It actually a pretty smart idea.
map of the land purchased:
It’s flat and boring there. Only thing interesting are the hills to the West where American Canyon is.
What’s really sad is that the a-holes who turned the Santa Clara valley into a nightmare have discovered land North of I-80. If this doesn’t encourage the establishment of the State of Jefferson, I don’t know what will.
We should be building new cities. I wish Freepers were less fuddy duddy. As a country we are stuck in the past.
Reflexive opposition to this is exactly what’s wrong with the country. That said, throw in California and Silicon Valley elites and this could well end badly.
I checked the aerial view. The whole lower red area closest to the water is covered with wind turbines.
