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