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Rose Parade Wildfire Tribute Sees Protest Banner as Sponsors Disavow Sign

The moment refocused attention on demands for an Eaton Fire investigation, with the cause still unreleased despite a utility’s dormant power-line theory.

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A close up of “Rising Together,” a dedicated Rose Parade float honoring survivors of the 2025 Eaton and Palisades wildfires at the AES Float Barn at the Rosemont Pavillion in Pasadena on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The California Community Foundation and the Black Freedom Fund, which presented the “Rising Together” float, said the signage, held by a float rider, was not part of the float. (Christina Merino, SCNG)

Overview

  • Float riders briefly displayed a banner reading "AG Bonta Altadena Demands an Investigation" seeking a state probe of the Eaton Fire.
  • The California Community Foundation and the Black Freedom Fund said the signage was not part of the entry while expressing support for accountability and justice.
  • Tournament of Roses video showed an individual in a raincoat pulling the banner from the float, crumpling it, then placing it back as the parade continued.
  • The Rising Together float honored 31 people killed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, carried survivors and nonprofit representatives, and received the Fantasy Award.
  • The official cause of the Eaton Fire has not been released, and Southern California Edison has advanced a dormant power-line theory and begun a victim compensation program.