California Forever Just Made History

For 250 years, American business and labor have forged the nation together. Today, that partnership just leveled up in a way we haven’t seen in generations.

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1/ For 250 years, America has been forged by partnerships of American business and labor. 🇺🇸 Today, business and labor have come together in the largest construction labor agreement in history to build the next great American city, and call on California to break ground in 2026. https://t.co/7UDICSyWQC

Jan Sramek 🇺🇲 🌁 ⛰️ @jansramek January 21, 2026

This isn’t just another development announcement—it’s a direct challenge to California’s dysfunction. Business and labor, two forces that usually can’t agree on what day it is, have come together to demand the state get out of the way and let them build.

The scope is staggering. We’re talking about 100+ square miles an hour north of San Francisco. The $215 billion California Forever project includes homes, yes, but also Solano Foundry (America’s largest advanced manufacturing park), Solano Shipyard (the largest shipyard in the country), plus offices, retail, hotels, and public buildings. This is what building looks like when people actually want to build.

Meanwhile, California politicians keep creating an environment where tech and innovation aren’t welcome. Companies are relocating manufacturing and engineering jobs outside the state—hundreds of jobs per company—because Sacramento makes it impossible to operate here. As Garry has noted, “sf politics is the only industry where ‘preventing things from existing’ is a senior role.”

California Forever is betting that the state’s best days are still ahead. But that only happens if we actually let people build. The labor unions are ready. The capital is raised ($1 billion+). The plans are drawn. The only thing standing in the way is the same bureaucratic obstruction that’s been strangling California’s potential for decades.

2026 is the deadline. Let’s see if California can still dream big.

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