The City of Torrance secured additional public funding and volunteer support to keep the city's Rose Parade float in this year's procession, organizers said. Nicole Nash, speaking for the city, said higher participation costs had made the float's future uncertain until the council provided extra money to cover this year's entry.

The funding move follows warnings from organizers that the price of participating in the iconic parade "rose steeply over the recent years," Nash said. The council's action "made this year's parade entry possible," she said; the transcript did not include a motion, vote tally or ordinance number for that budget action. Nash also urged continued community support and noted that the Torrance Rose Float Association holds year-round fundraisers to cover expenses.

Volunteers described a deep personal commitment to the float. An unidentified volunteer said, "It's something we look forward to every year," and another recounted traveling long distances to help build the float: "So we drove 7 hours on Christmas day to get here and to go to work at 08:00 in the morning on the 26th." One volunteer described working on the pond detail and said including foxes on the float was "super, super special" because of a family connection.

Organizers framed the effort as both a local point of pride and part of a broader national tradition. "It gives a big sense of pride, to see our name represented in this amazing tradition," another volunteer said, adding that relatively few cities are able to participate.

What happens next: organizers are seeking more participants and donations to sustain the float in future years. The transcript records the City Council's additional funding for this year but does not include procedural details such as the motion language, vote count or whether the funding is a one-time appropriation or part of a longer-term budget change. Nicole Nash closed the segment stating, "I'm Nicole Nash for the City of Torrance."