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Granny oak tree faces one-week deadline

Original post made on Aug 29, 2011

Granny, the heritage oak tree at the center of a battle between a coalition of North Fair Oaks residents and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), may be cut down despite the neighborhood's best efforts to save the tree.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, August 29, 2011, 11:16 AM

Comments (3)

Posted by David
a resident of Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley
on Aug 29, 2011 at 2:42 pm

When is someone going to call "gimme a freakin' break" on this?

There was a huge, beautiful, ancient oak tree in our neighborhood. I used to enjoy seeing it. Then one day a few months ago, it uprooted and fell over, of its own accord. Yes, I was sad. But not $269,000 worth of sad. In the long run, it's just a tree.


Posted by Dharma
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Aug 29, 2011 at 5:32 pm

I don't cared enough to spend $269K on a new Bentley Continental Coupe, but I'm not going to crush someone else's.


Posted by Kathy
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Aug 30, 2011 at 8:39 am

This is very consistent with PUC's anti-environment policies.

Also, the water comes from the Tuolumne River, not Hetch Hetchy.


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