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SoMa residents press commission on canopy loss; Public Works agrees to pilot replanting and Urban Forestry Council review
Summary
Multiple SoMa residents told the Commission of perceived inequities in tree-planting and canopy loss after a recent public-works order; department staff said Public Works will survey sites, has committed to a replanting pilot on Tahama Street and the Urban Forestry Council will consider the issue in late September.
Residents of South of Market (SoMa) urged the Commission on Aug. 25 to investigate tree‑canopy losses and ensure federal grants and city programs prioritize environmental-justice communities.
Sean Auckland, a SoMa resident, told commissioners he had updated data showing the city's discretionary tree plantings over time are not correlated with environmental-burden measures and argued that a recent federal grant—he said a $12,000,000 Inflation Reduction Act award—was misdirected away from higher-need Environmental Justice census tracts. "The framework's…
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