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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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Coronavirus pandemic
Updated
Published
December 23, 2020 4:15 PM
A tent is placed last week outside the Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center to triage an influx of Long Beach patients. (Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)
With morgues in Long Beach nearing capacity, the city s health department has activated its mass fatality plan, as deaths from COVID-19 continue to mount.
Meanwhile, daily cases in Long Beach have exploded over the past six weeks by more than 1,000%.
And, like the rest of L.A. County, that s also translating into more hospitalizations, as officials report an over 200% increase in admissions for COVID-19 patients since Thanksgiving.
Coronavirus pandemic
Updated
Published
December 23, 2020 4:15 PM
A tent is placed last week outside the Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center to triage an influx of Long Beach patients. (Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)
With morgues in Long Beach nearing capacity, the city s health department has activated its mass fatality plan, as deaths from COVID-19 continue to mount.
Meanwhile, daily cases in Long Beach have exploded over the past six weeks by more than 1,000%.
And, like the rest of L.A. County, that s also translating into more hospitalizations, as officials report an over 200% increase in admissions for COVID-19 patients since Thanksgiving.
Coronavirus pandemic
Updated
Published
December 23, 2020 4:15 PM
A tent is placed last week outside the Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center to triage an influx of Long Beach patients. (Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)
With morgues in Long Beach nearing capacity, the city s health department has activated its mass fatality plan, as deaths from COVID-19 continue to mount.
Meanwhile, daily cases in Long Beach have exploded over the past six weeks by more than 1,000%.
And, like the rest of L.A. County, that s also translating into more hospitalizations, as officials report an over 200% increase in admissions for COVID-19 patients since Thanksgiving.