Rebuilding Paradise

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Marketplace : Rebuilding Paradise Image

Rebuilding Paradise

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The town of Paradise, California, is still trying to recover from the deadly and destructive Camp Fire that broke out in November 2018, killing 85 people and destroying more than 13,000 homes. In the days and weeks after the fire, residents were worried that big developers would swoop in, buy up the land at a discount and rebuild Paradise in a way that would alter the existing community. Today, we’ll look at how it’s going a year later. Plus: How algorithms determine what you can borrow, how the Army’s trying to recruit Zoomers, and remaking “Joy of Cooking” for a new generation.