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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Influx of Camp Fire survivors strains Chico, California

    A year ago today, the Camp Fire broke out in Paradise, Calif. More than 80 people died, and some 20,000 structures were destroyed. Damage was in the billions of dollars.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 8, 2019 • 1 min read

    A year ago today, the Camp Fire broke out in Paradise, Calif. More than 80 people died, and some 20,000 structures were destroyed. Damage was in the billions of dollars. Tens of thousands of people evacuated.

    Many fled to Chico and are still there. The unprecedented influx of people is straining that city to the brink of disaster, even though the fire didn’t touch a single structure there. Chico Mayor Randall Stone shares how his city has been affected since the Camp Fire.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Randall Stone

      mayor of Chico, California

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Influx of Camp Fire survivors strains Chico
    1. 0:00Why do billionaires think they can be great presidents?
    2. 9:35Influx of Camp Fire survivors strains Chico, CaliforniaYou’re reading this
    3. 17:04Remembering Christopher Dennis, who played Superman on the Walk of Fame
    4. 19:11‘Honey Boy’ feels like an intense therapy session for Shia LaBeouf
    5. 33:34Comedian Maz Jobrani on handling pro-Trump hecklers, and how he nearly became Trump Jr.
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