California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled “LA Rises,” a private-sector initiative to help rebuild the Los Angeles area after devastating wildfires reduced many of its communities to rubble and ash.

Newsom enlisted Los Angeles Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, retired basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Casey Wasserman, the chairperson and president of the nonprofit organizing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, to lead and recruit others to join the philanthropic effort.

“Los Angeles will rise again — stronger, more united, and more resilient than ever,” Newsom said in a statement. “Just as California came together to fight the fires, we’ll work together to rebuild.”

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