Rancho Cordova has grown more than 50% since becoming a city 23 years ago. On Wednesday, the mayor gave her vision of what the future holds in the annual State of the City address.

Some of those future plans include building a new arena and creating a new artificial intelligence high-tech hub.

"Rancho Cordova is going to be the city that you no longer go through but the city that you go to," Mayor Siri Pulipati said.

Rancho Cordova recently overtook Roseville to become the hottest new housing market in the region.

"We are one of the top five growing cities in all of California," Pulipati said. 'We have a lot of new residents moving in."

The city is partnering with a private developer to build new hotels, an outdoor plaza, and a 7,500-seat arena that will host indoor soccer and other e

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