Los Angeles leaders say they are powerless to stop an insidious state housing mandate that residents fear could forever transform fire-ravaged Altadena.

Now, a high-stakes showdown over the community’s future is set for lawmakers in Sacramento on Wednesday as they consider legislation designed to shield Altadena from state density laws that critics say could open the door to aggressive redevelopment by outside investors.

The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee is set to hear Senate Bill 1090, dubbed the “Keep Altadena Land in Altadena Hands Act.”

Supporters say the measure is needed to protect neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire from greedy corporate real estate speculators looking to cash in during the rebuilding process.

The measure, introduced by State Sen. Sasha Renee Perez, D-Alhambra, would create a five-year moratorium on state density laws including SB 9 and SB 1123 within designated Altadena ZIP codes.

The hearing comes as frustration, anxiety and outrage continue to mount throughout Altadena, where residents have become increasingly alarmed by the prospect of large-scale redevelopment in neighborhoods historically defined by single-family homes.

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