Seasonal & Holidays
Impact Of Dodgers' World Series Win Spans Beyond Sports In Midst Of Difficult Year For Los Angeles
"Definitely medicine. Makes us forget about reality, just for a couple hours," Blair Lewis, who lost his home during the Eaton fire, said.
November 4, 2025 / 10:31 PM PST
Hundreds of thousands of Angelenos descended upon downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning to celebrate the Dodgers' second consecutive World Series Championship, something that many say has an impact spanning far beyond sports in what has been a tough year for the city.
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The thrilling win, which saw the Boys in Blue bounce back from a 3-2 deficit in the series to win a historic Game 7 in extra innings, is one of the best Fall Classic matchups in recent memory. Still, for many Dodger fans, the win means much more than adding another title for LA.
The year began with a catastrophic duo of wildfires that burned thousands of homes and businesses and left people across LA County without a home. Months later, as people continued trying to bounce back from the devastation, the city was hit with a continuing trend of immigration enforcement operations. Many across the region have been placed in fear and uncertainty for their future, and the first operations were met with passionate protests turned clashes with U.S. National Guard troops and police, placing Los Angeles in the spotlight across the country.
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