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(ALTADENA, CA)  Families returning home after a wildfire should not be forced to gamble with their health. The smoke from fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has far greater health impacts than smoke from wildfires in remote areas. Yet more than a year after the Eaton and Palisades fires, many residents are still living with uncertainty, fear, and risk because California lacks enforceable standards for post fire home testing. 

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - In an effort to promote equity and ensure proper representation in demographic data, Assemblymember John Harabedian's (D-Pasadena) AB 91, the MENA Inclusion Act, has been signed into law.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assemblymember John Harabedian’s (D-Pasadena) Mortgage Forbearance Act, has been signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Pasadena) successfully passed AB 239, the State-led Disaster Housing Task Force, off the Assembly Floor, sending this critical wildfire recovery bill to the Governor’s desk.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Homeowners in wildfire-affected communities may soon get a measure of protection thanks to AB 797, the Community Stabilization Act, authored by  Assemblymember John Harabedian (D–Pasadena). The bill passed the Legislature today and is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature.