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Recent coverage and background on speculative lot-splitting in post-fire Altadena.

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The biggest moments — TV segments, the parity story, the July 1 committee wins, and pieces featuring Altadena Recovery Watch.

Senator Sasha Renée Pérez and Altadena advocates supporting SB 1090
Pasadena Now · July 3, 2026
Bill shielding Altadena from development pressure clears two Assembly committees
SB 1090 passes both Assembly committees — Housing 11–1, Local Gov 10–0.
Debris removal at a destroyed Altadena home
CalMatters · July 2, 2026
Their town burned to the ground. Should they get a pass from California’s new housing laws?
Statewide deep-dive after SB 1090’s unanimous July 1 committee wins.
ABC7 Los Angeles · June 17, 2026
Rebuilding plans prompt outrage; hundreds pack Altadena town hall
Leanne Suter reports from the packed town hall — 400+ residents.
NBC4 Los Angeles video
NBC4 Los Angeles · June 16, 2026
Residents push back against multi-unit rebuilds
Survivors confront speculative rebuilds on burned lots.
Pasadena Weekly · June 18, 2026 ★ ARW
Pushing Back: Altadena residents stand against SB 9, SB 1123
County confirms no approved/pending SB 1123 applications in the burn area.
MyNewsLA
MyNewsLA · June 29, 2026 ★ ARW
Supervisor Barger to Rally with Community for Altadena Recovery Legislation
Barger and the community — including ARW — rally for SB 1090.
LAist · PARITY
LAist (KPCC) · Sept. 16, 2025
Duplexes banned in post-fire Palisades — but still allowed in Altadena
The Palisades-vs-Altadena gap SB 1090 is meant to close.
CBS Los Angeles
CBS Los Angeles · June 29, 2026
Altadena backs state legislation to temporarily stop multi-unit development
Kara Finnstrom on the community rallying behind SB 1090.

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A protester holds a sign reading 'Profiting off the ashes of our elders is a moral atrocity' at an Altadena rally.
Altadena kids hold 'Density + Fire = Tragedy' signs at a community rally.

What residents are asking for

1. Pass SB 1090 — give Altadena the same protection the Pacific Palisades already received after the same fire. SB 1090 pauses SB 1123's by-right lot-splitting in the Eaton Fire disaster area during recovery. It is a narrow, one-time exception — not a statewide change and not a precedent.
2. As a backstop for projects already filed, an emergency executive order from the Governor covering the whole declared disaster area (not just the hazard map) — the only tool that can reach subdivisions already in process.