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There’s a Housing Boom in a California Town that Burned Down 4 Years Ago

There’s a Housing Boom in a California Town that Burned Down 4 Years Ago

FromCYBER


There’s a Housing Boom in a California Town that Burned Down 4 Years Ago

FromCYBER

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2018, the Camp Fire swept through California. It was the deadliest in the state’s history, destroying more than 18,000 buildings and killing 85 people. The town of Paradise all but burned to the ground at the time. Four years later, Paradise is in the midst of a housing boom. New homes are everywhere as people, some of them who lost their homes in the Camp Fire, return to the region.There’s no guarantee that another fire won’t sweep through the region. So why are people flocking to the area?On today’s episode of Cyber, Motherboard Staff Writer Aaron Gordon sits down to talk about what’s going on in Paradise.. Gordon is newly back from California where he chased some dogs through some forests and talked to a few of the town’s residents.Stories discussed in this episode:Paradise Burned to the Ground. Now It’s Another Hot Housing MarketWe’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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