CA Gov Newsom launched LA Rises public private partnership

CA Governor Newsom made this announcement on Tuesday 1/28. He chose some interesting people to help "rebuild and REIMAGINE" Los Angeles.

I just found out about the guy who was chosen to be in charge of the Olympics that will be held in Los Angeles. I have interesting info on him after Newsom stuff. Wait until you read about his background.

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CBS 1/28/25: LA Rises philanthropy group launched by Gov. Newsom to accelerate fire rebuild

Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new initiative to "rebuild and reimagine" Los Angeles areas devastated by recent fires with the help of Magic Johnson, 2028 Olympics Chairman Casey Wasserman and Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter to kick things off.

The philanthropic group named LA Rises rolled out Tuesday with $100 million in seed funding from Walter, the Mark Walter Family Foundation, and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. The initiative will continue to raise funds through private donations to supplement local and state resources for rebuilding in the fire zones where entire neighborhoods have been wiped out.

"With Mark, Earvin and Casey's proven leadership and deep commitment to Los Angeles, we'll tap into the enormous creativity, experience, and resources of the private sector, alongside local, state, and federal efforts, to deliver a recovery that benefits all Angelenos," Newsom said. 

As city and county leaders craft recovery plans for their communities with the assistance of state and federal resources and the removal of red tape, tapping into additional private-sector funding will be key to rebuilding. Wasserman said, "It's not about the next month or the next year, this is about what LA will be like for the next 50 or 100 years."

Newsom described LA Rises as a creative, collaborative effort of bright minds. "It's about looking to seek the best and brightest designers, architects, and developers -- the best and most modern strategies for financing, and developing new procurement strategies to address the issue of cost, to address the issue of logistics in a completely fresh, dynamic and di