Miguel Santana was quoted in a story about federal immigration enforcement and the humanitarian emergency in our immigrant communities. Through CCF’s Los Angeles Neighbors Support Fund, more than $3M has been made available to more than 3,500 families struggling to meet basic needs, and we are committed to collaborating with partners across California to support immigrant families in crisis. “During this time of unprecedented challenge, we must act with unprecedented solidarity,” said Santana.
CCF was highlighted in a story about Chase bank opening its new Pacific Palisades branch more than a year after the 2025 wildfires destroyed the previous location. The story mentioned that JPMorganChase provided more than $2 million in emergency philanthropic support to CCF, American Red Cross and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles to aid immediate relief and recovery.
Coffee with a Cause and its expansion of its social enterprise model to Highland Park was featured. A California Jobs First Catalyst grant distributed by the California Community Foundation supported the expansion.
A recent Big Heart Ranch event with the Malibu Boys and Girls Club was featured. The event was funded in part by CCF and supported wildfire volunteers and survivors. The story was also covered by Spectrum.
A story featured the new “Am I Next?” and “I Belong Here” projection installation at the Los Angeles Music Center. “This is a call to action,” said Miguel Santana. “Am I Next? is more than a question. It is a declaration of courage, a stand for justice and a defense of our most sacred American values, because—until justice returns—none of us is free, none of us is safe.”
A sweeping Los Angeles Times investigation into the displacement patterns of wildfire survivors cited the Department of Angels—a nonprofit created in coordination with the California Community Foundation—whose quarterly surveys have tracked the ongoing housing instability facing tens of thousands of displaced residents, finding that 7 out of 10 people are still in temporary housing more than a year after the fires.
The California gubernatorial candidates’ forum, sponsored by CCF, brought together several candidates, who discussed immigration and health care. Univision also broadcast a livestream of the forum which is posted on YouTube.
Leading candidates for California’s next governor attended a forum hosted by California Community Foundation. The discussion showed unified opposition to federal immigration policies and robust support for immigrant rights, including universal healthcare access.
Miguel Santana was quoted in a story about the “mansion tax,” saying CCF still supports Measure ULA but has concluded that it needs to be reworked. “We believe in its mission and purpose, but we also believe that we have to respond to the unintended consequences,” he said. “And one of the unintended consequences is that it has essentially induced the equivalent of a recession on the production of housing.”
At the daylong summit United We Stand: Defending Democracy and Each Other, Miguel Santana underscored that the ICE raids unfolding across the country are about far more than immigration. “This is about a fundamental question that more and more Americans are asking,” Santana said. “‘Am I the next person whose rights will be violated?’”
Miguel Santana was interviewed about the ongoing recovery from the devastating January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and described how the California Community Foundation mobilized its Wildfire Recovery Fund after seeing the scope of the disaster from the air, saying, “Flying over it really brought light to how serious the whole thing was … From the very beginning I had a feeling this was going to be a really unprecedented disaster.” The fund raised over $100 million from nearly 50,000 donors and quickly distributed $30 million in the first month to nonprofits addressing immediate needs; in the year since it has awarded tens of millions more to support emergency relief, housing, mental health services, legal aid and long-term recovery programs, even as many survivors remain displaced and face insurance and financial barriers that the foundation is now trying to address in partnership with financial institutions.
These organizations are making a difference. A story focusing on recovery efforts one year after the Los Angeles wildfires, highlighted California Community Foundation as playing a critical, long-term role in helping communities recover—and build resilience for what lies ahead.