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Concept Rendering of a Main Street in the Suisun City Expansion, image via California Forever

Notice of Intent Published for California Forever’s Suisun City Expansion

5:00 am on November 20, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

For several years now, the California Forever group has been gathering property rights to a large swath of land in unincorporated Solano County. Recently, their efforts have coalesced around a proposal to expand the existing Suisun City municipality eastwards along California Highway 12. Much of the plan is proposed to take place over a 20-year period, and exact details may be subject to change in that time. However, the recently released documents provide a first look into some of the group’s concrete objectives.

Oak Knoll Neighborhood Layout Concept Rendering, image via Hart Howerton

New Development Timeline Planned For Oak Knoll in Oakland

5:00 am on August 1, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The Oak Knoll Site at 8750 Mountain Road in East Oakland has recently announced a new strategy for development. The planned project to replace the former Oak Knoll Naval Hospital has been ongoing for nearly 30 years, leaving a large area of developable long since land vacant. However, the new strategy indicated that expedited work on infrastructure could begin within the next months.

Arroyo Lago Aerial Concept Rendering, image via 330 Land Company

Final Environmental Documents Submitted for Arroyo Lago Project in Alameda County

4:30 am on July 9, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A Final Environmental Impact Report was submitted to CEQA for a project on unincorporated county land near Pleasanton, Alameda County. The project’s initial surveys were submitted in 2023, with revisions in 2024 and now in 2025. It appears that at least one primary variation between the 2024 and 2025 impact reports relates to the size and design of the agricultural irrigation fields included as part of the initial development.

Higuera Highlands New Project Approximate Location, image via ArcGIS Online

New Tentative Subdivision Map Submitted for Housing Project in Santa Clara County

5:00 am on July 3, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A new Tentative Mao and Grading Approval documents were submitted for a large housing project covering 400 new single-family homes and 100 ADUs in an unincorporated Higuera Highland area of Santa Clara County. The project brought by Ginsberg and Kinion Trust will be a horseback riding-focused community, including publicly shared open spaces, a riding arena, horse trails, stables, an event center, and a community center. The horseback riding trails are to connect with the nearby Joseph D Grant County park area.

The Orchards Site Plan with District Boundaries, image via City of San Ramon

New Plans Summited to San Ramon Architectural Review Board for The Orchards Development Project

5:00 am on May 7, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The Sunset Development Company has submitted a new layout and design plans for The Orchards Development Project, formally called Chevron Park in San Ramon. Initial Proposals for redeveloping the site were first brought in 2023, but the new plans are modified and more detailed. Plans include layouts for three districts as part of the development area along Bollinger Canyon Road in San Ramon.

West Midway Development Project Park and Building Rendering, image via Brookfield Properties, KTGY, Woodley Architecture Group

Design Review Application Filed for West Midway Project in Alameda

5:00 am on May 6, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The West Midway Development took a step forward earlier this week when new plansets were submitted for design review in Area A of the project. The original development plan for the Alameda Point neighborhood was approved in June of 2023. Brookfield Properties has now brought more specific plans for the development of 284 units on the 12.4-acre site. The designs by KTGY Architecture + Planning and Woodly Architecture Group will include a combination of Duets, Townhomes, and Condominiums.

Brisbane Baylands Visitacion Creek Concept Rendering, Image via Brisbane Planning

Brisbane Baylands Site Plan to Include 157 Acres of Open Space

9:30 am on April 13, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The new Brisbane Baylands site development plan reported on by SF YIMBY last week is set to include more than 157 acres of open space in addition to the other developed areas. The open space areas will include urban plazas, community parks, hiking and recreation areas, and flood protection buffer areas. Beyond the 157 acres, the plan also sets aside several large open areas for sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy generation.

Brisbane Baylands Site Location, image via Brisbane Planning

Brisbane Files with CEQA for Baylands Specific Development Plan

8:59 am on April 11, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

Last week, the City of Brisbane’s proposal for the Baylands development area was opened for public review through the CEQA application page. The specific site plan, developed in partnership with the Metis Environmental Group and Environmental Science Associates, is a sweeping redevelopment of more than 680 acres along Highway 101 and the Caltrain tracks between San Francisco and South San Francisco.

California Forever conceptual neighborhood overview, rendering by SITELAB Urban Studio and CMG

YIMBY Interviews California Forever’s Head of Planning

5:30 am on February 12, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

California Forever has made its first substantial step toward building a new city on agricultural land in Solano County. Earlier this week, YIMBY spoke with California Forever’s Head of Planning, Gabriel Metcalf, to discuss the facts of their proposal and the Ballot Initiative. The company, a real estate firm established in Silicon Valley in 2017 with financing from several billionaires, hopes to convince the county voters to create a new city with up to 400,000 residents.

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