US Politics
The Billionaire Bypass: When Tech Titans Hire Politicians to Sideline Democracy and Environment
A group of tech billionaires, through their entity California Forever, is enlisting high-powered former Democratic legislators to expedite environmental reviews for a massive new city project in Solano County, arguing it will bring jobs and investment. This brazen attempt to circumvent foundational environmental protections for developer profit is a shocking subversion of democratic process and a direct threat to the rule of law and our shared ecological heritage.
