“After the Fire: Turning Survivors and Community Voices Into Action”

How does a community move forward after disaster—and who gets to decide what recovery looks like? In this episode of "Conversation Live: Altadena Rising," host James Farr sits down with Dir. Jeffrey Marino from California’s Office of Data and Innovation. They’ll talk about Engaged California, a platform designed to bring fire survivors and residents directly into the state’s decision-making process.

Marino shares what people in Altadena and beyond had to say in Phase One—raw, urgent feedback about missed alerts, dangerous infrastructure, and feeling left out of the conversation. Now the state’s asking those same people to help shape what comes next. It’s not just policy—it’s personal. And it may be one of the most important tests of public trust we’ve seen in years.