Damn.
Thanks a lot to everyone for helping out with this. I know a lot of you did, because I heard the anceinttrees.org website got a lot of extra hits, and was told that the issue received a lot more attention over the last few weeks than it seemed to be getting earlier.
Here’s what I just found out:

Dear Friend of the Forest,
Unfortunately, the Heritage Tree Preservation Act failed to pass the California Assembly this year. In the end, we fell short by a handful of votes. We know that you share our deep disappointment. But its time to step back and appreciate just how much we