicting statements and opening statements dominate West trial.

The eldest child of Trezell and Jacqueline West gave conflicting statements to the Kern County Grand Jury last year regarding the disappearance of his younger brothers, Orrin and Orson West. The child's testimony was read in court as defense counsel attempted to show the child was influenced by improper questioning. The Wests are charged with murder and other offenses in the deaths of Orrin and Orson, whose bodies have not been found. The trial is in its 19th day, and closing arguments could take place next week.

via KGET 17|
#california-city#crime#kern-county-grand-jury
crime2 years ago

Casa Loma neighbor testifies about unsettling incident in West trial.

A resident of the Bakersfield apartment complex where Trezell and Jacqueline West lived testified she received a call from another person who was shaken by an incident that occurred in September 2020. The Wests are on trial on charges including murder in the deaths of adopted sons Orrin, 4, and Orson, 3. The boys’ bodies have not been found. Multiple witnesses, including relatives of the couple, have testified to not seeing the boys after the Wests moved to California City. The trial will resume Tuesday.

via KGET 17|
#california-city#crime#murder
crime2 years ago

Wests' Trial Continues with Accusations of Lying and Lack of Evidence.

Trezell West, the adoptive father of Orrin and Orson, who were reported missing in December 2020, was accused of lying by law enforcement officers just days after reporting their disappearance. The Wests are now on trial for second-degree murder in the deaths of the two boys, whose bodies have not been found. Law enforcement officers told Trezell West that his and his wife's stories did not match up and that they had not been honest. The officer conducting the interview also remarked on the couple's lack of emotion. The trial is ongoing.

via KGET 17|
#california-city#crime#law-enforcement