California City
By LAist Studios
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Episodes: 14
Feb 26, 2021
Description
Deep in the Mojave Desert, there is a little town with a big name and a bizarre history: California City. For decades, real estate developers have sold a dream here: if you buy land now, you’ll be rich one day. Thousands of people bought this dream. Many were young couples and hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But much of the land they bought is nearly worthless. In this new podcast from LAist Studios, host Emily Guerin tells a story of money, power and deception.
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Imperfect Paradise: An LA Commission created to tackle city government scandals is being stymied
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Reports about failures in response to the January LA fires and a 2018 fire have striking similarities
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: How union organizing is being upended by private universities in Southern California
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Why California's protest law is flawed and the consequences to protesters
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Where Dreams Go To Die
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Cashing In On The Desert
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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The Reckoning
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Open Secret
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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The Hunted Becomes The Hunter
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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The Tragedy That Occurred
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Soldiers of the Sale
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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A Man with a Dream
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Turning Desert Dust Into Gold
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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How I Found Out About California City
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Jul 09, 2020 |