Gov. Newsom enlisted the help of Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, LA Lakers legend and businessman Earvin “Magic Johnson," and LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman for the initiative.
The post-wildfire public-private partnership includes at least $100M of private capital and will shape "what L.A. is going to be like for the next 50 or 100 years."
The Game is calling out President Trump for not visiting Altadena during his trip to survey the damage of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said LA Rises, a new private-sector philanthropic initiative, will work with the city, county and the state to support the rebuilding of Los Angeles. Mark Walter and the Dodgers will provide up to $100 million.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched a program called LA Rises which will provide financial support from private sectors to rebuild areas affected by LA wildfires.
Trump and Newsom greeted one another on the tarmac at LAX on Friday as Trump plans to tour fire damaged areas of the state.
Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.
Newsom is disconnected from the everyday Californian,” Epi Cruz, who watched his Altadena home be reduced to ashes, told The Post.
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces what may be his greatest political test and leadership challenge. He planned to greet President Trump upon his arrival in Southern California on Friday.
Magic Johnson, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman will lead a new private-sector initiative to support wildfire recovery in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state's progressive policies ahead of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is tapping Magic Johnson, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a new private-sector initiative to support wildfire recovery