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San Francisco appeals board backs sending supervisors letter urging tougher penalties for illegal tree removal
Summary
The Board of Appeals reviewed a Bureau of Urban Forestry briefing on fines and enforcement for illegal tree removal and voted to send a draft letter to the Board of Supervisors urging stronger penalties and possible permit suspensions as deterrents.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 10 reviewed a presentation from the Bureau of Urban Forestry on the city's current fines and legal remedies for illegal tree removal and voted to send a draft letter to the Board of Supervisors urging stronger penalties.
Julie Rosenberg, the board's executive director, introduced a draft letter prepared with Bureau staff. Carla Short, acting deputy director of operations for San Francisco Public Works and a representative of the Bureau of Urban Forestry, summarized the…
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