A ride on a Rose Parade float can’t bring back what Sue Kohl lost in the Palisades fire on Jan. 7. But that 5.5.-mile float ride on Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day will symbolize a path forward after a year of rebuilding.

“Losing my home and my town in the Palisades Fire was devastating, but I ride to celebrate resilience, renewal and the unbreakable spirit of a community that refuses to be defined by loss,” said Kohl, president of the Pacific Palisades Community Council and a Realtor.

She lost her home in the Palisades fire, and will ride with survivors on the 55-foot-long float “Rising Together,” sponsored by the California Community Fund and the Black Freedom Fund, paying tribute to survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires and honoring the 31 residents who died in the fires

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