So, this is happening with me now. I initially used a packed leader desk and selected the default city plan, the game goes to cinematic, but it aborts about 5 seconds in and nothing is built, things like food is removed though. I tried again with a desk built in the usual way, it allows me to go into cinematic mode and and that isn't aborted but still nothing is being built. I try "Refresh City Plan": nothing. I try "Recalculate Costs and Production": nothing.
I might add that this is happening on 1.1.0b, with WSFW 2.0.16. Version 1.0.17b worked fine.
EDIT: I tried using a different city plan, same result. I didn't mention that the leader desk is removed and I get the feeling this might have something to do with the issue. Is the leader desk being scrapped? Does scrapping it encrapulate the build?