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A federal judge in San Diego declined Tuesday to extend the temporary restraining order she had issued preventing the city from cutting down several tall palm trees at Newport Avenue and Santa Barbara Street in Point Loma

By Geoff Page The City of San Diego committed a crime against the Point Loma / OB community on the morning of Monday, April 25, there is no other way to put it. They came out to Newport Ave. and thumbed their noses at the public while hiding behind a phalanx of police officers as…

Palm trees in Point Loma-Ocean Beach area were owned by the city of San Diego and planted in the public right of way

The FAA and the San Diego Airport Authority ordered the city of San Diego to remove the trees because their height exceeded the safety limit as required by...

City, county of San Diego said the trees interfered with aircraft navigation

Some Ocean Beach residents voiced their displeasure towards City of San Diego crews as they removed several palm trees on Newport Avenue Monday morning.

The city says they were ordered to remove the trees because they presented an urgent threat to flight paths and aviation. Some residents don't buy it

The Airport Authority says the trees are, or will soon be, a hazard to aviation and must come down. Homeowners in the area say the airport isn't giving them adequate information as to how the decision was reached.

Just last week neighbors of Ocean Beach and Point Loma rallied to save their area trees from being cut down from the city per FAA order for flight path safety.

City and airport officials say the trees could interfere with airplane sensors used during inclement weather