Mayor Bass and Rick Caruso Partner to Rebuild Palisades Recreation Center

Rebuilding the Palisades Recreation Center

• 🤝 Mayor Karen Bass and former mayoral opponent Rick Caruso are collaborating on a plan to rebuild the Palisades Recreation Center.
• 🔥 The center was damaged by a devastating fire in January.

A Community-Focused Partnership

• 💡 The project is a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, Caruso's nonprofit organization, and the community.
• 💖 This initiative is described as being about rebuilding and healing, aiming to address the trauma experienced by families, especially young people, due to the fires.
• 🗣️ The community will have a say in the ongoing operation and design of the park, ensuring it becomes their community park.
• 🌟 The goal is not just to rebuild the recreation center but to build it better than before.