As Los Angeles burns, everyone wants to know…why do cities in California seem to constantly go up in flames? Investigative journalist Yasha Levine and filmmaker Rowan Wernham take a road trip into the dark heart of the California Dream. They look at the system and the people that have allowed unchecked development to rage across the state, destroying the environment and creating mega-cities and mega-farms. At the center of their story is Stewart and Lynda Resnick. They’re billionaires. They live in the flashiest mansion in Beverly Hills. And they have a monopoly on the pistachio trade. With a small clique of powerful farmers and real estate speculators, they’ve taken control of California's water—draining rivers, building plantations in the middle of a desert, leaving a trail of environmental collapse. Water heists, towns ravaged by drought, farms built on oil fields, mass extinction, suburbs without end, and…war with Iran. Welcome to California.