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by  Marisa Lagos / SFGate/November 24, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris will be California’s next…

We have received a report that at Lindbergh Field today, Wednesday – the day before Thanksgiving and usually the busiest…

By Catherine Rampell / The New York Times / November 23, 2010 The nation’s workers may be struggling, but American…

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Editor: The following is from the “We Won’t Fly” website. Grassroots consumer advocate We Won’t Fly is organizing educational outreach…

About 5 months ago, I received a letter from the San Diego Water District telling me that a complaint had…

With all the negative vibes flowing through Arizona regarding Latinos I’m reminded that it wasn’t so long ago, around 1994,…

Originally posted Nov. 22, 2020

By Richard Agee

It was several years back when I got up one morning, drove to the corner of my street, turned left onto Santa Barbara Street, and saw something I had never seen before.

All of the tall palm trees along Santa Barbara Street had been spray-painted with white X’s. As I drove slowly looking at the trees for several blocks, yes, every tree was marked with a white X. I made a U-turn and drove back past my street and several blocks in the other direction and saw white X’s on every palm tree. Something is going on here, I thought to myself. Usually a white X means a tree is going to be removed. Why would they remove all the trees that have been part of the fabric of the community for so long?

Many years ago, San Diego business magnate John D. Spreckels arranged to have palm trees planted along the city owned right of way on some of the main thoroughfares around Point Loma and Ocean Beach. Those mature tall palms now grace streets like Newport Avenue, Santa Barbara Street and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. They form a historic landmark, cherished by locals, which can be seen for miles.

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