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Suisun City, a town of 30,000 in a neglected corner of the Bay Area, is facing another reinvention attempt: a proposal to annex 22,873 acres of agricultural land owned by California Forever, a developer backed by Silicon Valley billionaires. After decades of bouncing between insolvency threats and brief revitalizations, its 19th century downtown shows boarded brick facades and a redeveloped park where homeless people sleep. The plan envisions a new city built from the ground up on yellow hills dotted with sheep and wind turbines.

Prepared by Christopher Adams and reviewed by editorial team.