News

News stories and current events that bear on unincorporated communities are posted here. In general they portray instances where the absence of local control is apparent and cries out for reform. If the Legislature and the Administration every demonstrate sensitivity towards unincorporated communities, we will tell those stories here as well.

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Ashland has a new park

Environmental Justice (EJ) is a fairly new concept for urban planners, one that acknowledges the harm done to poor or marginalized communities that…

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California Forever folds...for now

The Sili Valley billionaires' utopia in the remote ag lands of southern Solano County will not be going to the ballot in November 2024. The project's…

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Incline Village Incorporation Project

The Tahoe Daily Tribune published an article last week about the possibility that two unincorporated communities on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe…

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Mountain House is now a city

Last March 91% of the residents of unincorporated Mountain House voted that their community should incorporate. And last Monday, July 1, 2024, the new…

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A Machiavellian-inspired old canard

Big Labor, along with LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis - who has a long history of looking out for underprivileged communities, recently issued a…

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KCRA does an infomercial about California Forever, as though it is news

KCRA3 "news" bubbled and gushed last night (5/16/24) about California Forever, the Sili Valley billionaires' scheme to tinker with the sticks of…

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Politico notices East L.A.

California Playbook is a daily newsletter by Politico.com about California political news. The Newsletter is often focused on power plays among CA…

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Local control for East L.A. heats up again

There's a column in today's L.A. Times by Gustavo Arellano about a new resurgence of interest in local control for East Los Angeles. On three previous…

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Solano County voter poll shows strong opposition to California Forever

Solano Together issued a press release yesterday that indicates Solano County voters are aware of the "California Forever" proposal and do not like it…

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Sili Valley billionaires push on the Capitol

If you have more money than God you can hire well-connected people to get the Legislature to help your dreams of a new city come true. According to…

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Election congratulations to 3 who tried

We've made it pretty clear that California (un)Incorporated has had an uphill time of it getting the state Legislature to pay attention to the plight…

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More PR baloney about the billionaires' utopia in Solano County

Money talks. And with .1%ers doing the talking about their proposed massive development in the boonies, you can expect slick, glossy, rosy projections…

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City of Mountain House vote looks promising

Though many ballots are yet to be counted before the results are certified, early returns from yesterday's election indicate the unincorporated…

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Billionaires offer guarantees that are unenforceable

CalMatters went into some depth about the Sili Valley billionaires' proposed pipe dream to develop 17.5K acres of Solano County's open space as a…

A reporter interviews a man with a microphone labeled KCRA, with on-screen text about Mountain House voting to become a city.

KCRA covers Mountain House incorporation vote

Note: Mountain House was one of the founding participants in the California (un)Incorporated coalition.

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Democracy & fairness for unincorporated areas are off-radar at the Capitol

The Office of the Legislative Analyst (LAO) has a new report out that seeks to stimulate serious consideration in the Legislature of critical, long-…

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There's a new Tahoe lawsuit

Citizens have now challenged the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for failing to properly implement the bi-state compact. You can read the plaintiff's…

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Shining a light on the basic problem

A recent Caló News article about Congresswoman Barbara Lee's visit to East Los Angeles, during her campaign for a U.S. Senate seat, contained this set…

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Billionaire Investors' Town Hall Meetings

The Sili Valley billionaires' group that bought up land in rural Solano County to develop a new utopia have embarked on a series of Town Hall meetings…

Some Serious Stuff Going Down at Tahoe

We have reported from time to time about the challenges that North Tahoe locals face - massive traffic jams, short-term rental abuse, wacky land use…

Will Mountain House incorporate?

As reported in the Tracy Press, the San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission (SJLAFCO) has authorized Mountain House residents to vote in the…

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A long-time local debunks "California Forever"

Rio Vista resident Aiden Mayhood is a descendant of immigrants who settled in the Montezuma Hills of Solano County. He published the following public…

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Reality vs hype

SFist and the SF Chronicle have carried a few stories recently about new towns on the Bay Area's urban fringe. One is "California Forever", a Techie…

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Our View: A new city for billionaires but not for 5M Californians?

For a while now, there have been reports of a mysterious investment firm, Flannery Associates, buying up big chunks of land ($800M+ for 140 properties…

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Our View: Local control for 210 people, but not for 5 million people

Secret San Francisco is an online guide to news, events, and things to do in the Bay Area. Their website has an "Escapes" section that dives into day…

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Op-ed: How TRPA+luxury development is wrecking Tahoe

This Op-ed in the Tahoe Daily Tribune is heartbreaking. Local opinions clearly do not matter to the Powers That Be when there are opportunities for…

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Ashland/Cherryland Jumbotron Uncertainty

Unincorporated Alameda County has beautiful geography. From rolling hills that go from a spring green that transition fall brown to sweeping panoramic…

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Massive Development for Kings Beach?

If you thought development at Tahoe was nuts, you ain't seen nothin' yet. There's a new scheme in the works to intensify things at Kings Beach. It's a…

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La Jolla wants to drop out of San Diego?

La Jolla, which is a segment of the City of San Diego, is apparently looking at secession from the Mother Ship. The City of San Diego is enormous and…

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