Excitement was in the air Saturday morning as people from around Los Angeles gathered at Fair Oaks Burger in Altadena to witness the unveiling of a new Robert Vargas mural dedicated to the community several months after the Eaton Fire.

Vargas was on site to present the new work he'd been working on up until Saturday morning. The mural depicts a young Black girl picking a California poppy, holding a teddy bear, and wearing a shirt adorned with scenes and faces from Altadena.

"The teddy bear, which is a nod to the bears of the community that come down from the foothills. That is the security... what the little girl feels secure with [and] calls home" Vargas said.

Her action of picking a California poppy, he said, represents the community "rising from the ashes."

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