After last year’s Eaton fire tore through town, incinerating community infrastructure and scattering residents across the region, the importance of such places has grown dramatically — not only as centers of gathering, but as sites of refuge, planning and healing.
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Sam Lubell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Palm trees kept incinerating, and the fire seemed to be falling like rain.
The image ricocheted across the country, igniting outrage from lawmakers and the public.
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Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
Minutes later, Jarred Vanderbilt stripped Drake Powell, pushed the ball ahead to Austin Reaves and watched Reaves lob it off the glass to James, igniting the Lakers-heavy crowd.
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