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When Palo Alto passed an ambitious tree-protection law in 2022, its aim was to shield the city's treasured canopy from destruction. But as the council pared back the law Monday, some called for more radical measures.
Palo Alto resident Ben Lenail received a jarring reminder of the danger that trees can pose to humans when a large oak fell on him as he and his golden retriever were out in Rinconada Park on Oct. 24.
Silicon Valley’s electric grid was built around household energy needs from more than 50 years ago, making it incapable of supporting the region’s switch to electric dependency as a way to offset greenhouse gas emissions.
Print Max LeNail, a 21-year-old avid hiker and nature lover, frequented Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego. He drowned in January when a sudden storm swept him into the river. “He was crossing a river at the end of his hike, just five minutes from the parking lot, when he got stuck in a flash flood and hail storm,” said Ben LeNail about his son. To deal with their grief the LeNail family has spearheaded an initiative to build a bridge over the rocky spot where their son died in hopes of preventing other deaths. “It’s a very dangerous spot,” LeNail said. “There are many we...