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As Palo Alto relaxes rules for tree removal, some urge broader overhaul
A large tree uprooted by a recent storm in Mitchell Park in Palo Alto on Jan. 9, 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier. When Palo Alto passed an ambitious tree-protection law in 2022, its aim was to ...
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After mighty oak comes crashing down, resident calls on Palo Alto to change tree protection ordinance
The weight of its massive limbs could potentially cause the tree or branches to fall onto her or her neighbor’s home, she told a city of Palo Alto’s Public Works Department arborist.