With McCarthy out as Speaker, Pelosi no longer in party leadership, and Feinstein's death, California's clout in Congress has taken a major hit. The Golden State is now at a political crossroads.

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McCarthy Feinstein Pelosi
From left to right, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

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The Silicon Valley investors who secretly bought up $800 million in Northern California real estate reveal unexpected plans for 'a city of yesterday'

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A long stretch of road in California farmland leads into the horizon, which is dotted with wind turbines.
A stealth campaign by Silicon Valley elites with a dream of turning a swath of California farmland into a new age city has ranchers who live here challenging their tactics as well as their motives.

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A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco

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Marc Andreessen, Lauren Powell Jobs, Michael Moritz
Left to right: Marc Andreeseen, Lauren Powell Jobs, and Michael Moritz are some of the prominent Silicon Valley investors who have backed Flannery Associates's pursuit to build a new city in California.

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