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“The unprecedented community conflagrations in January of 2025 highlighted the critical need for and importance of ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable populations during emergencies,” Marrone said in a statement.

It was that Broadway history and Black American history were converging in a performer who was offering her gifts to an audience in a climactic conflagration.

Mayor Karen Bass’ texts illustrate how she communicated remotely with her staff and across levels of government, trying to marshal federal resources as the conflagration exploded.

Some victims of the Palisades conflagration have criticized the lack of transparency, while open government advocates say the city’s refusal to release public records runs afoul of disclosure laws.

Smoke lent artificial darkness and a filmy quality to the light in areas far from the conflagration.