Overview
- The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to oppose the draft Solano Maritime and Manufacturing Act, a decision that all but ends the measure for this legislative session.
- The draft bill would have allowed roughly 1,350 acres in Collinsville to use a 2008 environmental impact report instead of a new CEQA review and would have set strict permit timelines including 90 days for ministerial permits, 180 days for discretionary approvals, and a 45-day dispute shot clock.
- Hundreds of residents and local groups spoke at the meeting, with public comment heavily opposed to what critics said was a rushed, last-minute effort that would limit local zoning authority and voter protections such as the county’s 1984 orderly growth initiative.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly criticized the delay and signaled he may keep pushing the proposal, while California Forever faces a commercial setback after defense company Saronic chose Texas for a $3 billion shipyard and major jobs opportunity.
- County supervisors directed staff to continue negotiations and study the bill so it can be revised and possibly reconsidered in a future session, leaving the outcome dependent on further talks between the county, state lawmakers and the governor’s office.