We're back in bed with these bills. Did we ever really leave? In this episode, we’re breaking down the latest on AB782, which has already passed behind closed doors and is now sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk just waiting for a signature. No ballot. No community input. No chance to vote or veto. This is how gentrification and densification gets ushered in — quietly and without consent.

We connect the dots between AB782, SB9, and Altadena’s own Community Standards District (CSD) — and what this trio really means for our neighborhoods. Spoiler: it’s not the character of the community we lost. 

Plus, we touched on AB679 and the idea of Zone Zero Defensible Space — what’s legit fire protection policy, and what might be more cause for concern?

🔥 CALL TO ACTION: It’s time to write, call, and email Governor Newsom — and let him know Altadena did NOT ask for this (AB782, SB9 and AB679), and we do NOT want this. Blow up his office inbox, flood the phone lines, and make our voices impossible to ignore.

And for our small business shoutout we’re showing love to CR Citrus, a (currently displaced) Altadena local crafting delicious smoked citrus products for cocktails and mocktails. You can find them at Altadena Bev on Allen. Go support them at:

🍊 @crcitrus
🥂 @altadenabev

Community power is real — let’s show them how Altadena shows up. Let’s keep going. Tune in and stay activated.