The California Town Owned by a New York Investment Firm
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Scotia was created, a century and a half ago, so that lumberjacks could live near the trees they cut down. Its current owners have been trying for more than a decade to bring new residents to town.
Michael Waters writes about Scotia, a town created by Pacific Lumber that is now owned by the a Manhattan investment firm Marathon Asset Management.
The Secret Foreign Roots of Tech Titans' New California City - WSJ
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The California Town Owned by a New York Investment Firm
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Tech moguls building private city in California
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Private equity firm plans new city in California – NYT — RT World News
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Michael Waters on X: now, Scotia's creditor is trying to cash out in any way it can the result is that a pretty wild set of people and businesses (ketamine retreats! expensive
Univision owners want to sell. After 12 years and $13 billion, what went wrong? - Los Angeles Times
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The California Town Owned by a New York Investment Firm
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Sequoia's Wealth Business Eyes Credit, Real Estate Investments Ahead of VC Split - Bloomberg
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Hedge-Fund Firm That Owns a Town in California - WSJ
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You've seen entire towns for sale? These people bought them
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Wall Street investment firms are thirsty for the West's vanishing water