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Annette Yasin
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comment on agenda item #4 - zone zero
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Legislative Policy Committee Members,
Please seek reliable scientific research data on wildfire prevention and not rely on Home Insurance Companies' data that is using vegetation
as a scapegoat in the Zone Zero proposals. I hope you endorse Option 4 for plants and Option 2 for trees. It is so important that
Pasadena take a stand for Local control just as City of LA and Glendale. What are we waiting for? We are a city of trees and this type of Legislation can not be "one size fits all" in a state with such diverse topography and climate zones.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Annette Yasin
President Bungalow Heaven Neighborhood Association
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Hi,
Please find attached my public comment for the February 3, 2026 Pasadena Legislative Policy Committee Meeting, agenda item 4. Zone Zero.
Thanks,
Yadi
4. Zone Zero
I support calling for evidence-based, science-backed measures for wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts.
To be clear, Zone Zero regulates (by the Board of Forestry) the creation of an "ember-resistantzone" in structures that are within designated high fire hazard areas by the State Fire Marshal.However, in reality these measures are being pushed by the insurance industry, including pushingresidents to clear a defensible space around the perimeter of their homes - even if their homesare outside of high fire hazard zones. This means there is more wide-spread efforts to remove allvegetation, including trees across the city of Pasadena and the state. Moreover, this is at the costof policyholders, and there is still no assurance from insurance companies that their properties willbe insured or that wildfire related claims will be covered and paid out. All white insurance premiums continue to rise for those in and outside of fire hazard zones.
Therefore, in addition to the Board of Forestry, I encourage the Council to advocate for insurancereform and sound wildfire mitigation initiatives with 1. The Department of Insurance; 2. The California Governor; and 3. The State Legislature.
Communities such as mine that were in the direct path of a wildfire fire and did not lose anyhomes should be studied to examine to learn what factors helped protect homes and thecommunity. Instead, we are now being pressured by insurance companies to clear away adefensible space - even though we are not in a designated high fire hazard zone (and on our owndime). Regulation should not come from the private industry, rather an independent body with sound evidence and facts.
Yadi
Pasadena Legislative Policy Committee
February 3, 2026
4. Zone Zero