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San Francisco kicks off Prop E urban-forest program; city to spend $19 million a year on street trees
Summary
City leaders and partners gathered for a Prop E kickoff. The measure transfers street‑tree responsibility to Public Works, triples staffing for maintenance and sets aside about $19 million annually for tree maintenance, with initial rollout in District 8 and a phased ramp‑up through 2019.
City officials and nonprofit partners used the SFPUC meeting day to highlight implementation of Proposition E — a voter‑approved measure that returns responsibility for all street trees in the public right of way to the city and sets aside a dedicated annual fund for maintenance.
Mohammed Nuru, director of the Department of Public Works, said Prop E gives the department full control of street trees within the public right of way (defined as 10 feet from the…
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