https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/10/19/a-deadly-inferno-drove-thousands-from-their-santa-cruz-mountains-homes-why-would-anyone-move-back/

Jenny Wu lost a lifetime of memories when her Boulder Creek house burned to the ground in the August inferno that torched a huge expanse of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Jewelry and jade from her parents, family photos and other artifacts of her heritage were all consumed by fire. But she plans to rebuild.

“I thought to leave,” said Wu, owner of The Red Pearl restaurant in the tiny forest town. “Then I changed my mind.”