Mark Walter, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will donate $100 million to the Southern California wildfire recovery effort. The fires devastated the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, northern Pasadena, and parts of Malibu.
Former basketball star Magic Johnson, a part owner of the Dodgers, announced the $100 million Walter donation on Tuesday. The donation will come through the Walter Family Foundation and the Dodgers Foundation.
“The LA fires have wreaked havoc on LA’s neighborhoods,” Walter said in a statement. “It’s time for those with means to come forward and make a positive impact to build back better.”
According to Dodgers Nation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom had “tapped Magic Johnson, Mark Walter, and Casey Wasserman to lead a new private-sector initiative to support wildfire recovery in Los Angeles.”
The relief effort will be called LA Rises, which Mark…
